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The Chickasha Daily Express
Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma
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American Red Cross warehouses in Ireland hold supplies for 6000 soldiers in case of ship torpedoings; additional warehouses in England provide items to arriving troops. Recent monthly distributions at English ports included 30,000 sweaters, socks, soap, matches, baseball outfits, mouth organs, gum, and 5 million cigarettes.
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London, September 30.-The American Red Cross warehouses in Ireland contain enough stores to completely outfit 6000 American soldiers. at one time. should that number lose equipment through the torpedoing of ships. it was announced officially today. In addition to the warehouses operated by the Red Cross in Ireland, seven are operated in England. These latter warehouses contain such stores as will meet the immediate requirements of soldiers arriving at English ports. Here is what the American soldiers and sailors arriving during a recent month at English ports received from the American Red Cross: 30,000 sweaters, 30,000 tooth brushes. 50,000 pairs of socks, 32,000 pounds of soap. 300,000 boxes of matches, 800 baseball outfits. 500 mouth organs, 144,000 packages of chewing gum, and 5,000,000 cigarettes.
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Ireland And England
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September 30
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enough stores to outfit 6000 american soldiers; recent distributions: 30,000 sweaters, 30,000 tooth brushes, 50,000 pairs of socks, 32,000 pounds of soap, 300,000 boxes of matches, 800 baseball outfits, 500 mouth organs, 144,000 packages of chewing gum, 5,000,000 cigarettes
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The American Red Cross warehouses in Ireland contain enough stores to completely outfit 6000 American soldiers at one time should that number lose equipment through the torpedoing of ships, announced officially today. In addition to the warehouses operated by the Red Cross in Ireland, seven are operated in England. These latter warehouses contain such stores as will meet the immediate requirements of soldiers arriving at English ports. Here is what the American soldiers and sailors arriving during a recent month at English ports received from the American Red Cross