Congress Acts to Aid War Veterans
Strenuous efforts by American Legion representatives led to the passage of a 10,000.40 appropriation for new hospital construction and Johnson DII amendments aiding disabled World War veterans. The bill adds 3,000 beds and improves rehabilitation administration, while extending benefits for about 5,000 veterans denied compensation under the Reed Johnson provisions. Critics urge a special veterans committee in the Senate and warn current hospital funding is inadequate to meet rising admissions and bed shortages for tuberculosis and neuro-psychiatric cases.
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Legislative Committee
Congress
Johnnson
Reed- Johnson
Legion
House
Senate
Veterans' Bureau Medical Corps
Veterans’ Committee
Veterans’ Bureau
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John W Davis Joins Legion Endowment Drive Honorary Committee
John W Davis, former ambassador, agrees to serve on the American Legion honorary committee to raise a 5 million endowment for World War I orphans and disabled veterans. He says the sacrifices of the fallen soldiers are immense and that even large gifts seem small in comparison to their sacrifices.
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The
American Legion
John W. Davis
England
Legion
United States
Most Typical American Boy Receives Legion Medal
Robert Muffler, son of German and Hungarian parents, wins bronze medal from American Legion post No 241 Philadelphia for graduating grammar school with honors. He says his parents are especially proud and that the honor reflects American ideals.
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Robert Muffler
Germany
Hungary
American Legion Post No. 241
Philadelphia
Robert
American Legion
Legionnaires Aid Giants White Sox London Tour
Legionnaires of London post helped the Giants and White Sox after tour managers found no baseball descriptions in programs. They supplied old American Legion pages describing the game, leading to immediate rise in attendance.
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Giants-White Sox
London
Post
American Legion
Legionnaires
London Post
New Postal Rates and Classes Explained
The notice details unchanged First Class postage at 2 cents per ounce, private mailing and post cards at 2 cents, and Third Class rules for items under 8 ounces at 1.14 cents per 2 ounces with certain exceptions for books catalogs and seeds. It notes Fourth Class Parcel Post and handling options, with specific rules on card sizes and printed matter, plus March 18 guidance from the assistant postmaster general on book or catalog enclosures and loose inserts.
Mistress Springtime Visits City Gardens in Bloom
A whimsical tale of Mistress Springtime touring parks and greenhouses, praising trees, shrubs, and flowers. She greets lilacs, hyacinths, tulips, jasmine, paper whites, and exotic blooms, noting their colors and manners as they respond with cheerful floral greetings.
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Mistress Springtime
Mistress Springbhue
Metrosideros
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Texas Lumbermen Name San Antonio Convention City
G B Melliff of San Antonio was elected president as the Lumbermen's Association of Texas closed its thirty-ninth annual convention in Beaumont. San Antonio was chosen as the 1926 convention city with officers including J H Cooke Houston first vice president Hubert Oxford Beaumont second vice president Hugh Hawley San Antonio third vice president Thomas W Blake Houston treasurer Jack Dionne Houston secretary R G Hyett Houston assistant secretary and traffic manager and J C Ray Waco sergeant at arms.
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Texas Lumbermen
Beaumont
Texas
G. Bi. Melliff
San Antonio
Lumbermen's Association of Texas
J. H. Cooke
Houston
Hubert Oxford
Hugh Hawley
Thomas W. Blake
Jack Dionne
R. G. Hyett
J. C. Ray
Waco
Melliff
Mrs Collier to Be Tried in Haskell County
Mrs Frank Collier wife of a former mayor faces trial for the death of Elzie Robertson her 19 year old son in law A venue change was granted to Haskell county She would be the second family member tried for the boy's death Her husband already received a three year sentence for manslaughter connected to the case
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Wichita Falla
Texas
Haskell County
Frank. Collier
Elzie Robertson
Collier
Robertson
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