Legion Adjutant Creviston Reaches Fifth Year Service
National Adjutant Russell G. Creviston marks five years at American Legion headquarters after a career from Minnesota organizing posts to the first national convention. A World War I veteran, he rose from private to captain and headed the organization division before becoming assistant adjutant.
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Russell G. Creviston
American Legion
Creviston
James A. Crain
St. Paul
Legion
Mr. Creviston
Marton
Ind
The
Community Service
Minneapolis
Minnesota Department of the Legion
Arrang
Ing
Franklin D'Olier
Lemuel Bolles
John R. Quinn
Fourth Indiana Infantry
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Three Hundred and Twenty
Eightyfourth
Post to Honor Two New Jersey World War Heroes
Maple Shade New Jersey prepares an American Legion post named the Antrim Mentz post to honor two local World War I heroes. Harry Antrim of the U S S Buena Ventura sacrificed his life when the ship sank after a torpedo strike on September 16 1918. Norris M Metz served in the 315th Infantry and died from combat wounds received in France and later buried with full naval honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Maple Shade
N. J
American Legion
Antrim
Harry Antrim
United States Navy
U. S. S. Buena
Norris M. Metz
Three Hundred and Fifteenth Infantry
France
United States
Arlington Naval Cemetery
Denounces Patriotism Display Through Soap Busts
West Hoboken New Jersey American Legion Auxiliary denounces a novelty item trend showing pride via miniature Presidential busts sold as soap. A unit member reported finding plastic like busts attributed to Washington Lincoln and Roosevelt on sale in a New York store mixed with soap products.
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West Hoboken
N. J
American Legion Auxiliary
Washington
Lincoln
Roosevelt
New York
Germany
Veterans group targets permanent world peace drive
Interallied War Veterans aims to influence diplomacy with 15 million ex servicemen and women. The League of Nations reserves a veteran section to be consulted on peace issues as Geneva disarmament talks loom. Thomas W. Miller leads with Roy Hoffman and Mrs. Lowell F. L Hobart. Miller plans European tours and December sailing for a world peace agenda.
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League of Nations
League
Geneva
Switzerland
London
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Italy
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
United States
Rumania
Fidae
Miller
Europe
Seventeen Post Members Boosted by Frontier Rigors
The Bull Head S D O Barley Brought American Legion post shows seventeen full blood Sioux members though Bull Head township population is ten. Twelve veterans served overseas in World War I. Thomas C Necklace, a post member and Carlisle graduate, was elected department historian and reads Virgil Shakespeare and Darwin in his spare time.
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American Legion
Bull Head
S. Od
Barney
Burney
Post
Partn
Thomas C. Necklace
Virgil
Shakespeare
Darwin
Carlisle
Slow in Filing Claims for Government Bonus
Maj. Gen. Robert G. Davis reports slow uptake on the Adjusted Compensation act with only 1.8 million of 4.5 million applications received by Oct 1 1924. Of those, 850 thousand examined and about 400 thousand passed with certificates sent to the Veterans' Bureau for payment. Davis urged veterans to file now to save government costs.
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American Legion
Robert G. Davis
Adjutant General
Army
Veterans’ Bureau
Davis
Service Men May Obtain Northwest Angle Land
United States land office in Crookston Minnesota informs the American Legion of Minnesota that the Northwest Angle region of Minnesota will be settled soon. Service men with 19 months of service can prove up with seven months residence while those with no military record must reside three years. The area is largely timber land with potential value and filings are made at the Crookston land office.
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United States Land Office
State Department of the
American Legion of Minnesota
Northwest Angle
Minnesota
Lake of the Woods
Land Office
The
Legion
Crookston
Minn
Breakfast Cups Adorn Holiday Fashion
Two breakfast cups are described as festive accessories for women at Christmas. The top cup features lace and ribbon with pink frills of plaited chiffon, while the bottom cup uses net and lace with a lace frill at the neck and ribbon facing at the front and knot ends at the sides.
Gifted place-cards for hostess artful watercolors
Four sample place-cards are described as white cardboard painted by skilled hands. One features a colorful butterfly, another a cheerful Chinaman with a gay lantern, and two others show amusing Dutch figures. The note invites gifts of these personalized cards for hostesses.
Tulip Crepe Paper Favors for Christmas Guests
A Christmas dinner favor features a cluster of crepe paper tulips tied with color matched ribbon. Stems attach to a cardboard disk with gilt edgings along the petals.
Treasure State Farm Success Story of Dick Davis
Dick Davis arrived in Sidney in 1908 from Wisconsin with little farming experience and $1,100. He built a modern farm with 380 beef cattle, a small dairy herd, hogs, and substantial land, weathering hail and drought. He finances sound, and his crops yield better with fall plowing and rotation despite past setbacks. He remains wary of politics and remarks on Wisconsin’s state for comparison.
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Dick Davis
Sidney
Bangor
la Crosse County
Wis
Davis
Congress
Helena
Washington
Richland County
Tle
Montana
Wisconsin
Prominent speakers to address Bozeman Farm Week meetings
Montana farm and stockmen groups will hold annual conven tions at Montana State College during Farm and Home Week January 5 9 1925. Outside speakers include Dean D Farrell and Dr Nellie L Perkins. The program blends organization meetings with general sessions on agriculture and associated issues.
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Montan Farm Bureau
Montana Dairymen’s Association
Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute
Montana Potato Grower's Association
Jr. D. Farrell
Kansas Agricultural College
Farrell
Montana
Nellie L. Perkins
Wyane County
Detroit
Michigan
Dr. Perkins
Juvenile Court
Atkinson
Federal hunter reports three legged dog with wolves
Floyd H Hawks stationed at Lodgegrass Montana reports a three legged bob tailed dog killed after joining a wolf pack. The animal shows signs of prior trapping and a half dog half wolf from the same band is believed to be its offspring.
