INDEPENDENCE RED CROSS SHIPS 13 BOXES
(Courier Special Service)
Independence, Ia.—Eighteen boxes of articles, made by the Buchanan County Chapter of the American Red Cross, were shipped from here last week to the Midwest area headquarters at St. Louis, Mo.
Included in the shipment were 293 kit bags (filled) and knitted articles which consisted of 25 V-neck sweaters, 16 army helmets, 15 army mufflers, one pair of army gloves and one pair of army wristlets. Hospital articles were also included.
Source: Mason City Globe-Gazette, July 30, 1944
