Great Response
: KING GEORGE MEMORIAL FUND. .| (British Official Wireless.) 1; RUGBY, Jan. 21. The result of tho appeal to those , ; with banking accounts to transfer odd . shillings and pence in such accounts to , the King George Memorial Fund will . not be known for some days, but reports indicate that the scheme has met with an overwhelming response. The prominence given to the campaign also resulted in au increase in the contributions made in other ways. Six weeks ago letters containing donations were reaching Manison House at the rate of about 200 raily. The Lord Mayor stated that during this final week of appeal the number had riseu to 1500 daily, the gifts ranging from large cheques to contributions as small as threepence.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 19, 23 January 1937, Page 5
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122Great Response Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 19, 23 January 1937, Page 5
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