Walter H A Coleman Helps Lead London Legion Post
Walter H A Coleman ad jutant of London Post No 1 American Legion remains closely tied to the national program. Coleman, a founder of the Legion at its 1919 Paris caucus, organized the post in London after the war. He served with the American Destroyer Flotilla at Queenstown and later advised the U S Embassy on Legion activities including Memorial Day 1920 graves decoration in England.
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Walter H. A. Coleman
London Post No. 1
American Legion
Legion
Coleman
Paris
British Cape
Philadelphia
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York City
Albany N.Y. Indianapolis
Ind
Bethhem
American
Queenstown
Ireland
States
England
Legion Labor Bureau Aids Unemployment Crisis Efforts
The American Legion in Mus ting Ue operates an employment bureau to match job applicants with employers. Applicants fill forms with personal and skill data, receive registration and introduction cards, and have their files sent to prospective employers. A negro post joins to list Black applicants, funded by post treasury with a future fundraising event planned.
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American Legion
Nisley Tran
Barena
Legion i Ber
Legion
News
Session Bureau
Legion Bureau
Employment Bureau
Legion Treasury
State Jobs for Veterans Backed by New York Legion
Miss Sawyer chair of the Women’s Auxiliary Committee addressed the New York Assembly Judiciary Committee urging a civil service preference bill for veterans. The measure, supported by the New York Legion, promotes aiding 1100 disabled veterans at Fox Hills Hospital Staten Island and a campaign to “Adopt Hospital Ward” across more than thirty Legion posts in Brooklyn and Kings County.
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Mins Ray CL Sawyer
Women’s Ausitary Committee
New York Department of the American Legion
New York Assembly Judiciary Committee
Miss Sawyer
New York
New York Legion Organization
American Legion
Brooklyn
Kings County
N. Y
New York Legionnaires
Fox Hills Hospital
Staten Island
N.Y
Legion Men Demand Dismissal of Emerad Postmaster
A Lincoln Nebraska American Legion post calls for relief of Henry C Jarms postmaster of Emerad from his duties over tensions in a church dispute about using American or German language. Legionnaires attended patriotic talks, were challenged by congregants, and left as the vote decided against hearing them. An editorial praised the Legion’s stance of leading by example to foster harmony amid immigrant and American elements.
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Henry C. Jarms
Emerad
Neb
Lincoln
Mundana
Eral
Furms
Legionnaires
Legion
American Legion
Viewel Hawspapee
Memorial Unveiled by Clinton American Legion Post
Fraderick H. Peiper Post of Clinton Michigan has unveiled a monument honoring Clinton sons who served in four wars. Citizens debated the surrounding plot, and the post planned to convert the area into a memorial site.
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Peiper
Fraderick H. Peiper
American Legion
Clinton
Mich
Sons of
In Memoriam Monument Details Across Years
Fragmentary OCR describes a stone monument with a chrome tablet honoring a donor who aided downtrodden causes. It lists wars including the Mexican War 1846 the Civil War 1861 1865 and the World Wars 1914 1918 and mentions Clinton.
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Ednto
Sone
Ty Dow
Lage
Clinton
Aid Sought for Civil War Vet by Schuyler G A R Post
The Schuyler Nebraska Grand Army of the Republic post appeals for aid for a Civil War veteran ill with cancer. Relatives providing care face costs and a nurse is needed, with the writer hoping the American Legion can assist the hero of a later war who has few others to help.
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American Legion
Grand Army of the Republic
Legion
Schuyler
Neb
Ishleh
In Harmony With Legion Following Legion Address
After an American Legion address by Robert A. Laltoux a Nevada session of the legislature heard C. W. Farrington and several union members declare they are in harmony with the Legion and allied against radicalism in state affairs.
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Legion
Robert A. Laltoux
National Feld
American Legion
Nevada
Women Auxiliary protests Borden appointment in New Jersey
The Women Auxiliary of the American Legion in New Jersey passes a protest resolution against Brigadier General Howard Borden's appointment as head of the state national guard citing his lack of World War I experience.
