Parachutist Verna Welch Dares 2000 Feet at Legion Meet
Miss Verna Welch wowed Wichita Falls crowds by leaping from a plane at 2000 feet during the American Legion aviation meet, her parachute opening late but saving her from disaster. Spectators cheered as she landed with a jolt, then received congratulations amid hopes to fund a Legion clubhouse with the event proceeds.
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Verna Welch
Wichita Falls
Tere
Firma
Verna Weldh
Tex
American Legion
Southwest
Miss. Welch
Miss Welch
Wichita
May Merritt rises in American Legion Auxiliary ranks
Miss May Merritt of Connersville Indiana advances from Auxiliary President to national committeewoman in six months. As chair of the national emblem and resolutions committees she helps shape plans and policies. Beyond her Legion work she advocates better educational advantages for Hoosier children.
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May Merritt
Indiana
American Legion Auxiliary
Connersville
Ind
Alwals
Miss May Merritt
Miss Merritt
Ase
te Legion +Auxiary
Misa Merritta
Hoozterdom
American Legion in Waynesboro Seeks Clubhouse Over Oil Well
In Waynesboro Tennessee the American Legion aims to build a community clubhouse atop an oil well discovered when oil showed in a mud puddle. A young German officer caused agitation by dashing his wine glass mid singing, highlighting tensions at a transatlantic gathering.
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Aner
American Legion Xen
Waynesboro
Tenn
le Blonnaires
Ex Service Men Eligible for Benefits Under Veterans Bureau
Fragmentary notice notes certain ex service men remain eligible for compensation under the Veterans Bureau while still eligible for national service and draft boards.
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Veterans’. Bureau
Major Stimson A Pioneering Army Nurse Chief
Major Stimson, the first woman major in the United Army, served as chief nurse of the American Red Cross in Paris and later headed the Army Nurse Corps. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, she graduated from Vassar at twenty, led St. Louis base hospital No. 21, and oversaw 10,000 nurses during World War I before becoming superintendent. She recounted the Chaumont transport ceremony where General Pershing received champagne spill.
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Army Nuirse Corps
Army Bebo. of
United Etate Army
John ©. Stimson
American Red Cross
Paris
American Expeditionary Forces
Army Nurse Corps
Acoo
Major Stimson
Worcester
Mass
Vassar
St. Louis
Base Hospital No. 21
Chaumont
Pershing
Stimson
Bucks in U S Army Shrinking As Reductions Continue
Plain buck privates in the infantry have become scarce as army downsizing proceeds. Reported figures show only about 20,000 unspecialized bucks remain, with total foot regiments at 47,837 versus over 63,000 infantry title holders at the war’s start in April 1917. The War department plans to keep a framework of specialists to allow rapid expansion in emergencies, filling gaps with raw recruits after brief training.
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United States Army
War Department
Prefers March as Buck for Retired Brigadier General McMeken
William V. McMeken of Toledo a former brigadier general in the Thirty seventh Division recalls preferring to march as Buck in the rear during memorial demonstrations since his career ended. He recounts a 1920 American Legion parade in Cleveland when a sergeant bawled him out for not dressing right.
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William V. McMeken
Toledo
American Legion
Cleveland
McMahen
Mr. McMiken
American Legion Projects Highlight Wartime Aid Efforts
The American Legion funds support university veterans, acquire island land near Toledo for student use, present gear to scout groups, and offer hospital accommodations with remaining postwar funds directed to veteran services and playgrounds across Buck’s County and beyond.
French Marriage Customs Change in France
Paris correspondent notes rising numbers of educated French women earning wages as job options broaden. Women push beyond motherhood as marriage delays, choosing careers in cinema, shopkeeping, teaching, and business while balancing family life. Upper-class reaction slow. many mothers still prefer daughters marry.
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London
Paris
The
Times
France
Mme
Leon’ Daudet
Durzac
Pierre Soulaine
la Rue de la Paix
Iltherto
Rue de la Paix
Child Falls in Oil Well and Is Drowned at Electra
Four year old Leé Gandy tumbled into a ten inch oil well opening in Electra Texas. Rescue workers fought for five hours as rising water hampered attempts to reach him. The boy disappeared beneath the rising water and drowned before the body could be recovered from the 180 foot deep hole.
