On Saturday, April 7, neighbors in Rosedale-Skinker and Washington Heights deposited over 9,000 pounds of newspapers on the curbstones of Waterman, Kingsbury, and most other area avenues. Now enter six muscled volunteers plus various spontaneous adolescent advisors and one enormous truck. Papers are placed with zealous efficiency into the enormous truck (a minimum are lost on Skinker Blvd.) and three hours later are sold for nearly $37.00 to a commercial establishment of the highest reputation in downtown St. Louis. The proceeds are to go to the People’s West End Loop Clinic, a truly worthy recipient. The next paper drive is to be held in two to three months, with the exact date to be published in a later edition of The Paper.
Donors are reminded that newspapers should be tied in bundles or put neatly into grocery bags. Loose papers or paper dumped into plastic bags are definitely unacceptable.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1973.
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Original source: SD_Times1973_05.pdf, printed page(s) 6.
