Legislature closes first phase with brisk work and stalled bills
The fortieth general assembly ends its initial rapid session phase with many bills killed and few passed. House and Senate show cross purposes with hopes for fewer deadlocks, while tax and highway measures face gradual change and debate. A test vote signals shifting support for highway reform and an eight hour prison labor proposal by Rep Potts.
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House
Senate
Brookhart
County Boards of Supervisors
Criswell
Board of Education
Ways and Means
Joint Legislative Committee On Taxation
Tax Committee
State Board of Assessment and Review
Highway Commission
Berry
Iowa State Teachers Association
House Committee On Ways and Means
House Highways Committee
Potts of
Lee
Federal Bureau of Roads
Fortyfist General Assembly
Boards of Supervisors
State Board of Education
Iowa Master Builders Association Fatherhood
Schools and Text Books Committee
McClune
Schools and Textbooks Committee
Potts
State University At
Iowa City
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
State School For the Blind
School For the Deaf
Iowa
Rockefeller Foundations
State Teachers Association
General Assembly
Highway Bills Show Shifting Support in State Legislature
In the last days before adjournment the Iowa legislature reveals changing sentiment toward the highway commission. Senate votes on county engineer bills fail and House passes the Renold measure, signaling a shift as Edson committee polls show broad preferences on funding, road control, and federal aid compliance.
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General Assembly
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Senate
Brookhart
House
Renold
Renoldt
W. C Edson
Buena Vista County
House Highway Committee
Edson
Wenty-Seven
State Railroad Commission
County Board of Supervisors
Legion Man Is U President Cloyd Marvin Heads University of Arizona
Cloyd Heck Marvin, youthful president and Legionnaire, leads the University of Arizona at thirty three. A former U S A captain who directed spruce production in the Northwest, he pursued education through multiple colleges and wartime service before returning to academia.
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Cloyd Heck Marvin
University of Arizona
Cloyd
Heck Marvin
Ins
U. Ss. A
Presidio
Northwest
Marvin
Los Angeles
East
San Francisco Wins Bid to Host 1923 American Legion Meet
J W Jackson offered to fly to New Orleans to campaign for San Francisco using a naval plane and apples for sustenance but ultimately traveled by rail after Senator Hiram Johnson secured air equipment. San Francisco delegates backed the city with a strong appeal and raised about $100000 for October festivities led by Lieut Gen Hunter Liggett.
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J. W. Jackson
American Legion
San Francisco
Sittes
Mexico
New Orleans
Jackson
Crescent City
S. F
Hiram Johnson
Seaboard
Golden Gate
Washington
Middle West
Rockies
Mount Tamalpais
Legionnaires
Hunter Liggett
First American Army
Medals for Alaskan School Children Receive Legion Aid
Garland W. Powell of the American Legion receives a letter from Lester D. Henderson Alaska education commissioner in Juneau praising the national essay contest medals won by Alaska school children. Medals were presented at district Legion posts with proper ceremonies.
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Garland W. Powell
American Legion
National Americanism Commission
Lester D. Henderson
Education
Alaska
Juneau
Legion
Henderson
Plans to Win 5 000 Members
The Douglas county post of the American Legion in Omaha hosted a Chamber of Commerce luncheon where Legion speakers outlined a program to enroll 5 000 members.
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Douglas County
American Legion
Omaha
Omatot Chamber of Commerce
Legion
Rides for Ex Service Veterans by National Legion Leader
Watson B. Miller national vice commander of the American Legion runs a sight seeing line in Washington DC unafraid to use his own cars for veterans. He volunteers rides for disabled ex service men from Walter Reed and other hospitals to view the capital. He also provides transport for Legionnaires and families to Arlington cemetery for overseas dead funerals. He sits on the Legion hospitalization board covering DC Maryland Virginia and West Virginia. Miller enlisted as a captain in the Motor Transport corps during World War I.
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Washington
D. C
Watson B. Miller
American Legion
Miller
Walter Reed
Capitol City
Arlington Cemetery
Mr. Miller
Ife
Legion
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Motor Transport Corps
Proud of Legion Wrestler Charles Gordan of Dodge City
Charles Gordan a 147 pound farmer from Dodge City Kansas earned a gold medal and the title the best the American Legion offered at the Legion national convention in New Orleans He was recognized as one of the cleanest wrestlers in the Middle West and defeated top opponents in the finals at the convention.
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Kansas Department of the American Legion
Charles Gordan
Dodge City
Kan
Gordanigs
New Orleans
American Legion
Gordan
Legion
Rehabilitation at Fort Roots Veterans Hospital Progressing
The Arkansas Hospitals rehabilitation program for former service members shows rapid progress. Mrs. James H. Brooks notes improvements during a visit to Fort Roots and urges auxiliary members to aid ex servicemen missing compensation who miss small comforts like cigarettes.
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State of
Arkansas
Red Cross
United States Veterans’ Hospital
Fort Roots
James H. Brooks
Brooks
Auxiliary
Department of Arkansas
Legion seeks Greek army fate of Gravannis
The Marion post of the American Legion asks the State Department in Washington for details on a report that Arthur Gravannis, a naturalized citizen and charter member, was forced into the Greek army. The post also questions the Thessaloniki consul's inaction and calls for Gravannis’s release.
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Marion (Jil
American Legion
State Department
Washingtn
Arthur Gravannis
Saloniki
Gravannis
Owsley In Great Demand
Alvin Owsley national commander of the American Legion has drawn more speaking requests than the President according to Legion statisticians. The note reflects high demand for Owsley to address events and meetings across posts and districts.
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