The Tie That Binds
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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
6
Soldier wills outrank forms in wartime rule claim
Federal Judge Neterer ruled that a soldier killed in battle possesses a higher moral claim than departmental regulations. Agnes Claffty is awarded nine thousand dollars from Clarence Swank estate after Swank died in France, amid red tape from a deceased mother beneficiary. English courts also upheld a wartime fiancee bequest in the Mason and Knapp cases, stressing the primacy of honor in last wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Neterer
Seattle
Agnes Claffty
Clarence Swank
Swank
France
Departmental
Caesar
Rome
Elenore R. Knapp
New York
Ernest Charlton Mason
One Hundred and Sixth United States Infantry
Mason
Oscar Westgate
Elenore
England
London
Tablet graces the American Legion ship dining saloon
A bronze tablet was placed in the main dining saloon of the steamship American Legion of the Munson Line. The vessel operates between New York and Buenos Aires and carries an American Legion crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Munson Lines
New York
Buenos Aires
Legion Tablet Dedication Amid Officials and Guests
A tablet bearing a dedication signed by the national commander of the Legion was formally presented in New York and New Jersey Legion circles with two hundred guests in attendance. The event featured a reception and remarks as part of the Legion’s commemorative observance.
Cake-eater Former Foch Recipe Follows Legion Leader
Al ton T. Roberts of Marquette Michigan who led the American Legion reception committee cooked up a famed angel food cake during a marshal Foch tour. Cooks in North and South Carolina shadowed for two months to obtain the recipe which Roberts has now secured. He plans to serve it to eminent guests at the New Orleans Legion convention in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Foch
America
Alton T. Roberts
Marquette
Mich
American Legion Committee
North
South Carolina
Foch
Roberts
Marshal Joffre
the Legion
New Orleans
Flag rescue and apology over upside down banner incident
A St Augustine hotel owner publicly apologized to the American Legion post after hoisting the flag upside down to protest a carnival tent near his hotel. In Littleton two Legion steeple jacks rescued a tattered flag from the courthouse dome after local protest. county officials suggested hiring replacement steeple jacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine
Fla
American Legion
Carnival Company
Littleton
Colo
Legion
Court House
Returns to the Footlights After War Service
David Gardiner of the One Hundred Fifteenth Infantry, veteran of Chateau Thierry St Mihiel and the Argonne, was wounded and gassed. He spent 16 months in hospital and upon release signed for American Legion membership and a New York theatrical engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Hospital
Broadway
David Gardiner
One Hundred and Fifteenth Infantry
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Gardiner
American Legion
New York
Diseased Poultry Sent to France Allegedly
French biologists report German shipments of poultry under reparations carried cholera. Fowls inoculated by Germans died soon after arrival. Inquests found cholera germs. Paris Matin demands a government investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Paris Matin
Unkind Remark and a Midnight Burglary Pitch
A scenario writer struggles to have plots accepted and finally gets a producer to hear a synopsis about two burglars breaking into a library and attempting the safe as the clock strikes one, provoking a weary reaction. The joke hinges on the producer’s distraction and the line about which clock strikes.
Little girl’s sweet reply to candy shows wit
A mother asks for manners when a child receives candy. The girl hugs her mother and declares to the world that she calls her mom “some kid,” a playful display of unfiltered cheerfulness. The piece closes with a note that continual cheerfulness signals wisdom.
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Alton Roberts
Legion Committee
Lands Choice
Makey
Flying Emblem
Lloyd Manufacturing Company Ceesperenetee Co
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Michigan
Western Canada
United States
Canada
Anada
Manitoba
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Pees
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