Four Medals on His Breast Hartington Soldier Lange Decorated
Carl M. Lange of Hartington Nebraska is described as the state's most decorated World War I veteran. He wears four medals including the Medaille Militaire and the Croix de Guerre with palms, and one unit badge. Lange was chosen to represent Nebraska at the Arlington cemetery burial of the Unknown Soldier and earned the Distinguished Service Cross from General Pershing. The piece notes Lange carried Merle Hoy from the trenches and recalls Hoy as Hay, the first town boy killed in the war.
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Carl M. Lange
Hartington
Neb
France
Lange
Marshal Petain
Nebraska
Arlington Cemetery
Pershing
Merle Hoy
Hay
Boehler to judge national Legion band contest in New Orleans
Charles E Boehler will conduct a prize contest at the American Legion national convention in New Orleans next October featuring 100 bands and drum corps. Prizes total 1,000 for the band winner, 100 for second, 50 for third. drum corps prizes are 250 and 100. Boehler, a former New Orleans AFM president, led bands in the Spanish American and World War I eras.
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Charles EB. Boehler
Drum Corpa
American Legion
New Orleana
Boehler
New Orleans
American Federation of Musicians
The Private's Dilemma And A Soldier's Pride
A verse from American Legion Weekly contrasts private life and corporal rank, noting the lure of extra pay against the burden of issuing harsh orders. The piece recalls loyalty, camaraderie, and the pull of peer respect over military authority, ending with a humor vignette about a town hotel.
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American Legion Weekly
Legion Man for Governor Scrugham Signals Nevada Bid
James O Scrugham, longtime Nevada engineer and Legion official, resigns from American Legion post to run for Nevada governor. A former national vice commander and state engineer, he chaired Legion plans later used in legislation. Born Lexington Kentucky January 10 1880 and a Kentucky State University graduate in mechanical engineering 1906.
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Nevada
James O. Serugham
Nditional
American Legion
Hianford MacNider
Scrugham
Boulder Canyon
Legion
Service Men's Organization
Lexington
State University of Kentucky
Engineering College
University of Nevada
Ordnance Department
Washington
Graves Decorated for War of 1812 Heroes Overseas
The London American Legion post marked Memorial Day by placing a wreath on the 218 soldiers who died in Dartmoor prison during the War of 1812, honoring graves long unmarked. The same day, ceremonies at Brookwood Cemetery honored 460 American WWI dead.
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Princeton
England
Dartmoor
America
London
American Legion
Legion
London Post
Brookwood Cemetery
Battle Against Barberry Plant in Wheat Rust Fight
The United States Department of Agriculture urges thorough digging to eradicate barberry bushes that harbor stem rust of wheat. Seeds from dug and undug bushes show high viability. sprouts under dead bushes can germinate early. Watch areas where bushes were dug in 1920 or later for regrowth and stop new plantings to prevent rust spread.
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Aan Department
United States Department of Agriculture
Chickens Used to Fight Grasshoppers on Nebraska Farm
In Mitchell Nebraska a farm tested poultry control against grasshoppers. Five hundred chickens in colony houses moved across 80 acres reduced hopper numbers to about one fifth on pasture land. The method proved profitable, with remaining birds sold for about 75 percent of initial investment. The owner plans to stock 1000 chickens this year as insurance against the pest.
Keen Interest in Poultry Drives Surging Requests
The Bureau of Animal Industry reports many daily inquiries about poultry raising, averaging between 0 and 75 letters per day since early year. Poultry literature distribution by the divisions exceeds prior records, with over thirty general bulletins and many technical works. Sandy soil is noted as best for poultry runs.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Division of Publications
Walnut and Hickory Nut Curculios Hit By Pest
From United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin 1008 by entomologist Fred E. Brooks. Four Conotrachelus curcullo species attack immature fruits shoots and leaf petioles of walnut and hickory. Controls include burning fallen nuts and spraying with arsenic poison or lead arsenate. Early spring applications on stems leaves and fruit reduce injury. six pounds lead arsenate per fifty gallons water is cited for butternut curcullo.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Fred E. Brooks
Road to Health for Suffering Women in Fulton
Mrs Lula Vann of Fulton Arkansas testifies to relief from monthly pain and backache after using Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. She reports resumed work and no backache, endorsing the product to other women with painful periods and nervous fatigue.
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Lula Vann Fulton
Ark
Fulton
Arkansas
Lydia E. Pinkham
I Niege
Lula Vann
Box 44
Arkansan
Lydia
Pinkham
Effective Economy Debtor Claims Ongoing Payment Gap
A rare dialogue notes continued nonpayment on debts over several months. The speaker emphasizes practicing economy and denying any payments made, framing the stance as a deliberate financial strategy.
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Lewinn News Farvics
Part M. Lange
Charlies EB. Boehler
Ohev
Ron
Ilsason Pease
James G. Gerugham
Enemiea
Samson
Georgie
United States Department
Scottsbluff
Mitchell
Animal Industry Bureau
Bright
Dean
Missouri
Albert Hinges
Bloomfold
Laneye
Bas Doan
Iike
Nujol
Winslow
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