Joplin Soldier Hatler Bravery Earns Italian War Cross
Sergeant M. Waldo Hatler of Joplin Missouri earned the Italian croce di guerra for bravery after he swam the Meuse under fire while another diver perished. He delivered vital information from German lines and swam back with details aiding American command. Hatler also wears the Medal of Honor and the French Croix de Guerre, and met General Diaz in Kansas City at the American Legion convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
M.waldo Hatler
Joplin
Meuse
Italy
Hatter
Armando Diaz
American Legion
Kansas City
Cronkite Titled National Assistant Railway Station Agent in AEF Patois
C. E. Cronkite of Los Angeles, former first lieutenant in the 322nd field signal battalion, holds the vice presidential rank of the Forty and Eight Roughhouse club, a Legion of honor among WWI veterans, with a title tied to boxcars and war era slang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Cronkite
Los Angeles
Legion Roughhouse Club
Fer Nationale
A. E. F. Patois
Forty and Wight
Legion
C. E. Cronkite
Cal
Queen of the Canal Zone Winner Chosen by Legion Vote
Miss Viola Bissell was chosen as Queen of the Canal Zone in an American Legion Panama department contest. She received 1 307 800 votes and is described by supporters as tall blonde athletic and genuinely American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Bissell
American Legion Department of Panama
the Canal Zone
American Legion
Department of Panama
America
Europe
Deficient Cadet Challenged Over Geography Knowledge
A young man seeking a commission struggles through an exam as officers mock his ignorance of geography. One officer bursts out in disbelief after hearing misinformation, exclaiming that the candidate cannot even state where the country is located, referencing a sainted aunt's cat and a ringed monkey in a humorous rebuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Weekly
Wort McPherson National Cemetery at Fort McPherson Nebraska
Middle West National Cemetery sits along the Platte River in Nebraska as the region’s only national cemetery. Fifteen World War dead from France were buried there recently by the Fort McPherson post of the American Legion. Many grave markers simply read Unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West National Cemetery
Prairies
Platte River
Nebraska
Middle West
Wort McPherson
Plains
West
France
Fort McPherson
American Legion
We Aim to Please Convict No 711 I and the Mugg
A fragment from the American Legion Weekly notes Convict 711 I and known thief Bill the Mugg return car fare to victims. It jokes he is the most popular hold up man in Chicago and hints at his reputation in crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Chicago
American Legion Weekly
Rev H G Scoggins Heads Strong American Legion Post
A Texas county larger than Rhode Island produced no World War I officers. The top ex soldier is a former ordnance sergeant. Moran post leader Rev H G Scoggins, a truck driver and Methodist minister, once a corporal, now leads with 99 percent of the county listed as possible members.
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Texas
Rhode Island
Ordnance
Legion
Moran
H. G. Scoggins
Buck
Infantry
Mulvaney
Chair for the Commander: woven reed throne for Hanford MacNider
A chair of split bamboo and reeds, built in Manila as a gift from the Philippines to Commander Hanford MacNider of the American Legion. The throne replicates Moro chieftain design, is nail free, painted by sunlight, and features elaborate Oriental workmanship suited to the tropical summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacNider
Department of the Philippines
Comander Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Manila
Defends Negro Appointee to Annapolis amid War Era Debate
Representative Martin Ansorge defends appointing Emile Treville Holley to Annapolis Naval Academy as justice to the district's colored population. Holley, a freshman at the College of the City of New York, is cited alongside mentions of Harvard's non discrimination and all Negro posts in the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis Naval Academy
Martin Ansorge
New York
United States
Emile Treville Holley
College
City of
Harvard University
American Legion
Carrying On With the American Legion
War era measures and veteran affairs dominate the page. A navy order moves mine sweepers to scrap. Maryland and Indiana veterans seek benefits and job programs. 198 officers transferred from Washington. Hibben proposes reorganization to aid veterans' employment. A Detroit judge allows unemployment ex-soldiers in jury service at four dollars a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Detroit
Mich
Montana News Notes Highlight Local Happenings
Presbyterians plan a summer conference in Bozeman July 5 to 11. Industry and public works projects appear across the state including a $250,000 three story Masonic building in Butte and the opening of the Ingomar sheep shearing plant with 50,000 to 60,000 sheep booked. Local officials report resignations, arrests, awards, and multiple community events from Miles City to Billings and Great Falls.
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Presbyterians of Montana
Bozeman
Butte
Ingomar
Montana
Elimination of Boarder Fowls Boosts Profit in Poultry Flocks
A Montana State College poultryman, W. F. Schoppe, outlines culling as a profitable practice to remove poorer stock and preserve best hens for breeding. He lists clear quality indicators for good versus poor hens across combs, eyes, ears, vents, beaks, legs, pelvic bones, abdomen, feathers, and temperament to guide selection.
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W. F. Schoppe
Montana State College
Winter Rye Gains Wide Favor in Montana
A few years of low rainfall in Montana have boosted winter rye popularity due to winter hardiness early maturity wide soil adaptation low disease risk and good labor distribution. Critics cite volunteering in winter wheat lowering grade and market price around 80 percent of wheat with some reports of winter wheat uncertainty boosting rye acreage. Rye tolerates low temperatures matures before heat and soils are diverse making it a strong soil cover crop in sandy windblown areas.
