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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1921
Page
12
A photograph from conservative London shows one of the citys policewomen directing traffic in Trafalgar Square, highlighting a rare sight for the era.
Two Welsh ladies in old style garments pose for a lawn tea, their beauty framed by period costumes. The article notes the Welsh retain their traditional attire in this display of heritage.
Edward Spafford, chairman of the American Legion committee on naval affairs, rose from Naval Academy appointee in 1901 to lieutenant commander. He earned the Distinguished Service Medal for wartime service and led submarine chaser efforts in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters before joining the Manhattan naval post in New York City.
Sergeant Minnia Arthur of the U S Marine Corps in Indianapolis handled a tense moment with a superior during a war recruiting visit. She maintained her desk and challenged the colonel with a sharp remark before the matter was dismissed. Arthur later served four years, 18 months active, now vice-commander of the Robert E. Kennington post in Indianapolis. She remains in the reserve and supports herself with hair nets. She is noted as a Liberian golf expert and skilled at blackjack.
In a witty American Legion Weekly snippet, a boarding house brawl is averted by a game of chess. A landlady’s threatened lashing turns into a strategic diversion as players choose chess over a physical confrontation. The exchange humorously captures wartime community life.
William F. Deegan, first vice commander of the American Legion in New York, touts the Bronx County unit as powerful and active. He cites bronze plaques on trees, veteran employment relief, and hospital aid, and stresses monthly county meetings, personal post visits, and a nonpolitical officer corps to maintain trust and avoid costly political involvement. During World War II he served with General Godluck’s staff along the Atlantic coast and inland depots, later discharge as a commandant.
Sergeant Harley O. Sylvester, an overseas veteran and American Legion member at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana, plans a 40 day hike averaging 18 miles daily to advocate military training camps. He will cover about 737 miles through Indiana Ohio and Kentucky visiting towns and Legion posts to recruit volunteers. The American Legion backs the effort to aid recruiting per a resolution of the UX Service Men's committee.
United States Department of Agriculture reports four year experiments at the Great Basin station showing how grazing frequency affects violet wheat grass and native brome. Less frequent cutting yielded more forage and moisture. frequent grazing causes waste and depletion.
Cletus Lappin, a severely wounded World War I veteran hospitalised in Minnesota, endorses a state veterans’ bonus payment made to the American Legion Lee G Prentice post in Fairmont. He says the Legion stood by him and he will help fund clubrooms for the post.
A brief excerpt from American Legion Weekly contrasts thirst for sensational trial coverage with the experience of jury duty rejection. The text critiques readers who seek more knowledge only to miss civic duties and lessons.
A North Carolina livestock owner writes to the United States Department of Agriculture praising the impact of the agency on dairy operations. The letter argues well fed cattle grow and yield profits, commending USDA efforts to weed out runts and improve stock sizes for profitable livestock production.
Grazing is the cheapest feed for livestock. Those with permanent pastures should conserve them for grazing only a limited number of animals and maximize the grass.
At three weeks of age young pigs should start eating grain and green feed. A creep with a trough of slop or shelled corn may be provided to encourage early intake.
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