Radio Used by Legion to Reach Members Nationwide
The American Legion expands radio use to contact its expanding membership. National and state officials broadcast speeches via wireless to Legion posts, leveraging home receiver sets and post leaders who helped during the war. Commander Owsley’s keynote from Lincoln and plans for Decoration Day and a Kansas City dedication reach Legionnaires across multiple states.
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Voice of the
American Legion
Veterans’ Association
Legion
Alvin Owstey
Lincoln
Neb
Counery
Atlantic Coast
Owsley
San Francisco
West
Kansas City
Decentralized claims handling to speed Legion plan
National Legion plan led by Joe Sparks will shift claims processing to Legion offices in the claimant's state. Veterans Bureau subdistrict offices will still supervise but direct forwarding to state Legion service offices aims for quicker action and regular visits by officials to ensure cooperation.
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Legion
Joe Sparks
American Legion
Joe. Sparks
Committee of ‘ Eglon
Sparks Beleves
Veterans’ Bureau
Unider
National’ Service
Legion Department
Service
United States Veterans' Bureau
Ies
Cookies for Disabled Men Kansas Bach 12 Dozen Cook
A fragment notes a Kansas bakery or program supplying cookies for disabled men. The text is incomplete but implies a batch of twelve dozen cookies prepared by a cook or kitchen lead associated with Kansas. Further specifics are not readable in the fragment.
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Kansas
Bach
Cook
McRae and Lois Beach Tied By Legion Romance
Kenneth H. McRae former commander of the first American Legion post in the United States married Lois May Beach, a post commander from the U S Jacob Jones post. The couple met through Legion activities in Washington D C with Beach having served in the Naval Reserve and McRae as a veteran of Nebraska troops in France. McRae now serves as historian for his post.
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First Post
United States
Kenneth H. McRae
American Legion
Legion
Veterans’ Association
McRae
George Washington Post
Washington, D.C
Lois May Beach
U.S
Jacob Jones
Yeomen
Miss Beach
Naval Reserve Force
United States Naval Reserve Force
Navy Department
Nebraska
France
Protect American Citizens From Foreign Labor Influx
Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant of the American Legion, urges vigilance against foreign influence in a Medford Oregon letter. He argues to protect American living standards by educating citizens, enforcing immigration laws, and enacting broader measures to restrict alien influx and employment of Japanese laborers on a large fruit orchard near Medford.
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America
Lemuel Bolles
American Legion
Legion
Medford
Ore
Legion National Adjutant
Eith Zens
Republic
American Legion helps form Sioux Falls foreigner integration plan
Harold Be Mason reports a new Americanization effort in Sioux Falls led by the American Legion. A 12 member committee from several organizations joins with the legion to erase distinctions between foreign born and native Americans. A school system worker will direct the community outreach in local schools.
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Harold Be
Mason ‘Post
The
American, Legion
American Legion
Outdoor outfits revive buoyant organdie frocks for girls
Readers are urged to slip away from routine duties and enjoy the outdoors in simple, practical organdie and swiss frocks. The fashion favors ease, sturdiness, and comfort for excursions, with sash accents and a range of colors and fabrics including cottons, woolens, and gaberdine.
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Mer
Texas Schools Need 6 Million for Next Two Years
State Superintendent M. N. Marrs calls for at least 6 million dollars to supplement the available school fund for two years. He cites constitutional provisions for funding and argues for a per capita apportionment of 13 dollars, with 3 million extra annually from occupation taxes and general revenue to sustain six months of schooling and better equipment.
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Austin
Tex
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
M. N. Marrs
State Board of Education
Fungus Disease Threatens Melon Crop in South Texas
South Texas melons face threat from anthracnose, a fungus disease spreading by wind dispersed spores. Curling leaves, brown spots, and misshapen fruit signal infection, with advice to avoid replanting in infected fields and to refrain from working in wet fields to prevent spread. Local agricultural agent C. H. Alford notes the disease persisted last year and ruined thousands of acres.