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Montana
MANGELS BEST ROOT CROP FOR BOZEMAN EXPERIMENTS
Montana Experiment Station tests over years show underrrigation mangels yield highest roots per acre. Eighteen mangel varieties averaged 25.87 tons, carrots 18.65, turnips 18.33, and rutabages 19.59. Leading mangels include Banes and Mammoth Long Red. Mastodon tops carrot averages in 1917-19.
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Bozeman
Montana
Acre
Chantenay
Montana Station Champions Corn For North Montana Feed
The Montana experiment station advocates corn as the best solution to feed and forage challenges in northern Montana. This places corn among the key crops in the region's diversified farming plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Experiment Station
Montana
Bozeman Montana Experiment Station Publishes Bulletins
The Montana experiment station at Bozeman issues free agricultural bulletins on various subjects. Bulletins are sent at no charge and lists of available bulletins may be obtained on request.
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Montana Experiment Station
Bozeman
Farmers Plow Winter Rye in North Montana
North Montana farmers are stubbing in winter rye, valued on farms with hogs. The crop offers forage and feed value, aiding livestock operations as winter approaches.
A Home Garden Feasible on Every Farm
The article argues that a home garden can be grown on any farm. It helps lower family expenses and serves as a sound investment in all respects.
Production Cost Studied for Montana Potatoes
Montana Extension service farm management demonstrator M L Wilson asks what it costs to raise an acre of potatoes in Montana this year. He notes Michigan reports average 54.01 dollars per acre and urges Montana farmers to keep production records. Blanks are available from Bozeman or county agents. He expects higher potato acreage but warns only high quality, properly managed crops will profit.
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Montana
M. L. Wilson
Montana Extension Service
Michigan
Wilson
Bozeman
Dry farming records from Montana show varied success paths
North Montana farmers submit records to M L Wilson for the Montana extension service. Diversified farming, straight grain with summer fallow, and focus on cattle raising or large scale farming emerge as key strategies. The collection aims to publish a summary of factors behind dry land farm success in the region.
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North
Montana
M. L. Wilson
Montana Extension Service
Mr. Wilson
Subsoil Deep Plowing Yields Not Worth Cost at Havre
Experiments at the Montana experiment station north of Havre show subsoiling on fallow does not raise yields enough to justify the expense. Plowing to eight inches beats four inches for fallow land.
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North Montana
Havre
Montana”periment Station
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AMERICAN @LEGION
American Legion News Service
Sergt
M. Waldo Hatler
V. P
Canal Zone
S Rev. H. G. Scoggins
Strong American Legion Organization
North Sea
World War Veterans of
Maryland
Washington
Capital
Indiana
Hoosier Legionnaires
Lsted
William Strother
Houston
Ter
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Hanson
Radnor
Fred F. Wilson
The
Montana Hotel Men's Association
Hunter's Hot Springs
Frances
de Camp
Helena
Woolston Reservoir
Mt. Helena
Gilman
Augusta
Gilman Fair Association
Rober Johnson
Miles City
South
Northwest
That City
A. ST. Bowman
War-Bow
Hardin
Firestone Tire Company
Akron
Ohio
Wyoming
Billings
Montana Women's Legislative Council
Musselshell County
Eastern
Eliazabeth Glesick
Billings Realty
Wood
Lewistown
Kalispell
Wiliam Grant
Winnett
Poly Drive
George Brambo
Laurel
Washington J. McCormick
Missoula
Secretary of State
Fred Falk
Livingston
Deer Lodge
Moose Legis
C. H. Loud
Holstein-Freisian Association of America
Savoy
Fort Belknap
Milk River
Indian Department
Fred D. Mill
American Library Association
Cooke City
Yall
Ernester and Barker
Garfield County
Missouri River
Attorney General's
American Legion Post
Bridger
Broadus
Little Powder River
National Guards
Whitehall
First Battalion
163Rd Infantry
M.N. A
Blaine County
Zurich
Bernard J. Conryn
Anaconda
West Point Military Academy
W. J. McCormick
Gary Graybenl
Delia N. Michilson
Ringling
Gardiner
Yelllowstone Park
Wiliam Coleman
Montana Department of the
Great Falls
David Barry
Hassen Salloman
Fielding
Sam Rickard
oOo
Lloyd Nelson
Big Timber
Nelson
Tial V. Sheetz
Yakima
Wash
H. C. Scheetz
Scheetz
Yellowstone River
Robert Harris
Northen Pacific
Harris
Dan McKay
Flathead
Edgerton County
Bright
Frank Williams
Ono
Col. C. B. Nolan
State Bar
Grand Lodge of
Alfred George
William Grobright
Yellowstone Stores Company
Chestnut
Bozeman Kiwanis Club
Anaconda National Bank
Mike Flynn
Big Hole
State College Poultryman
Leghorn
Mangels
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