The Hermiston herald., November 03, 1932, Image 8

PELIEF WORK
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AMERICAN
RED
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Use of trucks was donated and
free Red Cross
flour in many
counties.
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The American Red Cross tm unemployment n M
to 3,000,000 families during winter, spring and summer
of 1931-1932.
This relief included:
Red Cross four made from Farm Board wheat,
distributed free to more then 2,500,000 families
Garden seeds to plant s quarter acre, given free to
more than 315,000 families.
Food, clothing, medical aid, scheel lunches and
milk for children and other necessities to 380,000
families, including aid in mining communities •
2,200 Red Cross Chapters participated is unes-
i —. as
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More then 400,000 war veterans and their families
were aided by 3,148 Red Cress Chapters.
750 Rod Cross public health nurses made 1,335,000
visits to aid the sick and teac health methods.
Cross nurses in times of stress.
Red Cross volunteers made 336,000 new torments
for the necdy.
The Rod Cress also deve relief in 60 disasters during
the year
several of wafer proportions, including floods
in Mississippi and Lenisions where 50,000 persons were
fed and a tornade in couthensters states where MB
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WI* B’YSH 409
million
tons of free
feed waa
given to
aave the
live stock of
the north-
west.
children come
lie health maraca.
More than $250,000 was expended by Red Cross in
tornado relief.
la addi t ion to these extraordinary demands upon its
ceives
Hoard wheat given Red
Cross— first , flour ; sec-
thanks
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dress foe the little girl.
Home of a family of 13 razed by tornado.
was provided by the Red Cross.
The mother was killed.
The new home