Amundsen's polar flight route plans unveiled
The article outlines Captain Amundsen's proposed base at Cape Barrow and a flight to the North Pole covering about 1 275 miles, with a further leg toward Cape Columbia totaling around 1 760 miles. It notes uncertainties in recognizing the pole and mentions drifting exploration over the polar basin as a goal.
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Amundsen
Cape Barrow
North Pole
Cape Columbia
Polar Basin
Earth
Return of the Native and the Local Character Exchange
A sharp scene unfolds as Return of the Native and a local character confront each other. The Native Son challenges the man claiming to be Uncle Anderson while the Local Character insists on Kasper and mocks the exchange. The dialogue highlights identity and perception in a terse encounter.
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John
Mary
Ut Mary
Uncle Anderson
Anderson
Kasper
Stockholm
Disabled veteran makes film on rehabilitation journey
Roger Sullivan a former U S Navy engineer injured in France during World War I studies photography in New York and, with James E Pelkey, produces a film titled Another Chance. The documentary follows a disabled veteran from hospital to vocational training while ending with President Harding in the final shot.
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Roger Sullivan
Carriera
Sullivan
United Naval Forces
France
U. S. Veterans’ Bureau
New York
James E Pelkey
Harding
Pelkey
Washington Heights
The
American Legion
New York City
Best Cookie Recipe Sought by American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion auxiliary seeks a top cookie recipe for welfare work in veterans hospitals. The winning recipe may be a modern piece from a cooking school or a family heirloom and should resemble mothers cookies. Submit to national headquarters in Indianapolis. A judge will select the best.
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America
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
W. H W. Cudworth
Milwaukee
Wis
National Auxiliary Headquarters
Indianapolis
Ind
Thud! Phyllis Refuses Pat on Affection Mark
Phyllis tells Clarice that she told father Robert was the object of her affection. Clarice asks what the father did next. Phyllis replies that he reacted by toeing the mark.
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Phyllis
Dad
Robert
Clarice
Fort Worth Hero Gentry Gave Life Saving Others
After World War I service in multiple branches, W Gentry returned to Fort Worth Texas and helped rescue flood victims in April 1922. He saved eight people before perishing entangled in a barbed wire fence amid rising waters. Mayor Cockrell urged a memorial.
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Infantry
Field Artillery
Motor Transport Corps
Navy
W. ©. Gentry
Fort Worth
Tex
American Legion
Young Gentry
Legion
Gentry
Atx
E. R. Cockrell
Four Hour Old Rosalie Larson Joins Legion Auxiliary
In Minnesota a newborn girl, Rosalie Carol Larson of Worthington, becomes the youngest member of the American Legion Auxiliary as a four hour old charter member. Her father Warner Larson served in the Twenty ninth division and her mother earned a nursing diploma after volunteering with the Red Cross.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Minnesota
Rosalie Carol Larson
Worthington
Minn
Rosalie
Warner Larson
American Red Cross
American Legion aids veterans and honors WWI service
The American Legion in Pennsylvania secured 40000 in monthly government claims for former service men. Anzac day honored World War heroes across Australia with services and meetings. A Constantinople street act prompted suppression by Legion members. Postmaster appointments since 1921 show 900 veterans among 7088 appointees. A joint Americanism drive by the Legion and AFL was proposed in Cincinnati.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania American Legion
Australia
America
Ilarding
American Legion
Amercan Federation of Labor
Hanford MacNider
The
Legion
Federation
Cincinnati
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George
Mary Lou
Kansas City
Postum Est Company
Battle Creek
Michigan
Postum
American Legion News Service
American Legion Auxilary
Wildwood
N. J
New Jersey
W. c. Gentry
Texas
Worthington, Minn
Charles Ogle
Omaha
Neb
A. E. FP
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