Californian John R Quinn Named National Commander of American Legion
John R. Quinn of California was elected national commander at the San Francisco convention on the eleventh ballot with 602 votes, succeeding Texas’s Alvin Owsley. He vows to push the adjusted compensation act for ex service members and stronger ties between disabled veterans and rehabilitation agencies. Also elected were national vice commanders Ryan Duffy Thurman Mann William Healy and others. Ezra Clemens named chaplain. Lemuel Bolles and Russell Greviston named adjutants. Mrs. Franklin Bishop elected national auxiliary president.
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John, .R. Quinn
California
American Legion
San Francisco
Alvin Owsley
Texas
Quinn
Plains
James A. Drain
Washington, D. C
Clarence I. Edwards
Boston
Wilder
Metcalf
Kansas
Ryan Duffy
Fond du Lac
Wis
Thurman ‘Mann
High Point
Campaign of Johns Smith Brings 245 American Legion Members
John A. Smith of Monghag Sioux City staged a campaign to enroll 250 members in the American Legion. He invaded packing houses and stock yards arranging for 150 to join the Legion with a dollar monthly dues deduction. He won a round trip to the convention in Branglco with Pullman fare for Commander Alvin Owsley to visit Slowx City. Since his invasions the packing houses have enrolled members by match.
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John A. Smith
Monghag
Sioux
Tai
Smith
Adea
Ban
Brangleco
Veteran Refuses Prize in Contested War Honor
Veteran John Dunphy, an Irish sergeant in the One Hundred Battery during World War I, rejects a prize amid a dispute over his service record and recognition. The ambiguous report notes contested details about his unit and wartime actions.
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John, Dunphy
Christmas Brightens Like Snow on Bare Branches
Martha B. Thomas reflects on Christmas as a distinct brightness amid past worries and failures. The piece contrasts snow’s quiet fortitude with the rugged hills and tree patterns, urging the holiday to stand out in white distinction and lend beauty to the year’s end.
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Martha B. Thomas
Wentern Newspaper Union.y
Magic of Christmas Sweeps the World and Touches All
A 1929 piece by Katherine Edelman from the Western Newspaper Union extols the magic of Christmastime to lift hearts and inspire acts of love and service. It speaks of happiness expanding as people give to others and invites readers to allow Christmas magic to stay beyond the season.
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Christ
Katherine Edelman
Weetern Nowananer Union
Winter Bloom Hidden in Frosted Hearts
A poem fragment reflecting on covert blossoms and the hope for warmth and peace. Martha B. Thomas writes of green beneath snow and pink petals, urging belief in sincere hearts despite frosty exteriors. The note appears with a 1923 Western Newspaper Union attribution.
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Martha B. Thomas
Western Newspaper Union
Yule Log Traditions Fill Old Castle Hall With Cheer
In a fragmented reminiscence of Christmas customs a writer recalls bringing in the Yule log through the forest amid laughter and shouts. Supplicants snipped the log as a symbol of good promises while the house sang a Yule song and wished a merry Christmas and bright new year.
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Wayfarer
Yale
Preservation Recipes and Odd Mentions from Kern Cabinet
A fragmented OCR page includes a kitchen section with pickle and jelly recipes such as cucumber pickles, oil and vinegar brines, and mustard pickles. It also abruptly shifts to domestic advice and a stray social remark urging workers to stay with their jobs.
Social and Club Notes Mix Personal Life and Local Visits
A mosaic of community chatter includes advice on marriage and divorce, reminders about punctuality, and snippets about local residents. Mentions involve Dr Molgard in Kramer Shed, Edythe Rebschull at Marshalltown, and several teachers and residents visiting family or holidays, with reflections on ink and hometown pride.
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New Providence
Robert Garles
Sheffield
Christiina
Art Bishel
J. F. Pettit
John Frisbie
Ackley
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Iowa
GION
American Legion Newa Services
J. R. Quinn
John R. Quinn
John .Smith
Monahan Post
Sioux City, Ta
Seta Pate
Other Hustlers
A. Thal
W.C. Baker Flour & Feed, Eldora
KERN
Yisan, W Weatern
Newapepar Vatem
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