Happy Jack Thrift Clubs Boost Savings in Beverly School
The Happy Jack Squirrel, created by Thornton W. Burgess, appears in Beverly Massachusetts classrooms to promote thrift and War Savings stamps. As new members join, a tree panel adds their initials and boosts student savings, with the program praised by school superintendent Mr Chace.
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Happy Jack
Thrift
Wilson
New England
Thornton W. Burgess
War Savings Division
Boston
Burgess
Chace
Beverly
Mass
Lacy Larcom
Two Patriotic Children
A dialog tale from Everett School in Boston centers on children Emily and Benjamin who plan to clean attic and cellar, sell junk for cash, buy Thrift Stamps and garden seeds, with father and mother recognizing their effort. The silver bracelet is found. reward doubled to support Uncle Sam.
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Benjamin
Emily
Papa
Emmily
Emily—May Smith
Uncle Sam
War Savings Stamps Ad Promotes Financial Safety
A brief promo urges readers to buy War Savings Stamps as a safeguard during prosperous times and looming emergencies, quoting a historical line attributed to Napoleon. The note frames savings as prudent financial planning amid uncertainty.
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Napoleon
Jena
Ant and Grasshopper Moral About Thrift Stamps
A 1919 government thrift message compares the ant who saves to the grasshopper who wastes time. It urges saving weekly with Thrift Stamps and monthly War Savings Stamps, noting four percent interest and urging readers to assess their worth for the coming New Year.
My First Thrift Stamp Story
A girl helps care for her sister's baby then buys her first Thrift Stamp for twenty five cents. Encouraged by savings she and her brother both buy stamps, learning to save. The tale ends with a moral about daily eggs and investing in War Savings Stamps.
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Cross
Relief Goes On After War Ends
Paris reports a coordinated plan to sustain American war work with 9618 workers and 1656 huts, averaging one worker per 150 men and one hut per 900 men among 1.5 million doughboys in France and Germany. Welfare officers will supervise huts, foods, and entertainment while war agencies expand. The YMCA operates 1600 huts, with $4.5 million invested overseas and millions more spent on goods, sporting items, books, and films for soldiers.
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France
Germany
American Red Cross
Young Men's Christian Association
American Expeditionary Forces
Young Men’s Christian Association
Opium Seized in Bank In Los Angeles
Ninety six five tael cans of opium worth eighteen thousand dollars were seized in three safety deposit boxes of a Los Angeles bank. Henry Wong, a Chinese man, was arrested in connection with the storage and seizure.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Henry Wong
Wong
General Leroy Upton Receives High War Honors
Gen. Leroy Upton, back from France, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and Medal, the Croix de Guerre with two palms, and the Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George for distinguished service in the war.
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Leroy Upton
France
Order of St. Michael and St. George
Champagne Loss On Train In Toul Case Reimbursed By Army
A Third United States Army board allocated about 27 000 francs five thousand four hundred dollars as reimbursement for 2 175 bottles of champagne missing near Toul last December. Nine hundred thirty one officers and enlisted men traveling to Chatillon sur Seine shared the cost according to pay. The loss involved majors captains lieutenants and other soldiers on a special train.
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Coblenz
Germany
United States Army
Toul
Army of Occupation
Chatillon-sur- Seine
Henry Vil Palace for Sale Near London
London reports the sale of Richmond palace, once Henry VII’s, now largely gone after 1648. What remains includes the Tudor gateway, stables, and rooms such as Anne of Cleves’s postdivorce chamber and the hall linked to Elizabeth’s end, amid hopes it could become a major historical monument again.
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London
Richmond Palace
Henry VII
Hampton Court
Anne of Cleves
Heny VIII
Elizabeth
Wolf Boy Found Adopted by Preacher in Tennessee
Dr Howard Musser, a missionary, relates the tale of his adopted son known as Mowgli the wolf-boy. He described how the boy was carried off by a she wolf, lived with a wolf pack in a cave, and later was captured, converted, and became a Methodist minister and musician. He presented a photo of his son at the centenary convention.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Mowgli
Kipling
Howard Musser
India
Town Topics Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Events
Mrs Elliott Hayes and her children visit her mother in Cottage Park. News arrives from Norway of Mrs H L Knudson and son Henry, formerly of Jerald Street, staying in Christiana for about a year. Devereaux attends Credit Men's Convention in Detroit. William Hasson returns home from a long season. Mrs Sawyer travels to Winthrop Me for the summer. George Pinto tours Maine by auto with Mrs Sawyer and baby. Robert Millen joins N K Fairbanks as salad oil rep. Calumet Club dancing party at Elks Home Hall with Fredericks Orchestra. McDuffie of Shirley sr. found a boom on the Beach Crest. Lang Shoeman publishes Shoe Strings for Winthrop families to buy shoes. Engagement announced Miss Lily Cartwright of Boston to Lieut Merle D Penny of the Highlands. Miss Muriel James part of Lasell Seminary Junior First Crew. Winthrop High alumna. Health advice asks citizens to aid in eradicating pests especially mosquitoes. Remove water-holding containers from yards. Board of Health prioritizes marshes and dumps. T Chakonas wins blue ribbon in horse parade for eighth time. Miss Edna Rock seen in town with a new Dodge. Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association to host a special show next Thursday.
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William J. Hasson
Farview
John Hasson
P. J. Sawyer
River Rd
Winthrop
George Pinto
Maine
Sawyer
Robert R. Millen
Washington Chambers
Naval Aviation Service
N. K. Fairbanks
Calumet Club
Elks Home
Fredericks
H. N. Brown
C. S. Foote
Raymond Miskelly
John Benson
John B. Kennedy
McDuffie
Shirley Sr
Lang
Lily Cartwright
Boston
Merle D. Penny
Highlands
Muriel James
Charles H. James
Loringrd
Mowry
Board of Health
T. Chakonas
Edna Rock
Point Shirley Yacht Club Events Schedule
A stag party is planned for Monday evening at Point Shirley Yacht Club with a house committee contact. The club also announces its opening night dance on Tuesday July 17 for members and their lady friends.
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Point Shirley Yacht Club
Mhem
House
Yacht Club
Tennis Club Dance Planned at Elks Hall
A Tennis Club dance will be held at Elks Hall on the evening of June 20 with Somerville's Orchestra providing music. The arrangements are led by chairman Mrs Walter Whitmore assisted by Mrs J H Devine and the Misses Eleanor and Miriam Flinn Miss Margaret Dawson and Miss Mildred Freeman.
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Elks Hall
Somerville
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