W C T U Leaders See Tippling Decline Under Regulation
Milton Forrest reports that support for liquor regulation grows while tippling declines. The 66th annual W C T U convention in Chicago, August 9 to 14, aims to intensify education and legislation, with a focus on temperance and home defense. The article traces W C T U history from 1874 through post prohibition reforms, highlighting Willard’s leadership, shifts to education and science, and the growing strength of dry areas and membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
United States
Chicago
Ida B. Wise Smith
America
Chautauqua
United Temperance Party
Cleveland
Frances E. Willard
Kansas
Mississippi
Oklahoma
U. S
Gallup
Des Moines
Iowa
D. Leigh Colvin
New York City
Anna Marden DeVo
San Francisco
Calif
Nelle G. Burger
Springfield
Margaret C. Munns
Seattle
Wash
Evanston
American Red Cross Answers Pleas From War-Torn Europe
The American Red Cross mobilized aid after the 1939 invasion of Poland. It dispatched a relief commission, directed millions in gifts, and funded overseas operations from Paris and Bordeaux. A public drive then raised 20 million dollars to assist 5 million refugees in Belgium, Holland, France, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Europe
Washington
Seventeenth Street
Red Cross
America
Poland
Finland
Norway
Belgium
Holland
England
France
National Red Cross
Germany
Mercy
Paris
Wayne Chatfield-Taylor
Bordeaux
S. S. McKeesport
U. S. Maritime Commission
Red Cross Flexibility Shown Amid Paris Evacuation
The Red Cross leverages long experience to adapt quickly to refugee chaos after Paris capitulation. Plans were laid to handle all emergencies, demonstrating the organization’s readiness to shift course overnight as needs arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Paris
Cat with Nine Lives Ends Police Heroic Run
John Barker, a veteran city police officer of 22 years, resigns his post after a newspaper misquote taunts him with a “cat has nine lives” line. He rereads a scrapbook of daring rescues from runaway horses to fires, realizing one more act remains unseen and fears the future. He ultimately decides life is worth living again, joking the cat has nine lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ergeant
John Barker
John
Daily Press
John Baxter
Duty
Pansy
Hos
Pital
Barker
Atoms Visible Now by Accidental Discovery
Dr Alexander Goetz of the California Institute of Technology reports a new method making atoms visible chemically. He shows a single silver atom can kill a living cell, with cells stained to reveal death under a powerful microscope within about twenty minutes. The finding could advance biological questions and may lead to silver replacing chlorine in water purification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Institute of Technology
Alexander Goetz
Institute
Goetz
Dr. Goetz
Worker Finds $1,000 Gold in Oakland Demolition Prospects
A worker named George W. Leggett, an Oakland Negro, uncovered $1,000 in gold coins while a house slated for demolition for a $3,000,000 low rental project by the Oakland Housing Authority was torn down. Speculation arose whether coins were cached by John Frederick, a former Tulare railway conductor who built the house in 1885. Leggett hired an attorney to protect his claim. Dr. C. J. Frederick, son of the builders, believed the funds may belong to the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Leggett
Oakland Negro
Oakland Housing Authority
John Frederick
Tulare
Leggett
C. J. Frederick
Five piece dress pattern design No 1966 B
The ad presents a simple sew pattern for a dress with five pieces including sleeves. It highlights easy wear and movement, a slim yet unrestricting waist, front fastening, and rubbable fabric options like seersucker linen percale or gingham.
Household Tips for Safe Use and Cleaning Habits
Practical advice on keeping spices away from heat to preserve oils, rinsing rag rugs to remove soap residue, camphor to lift water rings from tables, powdered sugar on scissors to cut marshmallows, selecting lightweight towels for children, choosing washable pot holders, storing them for stove safety, and removing iodine stains with diluted ammonia.
Fault-Finding Spirit in Public Life
A sharp, captious attitude yields little gain for leaders and communities. Frugal praise and constructive critique better serve progress, cooperation, and effective problem solving among teams and organizations.
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W.C.T.U
Milton Forrest
Western Newspaper Union
National
Utah
Youth’s Temperance Council
oSee
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Kool, Fren
Kellogs Co
Witaggi Ane
Ieag
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
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