Emery Named National Commander Of American Legion
Major John Garfield Emery of Grand Rapids Michigan was unanimously elected national commander of the American Legion at the national executive committee meeting in Indianapolis He succeeds the late Frederick W Galbraith Jr who was fatally injured in an automobile accident in Indianapolis Emery previously served as a vice commander and saw combat in World War I including Cantigny the Meuse Argonne and the Ft Sheridan training period He was born July 4 1881 and worked as a real estate and insurance broker before wartime service and local government service in Grand Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Garfield Emery
Grand Rapids
Mich
American Legion
National Executive Committee
Indianapolis
Frederick W. Galbraith, Jr
Emery
Legion
Cleveland
Thomas J. Bannigan
Hartford
Conn
Fort Cheridap
France
Americana
Fhat Way
Blois
Hirst Corps
Gondrecourt
Highteenth Infantry
Cantigny
St. Minfal
Camp Custer
Major Emery
The
Galbraith
North Dakota Mother Leads Legion Auxiliary Work
Mia Eugene Fenlon of Devil's Lake North Dakota stepped in to run a ranch during wartime as her son served abroad. She organized the local women’s auxiliary to the American Legion, led in fund drives aiming for about $2,000, and served as first vice president of the North Dakota Women’s Auxiliary, contributing through knitting and comfort bundles.
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United States
Germany
North Dakota
Mia
Eugene Fenlon
Devil's Lake
N. D
Siatera
Vwelves
Uaryice Tien
Steeted
Firet
Women's. Auxiliary
Veterans aid grows fruit in California valley
Disabled World War I veterans cultivate Imperial Valley crops on government provided land while receiving $100 monthly compensation. California American Legion helps safeguard veterans interests. women clubs push Victory Memorial Highway lobbying from Topeka to national conventions.
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Imperial Valley of California
Federal Board of Vocational Education
RK. T. Wisher
Agsterant
California Department of the American Legion
West
Capitol Post
American Legion
Topeka
Kan
Chinch Bugs Threaten Missouri Crops Across States
The United States Department of Agriculture warns of an impending chinch bug outbreak spreading from northern Texas through Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Nebraska Illinois Indiana to Michigan. Entomology urges energetic control as pests threaten wheat rye and corn. migration will increase as wheat matures. Barriers and creosote repellents should begin as bugs move toward ripening wheat and delayed corn planting raises damage risk.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Missouri
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agricenture
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Trap Crop as Defense Against Migrating Pests in Crops
The text advises barrier maintenance during migration and recommends sowing two drill widths of millet as a trap crop between corn and neighboring wheat and rye fields. It stresses rapid action to establish strong growth before a large pest attack, then plowing the trap crop deeply when pests migrate in, followed by careful ground packing to keep costs low and profitability high.
Separate Pens For Poultry
Separate pens for each poultry variety reduce fouling in yards and prevent one flock from dominating feeding spaces. Ducks geese and turkeys benefit from individual lots for cleaner pens and faster growth, making daily management simpler and more efficient.
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Stelf
Watering free range poultry vital for growth
The article stresses the critical role of water in poultry development. It warns that withholding water during hot days can injure birds and slow growth, and notes concerns that water supply may be inadequate for the flock.
Demonstrate Sound Farming Practices In 1920
Pennsylvania pig club members show superior farm methods by feeding and caring for pigs. Daily gains averaged 1.19 pounds for prize pigs, 1.12 pounds for others, outperforming the state average of about half a pound. Robert Webster of Huntersville led in daily gain with a pedigree Poland China pig.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Robert Webster
Huntersville
Lycoming County
Robert
Poland
China
Town reports purebred stock in Jackson township Ohio
The township of Jackson in Hardin county Ohio is free from scrub sires. Prof John W Watcher notes this first abstention and that every sire and dam must be registered to prove purebred status. The survey covers 165 farms with measurements across boars rams beef cattle dairy bulls and stallions.
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Jackson
Hardin County
Ohio
United States Department of Agriculture
John W. Watcher
Ohio Agricultural Extension Service
Siey
Moe
College of Agriculture
Spray for alfalfa weevil boosts yield in trials
County agent reports the USDA spray developed by the Office of Cereals and Forage Insect Investigations increased alfalfa yield by about one half ton per acre over unsprayed fields. The mix uses lead arsenite or arsenate, applied with a power sprayer at 50 to 100 gallons per acre, across 51 farms and 10,113 acres, with estimated savings of 68,087 dollars.
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Tuh
United States
Dwartment of Agriculture
Office of Cereal and Forage Insect Investigations
Bureau of Entomology
Department
Anys
Critical period for piglets at eight or ten weeks
The article notes a crucial developmental window for pigs aged eight to ten weeks. It states profitable market hogs depend on unimpeded growth, advising green crops and self-feeders with corn, wheat middlings, and tankage to ease the weaning period and preserve the intake from the sow after removal.
Easy to Distinguish Tunes in St. Louis Cabaret
Two men discuss a jazz orchestra in a St. Louis cabaret. One enjoys the music and taps along, while the other complains that he cannot tell different tunes apart. The bored man asks how to tell them, and the friend explains some pieces are longer than others.
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Big Sticks
St. Louia
Nime
St. Louis
Woodge Incident Sparks Brief Legal Quip
McAssant notes a remark about Woodge and dismisses the exchange as a minor incident. The remark is labeled a routine occurrence with frequent closures cited by the speaker.
Incomes Tax Wit and Cuticura Ad Parody
A humorous exchange mocks taxes with a quip about a statistician who cannot figure out paying a debt. The ad promotes Cuticura products Soap Ointment and Talcum at 25 cents each, claiming irresistible fragrance across a range of uses.
Tim es Hadn t Changed Much
The unsophisticated young clergyman tries to spark talk with his partner by quipping about the Tenth Commandment wordings. The woman replies in a calm, witty tongue that the maidservant phrase still comes before the guest, leaving them in an awkward silence.
A Man n Work. Potter shapes clay to his will
The piece notes how a potter forms what pleases him through practiced skill. It reflects on travel as education and its role in learning to obtain a one-dollar meal for a dollar.
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Seamit
Desa
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Devil's Sake
Warman Ie
Hinriet Kilpatrick
Uniontown
Ala
Department of Poland
Moscow
Kilpatrick
Red Cross
National Americanism Commission of the
Chicago
Bethany Reformed Church
Baxter
U. S. Post Office Department
Air Mail Service
Jobn
Jordan
San Francisco
Constitution
Ver
Japan
Peking
Legion National
American Chamber of Commerce
Ind
Lawton
Okla
Lowry Post
Post
Women's Auxiliary
America
Hmerald, Neb
Congress
Newberry
Mike
Pershing
Lincoln
Nee
Federal Bureau
Missie
Sippi Valley
Ilinois
Pennsylvania Pig Club
Prio Es Sead
Ronee
Gohol
Ohio Township
PISS
McAssant
Woodge
Postum Cereal Co
Ine
Battle Creek, Mich
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