Blood for a pint preserves a life amid postwar toil
An Omaha ex-soldier F W Smith lacking funds sold a pint of blood for 25 dollars to save Edward Belitz of Belgrade Nebraska who was severely hurt. The story highlights postwar aid schemes and veterans' benefits across states and nations. It notes Maryland legislation for veteran bonuses and bonds, reorganization ideas for draft boards, and Legion led efforts to assist ex-service members in securing work.
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F. W. Smith
Omaha
Neb
American Legion Employment Services
Smith
Edward Belitz
Belgrade
American Legion
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Syracuse
N. Y
American Legion actions blamed for campus unrest and veteran aid
A university resolution seeks to abolish a student group amid claims extremists are inciting unrest. The Toledo Ohio Legion reported 32 jailed for sick fund fraud, seven ex-soldiers released, 1 057 jobs found, and 135 military funerals. An auxiliary store aids ex servicemen hospital patients. A veteran seeks island land through adjusted compensation.
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Toledo, Ohio
American Legion Post
Ford
The
University American Legion Post
American Legion
Toledo
Ohio
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Maryland House of Delegates
New Zealand
Denmark
C. D. Duniway
Colorado College
Emile Lamard
Grand Rapids
Mich
Sessions
Lamard
West Virginia
Jack Dempsey
South Dakota
American Legion Auxiliary
Social Science Club
University of Wisconsin
Woodstock Typewriter Co
North Dearboro
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Kentucky
Mt. Sterling
St. Lawrence River
New York City
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Potomac River
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Wash
Ington
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