Clean Up and Paint Up Campaigns Grow National Reach
The National Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign Bureau, founded in 1912 by Allen W. Clark, now coordinates with over 6,000 communities for continuous, sanitation focused efforts. The St Louis led plan assigns committees for refuse, housing, fire prevention, and yard beautification with involvement from city officials, clubs, and schools.
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Hercules
Allen W. Clark
St. Louis
Clark
National
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Charles M. Talbert
Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign Spurs Community Renewal
An essay urges residents to imitate positive acts of neighbors by cleaning up yards, painting exteriors, and sprucing homes. It promotes a continuous community effort led by civic groups, businesses, and families to spread the spirit of spring renewal townwide.
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anti. _Qour
National Bureau campaign guides town improvements
The National Bureau outlines concrete steps to make towns beautiful safe and sanitary. The educational influence is designed to function year round and eliminate nuisances caused by careless property owners and tenants. The local campaign illustrates these methods.
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National Bureau
Community campaign committees urged to clean up and beautify
Speakers address general campaign topics and special phases. Districts and organizations report nuisances and urge property owners to clean, paint, and plant trees. School children distribute printed matter and garden materials. Police distribute rubbish collection directions and seek resident cooperation. Committee chairmen should be city officials or civic leaders most invested in the work.
Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign Promises Firmer Futures
A comparison of two towns shows one prospering after new factories and tidy yards while the other languishes with back alleys and rubbish. The piece urges readers to join a nationwide Clean Up and Paint Up effort cited as a civic test and a spark for civilization.
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United States
Philippines
Serbia
Panama Canal Zone
Cleveland
Campaign Clean Up and Paint Up for Civic Progress
Louise Kerper urges women in Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs to lead a municipal Clean Up and Paint Up drive. The plan covers interior renovations, yard and street improvements, waste reduction, and even waste paper sales. Emphasis on repainting, removing rubbish, tearing down unsightly outbuildings, tidy yards, and inviting town entrances.
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Louise Kerper
Civicmmittee, Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs
Ara
Committee Appointed to Promote Clean Up and Paint Up
A committee is appointed to advance the subject. The ordinance will be published and distributed widely. The aim is to impress the Clean Up and Paint Up idea upon school children and ensure broad awareness.
Greater Than Fire Loss
Kansas State Agricultural College presents an analysis by Prof. H. H. King on fire loss factors and prevention. The paper outlines methods to reduce destruction, including building materials, inspection routines, and community readiness measures.
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Prof
H.H. King
Kansas State Agricultural College
A Horse Ne favorite for Persian throne echoes
The passage recalls ancient methods where six contenders for the Persian throne settled disputes by the neighing of a horse. It critiques modern partisan bickering and urges fixing politics away from public street clashes toward constructive industry.
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Darius
Persia
The Town Slouch by Blelis Clarke and Cy Cawkins
A rustic verse on gardening plans and wry wisdom about markets. It notes a discouraged Cy Cawkins, a lame Mrs Cawkins, and jokes that the winner keeps the bet while most men promise plans they never hatch.
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Cy Cawkins
Mrs’ Cawkins
Cleanup and Paint Up To Remove For Rent Signs
E T Tobey president of the Real Estate Bureau in Little Rock Arkansas orders a campaign to remove all For Rent signs. The notice directs members to clean up and repaint areas to eliminate advertising clutter from rental listings.
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E. T. Tobey
President Real Estate Bureau
Little Rock, Ark
Fragmented Post-Dispatch Snippet Describes Hazardous Wire Find
A partial St. Louis Post-Dispatch text notes a street wire incident with a man nicknamed Dubbs involved and a hazardous scene. The fragment mentions a saw, a wire on the street, and failed attempt to pick it up.
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Dubbs
Aid
St. Louis Post-Dispatele
Very Annoying Ends in Rubber Dishes Rerun Tale
The Florida Times Union reports an odd remark from the eldest daughter who jokes about rubber dishes to avoid tattling while washing them. The brief item reflects a humorous family moment.
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Florida Times- Union
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Union Station
Bruce Barton
Kansas
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Trea
Palace Drug Store
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