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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
5
A committee of leading citizens led by Major Arthur Robinson of Indianapolis will conduct an appeal May 10 to 20 to raise funds for Salvation Army relief efforts. The drive aims to aid cases of distress similar to those depicted in the article.
The commandant visits the Henson family on a side street near Garfield Park. An elderly couple, caring for their blind six year old grandson Edgar, recounts poverty, lost work, and fear of doctors fees while hoping for schooling and stockings for the children.
Local residents and visitorsare noted across town from War saw to Warsaw with calls at homes of the Amiss, Helser, and Holderman families. A major town update reports scrap iron prices, a telephone company sale for 60 000, and a moving scene as a commandant pledges to secure education for a blind boy while a woman in a cotton glove clutches a ring in a moment of emotion.
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