V. F. W. Annual Encampment Held Here
The VFW encampment session, led by Rodney J. Hobbs post, featured Commander Haas praising world events and warnings of unemployment and hunger. Mayor Arnold Bernstein welcomed veterans, and National Historian Billman spoke on growth since 1899 with 534 new posts since last September. A lunch and social program followed, with telegrams of greetings and plans for a bonus bill resolution.
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Rodney J. Hobbs Post
Haas
Develmts
Garrett
Tom Roberts
Farmerville
Washington
Billman
Veterans of Foreign Wars’ National Organization
Columbus
Ohio
Monroe
Harold D. DeCoe
Sacramento
Calif
H. W. Snyder
Denver
Colo
John A. Vigliero
Lafayette
Louie Welsh
J. Milton Cross
Shreveport
Welsh
Army of Occupation
Rhine
Rainbow Girls install new grand officers in Louisiana
The Louisiana grand assembly of the Order of Rainbow Girls closed in Lake Charles with installation of officers led by Miriam Russ as grand worthy advisor and Una Frommann reelected supreme deputy. Shreveport will host next year’s assembly.
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Lake Charles
Louisiana Grand Assembly
Order of Rainbow Girls
Miriam Russ
Shreveport
Florence Hermann
New Orleans
Mary Jacobson
Grand Charity
Margaret Cupp
Ruston
Grand Hope
Willie Elaine Maddox
Alexandria
Grand Faith
Carol Kaelian
Grand Recorder
Ruth Lawrence
Lucy St. Amant
Baton Rouge
Eleanor Mae Scaife
Cornhobb Cheatham
Marguerite Hendrick
Sarah de Moss
Grand Confidential
Winona Escudier
Marguerite Lemle
Marie Pace
Thelma Tank
Edith Breathwaite
Dorothy Walsh
Evelyn Powers
Indigo
Elena Rodgers
Violet
Una Frommann
Conferees Deadlocked Over National Economy Bill
Washington June 11 Conferees from the House and Senate on the economy bill met again without an accord and one member called the talks hopelessly deadlocked. A new session was set to discuss Hoover furlough plan versus straight pay cuts for government workers. Most conferees expect the bill to return to both chambers for renewed instructions.
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House
Senate
Hoover
Two Women Save Curtis in Hoover Ticket Fight
United Press reports that Dolly Gann led a months long drive to keep Charles H. Curtis as Hoover's running mate. Mabel Walker Willebrandt joined the push, swaying Pennsylvania to support Curtis and securing his re nomination amid tense national speeches.
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United Press
Chicago
Charles H. Curtis
Dolly Gann
Hoover
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Curtis
Pennsylvania
Alvin T. Hert
Republican National Committee
Dolly Gann and the Harbord nomination clash
Dolly Gann, long-time secretary and confidante to General Harbord, aided his re nomination through years of support. She cared for his invalid wife and children, then faced media attention after the victory as her husband complained of press pressure and being called Mr Dolly Gann.
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Dolly
Body value drops as prices slide in joke on health
In Hamilton Ontario a humorous remark by Dr. C. H. Mayo of Rochester Minnesota notes the cash value of a body shrinking from 98 cents to about 67 cents. The quip reflects low price levels for human material.
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Hamilton
Texaco Fire-Chief Gasoline Marketing Appeal
The copy markets Texaco Fire-Chief Gasoline as a premium yet affordable option alongside regular fuels. It promotes Texaco Fire-Chief Ethyl and uses the slogan liquid lightning to describe the super-powered motor fuels.
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Gasoline Massey
Texaco
Jackson St
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Monroe, Louisiana
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Weller
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New York
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Texaco Petroleum Products
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