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Clothes DriveFor Air RaidU.£To]Victims Due HeiBundles for Britain Group Starts Campaign in City TodayBusinlt;cuss1'/.vmm mmmv/.ypu-Id-■ ii»us-A city-wide drive for warm clothing for British air raid sufferers was launched today by theSyracuse Bundles for Britain chapter, according to announcement;ion defo; from Mrs. Thomas Raleigh, colleo i sponsor'Busin*out Ne\ New Voncuse Clion chairman.The campaign is being inaugurated in response to an emergency appeal from national headquarters of the society/ Mrs. Raleigh reported. •Syracusans are requested to take* their donations to the nearest firehouse or to a downtown Fire Department station, where large col-1 lection boxes have been placed j vA. jthrough the cooperation of Fire H Chief Edward W, Gieselman. The r%r| boexs will bear the Bundles for UvXA. Britain insignia.A volunteer motor corps will col-lect the clothing and deliver it to five shipping centers: The Red Cross workrooms at 401 South Clinton Street, Flah and Company, L. A. ■ Witherill, Wells Covert y land the Salma Sample Shoe Store ;at 2S55 South Salina Street, iobile, Participating merchants have high-1volunteered to pack and ship thea[eregarments to the Bundles for Brit-f or-ai nWarehouse, 112 West 89th ^ ^eiSLreet, New York City.Warm clothing of all kinds for men, women and children of all ages is wanted at once, Mrs.iobileffalo,Charn be C ham be United The c which If. Coot K. Nor?chambejOnondaj The forum I provide from i. present policies The rvoted h manufa-include lation, fin ace, placing private for war Dunn ference for disc fiscal p Attenindustrifrom tiWaf— ~^1 -------- m \vcdgmg Raleigh said. Among the garments i^Grnnp'^ l*llG i 1 iclri'i f’rinic? cut* c /1 rr»c«fC i ! .litarylisted are: Coats, suits, dresses,skirts, blouses, shirts, sweaters, woolen underwear, bathrobes, ski L’oun j suits, leather and woolen jackets, cpn- ishawls. afghans, blankets, baby r * a * • blankets, mittens, woolen socks and ^stockings, shorts and knickers, safety ;W00]Cn scarves, shoes, rubbers, con- |overshoes, fell or woolen hats, uper- j Flannel is extremely inilam-jmable and should not be sent, Mrs. y31*'Raleigh said, because of the con-vn, distant danger of fire in. bombed 5ublic: — • - . . , . ,, ,.thej areas. Clothing which is of lightimaterial or for any reason unsuit-uffalo aj3je for overseas service will bechambe leaders in Hot has chc Unity.” Amor the Un will be managemanufathe me Gunnar mestic A ta ChalJenth Of acuse, rpool. wide.turned over to the Syracuse Rummage Shop.A special appeal is being made by the chapter for volunteer worn-$epa~jen«s groups, to assist in mending V- l/jand repairing clothing before ship-rsect- |nient. Church and club organiza-eJJJ:®rjti°ns desiring to participate should t likejggt jn touch with Mrs. Schuyler J Black or Mrs. J. F« Sabine i cost jivieachem.r and] _ . ... .Y-rS 1 1 I W If99tions1 confere ford, schambeMRuss(Bellevu123 Hu:A
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Syracuse Herald Journal
Syracuse, New York, US
Mon, Oct 07, 1940
Page 23
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