Bronx County Legion Organizer Refuses Political Ambitions
William F. Deegan, first vice commander of the American Legion in New York, leads a strong Bronx county unit noted for placing bronze World War I memorial plaques, employing ex servicemen, and aiding sick and wounded veterans. He stresses monthly county meetings, personal post visits, a legal committee, and avoiding office-holding for officers to preserve unit independence. Deegan served with Gen George W Goethals and left the Army as a major in 1919.
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American Legion
William F. Deegan
Legion
New York
Bronx County
New York Iity
Deegan
George W. Goethals
Atlantic Coast
Legion Man on Long Hike Promotes Citizens’ Military Training
Sergeant Harley C. Sylvester, an overseas veteran and American Legion member, plans a 737 mile 40 day hike through Indiana Ohio and Kentucky to encourage citizen recruits for summer military training camps. The Legion will aid in obtaining recruits per a military policy committee resolution.
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Harley C. Sylvester
Fort Benjamin
Rrs
Jrerrice
Tra
Sylvester
American Legion
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Ex-Service Men's Organization
Transifferers Pay To Legion A War Veteran Honors Support
Cletus Lappin a badly wounded French battle veteran receiving total permanent disability benefits signed over a state bonus payment to the Lee C Prentice post of the American Legion in Fairmount Minnesota. The injured veteran said the Legion helped him in sickness and pledged to aid the Legion in securing clubrooms they seek.
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Lee C. Prentice
American Legion
Fairmount
Minn
Cletus Lappin
France
Lappin
The
Legion
Where Ignorance Is Bliss
A brief item in American Legion Weekly jokes about reading more to know more and the irony of missing sensational teases due to jury duty rejection.
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American Legion Weekly
American Legion Drives Veterans Civil Service Efforts
World War I disabled veterans farm in Imperial Valley under government aid and Legion supervision. Capitol post to seek women's club backing for a coast to coast Victory Memorial Highway and memorial figures marking state boundaries.
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Imperial Valley of California
Federal Board of Vocational Education
R. T. Fisher
California Department of the American Legion
West
Capitol Post
American Legion
Topeka
Kan
Woman’s Club
State Federation of Women’s Organizations
Local Social Roundup From Danville and Vicinity
Mr and Mrs Elmer Cox and Mr and Mrs William Douglas and Mrs Maud Cox were guests of E S Miller and family Sunday. Harold Shreve left for Point Pleasant after weeks with his parents. The Nazarene church Carterburg will elect three trustees Oct 1 1921.
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Elmer Cox
William Douglas
Maud Cox
E.S. Miller
Edyth Stone
Carl Knight
Indianapolis
Nick Owens
Harold Shreve
Point Pleasant
W. Va
E. Price
Near Hazelwood
John Wells
Elbert Lamb
Haworth
Mary Tharp
Elwood Stephenson
Howard Stephenson
William Gans, Jr
Reno
Everitt Quinn
Andrew Crawford
Belle Burris
Mary Benbow
Stilesville
Country Club
Martha Owens
Dorthea May
Mary Francis Crow
Paul Owens
William Owens
Danville
L. R. Tucker
Household Hints From A Turbulent Page
A jumble of practical tips appears including bracket a brotom on its handle end when not in use. Catch dust with dampened newspapers under a radiator during cleaning. Gelatin mixes at one ounce per quart of liquid. Seal fish briefly in boiling water to aid sealing. Oil paste prevents rust on bread box bottoms. When sewing thread the needle before cutting cotton and knot the thread at the freshly cut end.
The Name Alicia and Its Origins and Significance
The text traces Alicia as a masculine Anglo Saxon Adelgis root, later feminine Adelgisa, Adeliza, and Aliza, noting English purity with Teutonic flavor. It links Alicia to the Alexandrite talisman, a Russian gem from emerald mines, changing color and believed to bring fortune and hope. It assigns Monday as Alicia’s lucky day, seven as her lucky number, and cites the white hawthorn as her flower.
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Alice
Adelgis
Adelgisa
Aliza
Eliza
Elizabeth
Liber Vitas
Durham
Adeliza
Alicia
California farmer reports long snake encounter in unsettled tale
A California farmer recounts meeting a snake longer than a wagon tongue, with mixed views on whether the event is a boost or knock for California. Paris population stands at 2,856,000, up 16,000 in ten years, a figure guiding insistence on maintaining indemnity.
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California
Farfuer
Paris
Star speeding away from Earth at 2000 miles a second
Astronomers report a star moving from Earth at 2000 miles per second. At that speed it will soon be beyond reach, posing no danger to us or any potential bandits.
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Earth
Centenarian Compares Hoops To Modern Women Styles
A centenarian remarks that basketball hoop styles resemble present day women’s fashion as ugly. This rare comment from a nonagenarian challenges typical claims of exceptional eyesight among centenarians.
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Ato
Automobile Casualty List Indicates Population Pressure
Judging from the casualty list, the automobile is going to prove an effective factor this year in reducing any surplus of population from which the nation may be suffering.
French scientist tests caterpillars as tuberculosis cure
A noted French scientist experiments with caterpillars as a potential tuberculosis treatment. The report notes the research may force reevaluation of the team’s long pursuit of a caterpillar cure.
South Dakota Tops Nation in Per Capita Car Ownership
South Dakota leads in per capita automobile ownership with one car for every 5.2 people. The remaining 0.2 person likely owns a flivver, illustrating a broad spread in vehicle possession.
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South Dakota
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Uniontown
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Bethany Reformed Church
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San Francisco
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American Chamber of Commert
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Women’s Auxiliary
America
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Neb
Congress
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D. C
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General Pershing
Lincoln, Neb
Mary Hufford
Robert Hufford
Houschonm
Mildred Marshall
Adalbert
Adelchen
Alix
Alisa
Lombardy
England
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Consumers Coal & Feed Co
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