Bergdoll Seeks Presidential Pardon to Enlist in U S Forces
Grover Bergdoll once a famed draft dodger, now jailed, asks Attorney General Biddle for a presidential pardon to enlist in the U S armed forces. The letter, sent by Joseph Thomson of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, argues Bergdoll’s motive was pro America and not fear.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Biddle
VU. S Air Corps
Bergdolt
Joseph ¢. Thomson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Berndol
Supreme Court
Germany
Thomson
United States
Bergdorf
Army Air Coins
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
FDR Asked to Probe Louisiana Politics
Gov Sam H Jones called on President Roosevelt to review War Department orders canceling leaves of two Louisiana legislature officers. He said the move was partisan and asked a personal review. The action followed a State Senate demand for a War Department investigation to allow Lt. W D Cotton to return to his senate seat in New Orleans.
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Baton Rouge
Sam H. Jones
Roosevelt
War Department
Louisiana
Jones
Huey P. Long
Marvin H. McIntyre
State Senate
W. D. Cotton
Rayville
Leutenant
Quartermaster Corps
New Orleans
Senate
Bee sting triggers taxpayer fright at county treasurer office
In Coffeyville Kansas on June 23 a man, anxious about his taxes, rushed into County Treasurer Jack Pohl’s office and learned his bill. He fled after a bee stung him, shouting in distress. The incident followed other taxpayers’ reactions as they wrestled with tax figures.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Jack Pohl
Parkersburg Woman Heads Vets Auxiliary
Mrs Agnew Marlow of Parkersburg is elected president of the ladies auxiliary of the United Spanish War Veterans at the 14th encampment. Huntington’s Mrs Gertrude Hastings is senior vice president. Spencer’s Stella Boyer junior vice president. Clarksburg’s Bessie Pett chaplain. Charleston’s Ida Thomas patriotic instructor. Clarksburg’s Florence McFarlin historian. Keyser’s Estelly Kennedy conductor. Buckhannon’s May Price board. Devericks of Clarksburg elected commander. Huntington’s J A Hurdette named senior vice commander. meetings closed with a dinner.
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Parkersburg
Agnew Marlow
United Spanish War Veterans
Gertrude Hastings
Huntington
Stella Boyer
Spencer
Bessie Pett
Clarksburg
Ida ‘Thomas
Charleston
Florence McFarlin
Estelly Kennedy
Keyser
May Price
Buckhannon
Hospital worker survives freezing night in storage unit
Genevieve Raiser, a Negro kitchen attendant at Erlanger hospital in Chattanooga, said she prayed and jived her shoulders to stay warm after being trapped in a cold storage compartment all Saturday night. Chef Victor Jones found her Sunday morning as he opened the compartment for supplies. She then snuggled under blankets and requested coffee, then water with very little ice.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Genevieve Raiser
Erlanger Hospital
Victor Jones
Flying Hospitals to Aid Wounded Soldiers
Washington reports Army plans to use giant air transports as flying hospitals for rapid evacuation of critically wounded soldiers within 24 to 48 hours. Col. Grant testified to the House Appropriations Committee noting German success in air evacuation and its morale impact on troops.
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Washington
Army
David N. W. Grant
House Appropriations Committee
Grant
Crete
Berlin
Cure for Deafness and Treatment Aids
The article surveys attempts to treat deafness, noting how Eustachian tube blockage, sinus discharge, and inflammation affect hearing. It discusses prostigmin, X ray and radium studies, fenestration, and electrical aids, stressing expert use and the role of improved speech reading and patient attention in improving communication.
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Charleston Gazette
Needlecraft. Dept
Eighth Avenue
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U. S
L. J
Cutter
Department of Commerce
Mickory
Os Gontinental Distilling Corporation
Philadelphia
Croton
Bradford- Allegheny
Washington ST
Wards
Riverside
Riverside de Luxe
Riversides
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Quality Auto Paris
Ford
Pruffler
King Bolts
Exch
Montgomery Ward
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