America's spiraling birth rate 11.000 babies every 24 hours — :• setting the stage for new chal lenges to the youth and Ameri canism programs of the American Lea on. Mi . Paul F. Critz. presi dent of the American Legion au iliary in Virginia, declared here Tuesday night. Speaking during the 38th anni versary banquet given by tiie Farmv 'ie auxiliary o honor Jack Garland post 32 m. mbers. the McLean department executive said the Legion "family" must ex pand as services if it is to con tinue "as an organization that not only talks about v. >od but per forms it." A 20 pi r cent increase in child welfare ol'fo’t will be required. s!hi said, to expand Legion pro iii.iills to in'g; men a.-.i.ii mental health, delinquency, retarded childi 11. i heuma’.ic fever. Salk i.u i n i . d :.>n and AllM ;e;.nr ism activities aimed at young people Hopes for Tomorrow "I'lf"ii (mi youth we pm the
51.1%Friday, March 22, 1957 — The Farmville herald and farmer-leader · Page 4
1 meriea s Spiraling Birth Rale Raises Challenges for Legion Programs
You’re reading Friday, March 22, 1957 — The Farmville herald and farmer-leader.
Citation & transcription details
Cite this article
“America's spiraling birth rate 11.000 babies every 24 hours.” Farmville Herald, March 1957.
“America's spiraling birth rate 11.000 babies every 24 hours.” Farmville Herald, Mar 1957.
About this text
OCR from one source block. Related blocks and story continuations may be separate records.
The reading heading comes from the preceding headline block, aligned directly above this text on the scan. This is a layout-based association; the source records remain separate.
Page 4 · column 1 of 8.
Machine transcription · vendor-alto
OCR source: vendor-alto
51.06% mean segment confidence