Blind British Hero Reunites With Old comrade in New Orleans
Captain William Appleby, a totally blind British veteran, attended the Interallied Veterans convention in New Orleans and later met Alfred Ernest Evans of Indianapolis, his former Lancashire Fusiliers comrade, by voice on a train. Appleby, who lost sight at Ypres and was wounded 29 times, identified Evans and recalled South African battles from 1900. His daughter Olga accompanied him on the trip.
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William Appleby
Great Britain
Lancashire Fusiliers
England
Appleby
Alfred Ernest Evans
Indianapolis
Evans
Alfred Evans
The
Ypres
Olga
Gude Emerges Rapid Star of Rowing Regatta
Washington D C Legionnaire Granville Gude stunned the Middle States regatta by winning the junior intermediate and association oar events in one afternoon after only six weeks of practice. His swift ascent positions him as a rising favorite for a future national title.
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Granville Gude
Washington, D. C
American Legion
Gude
Washington Legionnaires
Radio Outfit For Hospital Patients Circulates Across States
The American Legion auxiliary Nebraska department provides a mobile radio setup to Colfax Indiana’s hospital 75 and Bellevue Vocational school near Omaha for disabled veterans. Beds in an Iowa hospital receive receivers and a magna vox in corridors lets guests hear programs. Nebraska women also send boxes to veterans in hospitals across Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri Denver and Fort Bayard.
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United States Government
Colfax
American Legion Auxiliary
Bellevue Vocational School
Omaha
Neb
Department of Nebraska
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Denver
Colo
Fort Bayard
N. M
Legion Post Redirects Funds to Town Playground in Mangum
After two years chasing funds for a clubhouse the Mangum Oklahoma American Legion post redirected money to build a playground. They secured an eight year lease on a plot and used the fund to purchase ground and equipment for children.
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American Legion
Mangum
Okla
Legionnaires
Best Informed Legion Man Alvin Sparks Named Chairman
Alvin Owsley lauds Joe Sparks of Columbia DC as the best informed Legion member on hospitalization and rehabilitation matters. Sparks named regional chairman of the rehabilitation committee. his work as Legion liaison at Fifth US Veterans Bureau district HQ has drawn national attention and high commendations. The Fifth district achieved 92 percent efficiency under his term, from 2600 ex service hospital patients 2100 rated total disability and 499 claims pending. Sparks, born in Clarence County DC thirty seven years ago, later worked as a newspaper reporter and city editor in Columbia before joining a New York life insurer.
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American Legion
Alvin Owsley
Legion
Joe Sparks
Columbia
8. C
Sparks
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Owsley
Mr. Sparks
Clurence County
D. C
Columbia State
South
New York Life Insurance Company
The
Atlanta
News of
Welcome Cookie Jar Brings Smiles to Veterans Hospitals
Veterans at Kansas City Government Hospital and Leavenworth National Military Home enjoy a cookie jar project by the American Legion Auxiliary. Photos show three ex-soldiers savoring treats as a chorus of grateful faces appears. With current consumption, the year totals would stretch cookies 12 miles if lined end to end.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Government
Kansas City
National Military Home
Leavenworth
Need of Physical Exercise
Gar land W. Powell of the American Legion argues that most draft disqualifications from physical defects could be prevented by physical education. A medical authority cited by Powell says heart disease malformations and vision issues can be mitigated with exercise along with better nutrition foot care and proper footwear.
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Garland W. Powell
American Legion
Americanism Commission
Mr. Powell
A Little Hint Actor Rates at This Hotel
A playful line from American Legion Weekly notes a hotel rate joke where a clerk offers three dollars up and three dollars down. The quip highlights a humorous take on rates and bargaining in a wartime era context.
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American Legion Weekly
Crystal detectors and crystal radio getting sharper tuning
A detailed look at crystal detector receivers contrasts their simplicity and reliability with tube sets. It explains distortion causes, tuning broadness, and methods to improve selectivity, including circuit shunting, coupling choices, and practical maintenance notes for better radio reception.
Daido Electric Plans Radio System For Japan
Daido Electric Power of Nagoya seeks government sanction to establish a wireless telephone network. The system would link its power stations and is designed for internal use, with potential public use if demand grows. Initial line would run from Okawa in Nagano to Osaka, about 150 miles via Nagoya.
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Daido Electric Power Company
Nagoya
Japan
Department of Commerce
Ags
Okawa
Nagano
Central Japan Railway Line
Osaka
Montclair installs aerial equal in size to major stations
Radio flashes report Montclair New Jersey has installed a high level aerial in the physics department with licensed pupil operators. Future plans include a 1923 operation of high powered stations at Bogota Bay Cuba and Buenos Aires to relay messages. Commander Tost of Italy notes the US lags in radio broadcasting and predicts slow prospects. A wedding broadcast drew one hundred thousand listeners to the service.
