Red Cross News Notes Across June Wartime Efforts
Reports detail a May festival in Ashton Maryland raising over 800 dollars, a Bradley sale netting 1284.69 for Red Cross, and a International Falls campaign urging daily patriotic song practice. North Dakota branches auctioned large sums, Millardton and Edmun ds-like towns funded drives, and Red Cross services in France and Italy supported wounded and displaced people.
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Red Cross
Stutaman County
North Dakota
Millardton
Edmunds
Pingree
Nonpartisan Shrapnel in North Dakota Rally
The piece recalls a northern campaign context as the North Dakota region unites under a nonpartisan banner. It describes raising funds for bonds and Red Cross efforts and sending sons to support Woodrow Wilson while ignoring partisan attacks.
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North Country
Dakotas
Nonpartisan League
Red Cross
Woodrow
An Appeal By President Wilson to All Citizens for War Savings
President Wilson urges universal effort to mobilize manpower and materials for the war. He emphasizes thrift, production, and purchase of Liberty Bonds, War Savings stamps, and government securities to fund the nation’s needs and sustain the war effort. He calls for pledges by June 28 to join wartime savings societies and to participate in the volunteer army of production.
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Biden
United States
Great
Volunteer Army
War Savings Stamp A US Government Bond For 1923
The War Savings Stamp is a five dollar government bond due January 1 1923 The interest is prepaid by discounting from the purchase price Prices rise monthly from June 1918 to December 1918 reaching about 4 percent The stamps are sold at post offices banks and retailers They can be registered at the post office and cashed at ten days notice if needed.
Twenty five thousand more nurses needed for the American Army
Local note reflects recruitment appeal for the American Army and American Red Cross. Community announcements list visits by residents to relatives in Minnesota and North Dakota, church events, and Memorial Day observances. Obituary notes report the death of Mrs Ole Ardem of Lesje-Skogen, born 1865, with funeral details and tributes from the community.
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American Red Cross
Ole Ardem
Kveum
Lesje-Skogen
Gudbrands Dalen
Norway
Pope County
Minnesota
Bottineau County
Clara
Sidney Hustad
Carl
Oscar
Wm. Steen
Anton pKveum
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Garrison
Mont
Grando
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Wilson
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Joe Gousenentials
Welch
Tomas
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Silvertown
Goodrich Rubber Company
Zangh Demach
Roberto Qt
Bares
Scandia Township
Ole and
Henry Loftingsmee
Lowry, Minn
A. M. Anderson
Plaza
N. D
John Sveen
P. Anderson
Erdahl
Emelie Botten
Olga
Mabel Norstegaard
Herman Pautzke
Lesje Young Peoples’ Society
E. D. Mattson
Ole Overland
Antler
Simon Sperre
Hana Haugen
Nelsa Nelson
Selma
Alma
Josie
Ragnhild Mark
Julius Thia
Gust Rollofson
Annie Hanson
Emil Olson
Ole Klokstad
E. H. Holum
P. Norderhus
Olaf Gravaeth
Fargo
Mankato
I. H. Gravseth
Aoline
Ford
McCanna
Gos
Pana
Myrtle
Leding
Hans
P. Nordsletten
Norwegian Lutheran Church Convention
J. P. Lermon
Ther
Sidney Husted
B. C. Klokstad
Anna Bodell
Minnie
Alice
Ben Anseth
Brit Gravseth
L H. Gravseth
C. G. Hedeen
Calvin
Esther Peterson
Carbury
Nelson
Ole
Otto Charnholm
Lawrence
C. G
Albin Erickson
Ole Afdem
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