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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
6
Editorial from Atlanta urges the South to expand wheat acreage to feed soldiers and allies, stressing patriotic duty and increased agricultural output. It outlines soil types, planting timing, insect control, and fertilizer guidance, with reminders to select seed and manage cotton and other crops.
King George and Queen Mary observed and sampled American corn cakes at the Royalty Pancake Feast held at the London YMCA Eagle Hut. Six YMCA bakers served 6,124 pancakes to soldiers and sailors in the first fifteen days, with a Tennessee boy greeting the king and asking about his U.S. state.
The Rev Daniel R Kennedy Jr formerly of Savannah Georgia a Red Triangle worker is honored for coolness and bravery after being gassed in France during a German attack He writes from the front stating I guess no one is afraid to pay the price if necessary His recovery continues and he sent remarks praising fellow soldiers as the war continues to unfold in Europe
New York reports A Roberts former YMCA auditor in Michigan Central railroad service earned three French decorations Croix de Guerre Legions of Honor and the Medal of Honor for action in France. He saw overseas service February 12 was wounded by a German machine gun near Soissons and rescued a YMCA secretary under fire at Toul Chateau Thie.
Atlanta August 25. Dr W W Alexander of the War Work Council says the Y M C A needs men to serve in home camps in the Southeast. The drive aims to recruit 1,000 men in the region through year start, with about 25 per month per state to aid soldiers in camps like Gordon Jackson Wheeler and others. The emphasis is on home service alongside overseas work.
Atlanta August 25 Nearly twenty times Atlanta population swarmed Y M C A huts in the Southeast camps during the year July 1 1917 to July 1 1918. Soldiers wrote 32 889 002 letters and sent 2 468 744 in money orders home while Y workers provided religious meetings educational lectures and entertainments across Georgia Alabama Tennessee the Carolinas Mississippi and Florida.
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