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Montclair
N. J
Bogota Bay
Cuba
Buenos Aires
Bogota
Tost
Italy
Marea
Camp Curry
Yosemite Valley
Value of Good Receivers
The text stresses that the energy captured by a 4 inch receiver is very small and requires high quality receivers to convert it efficiently. It warns against spending excessive effort on constructing tuners and detectors while ignoring receiver quality and price versus performance.
Montana Potato Growers Gather for State Meeting in Bozeman
The Montana Potato Improvement Association plans a two day meeting at Bozeman during Farmers Week with sessions on production topics first and marketing later. Speakers include CG Davis and a federal rep on grading while T Black serves as secretary. A potato show will accompany the event with 20 pound samples due by January first.
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Montana Potato Improvement Association
Bozeman
State College
CG. G. Davis
Montana
Ueriguiture
U.S
Federal Department
T. Black
Whitehall
Bozeman O
Montana Seedgrowers Association
Railroads and firms back Montana student congress trip
Montana railroads and major firms unite to send over 540 high school delegates to the fourth annual young men’s vocational congress at Bozeman January 8 to 12 1928. Prominent Montana State College leaders will address attendees as they learn modern professions and report back to their schools. Delegates also come from Idaho Wyoming North and South Dakota.
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Montana
Bozeman
Montana State College
Montiana
Hife
Idaho
Wyoming
North
Dakota
South Dakota
Extension Workers Aid Farms Across U S Counties
More than 2100 of 2850 agricultural counties in the United States employ at least one extension worker. These representatives of the USDA and state agricultural colleges conduct demonstrations of farm and home practices proven by experiments and provide advice by visits, correspondence, calls, meetings, and local articles.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural College
Loca
Indications of Layer Hens in Poultry Selection
The text describes signs of good layer hens focusing on feather fineness and dryness, tight feathering, head shape, and tight wattles. It notes that high quality birds have close fitting wattles and ear lobes, prominent eyes when viewed frontally, and a lively, bright expression, while low producing birds show dull, sunk eyes and drooping brows.
Poison in Mushroom Cap Raises Animal Safety Questions
The article notes that animals such as squirrels may eat poisonous mushroom stalks while avoiding the caps. It suggests the cap may contain the poison and that the feeding escape is not due to immunity. Further careful investigation is urged.
Farmers' meeting and winter event announced
The notice lists a farmers event with a date range 7 January to 8 18 and references five governors or officials involved in the annual gathering. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
Don't Get Into a Rut in Cooking Circular Issued
A Montana extension service women’s division circular offers home recipes. Sample items include mayonnaise with egg oil and vinegar, a cornmeal flour baking powder dish, a cheese corn and pepper sauce bake, and a potato and corn dish with onions and crackers. Costs range around 12 to 30 cents per recipe.
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Saya
Montana Extension Service
Montana
Hominy Grits Bake With Cheese Sauce Method
The instructions describe cooking grits by adding slowly to salted boiling water, boiling ten minutes then one hour in a double boiler. A milk and flour cheese sauce is prepared, cheese added to the hot sauce, and a buttered baking dish is layered with grits and sauce, topped with buttered bread crumbs and baked in a hot oven.
Homemade Hominy From Hulled Corn Process
Soak hulled corn overnight in water then boil in an iron kettle with warm water. For each pint add one tablespoon baking soda and boil until hulls loosen. Wash until clear and hulls slip off. Soak again, rinse to remove alkaline taste, then boil or freeze until tender and salt to taste.
Storage potatoes need air ventilation disproves blackheart theory
Insufficient ventilation during storage causes central discolored, brackish areas in potatoes. Experiments show symptoms appear when air is excluded from tubers even at low temperatures. Heat worsens the trouble, while proper ventilation substantially checks it, countering the theory that blackheart is caused by heating in storage.
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Blackheart
Household Adhesive Tape for Quick Repairs
Adhesive tape will fix many small jobs by bringing two edges together and wrapping snugly around joints. It can also secure cords attached to a flatiron or hot water bottles for temporary, handy service.
Oregon Hood River Cherry Tree Claims World Largest Size
A cherry tree in Hood River district Oregon is described as the largest of its kind in the world with a six foot diameter trunk and branches spreading about five thousand square feet. The giant tree draws attention from locals and visitors.
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Hood River District
Oregon
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