Frylings War Flag Returned After Armistice Mystery
In World War I tale from Hancock Georgia to Philadelphia, Corporal G W Fryling's silk flag carried as a death token was lost after his death on September 26, 1918. A German lieutenant later found the flag and envelope, and mailed it back with a pardonful note explaining the delay and loss of the body. The flag's return completes a curious wartime token story connected to S H Fryling of North Marshall Street, Philadelphia.
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Yate Corp
G. W. Fryling
American Legionnaires
Philadelphia
Hancock, Ga
Fryling
S. H. Fryling
S. Ti
North Marshall Street
Sryling
Argonne
Twenty Eighth Division
S. NH. Fryling
Corp
Army
Breichstr
Geislingen
Wurttemberg
Germany
May Reclaim Charter if Mine Resumes Operation
Mohrland Utah notes its American Legion post charter may be suspended until the mine resumes. Records will be forwarded to headquarters and all affairs settled. if mining restarts the post could become active again. The Mohrland post office has closed.
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Utah
Utah Hills
Department
The
American Legion
Mohrland
Legion
Americans' Graves in France Not Disturbed
A New York inquiry into claims that World War II era American and allied graves in France Belgium and England were being disturbed for science found no desecration. EK E. David of the U S Army Cemeteries division stated the six French cemeteries plus sites in Belgium and England are strictly supervised by Col. W W Smith and quartermaster personnel ensuring graves remain undisturbed.
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France
Department of New York
American Legion
New York
EK. E. David
Division of
United States Army
Belgium
England
Col. W. W. Smith
Proper Papers Urged For World War Veterans
Chairman Watson JB Miller of the American Legion national rehabilitation committee urges World War II veterans without discharge papers to obtain replacement certificates from government departments. Definite proof of service is required to apply for hospitalization under the World War Veterans act and to gain permission to bury a veteran in a national cemetery.
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Watson Jb, Miller
American Legion National Rehabilitation Committee
Miller
National
Not much gain from salesmanship course says veteran
Quote from American Legion Weekly reflects a skeptic view of a sales course. A reader questions whether the course improved real selling skill, joking that the trainer is only one tenth as effective as the man who sold him the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Weekly
Fall Plowing Is Often Necessary Fair Showing State's Resources
An editorial on Texas State Fair goals stressing industrial exhibits and manufacturing growth, plus notes on Texas resources, road contracts, banking health, and fall plowing debates. It argues for expanding industrial education, a mammoth industrial building, and better use of state assets to spur prosperity.
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Texas
Dallas
Manure Not Used As Mulch For Strawberries
Chicken manure should be reserved for fertilizer rather than mulch in the Middle West. It would over stimulate leaf growth and soften fruit. Clean wheat straw with no chaff or weed seeds is the preferable mulch to avoid early weed sprouting and extra spring work. Red mulches are sometimes abandoned due to weed overgrowth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois College of Agriculture
Middle West
Unwritten rule to prevent disease in fowls
Farmers are urged to never bring pullets from the range into laying houses without thorough cleaning and disinfection. Following this rule could prevent infections such as internal and external parasites, coli infections, cancer, and chicken pox in flocks.
Potatoes as pig and cow feed in farm practice
The article notes feeding potatoes to livestock yields specific results. Hoiled potatoes mixed with meal suit pigs. small amounts fed raw with meal are acceptable. Large raw portions cause scouring. For cows, up to 80 to 34 pounds daily is suggested. overfeeding may affect butter quality.
Teach Colt to Eat Grain Early for Growth and Weaning
Guidance on early grain feeding for a colt to ensure acceptance of grain and hay, enabling gradual weaning without weight loss. Emphasizes that a colt's first year growth dictates adult size and suggests feeding during the first winter.
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Colt
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