American Legion presents golf gear to Miss Trumbo at White House
Miss Pauline Trumbo arrived at the White House carrying gifts of golf equipment from the Fort Morgan Colorado American Legion post. The items include a bag, sticks and balls selected by golf champion Chick Evins. The presentation marks a ceremonial gift to the president during a national tour that spanned twelve states.
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Harding
Pauline Trumbo
White House
Chick” Evins
Fort Morgan
Colo
American Legion
Trumbo
Colorado City
Engraved golf balls mark President Jardins tour stops
Miss Pauline Trumbo leads a city by city collection of engraved golf balls for President Jardins. The Denver start featured gutta percha pills from Governor Shoup of Colorado, Denver Mayor Bailey, the courtlander of the Legion post, and a Denver newspaper, detailing early contributions.
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Pauline Trumbouel
President Jardins
Denver
Governor Shoup
Colorado
Mayor Bailey
Courtlander
The
Legion Post
Legion honors last Custer scout James Flanagan in Mandan
Sargint James Flanagan eighty four longtime Indian fighter and Civil War veteran was laid to rest by the American Legion in Mandan North Dakota in a rare Northwest funeral ceremony. Grand Army survivors and World War I veterans formed the honor guard as a volley rang over the grave. Flanagan, a Greenfield Ohio native who rode to California during the gold rush then joined the 11th Ohio Cavalry before enlisting in the Seventh Cavalry at Port Lincoln, lived a life as a patriot and scout for General Custers forces.
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Custers
Seventh Cavalry
American Legion
Mandan
Northwest
Flanagan
Greenfield
Mays
Popular Signal Corps Girl Wins Chicago Honor at Legion Show
Helen Hunt Carey, former signal corps girl, was voted the most popular girl in Chicago at a Legionnaire club event with 46 24 votes, far ahead of a rival film actress. Carey had served 14 months in the A BH, FY, in France and was elected commander of Sig-Yeo post of the American Legion.
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Chicago
American Legion
Mise Wen Hunt Carey
Signi Corps
Legionnaire Club
Miss Carey
France
Sig-Yeo
Signal Corpu
Bryan Contributes To Kansas City Legion Fund
William Jennings Bryan donated to the Kansas City American Legion convention fund. In his remarks he urged continued effort to build patriotism. The event included a parade and formal proceedings at the Kroepfet post in Milwaukee.
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Bryan
Kansas City American Legion Convention Fund
William Jennings Bryan
Virginia Legion Man Climbs From Second Lieutenant to Major
Robert T. Barton, commander of the Virginia department of the American Legion, rose to major in World War I. Born in Wisconsin, he studied at Shenandoah Valley Academy and the University of Virginia, practiced law in Wey, served at the Mexican border as a second lieutenant, attended Fort Myer camp, captured a flag, and fought in Miller and Argentine Melia offensives before promotion.
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Robert T. Barton
Virginia Department of the American Legion
Mr. Barton
Winehar
Wis
Virginia Infantry
Burton
Fort Myer
Vauid
Hye
Isin
Canin Lee
Vic
Kennett Miry
St Miller
Melia
Youngest Legion Lawmaker Clyde Doolittle Elected
Clyde H L Doolittle youngest lawmaker in the state legislature. A WWI veteran, he served with the 42nd Division and took part in major offensives. While a law student he entered public life and became a respected advocate for the American Legion.
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Clyde HL Doolittle
Yeunald American Legion
Tawa
Doolittle
Tawa University
Mnior
Chinap Atveentering College
Aimerican Legion
Doulittle Sion
Legion
Union Men Join Legion as Mulberry Post Expands
Amid Kansas coal strikes, Mulberry post grows from sixty six members with fifty Union Labor men. Forty six are United Mine Workers of America. Post includes six merchants three farmers three clerks two doctors and two teachers.
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Legion
Mulberry Post
United Mine Workers of America
Growing Sugar Beet Seed Investment and Methods
A detailed overview of growing sugar beet seed in the Rocky Mountain states notes the large investment, biennial growth, and seed stalk development. It covers seed production planning, stolon handling, sowing rates, germination testing, stockling harvest timing in northern Colorado, and field practices for efficient seed yield and storage.
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Colorado
Montana
Bulletin
Memory Trees To Soldiers On Nationwide Highways
Patriot groups including the American Legion and Gold Star Mothers back a plan to plant memory trees along the Lincoln Highway and the Dixie Highway to honor World War I veterans. Each tree would carry a veteran’s name and organization, with inscriptions for those who died. President Harding supports the project and the forestry bureau backs federal aid.
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Amercan Legion
G. A. Gold Star
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Florida
Harding
United States Forestry Bureau
Khaki and Blue Club Forms to Build Chicago Clubhouse
More than 100 American Legion members organize as the Khaki and Blue club and plan a clubhouse in Chicago to provide visiting veterans a place to spend time. They aim to make good membership records while the Women’s Aux Mary drive ends with 18 units surpassing their post memberships.
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Chicago
The
American Legion
Khaki and Blue Club
Kanans
Deterioration Is Loss Warns of Protecting All Surfaces
The text argues that any deterioration equals a loss requiring replacement. It notes damage can affect buildings, fences, structures, furniture, carriages, wagons, tractors, implements, and any surface exposed to wear. Emphasis on protection to prevent surface degradation.
