Statewide drive to stamp out illiteracy in Oklahoma
The American Legion leads a state effort with the Jones plan to educate illiterates in Oklahoma. Dr. Frank H. Mac Gregor chairs the drive, organizing principals clubs and volunteer teachers to provide reading, arithmetic, and civics. The program aims to reach all illiterate residents within two generations, with work already started in several schools and expanding next fall. Dr. MacGregor, Mangum resident and former overseas surgeon, has notable WWI service and honors.
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Oklahoma
American Legion
Frank H. MacGregor
Department of Americanism
State Legion Organization
Thera
Legion
Peetor MacGregor
Legion Plan
Doctor MacGregor
Mangum
Okla
England
King George
Calais
Disabled World War veteran aids comrades at Aberdeen hospital
Hans Hansdoerf, born in Norway and now a permanent U.S. resident, works tirelessly for World War I veterans at the Aberdeen hospital in St. Paul. He helps with compensation claims, supports American Legion recruitment, and places the poppy on coffins, despite his own disability from tuberculosis.
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Mid-West
Hans Hansdoerf
Aberdeen Hospital
St. Paul
Minn
Hunsdorf
Buddes
Eldsword
Norway
Fort McDowell
Del
France
One Hundred and Eighty Fifth Aero Squadron
Legion
Adopa
Cow’s Milk Yield Becomes The Bargaining Point
The bidder pressed the seller for a clear answer, asking how much milk the cow produced. The owner replied the archer’s cow is a good-natured animal that will give all she can, and he does not know the exact amount.
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American Legion Weekly
Howard E MacDonald and the Forty Hommes et Hult S CRUX
Howard H MacDonald of Seattle leads the Forty Hommes et Hult S CRUX as corresponding national acting as national adjutant. A charter Rainier No 21 member, he helped unify the national body after visiting Kansas City for the Promenade Nationale and later served 22 months in the army and 14 months overseas as a coast artillery sergeant major.
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Playground Society
American Legion
Howard H. MacDonald
Seattle
MacDonald
Third Legion
Rainier No. 21
Elmer J. Noble
Rainier Noble
Kansas City
Edward J. Elyers
Portland
Ore
Legion Will War on Dope in Nation’s Rise of Drug Trade
Garland Wy Powell of the American Legion warned in Indianapolis that 95 percent of narcotics peddlers are foreign born or of foreign parentage. He urged immigration limits to curb traffic and claimed 1.5 million Americans are addicted, with drugs spreading among students and even younger pupils. He proposed draconian penalties for peddlers and warned the nation could become drug-soaked within 23 years if unchecked.
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America
Garland Wy, Powell
Americanism Commission
The
American Legion
Indianapola
Powell
This Is Why the Booze Fleet Ran Away
The four inch forward gun and crew of the coast guard cutter Seneca opened fire on the ram fleet off the Jersey coast. Lieutenant Commander P. F. Roach directed the fire from the bridge as the Seneca engaged, with the cutter Ian commanded by Commander B. H. Camden nearby.
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Coast Guard
Seneca
Jersey
Istar
Lleut. Com
P. F. Roach
Ian
B. H. Camden
Radio Freedom Trial Sees Defense By C Wylie Hergman
A pending case in Dwight targets amateur broadcaster C Wylie Hergman. Edward McWilliams, banker, claims the radio station interferes with local equipment and seeks to restrain operations. The suit has drawn hundreds of thousands of radio fans nationwide.
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Radio Freedom of the Air
Edward McWilliams
Dwight OL
C. Wylie Hergman
Dwight
McWilliama
Alsek Auxiliary Volunteers Adopt Hospital Plan
Juneau Alaska based American Legion Auxiliary members pledge to adopt a hospital to aid disabled ex servicemen. They propose Walla Walla Washington hospital court to receive comfort items and support from the auxiliary.
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Alseka
American Legion Auxiliary
Juneau
Alaska
R. EH. Arne
War Service
Pacific Alvieton
The
Red Cross
Walla
Wash
Drive for Better Streets by Rockdale Legion
The American Legion post of Rockdale Texas led a citizen drive to repair town streets. Every resident took a day off to haul gravel and materials, with all city trucks and wagons used for the effort while citizens supplied the labor. The Legion post, though under a year old, owns a well equipped suite of clubrooms.
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American Legion Post
Rockdale
Tex
Legion Post
Lambing profits hinge on ewes in strong condition
The guide stresses that ewes in poor condition yield many small weak lambs, lowering milk flow and market value. It advises maintaining good body condition through pasture, hay, silage, and strategic feeding, with exercise and gentle handling to minimize lamb and ewe losses, ensuring better returns at lambing.
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United States
Docking Lambs at Young Age Advised for Lesser Shock
Lambs should be docked and males castrated between day one and three weeks to minimize postoperative shock. Perform in bright warm forenoon, monitor for weakness from blood loss, and ensure clean hands and a thoroughly disinfected knife. Use well bedded straw and attentive supervision.
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Tep Daya
Copperas for Worms in Hogs
Farmers waste feed on hogs infested with stomach worms. The hogs stay thin and sickly, eating as much as healthy hogs but yielding poor returns. Remedy is simple and cheap: confine hogs away from drinkable water, then give swill twice daily containing dissolved copperas at one teaspoon per pig. Let them drink freely. hogs dislike strong copper tastes.
Authorities urge burning or burying farm animal carcasses
Public health officials urge owners to burn animal corpses or bury offal at least four feet deep to prevent dog scavenging that could spread cholera. If cholera exists locally, all dogs should be confined to reduce infection risk.
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Howard E. MacDonald
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Porpoise
Milas Dorothy Hoag
Dubuque
Iowa
Iowa State College
American Red Cross
Ilfe Favern
Miss Hoag
Albert Lindholm
Whitehall Builiding
New York City
Battery Park
Rumania
Mile
Lucienne Nano
Don Juan Francisco de Cardenas
Spain
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London
Warren I. Glover
Post Office Department
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Mr. Grover
Arkansas
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Ruby Robinson
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