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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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In Helsinki, Finland, the Public Scrap organization launched a patriotic drive collecting 25,000 pounds of hair from 1,300 barber shops for the clothing industry, yielding proceeds for a patriotic fund and expected 60,000 meters of cloth; bald Finns unable to participate.
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HELSINKI—
There is one patriotic duty bald-headed or nearly bald-headed Finns are unable to fulfill.
The "Public Scrap" organization recently broadcast an appeal to every Finn to give every spare hair to his country. Approximately 1,300 barber shops were recruited as collection centers and within a short time 25,000 pounds of hair were gathered.
The hair was then sold to the clothing industry, and the proceeds went into a patriotic fund. It is expected the hair, when mixed with other fibers, will yield at least 60,000 meters of cloth.
The drive became so popular hundreds of persons donated souvenir locks of hair from sweethearts and babies. In Helsinki 550 barber shops are collecting hair for industrial purposes.
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Helsinki
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25,000 pounds of hair gathered; expected to yield at least 60,000 meters of cloth; proceeds to patriotic fund
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The Public Scrap organization broadcast an appeal for Finns to donate spare hair, recruiting 1,300 barber shops as collection centers. Bald or nearly bald Finns unable to participate. Hair sold to clothing industry for patriotic fund. Drive popular, with donations including souvenir locks from sweethearts and babies. In Helsinki, 550 barber shops collecting for industrial purposes.