Y W C A Plans World Service Program for 1920
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr, chairs the Y W C A National Educational Campaign Committee announcing a World Service Program requiring 3 million dollars to fund 1920 activities in the United States and overseas. The plan positions Y W C A as a stabilizing postwar force and seeks broad community support for a one week Y W C A Week ending February 29. The campaign notes 1.5 million dollars already raised of a 4.5 million target and lists leading committee members.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
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Young Women’s Christian Association
Guteen
Christian Association
United States
Europe
China
Japan
India
South America
Egypt
Siberia
Mexico
Federal Council of Churches
France
World Service
Educational Campaign Committee
Robert E. Speer
National Board of the
Henry P. Davison
William van Vo, Hayes
Robert L. Dickinson
William Adams Brown
van Sanford Merle-Smith
Lewis
Lapham
Ellen Hale Stevenson
Frederic B. Pratt
Herbert Lee Pratt
Muscle Shoals Nitro Plant Built In Record Time
The Muscle Shoals ammonium nitrate plant and adjacent city housing 25 000 workers were created in under a year enabling 300 tons of nitrate daily. The project, led by Air Nitrates Corp and Westinghouse Kerr, cut costs and helped supply 18 percent of Allied high explosives.
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Germany
United States
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
America
Ordnance Department
Niagara Falls
Frank Sherman Washburn
American
Cyanamid Company
Wishburn
Muscle Shoats
Air Nitrates Corporation
Westinghouse Church Kerr Company
J. G. White Corporation
Small Y W C A as Community Center
Fifty two young women in the United States are known as Y W C A town secretaries organizing recreation work for girls and the community in towns under ten thousand. The YWCA may operate in one room or more within a building with a recreation room a kitchen and reading and writing rooms. If it owns a building it serves as a community center for all women's organizations.
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United States
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Boy Discovers A Female At The Zoo
Seven year old Bobby on his first zoo visit exclaims to his mother about seeing a cage marked Female. The moment captures a child’s innocent confusion as he encounters animal gender labels.
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Bobby
Cartoons Magazine
A U S Double Strength Spark Intensifier Claim
An early automotive additive promises to locate ignition trouble quickly and enable four cylinder firing at all times. It fires when plugs are fouled, improves starting in cold or wet conditions, and helps engines run on weaker fuel. It claims to save gasoline by better combustion and reduce missing on hills.
Bee rs Wii Illinois AUG C MOEWS Granville
I J HELSTED reads like a partial clipping noting names Bee rs Wii Illinois AUG and Granville linked to C MOEWS and Oglesby. The fragment hints at a local event or roster with individuals tied to Illinois locations.
Corporations Push Propaganda into Rural Schools
Postmaster General orders spread of campaign materials into schools. At Tiskilwa a dispute centers on rural line maintenance costs and a 3 dollar annual rate for founding farmers versus 12 dollars for later subscribers. The Independent Telephone Co plans to raise rates to 6 dollars for founders and 20 dollars for others, amid claims of low maintenance costs and strong dividends.
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Tiskilwa
Arispie
Indiantown
Bureau County Independent Telephone Company
Tiskilwa Exchange
Independent
Te 5
Public Utilities Commission
Wit and Whiskers in a Dickens Portrait
In a schoolroom a master shows a portrait of Charles Dickens and asks what stands out in the features. A bright pupil replies that the face has a lot of whiskers, delivering a humorous remark on individuality and facial traits.
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Charlies Dickens
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