William Byrne Boggs Named Leader in Panama Canal Legion
William Byrne Boggs takes command of the department of Panama within the American Legion. Born Jan 1, 1892 in Frametown WV, he joined Coast Artillery at 19 and served in the adjutant general’s office for the Panama canal department during WWI. Boggs, married to Nether Bye with two children, has long been active in Panama Legion work and now serves as assistant surveying officer in the canal's executive department.
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United States
Department of Vunanma
Legion
William Byrne Boggs
Boggs
Frametown
West Virginia
Coast Artillery Corps
Germany
Adjutant General
Panama Canal Department
Miss Nether Bye
Minneapolis
Post
Department
Panama Canal
Illiteracy in Alaska Proves Serious Problem
H L Faulkner warned before educators that illiteracy in Alaska is a grave issue needing action. The American Legion Alaska department backs a literacy campaign, noting 800 to 1,000 literate-looking voters in the first division voted like machines and that illiterates sit on juries and city councils, shaping laws they cannot grasp.
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Alugaku
H.L. Faulkner
United States
Faulkner
American Legion
Department of
Legion’s pick praised by Governor Richardson
Governor Friend W. Richardson of California endorses the Legion’s choice for secretary of the Veterans' Welfare commission. He says he gave the job to a young man he had never met, but who came recommended by the Legion, and the appointee has delivered the goods 100 percent. He notes the department is in good shape and nonpartisan.
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Friend W. Richardson
California
Legion
Veterans’ Welfare Commission
West Virginia Legions Honor Membership Faithful Call
Legion member William Glasscour of Morgantown writes endorsing American Legion work and urges eligible young men and ex service members to join posts. He says belonging to the Legion is a high honor and essential for aiding disabled and less fortunate comrades. He argues unity strengthens service to country and the noble purposes of the Legion.
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Legion
William KB. Glasscour
West Virginia
Morgantown
American Legion
The
Legion Member 71 Made Good War Record
Robert Thomeus Wilson a Grand Forks Legion member born in North Ducketa is noted as one of the oldest native Legionnaires. He went to France early in the war to oversee a shipment of horses for allies and joined the front line on July 2 1917 after swearing in on the line. He served as artillery observer with the Second Pioneer Engineers and briefly with the 150th Field Artillery. wounded several times, he carries a missing forefinger from shrapnel with no other visible scars.
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Robert Thomeus Wilson
Grand Forks
Legion
North Ducketa
Pioneer Engineers
Wilson
Utah Legion Seeks Rocky Mountain Membership Lead
The Utah American Legion department launches a five month membership drive against Colorado and Wyoming, ending March 31 1925. J C Rebholz says the winner secures the Rocky Mountain championship with awards for top posts and a silver cup for the leading post. standings based on paid up members as of December 31, 1924. A colors stand will be presented at the state convention, funded by a pooled three department fund.
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Department of Utah
American Legion
Colorado
Wyoming
J. C. Rebholz
Utah
Rocky Mountain
Rebholz
Credt
Legion
Distinguished Service awards for Kansas American Legion posts
Ten Kansas American Legion posts earned the Citation for Distinguished Service from National Commander James A. Crain for maintaining membership on December 1 equal to the close of 1924. Qualifying posts include Tracy Blair Buffalo, Frederick Phillips Council Grove, Charles Ernest Scott Dodge City, Aaron A. Platner Ellis, Charles Waltera Fredonia, Stephenson Greensburg, Harveyville, Arthur N. Wear Horton, Earl W. Taylor Seneca, Thayer Thayer.
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Kansas Department of the American Legion
James A. Crain
Tracy Blair
Buffalo
Frederick Phillips
Council Grove
Charles Ernest Scott
Dodge City
Aaron A. Platner
Ellis
Charles Waltera
Fredonia
Stephenson
Greensburg
Harveyville
Memorial plan for Samuel Gompers at Legion convention
Memorial services for Samuel Gompers, veteran AFL president who died in San Antonio, are proposed as part of the 1925 American Legion national convention program in Omaha. Kansas commander Frank Haucke asked Legion headquarters to approve the suggestion. Gompers once spoke of extending cordial ties between the American Legion and the AFL to every post and local union.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
San Antonio
American Legion
Omaha
Frank Haucke
Kansas
the Legion
Gompers
Early spring millinery and knitted fashion motifs
A Western Union Roa column notes spring hats in diverse shapes from poke to cloche with higher crowns, plus knitted fashions where novelty stitches and machine knitting rival handwork. It highlights silk and satin hat groupings, pastel colors, and the push for new millinery as Easter nears, along with contrasting stitches in sweaters and golf coats.
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Roa
Union
Mixes for Deep Well Water Use in Citrus Sprays
USDA advises stabilizing oil emulsions to spray citrus groves using deep well hard water. It notes many groves rely on artesian or deep wells, where untreated water resists emulsion mixing. Stabilized emulsions and lime sulfur combos improve control of scale insects rust mites and whiteflies.
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United States Department of Agriculture
W. W. Yothers
J. R. Winston
Division of Publications
Washington, D. G
Crop Production Behind Population Growth in the United States
The USDA reports total crop production rose 18 percent over twelve years while production per person fell about 5 percent. 1924 and 1928 indexes show 113 and 110 percent of 1910-14 averages, with per capita indexes at 95 percent and 04 percent in 1924 and 1923 respectively.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas Potato Seed Treatment Boosts Yields in Kaw Valley
Agricultural extension workers demonstrated approved seed treatment methods in Kansas Kaw Valley. Test plots compared treated and untreated seed, showing increasing adoption from near zero in 1918 to over 6,000 acres in 1924, with farmers and neighbors computing results.
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Kansas
Kaw Valley
United States Department of Agriculture
Crop Production in 1924 Estimated by USDA
USDA estimates for 1924 show 19 truck crops for table use, canning and manufacture with a gross value to growers of 318 million dollars, down 12 million from 1923. Tomatoes led with 55.0006 million, largest acreage. Irish potatoes 44 million, strawberries 35 million, cantaloupes 20 million.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Useful Litter Carrier for Barn Manure Handling
A description extols a manure and litter carrier as a great labor saver for barns. It notes the device makes forking manure easier than throwing it out windows and, once filled, can be rolled to the pit and dumped with a mechanical lever.
The Geranium's Place in the Schoolroom
A quirky tale in which lettuce and onion plants debate usefulness while a cheerful geranium argues for beauty. The Fairy Queen scolds vanity and reminds them that food is not the sole purpose of life, praising the geranium's role in beauty and mood.
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Shane
One Leg and One Eye Riddle Explained
A compact old riddle asks what stands in a corner with one leg and one eye. The answer is a needle, the pin’s single leg and eye at the opposite end, a classic chestnut of playful brain teasers from vintage puzzles.
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