Marcel Gets His Barn Mended
A fifteen year old boy named Marcel assumes family responsibility in wartime France. The Red Cross aided the family after hardship from the Marne and Aisne fronts, helping with food clothing and barn repairs. Marcel completed an agricultural course and now runs the farm as his brothers and mother recover.
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Red Cross
Marcel
Berne
Maree
Sinter
Marne
Tromil
Aisne
France
Jean
The
Our Boys At France Get Ready For A Rush Of Aid
A Red Cross canteen at a railway junction serves thousands of French and English troops. Twenty four women welcome the weary soldiers with home cooked meals and clean, safe facilities as they rest after long trains.
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France
Red Cross
The Stingiest Couple Aids the Red Cross Fund
A Maine coast sailor recalls Goodfield a thrifty old man who saved and lent money once the talk of the village. After declaring his vast wealth he cried of illness and death then died in a chain of misfortune. The community later raised funds for the Red Cross, showing concern for troops abroad.
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Maine
Goodfield
Pitcher Show
Old Goodfield
Neiphbors
Orry
Jose Big Hal
Cap
Whitcomb
Fred Owens
The Little Old Lady of Pansy Square
A frail grandmother in Pansy Square visits the Red Cross seeking work after her grandson joins the army. She recalls her son’s sacrifice, her small pension, and mounting poverty. Home Service workers assign her simple tasks like baking preserves to earn income. She hopes her soldier will return and restore her happiness and independence.
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Abe
Red Cross
Mrs. Crawford
Pansy Square
America
Tie
Troken
van Utte
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G. L. Becker, Mfer
Ugden, Utar
the Red Cros
Hailey
Richfield, Picabo and
Bellevue
Shoshone
Twin Falls
McFall Hotel
Idaho
M. Silva
Shoshone Livery CO
Caldwell Horse & Mule CO
Shoshone Hdw. CO
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City Loans
Lincoln
Lincoln County
P. O. Box
Shoshone Idaho Gooding Building
Uneceenehio
Ross
Jan
Goodfields
Fistrate
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