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Mount Dora Topic in Mount Dora, Florida

03 Aug 1939

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Mount Dora Topic

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Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America

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Aug 03, 1939

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2

Plans for 1939 American Legion Convention in Chicago Coliseum

The 1939 American Legion Convention in Chicago's Coliseum marks a historic gathering with Teddy Roosevelt's son among delegates. Tales reveal a proposed 1912 plan to smuggle Theodore Roosevelt into the Republican convention, a plot foiled by barbed wire and crowd demonstrations. The piece links Libby Prison's move to Chicago and notes the convention's serious tone and expanded family participation.

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American Legion Chicago Coliseum Elmo Scott Watson Western Newspaper Union The United States Teddy Roosevelt Charles R. Hall Philip W. Collins Legion Convention Corporation Col Theodore Roosevelt Legion Baltimore Woodrow Wilson Thomas R. Marshall William Howard Taft Taft White House Teddy’ Roosevelt George W. Porter Porter T. R Phil Collins Libby C. F. Gunther Richmond Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Wabash Avenue Erst Hiram Johnson California Progressive Party Palace England Chicago Historical Society Hall Libby Prison Chicago Coliseum
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Picnic foods and American Legion origins in early era

A nostalgic feature blends picnic planning with early American Legion history. It recounts meals for family or group gatherings and outlines recipes such as cabbage salad and baked beans, then shifts to Legion founders, Paris and St Louis caucuses, and the Minneapolis convention that shaped the organization led by figures like Henry D. Lindsley and Franklin Boots.

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Legion Eric Fisher Wood Bennett Clark Missouri Paris United States Eric Wood American Legion New York City St. Louis Henry D. Lindsley Texas Minneapolis Franklin Boots New Jersey
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Household Hints for Everyday Kitchen Use

Practical tips include boiling vinegar after frying fish to ease cleaning and using wax paper under refrigerator trays for easy removal. Green bananas ripen fast in a paper bag in a dark place. For fancy sandwiches cut a notch from the top bread slice and insert an olive. After use drain a hot water bottle and inflate before storing to prevent sticking.

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Easy to Do Bedspread Squares For Knitting Pattern 6411

Simple two strand squares ten inches wide speed knitting of a bedspread or scarf. Keep a spare square for quick moments and soon you’ll have many to join. Pattern 6411 includes instructions, stitch illustrations, materials, and a photo of the square. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 W. 14th St. New York NY with your name address and pattern number.

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Household Arts Dept W. 14Th St New York N. Y
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