Bronze Tablet Honors Frederick Galbraith Jr in Boulder
A bronze tablet embedded in a huge boulder dedicates memory to Frederick Galbraith Jr national commander of the American Legion killed June 9 1921 in an auto accident near Indianapolis while in active service. The dedication was led by Legion headquarters with attendees including National Commander Hanford MacNider and Mrs Lowell Hobart.
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Com*mander
Frederick. Galbraith, Jr
American Legion
Legion
Ita
Galbraith
Indianapolis
The
Hanford Mac‘Nider
Lowell F. Hobart
American Legion Auxil
Kid Corporal Shoemaker Wins West Point Appointment
John Shoemaker, the so-called Kid Corporal, who enlisted at fourteen and served with American Expeditionary Forces in France, has received a West Point appointment. A Phoenix high school graduate with military tactics training under Maj. Claude Decatur Jones, Shoemaker earned the nomination through Phoenix Legion support and Jones's advocacy as a World War veteran to fill the post left by overseas hero Charles Barrett.
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John Shoemaker
France
West Point
Shoemaker
Phoenix
Ariz
Claude Decatur Jones
rMlator Jones
I Machine, Gun
Phoenix Can
Legion
Jones
Charles Barrett
Erseas
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Unclear request seeks Legion plan praised by Polish gov
Fragmentary OCR text discusses the American Legion and Polish government interest in how the Legion aided unemployed ex-soldiers in the United States. Mentions letter from a consulate official and references to Jackies and a commander, but details are garbled and not fully recoverable.
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Legion
United States
Heinko
Amrican Legion
Faith in self drives veteran training and placement
Maj. W. I. Lent of the US Veterans Bureau told the American Legion staff in Indianapolis that faith and confidence in oneself are essential for rehabilitated World War II veterans. The government guarantees a job path, not a fixed position, and emphasizes that disabled veterans remain capable workers despite physical limits.
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Ilfa
W. I. Lent
Employment Service
United States
Veterans' Bureau
Major Lent
American Legion
Indianapolis
Legion
Legion Auxiliary
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Flapper of 1776 draws crowds at Cardigan film
Miss Hilda Scheurer wore colonial trappings as a 1776 era flapper to promote an Indianapolis American Legion sponsored historical motion picture about Revolutionary days. The event drew large crowds, underscoring her work with the Legion Auxiliary and related campaigns.
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Indianapolis American Legion
Hilda Scheurer
Middle West
Clock for Airplanes Shows Weatherproof Timepiece
The United States War Department air service claims a new electric wound clock for aircraft will keep perfect time from minus zero to 150 degrees, unaffected by plane vibrations. It resembles a watch in movement and is powered electrically. Veteran Had Many Relatives. An inquiry into Benny F Taylor of Crystal Springs Mississippi, a World War I veteran who died in 1918, reveals he was closely related to four percent of Crystal Springs' 1,805 residents excluding cousins. His stepmother and his brothers and Blazers each receive monthly installments of 192 dollars.
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Air Service
United States War Department
Bennie F. Taylor
Crystal Springs
Miss
Veterans’ Bureau
Taylor
Stepmother
Bie
United States
New York
San Francisco
Egypt
Washington
Portiannd Cement
Civb
American Legion Auxiliary president visits Sioux reservation
Mrs. Lowell B. Hobart, national president of the American Legion Auxiliary, accompanied by an Indian doll, visits an Indian reservation in South Dakota. A separate note mentions six American Legionnaires from Dallas embarking on a 800 day walk from Dallas to New York, with two completing the journey.
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Standing Bear
Lowell. B. Hobart
American Legion Auxiliary
Hobart
South Dakota
Concrete Finds Many New Uses Portland cement's rise reshapes building and farming
A long, detailed survey traces Portland cement from its 18th century origins to modern widespread use. It notes Smeaton's hydraulic mortar, English and American milestones, and a surge in cement road building, construction, farm facilities, and railroad structures. The piece highlights vast production growth and practical installations worldwide.
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Washington
Eddystone
English Channel
John Smeaton
Smeaton
James Parker
Northfleet
England
France
United
Benjamin Wright
Canvass White
Joseph’ Asada
Isle of
Portland
Repdin
United States
Wampum
Cop- Pass
Kalamizeo
Midh
South Ind
Rockport
Rabies Vaccine Rule Clears Englewood Dog Runs
At Closter New Jersey a dog clinic opens under Mingle wood Kennel Club oversight as Englewood passes an ordinance allowing unmuzzled street runs for dogs inoculated against rabies. Vaccination grants one year immunity with owners claiming strong public health impact.
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David A. Wark
Closter
N. J
Minglewood Kennel Club
Board of Health
Englewood
Che
Concrete's wide reach in city, park, and sea uses
Cement powers construction from stadiums and pools to rock dens and ships. Concrete is used for chimneys, taxicab tails, and even sarcophagi. A single bag can mold manholes, incinerators, pipes, flumes, porches, rails, shafts, or statues.
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Boston
Frankln Park
St. Louis
Sagenosekt
Janan
Tanlac credited with restoring railroad man’s health
A Akron railroad man, J. I. Mowrer, reports severe fatigue, nervousness, and weight loss improved after taking Tanlac. He says his appetite returned, indigestion vanished, and strength increased, praising the tonic despite lingering concerns about dose and effects.
But He Did Otto Kahn Objects to Modern Bathing Attire
Otto Kahn the New York financier objects to the modern girl’s bathing attire a one piece maillot without skirt or stockings. He points to a scene at Coronado where a very pretty girl runs down the bench and asks if you could call her rapt look.
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Otto Kahn
New York
Coronado
Worn Out After She Cooked Reads Like Patent Ad Claim
Mrs Cunist of Cincinnati describes relief from nervous trouble and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She says the regimen restored energy for housework and enabled her to carry a 419 month old boy, praising safety and urging others to try the remedy.
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Cincinnati
Celeal
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mr. Cunist
Petrore
Liberty St
Ohio
Had Missed Something In Suburbs Return Home
A short Chicago Journal item recounts a family living in the suburbs for two years then moving back to their former home. A six year old girl insists she was born in the home while the little brother jokes about seeing Jesus, sparking a playful family moment.
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Lerittle
John
Jesus
Chicago
Tournal
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