Luke Fought His Own War Hero Lieu tenant Honored Posthumously
The article profiles Lieutenant Luke, a famed World War I flyer known for daring missions and brutal front-line action. His devotion lives on through his sister Ann Marie who now assists veterans in Phoenix hospitals, where her songs at the American Legion post named for him are popular. Luke received the Croce di Guerra posthumously, along with a Congressional Medal of Honor and a Distinguished Service Cross with oak leaf cluster.
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Annan Marie
Phoenix
Ariz
American Legion Post
Ding
Mont Port
Tombery
Germiéin
Morvaus
Typical American Soldier Portrait of Sergeant Mettien
Sergeant William Mettien of Omaha is photographed to illustrate the typical American fighter. He stands 5 feet 10 1/2 inches tall, weighs 170 pounds, with light brown hair and blue eyes. Enlisted at nineteen as a freeman from Nebraska University, he earned four Bronze Stars in the Sixteenth Infantry and remains active in the American Legion, tracing his Scotch Irish roots.
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States
Willanm Mettien
Omaha
Neby
Signal Corps
Pilin
Mettien
Nedbroske University
American Legion
Sixteenth Infantry
Second Annual Tour Plans by American Legion Post
Hyde Park post of the American Legion in Chicago organizes a second annual battlefield and city tour following Ita’s European trip. The itinerary includes Nice, Monte Carlo, the Alpine regions, a Rhine cruise, and several days in Paris, planned for early June. The article notes a $15,000,000 request to the federal government for a hospital project in New York state.
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Europe
Hyde Park Post
American Legion
Chicago
Ite
Nice
Monte Carlo
Rhine
Paris
Eee
The
New York State
Chinese American Legion veterans aid fundraising and outreach
In New York Chinatown, Chinese ex service members, led by Harry Wong The, assist the American Legion post in raising funds and organizing sticker campaigns. They help track their quarries and support Legion efforts, highlighting their patriotic citizenship and progressiveness.
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Gurh
Dnger
New York
Chinatown
Rep
Texel
Lek Wired
Harry Wong
Chris
Americnmtern
China Ex Service
John Milrray Mitchel
American Legion
Hs Hostig
Kent Lye Contig
Peace Arch on Canatilan border celebrates a century of friendship
AT BINK WASHINGTON a great peace arch marks a hundred years of friendly relations between Canada and the United States. The arch features the Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack as emblems of goodwill with the American Legion and Blaine post members taking part in the unveiling. The architrave proclaims Children of a Common Mother, symbolizing the shared bond forged in wartime alliance and mutual respect between the two nations.
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Bink
Wash
Inuda
United States
Blaine
Canada
Carrying On With the American Legion
Chancellor Avery issues a pledge to uphold the institution and country the American Legion calls for. The World War Officers society seeks exemption in New York and plans to allow hereditary membership. Ex soldiers seeking aid in Racine Wisconsin must present an endorsement letter from the Legion. Bankers in South Dakota report savings accounts opened with bonuses to ex soldiers amid denials of extravagant spending.
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Racine
Wis
American Legion
South Dakota
Tanlac praised by healthy families across the country
A flood of testimonials from Mrs and Mr Gingras and others claim Tanlac revived worn out relatives. Families from Los Angeles to Toronto say Tanlac restored health appetite and vitality, calling it the family medicine. Readers urged to buy Tanlac from a local druggist today.
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Mr. Gingras
Tanlac
United States
Canada
Inatanee
John Widner
Roosevelt Ave
Low Angeles
Calif
South Wood St
New York
K. van Colts
Fourth Ave
Albany
Tanine
Bert Hewer
East Avenue
Toronto
Ontario
Virginia
J. F. Robertayn
Danville
Louis Gingras
Harrison Ave
Providence
R. 1
Folks and Flowers and a Nose for News
Dialogue sketches reveal neighbors judging wealth by clothes and a playful exchange about reporters watching everything. The quip about flowers lacking scent contrasts appearances with reality while a remark on sympathy hints at hidden lessons in waiting.
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Wyse
Boston Transcript
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