Barton Assumes New Job With American Legion
James F. Barton, former adjutant of the Iowa department, becomes assistant national adjutant. He takes over many routine duties, enabling National Adjutant Russell Creviston to focus on the five million dollar World War veterans endowment fund for the disabled and orphans. Barton’s long Legion activity includes early leadership in Fort Dodge posts and a tenure as department adjutant.
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James F. Barton
Iowa
Endowment Fund
Barton
Legion
Town Department
Fort Dodge
National Convention of the Legion
R. J. Laird
Algona
Laird
Maurice Cahill
Cedar Rapids
Would Make It Harder to Amend Constitution
A proposed amendment by L. D. Bower of the Ohio senate journal clerk seeks to tighten Article V by requiring a two thirds congressional membership to initiate an amendment and ratification by three fourths of congressional representation, with a five year window. Bower argues current rules allow passage by a minority, risking minority ratification.
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United States
Frankling Post
The
American Legion
Columbus
Ohio
L. D. Bower
Journal Clerk
Ohio Senate
Congress
Bower
Old Indian burying ground noted on sight-seeing bus
The guide of a sight-seeing bus points to a place he calls the old Indian burying ground. A passenger asks where the young Indians were buried, highlighting curiosity about historic burial sites referenced in the trip. The exchange appears in American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion Weekly
Ingenious Dutch Freight Train Combines Truck and Streetcar
In Amsterdam an inventive hybrid uses a motor truck coupled to a surface car trailer to haul freight and passengers. The improvised train repurposes an abandoned streetcar line as a route for this unique powered surface-vehicle system.
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Amsterdam
Slaves Built Great Mole in Algiers Harbor
Fragmentary note claims a massive slave-built mole at Algiers harbor in Africa around 1520, alleging 80,000 Christians were forced to work by Turkish rulers. Text is incomplete and unclear but references a large coerced labor project and historical context.
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Algiers
Africa
Christian
Turka Aet
Canning Recipes From General Farm News
Recipes cover canned tomatoes beans okra and beets with steps for brine packing intermittent processing and pressure canning. Includes gumbo soup mix and preserves for tomato figs peaches and watermelon rind with detailed ratios times and temperatures.
Silhouette Debates in Paris Inspired Spring Styles
Julia Bottomley highlights two summer dress silhouettes and topcoats as Paris leads fashion once again. The piece contrasts a flaring bodice with a straight line style, noting fabrics like crepe back satin and printed silks, and describes chic French tailoring, colors, and washable blends for home dressmakers.
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Ady
Late Market Summary From U S Department Report
The June 4 week dairy butter markets gained strength on speculative storage demand with heavier production and firmer foreign markets. Cheese held firm despite slow trading. Wisconsin wholesale prices for Twins to Longhorns ranged from 22% to 23% cents. Cotton declined slightly, hogs and beef showed modest shifts, and stock figures for week ending May 29 were provided along with June 4 price ranges for fresh meats.
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Wisconsin
Young Americas
First Bale of 1925 Cotton Auctioned in Houston
The first bale of the 1925 26 cotton harvest arrived in Houston at 7 20 a m from Mission Hidalgo county Texas consigned to W D Cleveland Sons It weighed 497 pounds and was classified strict middling 28 29 mm It was gin ned Sunday by the Borden Gin company of Mission and sent to the Houston Cotton Exchange for auction at 1 p m This first bale arrives 27 days earlier than last year and first bales in June records span 29 years with May 26 the earliest date on record.
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Houston
Tex
United States
Mission
Hidalgo County
Gulf Coast Lines
William D
Borden Gin Company
Houston Cotton Exchange
W. D. Cleveland & Sons
Bizzell Resigns From A and M College
President W B Bizzell of Texas A and M College resigned. board accepted the resignation at a Tuesday meeting. He wired acceptance of Oklahoma University presidency to Judge A A McDonald of Hugo Oklahoma, president of the Oklahoma University board of regents.
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College Station
Tex
W. B. Bizzell
Texas A. and M. College
Board of
Bizzell
University of Oklahoma
A. A. McDonald
Hugo
Houston Patrol Wins Honors at Coliseum Drill
Los Angeles Arabs Temple patrol of Houston under Harry J Burkett won first honors in a competitive drill before an audience of over 60 000 at the Coliseum Friday.
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Los Angeles
Cal—Arabia
Houston
Harry J. Burkett
Fort Worth Stock Market gains for cattle sales
Fort Worth Texas cattle market Friday showed a clear advance for all classes, with cows selling at relatively better advantage than other classes of cattle, the market advancing about 10 to 1.0?
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Fort Worth
Tex
Goldenrods Dream Of National Flower Honor
The goldenrods praise sun and field life over money as children learn they may become the nation’s flowers. They boast of sun rain and summer weather as weeds join in pride, while bumblebees and trees share in a meadow song about being the country’s golden flower.
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Goldenrods
England
France
Scotland
Ireland
Italy
United States
Pay for Baby's Teeth Dentist's Son Notes on Sister Coincidence
A North side dentist took his four year old son to meet a new baby sister. After a quiet moment the boy asked who would be paid to wake her with a set of teeth, a humorous observation reflecting parental work and family life.
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North Side
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American Legion Newa Service
General Farm News
S. C. Hoyle
Extension Garvies Publications
A. and
M. College of Texas
Paris
Signer
Copenhagen
Julia Bottomley
Wester News
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
South Carolina
Virginia
Alabama
Louisiana
Bliss
Middle West
Mobile
Georgia
North Carolina
Imperial Valey
California
el Centro
f.C.b
Florida
Tom Watson
Leesburg
Gotton
Future Con Eee
Houston Patrol
Fort Worth Stock Market
Wintinm
Maw Ware
the Goldenrod’s
Meadow
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