War Records Plan for a Granddad Genealogy Archive
Mrs. Edward W. Burt of Salisbury North Carolina chairs the American Legion Auxiliary committee seeking to create an hereditary society. The plan incorporates war records of Legion men into Auxiliary records to aid future genealogists in tracing granddads World War service.
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Edward W. Burt
North Carolina
Salisbury
N. C
Burts
American Legion Auxiliary Committee
Auxiliary
American Legion
Legion
Sons of the Revolution
Burt
Veteran of Seven Wars Seeks Peaceful Life in Seattle
Robert Bruce Mac Gregor of Seattle a forty year old veteran of seven wars says his battlefield days are over and he will devote his remaining years to peaceful work He served in World War I with the Princess Patricia’s Regiment and survived among 1093 men only two walk He also fought in the Spanish American War Boxer Rebellion Natal uprising Matabele war and Jamieson raid He has twelve medals four decorations and wounds that require constant medical care He now fights unemployment through the American Legion and has helped place jobs for 286 former soldiers He has adopted and is educating a fifteen year old boy.
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Robert Bruce MacGregor
Seattle
Wash
MacGregor
Princess Pat
Mr. MacGregor
Philippines
China
South Africa
Natal
American Legion
Legion Poster Drawn by Clarence Reeder Wins $100 Prize
New Orleans artists, nineteen entrants, competed for a poster to publicize the American Legion national convention in New Orleans. The winning design by former top sergeant Clarence Reeder features a doughboy, a sailor, and a marine studying a guidebook titled New Orleans the Paris of the U S A with the French quarter backdrop. The emblem sits above the words Oh buddy lets go and American Legion National Convention at New Orleans October 16 20. Forty thousand posters will be distributed to Legion posts and displayed in railroad stations nationwide.
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New Orleans
Clarence Reeder
Camp Pike
Paris
Sow, Samison Lesson From Sun Day School
An archaic Sun Day School fragment shows a teacher prompting pupils to discuss moral fall and a boy named Georgie responds with a brisk remark about patronizing women barbers. The piece reflects period attitudes and journalistic tone.
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Samison
Georgie
Athenean
Teglon
Medal of Honor Men Guests at Legion Convention
Distinguished guests at the American Legion national convention in New Orleans October 16 to 20 include Medal of Honor recipients. Lieut Sidney G Gumpertz of New York, first to accept the invitation, earned his medal for valor on September 26, 1918 in Bois de Forges while with the 132nd Infantry. He and two killed comrades silenced a German nest and forced surrender of 16 enemy troops and two machine guns.
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New Orleans
United States
Sydney G. Guipertz
New York
Guimpertz
One Hundred Thirty-second Infantry
Bois de Forges
Gumpertz
Gummpertz
Legion rider travels 125 miles promoting posts across country
Don ald F. Chase, 21, city editor of the Nevada State Journal, rode from Reno to Syracuse on a bicycle speaking at 110 American Legion posts. He aims to show post activities and community improvements while camping roadside. He defended his tire pistol action after a driver hit his bike near Topeka.
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Donald F. Chase
Reno
Nev
Syracuse
N.Y
Chase
Nevada State Journal
Reno American Legion
Legion
Nevada State Department
Topeka
Kan
American Legion
Duluth Entertainer Lada to Perform for Doughboys in New Orleans
Miss Emily V. Schupp of Duluth Mina known as Lada volunteers to dance for her doughboy friend at the American Legion national convention in New Orleans next October. During the war she entertained thousands of soldiers in Cantonments and has appeared at Legion events in several Minnesota cities. She will join a Duluth American Legion band recital at the convention. the band recently won first prize over 75 rivals in Kansas City last fall.
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Emily V. Schupp
Duluth
Mina
New Orleans
Miss Schupp
Lada
Cantonments
America
Legion
Minnesota
Duluth American Legion Band
Kansas City
Women Auxiliaries Spread Across Nations
Carrying on with American Legion efforts, large sign boards directing to Legion clubrooms appear on roads into Riceville Iowa. Auxiliaries modeled after the Legion are formed in Canada and England with eligibility limited to wives mothers sisters or daughters of war veterans members. They visit disabled veterans and aid dependents while advocating legislation to ease postwar burdens.
