Legion Convention May Get Harding Planned in New Orleans
New Orleans readies for the largest American Legion gathering as 150000 visitors attend the national convention. Harding and Pershing tentatively accept, with Lejeune Gompers Landis and other notables set to attend. Events include an Olympic meet, naval show, boxing, and a French carnival night, with extensive city decorations and a major parade led by bands from every state.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Crescent City
American Legion
Legion
Harding
Pershing
John A. Lejeune
United States Marine Corps
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Basebal
Marshal
France
United States
General Pershing
Kansas City
General Lejeune
Marine Corps
Louisiana
Mr. Gompers
Organized Labor
Judge Landis
Bob Martin
E. F
Ropler
America
Boxing Yard
Johnny Buff
al Moore
Fort
Lake Ponchartrain
Legion National
England
Italy
United States Navy
Pensacola
Fla
New Orléans
Brittany
Normandy
Local Notes From Lawrence and Vicinity Include Visits and Gatherings
Lawrence area social items recount sorely scattered visits and events. Families styled Simmons Gibler Heyl Thurber Mountfort and Benson appear across gatherings at homes, trains and farms with chautauqua attendance, parties, and a neighborhood dinner. The Vinlane Cemetery improvement club plans a meeting August 29 while Doug las Radio Co moves temporarily to 1622 North H Street.
Gandhi Followers Evade Censorship in Old Residents Talk
Old residents recall how Gandhi followers evaded censorship while visiting neighbors in Fulton Missouri. Notes mention Mrs Lulu Edgar traveling to Baldwin, family visits in Lawrence, Clinton and Rich ardson households, and several local calls Sunday and Monday. Relatives and friends, including Mr and Mrs Arthur Anderson and son, are listed among visitors and callers.
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Pearlie Harding
Jack Childs
Edith Gibler
Sarah Gibler
Sarah
Edith
Jack ‘Gibler
Clinton
Jack Gibler
Tom Gibler
Mode
Irma McCollough
Lettie Talley
Thaddie Petelish
Lawrence
McKinzie
C. Ready
Jennie Mountfport
Charlie Losh
Union
J. Carl Thurber
McCracken
Kansas
O. E. Thurber
Fred Nelson
Opal
Charles Albaugh
Okhie Brentlinger
Ben ‘Metsker
Pearl Thurber
Lila Thurber
Elmer Thurber
Carl Thurber
Lila
Nelson
Lulu -Edgar
Fulton, Mo
D.C. O'Neal
Peter Pusch
Crissie Richardson
Holcom
Elmer Landis
Edgar
Ward Landis
C. Qochlert
D. O’_O’Neal
Eddie Tryan
Lulu “Edgar
Baldwin
Arthur Anderson
John Maloney
Richardson
Huling Richardson
Hioe
A. L. Nolcom
Kennedy
New Orleans to Host Legion Convention by Mississippi Pier
Local Legion officials plan a 159000 visitor convention in New Orleans with Pullman city housing by three railroads for about 14000 Legionnaires. A tent city and cots in halls are considered while a 1000 by 400 foot pier along the levee will host sessions. The Lepton committee will spend 10000 on pier setup and decor.
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Troys
Pullman
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Lepton Committee
Pleasant Valley Social Notes and Community Events
Pleasant Valley reports include C P A meeting at No 6 school house on Friday August 25 with officer elections and initiation, Farmers Union activities, ball games Browns Grove vs Huntler Brothers and Browns Grove vs Kanwaka, visits by residents to Independence and Lawrence, and local entertainment planned at Holcom Grove. Community members travel, harvest notes, and local weather context accompany routine social items.
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No. 6
Charles Oehlert
DeSoto
Oehlert
D. C. O'Neal
Lawrence
John Maloney
Mildred
Pitts’ Grove
Measant Valley Farmers Union
Ward Landis
Charles Ochlert
Ac le ‘Holcom
Taloney
Moan
Wood
Curtis Sind
Toy Bond
Lea Bhar
Yom Ward
Jack Kelsey
Myr
Elmer Brown
Browns Grove
Huntler Brothers
L. I. & We Club
Holcoms Grove
George Griffith
Independence
Kan
Dorothy Holcom
Girard
Kansas
Holcom
Herb Fitz
Clyde Browning
Anna Bayle
W. J. Curtis
Clyde Ward
Pleasant Valley
Ed Fager sale draws crowd in Centropolis gathering
Mrs Harve Fager and Mrs Guy Deskins attended the Ed Fager sale at Centropolis Monday. Numerous local residents visited, spent Sundays with friends, and joined camp meetings and picnics across nearby towns including Overbrook Leonard and Pitts Grove with many names listed among attendees.
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Harve Fager
Guy Deskins
Ed Fager
Centropolis
Louise Deskins
Guy Desking
Ed. Montgomery
Baldwin
Bf. L. Cheney
Emporia
Kans
Guy ‘Kins
Cora Schwartz
Oscar Vincent
Overbrook
Clarence Barbee
Baby
Miss Mable
Twig
Cleo Desking
Henry -Rappard
le Loupe
Albert Hornberger
Dave Heffner
John’ Lyons
Wesley
Margaret Stark
Chas. Schwartz
Henry Boehle
Helen Schwartz
Frank Lutz
Cleartidird
Henry Hornberger
Will Hornherver
Lucas Meer
Ivan Schwartz
Henry Schwartz
Will Lynch
Irene
Colorado
Pitts Grove
Will Hornberger
Will Schwartz
Will ‘Lynch
Jose Heffner
Wilson Pleads Guilty in Narcotics Case at Newton
Jess Wilson a Newton man with prior drug involvement pleaded guilty before Justice John W. Clark this morning. He was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop F I Hormuth 1011 Mass.
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Wilson
Jess Wilson
Newton
John W. Clark
F. I. Hormuth
Mass
Treated Canvas Gives Long Life
The Department of Agriculture reports that treating heavy canvas covers with waterproofing and lightproofing pigments nearly doubles fabric life. Experiments show keeping light from inner fibers protects the cloth, with color choices like yellow ochre for buff, raw sienna for browns, and lamp black for flexibility. Add one pound pigment per gallon linseed oil. note that frequent folding reduces suitability.
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Washington
Aus
Associated Press
Department of Agriculture
Bermudez
Army
Navy
Woman's Complex Life and Nervous Breakdowns
The piece describes how a busy 20th century woman's duties from homework to child care can cause headaches backache and nervousness. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe herbal remedy and cites readers’ letters about recovery. It also notes a Dixon sale offering Singer sewing machines for $65 at Evans-Metcalf's sale.
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Ietters
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Singer
Dixon
Evans-Metcalf
Whiskey owner Heid lem Nichols faces county boarding
The owner, Heid lem Nichols, of the Tonga noxie quartet of Negroes, was arrested Monday evening with a jug of corn whiskey in their possession and is still boarding with the county. Nichols stated the...
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Nichols
Whiskey belonged to him and the other three released
The article notes that whiskey belonged to a suspect, the other three were released from custody, and Nichols is awaiting arraignment and trial. It mentions an everyday drug business valued by City Drug Store.
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Nichols
City Drug Store
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