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Marion Progress
Marion, Mcdowell County, North Carolina
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In Raleigh on June 4, North Carolina's state war fund committee held its first meeting to plan raising the state's $1,880,000 quota for the national $125 million war fund drive this fall. Governor Broughton called it the largest voluntary fundraising in state history. J. C. B. Ehringhaus appointed to committee, succeeding resigned treasurer Herman Cone.
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Raleigh, June 4.-Plans to raise North Carolina's quota of $1,880,000 in the national war fund drive this fall got under way yesterday in Raleigh.
In the first meeting of the state war fund committee, honorary chairman Governor Broughton told the group that it was the largest undertaking in the state's history of voluntary fund raising.
Goal of the national drive is $125,000,000.
Former Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus has been named to the committee, succeeding Herman Cone, of Greensboro, who recently resigned as treasurer.
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Raleigh, North Carolina
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June 4
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plans initiated for $1,880,000 quota; j. c. b. ehringhaus named to committee succeeding herman cone as treasurer.
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Plans to raise North Carolina's $1,880,000 quota for national war fund drive of $125,000,000 this fall began yesterday in Raleigh. State war fund committee's first meeting held with honorary chairman Governor Broughton stating it is the largest voluntary fundraising in state history. Former Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus appointed to committee after Herman Cone's resignation as treasurer.