Seattle bonded together during WWII
ABOUT 15 well-turned women straddle the centerline of Northeast 45th Street east of University Way, aka "The Ave." All are wearing corsages and most are standing tall atop high heels. The women are selling World War II bonds and are included in a demographic typical for those times: all are white, while the musicians on the stage behind them are all black. Behind the band a higher stage, imitating a ship, spans and blocks 45th.
University District citizens and students were repeatedly prompted to buy stamps and bonds here at the neighborhood's main intersection. This ersatz ship was one of several street-straddling sets used throughout the war. Here locals enjoyed live music — jazz, swing and military — rousing speeches from heroes and appearances of visiting celebrities, including actresses and community queens.
Canvassing door-to-door for pledges to buy bonds, Seattle neighborhoods competed with each other in bond sales. In one timed competition, Ballard raised $81,000, West Seattle $120,000, the U $125,000 worth of stamps and bonds. In his University District history, "UniverCity," Roy Nielsen notes that the "Northwest premier of the movie 'Orchestra Wives' with Glen Miller showing then at the neighborhood's Egyptian Theatre probably helped the U District cause."
By newsreel — in theaters, not yet on TV — President Franklin D. Roosevelt first announced the bonds drive in May 1941. He encouraged Americans that by making "a slight sacrifice here and there, the omission of a few luxuries, all of these will swell the coffers of the federal treasury." FDR ended his speech with an earnest "I know that you will help." Months later, after Pearl Harbor, the name was changed to "War Bonds."
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Wichita Veterans Memorial Park already includes eight monuments reflecting the veterinary service of World War II. But people still wonder why it is not only monument to the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought and won World War II. Soon there will be, with the help of the community.
Organizers to innovate a World War II monument, and a Revolutionary War monument planned nearby, 11:00 to 1:00 p.m. Saturday at 339 Park Blvd N. Greenway.The goal is to have signs of the Second World War monument of granite and went 6-foot brick completed in time for the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7.
People can help in "Operation Kilroy" meet this objective by paying $ 100 for a brick to honor a Wichita-area World War II vet. To buy a brick or a donation to this project, send a check payable to Kilroy Kilroy operation in the operation, PO Box 4754, Wichita, KS 67204. For more information, call Phil Blake, 316-838-6813.
As of Thursday, nearly $ 10,000 U.S. dollars of the required 35,000 had been raised.If this cost seems modest, it also seems consistent with saving the greatest generation, and humility. Given the profound impact of the conflict and the decline of its veterans, a monument in the park to all veterans of World War II Wichita is long overdue. "I wish I had done while I'm still here, and so do many other veterans of World War II. They want to do this year, "said Blake, the 87-year veteran of the Second World War was such a wonderful caretaker of the park.
Now it’s up to Wichitans to contribute to the cause, to show their appreciation to Blake and all World War II vets.
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