Mystery Man Who Writes With Both Hands
Hayward Thompson an ex service man in Denver Colorado has a double brain after a war head injury. One brain side governs the left hand and the other the right allowing ward simultaneous writing in opposite directions. He remembers only from hospital discharge onward and seeks to learn his prewar life with help from the veterans bureau and the Colorado American Legion.
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Hayward Thompson
Denver
Colo
Thompson
Veterans’ Bureau
Colorado Department of the American Legion
The Real Unknown Soldier
A Baltimore street foundling known as Edward John L Evangelist Smith rose from an orphaned start to Mount Saint Marys. He enlisted in 1917, served with the Fifth Marine Regiment, and fell on the armistice day morning. Captain Wells Hawkes funds a monument to this unknown boy, the real unknown soldier.
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Flanders
Baltimore
Edward John L Evangelist Smith
Mount Saint Mary’s School
Mount Saint Mary’s
Smith
Fifth Regiment of Marines
Wells Hawkes
WOUNDED ON ARMISTICE DAY Buckeye Naval Officer Injured After War
O Rolf of Toledo Ohio is described as the only United States naval officer wounded in action after the World War armistice. The lieutenant and former executive officer of a merchant ship was badly wounded when his vessel was fired on by a German submarine as it left La Palis France on November 11 1918. He spent months in hospitals in England and on the continent before returning to Toledo to resume his law practice.
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O. Rolf
Toledo
United States
Rolf
la Palis
France
England
America
States deny vote rights to soldiers and sailors
An American Legion Weekly writer cites the World Almanac listing states that bar soldiers and sailors from voting. Indiana Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Ohio Oregon Texas and West Virginia are named due to occupation.
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Union
American Legion Weekly
World Almanac
Indiana
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Texas
West Virginia
Lost WWI photograph of Miss Harriet Flinn found?
A World War I era plea asks servicemen who found a photo similar to the damaged image of Indiana’s Miss Harriet Flinn to surrender it to the owner. The photo, carried near a soldier’s heart during battles around Chateau Thierry and the Argonne, was lost in the fog of war and may have survived among baggage or back‑line stores. Communicate with the Legion’s Indianapolis headquarters if you possess the photo.
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Army
Navy
Engineers
Quartermaster Corps
Masrine Corps
Tank Corps
Medics
Harriet Flinn
Indiana
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Legion
Indianapolis
Ind
Shipmate saves life earns awards after long water ordeal
Philip J. Burger, a second class gunner's mate on the destroyer Jacob Jones, spent eighteen hours in icy water after the ship was torpedoed off Lands End England in December 1942. He earned the Portuguese government decoration and the American Distinguished Service Medal for heroism. Burger and the rescued sailor were among the few survivors picked up by a British warship. He now trains in Troy New York and supports the Noble Callaghan post of the American Legion.
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Philip J. Burger
Burger
Jacob Jones
Lands End
England
Troy
N. Y
Noble Callahan
The
American Legion
NO JOB GIVES HIS BLOOD
Fred W. Smith of Omaha offered to donate as much blood as needed to save a dying man in an Omaha hospital. The unemployed veteran, who had worked on a Nebraska farm and in an Omaha packing plant, supported a wife and two children while his sacrifice highlighted civilian heroism.
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Fred W. Smith
Omaha
Nebraska
France
Fred Smith
Carry On With the American Legion Projects Across States
The American Legion posts in Tracy Minnesota Villard Minnesota and Omaha Nebraska donate labor to local cleanup efforts. A tree from Grant's Tomb area in New York is transplanted from General Grant's Missouri dooryard by the Legion and the American Forestry association.
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Grant
New York
Missouri
The
Legion
American Forestry Association
Sleeves Take Spotlight In 1910 Summer Fashions
Fashion notes for the season urge wearing crepe or printed silk frocks with straight lines and lavish organdie accents. Designers favor drapery and long skirts while sleeves carry the distinct hallmark, signaling a chic, refined look for summer attire.
Organgy frocks lead fashion with draped panels and sleeves
A detailed description of organdie gowns debuting with crisp charm. Designers favor organdie for bodices and sleeves with tunic hems and hemstitched bands. The article notes variations in sleeve fullness, plaitings, and paneling, highlighting a dark blue crepe afternoon dress with flowing drapery and crepe covered cord embellishments.
Frugal Summer Dishes and Fashion Tips From A Pantry
A household column offers meat substitute ideas with Nut Loaf made from rice and pecans, Rhubarb and Strawberry Sherbet, Strawberries and Angel Food dessert, brick ice cream with angel food, and Merriton Eggs with parsley chives. It also notes economical balanced meals and describes a fashion detail with a waistline band and ornate ribbon girdle and a cape taleur.
Good Eating and Dessert Recipes from a Historic Menu
A collection of home cooking instructions including dips for bread with Leaten egg, Hard Sauce with Dates, Celery Stuffing for Meats, Date Loaf Cake, Cucumber Ringie, French Pudding with apple sauce and meringue, and Fig Cookies. The instructions specify ingredients, proportions, and basic steps for each dish in a period cooking style.
Old Names Back In Favor Spark Detroit Bride Trend
A Detroit News note cites Mary as a leading favorite among brides per marriage license clerk Bert Maloney. Old names like Mary regain appeal while others such as Ermentrudes and Charisses fade, reflecting evolving tastes in names. The piece also recalls a minister’s line, None is too small to give to the Lord, provoking parishioner humor.
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Mary
Detroit
Bert Maloney
Byron
Isis
Detroit News
Jury Jitters and Hope in Benham Trial Remarks
courtroom banter hints at uncertainty as Benham expresses fear of a brain blood clot while Mrs. Benham urges cheer. The dialogue suggests unpredictable juror behavior from both women and men in the panel.
Cascara Bark Supply Declines Amid Deepening Harvests
The article notes cascara bark is limited as barberry trees in Washington are more abundant than in California and Oregon yet are rapidly depleted. Gatherers delve deeper into swampy forests each year. Second growth is less potent, affecting medicinal sap used worldwide.
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California
Oregon
Washington
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American Legion News Service
Buckeye
Battle Fields
Philip Burger
Legion Man of Troy
American Legion Post of
Tracy, Minn
Legion Post of
Villard
Minn
Douglas County Legionnaires of
Neb
Gute
Sun-Maid Raisin Growers
Fresno
Calif
Eliza
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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