Topeka Man Heads World Peace Committee
Thomas Amory Lee of Topeka Kansas a lawyer and veteran led the American Legion world peace committee named at the 1924 national convention in St Paul He will select outstanding peace plans study feasibility and report at Omaha with recommendations and endorsement for the Legion He served with French and American units in World War I and later led Topeka post activities and Legion chapters
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Thomas Amory Lee
Topeka
Kan
United States
Foyer Duc Soldat
Champagne
V Thirty-second Regiment
Cantigny
Soissons
Camp Devens
Caples
Legion
Kansas
American Legion Weekly
The
St. Paul
Omaha
Paris
St. Louis
Kemper Military School
Kansas University
Harvard Law School
American Legion
London
Permanent Commission On Foreign Relations
Hog farming tips boost profits from pasture and peanuts
Weather rains enable lush hog grazing with sorghum stubble and Sudan in rows. Pigs per acre range 75 to 125 pounds live weight, with two pounds of grain per 100 pounds of live weight recommended when forage is available. Peanuts offer 300 to 500 pounds of pork per acre, making a large acreage profitable. Shade and clean water are essential. sow care, farrowing to weaning, and solid herd accounting matter. Franklin County youth clubs push poultry and barnyard manure campaigns. Johnson County reports 177 club boys with 243 projects across poultry, pigs, dairy calves, beef calves, turkeys, cotton, corn, peanuts, melons, and more. Prizes totaling over 400 dollars accompany cotton projects, with Kasch seed offered free and seed sale incentives. Farm and Home tips stress oyster shell and grit, handy tools, and cleaning up house fly breeding sites.
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Sudan
Agricultural Club
Franklin County
Texas
Poultry Club
Embry
Corn and Cotton Club
Johnson County
Messra
Hallman and Morris
Grandview
Messrs
Hallman and
Morris
White summer footwear leads fashion in 1925 style notes
Julia Bottomley surveys summer footwear focusing on white and kid leather styles. She notes rounded toes, slightly higher heels, and versatile options from strap slippers to oxfords, with white skirts, crepe blouses, and printed silk scarves pairing for sport and afternoon wear.
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Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
To Photograph Graves of Hero Dead in France
Frederick J. Church senior vice commander of the Charles W. Helser post American Legion Brooklyn sailed for France to photograph graves of soldiers buried on battlefields. He and his wife plan three months of work and will also place flowers on graves as requested by relatives, aiming to ensure no grave is denied a photographic memento.
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France
Frederick J. Church
Charles W. Helser
American Legion
Brooklyn
N. Y
Church
Flanders’ Fields
Extension of cyan camp at Tupper Lake gathers aims
A fragmented report notes plans to extend activities of the Aner deat Legion's mountain camp at Tupper Lake New York. The extension contemplates better accommodation for victims of various illnesses with a focus on tuberculosis patients and other infirmities.
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Cyans
Anerdeat Legion
Plaited Jabot Noted as Interesting Style Phrase
A fragment notes a plaited jabot described as an interesting style detail. The reference mentions a black cloth and a white jabot, suggesting a contrast in dress elements.
Market Report Shows Mixed Movements Across Fruits and Grains
The latest market report from the UJ. 8S. Department of Agriculture cites price shifts in fruits and vegetables with f.o.b California cantaloupes up 1.10 to 1.15, Imperial Valley salmon tints at 3.50 to 4.00, and Florida Tom Watson watermelons down 150 f.o.b Ocala. Potato and corn prices slide, wheat futures fall, and cotton holds at 24.45 cents. Detailed regional values for peaches, cobblers, tomatoes, butter, cheese, and various grain grades are listed, reflecting a broad downward trend in grains and mixed vegetable prices.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
F.o.b
California
Imperial Valley
el Centro
Tom Watson
New York
Macon
North Carolina
Virginia
Chicago
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Texas
South Carolina
Philadelphia
Boston
Wisconsin
Flrat
Wichita
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Louis
New Orleans Rice Market Prices Hold Steady
In New Orleans the Blue Rose fancy rice firm at 71 8 to 71 4 cents with fancy long grain 8th to 1/4 cent cheaper. Ediths and Honduras noted as cheap yet likely to command a premium over Blue Rose. Two October futures contracts traded early at 5.68 cents, unchanged from Thursday.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Arctic Explorer Roald Amundsen Safe in Spitzbergen Return
Despatch from Stockholm via Oslo reports Amundsen expedition members are safe after their May 21 takeoff for the North Pole. Two airplanes arrived in Spitzbergen on Tuesday and a renewed attempt to reach the pole is expected soon.
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Stockholm
Oslo
Norway
Roald Amundsen
North Pole
Spitzberg
Pole
Fort Worth Hog Market Gains Narrow Advance Friday
Fort Worth Texas hog market advanced 26 cents to 85 cents with top quotes at 13.10 for truck loads and 13.05 for car lots. Only 800 head offered and moved early. Sows up 25 cents and pigs steady. Overall hog values showed 75 to 85 cents higher than last week’s close.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Furniture firms fined for Sherman act violations in Chicago
Fifty chair manufacturers pleaded guilty before Federal Judge Adam C. Cliffe to Sherman anti trust law violations in Chicago. Fines totaling 166,000 were assessed, marking the first 269 furniture firms named in indictments to be sentenced following a recent grand jury session.
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Chicago
Ill
Adam C. Cliffe
Former Railroad Head Julius Kruttschnitt Dies in New Orleans
Funeral services for Julius Kruttschnitt former head of the Southern Pacific system were held in New Orleans where he was born 71 years ago son of a Prussian consul Kruttschnitt died Monday obituary notes his leadership of the railway giant and his Mississippi River roots
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New York
Julius Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific System
New Orleans
Fatal Shooting in Pelly Pelly Texas Main Street
Arthur P. Branch, 36, was shot and killed on Main Street in Pelly Pelly Texas about 40 miles south of Houston on Wednesday. M C Eschman was placed under arrest for the shooting.
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Pelly Pelly
Tex
Arthur P. Branch
Pelly
Houston
M. C. Eschman
Persia Quits Arms Meet Over Gulf Search Rule
Persia withdraws from the arms conference after the decision allowing searches of Persian ships in the Gulf of Persia for suspected forbidden arms traffic. Geneva reports the move as a protest against the conference stance and its implications for Persian sovereignty and maritime rights.
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Geneva
Persia
Gulf of Persia
Tommy and Georgie Green Frog Meet on Mountain Pond
Tommy rides the Wind to a mountain pond and meets Georgie Green Frog, pond leader. The frog shares tales of patience and past folly, then hosts a communal feast with frogs, turtles, birds, and rabbits as Tommy enjoys a prepared knapsack meal.
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Tommy
Great Pond
Lon
Frog
Georgie Green Frog
Georgia
Georgie
Gums Landing
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American Legion News Service
General Farm News
S. C. Hoyle
Extension Service Publications
A. and
M. College of Texas
Arctic Explorer Safe
Fort Worth Stock Market
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