Legion Man Displays Nerve In Wartime Career Tale
Thomas D. Lane, a Kansas University law student and Argonne post member, travels from Minnesota to Kansas to pursue Federal educational aid amid disability. His voyage by box car and mail changes highlights efforts to reach the Federal Board for Vocational Education and meet training needs.
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Marine Corps
Thomas D. Lane
University of Kansas
Lane
Argonne Post
American Lexion
St. Paul Minn
Osx
Kansas University
Minn
Federal Board For
Minneapolis
Popwigh
Chienga
Fen
Hette
Makes Drive for Auxiliary in Texas Legion Circle
President of the Women's Auxiliary in Texas, Mrs. Clinton Murray of Houston, traces her lineage to Daniel Boone and Nathaniel Greene. She organized units since 1910, led the state as president, coordinated many Red Cross drives, Liberty Bonds drives, and aims to place a unit at every post in Texas. Her Civil War forebears served in Forrest's Brigade, and she is noted for extensive wartime service.
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Nathaniel Green
Daniel Boone
Clinton Murray
Houston
Tex
American Legion
Mies Murray
Austin
Murry
Moeston
Murray
Legion
Texas
Wrs
Concordia Parish
Nathaniel Greene
Forrest
Tribute to Dead Soldiers Across Minnesota Cemeteries
The body of John De Foe, Minnesota Indian soldier, is laid to rest near Cloquet as Carl Anderson post honors him. Across Minnesota, tributes continue for dead service members as flag officers and Legion posts honor Vernon Halley and Ralph Gracie, with gatherings of uniformed members and local ceremonies.
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Cloquet
Minn
John de Foe
Solier
Carl Anderson
American Legion
Minnesota
le Gloalres
Winnebago Post
Vernon Halley
Ralph Gracie
Bemidji Post
Legion Commander Builds Strong Minnesota Department
Under A A Vernon, Minnesota's American Legion commander, the state has become one of the strongest departments. He created a Legion Service bureau aiding over a thousand ex servicemen daily and a department Aerio Legion News Service. When vocational education officials planned six centers, he produced 20 000 posters and notified every newspaper to direct disabled veterans to receive compensation training and medical care. He then mobilized 20 000 business owners to place veterans in jobs as they entered vocational programs.
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Tder
A. A. Vernon
Minnesot
American Legion
Legion
Chnnacter V
Legion Service Bureau
Aerio Legion News Service
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Vernon
Unii
Reland
Merited Tribute to the American Legion
A Leslie's Weekly rapid praises the American Legion as a powerful, disciplined force blending serious duty with levity. It extols its unity, purpose, and moral prerogative to uphold American institutions, promising national pride and historical acclaim for its contributions.
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Legion
America
Congress
Bonis
Father Moran Aids Legion in Farmington Post Setup
Father D J Moran of Farmington led Armistice Day legislation and helped form a Minnesota Legion post after returning from ten months overseas. He organized one of the most active posts, lectured widely, and continued Legion work, while the U S Health Service notes 600 to 1,000 lepers at large in the country, prompting federal action.
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Minnesota American Legion
House
Senate
D. J. Moran
Farmington
Father Moran
Legion
France
Legion State Headquarters
Minnesota
United States
United States Public Health Service
Mr Fox and the Stoats in the Snowy Woods Plot
Mr Fox and friends blame the Stout family for eating their food as winter tightens. They plot to drive the Stouts away by luring them to Mr May’s barn with a cat-filled trap, using the barn as the center of their plan as the snow hides the effort.
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KourRoand
Boeing
Mr. Fox
Mi. Posamat
Nott
Dwys
Mr. Pox
Mr. Coon
Pertians
Mrt. Possum
Box
Mr. Pax
Mr May
Stent
Vox
Holshen
Steat
Philly
How Do You Say It By C N Lurie
How Do You Say It by C N Lurie discusses English errors and how to avoid them. It explains common misuses of little words, wrong placements, and omitted connectors with examples like The president and the secretary of the lodge attended the meeting showing the need for clarity.
