American Legion Expands Child Welfare Efforts With New Cottages
The American Legion opens two new orphans cottages one at Otter Lake Michigan and one at Kirksburg New York to ease crowding. Miss Karina C Puschner appointed field secretary to help expand the Legion child welfare program.
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American Legion
Karina C. Puschner
St. Louis Board of Children's Guardians
Mark T. MekKee
No- Hong
Legion
Otter Lake
Mich
Chirksburg
N. WT
Offer Lake
American Lesson
Department of Michigan
Aux- Witrw
Dimes
Arkshere
Legion Posts
Burlington
Camden
Gloucester
Salem
National Child Welfare Committee
The
Legion's Child Welfare
Inchi Courte
American Association of Social Workers
National Conference of Social Workers
Legion to Form Emergency Service Patrol in San Antonio
John J. Weber, commander of the San Antonio American Legion post, announces the Alamo Post Patrol of the American Legion. The unit will train picked men for emergencies and disasters and build on past relief work including flood response in 1821 and tornado areas in Illinois and Indiana where looters were kept away and refugees aided.
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Legion
Itllinois
Indiana
Youngest Post Commander Heads New York Legion
Bernard Be Whitley, 22, commander of Betowski Van Demark post in Waverly, New York, is said to be the country’s youngest post commander. Whitley enlisted in the navy at 16 during World War I and his comrades praise his energetic leadership ahead of boosting the legion’s endowment fund for disabled veterans and orphans.
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Bernard BE. Whitley
Betowski van Demark
Amenean Legion
Waverly
No Y
Whitley
Clegion
Large mileage of roads built in 1924
Taxpayers in states with centralized highway control gain from 1924 work. New paved mileage rises with bond funds, notably Wisconsin, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York, and others. States report totals and increased paving under dedicated highway funds and license or fuel revenue.
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Sinels
Wilinesson
North Carolina
Elaine
Pennsylvia
Michigan
New York
Road Traffic Study Urges Targeted Highway Upgrades
State traffic surveys show 6 percent of public roads handle over half the traffic, with average daily motor counts around 400 on improved state highways and peaks above 1 000, up to 2 004 on some sections. Estimated annual miles driven on improved roads total 425 million, suggesting road improvements where traffic is heaviest would cut vehicle operating costs and fund further upgrades.
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South Carolina
Public Roads Plan 1925 Highway Construction and Maintenance
The Bureau of Public Roads reports 1925 plans to spend about 3405 million on roads with 24000 miles of highway built and 217704 miles maintained. It details asphalt brick and other surfacing methods and notes construction likely to proceed at prior pace since 1921.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Danger on Straight Road Causes Alarm in North Shore Area
A report by the North Shore Motor Safety Board of Wisconsin shows that the majority of last year’s crashes happened on straight roads while curves and other danger points caused fewer incidents. The advisory urges drivers to slow on straightaways and maintain caution on curves to reduce wrecks.
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North Shore
Wisconsin
MT Weeldents
Will Ebeeck
Reckleas
Cornell Star Pitcher Among Western Conference Scholars
William G. Giles, Michigan second baseman on the championship nine, wins the Western Conference medal for scholastic and athletic proficiency. He is the first baseball player to receive the honor in many years and has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
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William G. Giles
Michigan
Phi Beta Kappa
Oldest National League Pitchers Highlight Adams Marquard
Babe Adams and Ikube Marquard rank as the oldest NL pitchers by years of service. Adams first pitched in 1900 with the Pirates in three World Series wins over the Detroit Tigers. Marquard debuted in 1908, while Walter Johnson of Washington leads in length of tenure since 1907.
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Adams
Marquard
Babe Adams
Ikube Marquard
Lmelight
Detroit Tigers
Walter Johnson
Washington
Johnson
National ski champion Alfred Orhu from Chicago
Alfred Orhu of Chicago is named national ski champion. Historic notes mention boxing with feet and fists and other sports developments across nations.
