Secret Adversary Chapter X Concludes Contingent Escape
Tommy contemplates alliances and finds a plan as Annette aids a risky escape from Conrad and Number 14. After a tense night of bondage and observation, he frees himself, uses a trapdoor to flee upstairs, and teams with Annette for a final breakout while the German captors search.
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Ritz
Tommy
Mr. Brown
Tuppence
Aimette
Conrad
Annette
Monsieur Conrad
Beau Petit
Monsieur
Jane Finn
Number
Prohibition Sneakers Into Society Shifts Social Barriers
In a candid chat two women discuss how prohibition aided certain individuals to enter elite society. They note they brag about champagne plans and endless parties, while admitting most have not tasted liquor. The tone questions authenticity and social climbing motives behind the rise.
Clever Deduction Candy Factory Buy Sparks Romance
In a playful exchange, Flubdub is noted to have purchased both a candy factory and a flower shop, hinting at a budding romance and an earnest courtship between the couple. The quip suggests a definite shift from casual dating to serious vows.
Legion Man of Many Tasks Howard S Fisk Dies
Howard S Fisk historian of the American Legion in the District of Columbia rose from a New York City newsboy to automobile editor of a city daily. He served with the District of Columbia Naval Militia in the Spanish American War and on U S S Fern payroll. He joined the navy in 1917 and served on Admiral McCown staff in Washington. Fisk helped form the Pershing post and led George Washington post No 1 as adjutant and commander, and he represented the Legion at Marshal Fochs White House reception. He was uniquely chosen as a delegate or alternate to every national convention.
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Howard S. Fisk
American Legion
District of Columbia
Isk
New York City
Washington
U.S. S. Fern
Havana
Maine
Navy
Admiral McCowen
Post 1
John J. Pershing
Fisk
First Department
George Washington Post
Marshal Foch
White House
Legion
Monuments Commission to Plan Overseas Memorials
The American Battle Monuments Commission will set definite plans for overseas monuments honoring American troops. Col. Thomas W. Miller, national Legion rep on the commission, served in the Twenty-ninth and Seventy-ninth divisions and is a Delaware Legion official. Other members include Gen. John J. Pershing, Sen. David A. Reed, Rep. John Phillip Hill, Capt. Robert G. Woodside, Maj. X. H. Price, and Mrs. Fred W. Bentley, all overseas veterans or mothers’ representative.
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American Battle Monuments Commission
Harding
Thomas W. Miller
American Legion
Miller
Legion
Department of Delaware
D. John Markey
Frederick
National Committee On
John J. Pershing
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
John Phillip Hill
Maryland
Robert G. Woodside
X. H. Price
Fred W. Bentley
Illinois
Gaia Star
Toast To World's Last War Rested On Rare Civil War Wine
The Last Man club of Company B First Minnesota Volunteers in Stillwater Minnesota planned a final toast with a wine bottle kept since Civil War days. Three survivors attended the Bull Run anniversary meeting as the club proposed passing the wine to the American Legion upon its closing vow to keep it untouched until universal peace ends war. Participants included Peter Hall Atwater Minnesota John Goff Minneapolis Soldiers Home and Charles Lockwood Chamberlain South Carolina with Emil Graf absent for health reasons.
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Last Man Club
Company B
First
Minnesota Volunteers
Stillwater
Minn
Bull Run
Peter Hall
American Legion
Stillwater Legion
Atwater
John Goff
Home Loan Warning From Oregon Veterans Group
American Legion officials warn veterans in Oregon about unscrupulous real estate practices tied to the state home loan plan. They report dealers discounting loans or pushing extra cash down, noting 400 loans issued with seven foreclosures, and urge caution against overpaying or taking on second mortgages.
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Oregon
American Legion
Legion
Ecase
Community Gym Established by Eastland American Legion Post
The Dullin-Daniel post of the American Legion in Eastland Texas has opened a community gym with a paid instructor. The post now owns the building and uses other portions for Legion clubrooms. The athletic director costs $2,509 annually. Post commander D Caldwell praised for leadership.
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Dullin-Daniel Post
American Legion
Eastland
Tex
Legion
D. Caldwell
Largest car on British railways is under sixty feet long
A railway record notes the largest car currently used on British railways measures less than 60 feet in length. This detail highlights the compact scale of even the longest rolling stock in operation.
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British Railways
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