Parachutist Verna Welch Thrills Wichita Falls Crowd
Miss Verna Welch leapt from an airplane at the American Legion aviation meet in Wichita Falls Texas plunging 8000 feet before her parachute opened. She landed hard yet uninjured and received cheers from spectators while funding for a Legion clubhouse was the event’s purpose.
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Mica
Verna Welch
Wichita Falla
Terra Firma
Wichita Falls
Tex
American Legion
Southwest
Miss Welch
Legion
Miss May Merritt Rises From Local Auxiliary Leader to Nation Committeewoman
Miss May Merritt of Connersville Indiana climbs from chairman of the American Legion Auxiliary emblem and resolutions committees to a national committeewoman post in under six months. Her focus includes improving educational opportunities for Hoosier children and advancing auxiliary plans and policies.
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May Merritt
Indiana
American Legion Auxiliary
Atl
Connersville
Ind
Natonal Committee
Miss May Merritt
Misa Merritt
Tee
The
Legion Auxiliary
Lack of Patriotism Affects German in Waynesboro
An enraged German aboard a transatlantic liner created a scene by dashing his wine glass and denouncing Germany’s patriotism as some compatriots refused to stand for Deutschland über Alles. In Waynesboro Tennessee, ex-service men discuss a planned community clubhouse funded by royalties and eligible veterans idea.
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Ner
Only Woman Major in Army Steers Nursing Corps
Major Julia C. Stimson is the sole woman major in the U S Army. She led the Army Nurse Corps and School of Nursing, previously serving as chief nurse of the American Red Cross in Paris and directing nursing under American Expeditionary Forces with about 10 000 nurses. Born in Worcester Mass she graduated from Vassar at twenty and first went overseas as chief nurse of base hospital No 21 Stimson recounts christening the transport Chaumont with General Pershing in attendance and spilling champagne on his uniform.
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Army Horse Corps
Army School of Nursing
United States Army
Julia C. Stimson
American Red Cross
Paris
Lnter
American Expeditionary Forces Nursing ‘Service
Army Nurse Corps
School of Nursing
Major Stimson
Worcester
Mass
Vassar
St. Louis
Base Hospital
No. 21
Chaumont
Pershing
Stimson
Bucks Shrinking Army Brings Fewer Plain Privates
The army is trimming buck privates as reductions cut manpower. Today there are about 20,000 plain unspecialized bucks in the United States Army, with 47,887 men in foot regiments, down from over 63,000 infantry when the war began in 1917. Officials say further cuts will leave a framework of specialists, ready to expand with raw recruits in an emergency.
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United States Army
War Department
Buck Prefers Marching Backward After Long Service
Willam Y. McMaken of Toledo a 40 year veteran brigadier general says he prefers marching as a buck in patriotic parades since his career is over. In Cleveland 1920 American Legion parade he was bawled out by a sergeant for failing to dress right. McMaken commanded brigadier duties in the Thirty-seventh Division during World War I.
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Willam Y. McMaken
Toledo
American Legion
Cleveland
Mr. McMahen
Memorial to Marines, University of Minnesota
A memorial to Marines once students of the University of Minnesota has been unveiled on campus. An island in the Maumee river near Toledo was bought by a Toledo American Legion post for a vacation resort. The Legion provided athletic gear for seven Buck’s County playgrounds and funded scout uniforms for boys unable to pay. $800,000 remaining after New Jersey state bonus payments may fund hospital care for incapacitated ex-soldiers.
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University of Minnesota
University
Maumee River
Toledo, O
Toledo
The
American Legion
Buck's County
Pennsylvania
Scout
American ‘Legion
Ottumwa
New Jersey
French Marriage Customs Change New Occupations Open
French parents seek alternatives as marriage no longer guaranteed. Increasing numbers of educated gentlewomen earn a living or prepare to, with careers in liberal professions and business. The cinema, Rue de la Paix, and shopkeeping attract as daughters balance work and home while aiming to maintain modest earnings.
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London
Parla
Times
France
Mme
Leon Daudet
Balzac
M. Pierre Soulaine
la Rue de la Paix
Rue de la Paix
Child Drowns In Oil Well Near Electra Texas
A four year old named Lee Gandy fell into a ten inch oil well shaft, 180 feet deep, in Electra Texas. Rescue attempts lasted five hours as rising water thwarted efforts to hook the child from the hole before the body could be retrieved.
