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Box Tops for Brooklyn!

    VM44 Box Tops for Brooklyn! posted Mon, 23 Jul 2001 03:19:00 GMT (7/23/2001) edit




    Post 58 of 5256
    Since 7/1/2001
    I was looking at the Moyle court case transcript, and noticed that some of the
    Watchtower publications were included in the record.

    One item from something that was like a "Kingdom Ministry" that caught my
    attention was a notice about Box Tops!

    In the late 1930's (1938?), the Watchtower had the Companies (congregations)
    involved in "Box Top" collection drives.

    The box tops would be sent to Headquaters for the Watchtower to redeam them
    for cash. (at least that is what I think they would redeam them for, they didn't
    use them for wallpaper!)

    I don't think anyone has mentioned this form of "theocratic" activity from the 30s
    before.

    --VM44
    VM44 Re: Box Tops for Brooklyn! posted Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:16:00 GMT (1/2/2009) edit




    Post 4859 of 5256
    Since 7/1/2001

    Doesn't The Watchtower say that it never asked for money?

    I wonder who paid the postage to ship the bundles of coupons back to Brooklyn?
    VM44 Re: Re: Box Tops for Brooklyn! posted Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:11:00 GMT (1/2/2009) edit




    Post 4867 of 5256
    Since 7/1/2001

    I find it amusing the Brooklyn Bethel organized "box top" collections throughout the United States.

    Were that that desperate for money?
    Elsewhere Re: Box Tops for Brooklyn! posted Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:24:00 GMT (1/2/2009) edit


    United States Texas

    Post 16962 of 18337
    Since 2/8/2002

    They were also trying to get people to buy Miracle Wheat. 

    Turned into a big scandal because, not only did the Miracle Wheat not generate huge crops, it was also considered to be substandard and produced extremely poor crops.
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