May be youngest member of the American Legion
Jefferson post in Louisville Kentucky claims F Strother Barton as the youngest Legionnaire. Born April 8 1902 he tried to enlist at fourteen in 1916 but failed age rules then joined the navy in 1916 training in naval aviation. He later served with the Legion and is now twenty one.
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American Legion
Jefferson Post
Louisville
F. Strother Barton
Barton
Marine Corps
Navy
Ile
Charleston
S. C
Hampton Roads
The
Legion
Lieut
Frank R. Barton
Air Service
Argonne
William H. Barton
Tank Corps
Somme
Department of Kentucky
Arkansas Legion Aids City Schools Effort
American Legion auxiliary members in Little Rock join with Affiliated School Improvement to extend a 39 week term. Facing a 10 percent salary cut and early school closure, volunteers raised funds to pay teachers full contract salaries. M. M. Ebert unit and department officials supported the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxilary
Little Rock
Ark
School Improvement Association
Women Workers of the Legion
M. M. Ebert
American Legion Auxiliary
Allied
New World War Veterans Form First Foreign American Legion Post
Thirty World War veterans in Honduras form the American Legion’s newest foreign post. Most work for the Truxillo Railroad company. The post chartered at Puerto Castilla names Willard Benaulac, U.S. vice consul, as post commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honduras
American Legion
Legion
Truxillo Railroad Company
Puerto Castilla
Willard Benaulac
United States
Police Pay Raise Sought by Local Groups in Chicago
Several Chicago groups backed a plan to raise police salaries to 2500 dollars a year. Commodore Barry post of the American Legion led the push saying officers lack wages matching their duties and living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Commodore Barry Post
American Legion
Post
Sure Cure De Lancey Scene Turns to Scenery Change
In a witty exchange from American Legion Weekly, De Lancey asks about his wife’s condition and Chalmers reports a splendid recovery. The doctor prescribed a change of scenery, which De Lancey initially sees as clothing, but the punchline reveals it was to pay for the scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Lancey
Chalmers
American Legion Weekly
Polish Patriot Haller Lauds American Legion Visit
General Joseph Haller praised the American Legion for his October to December tour across fifty cities. He was the organization’s official guest, received the Distinguished Service Medal, visited the White House and Arlington, and expressed gratitude for soldiers returning to civilian life.
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America
Joseph Haller
American Legion
United States
John R. Quinn
Legion
Haller
White [House
Arlington
San Francisco
Marshal Foch
France
Beatty
England
Jacques
Belgium
Diaz
Italy
Europe
Britisher Anxious to Be Legion Member
Harold Hall, a veteran of the Royal Engineers, expects acceptance by the American Legion after a ruling lets allied service members who later naturalized join. A Minneapolis resident who arrived in January 1923, Hall applied for naturalization and then for Legion membership, awaiting final naturalization. He urges every American World War veteran to join the Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hall
British Royal Engineers
Mons
Dardanelles
American Legion
Hall
Legion
United States
Minneapolis
Canada Seeks 1924 American Legion Convention in Montreal
Montreal Mayor Martin invites the American Legion to hold its national convention there, praising cross border ties. The invitation came too late as 1924 plans already set for St. Paul Victoria.
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Montreal
American Legion
Veterans’ Organization
Legion
Canada
Martin
St. Paul
Victoria
RB. C
Veteran’s Organization
San Francisco
Show Them Clarence Edwards Leads Massachusetts Legion
Clarence R. Edwards, noted World War leader and current department commander of the American Legion in Massachusetts, urges comrades to prove Legion value by backing civic efforts. He vows the organization can become the finest body of men in America if nonmembers see its purpose and obtain broad citizen support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence R. Edwards
American Legion
Massachusetts
Legion
America
Edwards
Lions Escape Circus Cage Five Causes Panic
In a scene of high excitement the circus manager rushed to Sam the canvasman. Four lions have escaped from cage five prompting urgent help as Sam declares he will respond with a hammer to subdue the situation.
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Sam
American Legion Weekly
Wishful Bushes Hear Summer Through a Brook
A winter scene shows bare bushes along a brook shivering as frost nips the land. One bush nearly believes summer returns after listening to the brook’s song, which speaks of warmth, birds, and flowers, helping them endure the cold until spring.
The Why Superstitions by Hirding King
An essay tracing ancient beliefs about snakes and eels, linking superstitions about snakeskins to serpent worship. It notes cures and protective uses for wrists legs and waists, cites Aesculapius and Frazer, and suggests survivals reveal a submerged savagery beneath civilized culture.
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Aesculapius
Frazer
McClure
Bush Delivers Springtime Surprise in Quiet Tale
A compact fragment notes a bush triggering a springtime mood by choosing pleasant sounds over discomfort. The scene hints at memory and seasonal renewal through a simple, almost fable like moment.
Theophilus Jones Impresses Society Yet Fails Public Handshake
In a New York social scene, Theophilus Jones is introduced to a wave of portraits and tea where guests, including famed collectors, attempt polite greetings but meet a nervous, limp handshake that cools interest. The hostess pushes meetings, yet the artist's awkwardness sinks his early prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theophilus Jones
New York News
Pers
Noos
Shifttie
Mr. Jones
Juliana name history traces through saints and royalty
The article traces the given name Juliana from early Roman martyrdom through St. Juliana of Nicomedia, relics in Rome and Brussels, Norman and Flemish royal use, English adoption as Julyan, and later forms like Suline. It notes associations with luck, Wednesday as a lucky day, and symbolic meanings in Clénese belief.
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Juliana
Nicomedia
Galerius
Gregory the Great
Rome
Brussels
Sablon
Mathilda
Normandy
Henry I
Julienne
England
Julyan
Julyan Berners
Brittens
Fern Suline
Tau Guesclin
Iis
Ote
Jade
Juanes
Attes
Asc
Hunter Captures Heiress in Romantic Getaway
In a playful exchange, readers note that Hunter has won the heiress and is now away on a honeymoon. The discussion riffs on whether the trip should be called Jack's honeymoon or his harvest moon.
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Deck Hunter
Jack
Sheep and wool study course aids New York flocks
Cornell researchers report wool prices make breeding ewes profitable and sheep demand less labor than other livestock. The State College of Agriculture offers a free sheep and wool production study course for New York residents with animals, sharing practical farmer experience and scientific findings to improve flock efficiency statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
State College of Agriculture
Inis
New York
New York State
Stunted Colt Can Never Overcome Loss in Winter
Article argues grain price harms young colts, causing stunting in the first winter. It claims growth in year one determines final size and recommends early access to grain via a colt creep, supplemented hay, and continued feeding through winter until green grass appears.
Practical Farmers Dock Lambs to Prevent Filth
G P Williams, sheep field agent for North Carolina State College, explains why lamb docking is practiced. He notes docking prevents filth and wool contamination, adding the tail serves little practical purpose and is inferior in quality. The operation at one week old causes little notice to the lamb and reduces long term cleanliness issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Williams
North Carolina State College
Department of Agriculture
Collee
Williams
Hank
Barley Profitable for Feeding Herd of Swine
Hogs do well on barley and it provides more digestible protein than corn but still requires supplemental protein feed. An experiment showed 350 pounds of corn and 34 pounds of tankage needed to gain 100 pounds.
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H Irding King
Maine
Virginia
Kansas
Mae Busch
Australia
Miss Busch
Australian Symphony Orchestra
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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Metropolitan Newspaper Services
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