Navy veteran Ben A. Webster named Iowa Ameri can Legion commander
Ben A. Webster, a navy veteran and former aviation petty officer at Great Lakes, is elected commander of the Department of Iowa Ameri can Legion. Born March 4, 1892 in Waucoma Iowa, he studied at Shattuck and Minnesota, led posts and districts, and now resides in Mason City with his wife and three children.
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Ben A. Webster
Department of
Shattuck Military Academy
University of Minnesota
Mason City
Neglecting Problems of National Defense
James A Crain national commander of the American Legion warns the public that Americans are neglecting national defense. He speaks at a luncheon attended by Capt Lowell H Smith and Lieut Leslie Arnold. He urges improving air preparedness and notes the air pioneers Magellans of the air set a leadership example for wartime efficiency.
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James A. Crain
American Legion
United States Army
Lowell H. Smith
Leslie Arnold
Drain
Loup City Legion Post Aims to Lead Nebraska in 1925
The Loup City Nebraska American Legion post, already 200 percent over the top in membership, expects to chart the state's lead in 1925. At a October 6 meeting Department Commander Courtney spoke strongly, and 55 new members were enrolled to bring total to 80. He urged members to take action if discontent with post leadership.
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Loup City
Neb
American Legion
Legion
Nebraska
Courtney
Two Lady Adjutants in Department of Florida
The Department of Florida of the Legion has two lady post adjutants, one in Miami and one in Daytona. Howard Rowton, adjutant, notes his wife the red headed stenographer says the department has a lady adjutant if asked. At an adjutants’ conference in Indianapolis she teased the men into sending more clues to headquarters than her husband had achieved in a month of exhortation and dire threats.
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Department of Florida of the Legion
Miami
Daytona
Howard Rowton
Howard
Indianapolis
Merry Membership War Ignites Legion Auxiliary Challenge
Jim Crain urges a merry membership war between the Minnesota Legion Auxiliary and the Legionnaires to end 1925 with the larger total. He claims the auxiliary could reach 10,000,000 members while the Legion tops at 4.5 million, setting a competitive tone for the year.
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Jim Crain
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Auxiliary
Auxiery
Department of Minnesota
Legionnaires
Department
Building a Home Not an Investment Says Boston Herald
A Boston Herald editorial argues homes should be built to ideals and happiness, not as financial investments. It favors frame or lumber construction, noting enduring colonial houses and the emotional value of a home over depreciation concerns.
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New England
Boston Herald
Ideals in City Manager Government Duel
A debate over city manager governance versus traditional systems spreads across the nation. The New York Times notes Cincinnati joins more than 300 municipalities under the city manager form, affecting about five million people. It asks what future outcomes may follow as more cities experiment with the plan.
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R. L. Duffus
New York Times
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dayton
Pasadenia
San Diego
Colorado Springs
Miami
Wichita
Portland
Maine
Grand Rapids
Niagara Falls
Springfield
Ohio
Knoxville
Beaumont
Texas
Norfolk
Norfolk, Va.; Charleston, Clarksburg
Wheeling
W. Va
Auburn
Newburgh
Sherrill
Watertown
Watervliet
N. Y
Planning ideas to curb ugliness in American cities
Expert City Planning Charles H Cheney urges competent committees or art juries to pass on all designs for structures and suppress unattractive ones. Hugh R Pomeroy notes regional planning as a metropolitan unity success in Los Angeles over the last decade, with growing cooperation among agencies, civic groups and railroads on transportation.
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Charles H. Cheney
Los Angeles
Hugh R. Poneroy
The Brick as an Everlasting Building Material
Brick proves the soundest material with its handable size and form. Master masons place bricks one by one into durable walls. Fired bricks resist flame and time. they do not burn or decay, standing as witnesses of enduring strength in fires and along history.
The Man of Integrity Plato Quote
A quotation from Plato extols the virtue of integrity in hearing and speaking truth. It contrasts the man of integrity with others who may betray or deceive, praising truthful discourse as the most agreeable conversation.
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Plato
Bamboo Seeds and Honey Delicacy of Hin
The Hin prepare a valued delicacy by roasting bamboo seeds then mixing them with honey, a traditional treat noted in the Springfield Republican.
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Hinaa
Springfield
White Swans Return to Kingston Sanctuary
A flock of about 200 wild native white swans visited Jack Miner’s bird sanctuary in Kingston Ontario on their southward migration for the winter. White swans, once nearly extinct in Canada, are increasingly using the sanctuary as a spring stopover, though they rarely pause on the southbound journey.
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Jack Miner's Bird Sanctuary
Kingston
Ont
Canada
Mice Save Residents in Dunbar Store Fire
A fire swept a grocery store on the building's first floor in Dunbar Scotland. Hundreds of mice fled upstairs startling the top floor occupants who escaped unharmed.
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Dunbar
Scotland
Chauffeurs Fault Pedestrians in Repeated Accidents
A characterization that chauffeurs hold pedestrians responsible emerges from reports of frequent vehicle pedestrian collisions. The tone suggests drivers view walkers as obstacles, reflecting tensions between road users and transport workers.
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Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Sanitary District
Lake Michigan
Lockport
Caroline McKinley
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Heyl
Paul R. Heyl
United States Bureau of Standards
Bureau of Standards
Palm Beach
Margaret Kocher
Florida Society
Berlin
Dr. Angelos
Living Mirror
Post
Lady Adjutants
Department of Florida
Figaro
Touy Figaro
Bohm
Dallas
Lal
Cuticura
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