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Auxiliary of the American Legion
New Jersey
Howard Borden
State National Guard
New Auxiliary Secretary Named Mins Mizetti McCoy
Mins Mizetti McCoy of Salina Kansas has been selected as state secretary, marking a key leadership addition to the state auxiliary staff. The appointment expands the secretary role with McCoy bringing experience from local service work.
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Mins Mizetti McCoy
Salina
Kan
When Accidents Happen to Auto and Insurance Safeguards
The piece advises drivers on protecting themselves if a motor vehicle accident occurs. It covers gathering witnesses and evidence, proving rightful placement on the road, checking signals and lights, ensuring non skid chains in rain, noting driver behavior, and demonstrating stopping distance within legal speed limits to strengthen a defense.
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Opera
Oil Pump Fix for Automobile Engine
A splash oiling system in a car was improved by adding a cam driven pump. The pump draws oil from the crankcase to lubricate bearings and prevent backflow, with check valves directing flow. G A Luers of Washington described the retrofitted mechanism in Popular Mechanics.
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G. A. Luers
Washington
Meehwnies
Automobiles and Traffic Trends Across Nations
The report notes New York state auto revenue near eleven million dollars with six wheeled motor omnibuses recently on urban routes. It cites India imports twelve hundred motor vehicles valued at one million during six months. It contrasts U S England and France car ownership ratios and mentions high wages for toolmakers in the industry.
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Parle
India
Flushing Crank Case And Ketone Based Vehicle Security
After flushing the crank case with kerosene during oil changes, let the engine idle with drain cocks open for two days to dry thoroughly. The article notes 9,000 motor vehicles stolen in New York last year with fewer than 5,000 recovered. It also describes a security device using long hooks and padlocks on an outside chain to secure an anti skid mechanism, releasing the padlock to loosen the chain for removal.
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New York
Spring Adjustment of Alve Springs
Operational notes describe weak alve springs needing stretching or replacement actions to restore function. The guidance emphasizes interventions to restore tension and ensure proper performance.
Safe Roadways Are Worth A Human Life Value
A writer urges safer roads after recounting near misses on muddy rural routes. Ditches within feet of pavement and lacking edge protection threaten drivers in rain, with specific sites illustrating hazard on traveled county roads.
United States Good Roads Drive Expands With Road Work
The piece notes rapid progress toward a national road system with roads built at 298 points and 90,000 miles approved by the agriculture secretary. It estimates nearly $400 million cost and reports that by June 1920 sixteen projects totaling 16,000 miles were completed.
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Americ
United States
Isricutture
Boye
New Traffic Character Demands Stronger Road Use
Many roads lack capacity for current heavy loads and design. new traffic demands challenge builders. The split-log King drag, once horse powered, works well with tractors for heavier weights and better effectiveness.
Most Permanent Road Advocates Concrete Base Pavement
A statement favors a road with a concrete base and a block trick top surface as the most permanent and satisfactory, claiming it should last a generation without repairs.
Washington Monument and Shipyard Echo Virginia History
A fragmentary account recalls the Washington DC area and nearby Virginia heritage. It mentions a Marine shipyard plant at Gunston Hall linked to George Mason, the Potomac River, travels from New York to the Chesapeake, and Alexandria as gateway to the South. It notes Colonial architecture and John Carlyle’s 1752 house.
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America
George Washington
Nyhi
Mit
Christ Church
United States
Ely Minuet
Saya
Washington
Honat Geographic
Gunston Hatch
Ater Eof
George Mason
Father
Alexandera
Robert Lee
Virginia
Serker Tor
John Carlyle
Caution on Household Poisons and Historic Roads
A fragmentary note discusses dangers of keeping poisons like mercuric tablets in homes with children and suggests timely disposal. It then wanders to reflections on historic roads Watling Street and the Appian Way, noting changes triggered by motor vehicles and the wear of ancient infrastructure.
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Tee
London
Wwchetr Rar
Reimans
Watling Street
Cheviot
Rome
Wall Street Journal
Markets Report Mixed Wit n unsettled Dairy and Grain Notes
Market chatter shows dairy prices edging up briefly then slipping as demand ebbs. Hay and alfalfa feed supplies remain ample with futures uncertain, while corn and wheat futures indicate limited upside amid inconsistent buyer interest and steady to lower livestock values across major marts.
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