Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 9, 1944
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Everybody Can Help! Laddie Ann Arbor finished up his sixth "$" sign today and got ready to fill in his seventh and to start on his eighth, as Ann Arbor contributed a total of $15,584.70 toward the Red Cross campaign. Lassie County worked on her second dollar sign today, representing the $3,402.36 contributed by the county. Each of the "$" signs Lassie and Laddie are marking on the Cross represents $2,000. Today Washtenaw county has a total Red Cross collection of $18,987. Collections in both the rural and city areas re growing, and the two youngsters are looking forward to a busy week of filling in "$" signs. They can only do that though if citizens of the county come to their aid by making contributions to the Red Cross--so now is the time for everybody to help.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 10, 1944
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Watch The Dollars Roll In! Now Ann Arbor's generous response to the Red Cross' call for funds is beginning really to show up in the official returns. Today Laddie Ann ARbor, with a total of $21,140 reported form the city, marked up his tenth "$: sign on the recording Cross, and started on his eleventh. Each "$" sign represents $2,000. Lassie County had another restful day, as the returns from outside the city are still slow in coming into headquarters although donations are officially reported to be liberal. Today collections officially reported from all Wshtenaw county totalled $24,587 which is 26 per cent of the county quota. Ann Arbor is more than one-third of the way to its goal of $61,500.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 11, 1944
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Red Cross Dollars are coming faster and faster as the drive for Washtenaw county's $92,500 quota nears the end of the second week. Ann Arbor today boosted reported contributions from $21,140 to $26,543. So Laddie Ann Arbor could grin joyously as he finished marking up 13 "$" sign symbolizing $2,000. Lassie County watched him enviously, but it was whispered that her turn would come soon, as the towns and rural districts outside the city begin to send in their reports. The Washtenaw total is now $30,519. We of Washtenaw county are going to do ourselves proud in this Red Cross Fund campaign as we have in other patriotic drives. Everyone in the county will want to have a share in our justifiably prideful satisfaction. The way isopen to all. Just give to the Red Cross and give with a generous heart.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 7, 1944
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"Am I doing it right?" asks a new Lassie County of Laddie Ann Arbor, as the little boy and girl added part of a "$" sign to their Cross today. As each "$" sign symbolizes $2,000 added to the Red Cross fund, the children were unable to complete their signs today as only $770 was added to the county total and only $1,601.55 to the city total. Lassie County is now credited with $2,770 for her fund, and Laddie Ann Arbor has $10,575.15, for a grand county total of $13,345.15. The little girl playing the part of Lassie County today is not the same little girl who has taken the part during the past week, as some quick-eyed citizens may have noticed. The original Lassie County got so anxious to fill in "$" signs she broke out in a rash. Doctors called it "chicekpox", and so a young friend has stepped into her role temporarily. The original little girl will be back in a week or so, and she is anxiously hoping that by then citizens of the county will have collected enough money for the Red Cross so that she will be kept busy filling in "$" signs. Her young substitute is hoping that she too will have a lot of work to keep her busy, and Laddie Ann Arbor is asking Ann Arbor citizens to give him a job to do.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 1, 1944
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Well, That Job Is Done! Well, we of Washtenaw county have done it again! We have put over our Red Cross drive in a really big way. Today the audited county total stood at $114,544. That's $22,044, or 23 per cent, beyond our quota of $92,500. And the returns are not yet all in although the campaign closed officailly last midnight. And here are Laddie Ann Arbor and the two Lassies County--who have helped to spur on Givers and Workers by marking up day by day the returns from city and outlying towns and rural districts--to join happily in the celebration as they finish their job. Laddie Ann Arbor has marked up 35 1/2 "$" signs, each representing $2,000 for a total of $70,976. That's $9,476 or 15 per cent beyond the city's $61,500 quota. The two Lassies County--the Original Lassie, and the second Lassie County who took the place of the Original Lassie when the latter was kept at home by an untimely attack of chicken pox--have marked up 22 "$" signs, for a total of $43,568, which puts the county outside Ann Arbor $12,568, or 40 per cent beyond its quota of $31,000. The News is appreciative of the eager, smiling, and very real help that has been given by the three six-year old kiddies, all of the First Grade, Perry school. Laddie Ann Arbor is Campbell Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Smith, 430 Cross St. Original Lassie County (at the right( is Saundra Wares, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Wares, 1026 Green St. The second Lassie County is Sue Pierce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin C. Pierce, 327 South Division St. Perry school authorities and parents were most co-operative in making their service available.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 15, 1944
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A. A. Sets Trong R. C. Pace Ann Arbor continues to forge ahead strongly toward its $61,500 Red Cross goal. Laddie Ann Arbor today marked up his 17th "$" on the Cross and nearly finished the 18th, following a reported total of $35,716. Lassie County nearly finished her 5th "$" sign as towns and rural districts outside Ann Arbor reported a total of $9,288. Reports from outside are expected to come faster from now on. Ann Arbor has turned in 58 per cent of its $61,500 quota; the area outside the city has turned in 30 per cent of its $31,000, but much more than that is said, unofficially, to have been collected. Washtenaw county as a whole is 48 per cent on the way to a splendid Red Cross trimph. Dear Reader, how about your personal share in that victory?

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 16, 1944
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Well, Laddie Ann Arbor and Lassie County are getting right down to work marking up Red Cross "$" signs. Today Lassie County was busier than Laddie Ann Arbor, for she marked up two "$" signs, each representing $2,000 and started on another. Collections turned in from outside Ann Arbor now total $13,721, which is 44 per cent of the $31,000 goal for that area. Ann Arbor returned reached $37,977 today, which is 61.7 per cent of the city's quota. Washtenaw county as a whole now has turned in $51,698, or nearly 56 per cent of its $92,500 quota. Response to the Red Cross appeal for fund to carry on its splendid work with our armed forces, here at home, and with the distressed everywhere has been generous. Are you, Dear Reader, one of the big-hearted givers?

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 18, 1944
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Look at those "$" signs go up! Each represents $2,000 turned in toward Washtenaw county's $92,500 Red Cross quota. Today Laddie Ann Arbor and Lassie County chalked up five more "$" signs, for a total of 31. This leaves them 15 still to go to fill the Cross. Ann Arbor's total today stood at $43,837, which is 71 per cent of the city's quota. Towns and rural districts have turned in $18,163, or 58.6 per cent of their goal. Total for Washtenaw county was $62,000 -- or 67 per cent of our objective. How about YOUR Dollars, Dear Reader? Are they in there ready to fight with the Red Cross -- to fight in the cause of mercy and humanity? We're going to win in this drive! Do YOU want to be among the winners?