Statewide literacy drive in Oklahoma led by American Legion
Aimed at stamping out illiteracy in Oklahoma the effort is directed by Dr. Frank H. Mac Gregor of the state American Legion. The Jones plan trains principals clubs and volunteer workers to educate illiterates through reading arithmetic civil government and American history.
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Oklahoma
American Legion
Frank H. MacGregor
Department of Americanism
State Legion Organization
Doctor MacGregor
Legion Plan
Mangum
Okla
England
Hell
King George
Calais
Disabled veteran Hans Hunsdorf aids fellow World War I servicemen
Hans Hunsdorf, born in Norway in 1878, now a tuberculosis patient at St. Pauls Aberdeen hospital, has dedicated himself to disabled veterans. He has helped hundreds with compensation claims, attended every local military funeral, and worked to recruit for the American Legion since 1923, writing 101 applications personally.
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Mid-West
Hans Hunsdorf
Aberdeen Hospital
St. Paul
Minn
Hunsdorf
Eidsvold
Norway
Fort McDowell
Cal
France
American Legion
Legion
How Much Milk Does She Give
A buyer asks the price of a cow after a slow bargaining session. The farmer admits he does not know the exact milk yield, but touts the cow as a good natured animal that will give all she can.
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American Legion Weekly
Among Legion Funmakers Leaders Highlight Howard E. MacDonald
Howard E. MacDonald of Seattle a charter member and longtime organizer in the Forty Hommes et Hult Cheveaux known as the playground society of the American Legion. He served as cor respondant national and helped stabilize the national body after the Kansas City Promenade National. MacDonald held the post through the New Orleans convention and later stayed in that role after Edward J. Elvers became national president. He served 22 months in the army overseas 14 months as a sergeant major Coast Artillery at First Army Artillery HQ.
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Forty Hommes Et Hult Cheveaux
Playground Society
American Legion
Howard E. MacDonald
Seattle
MacDonald
Third Legion
Rainier No. 21
Elmer J. Noble
Rainier Noble No
Kansas City
First Promenade
Edward J. Elvers
Portland
Ore
New Orleans
Army
Coast Artillery Corps
First Army Artillery Headquarters
Legion Will War on Dope Declares Powell in Indiana
Garland W. Powell director of the Americanism commission of the American Legion told a Indianapolis audience that 95 percent of drug peddlers are of alien birth or parentage and that immigration restriction could curb the traffic He warned the drug menace could turn the nation into a drug soaked country within 25 years He urged capital punishment for drug ped dling and cited rising use among high school and younger students with a peddler nabbed waiting outside classes.
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America
Garland W. Powell
Americanism Commission
The
American Legion
Indianapolis
Powell
Alaska Women Adopt Hospital Plan by Juneau Auxiliary
Alaska women in the American Legion Auxiliary decide to adopt a hospital. They propose Walla Walla Washington’s hospital be adopted and aided with comforts for disabled ex servicemen.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Juneau
Alaska
R. Eb, Arne
War Service
Pacific Division
The
Red Cross
Walla Walla, Wash
Auxiliary
Drive for Better Streets Organized by Rockdale Legion
The American Legion post of Rockdale Texas led a civic drive to repair town streets. Citizens from all ages took a day off toFix potholes and lay gravel using every truck and wagon in the city while Legion members provided supervision and a well equipped clubroom suite supports the effort.
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American Legion Post
Rockdale
Tex
Legion Post
Miss Marjorie Barker Crowned Kentucky Queen of Hygeia
Hopkinsville Kentucky eighteen year old Marjorie Barker named Kentucky Queen of Hygeia. She stands five feet four inches tall weighs 119 pounds and favors bridge swimming and outdoor sports with a fondness for pretzels as part of her regimen.
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Marjorie Barker
Hopkinsville
Kentucky
Cooperative Farm Marketing Notes Call for Stronger Co-ops
Secretary Wallace urges greater attention to farm marketing and economics to sustain agriculture. He stresses cooperative organization, open markets, and equal access to credit, linking efficiency with businesslike production and stable prices. The American Bankers Association tracks successful co-ops to guide nationwide development.
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Wallace
Banker-Farmer
American Bankers Association Agricultural Commission
D. H. Otis
State Bank Division
The
American Bankers Association
Bankers urged to aid farmers for higher profits nationwide
E. J. Bodmann of the Agricultural Commission of the American Bankers Association in the Eighth Federal Reserve District argues that over 30,000 U S banks would earn more by helping 6.5 million farmers increase profits. He says national wealth depends on farmers receiving reasonable returns from investments and labor.
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E. J. Bodmann
Agricultural Commission of the American Bankers Association
Eighth
Federal Reserve District
United States
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Riverside
Washington
Bureau of Standards
Hoover
Richmond
Maine
Willam Cramp & Son Corporation
Elizabeth of
Belgium
L. Pullez
Else von der Lieben
Department of Agriculture
Mr. Wallace
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Mr. Wallage
United States Department of Agriculture
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