Pelican Baby Heroes in Bird Island Film
Corpus Christi Times describes Perry Sherman leading a crew to Bird Island forty miles southeast of Corpus Christi to film The Coming Out Party a motion picture featuring a baby pelican hatching. Sherman and colleagues captured close-ups of nests pelicans seagulls and other birds with Swafford taking stills. The group faced a trek by boat and shallow water but obtained unique hatching footage as the season neared its end on the island about a mile long and half a mile wide.
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Corpus, Christi
Bird Island
Perry
Sherman
Corpus Christi
Swafford
Golla
Drs
Palmer
Webb
Mr. Sherman
Rise of Legion Man Edward H Shaughnessy in New York
Colonel Edward H. Shaughnessy, returning from military service to civilian life, joins Fidelity post of the American Legion in New York City, takes a $5,000 a year job after a $25,000 post. He previously held leadership roles in the American Petroleum Institute and the transportation corps during World War I, earning the Distinguished Service Medal for meritorious service in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Shaughnessy
Fidelity Post
American Legion
New York City
Himsel
Shaughnessy
Will Hays
American Petroleum Institute
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Thirteenth Engineers
George van Horn Moseley
Transportation Corps
Chattau- Thierry
Is-sur-Tille
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Pershing
Commander Vernon Builds Strong Minnesota Legion Through Service
Under A. H. Vernon as commander the Minnesota American Legion has grown strong by a policy of service to members and the state. He created a Legion Service bureau handling about a thousand ex service claims monthly and a department branch of the Legion News Service. In 1921 he produced twenty thousand posters to aid vocational education for disabled veterans and mobilized 20,000 business leaders to place veterans in jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. 4 H. Vernon
Minnesota
Department of the American Legion
Legion
Vernon
Legion Service Bureau
American Legion News Service
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Merited Tribute to the Legion From Leslie's Weekly
An editorial lauds the American Legion as a unified symbol of national memory and civic purpose. It praises its quiet manners, strong emotions, and blend of power and chivalry, noting its role in defending American institutions and fostering loyalty among veterans and families.
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Putnam
Leslie’s Weekly
Potsdam
America
Legion
Congress
Rolfe Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Local residents journeyed to nearby towns including Estherville Fort Dodge Jewell and Storm Lake for family gatherings visits and outings. Families such as the Messingers Sernetts Radcliffs and Calligans are mentioned with multiple motor trips to lakes and cottages around Miller's Bay and Des Moines.
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Corpus. Christi, Texas
Legion Man
Haywood
Leslie’s
Walter’ Huffman
Spencer
Ed Brown
Violet Brown
Albert Feaster
Plover
E. A. Messinger
Dorothy
C.J. White
the Lakes
Carl
Messinger Cottage
Miller’s Bay
Edgar Cornell
A. G. Hille
Alfred Gadd
Storm Lake
D. C. Kent
Baby
Sexton
Harold Carlson
Gilmore City
E.S. Colebaugh
Marshalltown
Donald Sweaney
West Bend
Art Ferden
Clarence Calligan
Abbie Sennett
W. A
Joe Denniger
Pocahontas
Rolfe
Will Sernett
Mary Sernett
Abbie
Regina
James
Jos. Pechan
Jos. Sernett
Lee Sernett
Sedlacek
Jos. Lahowicz
Mildred Goin
Foxt Dodge
Ward Ferguson
Des Moines
Deane Trick
Jos. Sidles
Seymour
Iowa
Edwin Carr
J. H. .Brinkman
Cordie
Bliss
C B. Bowen
Lucile
Ford
Shriner
C. G. Lighter
Kieth Gill
Terril
Emma Lighter
Cora Lighter
Gordon Siefkin
W. C. Radcliff
Red Oak
Chas. Howland
M. A. Howland
Lakes
Florence Imus
Bradgate
Mary Sennett
Miss Regina
Marshal
Foch
United States
Jacob Cook
Ethel Adams
Mrl. Dingman
Rockwell ‘City
W. S. Taylor
Andy
Eikenberry
Twin Lakes
H. F. Thomas
Father Dobberstein’s
Ed. Paulson
Webster City
Ross Dennis
Mr. Dennis
Joe White
Rockwell City
Rolfe City
Gillette
Frad Razor CO
Broadway
Rolfe City Bakery
The
Chas. Knutson
Kentucky
W. C. Shull
Detroit
Rolfe Auto Company
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