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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1920
Page
2
Chase of Luck and Robbery Taints Saguache Trails
Kate Cullison defies Cass Fendrick and confronts rumors of the WL & 8S express holdup as she aids a dying lamb and flees a taunting rival after a sharp confrontation at the Papage County homestead. Sheriff rumors swirl over a missing steady hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweeney
Kate
C. F. Knel
Cass Fendrick
Papage County
Ned
Miss Cu
Ste
Aod
Tepes
Sherif
Ain't She the Gamest Little Thoroughbred
Kate searches for her missing father Luck Cullison in Saguache after a holdup rumor. Uncle Mac Mackenzie and Curly join Kate and Bob to uncover whether Luck is alive and if the robbery is linked to his disappearance. They race to the hotel to gather facts and plan action tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate
Bob
Dad
Ma‘ Weloney
Saguache
Mackenzie
Yesler
Alec Pichandrau
Fendrick
Mae
Uncle
Lassie
Southwest
Mac
Uncle Luck
W. & S. Express Company
Curly
North Road
Ilb
Soapy Stone
Sheriff Bolt
Miss Knute
Cass Fendrieck
Bolt
Jim
Curly Flandran
Luck Cullison
Lueck
Plaza
Janve
Readopt War Orphans Choose Harold W. Ross as Editor
Harold W. Ross, formerly managing editor of the Stars and Stripes, has been named editor of the American Legion Weekly. A Colorado native, Ross served in France with the AEF and helped organize the adoption of 3,567 war orphans. He now leads a campaign to readopt the orphans by over 9,000 American Legion posts worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ross
American Legion Weekly
Harold W. Ross
Stars and Stripes
France
American Legion
Mr. Ross
Colorado
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
New Orleans
Atlanta
New York
Panama
West
Langres
Thershing
United States
Tungsten Tim Makes Wealth From Filament Discovery
The tale follows a young Colorado mining engineer who unexpectedly found tungsten while seeking gold and chose to profit from the discovery. Prices rose from about 5 to 595 as war began in Europe, with ore valued at up to 3850 per ton. By 1917, the US sold vast tungsten filament lamps, boosting a mountain town's fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wold
Colorado
Europe
United States
Electric Sign Replaces Cigar Store Indian Symbol
The piece notes the shift from carved cigar store Indians to bright electric signs. It traces the origin of the figure to Sir Walter Raleigh and English colonial ties, linking the red figure to the tobacco trade. The tale mentions Raleigh’s servant and a dramatic ale spill as historical color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cigar Store
Walter Tiinleigh
Raleigh
Peggy Becomes Secretary in Small Church Club
Peggy is chosen secretary of her church club and writes the minutes of the first meeting. She recalls the meeting was called to order with the president present, but she notes a mix up about seating and who arrived first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy
Pegey
City Lighting Modern and Historic Rivalries
The piece discusses the advent of modern city lighting and contrasts it with earlier practices. London claims it lit its streets with lanterns as early as 1414, while Paris used public lanterns in the sixteenth century, highlighting competing claims over priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London
American Legion and Red Cross aid French orphans appeal
A May donation of 75 cents supports 3 000 A E P orphans through the Legion and Red Cross. Captain Roy Tucker, once with the Twenty fifth Engineers, requests a Vosges child with brown eyes and hair and offers to correspond in English as he learns French. Two orphans are adopted by the American Legion national headquarters and another by Karl Ross post in Stockton California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Tesion
Tee Roy Tucker
Twenty-fifth Eingineer Service Company
Twentieth Engineers
Thol West Sixth Street
Topelka
Karn
Dimes Walter Tucker
One Hundred and Thirty-fourth
Indiana Infantry
France
Vosges Mountains
Department of the Vosges
Tucker
American Red Cross
The
American Legion
Karl Ross Post
Stockton
Cal
Green Mountain Home for Sons of Service Men
The national adjutant reports the founding at Bennington Vermont of a home to care for the minor sons of soldiers or sailors who served United States forces or allied European powers. It will provide maintenance education and scientific instruction in agriculture and horticulture and later extend to near male descendants. The organization is named The Green Mountain Home, Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Adjutant
Bennington
United States of America
Green Mountain Blome, Inc
Wedding Guests Provide Witnesses for City Couple
National Adjutant Lemuel Bolles attended the wedding of John G. Miller of Post 28 Los Angeles and Ruth Frances Hood of Francesville Ind as sole guest. Lacking witnesses he provided Fiera May Wingfield and P R Monson as witnesses and joined the celebration with dinner after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel Bolles
John G. Miller
Post 28
Los Angeles
Ruth Frances Hood
Francesville
Ind
Bolles
Fiera May Wingfield
P. R. Monson
Congress Responds to Call for Disabled Veterans Aid
The American Legion reports Congress approved $46 million for hospitalization of disabled ex servicemen and $120 million for vocational training of maimed World War I heroes. The sundry civil bill adds $90 million for the federal board for vocational education. reforms and outreach aided by Legion action. Other provisions include travel at one cent a mile for disabled hospital personnel and increased monthly stipends for vocational students to $100 with marriage allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
American Legion
Legion National
Thomas W. Miller
National Legislative Committee
Washington
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Legion
Federal Board
Minneapolis
Amon
United States Public Health Service
Vocational Board
Darrow
Ludloff Residences New Role with Equitable Life
H E Ludloff former executive secretary of the American Legion at Indianapolis has resigned to join Equitable Life Assurance in New York as secretary to the second vice president William J Graham. He earlier helped organize the Legion at New York and later served as secretary of the national executive committee until after last year’s Minneapolis convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Ludloff
American Legion
Indianapolis
Equitable Life Assurance Society
New York
William J. Graham
Henry D. Lindsley
The
Legion
Ludloff
Billy Bugler Visits Auntie Brucie’s Farm
Boston bulldog Billy Bugler goes to Auntie Brucie’s farm to visit many dogs. He enjoys riding in a basket, making tricks, dining quickly, baths in a brook, and playing with new friends before returning home eager to tell his missy about the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucie
Missy Siuys
Missy
Billy Bugier
Billy Bugler
Auntie Brucie
Looking Backward
Recounted reminiscence by William R Shields recalling military days in camp training, guard duty and fatigue. The speaker regrets the past but finds solace at home with his wife and gratitude for peaceful civilian life.
What the Legion has done in disorders and disasters
The Legion has stood with authorities in fire and flood and extended aid to all ex service persons and the disabled, regardless of membership. It helped many not yet Legion members, aiding those in need and supporting law and order across cities like Boston Omaha Youngstown Melrose Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Omaha
Youngstown O
Melrose Park
Legion
Embrace Your Uniqueness and Abilities
A Girls' Companion excerpt counsels girls to value their own differences rather than envy others. It urges not to belittle oneself for lacking others gifts, noting two distinct strengths can both be admirable. The piece encourages making the best of one’s own nature and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Funeral Came Too Late
Five year old asked to attend a funeral for a dead cat and returns home saying the boys did not hold the service because the cat was too dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nyguvver
Eddie
Wose
Boston Transcript
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