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Floyd H. Hawks
Lodgegrass
Montana
Mr. Hawks
Gulls Help Montana Farmers in Grasshopper War
In Pondera County flocks of 4000 to 5000 gulls appeared as natural pest control, driving grasshoppers from the fields. Observers note a historic Salt Lake City monument to gulls and legal protection for the birds. Also, Matt Liffing of near Melstone sold 400 yearling ewes for 12 a head to buyers Mrs. B C Mackrill of Kerley and Charles Flint of Bumatra, signaling a strengthening sheep industry.
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Montana
Pondera County
Utah
Salt Lake City
Matt Liffing
Near Melstone
B.C. Mackrill
Kerley
Charles Flint
Bumatra
Poultry Show Details Set for Butte January under AP Rules
Southern Montana Poultry association finalizes plans for a January poultry show in Butte under American Poultry Association rules with CG judging. A. Greenfield of Butte will judge and special displays of 14 birds per variety are to be featured with prizes.
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Southern Montana Poultry Association
Butte
American Poultry Association
CG. A. Greenfield
Wheat production records in Harlem region noted
A. F E Everett holds Harlem wheat record after threshing 513 bushels of Marquis from nine acres. The feat yields 57 bushels per mile east of Harlem. Indian driver Tom B Roads from near Hays brings a record 99 bushels in a six horse team haul to Harlem.
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Harlem
A. F E. Everett
Tom B. Roads
Hays
How to Make Grafting Wax at Home
A home method uses Mesin five pounds beeswax one pound charcoal one point two pounds and raw linseed oil one gill. Melt beeswax slowly then add charcoal and oil, stir and pour into pans to cool. The resulting wax can be broken into lumps and melted again for use.
Hogs Shipped From Miles City By Rail to South St. Paul Market
Two carloads of hogs totaling about 225 head were shipped from Miles City via the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad to the South St. Paul livestock market. The livestock were guided to Miles City on foot from Pine Hills ranch by C C Morgan and R D Stoltz.
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Miles City
Chicago, Milwaukee
Farm Life Suggests Corn Meal and Plaster Rat Bait
An old Farm Life note recommends a rat eradication mix of equal parts corn meal and plaster of Paris applied in spoonfuls around fields ditches buildings and burrows. It claims this mixture is safer and more effective than poison baits on farms.
Sweet Grass stock judging team heads to Portland for contest
The Sweet Grass county high school stock judging team, Montana champions, depart Big Timber on November 4 for Portland Oregon. They will face champion teams from 11 states in the stock judging contests.
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Sweet Grass County High School
Montana
Big Timber
Portland
Ore
Skimmed Milk Value Focused on Animal Feed
Farmers seek full value from skimmed milk by using it as a protein source for pigs calves and chickens, noting its potential benefits beyond butterfat.
Big Team demonstrations to spread in Montana wheat belts
Montana State College Extension Service runs November meetings across northern Montana counties to show big team farming methods. Phillips County hosts four sessions November 6 to 10 led by County Agent H L Lantz with two demonstrations at the Northern Montana Corn Show in Wolf Point. J J Peak of Rudyard assists with the demonstrations, building on prior work with the Better Farming train under M N Wilson. A new Extension Service Bulletin on big teams is in preparation.
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Montana
Montana State College Extension Service
Phillips County
H. L. Lantz
Wolf Point
J. J. Peak
Rudyard
Washington
Montana farmers report lower wheat harvesting costs with combines
A Montana State College Extension Service Bulletin summary states 15 to 20 bushels per acre yields yield harvest costs around two dollars per acre using combines. Coast costs run three to three and a half dollars per acre. In a weather question 21 said no trouble from wet weather and 19 said yes, showing an almost even split in Montana.
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Montana
Bulletin 71
Montana State College Extension Service
Pacific Coast
Prairie Dog Eradication Campaign On Crow Reservation
C A Doran led a field campaign on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana last summer freeing over 49 000 acres from prairie dogs across 131 towns which occupied 7 499 acres. Doran with one helper worked 35 days over a three month campaign using 3 200 pounds of poisoned bait.
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Crow Indian
Montana
C. A. Doran
Embargo Boosts Richland County Turkey Market
Supervising agents from New York and Pennsylvania compete for local supply as Texas turkeys remain embargoed until the post holiday period. Richland county turkey raisers anticipate a peak market, with output about three times the usual amount.
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Texas
New York
Pennsylvania
Sidney Poultry Buying Houses
Richland County
Montana towns see revival as settlers return
In the Musselshell region former settlers are returning drawn by strong crops this year. Musselshell reports no vacant houses indicating a growth trend expected to continue in coming years.
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Montana
Melstone
Musselshell
Peterson patent automates grain shocker for Montana fields
William F. Peterson of Libby secured a patent for an automatic grain shocker. The device attaches to a binder and catches tied bundles, dropping them in a pile after eight to ten bundles are assembled, promising convenience and labor savings in Montana and the middle west.
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William F. Peterson
Libby
Montana
Middle West
Chemical soil tests plus records guide soil value
Chemical tests show which materials are in soil but not their availability to plants. Tests alone do not tell the whole story. Combining chemical tests with production records yields the most dependable soil information.
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Legion Cause
Ruesell G. Creviston
New Jersey
Aim
Nanette
Rintintin
Milady
Bozeman
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