A Man to His Mate and the Desert Tragedy
A collie named Grit leads Rourke and Sam to a dying Patrick Casey trapped under a wagon on the Three-Bar ranch in Arizona. Molly Casey, Casey’s fifteen year old daughter, becomes ranch mascot as Sandy vows to educate her and plans to send her East for schooling. Jim Plimsoll, a gambler, challenges Molly. authorities back him. The trio head toward New Mexico with Molly hoping for safety while pursuers close in.
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Arizona
Sandy
Bourke
Mormon
Peters
Sam" Manning
P. Casey
Rourke
Sam
Patrick Casey
Molly
Pardner
Jim Plimsoll
Casey
Plimsoll
Miranda Ratley
New Mexico
Barbara Redding
Gulf
Goldie
Caroea
Caroca
Uttle
Goodwin
Tie
Sandy Rourke
Redding Ranch
Chuck
Barbara
Paine
Teever
Pass of the Goats tests Sandy and Molly on canyon edge
Sandy Rourke and Molly battle a rain soaked ascent through the Pass of the Goats. A sudden emergency rope rescue saves Molly as the pair reach Caroca then flee a pursuing sheriff in a high speed escape to catch a train toward Boville and Phoenix.
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Goodwin
Sheriffs Machine
Godwin
Caroca and Sandy Lead The Way To Shelving Bench
Caroca and Sandy move ahead along the mare toward a shelving bench where he once camped long before, tracing a path through memory to a familiar landmark.
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Caroca
Sandy
Dynamite Strike Proves Rich Find Sparks Cheers
A mining camp celebration erupts after a prospector shouts that gold has been struck at Dynamite. The discovery promises work for workers and boosts local markets, attracting claimants and investors to the site.
Line of Vegetation and Bedouin Mobility
The Bedouin nomads move with the seasons across western Asia from central Arabia to Kurdistan foothills and back, following vegetation to feed their animals. Their wealth lies in livestock, driving year round nomadic life as spring tempers migrations.
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Western
Asia
Central
Arabia
E. Alexander Powell i
Harper’s Magazine
Self-Denial Above Everything Quote
A compact quotation attributed to John Sterling argues that education stressing self-denial is superior to any system that teaches all else but lacks that virtue. The line emphasizes discipline over broad but unfocused instruction.
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John Sterling
Comradeship Spirit Shown by Wallet Found by British Soldier
Minnesota veteran Francis Eli Ellis of St James Mina loses his wallet and papers in 1918 Belgium. Bert Gocke, a London veteran of the 145th Infantry, mails Ellis the wallet with a letter and a photo, recalling shared service and end of war hardships.
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Belgium
Bert Gocke
London
Ypres
Viamuetinghe
Spartanaire Club Code Proposed by American Legion Weekly
The American Legion Weekly outlines plans for a national Spartanaire club to train young Americans in character, business, and salesman skills. The code emphasizes patriotism, integrity, sportsmanship, accountability, continual learning, teamwork, and daily balanced effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion Weekly
Spartanaire Club
Federal plan for Camp Custer hospital for veterans
Plans in Congress for a 1.5 million dollar federal hospital at Camp Custer to treat nervous and mental illnesses among former service members. The 500 bed facility will span 500 acres with 30 buildings and include tuberculosis cottages, wards for disturbed patients, day rooms, nursing and attendant buildings, and vocational training shops as part of five new hospitals financed with 18 million dollars.
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Camp Custer
Congress
Has Uniformed Legion Band in Brockton Mass
American Legion members boast the only uniformed Legion band in the state based in Brockton. Twenty eight musicians, all Legionnaires, comprise the unit with nearly half of them veterans of overseas service.
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Brockton
Mass
American Legion
Song of Legion Auxiliary Official Flag Song Adopted
The Song of the Legion Auxiliary titled The Call of the Flag becomes a factor in the Americanism campaign. Mrs Magde King Johnston announces wide distribution of the official composition through the Auxiliary, with rights relinquished to the organization. The composer Mrs L D Westfelt died after returning from Egypt.
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Johnston
Auxllary
L. D. Westfelt
New Orleans
Auxiliary
Ford Hospital Opens Doors to Disabled Michigan Veterans
A personal plea by Alvin Owsley leads Henry Ford to open Detroit's Henry Ford hospital to 800 disabled Michigan veterans. Ford orders immediate admission for any man with proof of war service, addressing delays caused by government procedures. The 20 acre hospital, once US General Hospital No. 36, now serves veteran needs.
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Alvin Owsley
The
American Legion
Henry Ford
Michigan
Ford
Detroit
Qowsley
Legion Head
Henry Ford Hospital
Ford Hospital
United States General Hospital No. 36
Polar Bears form units of World War I veterans
World War I veterans in Chicago and Detroit form the Polar Bears detachments. Members include prominent Legionnaires who served in Russia with American troops while other units fought in France. Reports cite hard tack at 10 dollars and cigarettes at 2.50 per pack, nights in pup tents and subfreezing cold as topics of discussion.
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Russia
France
The
Wnits
Chicago
Detroit
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J. Allan Dunn
Sle
Golfe
Randy
Gandy
Brolly
Ery
Three Star
Boville
el Paso
Phoenix
Pullman
Sald
Chapter
American Legion News Service
Minnesota
New Institution
Song OF Legion Auxiliary
Madge King Johnston
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