Nebraska furthermore claims the record of having subscribed more money per capita for Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps, and given more money to the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., and K. of C. than any other state. She oversubscribed ever) quota from 1% on first liberty loan to 4i>2'; on the Knights of Columbus drive. Nebraska was the first state to go over the top in the War Savings Stamps campaign, and the only one to pass the mark in the first campaign. Later, the system worked out in Nebraska was
HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA
applied to the entire nation and a second day The first two liberty loans in Kimball
set for every state, except Nebraska, to con- were practically handled by the banks. The
duct the same campaign. banks of Kimball made a record in this respect, inasmuch as this bank and its cus-
Dueing the \\ ar tomers took fifty per cent of all war sub-
Kimball county enrolled 361 registrants scriptions, including liberty loans, Y. M.
on June 5, 1917, and a total of 410 in that C. A., and other war subscription quotas
first registration. In common with every that were allotted to Kimball county, other countv in the state, or community in
the country; June 5. 1917, will stand out as The First Drawing
a red-letter day. Since the foundation of While it was held in Washington, D. C,
the republic, the American people had in- tnis national drawing was a notable event in