Evening star., 1932-02-21
6O,636 ARE GIVEN
WORK DURING WEEK
Drive for Million Jobs Gains
Momentum Throughout
Country.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 20-Jobless
last week, 60,636 men and women were
back at work today as the war
against depression" gained momentum
throughout the country.
The drive for a million Jobs. started
Monday by the American Legion, the
American Federation of Labor. the AS
sociation of National Advertisers and
the Legion Auxiliary, placed 8,053
men in new Jobs during the "a hours
ending at noon today
The jobs were found in 81 commu-
mites in 20 States.
Minnesota Leads for Day.
Minnesota led for the day. with 1,735
unemployed persons being provided
with work.
Reports on huge sums OF money
raised for the express purpose OF sup
plving work to the unemployed con-
finue to pour in to the headquarters"
statement declared In Minneapolis
/ 702 Jobs were created as a result Of
the expenditure of part of s2,892,0 600
fund collected there for labor wages.
AT Cincinnati 1037 were created in
similar manner.
Railroads, industrial plants and
other large employers Of labor are
gradually falling into line. indications
being that the coming weeks Will nave
reports of large numbers OF workers
back TO work"
Yesterdays reports" said an earlier
statement from campaign headquarters,
came from. communities heretofore
unheard from and are Indicative of the
gathering momentum Of the drive. .
THE fact that by a direct result OF
the drive we have been enabled to place
$3.50 in Chicago. despite the fact that
the administration is finding 1t ne"ei-
sary to lay workers off due to lack
of funds. puts the balance. regardless
of everything, in our favor"
Report by States.
The detailed report showing in
parentheses the total Jobs reported for
the week and the towns which reported
new Jobs found during the last "a hours
follows:
Ilinois-(Sl62) State at large, l.
600: Chicago, SAL
Pennsylvania-t5.46 5.463): Harrisburg,
70O Reading, PIG; Scranton, Is; Mount
Joy, 20; York. 10; Philadelphia, 20;
Birdsboro, s; Titusville, 7; Conemaugh
3, MoneSSen, l.
California - t843; Whittier, 6l7;
Woodland "a; Los Angeles, 6.
West Virginia-t1.S8D; Charleston,
90: Huntington, 100; Elkins 80; Clarks-
burg. 9.
New Jersey-(665); New Brunswick,
1e1: Atlantic City, so; Trenton. IA:
Franklin. l3; CliTside Park, g. Wood
bridge. 8. Fairlawn, 4. Milltown, 3;
Carteret. l. Delaware Garden. I.
Te:safkana, SO; Fort Smith, so:
Fayetteville. 5.
New York-,7.O29) New York City.
SO: Albany, IA; Smithtown, 10; Wells
vile, 3.
Maryland-(2ls); Prince Georges,
SO: Cambridge, 26: Havre de Grace, 3.
Oklahoma (182) Hobart, a.;
Watonga 49,
Massachusetts-(744; Lowell. Al;
Concord. 8: Nantucket, 8; Wollaston,
6; Stockbridge, 8; Aver, 2.
Indiana-(4,57O; Cayuga, Al; Ko-
komo. 10: Elizabethtown. 8.
| Georgia-(42D Macon, SIS; Cedar
town. 5.
Missouri-(2.163) Aurora. Sc; Or
rick, 9; West Plains. 8; Versailles, 2,
| Colorado-(784); Denver, 90; Golden
l12
Wisconsin-(s842): Wisconsin Rap
| ids. %: Coon Valley. 2; Montello. l.
Tennessee-(44); Dayton, Is; Nash
vile. 13.
Florida-(233); Avon Park, %.
New 400; Berlin, %.
Washington-t86 Yakima, 18.
| Alabama-10O; Tuscaloosa, IA.
Vermont-(33): Ludlow, 13.
! North Carolina-(700 High Point,
13.
| Maine-(442): Portland. IL.
Montana-10) Curbank, 9.
| Connecticut-(55) Stamford, 2.
Delaware-G, 1897 Wilmington. l.
South Dakota-(2OS); Madison. /.
| Minnesota-C6,135): Detroit Lakes
7: Minneapolis, 1922; Crookston, 4;
Excelsior, 2.
| Ohio-(2.671: Macarthur. $50;
Sebring, 35; Columbus, 80; Ravenna
13; Cincinnati, 1,037.