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Alfred Orhu
Chicago
Aut college star balances baseball and track duties
A four letter man at Aut Wera College excels in both baseball and track. He is a standout on the Putgers varsity team, known as the lore Telder and leading Witter, and holder of the shot put record at his college.
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Homer Tinzel
Autwera College
Lore Telder
Baseball Player Moves Across Leagues Spark Trading Season
The report lists multiple signings trades and releases across teams. Harry Lee joins Omaha while New Haven gets Howard Crump from the Giants. Dick Wade stars as pinch hitter for St Paul and Maylor’s Raymond Gore joins them. Tulsa releases Frank Caporal. Louisville ships Jim Hargraves to Saginaw while Chick Thompson markets from Pittsburgh to Kansas City. Memphis releases Phil Tanner to Knoxville. Jersey City acquires pitcher Harry Keefer from Boston. Vernon buys Herman Pillette from Detroit. Boston Braves bolster with Marriote Burrus and Lee Zlewman. Nashville adds Edwin Sperber from Boston. Connie Mack’s Eagles look for a pennant though pitching staff is questioned. Delehanty notes a historic double league batting feat.
Tigers See Flag For Coming Year
A 1920s newspaper item touts Johnny Tavener joining the Detroit Tigers as a pennant omen. It notes Tavener’s small stature, predicts superstition and success, recalls Tavener’s prior seasons with Columbia and Worth clubs, and jokes about his footballlike size requiring altered uniforms and gatekeeper skepticism.
College oarsmen favor shells made by Pocock
George Pocock of Seattle has built shells used by seven American universities. Pocock and his brothers came to America in 1900 and settled in Vancouver before moving to Seattle. He notes shells have changed and he helped drive many of those changes.
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Pocock
United States
George Pocock
Seattle
Great Britain
R. G. Pocock
Raton
England
Angland
Sewell
America
Tho
Vancouver
Injury sidelines Eleanor Garatti from Olympic trials
National women’s shooting champion Eleanor Garatti suffers a knee injury while practicing at fifty yards. The seventeen year old will miss the eastern meet and likely cannot compete in the winter trials for at least two months after a ligament tear.
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Mise Eleanor Garter
Miss Garatu
Geme Wanher
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J. A. Mulligan
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Mexico
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Ske
Norway
Jack Dempsey
Billy Meehan
Oakland
Cal
American Red Cross
Stockholm
Hudson River
Poughkeepsie
Henry Sullivan
Belgium
Spain
Rumson Country Club
Red Bank
N. J
Alt Bas Ouies
Harry Lee
Omaha
New Haven
Howard Crump
New York Giants
Dick Wade
St. Paul
Raymond
Josy) Gore
Maylor University
Tulsa
Frank Caporal
Louisville
Jim Hargraves
Saginaw
Chick Thompson
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Blues
Memphis
Phil Tanner
Knoxville
Harry Keefer
Boston Red Sox
Jersey City
Frank Baker
Easton
Albert Jones
Fredericksburg
Herman Pillette
Vernon Club
Pacific Coast Baseball League
Boston Braves
William Marriote
UU. L. Burrus
Lee Eg
William Zlewman
Cincinnati Reds
Edwin Sperber
Boston
Nashville
Southern Association
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Americans
Pueling
En Delehanty
Want
Tigers
Johnny Tavener
Tavener
Johnny
Columbia
S. C
Wort Worth
Taveners
Bush
Donie
Jennings
Rigney
Dan Howley
Harvard
Dolph” Cheek
Crimson
Eleanor Garatti
Askide
Ieather
United States Rubber Company
Morocco
Mallia
Yasmnen
MoneMotor Il
Askante MensMotor
MonaMotor Il Gmpany ‘Tancisco
Los Angeles
Antonin Brarthelmy
France
Ittle
Imuyver
Muyver
Doan
Utah
John Pimblett
North
Logan
Conan
Beecham
F. Sonata
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