Swan New Commander Leads Advertising Men Post Forty Ton New England News
Swan, newly elected commander of the Advertising Men's post of the American Legion in Thoston, active in Leulan affairs for years, helped 26,000 members to department rolls. He organized wartime campaigns, led Boston Military Order roles, and served in the Virginia Cadets. A Harvard graduate, he works in advertising and is New England representative for several newspapers.
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Swan
American Legion
Thoston
Eliet
Clarence Id Vapds
Eemimneder
Massachsetts
Apr Kyan
Boston
Military Order
Virgt Corps of Cadets
Massachusetts Militia
One Hundred and First Engineers
Ile
War Department
Harvard
New England
Service Men Urged to Investigate Before Washington Appeals
Watson B. Miller chairman of the American Legion National Rehabilitation committee warns veterans with disability claims to check that their papers are in Washington before coming to the capital. Under a new Veterans Bureau reorganization, files have been sent to regional offices and no action can be taken in Washington until return of papers. Veterans often travel without funds and face hardship, while the Legion and other agencies in the city cannot cover the influx.
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Watson B. Miller
American Legion National Rehabilitation Committee
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Washington
Wreebington
Veterans’ Bureau
Bureau
Mr. Miller
Auxiliary Leaders Emphasize Home Skills Reform
Mrs. O. D. Oliphant, national president of the American Legion Auxiliary, urged cooperation with the American Home Economics Association to advance home economics. She praised the old-fashioned girl who can cook and sew as a “real winner” and called for a return to homework and home cooking for community and national stability.
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O. D. Oliphant
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxilary
American Home Ieconomics Association
Endowment fund gains start in limited states
The American Legion endowment movement begins in Indiana, Clinets, and Kentucky with national adjutant Hassell Creviston stating the project will expand to a million scope. Field secretaries, including Jarvis Price of Topeka and Frank Henley of Indianapolis, organize for the effort as pledges reach 8,400 dollars toward a 20,400,000 dollar perpetual trust to preserve Legion principles after veterans and orphans are gone.
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American Legion Endowment Fund
Hassell Creviston
National Adjutant of the Legion
Indiana
Clinets
Kentucky
National Organization of the Lelon
Jarvis Price
Topeka
Kans
Thomas 5. McConnell
Fowler, Ind
Frank H. Henley
Indianapolis
Randolphy Bishop
Johnson City
Penn
Frank
Rasho
Harlington
T. L. Hasden
Louisville
Hloward BP. Savage
Er Heckel
Hingis
Chicago
Philippe Stapp
Greensburg
Ind
Sean Kemp
Bloomington
Legion
Auxiliary
Legion Lone
United States
W. G. McAdoo
Los Angeles
W. W. Atterbury
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Jaimes A. Flaherty
New Slawen
Onn
The
Knights of Columbus
John G. Price
Columbus
Ohio
Wilks
Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
John Barton Payne
American Red Cross
Richard J. Grant
Chamber of Commerce of the
Frank ©. Lowden
Alinola
Julius FH. Barnes
New York City
Kenesaw M. Landis
Lou ‘Fleury Hoover
Commercce
Marshall Field HI
Albert A. Sprague
Jesse H.newton
Denver
Galo
National Iducation Association
James G. Harbord
Medill McCormick
American Legion
Milton J. Foreman
Henry D. Lindsley
Franklin D'Oher
Philadelphia
John Glemery
Grand Rapids
Mich
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Iowa
Alvin Owsley
Dallas
Texas
Knitted and Flannel Ensemble Steals Spotlight in Spring Fashion
In a 1936 Western Newspaper Union feature, Julia Bottomleay notes knitted and flannel ensembles debuting as the season’s smart mode. Two and three piece suits mix flannel with knitted whites and mohair knits, promising sporty elegance with raglan sleeves and suede accents, and a spectrum of spring shades.
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Julia Bottomleay
Western Newapaper. Union
All Time Counts Late Ruling on Compensation
Attorney General Harlan Stone issued a late ruling to American Legion officials about adjusted compensation act cases. It states that length of service includes time in U S service under the act, and if discharged honorably, all service time counts as such even if spent in guardhouse, on K P, or other duties.
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American Legion
Harlan Stone
United States
K. P
Texarkana Plans Joint Legion Convention in 1926
Texarkana post of the American Legion aims to induce Texas and Arkansas to hold their annual conventions jointly in Texarkana in 1926. The executive committee says the town sits on the state boundary, belonging to both states in equal measure.
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Texarkana
American Legion
Legion
Texarkna
Arkansas
Breeding Stock Is of Big Importance
Advice from O. C. Krum, Poultry Specialist at Colorado Agricultural College, on selecting and maintaining breeding stock to improve hatch rates. Emphasizes healthy, well-developed breeders, ample space, clean ventilated quarters, proper balanced dry feeding, and encouraging exercise through morning grain in dry litter.
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O. C. Krum
Colorado Agricultural College
Garden Fence Usefulness for Crops and Decorations
Garden fences serve as vertical support for crops and space savers. Board fences can hold tomatoes with cloth loops, while wire fences suit tall peas and beans. Climbers like cucumbers naturally cling and can be trained on strings or wire, and gourds offer decorative playthings for children.
Corn Plowing Timing Shows No Yield Advantage
Ohio experiment station tests over six years find fall plowing 70.74 bushels per acre and spring plowing 70.81 bushels. Director Williamson notes yield variation with seasons but no clear advantage for either plowing time on this soil and climate.
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Ohio
Williamson
Catalpa Wood once used for posts and poles
Catalpa wood was valued for durable posts rails and telegraph poles. Large plantings declined in Indiana due to the catalpa sphinx pest, making big plantings hazardous and not recommended.
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Catalpa
Indiana
Farm Outlook and Advice for 1925 Allegro
A 1925 farming memo urges co operative marketing as a aid but not a substitute for industry. It stresses lime application to alfalfa and clover soils, recommends plowing stubble to destroy overwintering chinch bugs, and calls for clean disinfected poultry houses to keep disease down and promote healthier flocks.
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Sudan
The Big Trees Adventure of Billie Brownie
Billie Brownie longs to see California’s giant trees. He flies to a forest where the ancient giants speak, reveal their age rings, and describe survival through fires. The tale highlights tree talk, beauty, and the wish that people someday visit and admire them.
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Bille Brownie
California
Old Mother Nature
Mother Nature
Tillie Brownie
Billie Brownie
Hillie Brownie
Billie Brownlie
Australia
Skin Off of Letter Leads to Errant Message
A three year old Elea Nor’s aunt receives a letter as the envelope falls to the floor. Eleanor picks it up and, in a grave tone, hands it to her aunt saying she found “the skin” of the letter. The fragment hints at a misread or cryptic dialogue within a family scene.
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Eleanor
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Carrell J. Swan
Rosge
Catalpas
Emerson
Mary, Grahart Bonner
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