She received the first donation yesterday — $2 — from a “Mrs. North Platte citizen.” Miss Wilson said the unnamed donor asked that the money be turned over to the Red Cross if the canteen plan is not followed thru. However, the plan will be successful, Miss Wilson said after receiving enthusiastic telephone calls from several clubs and indi- viduals in the city. She has contacted officials to secure the necessary government permission to set up the Canteen. Daily Bulletin Editorial | Dec. 20, 1941 The Bulletin heartily endorses the proposal that a canteen be estab- lished for the benefit of boys on troop trains passing thru the city. Any possible objection to this proposal seems almost preposterous. If there is any objection, it is one that must be so silly it can’t even be brought out in the open. Daily Bulletin | Dec. 23, 1941 Miss Rae Wilson’s dream of a canteen to bring happiness and good will to soldier boys passing thru North Platte began to take on reality last evening as more than a score of interested persons met at the chamber of commerce rooms to perfect an organization. Miss Wilson was named chairman of the group. An execu- tive committee to assist her in the formation of the permanent organization for the duration of the war was named, with Mrs. Ted [Eleanor] Haspel, Mrs. Mike [Rose] Loncar, Mrs. Harold [Marjorie] Langford and Mrs. J.A. [Theresa] Herzog as members. Mrs. York [Daisy] Hinman Sr. was named treasurer and Miss Edwina Barraclough secretary. It was agreed by those present the committee should work out all necessary details of the plan, and to that end a meeting will be held at the home of Miss Wilson this evening. Continued on page 26
LETTER TO THE EDITOR I want to take this opportunity to say I’m thoroughly behind the suggestion made by Rae Wilson in Thursday morning’s Bulletin to the effect that we should have a canteen here for the benefit of troops on trains passing thru the city. I saw one that passed thru Thursday night, and the boys were trying in vain to even buy apples. Let’s all get back of this thing and give it a real boost, so North Platte becomes known as the bright spot along the way for the troops when they’re en route west or east. I’ll be glad to donate and to try and get others to donate to this worthy cause, too.
Earl J. Sage Daily Bulletin | Dec. 19, 1941
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