Education Week Observed Across Nation November 16 22
Federal and state leaders along with local officials coordinated a nationwide Education Week from November 16 to 22. The American Legion National Americanism Commission, the U S Bureau of Education and the National Education Association sponsored the effort with President Coolidge issuing a proclamation.
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Coolidge
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Naetional Americanism Commission
The
American Legion
United States Bureau of Edcation
National Educational Association
Jocal
Chambers of Commerce
Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
American Bankers’ Association
Association of Investment Bankers
American Bar Association
Boy Semts of America
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Kiwanis
Rotary
Motion Are Producers and Distc
Oe *America
National Congress of Mothers and Parent‘Teacher Associations
American Red’ Cross
Playground and Recreation Association of America
Plans Poster Contest to Aid Training Camps
The American Legion auxiliary sponsors a national art poster contest to promote citizens training camps across the country. National president Mrs. O D Oliphant says the goal is to extend information about and promote these camps with three top prizes of 150 100 and 60 dollars. Honorary mentions will also be awarded.
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American Legion Auxilfiary
O. D. Oliphant
Committee On National Award
Olphant
Fidae Seal to Be on All Membership Cards
The 1926 American Legion membership card will bear the Fidac seal opposite the Legion emblem. National adjutant James I. Barton announced that about 3.75 million Legionnaires will be Fidac members in fact as well as in name, gaining Fidac courtesies wherever they present their Legion card. This follows Fidac congress resolutions urging member associations to display the seal on their cards.
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American Legion
Fidae
Inter-allied Federation of World War Veterans
James I. Barton
National Adjutant
Fidac
Barton
Legion
International Congress of Fidac
Display of American flag by Legion post in Spokane
A picturesque demonstration on proper flag display was held in Spokane Washington under the auspices of the American Legion post. A regiment of soldiers from a nearby fort marched on Main Street carrying banked flags and each man moved to the side of the street to plant his flag in the proper position.
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Spokane
Wash
Vocal
American Legion
Market report notes varied agricultural and dairy prices
The latest markets report from the Department of Agriculture in Washington covers fruits and vegetables with potato and citrus pricing shifts, apples and cabbages in New York and Rochester, dairy markets showing easing butter and cheese trends, Wisconsin cheese production, and cotton prices.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Maine
Green Mountains
York City
Boston
Bulk Steel
Presque Isle
Northern
Chicago
Jeading
New York
F.o.b. Rochester
Philadelphia
Vplyinguth
Wisconsin
New York State
New Orleans Rice Market Sees Light Offerings
New Orleans rice trade remained quiet Friday as offerings were light and receipts finished. Buyers held off hoping for lower prices until a stronger movement appears. Fancy Blue Rose quoted 64 to 64 cents, fancy long grains 64 to 64 cents. Blue Rose offered for ten day shipment at 63 cents and for later deliveries at 64 cents. Little activity at the lower asks amid widespread rain reports.
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New Orleans
Fort Worth Stock Market Mixed Cattle Prices Report
Fort Worth Texas traders saw uneven cattle prices Friday with cows up to 10 cents higher, calves 25 cents weaker, and beef steers nearly steady. Yearlings sold strongly while bulls held firm as an estimated 2,600 cattle and 900 calves changed hands.
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Fort Worth
Tex
President Proclaims Thanksgiving Day For 1926
President Coolidge announces Thanksgiving for Thursday November 26, urging gratitude for blessings of the year. The proclamation notes safety at home and abroad, good public health, bountiful harvests, productive industries, and rewarding labor.
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Washington
President Coolidge
Ducks Destroy Feed Crops in Brazos Bottom
Bryan Texas report that wild ducks are slaughtered by the hundreds under a special permit obtained by Allen Carr, a plantation owner, to save his maize feed crop as ducks inundate the Brazos bottom threatening extensive damage.
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Bryan, Tex
Brazos
Allen Carr
Moody orders halt on some highway contracts in Texas
Austin Texas the highway commission announced a refusal to cancel 31 county highway maintenance contracts after Attorney General Dan Moody ruled they were improperly awarded to non lowest bidders Moody challenged to proceed with cancellations as quickly as possible in a move affecting state road work and procurement practices by the commission
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Austin
Tex
Dan Moody
Moody
Highway Commission
Painleve Cabinet Resigns Over Financial Majority
Paris reports Premier Painleve and his entire cabinet submitted their collective resignations to President Doumergue. Painleve said the cabinet could not continue restoring France’s finances without a guaranteed favorable parliamentary majority.
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Paris
Painleve
Wesdnesday
M. Painleve
Doumergue
Rice rates stay unchanged as New Orleans bureau objections dismissed
Washington report notes the I. G. C. Saturday chose not to reduce shipping rates on rough rice from Arkansas producing points to New Orleans. The New Orleans joint traffic bureau complaints alleging rates were unreasonable were dismissed.
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Washington
Arkansas
New Orleans
Sunnyland Train Wreck Kills Many in Mississippi
Twenty dead and more than 30 injured after the Sunnyland, last St. Louis train, derailed near Victoria Mississippi tumbling down a 40 foot embankment. This is a tragic rail accident with a high toll and widespread casualties. Further details awaited from investigators and railroad officials.
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Memphis
Tenn
Sunnyland
St. Louis
Victoria
Miss
Miners March to Poorhouse After Whitburn Colliery Closure
One hundred miners from Whitburn colliery idle due to its closure march to the poorhouse and become inmates. The action underscores labor distress in South Shields, England as workers protest loss of livelihood and seek assistance amid industrial downturn.
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South Shields
Eng
Whitburn
Paris Mode Junior Coats and Evening Frocks
Fashion notes compare Paris and American junior styles, highlighting satin crepe and duvetyn coats made in Paris with navy and taupe tones. Afternoon frocks feature silk satin, crepe, and ribbon trims in blue, green, and metallics, emphasizing dark hues with bright accents and a shift toward sophisticated, grown-up silhouettes for children.
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Paris
Diversified farming campaign highlights a tenant farmer success
In Deaf Smith County, J B Cockerell a tenant near Hereford embraces live at home farming to feed a family of six and a schoolteacher lodging there. He canned summer produce for winter meals saving an estimated $75 monthly if bought grocery goods. The article notes his self sufficiency could lead to eventual ownership of the farm.
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C. C. French
Fort Worth
R. O. Dunkle
Hereford
Deaf Smith County
J. E. Cockerell
French
Dunkle
J. B. Cockerell
Cockerell
J. BE. Cockerell
Autumn Elk Dialogue on Scenery and Color
In a North American elk exchange two peers discuss autumn scenery. They describe trees turning colors and the outdoor scene as a visible picture. The elk note antler changes and the desire to appear their best as part of fall nature.
Devotion to Aid Sparks Question About Insurance Money
A teacher frames a river rescue scene to probe why a wife would rush to help her husband in danger. The class debates motive, culminating in a prompt about drawing insurance money from peril.
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