Toledo Plans Memorial Park Monument For World War Dead
Toledo and Lucas county will erect a Memorial Park monument with a grand tower and a memorial road named Memorial Way. Bronze plaques honor fallen soldiers along tree-lined avenues, with a 2000-plot burial section for American Legion use under county council oversight. Dedication on Decoration Day and cornerstone ceremony later in summer.
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Toledo
Lucas County
American Legion
Anilor
Lucas County Legion Council
Trus Tees
Aliens Know the National Anthem at Minneapolis Commencement
The American Legion Americanization program in Minneapolis graduated 83 from a class where Greeks, Italians, Norwegians, and Swedes learned citizenship. At a ceremony before nearly 1,000, the graduates and audience sang The Star Spangled Banner with the class members knowing every word, while others stumbled. Diplomas were presented by Minnesota school and naturalization authorities. The program, under official auspices, aids naturalization and citizen readiness by easing the path for aspiring citizens.
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Minneapolis
Americanism Commission of the
American Legion
Norway
Sweden
Minnesota
Poppy Day Urges Nation to Honor Fallen Heroes
The American Legion and chambers urge public support for wearing poppies on Memorial Day May 30 to honor those who died in war. Ellio t H. of Amaber says organizations will promote the campaign and sell poppies through posts and units to raise funds for graves and war memorials.
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America
Chamber of Com
United States
American Legion
Elliiot H. N
Amaber
Acre
Legion Xlary
Beneft
Hs Graves ‘T Fund
Berglee
Legion man author earns recognition with Rainbow Bright
Lawrence Q. Stewart of Des Moines, a World War II veteran and American Legion member, authors Rainbow Bright an informal history of the Forty second division. He served in France as a private in the sanitary detachments of the 168th Infantry. Preface by Col. B. Bennett. Stewart studied art in Chicago and New York, taught at Drake University, and now maintains a Des Moines studio. His sculptures include a bust of Henry Wallace and plans a Lincoln bust for a new high school.
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Lawrence Q. Stewart
American Legion
Des Moines
Stewart
France
One Hundred and Sixty-eigth
Col. B. i. Bennett
Chicago Art Institute In Painting and Sculpture
Beaux Arts
New York
Drake University
Des Afpines
Henry Wallace
Teig Dow
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Veterans donate for gravely fallen mates at Oteen
Disabled veterans in Ward 1-3 of United States hospital at Oteen North Carolina mail a note and a coin box to the National Treasurer of the American Legion. They say the mites will fund the Legion endowment to decorate overseas graves, aiming to honor 2000 veterans in Europe with Memorial Day decorations.
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Flanders Field
American Legion
United States
Gion
Legion
Europe
Herrick Praises Legion Fund to Decorate Graves
Ambassador Myron T. Herrick praises the American Legion plan to raise funds for decorating 32 000 war dead buried overseas for Memorial Day. He calls the effort a permanent, efficient remembrance and a sacred trust of the Legionnaires. Similar approval comes from General Pershing and Secretary Weeks.
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Myron T. Herrick
France
American Legion
Indianapolis
Legion
Ambassador Herrick
Irving
Legionnaires
General Pershing
War Weeks
An Even Chance on Homesteading
A humorous quip from the American Legion Weekly frames homesteading as a test of endurance. Hogan seeks steady land and asks Clancy about the rules. Clancy summarizes the government wager as a bet of 160 acres against $14 to live five years without starving, highlighting the harsh frontier idea.
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Hogan
Clancy
American Legion Weekly
Alleged Blackmailer Held on Federal Charge in Tacoma
A 19 year old Vancouver Washington woman known for her beauty was jailed in Tacoma on a federal grand jury charge. She allegedly tried to extort $1,200 from army officers and business men by threatening to harm them. Bail was set at $1,200. The suspect reportedly sought expensive clothing.
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Vancouver
Wash
Tacoma
Federal Grand Jury
Livestock Co operation in Marketing
United States Department of Agriculture outlines how cooperative livestock shipping associations can raise producer returns by marketing at cost. Key factors include competent management, bonding of funds, accurate accounting, uniform marking, and careful prorating of returns. Bulletin 1292 details procedures and availability.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Nloa Stock Shipping Association
Farmers
Washington
Grain Rations for Ewes and Feeding Guidance
The article advises feeding grain to breed ewes alongside pasture and forage. Include clean legume hay and corn silage, keep salt available, and note thin ewes, especially those with twins, will not Wean strong lambs or store reserves for milk. It presents two grain ratios: four parts oats three parts corn one part wheat bran and linseed meal, by weight. or two parts oats and one part wheat bran as simpler options.
Beginning With Sheep Prof G Humphrey Guidance for Beginners
Prof G Humphrey of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture offers clear guidelines for novice sheep keepers. Emphasizing purebred rams, selecting young ewes, removing broken mouthed or udder-impaired animals, and choosing well sized, well formed ewes with dense fleeces. Feed lambs generously in the first year to maximize growth and ensure year round good care.
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G. Humphrey
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Southdown Sheep Noted for Superior Prolific Qualities
Southdown rams are described as highly prepotent and passing traits to offspring. Three Southdowns will thrive on less feed than one ewe of other breeds, with no waste in carcass and exceptionally tasting, delicately marbled mutton.
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Dea Moiness
Lawrence ©. Stewart
Oteen
N. CG
Herrick Lauds Fund
Anthony Wayne Cook
Pittsburgh
the Daughters of the American Revolution
G. W. W. Hanger
American Red Cross
Suresnes
Col
Francis E. Drake
York
Reading
England
Duke of York
Windsor Castle
Sti. George's Chapel
Glamis Castle
Strathmore
Senate
C. L. McNaery
Oregon
McNary
Capitol
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
American Tree Association
San Francisco
Mindoro
San Francisco Bay
Ireland
Belfast
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