Frank C Cross Leads National Americanism Drive
Frank Cross new director of the American Legion National Americanism commission outlines two goals pass the naturalization test and instill full appreciation of American history institutions and ideals. He organized an Americanism section in the Colorado State Education Association and chairs the Allied Council for Americanism Committees before being named national director.
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Frank Clay Cross
National Americanism Commission
The
American Legion
Colorado
Frank Crosa
Aterfen
Fils
Marion County
Indiana
Legion
Iowa
Kansas
Indianapolis
France
Frank Cross
Calais
England
Tours
Wyoming
Helen M. Fry
University of Denver
Colorado School of Mines
Denver “Opportunity School
Americanism Commission
America
State Education Association
Council For Americanism
John ©. Vivian
National Executive Committee
Nine Lives Myth Explored in Cat Anatomy
A historical note explains the origin of cats having nine lives as a nod to sacred numbers. It describes the cat’s tough spine thick paws and extraordinary body flexibility as evidence of resilience and adaptability.
Two failures in one line on a Boston quote
A witty Boston fragment notes that shared sorrows and humor falter when men and women fail to connect. It contrasts a man crying over a woman's troubles with a woman laughing at a man's jokes, calling both pathetic scenes.
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Boston
Rates and profits in early 1920s transport and post office
Rates on peanuts from the Southern Territory to Chicago and Northern cities were ruled unreasonably high by the interstate commerce commission. Postal receipts in 6560 industrial cities rose 11.19 percent in July versus a year earlier. The alien property custodian's return of several million dollars to American Metal Company is under DOJ investigation. Net operating income of Class 1 railroads in the first six months reached $437,668,257, up from $392,355,622 a year prior.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Post Office Department
American Metal Company
Department of Justice
Bureau of Railway
Italian towns seek wheat sales from farmers at about $1.50 a bushel
Municipalities in many Italian provinces urge landowners and farmers to sell from one tenth to one fifth of this year’s wheat crop to towns at roughly $1.50 per bushel. Other items report a chilling forecast from Father Gabriel and Professor Bigourdan, water needs in London, a hospital raid in Ningpo, U.S. fleet farewells in Seattle, and Pershing chairing a Chilean plebiscite commission.
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Italy
Gabriel
Guillaume Bigourdan
Paris Observatory
Academy of Sciences
London
Ningpo
Church Missionary Sociery
Singchow
Checkiang Province
U. S. S. Seattle
Admiral Coontz
U. S
Melbourne
Harvey J. Howard
Pacific Ocean
Arica
Chile
John J. Pershing
Coolidge
Knoxville
Tenn
John R. Neal
Woodul Wins $6000 Inheritance Tax Suit
Austin resident W M Woodul received a $6000 judgment from Judge George Calhoun in the 53d district court proceeding against the state over a contract for collection of inheritance taxes.
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Austin
Tex
W. M. Woodul
George Calhoun
Fall School Frocks and Rayon Knits Dominate Teens Wardrobe
Newly arrived Bayon dresses for fall target girls aged twelve to seventeen with woolen knits and tailored lines. The scene favors conservative rayon knits and clever scarf collars pairing silk blouse looks with practical school wear, featuring canary yellow and white combinations and bold color splashes.
Texas News Digest Highlights Estates, Bids, Appointments
In Karnes County J L Nicholson estate valued at 270491 faces inheritance tax of 3632. Oklahoma firm bids for Texas auto number plates at 10.2 cents per pair. Fred R Harris named chief of the workmen compensation division of the State Fire Insurance Commission, effective Aug 17. Governor Ferguson tests antiglazing lights, inspectors praise, and a coastal fish hatchery plan advances. Bats die in Austin, Ship Lake fish losses rise, and prison farms may supply cottonseed at mill cost. Consolidation premium aid spurs two Parker County districts to unite. Governor reviews Seventy-Second Infantry Brigade at Camp Mabry.
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Oklahoma Penitentiary
Texas
Fred R. Harris
Workmen's Compensation Division
State Fire Insurance Commission
Harris
W. B. Shoe
Shirley Gregg
Travis County Farm Bureau
Gregg
Miriam A. Ferguson
Seventy-Second Infantry
Camp Mabry
Seventy First Infantry Brigade
Fortune Fades as Push Button Replaces Chance in Beds
A quirky note suggests luck wanes and modern ease arrives with a push button. The idea of relying on fate is challenged by a mechanical shortcut implied in the tongue in cheek line.
Some Men Like Phonographs Say New Things Never Original
A wry saying notes that some men resemble phonographs by speaking much yet offering nothing new or original. The observation highlights habitual cliché and lack of creativity.
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Egione
New Mexico
Drouth
Jim Wells
State Reclamation Department
United States Geological Survey
Trinity River
BR. F. Williams
Oklahoma City
Texas Agricultural and Livestock
Okha
John A. Whitehurst
State Board of Agriculture
Associated Press
E. F. McDonald, Jr
MacMillan
Washington News
Woolens
Jon
Madam Mode
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
J. L. Nicholson
Karnes County
W. Gregory Hatcher
Lampasas
State Board of Water Engineers
State Game, Fish and Oyster Department
Johnson Fork
Guadalupe
Mountain Home
Kerrville
Travis County
Read Granberry
State Highway Commission
Turner Hubby
R. L. Robinson
Gober
Fannin County
State Department of Labor
Robinson
BE. J. Crocker
Ship Lake
Smithville
S. L. Staples
Smith
State Department of Education
Parker County
Faultless Starch Company
Kansas City, Mo
Grove’s
Hardway & Cathey Bankers Mortgage Bidg
Houston, Tex
West 34Th St
New York
Bourjois
Peterson
Big
Petersson
Peterson Ointment Co
Buffalo
W. N. U. Houston
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