Letters between Luther Wood, secretary of the Ariton High School Defense Council in Dale County, Alabama, and Houston Cole, executive director of the Alabama State Council of Defense in Montgomery.
In the first letter, dated April 30, 1942, Wood gives a report of the school council's activities, such as training for fire hazards, first aid, and air raids; educational programs on nutrition and gardens; collecting waste paper and scrap metal; gathering and distributing information about the...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the first letter, dated April 30, 1942, Wood gives a report of the school council's activities, such as training for fire hazards, first aid, and air raids; educational programs on nutrition and gardens; collecting waste paper and scrap metal; gathering and distributing information about the war effort and local service people; and purchasing defense stamps and bonds. He also attaches a flier on with suggestions for growing family gardens and orchards in Alabama. In the second letter, dated May 1, 1942, Cole acknowledges receipt of Wood's report and congratulates him on the school's efforts. |
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