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Electra
Tex
Mel
Leé Gandy
Weather bureau answers readers with printed climate facts
The Weather Bureau receives daily questions about heat, climate, rainfall and living conditions in various U S locations. The climatological division provides printed sectional descriptions for continental United States plus data for Porto Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska in preparation. Also noted is Fred Kid Wedge planning to move to Cambridge for a film contract to fund Harvard return.
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Washington
United States
Pmorida
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Jattor
New Jersey
Inquirer Jangouily
Porto Rico
Haewall
Alaska
Tucson
Aziz
1 Great College
Fred
Kid
Wedge
Cambridge
Sailor Recalls Strangest Adventure of Early Sea Life
Captain Whittemeer recounts a 1803 voyage aboard the St James from Rio to Valparaiso. After a wreck and 20 mile coast trek, he encounters cannibalistic Indians, shares a watch, survives on shells and grass, waits months for rescue at Argentina coast guard stations, and is eventually saved aboard the Ammito as political upheaval shifts coast guard operations.
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Houston
Tex
South America
Whittemeer
Mount Evins
St. James
Rio de Janeiro
Valparaiso
Goal Succoss Bay
Coast Guard
Grasees
Indiana
Carre del Puego
Terre del Puego
Bt. John'a Ughthouss
Ammito
Argentina
Ooawar
Vranelgco
Smelt Fishing Dense Along Bundy River Highway
Crowds line the Portland road and river banks fourteen miles from here to fish for smelt. Automobiles park along the highway daily as baskets and improvised gear emerge from bridges. The fish are abundant enough to inspire makeshift drops and bowls for collecting them.
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Portland
Oro
Bundy River
Insurance Man Praises Tanine For Health Breakthrough
A St Louis health testimonial from H W Morrison describes Tanine restoring appetite and weight, easing heart palpitations and breathlessness after years of illness. He reports improved sleep, vigor, and daily work, praising Tanine as sold by local druggists.
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Tanine
Ana
Longevity and Bratura Note on Giants and Dwarfs
An excerpt ponders longevity of giants and dwarfs with a statistical bent. It cites Major Louw Davis, aged 87 inches tall, who died aged eighty one, noting memory fails to recall any prodigy reaching such years. It invites biographers to present data if any such cases exist.
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Louw Davis
Free recipes offer from Calumet Baking Powder Co
The Home Economics Department of Calmet Baking Power Co offers a free copy of Reliable Recipes to every reader. Send a request to 4100 28 Fillmore Street Chicago for a 70 page illustrated guide with cooking tips and equipment advice, with free expert answers to questions.
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Cabmet Hakting Power Co
Fillmore _ Street
Chicago
Ib Ig
Calumet Baking Powder Co
Wome
Culutset Baking Pawdee Co
Fillmore St
Reeipess
No Artista Wanted in Ly me and Eyn burg Chat
Fragmented OCR text describes a confusing scene with blocked names and scattered phrases about art and a vandalism scenario. The readable core mentions cows poisoned by a tainted substance and references to coloristas and trusted figures. No clear event date or location beyond vague place names.
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Lyme
Eynburg
Prulptela
Colorista
Scloilfie Almerican
Cutleurn Soothes Itching Scalp Ad Promises Clear Skin
An advertisement urges users to rub Cutleurn Ointment on itchy scalp spots and lesions, then wash with Cutleurn Soap and hot water. It claims daily use will yield clear skin and soft, white hands.
The Radio Fan Echoes Old Wordplay Mystery
A fragmentary note titled The Radio Fan blends quirky phrasing with hints of conversation about listening and eloquence. It hints at satire of ignorance and the draught of spoken art, preserving a period voice through cryptic dialogue and playful misprints.
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Red Cross
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Trainad
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Ohio
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Minnesota
Maumee River
Buck's County
Pennsylvania
Scout Organization
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Apactta
Woldters
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Manuel
Manuel Herrick
Oklahoma
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