Peach of a Punch Synopsis in a Sunshine Memory
A grandson, Emall Ramsey Milholland, reflects on a Civil War veteran grandfather telling the meaning of Decoration Day. Ramsey's school years show math aversion and clashes with Dora Yocum while Dora, nicknamed Teachers Pet, displays precocity. He courts Milla Rust at a high school picnic, then she marries and leaves town. Ramsey later reunites with Dora at university and loses in a World War debate.
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Emall Ramsey Milholland
Ramsey
Dora Yocum
Dora
Milla Rust
Milla
State University
Debate Society Turmoil Over Germany Belgium War Debate
The Lumen debate night erupts as Linski interrupts with a pro German stance and Ramsey Mulholland punches a rival. Fred Mitchell Colburn and Ramsey discuss Miss D Yocum and the war’s impact, while Colburn praises a new member Graceful Grace. Ramsey reflects on the disruption and future debates while a wrestling crowd disperses.
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D. Yocum
Dora
Germany
Belgium
Lumen Society
Chairman
Fred Mitchell
Linski
Fred
Chicago
Choiman
Ramsey
Mitchell
Brother Milholland
Colburn
Tim
Brother Mitchell
Wall Street
Craig
Ole Craig
Europe
United States
Yocum
States That Grow Sugar Beets Now in Seventeen States
Sugar beets are now grown in 17 states with ten relying on irrigation either in whole or part. A new automobile windshield protector features gutters to carry runoff away on both sides.
Boy Scouts Celebrate Twelfth Anniversary Nationwide
The Boy Scouts of America marked twelve years February 8 to 14 with rallies banquets parades and pageants nationwide. President Harding sent a congratulatory message emphasizing peace and duty to God and country. Oklahoma Governor Robertson Texas Governor Neff delivered oaths and addresses via scout relay across communities.
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Boy Scouts of America
Harding
Conference of the Nations
Washington
Warren G. Harding
Governor Robertson
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Pat M. Neff
Texas
Boy Scouts at Naval Academy Reach 915 Midshipmen
An Annapolis study shows 915 midshipmen were scouts, with 686 at second class and 234 at first class. Thirty three are scout masters. among first class scouts 78 patrol leaders, 22 Eagle, 9 Star, 7 Life. Many report benefits in life, academics, entrance requirements, and adapting to academy discipline.
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Annapolis
Scouts at big conference honor peers at arms meeting
Scouts serving as official pages at an arms conference in Washington earned widespread praise. Lord Riddel, spokesman for the British delegation and publisher of The Boy Scout, lauded the Washington lads and praised scouting for its future built on friendliness and mutual understanding. He called the British boys admirable but said the American scouts were equally splendid, courteous, and brave.
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Lord Riddel
Boy Scout
Washington
Scout good turns from Oklahoma troopers report
A Mc Alester Oklahoma group details numerous good deeds across Latimer county and nearby areas. They cut down and burned 260 tent caterpillar nests in mountains and repaired two miles of trail for farmers. They distributed Red Cross Public Health Service material and aided local drives, cleaned streets of puncture-causing debris, and organized charity collections for the Chamber of Commerce and Associated Charities. They promoted cleaner motion pictures, helped decorate the Masonic temple for a State Women’s clubs meeting, and donated Christmas baskets for Salvation Army.
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McAlester
Okla
Latimer County
Red Cross Public Health Service
Chamber of Commerce and Associated Charities
Masonic Temple
Salvation Army
Look Out for Bird Friends in Reading Scouts Feed Birds
Reading Pa scouts maintain feeding stations across the country with feed houses on Mt Penn and Neversink mountain. They visit these sites weekly to ensure birds have ample winter provisions, but some houses were tampered with by careless or willful individuals unaware of the impact on birds.
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Reading
Mt. Penn
Neversink Mountain
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Conn
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Donald
Chicago Herald
Father
The
Pitchburg Sentinel
Bellans Hot Water
Holland
Irwin Myers
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Chaimuny
Ramsey Mulholland
Doubleday, Page & Company
Nal Council of America
BOY Scouts
Naval Academy
Scout
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