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San Antonio
Tex
Agricultural Department of the
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
South Texas
C. H. Alford
Oil Men Plead Guilty in Fort Worth Mail Fraud Case
In Fort Worth Texas J W Hog Creek Caruth and L G Reynolds Jr pleaded guilty to using the mails to defraud in connection with promotions for the Caruth oil companies. The government secured its second victory in as many starts in the anti fraud crusade.
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Fort Worth
Tex
J. W
Hog Creek
Distribution of young bass and crappie to Kerrville
The San Marcos Texas fish cultural hatchery sent a large shipment of young bass and crappie to Kerrville this week. The fish are to be distributed in the Guadalupe River at Kerrville to bolster local waters.
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San. Marcos
Tex
Tarleton Mayfield
United States Fish Cultural Hatcheries
San Marcos
Kerrville
Guadalupe River
Tokio Police Arrest Communists In Wave Of Detainees
Police in Tokio detained more than 100 prominent editors and socialists amid a crackdown on leftist groups. The arrests reflect a government push against communism and organized labor activity.
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Tokio Police
Tokio
Edereiaine
Laredo Texas Oil District Shows May Shipments and New Well
May oil shipments from Miranda City totaled 536 carloads with 244 eastward and 292 westward. February set a district record with 604 carloads, and April shipped 590. One new well, O Hern No 1, produced about 100 barrels daily. Total wells producing in Webb County districts: 137 oil wells and 16 gasters, plus 21 oil wells and two gasters in Zapata County.
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Laredo
Tex
Miranda City
Texas-Mexican Railway
M. M. Leyendecker
O'Hern
Aviators
Mid-Ojuelos
Webb County
Zapata County
Miranda
Lang
Reisner &As
Navarro oil boom fuels county wide expansion
Navarro County an oil surge with more than 3 million dollars spent since January. Six wells produce oil under pump led by Hughes-McKie No 1 at about 6000 barrels daily. Springfield No 1 flow spurred 25 new derricks and widespread drilling around the field.
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Corsicana
Yex
Navarro County
Burke
Hughes-McKie
Thompson-Springfield
Tillery Holdings Sold in Orange Texas to W H Stark
W H Stark, a local capitalist, has taken over the L. J. Tillery Oil Company holdings including a 250 foot Cow Bayou channel lease and drilling rig. The lease will be worked by Kishi Development Company, in which Stark is financially interested. Tillery drilled to 3150 feet.
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Orange
Tex
L. J. Tillery Oil Company
Cow Bayou
W. H. Stark
Texas Permit for Sinclair Pipe Line Company
The Sinclair Pipe Line Company of Portland Maine received permission from the Texas secretary of state to operate in Texas. Its state headquarters will be in Fort Worth. Attorneys say the firm plans pipeline connections from Wyoming to Texas and to divert oil movement through the Gulf, with a capital of 28.5 million dollars.
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Austin
Tex
Sinclair Pipe Line Company
Portland
Texas
Fort Worth
Wyoming
Gulf
Two New Producers in Niehaus Farm Wells Shine
Two wells drilled by John E. Lee and Charles Lee on the Niehaus Isaacs oil tract near Rockdale Texas proved strong, yielding about 25 barrels per day each. Oil is stored pending pipeline connections and onward handling.
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Rockdale
Tex
John E. Lee
Charles Lee
Charles IF
Niehaus
Niehaus-Isaacs’ Oil Company
Pipeline Planned From Swastika Field to Wichita Falls
Construction is slated for a seven mile pipeline from the Swastika field to the Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad. It will have a capacity of 1000 barrels daily and connect with loading racks about 16 miles south of Archer City.
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Swastika Field
Archer City
Tex
Wichita Falls
Southern Railroad
Leasing in Caldwell Field at Lockhart Texas
The Atlantic Onl Production Company has entered the Caldwell field, marking a new leasing activity in the Texas region. Details specify field involvement and potential development plans by the company in Caldwell and Lockhart areas.
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Caldwell “1
Lockhart
Tex
Atlantic Onl Production Company
Caldwell ‘Field
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Erica Gone
American Legion News Service
Veterans’ Organization
National Adjutant of American Legion
Sioux Falls
Marrs
Texas News
Navarro
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