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Electra
Tex
Lee Gandy
Weather bureau answers questions on climate and malaria risks
The Weather Bureau explains its climatological division handles inquiries about temperature rainfall and climate impacts on travel work and business. It offers printed sectional descriptions for many U S regions plus data for Porto Rico Hawaii and Alaska in preparation.
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Washington
United States
Florida
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
New Jersey
Inquirer
The
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
Fred Wedge heads to Cambridge to fulfill movie contract
Fred Wedge known as Kid Wedge, after varied roles from lumberjack to prizefighter, plans to leave Tucson for a movie contract. He says profits will fund a return to Harvard with his wife and son, noting the trip is a means to regain his long held ambition.
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Tucson
Arizi
Fred
Kid
Wedge
Harvard
Sailor Recalls Strange South American Ocean Adventure
Captain Whittemeer of the Mountaans tells of a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Valparaiso that ended with a shipwreck and days on a reef. The crew drifted ashore near Terre del Fuego after five months of vigil, cannibal rumors, and survival on grasses and shells before rescue by a coast guard boat Amatio.
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Coast Guard
Houston
Tex
South America
Whittemeer
Mountaans
St. James
Rilo de Janeiro
Valparaiso
Good Success Bay
Indiana
Ime
Erro del Fuego
Terre del Fuego
Sail. Org
St. John's Lighthouse
Amatio
Argentine
Wea
Coswar
San Francisco
Smelt Runs Draw Crowds to Sandy River in Portland
Crowds of Portland residents flock daily to the Sandy River banks to fish for the abundant smelt. Hundreds of cars crowd the highway as traffic officers are needed. fishers improvise with makeshift nets and containers.
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Neots
Portland
Ore
Sandy River
Insurance Man Credits Tanlac For Restored Health
W Morrison of St Louis an insurance agent says Tanlac restored his health and added fourteen pounds. Two years of stomach pain heart palpitations and breathlessness left him bedridden at times. He now eats freely sleeps well and works full days in good health. Tanlac sold by druggists.
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Tanlac
Hr. W. Morrison
Thrush Ave
St. Louis
National Life Insurance Co
Miong
Longevity of Giants and Dwarfs Compared
A quirky note compares lifespans of giants and dwarfs. The piece cites Major Louis Davis at 87 inches tall who died at eighty one, and suggests no seven foot prodigy reached a longer span. It calls for biographers to provide data if such cases exist.
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Louis Davis
Free copies of Reliable Recipes from Calumet Baking Powder Co
Housewives may obtain a free 76 page booklet Reliable Recipes by writing to the Home Economics Department of the Calumet Baking Powder Co at 4100-28 Fillmore Street Chicago Illinois The color illustrated guide offers menus cooking tips and kitchen equipment advice with no charge for the booklet or the advisory service Advertisement.
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Iome Economics Department
Calumet Baking Powder Co
Fillmore Street
Chicago
Fillmore St
No Artists Wanted in Old Lyme and Ham s burg Signs Warn Trespassers
Fragmented local notice warns artists away from Farina property amid bizarre claims about cows poisoned by paint debris. The odd posting cites unnamed colorists and references Scientile American in a mocking, surreal tone.
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Old Lyme
Hamsburg
Coil
Farina
Cuticura Ad Promotes Soothing Scalp Care
Ad claims Cuticura Ointment relieves itchy scalp and dandruff when applied nightly, followed by Cuticura Soap with hot water shampoo next morning. Encourages use as everyday toilet preparations for clear skin and soft hands.
The Radio Fan Ponders Music and Eloquence
A compact feature on radio culture quotes Shakespeare while reflecting on how music fills the air and how public taste mingles with media, noting the curious interplay between listeners and the spoken word.
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American Legion News Service
Ubhouse
Waynesboro
Tenn
Lagionnaires
Veterans’ Bureau
Tees
Red Crass
U.S. Army
William V. McMaken
Ohio
American, Legion
Welland
Consult
Sailor
Manuel
Michael Herrick
Oklahoma
Congress
L. J. Maitland
Herrick
Belen
Bellans
Daisy Fly Killer
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