Praise Cooperative Truck Associations in Rural Freight Service
United States Department of Agriculture specialists report on the need for cooperative truck associations to move farm produce to city centers at reasonable costs. Many rural producers within 1 to 25 miles of markets could benefit as trucks now owned by farmers or private operators serve local needs, with surveys recommended to confirm demand and feasibility before forming such groups.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Uth
Turners
Anneryed Fite
Ti Fe
Stelati Association
Departmentit
Moles Narrated as Great Nuisance and Pest Control
Reports from drug for dealers indicate American sales of a product rose 20 percent in the last year. The U S Department of Agriculture bureau advocates mole eradication through school demonstrations and extension services. Boys and girls clubs study trapping methods and care for pelts. Washington state yielded about $60,000 in mole pelts last year before reductions due to specialists.
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Withita
Bureau Mological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Telat
Washington
Grinder Handy And Useful On Any Farm
Sharp tools speed work yet require sharpening equipment. A high speed tool grinder, pedal or hand turned, proves valuable. Sixteen models listed as handy and useful on farms, replacing the old grindstone many disliked in boyhood days.
ARSENIC FOR CHERRY TREES OLD HENS SALE AND POULTRY
Paris greens cannot be used on cherry trees. A general insecticide for cherry trees is feared by the senate of lead. It is best for plums and peaches and favored for the whole orchard. The yearlings from last season carryover now laying. Excellent litter from cut straw or alfalfa for chicks. Without fertilizer potato yields drop rapidly averaging 74 bushels in 90 years.
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Paris
Senate
Historic Home Front Dishes From A Frugal Pantry
A quirky collection of wartime kitchen lore and recipes outlines budget meals. It lists peanut roast, onion fritters, nut chops, halibut with salt pork, whippys cream, fudge wafers, Allerton Potato Salad, and fruit desserts with practical steps and improvised ingredients.
Neatsfoot Oil Production Described in Plain Terms
The text explains making neatsfoot oil from ox or cow heels by soaking in water, skimming the oil, and keeping it warmed until all water leaves. The clear oil is poured off and altered as needed, noting the ease of finding money compared with a chorus girl.
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Cleveland
School directed home gardens boost urban youth value and food
Last year over two million urban boys and girls helped cultivate gardens under school supervision in the United States. The effort produced millions in vegetables and small fruits for consumption on site, saved transportation costs, and reduced spoilage. The work built wealth, vigor, discipline, plant knowledge, and moral lessons about contributing to one’s support. The commissioner notes funding limits but hopes the program becomes essential in education.
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United States
Iabor
United States Bureau of Education
P.P. Claxton
United States Commissioner of Education
Campaign to curb outdoor advertising faces nationwide backlash
K T Hartman of Boston addressed a Massachusetts Club League gathering in a meeting of the American Civic Association. He argued no single law fixes billboard excess and urged the public to withhold patronage from advertisers and firms using this publicity. He claimed such a boycott could settle the issue within a year.
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K. T. Hartman
Boston
Massachusetts Club League
American Civic Axsoe
Memorial for heroic dead in Ballarat trees
The prince of Wales proposes a memorial for soldiers fallen in the great war. A broad avenue near Ballarat is lined by about five thousand recently planted trees forming a leafy dome. Each tree honors Ballarat lads who died in France and Palestine, with names inscribed to recall their sacrifice.
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Prince of Wales
Ballarat
Victoria
France
Alpoll
Palestine
Eith
Kip
Loudon Mull
Fight for tree treasures and a thriving garden
The piece argues for community action to protect trees through pest resistant selection, tree care, and fostering birds to curb insect plagues, followed by maintenance like scraping and moraying. It adds that gardens remain a sound investment, saving money, promoting health, and providing fresh food.
Bond of Scouting Ties Across Two Nations
Marshall, an English scout official, writes that American and English speaking scouts share ideals and must foster closer ties. He urges executives to unite youth toward democracy, learn from each other, and strengthen friendly collaboration between the Boy Scouts of America and British scouting.
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Marshall
Trail
London Scout Council
Boy Scouts
Koy Scouts of America
Boy Scout Movement
America
Scouting Help Brings Sight Back to Pasadena Man
A blind Pasadena man is inspired by a doctor to walk daily for sight. Four Boy Scout troops volunteer to guide him, turning daily exercise into a life changing miracle as the doctor’s prophecy edges toward reality.
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Boy Scouts of
Pasadena
California
Boy Scouts
Presidential Trees Planted by Pasadena Boy Scouts
Twenty one Pasadena scouts from as many troops planted trees at a weekend camp dedicating them to Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft, Warren G Harding, and Calvin Coolidge reflecting twenty one years of citizenship training.
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Boy Scouts of
Pasadena
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Taft
Harding
Coolidge
Scouts Gain Logging Experience In Colorado Camp Repair
Boy scouts of Greeley Colorado plan a summer camp in Poudre canyon. They aided repair of an old bridge to the camp grounds by using expert loggers to secure timber and heavy bridge timbers, gaining practical logging experience. They also built about a mile of road linking with the main highway.
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Boy Scouts of
Greeley
Colorado
Poudre Canyon
Boy Scouts Aid Rose Drive In Huntington West Virginia
Huntington scouts launch Plant-a-Rose Club to aid a citywide rose garden effort. Scout Executive urges the city to become a city of roses and focus on practical supplies and cooperation with the program.
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BOY Scouts Aid
Huntington
West Va
Boy Scouts
Eity
Tuuch
Wade & “Elty
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Patriot
James Flanagan
Custer
North Dakota
Signal Corps
Helen Hunt Carey
Kaiser
Ninequerade ¢Rolle
Kroepfet Post Ph Aspériean Legion
Milwaukee
Virginia Legion
Legion Man
Iowa
Union Men Legion
Kansas
Sunflower
United States Department of Agricture
Department
Farmers’ Bulletin 112
Rocky Mountain
Praise Co-Operative Truck Associations
Bureau of Biological Survey
Paris Green
Ares
Yur, Marwell
Billboard
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