Guides big hospital plan in Rochester Minnesota
William J. Pierce, Minnesota Legion Commander, leads project to build an American Legion memorial hospital in Rochester. The facility aims for two 100 bed wards and a Mayo clinic style unit, funded by a $500000 drive with patriotic motor film showings across Minnesota under Legion posts.
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Rochester
Minn
William J. Pierce
American Legion
Minnesota
Red Cross
American Legion Memorial Hospital
Wiliam J. Pierce
Minneston
Legion Posts
Youngstown Mayor George L. Oles Leads Clean Up Drive
George L. Oles, eccentric mayor of Youngstown Ohio, pursues a bold reform program with strong support from American Legion veterans. He plans a thorough cleanup, relies on ex soldiers in city departments, and says they are eager to perform their duties, boosting municipal governance.
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Youngstown
George L. Oles
Oles
American Legion
Photographers In World War Capture Dawn Battles
The American Legion Weekly notes World War photography boomed with Pershing’s first ship carrying a film crew and 50 field photographers plus laboratories. Most battle action occurred at dawn, limiting clear footage, and no motion pictures showed hand to hand fighting by American troops.
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Brady
American Legion Weekly
General Pershing
Feed the Needy Day and Night by Legionnaires
Legionnaires distribute one thousand coffees and doughnuts to jobless ex soldiers from St Marks Bowery in New York City. They line up cold and hungry for hot drinks and fried cake as Legion Auxiliary women oversee daytime relief work.
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St. Marks In-The- Bowery
New York City
Women-of- the Legion
Auxiliary
Paul A. Martin Leads Michigan American Legion Chapter
Paul A. Martin, Battle Creek editor and Legion organizer, rises in Michigan Legion ranks. Son of Kansas former governor John A. Martin, he comes from a line of public service and military history, having served with the 314th Engineers in World War I and seen action from St Mihiel to the Meuse.
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American Legion
Paul A. Martin
Legion
Michigan
Battle Creek
Martin
John A. Martin
Kansas
Highth
Army of the Cumberland
Free Soll
Three Hundred and Fourteenth Engineers
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Meuse
Stenay
Bondy the Kicker and Legion Recruiter in New York
Joseph Bondy, grievance officer for the American Legion and war risk officer for Onondaga county, hears thousands of kicks yearly and forwards them to authorities. He has settled thousands of veterans claims, helped many doughboys, and aided 57 post formations while speaking in 142 New York cities and towns.
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U.S
Joseph Bondy
American Legion
Onondaga County
N. Y
Ife
Veterans’ Bureau
Mgh
Bondy
New York
Legion
Legion Seeks Lost Boy Walter Weyrauch in Nationwide Appeal
The American Legion launches a nationwide search for Walter H. Weyrauch, fourteen, missing from New York City since September. He weighs about 125 pounds, stands roughly 5 feet 4 inches, with sandy hair and blue eyes. Information should be sent to Legion headquarters in Indianapolis.
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Department of the American Legion
Legion
Walter H. Weyrauch
New York City
The
Indianapolis
American Legion Aids War Veterans and Memorial Projects
Posts of the American Legion processed Ohio state bonus applications aiding needy soldiers with prompt payments. A Herkimer county tract of five thousand acres will be reforested as a living war memorial. Edmund Sayer, ex colonel now private in the Marine Corps. A Charleston West Virginia Legion post commander organized eight apartments built by former service men to aid jobless veterans.
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Ohio State
American Legion
Herkimer County
The
Edmund S. Sayer
One Hundred and Tenth Field Artillery
Marine Corps
Legion
Charleston
W. Va
Death camas poses fatal risk to sheep on ranges
The U S Department of Agriculture warns spring and early summer losses rise when sheep graze near death camas. Mountain camas at high elevations is only slightly poisonous, but lower altitude camas are dangerous. herders should avoid these plants or feed sheep well before grazing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
United States
Great feed value of peas for hogs at Idaho station
Idaho experiment station data show field peas have high feed value for hogs. Four years of trials yield 34.7 pounds of peas per 100 pounds of gain, with barley and tankage boosting efficiency. Best gains come from drylots with rolled barley cracked peas and 5 percent tankage, using confined pastures to keep feed clean.
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Idaho Experiment Station
Treatment for Young Lamb Revived by Warm Water Soothing
A chilled young lamb may be revived by soaking in warm water gradually heated to a comfortable temperature. After revival, dry it, wrap in woolen cloth, and place in a warm spot. When roused, feed and hold the animal to ensure nourishment. Severely weakened lambs often respond to this method.
Pigs Prone to Rooting in Spring Warned on Feeding Habits
Agricultural note warns hogs are more likely to root in spring when ground is soft. Advises feeding regularly with charcoal, ashes, or other coal products to prevent rooting. ringing hogs should be a last resort in extreme cases.
Relative of late czar arrives in San Francisco seeking mother
A man described as a relative of the late czar, Peter Lubchenko, reached San Francisco aboard the Japanese Miner Senyo Maru after four years of searching for his mother Marie Theresa Lubchenko who disappeared in the Russian revolution. His father was a colonel, now a major general in Siberia, and the youth plans to enter the University of California.
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Tists
Peter Lubchenko
Czar
San Francisco
Senyo Maru
Marie Theresa Lubchenko
Indy
Royal Palace
Lubchenko
Imperial Guard
Siberia
University of California
Twins Found In Ash Can At Chicago Hospital
Inland Jane twins found in an ash can behind St. Vincent's Infant and Maternity Hospital in Chicago are taken to a nurse for care. Authorities investigate the discovery and identify the infants' condition and origin.
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Jane
St. Vincent’s Infant and Maternity Hospital
Chicago
Candytuft Varieties for Edging Beds and Massing
Candytuft tops for white flowers edge beds and massing with fragrant varieties and profuse blooms. Crimson carmine and lavender types exist. Sow after frost outdoors where blooms will occur, thinning at inch height, with a second sowing a month later and a July third for fall blooms. September sowing yields winter bloomers. Rich soil and ample water boost flowering. pruning buds may enlarge remaining blooms.
Boston Stone may be moved from wall in market district
The Boston Stone, a two foot diameter landmark inscribed Boston Stone 1737, may be relocated from a dingy wall in Boston's market district to a more prominent site. Historians note it arrived from England in 1700 and once served in a crushing plant before becoming a distance marker.
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Boston
Market
England
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Paul Martin
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Germaine Buchet
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J. V. Breitweiser
University of California In Berkeley
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