Legion to Seek New Laws for Next Congress
The American Legion's national legislative committee drafted a broad program for the Sixty-eighth Congress. Eight proposals include adjusted compensation for veterans, a standing House committee for veteran legislation, expanded war risk insurance, universal draft powers for wartime, immigration policy, an archives building, and distribution of war trophies among states.
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American Legion
National Legislative Committee
Legion
House of Representatives
Congress
Arlington of the West Opens Cemetery for World War Veterans
The American Legion formally opened the Arlington of the West, a veteran cemetery in Glendale, California designed for World War I veterans and their families. The dedicatory ceremony drew Southern California residents and dignitaries including Governor James G. Scrugham, California Governor Richardson, and Congressman Walter Lineberger. Seventeen World War I veterans received full military honors as the first burials in the Legion plot. The memorial park is well situated with easy access via major Southern California highways.
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James G. Scrugham
Nevada
American Legion
Richardson
California
Walter Lineberger
San Francisco
Sitka Legion Restores Alaska War Cemetery
American Legion members in Sitka Alaska cleared weeds repaired stone markers and organized the national military cemetery where marines who died in the 1898 gold stampede era are buried. They secured Navy approval for 1200 to maintain the grounds and the governor named the Sitka post to administer the fund.
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American Legion
Sitka
Alaska
Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Navy
Sitka Post
Legion Man in High Court Named Minnesota Supreme Justice
Royal A. Stone, longtime American Legion member, is appointed associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. His career includes early financial hardships, World War service as a captain and major, and steady advancement from assistant attorney general to prominent St. Paul trial lawyer before this judiciary appointment. He belongs to St. Paul Post No. 8 of the American Legion.
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Minnesota
Supreme Court
American Legion
Minnesota Supreme Court
Justice Stone
Northwest
University of Minnesota
Maine
Havana Harbor
Stone
Georgia
St. Paul
United States
Camp Dodge
France
Inspector General’s Department
Eighty-eighth
Legion
Supreme Bench
Owsley Receives French Award From Legion Leader
Alvin Owsley national commander of the American Legion is honored with the Order of Merit of the Union Nationale des Combattants, awarded to him by Charles Bertrand. Only fifty others have received the decoration. Bertrand, now Interallied Veterans Federation president, cited the federation’s rising influence. The medal features a bronze design on a green bar with French colors. a bronze plaque from Bertrand accompanies the award.
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Alvin Owsley
American Legion
Union Nationale Des Combattants
Charles Bertrand
Interallied Veterans’ Federation
New Orleans
M. Bertrand
Owsley
Paris Texas Legion Post Presents Weekly Concerts
The Paris Texas American Legion post has run regular weekly concerts for nine months featuring a band orchestra drum corps and quartet. Legion artists have toured nearby towns and recently broadcast a complete program from a known radio station. The post also runs a free medical clinic for the poor.
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Paris
Tex
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International News Review Highlights Postwar Policies
Edward W. Pickard surveys political shifts from Senator Brookhart's nomination prospects to Harding's Alaska trip. He covers Wood's Philippine governance crisis, Belgian public opinion, Ismet Pasha at Lausanne open rim treaty, and German espionage records tied to grain plots while noting U.S. grain and farm policy debates.
Minnesota Farmer Labor lands decisive Senate win
Magnus Johnson defeated Governor Preus in Minnesota's United States Senate race. Carley’s vote was negligible as Democrats largely backed Johnson, giving Minnesota two Farmer Labor senators aligned with La Follette and strengthening the Wisconsin bloc. Johnson backs La Follette on many issues but opposes world court and League of Nations and favors a soldier bonus funded by excess profits taxes. National Republicans and Democrats reacted with surprise, citing farming interest troubles and political touring by Harding.
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LaFollette
Wisconsin
Harding
Adams
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Hull
Democratic National Committee
Johnson’s Victory Sparks GOP Nomination Speculation
The election boosts hopes by La Follette and Brookhart that Harding will be defeated for renomination. Brookhart backs Judge Kenyon as a potential candidate while La Follette flags him too, though Wisconsin’s Johnson-Hiram may also be urged as a presidential possibility.
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Britain awaits allies on secret German reparations reply
Britain has submitted its reply to the German reparations note to the Allies and the United States, kept secret pending review. Marquis Curzon faced a difficult task and approval is uncertain, while France is expected to concession to avert a break in the entente. Poincare Bainbridge.
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Mussolini tightens grip with new electoral law
Premier Mussolini claims full control of Italy by steering parliament to approve a redistricting law that enables gerrymandering. Liberals oppose it but he warns he will discard it if it does not comply, while many Italians question his dictatorial methods despite claimed restoration efforts.
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Italy
Governor Proctor calls special election for vacant Senate seat
Governor Proctor of Vermont announces a special election to fill the late U S senator William P. Dillingham's vacancy. The election date is November 6 with a primary on October 9.
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Overnor Proctor
Vermont
William P. Dillingham
United States
Government seeks break up of International Harvester
Attorney General Daugherty asks the federal district court in St. Paul to dissolve International Harvester into at least three independent corporations. The suit claims the company remains a combination in restraint of trade and monopolizing harvesting machinery in violation of the Sherman act. Two implement firms would carry McCormick and Deering lines, while a third would absorb steel and coal subsidiaries.
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Federal District Court
St. Paul
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Harvester Company
Mary Magdalene Shows Love and Service to Jesus
Lesson centers on Mary Magdalene saved from demon possession and her faithful service. It traces her role: ministering to Jesus with women followers, staying at the cross, discovering the empty tomb, and delivering the resurrection message. The piece emphasizes gratitude, steadfastness, and serving Christ through deeds.
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Galilee
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Satan
Riches and Death in a Shakespearean Parable
A compact verse-like quotation from Shakespeare contrasts wealth and poverty. It suggests riches are burdensome and ultimately futile, likening heavy ingots to a burden and death to the final unloading of worldly wealth.
Communism's Language Cites Hunger Envy and Death Quote
A compact aphorism asserts that communism has a universal language rooted in hunger envy and death, attributed to Heine. The note frames a political critique through a literary quotation.
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Heine
Humility as Virtue Critiqued in Public Discourse
A reflective quotation attributes no one practicing humility while everyone seeks praise. The quote frames humility as a frequently preached but rarely enacted ideal. It echoes social commentary on virtue and personal conduct.
The Idler Quote on a Handless Watch By Cowper
A witty line defines an idler as a watch lacking both hands and useless whether it moves or stands, attributed to Cowper.
Red Cross Ball Blue Promises Gleaming Linens
Advertises Red Cross Ball Blue as the trusted laundry aid for spotless white table linens sold at all good grocers. It claims reliable results without disappointment.
Profiteer’s Meal Sparks Soviet Dilemma in Moscow
In a Moscow restaurant a profiteer indulges while others starve on the Volga. A friend questions such excess as the man defends his riches by citing what he calls Soviet millions. The London Daily Express reports the exchange as a sharp social jab at inequality.
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Volga
London Daily Express
Watermelon Patch Spoils Darktown Opening scramble
A batted ball cleared the fence at the Darktown Intercity Amalgamated League opener. Players from both teams rushed the fence chasing the ball, explained by a gatekeeper who noted a watermelon patch beyond the fence.
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Richmond Times Dispatch
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