Legion Man Displays Nerve on Coal Cars to School
Thomas D. Lane, a junior law student at the University of Kansas and American Legion member from St. Paul Minnesota, journeyed three days in coal cars to reach the Federal Board for Vocational Education in Minneapolis. He earned Section One assistance for tuition, supplies, and training pay to complete his course.
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Marine ‘Corps
Thomas D. Lane
University of Kansas
Lane
Argonne Post
American Legion
St. Paul
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Minneapolis
Chicago
Mrs Clinton Murray Leads Texas American Legion Auxiliary History
A Texas veteran leader Mrs Clinton Murray of Houston directs the American Legion Auxiliary in Texas. She organized the first unit in Houston in 1920 and as state president expanded the department from 23 to 53 units with plans for one unit per post. Her Revolutionary War lineage includes connections to Nathaniel Greene and Daniel Boone. Her Civil War era grandfather served as a captain in Forrest's Brigade.
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America
Nathaniel Green
Daniel Boone
Clinton Murray
Houston
Tex
Women's Auxiliary
Amercan Legion
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Medical Corps
Murray
Red Cross
Austin
Nouston
Legion
Texas
Mrs. Murray
Concordia Parish
Nathaniel Greene
Forrest
Memorial rites across Minnesota honor fallen soldiers
In Cloquet Minnesota the body of John De Foe, Minnesota’s first Indian soldier to die in combat, is laid to rest as Carl Anderson posts of the American Legion pay homage. Across Minnesota mourners honor dead service members whose bodies return from overseas with Legionnaires in full dress. The Bemidji post honors Ralph Gracie in his hometown service with honors.
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Cloquet
Minn
John de Foe
Solier
Carl Anderson
American Legion
Minnesota
Leflonires
Winnebago Post
Vernon, Bailey
Ralph Gracie
Bemidji Post-Is
Honora
Vernon’s Legion Policy Builds Strong Minnesota Department
Under A. H. Vernon the Minnesota American Legion has grown into one of the strongest departments in the nation. He argues success comes from service to members and the state, creating a service bureau handling about a thousand ex service claims monthly and a department News Service. In 1921 posters were placed on every billboard to publicize veterans benefits, with widespread newspaper notices guiding each veteran to reporting sites for compensation and training. Vernon then mobilized 20,000 business leaders to place veterans in jobs, prompting a strong merchant response and aiding vocational students’ placement.
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A. H. Vernon
Minnesota
The
American Legion
Legion
Ammander Vernon
Legion Service
American Legion News Service
Federal Board For Evocational Education
Bend
Vernon
Merited Tribute to the American Legion
A Leslie Weekly editorial lauds the American Legion as a grand composite of biographic Americanism from Putnam to Pershing. It praises its quiet manners, strong memories, and moral prerogative to defend institutions, while noting its unglamorous unity and enduring civic impact.
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Putnam
Pershing
Lesiie
Weekly
Potsdam
America
Legion
Congress
Father Moran Aids Legion Armistice Day Bill
Father D. J. Moran of Farmington was named chairman of the Armistice Day committee by the Minnesota American Legion State legislative committee. He led the drive to declare Armistice Day a legal holiday and helped establish a prominent Legion post in Farmington after returning from overseas service.
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American Legion
House
Senate
D. J. Moran
Farmington
Father Moran
Legion
France
Legion State Headquarters
Minnesota
Injury From Insects Greatest Among Lambs and Sheep
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture warns parasites cause most losses in sheep. Prevention steps include pasture rotation, drainage of swamps, proper manure disposal, and strict handling of ewes and yearlings. External and internal parasites are covered with remedies and recommended dips, with emphasis on quarantine of infested areas and prompt action on illness.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Union
Full Value of Buttermilk for Pig Feeding
The greatest value of buttermilk and skimmilk for feeding is secured only when fed with other feeds. Buttermilk fed alone to pigs does not deliver the same results as when combined with corn.
Best Practice With Manure Handling
Farmers advise direct manure hauling from barn to field as best practice for efficient application. They emphasize minimal handling to reduce waste and nutrient loss, promoting timely spreading to support crop growth and soil health.
Get Cellar to Fit Get a collar that fits the horse
A collar must fit the horse to prevent further sore shoulder injuries. A good collar costs money but a horse with a sore shoulder will cost more in the long run.
Edison Elected Guest at Army Quartermaster Corps Dinner
Thomas Edison shown at his desk is elected a member of the Secretariat of Quartermaster Officers and was guest of honor at a long distance dinner by the Army Quartermaster Corps. Tables spanned three continents from Coblenz to China and across major U S cities to celebrate the corps one hundred forty sixth anniversary.
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Thomas £. Edison
Sceen
Quartermaster Corps of the Army
Cbblenz
China
United States
Boston
San Francisco
Miscellaneous Historical Facts Cited From Various Sources
The note lists curious claims from antiquity and science including an ostrich named Ives nearing ninety, diamonds in fallen meteors, a theory of Alexander the Great’s gold coffin, May as unlucky for marriage in Rome, high widow rates in India, egg shell substitutes in hour glasses, and donkeys blessed in the Batherie Islands on St Anthony's day. it also credits Prof E W Brown with 30 years of work on Tables of the Motion of the Moon published in 1920.
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Alexander the Great
May
Rome
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Texas Organization
Minnesota Legionnaires
Leslie’s
Aids Legion
Brance
Joan
Citizens of A Real Democracy
Leitzertaidk
Chirns
Appenwell
Trogen
Appenzell
Grebe
Cowes
England
Edison
Hyannis
Mass
Neta
Pueblo
Colo
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