He ran a newspaper article in the Flint News Advertiser on January 22, 1942. A coupon was included in the article and for each one returned, the mother received a blue star, one for each child overseas.
On January 22, 1942, he ran a newspaper article in the Flint News Advertiser. The article featured a coupon that earned mothers a blue star for each one they returned. Each returned coupon represented a blue star for every child serving overseas.