Helps Men Find Positions Francis Lawson Leads NYU Bureau
Francis C. Lawson, director of the New York University bureau of employment and commander of the Three Hundred Fifth Machine Gun Battalion post of the American Legion, helps thousands of graduates and students find jobs. He entered as a chaplain in the Seventy seventh division, was wounded at the Vesle and in the Argonne, and later recovered in hospital. Since leading the placement work, Lawson has found positions for more than 400 graduates, including accountants clerks salesmen foreign trade specialists journalists and others.
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Francis C. Lawson
Bureau of Employment
New York University
American Legion
Bon
Judson Memorial Church
Washington Square
New York
Vesle
Argonne
She Looks After the Women in the American Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Carrol Marks of Los Angeles supervises thousands of women in the Pacific Coast states. Eight years on the stage aids her work in patriotic and social circles as a prominent agent of the Legion Auxiliary. In California she has two sons disabled in the war and in government vocational training.
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Carrol Marks
Los Angeles
Cal
American Legion Auxilary
Pacific Coast
G States
Marks
Legion ‘Auxiliary
California
New Brigadier Generals Appointed in Reserve Corps
Thirteen brigadier generals have been named in the reserve corps five retired regular army officers one National Guard member and seven officers from the reserve corps The list includes Colonels Palmer B Pierce James R B Lindsey Milton F Davis Waller Babcock Harold P Howard retired regular army Brig Gen Henry J Reilly of the Guard and Reserve Corps Colonels Carey F Spence Thornwell Mullally George W Hall John J Carty William H Welsh Dr William J Mayo and Frank Billings.
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Regular Army
National Guard
Palmer B. Pierce
James RB. Lindsey
Milton F. Davis
Waller
George W. Hall
John J Carty
William H. Welsh
William J. Mayo
Frank Billings
Sweetest innocent girl asks for help in snowy scene
In a muted moment from American Legion Weekly a man watches a trembling girl knee deep in snow. She fumbles in her handbag and asks softly for a cigarette to be rolled, a small plea framed by quiet, sympathetic tension.
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American Legion Weekly
New Orleans to Host Intermixed Veterans Conference
New Orleans will host the third annual conference of the Inter united Veterans Federation this year aligning with the American Legion national convention. The Legion subscribes to federation plans and Cabot Ward, Paris post vice commander, serves as federation vice president.
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New Orleans
Inter-nilied Veterans’ Federation
American Legion
The
Legion
Cabot Ward
Paris Post
Two Women Reunite After Long Separation
In a passing reunion described by American Legion Weekly, two women meet after eighty months apart. One remarks on being recognized after a long time, recalling a distinctive hat. The cordial exchange reveals their prior distant terms and the surprise of recognition.
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American ‘Legion
Economy of Hat Purchase Sparks Bankhouse Talk
In a clipped exchange Mrs Newswed explains writing a fifty dollar check at First National to cover a hat purchase. Her husband protests lacking funds yet she cites an advertisement claiming the bank’s resources total one million dollars as reassurance.
Easily Won the Nomination for County Cornerman
Dr W J McGregor of Wilkinsburg Pa won the nomination for coroner by a large margin after losing both legs in World War I service. A first lieutenant in the medical corps, he served overseas from 1917 with British forces in Manchester and France, where he lost his legs in the Albert area in March 1918. He is a member of the Wilkinsburg Edgewood post of the Legion.
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W. Oj. McGregor
Wilkinsburg
McGregor
Manuchester
England
France
Albert
Wilkinsburg-Edgewood
Legion
War hero overcomes wounds to win landscape prize
Frank F L Schrepfer of Chicago earned first prize in the general class competition at Harvard's landscape architecture program despite heavy injuries from the Argonne forest. He was admitted after Veterans' bureau efforts and now excels as a student with use of one arm.
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Frank Schrepfer Wing
School of Landscape Architecture
Harvard
Argonne Forest
Frank FL. Schrepfer
Chicago
Oat Marvard
Schrepfer
Veterans' Bureau
Veterans Suffer From Cold as War Stock Piles Idle
A House military affairs bill would require the secretary of war to work with the surgeon general to supply disabled veterans in government hospitals with adequate clothing and equipment. Vast quantities of surplus army clothing sit unused as thousands of veterans endure exposure. Supporters urge swift action, noting Congress approved a $20 million aid package for Russians and calling for similar urgency.
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Meres Perra UN Dee Tan
Military Affairs Committee
Wer
House
Congress
Cold Service
Taffeta Triumphs Anew in Spring Millinery Styles
An article extols taffeta silk for spring frocks and hats, noting its youthful look and versatility for all ages. It highlights entrancing new spring hats with sheer lines, color, and materials, describing several dress and hat designs featuring taffeta fabrics, draped bodices, jet buckles, and delicate lace accents.
Tomato Planting For Home Gardens Two Methods
The United States Department of Agriculture advises starting tomatoes indoors four to six weeks before warm weather, then transplanting. For small plots set two feet apart with stakes. for larger gardens three to four feet apart, trim and tie to improve fruit quality and early ripening. Two dozen plants can be bought cheaper than grown. twenty-five to fifty plants suffice for summer use and canning.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Carrying On With the American Legion After World War I
Reports show army officers ranking higher under postwar organization. Chauncey M. Depew seeks his war medal while the American Legion notes his role as after dinner speaker. Pvt Edward A Canoose of the American forces in Coblenz received 683 love letters and mail. The French ordered 20 000 box like motor trucks from the army, part of wartime materiel. At New York dock, Cantigny met 602 occupation army men 68 German wives 12 French wives 36 German wives’ babies and 806 American bodies from the battles. Harvard sent 11 898 men to the war 1 014 decorations 317 cited in orders. Two graduates Whittlesey and McMurty Jr earned Congressional Medal of Honor. Eighty two won the American Distinguished Service Cross.
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American Legion
Cantigny
New York
Army of Occupation
Harvard University
Whittlesey
George G. McMurty, Jr
START OKRA IN BERRY BOXES
Instructions from the United States Department of Agriculture advise sowing okra in berry boxes or directly in warm open ground after frost risk. Space rows four to five feet apart, plants two feet apart, and cultivate shallowly until ground is covered. Pods are used in soups and can be dried or canned for winter.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Lime Benefits Clay Soils In Garden Plots
An application of about ten 10 quart pails of hydrated lime to a 30 by 60 foot plot loosens and pulverizes heavy clay, binds loose sands, and corrects soil sourness from poor drainage. Apply lime after plowing and before harrowing, then fertilizer one week later. Do not mix lime with fertilizer or manure as it releases nitrogen.
Two Dimples and Dorothy Cross Patch Lesson
A playful tale where two dimples describe Dorothy as not cross and always smiling. They credit her parents for letting her tell her story, showing love through smiles and a gentle love press as Dorothy wakes for a merry laugh.
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Dorothy
Pye
Gravitation Allegedly Made Him Fall
A humorous dialogue has George insisting gravity caused Jobn to fall, while he admits his own shove. The exchange highlights a child’s clever insistence that physical law was at fault rather than his action.
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George
Jobn
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Legion Auxiliary
Coast Statea
Feminine Finance
W. J. McGregor
Wilkinsburg, Pa
Meaatire
Bend
STAKE
Chauncey M. Depew
Edward A. Canoose
Coblenz
Flello
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