Peace Time Work Legions Program Pursues Community Service
The American Legion, mobilized for peace time service ten years after World War I, urges posts nationwide to undertake community improvement projects. Reports show posts already operate buses, pools, camps, libraries, playgrounds, and youth programs, with a mandate to select local undertakings to raise conditions and aid disaster relief.
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American Legion
Legion
Cen
Philadelphia
United States
Dan Sowers
Legionnaires
France
Amerten
Safe From the Storm in the Snowbound Night
John and Trotty stop at a farmhouse seeking warmth and food after a dangerous sleigh ride. They share stories with an old fisherman and his family as the storm eases and the woods grow quiet.
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Jun
Trotty
Jonly
John
Trosty
Daniel
Chis Plains
Iever
Jobo
Hi Day
Tretty
Otler Kerberg
Evening Bouffant Frocks and Luxe Shawls in Fashion
The article lauds bouffant taffeta gowns and elaborate evening shawls for the season. It notes gold and silver fabrics, multi colored brocades, and metal cloth, with lace borders and ornate borders. It highlights outfits for debutantes and bridesmaids, plus accessories like embroidered shawls and marion scarf styles. It points to the trend of sheer margins and fluttering scarf ends in formal wear.
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Sheba
Faris Metalic
Iuclia Bottomley
California Post Freets 30 Foot Redwood Arch
Exeter Post No.4 of the American Legion completed a 36 foot high 40 foot wide redwood arch at the southern entrance to Exeter California. The structure bears Exeter’s name with emblems of the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary, illuminated by concealed lights controlled by an eight day clock. Fred Havenstein directed the design and work, with all members contributing labor.
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Areawood
Exeter
Calif
Exeter Post No.4
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Legionpaires
Fred Havenstein
Camden County group leads ritualistic procession
A Camden County association organizes a traditional ritual event with officers and participants described in the faded report. The piece mentions a ceremony tied to local groups and community roles amid unclear details.
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Camden
N. 5
Fat-Head Bosses and Office Boy Recollections
A clipped reminiscence recalls a boy’s years of labor before securing a steady office job. The piece contrasts harsh early work with later status, highlighting workplace dynamics and attitudes toward authority in a historical setting.
Senate Votes Harbors Bill Advances River Channel Plan
Senate passed the rivers and harbors bill by 57 to 3, approving amendments from the commerce committee to the house bill. The package authorizes about 70 million dollars for nationwide harbor and river improvements, and includes 11.5 million for the Cape Cod canal with other link projects like the Illinois River. The measure heads to conference to resolve differences prior to presidential action.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
House
Coolidge
Cape Cod
Bomb Threat Found In San Francisco Hall Of Justice
Police opened a suitcase containing a bomb constructed of two hollow steel cylinders filled with nitro sugar and packed with ammunition bolts. Acid dripped into the device through a petcock in a tub with a cloth stopped bottle. The device could have exploded at the same time as a prior blast but no injuries occurred.
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San Francisco
Hall of Justice
Ball of Justice
Torrilor
Utah News Notes Reflect Sheep Shipments and Winter Weather
The 1926 sheep shipments to America, many from Utah and the Intermountain region, reached their destinations in Russia under Amtorg. A major Utah snowstorm marks the start of winter. Utah road plans for 1927–29 earmark federal funds of about 854000 yearly. The Utah Canners Association hosts a February Ogden convention and eye western-site goals.
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Salt Lake
Russia
Utah
Intermountain
Bat
J. W. Pincus
Agricultural Department
Amtorg Trading Corporation
New York
Sheen Commission
West
America
Ogden
Utah State Canners’ Association
J. G. M. Barnes
Farge
Utah Canners
National Canners’ Association
Atlanta
Colorado
California
Naval appropriation bill advances for ten light cruisers
The Butler bill seeking 105000000 for construction of ten light cruisers was approved by the House Naval Committee at an executive meeting and sent to the full House. The committee also favored immediate funds to begin building three cruisers of the same type authorized in 19.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
House
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Mary Graham Bonner
Missouri River
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Iowa
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Tristate
Arizona
Congress
Boulder Canyon
F. A Reid
Nevada
Ralph Swing
Reid
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N. Y
Ninety-fifth Street Pier
Fortune Jong
Weahington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Antisaloon League
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Republicana
Maryland
Wet
News
State Road Department
Roosevelt
Whitney-Reynolds Construction Company
North Fork
Dry Gulch
Wernal
Vi Usl
Colorado Line
Draper
American Falls
Idaho
W. H. Wattis
Utah Construcction Company
Shoshone
Potatello
Cache National Forest Reserve
Caerra
Aiston
H. S. Olson
Vernal
Achoola
Uintab
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