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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1921
Page
8
Han Sur MacNider, elected national commander of the American Legion, urges members to build a vibrant force. He emphasizes leadership, patriotism, and support for veterans including disabled and financially challenged ex service members.
A 34 year old Harvard educated veteran, World War II lieutenant colonel with three citations and several decorations, began service on the Mexican border in 1916 with the Second Town Infantry, trained at Fort Snelling, served in France with the Ninth Infantry, later led the Iowa state department of the Legion and is tied to Mason City Iowa through birth and investment work.
Mrs. Lowell Hobart of Cincinnati, first national president of the American Legion Auxiliary, joined her son at Camp Zachary Taylor in Kentucky when he entered the colors. She served as a Red Cross supervisor by day and instructed Red Cross at night while there. Hobart heads a major organization with about 225000 members, composed of mothers wives sisters and children of ex service men.
National American Legion figures show 1 050 new posts in 1920 21 with many abroad and a claim the sun never sets on the Legion. Foch visits Kansas City to hail Legion members and a new post signs him as member while Lincoln police aid jobless ex soldiers in a robbery crackdown.
March, chief of staff of the United States Army during the great war, retires from active duty. He is credited with cutting red tape and speeding actions, earning the Distinguished Service Medal. His legacy remains debated as history evaluates his tenure and autocratic style in the War Department.
Senator Thomas B. Watson of Georgia claimed a private soldier was shot by officers and hanged without trial. A special committee led by Brandegee and Ernst was appointed to probe the charges after Pershing called them unfounded. Watson agreed to testify, despite earlier defiance.
Hull of Carthage Tennessee was chosen chairman of the Democratic national committee to succeed George White of Marietta Ohio after Edward Goltra refused to resign. Breckinridge Long of St. Louis was the other agreed candidate. Hull, a lawyer and former judge, served in Congress from the Sixtieth to Sixty-sixth. he is a Spanish American veteran and unmarried. He has been on the national committee eight years. The new chairman vows to pay off current indebtedness and build a militant, efficient organization.
The American Legion selects Macnider as national commander. Born 1884 in Mason City Iowa, he is a banker and Harvard graduate who served on the Mexican border as a first lieutenant. He advanced from officers' training to major and lieutenant colonel during World War I and earned the Distinguished Service Cross and Croix de Guerre among other honors.
Harry Bowers, digging toward the First National Bank, uncovers a gang robbing the vault. Clara Jennings, posing as a man, is revealed as a fellow undercover operative aiding in the capture. The cashier and Clara confront the bandits, leading to a tense rescue and a romantic exchange as truth and duty unite.
The Rose of Sharon differs from other roses not a true rose but a hibiscus variant in the tibiscus genus. Its petals start white then deepen to pale pinkish blue as night falls. the plant grows in Asia Minor and Syria's plateau regions with double blooms larger than the single form. Cultivated in Egypt and other warm lands for ornament, it features slender branches with pink white and rose blooms highly decorative.
A garbled OCR style note references a Muflyr A device to key the holice used by people when admire their faults. It mentions a Cut Out device to open the Mot flor and mince a reeset used by persons when speaking of rhaiy pitas Rlehmend Mimus-Dispareh.
Mrs Margaret McCumber of Georgetown Illinois describes severe backache and weakness from female ailments. After doctors suggested surgery, she used Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound and regained strength to perform daily work. She urges others to try the remedy.
A citizen in the Rumpus Iudge region recalls a quarrel over a hog and neighbors invited, while a husband notes an upcoming twentieth wedding anniversary and dismisses blame for past events. The tale hints at staged tension and household upheaval in a peculiar, fragmented narrative.
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin can be taken safely for various pains and ailments. Follow the directions in each unbroken package and look for the Bayer Cross as a mark of genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for over twenty one years.
A garbled dialogue scene shows a desperate man pleading for money with a shabby dressed figure, asking for a few coppers to buy bread. The exchange ends with threats to burn a bag and a claim of being an income tax collector, amid taunts and confusion.
The remark suggests a father learning his son did not renew college status and now faces marriage plans. The quoted line reflects family expectations and potential shifts in life choices without detail on people or places.
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