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C. N. Lurie
Grammertins
Mrs Lydig Hoyt Signs On With Norma Talmadge Co Star
Mrs Lydig Hoyt, formerly Miss Julia Robbing and noted New York society beauty, arrives in Hollywood and consents to co star with Norma Talmadge. Hoyt has long pursued dramatic work and has played lead roles.
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Lydig Hoyt
Julia Robbing
New York
Met
Norma Talmadge
Cheer Up and Hold Forth New Goals Amid Pain
Fragmentary lines urge resilience and renewal, noting that though today is hard one can try again tomorrow. The text references pain, effort, and keeping focus on future aims despite setbacks.
The Right Thing at the Right Time
Mary Marshall Duffee discusses railroad etiquette and the empire of habit. She advises well bred travelers to maintain composure, avoid ostentation, and refrain from public displays or lingering questions at stations while noting mild exceptions for distress and end-of-journey moments.
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Mary Marshall Duffee
What's in a Name Elaine and its poetic history
Facts about the name Elaine trace its South Carolina admiration before the Civil War to Helen of Troy origins and Lady Elaine of the Round Table. The piece weaves literary references from Tennyson and medieval myth with notes on luck and symbolism, mentioning figures like Elaine Fitzhughs and tragic fates linked to Elayne and Eileen.
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Elaine
Helen
Troy
Ellen
Cotes
Kinyne
Woos
Elayne
Galahad
Tennyson
Eileen O'Brien
Castle Knock
Roger Tyrrel
Blaine
Harsh Director Berates Touting Man Before Beloved Smile
A stern director dressed down his touting man, turning the room blue with curse words. The victim leans against a wall and smiles, recalling past dynastic abuse and a grim memory of suffering through rough discipline and abuse.
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Uncle Tom
Simon le Pim Pun
Ph le
Modest Managers Snub Stars in Film Pun Clash
Two managers argue over a film joke script. One refuses a star heavyweights role while the other pushes a bid by Young Ceil Se Tund, who writes a play featuring himself as a heavyweight champion and a winning jockey.
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Ceeil Se Tund
Fragmented Gossip Lost in Town's Quiet Peculiarities
A pastiche of derisive quips and humorous vignettes from a city visit reveals old inhabitant insights and social foibles. Observations about babies leaving town, quiet neighbors, and kitchen talk mix with comical lines about cards, bridges, and a poker club.
Leav es for Work in France by Boy Scout Leaders
Lorne W. Barclay director of the national council Boy Scouts of America sails for France to direct summer scout camps with the American committee for devastated France. Miss Anne Morgan chairs the effort as troops volunteer to send a French boy guest to each camp to foster education, recreation, and scouting ideals amid war ruins.
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Lorne W. Barclay
National Council
Department of Education
Boy Scouts of America
American Committee
France
Anne Morgan
United States
Compiogne Scout Letter Honors Franco American Friendship
A French boy scout at Compiogne writes of learning value in sacrifice, vowing to work harder at home and to make every village boy a scout. He thanks American scouts for support, pledges allegiance to France and the United States, and imagines both flags flying together.
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Compiogne
France
Amerique
Forest Preservation Week Boosts Scout Involvement
President Harding designates May 22 to 28 as Forest Preservation Week and the Boy Scouts of America pledge immediate action. The national council and chief scout executive urge all troops to plant and care for trees and to promote forest fire prevention nationwide.
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Harding
Boy Scouts of America
Secretary of Agriculture
National Council
Scout Movement
High Adventure Scouts Signal From Mountain Camps
Two San Jose boy scout parties, one atop Mount Hamilton and the other on the Santa Croa high point, established flax signaling between camps as darkness fell. Troop 4 members designed and built the signaling gear, covering nearly Alig miles as both stations lay above the downs during interchanged messages. The piece reflects on pioneer forebears planting forests and urges continued fidelity and foresight for future need.
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Boy Scouts
San Jose
California
Mount Hamilton
Santa Croa Mountains
Troop 4
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Elaine Dulanya
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