Huntington American Legion Seeks Second Post Charter
Two Legion Posts at Huntington have applied to state adjutant L. A. Carr for a charter to form an additional American Legion post. The Huntington post organized a year ago now reports 820 members.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1920
Page
17
Two Legion Posts at Huntington have applied to state adjutant L. A. Carr for a charter to form an additional American Legion post. The Huntington post organized a year ago now reports 820 members.
On his seventy fifth birthday reception in New York Fliby Root discussed success and failure. A poet notes it is no disgrace to fall if you have done your best while Root countered that even the best effort can still end in a fall.
In a hypothetical war, Basil Mathews argues that if China uses ten percent of its population and the enemy kills a million Chinese soldiers yearly, fifty years would be needed to destroy initial armies. He notes two more Chinese forces of fifty million would arise in that period to oppose the invader, illustrating strategic dynamics in resource and manpower.
Foreign exchange rates show Pounds Sterling at around 4.80 and Marks near 2. Butter is weak, creamery higher, eggs irregular with fresh gathered extras around 51 to 53 cents, cheese steady, live poultry steady, dressed poultry prices softer in western broilers, flour weak. Provisions also noted lower.
Catule receipts 1500 vs last week steady to 0.50 higher for choice cornfed steers. Hogs receipts 4500 mostly meat and light butchers steady at yesterday’s top 16.50, others slow at yesterday’s close. Sheep receipts 1000 delayed with fat lambs 0.75 lower and fat ewes 0.25 to 0.50 higher. feeder lambs generally lower.
The government seized the palace of Archduke Frederick in Vienna near the opera, a historic landmark, to be used for hospital purposes. The site is among the city’s largest and will serve medical needs during the period following the July 31 requisition.
Join Bonnell a sheep herder was shot and more than 1 090 sheep were killed in a clash described as between Colorado cattle interests and Utah sheep men near the Utah Colorado line in northwestern Colorado. A Verbal message from Vernal Uintah county Utah reported the incident.
Notice to all parties in the chancery suit of Owen C. Phelps administrator versus D P Barles and others. Depositions will be taken August 16, 1920, 9 AM to 6 PM, at A B Hunts office Terry Building Roanoke VA, for use before James Kahle Commissioner in Chancery. If not completed, adjournments at same place and hours. DAVID CONNER By Counsel. Profit Weeks Attorneys.
Peerless Flour & Feed Co requests city council approval to install a gasoline tank in front of its building on Walnut Street in Bluefield. The notice lists the applicant as Peerless Flour & Feed Co, 24-1 aw-4h.
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