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American Legion
Riceville
Canada
England
War Veterans’ Associations
Tide of Temptation Warns Against Conceit and Pride
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate meditation urges captains of courage to resist the invisible tide of temptation and false pride. It warns the inexperienced and boastful to steer straight, keep faith, and follow the Golden Rule to reach a tranquil harbor of Truth and Mercy.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Ambitious and Covetous Cited in Arabian Proverb
The saying notes that ambition makes a man a captive while greed yields poverty, illustrating a moral contrast between drive and avarice.
We lost our little girl today by Maupin
A mother's tearful reminiscence as a child leaves for school. The verse traces joyful childhood, now remembered with longing and sorrow. The speaker notes the changing years and the enduring bond between mother and daughter across time.
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Will M. Maupin
Timely Dishes For Leftover Chicken
Leftover chicken can be repurposed by grinding the meat and mixing with cooked rice, seasoned and formed in a dish, then baked with a custard made from eggs flour milk and seasoning. A second dish uses chicken stock and cornmeal cooked slowly, then folded with chicken, molded, cooled, sliced and fried.
Fish and Potato Balls Frying Method
Two ecupfuls of cold bottled fish and two cupfuls of mashed potatoes are combined with butter hot milk salt pepper parsley and minced onion. Form into balls dip in beaten egg roll in crumbs and fry in hot fat. Drain on brown paper.
Fussy Gentleman Probes Salacious Novel Yawning Exchange
A witty exchange unfolds as a fussy old man questions a reader about a salacious novel while the other man defends his yawning in a humorous overdressed conversation. The scene highlights social bodies and polite banter in a period-accurate tone.
Want What You Need and No More
Philosophers say we may have anything we want if we want it enough with limits. The piece warns that strong desire without need leads to sacrifice and misery, urging focus on needs like reputation health and a home before pursuing extras. It concludes with advice to begin young and avoid wanting what is unnecessary.
Confetti Origins From Rome to New Orleans Mardi Gras
The word confetti derives from con fectionery. It traces from hard ben-bons in Italy to cheap pellets and paper scraps in France and the United States. Mardi Gras in Paris and New Orleans shows confetti’s widespread, costly use with millions of pounds sold and substantial spending.
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Rome
Naples
Europe
France
United States
Louisiana
Paris
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Fowls need oyster shells for profitable egg production
Prof. J. G. Halpin tells poultry school at Ohio experiment station that laying hens must have oyster shells and limestone grit plus mash with animal feed. Data from Wisconsin station show shells and grit are essential, though lack does not cause soft shells. Early habits formed by placing shells and grit before pullets aids intake.
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J. G. Halpin
Ohio Experiment Station
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Better Progeny by Culling
The USDA reports that culling a flock to keep vigorous, prolific layers improves progeny. Late moulted Rhode Island Red hens produced daughters laying about two dozen more eggs per bird than the original flock, with more winter laying and higher product value, estimated at about $1.04 per bird more in seven months.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States Experiment Farm
Beltsville
Rhode Island
Cheap powder for poultry lice control
A homemade lice powder mix using three parts gasoline to one part crude carbolic acid with plaster of paris to moisten. Dry before use and store airtight. Safe handling needed due to flammability. about 125 birds can be dusted per hour with one pound of powder for ten mature fowls. For chick head lice, blue or mercurial ointment mixed with vaseline is applied at the base of the head feathers.
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Gio
Hee
Watering Chicks With A Dripping Barrel And Pan
A simple method to supply water to chicks uses a barrel under shade that slowly drips into a clean pan. This setup reduces the need to frequently refill and keeps water readily available.
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American Legion News Service
THE
Legion: National Convention
F.’A. Walker
By Will M. Maupin
Costsz
Western Newspaper Union
John Blake
Henry
Martha
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