Show BLANKETS ISSUED FOR distribution ARU RED CROSS Supple supplementing Us its nationwide nation wide distribution of flour and clothing which has been in progress many months the american national red cross is now making available blankets comforters and sheets to needy and distressed people H 0 baker chairman of garfield chapter announces the local chapter will participate in tho the expanded program at the same time mr baker made known that official advices advises from A L schafer red cross manager in the pacific area state that additional ready mcdo mado garm garments ants such as hosiery underwear trousers knickers jam jumpers camperi peri overalls ove ovi ralla ralls und ind play sulta will be supplied through the local chapter the ut act of congress recently signed by the president allotting an additional baw bal afta of government owned cotton to the red cross makes provision tor for conver slon of some of the cotton into bod bedding dinc red cross crosa chapters ch eb apters will be fur ur fished with unbleached ahe sheeting eting in bolts and the volunteers volun teera serving on production committees will cut and finish the material into sheets and pillow cues the same asthik ast aft they hij have been doing for months month pasc past in converting cotton goods into clothing tor for mon men women and call dron single and double blankets continued continue on pago page 4 at f alb i BLANKETS ISSUED ISSUE FOR distribution THRU RED CROSS continued train from pago page 1 and comforters are ara included in tho the supplies auppl log available to chapters at tho the same time mr shafer nn an that a compilation mado made feb 10 shows that tile pacific area including arizona alaska california idalio idaho nevada oregon utah and washington had received of ready made clothing the supplies included sweaters in addition to tho roady ready mado made garments chapters in the area had received yards ot of cloth the pacific area also alao had received barrels of flour aiding families all chapters throughout tho the united states had requisitioned 8 barrels of flour aiding 5 families the national distribution ot of cloth amounted to yards of cloth dozen finished garments carmenta gar menta and dozen sweaters |