Daylight Saving Plan Prompts Hour Advance Sunday
Columbia March 27 The South Carolina Council of Defense urges adherence to the daylight saving law set to take effect at 2 a.m. Sunday. Clocks move forward one hour, banks schools churches and businesses are asked to keep current schedules, and Senator Calder touts fuel saving energy and health benefits across Europe and the United States with universal adoption.
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Sunday Sabbath Begins at Six in Heligeland
In Heligeland the Sabbath starts at six on Saturday evening when church bells ring and continues until the same hour on Sunday, marking a quiet, religious observance described in local terms.
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Thanks From the Front Highlights Red Cross Work
The Southern Division’s women’s Red Cross efforts in knitting surgical dressings and hospital garments are praised in a note from Paris. Gertrude Austin thanks Mrs. Grant’s team for delivering Surgical Dressings No. 45 and calls for more parcels as front-line supplies arrive. Atlanta division reports show weekly shipments reaching 300,000 items plus inspection and packing work.
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Rue Pierre-Charson
France
Europe
Atlanta
Red Cross War Fund Drive Set For May 20
The War Council of the American Red Cross postpones the second War Relief fund drive to May 20 to avoid clashing with the Liberty Loan campaign. The drive aims to raise 100 million dollars, following over 105 million raised in the first drive. France received substantial appropriations, and a 7 million member enrollment occurred in a Christmas period campaign.
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Red Cross Official War Film Distributor Selected
The American Red Cross has been designated as the official distributor of United States war pictures including motion pictures and stereopticon slides. In the Southern Division covering Georgia, Florida, the Carolinas and Tennessee, the Publicity Bureau will handle requests via the publicity director. Five motion picture films and two sets of slides are at national HQ, with a forthcoming Atlanta delivery to be rented to chapters.
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Florida
Carolinas
Tennessee
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Newberry dessert linked to ground glass scare
A Newberry paper reports a woman from Waukeesha found ground glass in a dessert labeled Silly Jelt. She prepared the dish herself, saying the glass entered the mix in the box, not during preparation. The claim suggests German spies may be adulterating foods.
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