Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 312, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1920 — REBUILD THEIR RAZED HOME [ARTICLE]

REBUILD THEIR RAZED HOME

French Family of 16 Capture Prize of 15,000 Francs Offered by Norman Davis. Lens, France. —The Duborepere family of the little village of Meteren, near here, has been awarded the prize of 15,000 francs, given ny Norman Davis of Washington through Mme. Jusserand, wife of the French ambassador, for the family which should rebuild its destroyed house in the devastated region without the assistance of carpenters, masons and other expert building workers. The material was furnished by the David fund through the Secours d’Urgence and in three months the house was> finished. The Doborepere family consists of father, mother and 16 children, all living. Experts say the house Is worth over 50.000 francs. The material cost 15,000.