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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1927

Page

8

Legionnaire Lauds Beckley Playground Effort by Post

The West Virginia Legionnaire lauds Beckley post for creating a city playground after a spring survey. Eugene Yager directed effort building equipment costing about 1700 dollars, funded by the post, auxiliary campaign Buy a Picket raising 400, a post car show 500, Raleigh Register 420, plus 800 for season costs. Attendance reached 37 791 with nine minor accidents.

American Legion Beckley West Virginia Legion-naire Auxiliary Jimmy” Umstattd National Convention Wva University Exension Service Nat. T. Fame New River Pocahontas West Virginia Legion Eugene Yager Garnet Thompson Yager Chilren American Legion Auxiliary Edith Calloway Dow Post Raleigh Register Legion Post

Dual Set of Manners Sign of Boorishness

A Rochester Times-Union essay argues that true manners fail at home, not in public. It contrasts civil conduct with family behavior where a man’s temper reveals his character. It warns that a capable executive’s career can suffer if home behavior mirrors rudeness.

Rochester Times-Union

Early History of Books Through the Dark Ages

The church guarded literary treasures to ease monastic austerity. Books were borrowed for copying and read for generations in the same monastery. Benedictine rule guided hours of study and copying, with works kept in presses and studied even in harsh weather. Thomas a Kempis likened a bookless monastery to a kitchen without stewpans.

St. Benedict Thomas A Kempis Independent

Aviation Fraud Alarms World Altitude Claims

Aviation experts deride height stunts as scientific only when free of fraud. French Aero Club disciplines Jean Cal lizo for falsified barograph records, prompting praise for swift action and warnings to other fliers. News outlets link Callizo’s fall from grace to broader sportsmanship concerns. Northern Light expedition returns with seven walrus and seven bears.

Jean Callizo Philadelphia Public Ledger Allentown Morning Call Aero Club of France Kansas City Journal Lieut John Callizo North Pole Louisville Courier-Journal Courier-Journal Bay City Daily Times Caltizo Jean Callize Fréderick A. Gook Roanoke Times French Aero Club Legion of Honor Norfolk, Nebraska Daily News Cook

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