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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1928
Page
14
The American Red Cross railway instructing car taught group in first aid to 3,469 railroad shop men and additional workers over two weeks. The mobile unit travels with living quarters and a lecture room, visiting 55 communities since January 1 and instructing more than 50,500 people in first aid, with railroads noting life savings exceed costs.
Hill and Hill of Elyria were among the low bidders for two state road projects. United Press dispatches from Columbus say the Tl 1 contractors submitted the low bids to pave a sector of State Route 518 in Manoning County and were the third lowest bidders on paving five miles of a state road in Erle County.
The American Red Cross issued a call to 38500 volunteers to produce 42000 Christmas bags for men in the ATM Navy and Marine Corps on distant duty this Christmas. Bags will reach stations in the Canal Zone Nicaragua Haiti Porto Rico Virgin Islands Guantanamo Hawaii Samoa Guam the Philippines and China. Early action is urged so shipments arrive before Christmas. The Elyria Chapter quota is listed.
Thirty five bags may be secured from Red Cross headquarters as part of a relief setup. The note indicates availability of these bags for immediate pickup or distribution to assist agencies and communities in need.
Washington reports rapid expansion of rural library service via state extension, municipal and county libraries, using mail and book automobiles to deliver books, films, and records to farms and schools. Examples include Los Angeles County’s two automobiles serving 300 branches and Burlington County, New Jersey distributing books and media to 135 branches. Rural libraries grow from farming efficiency to broader cultural life and education.
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