Fragmented quotation on Turkish women and clothing
A fragmented, controversial remark contrasts Turkish women discarding trousers with others wearing them. The speaker suggests personal risk may be preferable to exploitation and highlights moral tensions about feeding oneself while starving others.
Legion Aid Runs Tent City For Natchez Flood Refugees
Natchez Mississippi flood relief after the Red Cross secured army tents officials failed to send directing staff. Natchez American Legion volunteers organized shelter construction with Lt M G Geisenberger as camp commandant. Over five hundred people housed in initial days as flood area grew. Legion work praised nationwide.
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American Red Cross
Natchez
Miss
American Legion
Legionnaires
Legion
L. Geisenberger
Legions and Legionnaire Debate in The American Legion Weekly
The American Legion Weekly reviews a New Zealand newspaper usage of legionary and argues legionnaire better fits the American Legion. It notes legionary evokes a Roman soldier while legionnaire recalls that all legions, Roman or foreign, fought in France. The exchange hints at a shift in language and sentiment.
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American Legion Weekly
New Zealand
the Weekly
French Foreign Legion
France
Embryo Farmers Grow in Seattle Vocational Training
In Seattle Washington 600 of 3800 veterans bureau trainees shift to agriculture as a new occupation. When asked about their work they say it’s a great life. The program aims to repurpose veterans into farming roles.
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Seattle
Wash
Veterans’ Bureau
Community Summer Resort Proposed by American Legion Units
A 169 acre site near Hobart Oklahoma is set for a community summer resort to be built by local American Legion posts. The plan aims to provide recreational facilities and a gathering place for veterans and residents alike.
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Hobart
Okla
American Legion
Ohio Mayor Amy Kaukonen Heads Fairport War Work
Amy Kaukonen, mayor of Fairport, Ohio, is highlighted as a remarkable wartime public leader. She served in the U S Army Volunteer Medical Service Corps, and remains active in the American Legion Auxiliary. She stresses the Legion as an apolitical, service driven organization upholding liberty and American manhood.
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Ohio
Fairport
Amy K Kaukonen
Volunter Medical Service Corps
United States Army
Kaukonen
American Legion
The
Legion
Plan for care of French war orphans by Argonne association
The Argonne association, formed in 1918 to memorialize Americans who fought in France, operates a model for caring for French orphans. It places children in private homes with a community school, playground, and vocational training. Three centers in France provide three stages of training to aid health, education, and character.
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Argonne Association
France
United States
Welcome for Marshal Foch by Arizona official
Ernest R. Hall, acting governor and Arizona secretary of state, welcomed Marshal Foch during his US tour as guest of the American Legion. Hall, once in the draft age and a state senator, wore an issued uniform in a prior encounter and now serves as chaplain of the Frank Luke Jr post.
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Marshal Foch
Arizona
United States
American Legion
Ernest R. Hall
Hall
Corporal Hall
The
Twenty-seventh Engineers
State Senate
Frank Luke, Jr
American Legion Memorial Hall Dedicated in Tyron Nebraska
Tyron Nebraska in the sandhill region dedicated a $2300 American Legion memorial hall. William J. Briscoe a captain of regulars died in a Philippines forest fire while rescuing an enlisted man and had already saved two privates before he perished.
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Tyron
Neb
Sandhill
William J. Briscoe
Regulars
Philippines
Tanlac Restores Health Says Syracuse Woman
RS FRANK WILKIE of Syracuse New York formerly matron at the State Reformatory Industry New York says she is delighted with Tanlac since it restored her health after eight years of suffering.
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RS. Frank Wilkie
Syracuse
N. Y
State Retorn Alonyal Industry
Tanlac
Tanlac Praised By Syracuse Woman After Eight Years
Mrs. Frank Wilkie of Syracuse credits Tanlac for freeing her from chronic stomach trouble after eight years of misery. She says heartburn, poor appetite, and distressing dreams vanished, sleep improved, and she can now eat freely. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
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Frank Wilkie
Cedar St
Syracuse
Wilkie
Buffalo
State Reformatory
Industry
N. Y
Tanlac
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Little Buckeye City
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Iowa
Humphrey
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Sioux City
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