New Chief of Forty and Eight Named in Scarborough
George Dobson, born in Scarborough in 1886, elected chef de chemin de fer of La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux, Forty an' Eight. A Brooklyn and Passaic native, he trained as a mechanical engineer at Cornell and served in the Signal Corps during WWI before rising through American Legion ranks.
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George Dobson
Scarborough
England
America
Brooklyn
N. Y
Passaic
Cornell University
Western Electric Company
Dobson
Signal Corps
The
East
Ern
F B. Jewett
Division of Research and Inspection
Army Park C
First Army
American Legion
Passaic County
Ile
Gare
New Jersey
Savings Plan To Send Legion Members To Paris
An Ohio bank launches a Paris Savings club promising to fund a 1928 Paris trip for Legion members below corporal rank. Members would deposit one or two dollars weekly, easing travel costs without straining finances while the national convention city looms for officials and delegates.
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Paris
Legion
Alloz
Ohio
New Jersey Post Plans Care For Disabled Veterans
The East Orange American Legion post proposes a program to aid disabled ex servicemen released from hospitals. Patients not ready for work are housed at the American Legion Convalescent Home of Essex County until they can rejoin the workforce.
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New Jersey Post
East Orange
American Legion
N. J
American Legion Convalescent
Essex County
Praise for the American Legion in Rock Rapids review
The Rock Rapids newspaper lauds the American Legion for speaking plainly and naming un-American groups. It praises the Legion’s candor, calling it square and unafraid to denounce positions by name rather than using guarded language.
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Legion
The
Review of
Rock Rapids
Iown
American Legion
United States
Vno
Warning to disabled veterans on filing claims by date
Rehabilitation officers of the American Legion warn disabled veterans with compensable claims who have not filed with the Veterans' Bureau to apply by January 1 1925 or lose the act's presumptive benefits for active tuberculosis. Decentralized regional offices will handle all claims with a rating board including medical and vocational specialists. veterans may present their case in person.
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American Legion
Washington
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Veterans’ Bureau
Rating and Claims Board
Legionnaires Appeal Calls for Berkeley Clubhouse Funds
Berkeley residents are urged to donate for an American Legion clubhouse. The appeal frames the project as a tribute to those who sacrificed lives to save citizens, contrasting it with the Kaiser's demand for large repertoires of palatial aftereffects.
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Berkeley
Cal
American Legion
Legion
Rhine
Farm Women Organize Poultry Marketing in Anson County
Farm women in Anson County North Carolina organized poultry marketing through home demonstration clubs with the help of the local agent. They mapped hens for sale set weekly dressing and packing days and shipped dressed poultry to the county market in Wadesboro by parcel post. Families and communities turned it into social hen parties while expanding to other products like turkeys and butter.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Anson County
N.C
Lst
Wadesboro
Tuberculosis Rise Tied to Poultry Among U S Hogs
A historical livestock report notes a growing tuberculosis problem in United States hogs and poultry. From 2 percent infected in 1908 to 14.7 percent in 1922, most hog lesions are linked to avian TB from farm poultry rather than cattle.
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United States
Marlboro Better Berries Fall Bearing Raspberry Notes
Agricultural notes describe red raspberries like Cuthbert King and Latham as fall bearing. The text explains that fall fruiting does not delay next season’s ripening and comments on fruit quality in most fall varieties.
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St. Regis
Cuthbert
King
Marlboro
Latham
St Régis
Forced Molting Slows Egg Laying Says New Jersey Experts
The New Jersey College of Agriculture concludes that hens should molt naturally. Early forced molts stop production, weaken birds, and do not guarantee quicker feathering or restart. Late-molting hens are often stronger producers. avoid feed restriction and drastic diet changes during molt.
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New Jersey College of Agriculture
New Brunswick
Improvement in Grasshopper Situation in Northwest States
The bureau of entomology reports a decided improvement in the grasshopper situation in the northwestern states. Losses this past season were far less than in 1922 and 1923. Billings laboratory teams report success with poisoned bran mash against the Mormon cricket and Salt Lake City laboratory teams note alfalfa weevil control with arsenical dust.
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Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Billings
Mont
Salt Lake City
Handle Bees Carefully to Prevent Excitement
Instructions advise handling bees only when warm, to minimize disturbance and prevent excessive activity. Disturbance can trigger overproduction of eggs by the queen, harming the hive. The note cites Clemson College extension bee specialist sh. 8S Prevest and recommends uniting queenless colonies with a colony that has a queen.
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Clemson College
Cankerworms Injurious To Fruit And Other Trees
The two cankerworm species Alsophila pometaria Harris and Paleaerita vernata Peck threaten elms and apples and other deciduous trees. The USDA bulletin 1238 by Porter and Alden details their history, habits, distribution, and control measures including summer plowing and spraying. barriers deter moths and hatchlings.
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United States Department of Agriculture
P. A. Porter
C. H. Alden
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American Legion News Service
Berkeley, California
Legionnaires’ Appeal
Hall
B. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Spohn
Hdquette
Atlas
Atlas Radio
Multiple Electric Products Co., Inc
Ogden Street
Newark
Guarantee Atlas Products
St Scholae
W.brokine
Martin
Sioux City
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
W. A. Beckler
Tayloe Pass
Tass
O. Washington, D. G
Southern Railway System
Humphrey
Nebraska St
Iowa
Tiome Products CO
Std Ave
New York, N. Y
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