Monument at New Orleans Memorial Erected for World War Fallen
New Orleans unveils a controversial interpretative memorial by Charless Lo. Tannhern and HB Dodd, standing on red poppies in City Park. Four figures symbolize Army Navy Marine and Aviation service, with an inscription honoring comrades who made the supreme sacrifice. Semmes Walmsley hails the tribute as remarkable.
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New Orleans
Charless Lo. Tannhern
Hb, Dodd
Army
Navy
Marine
Aviation
Semmes Walmsley
Legions National Committee On Memorials
Walmsley
Legion Men Rally To Help Tuberculosis Victim
Members of the American Legion press for action on a long delayed compensation claim for Paul P. Pinnell a World War II veteran housed at Seton Hospital New York City. They arrange transport funds and aid for his return home to California and assist his ailing family.
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Paul P. Pinnel
United States Navy
Dv Ag
Seton Hospital
New York City
Eau
Pinnell
Ameriegion
Y. Hamilton
Arban Legion
Iea
Pinnel
Emery
Amerina Legion
Gresham
France
New American Legion Groups Form Amid War Veterans Activity
A new fathers group named the Order of Loyal Padget seeks affiliation with the American Legion and promotes patriotic living. The East Side post in St Paul develops a program for veteran articles and ornaments while Bastille Day sales aid disabled veterans. Connecticut funds bolster ex-service relief, and Camp Galbraith opens for veterans in Washington. Liberty Memorial site in Kansas City slated for dedication October 1 with a 30,000 member parade. state welfare funds in Connecticut total about $230,000.
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St. Paul
Minn
American Legion Welfare Bureau
Thomas J. Bannigan
American Legion
New England
Connecticut
Galbraith
Gol. WW. Galbraith, Jr
The
Legion
Port Townsend
Wash
Kansas City
Tire care warnings from driving manual on brakes and clutch
The article warns new drivers to avoid hard braking to prevent rear-tire tread damage and skidding on sharp turns. It stresses using service brakes, inspecting brakes and clutch, checking drum adjustment by rear-axle jacking, and maintaining smooth clutch take up. It notes spinning wheels in mud or ice can wear tread and fabric.
Tire Pump Operated by Rear Auto Wheel
Popular Mechanics describes a method to power a common tire pump from the car engine. The design attaches the pump to the rear hub cap wrench with bolts, eyebolts, and a pivot on the running board. When one rear wheel is jacked and the engine started, the pump draws and pumps air through a hose to all four tires.
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Jand
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Picnic and visits bound for Fort Dodge and Spirit Lake
The notice lists many residents visiting relatives and friends in towns like Wet Bend Waseka and Waterloo. It notes gatherings at Twin Lakes and a local picnic, plus farm and school activities, storms, a barn fire a Drake University entry and a busy start to the school year with enrollments across grades and bus drivers announced.
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P. GeHess
Wet Bend
Bucher
P. Osl. Shaw
Fort Dodge
John Seger
Waseka
Minn
Waterloo
W. F. Hoffert
Lawrence
Lathrop
American ‘Legion
Spirit Lake
E. D. Hilton
Howard Pollock
Geo. Jeffries
Eugene Hancher
Twin Lakes
W. U. Cook
Jas. Pollock
Geo. Heathman
A. G. Heathman
Dode Roush
Geo. Roush
Grandma Roush
Fred Ehlers
Estherville
Mena Mueller
Ernest Grove
Manson Fair
Mathenne
Sind
Jamies
Sioux City
Grace
Wickens
Avon
Mary
McGovern
Atlantic
Blanch Traog
Mallard
Tilda
Swanson
Esther LeValey
Sheffield
Oliver Drager
Poca
Kantas
Myrtle
Eggspuehler
Heathman
Universals Neglected in Mechanical Clutch Systems
The universals are the most neglected parts of the mechanism because they are hardest to access. If not properly lubricated they wear intensively and emit heavy thumps when the clutch is thrown in.
First practical American electric car built in 1888
Historical note cites Fred Kimball of Boston as builder of the first practical American electric automobile in 1888. Market shares show Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio hosting many factories among 130 U.S. plants. Artificial rubber claims by a Barcelona chemist and Belgium import sources round out the automotive overview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kimball
Boston
Illinois
Idiana
Michigan
Ohio
Washington Rossi
Barcelona
Diplomatic passport claim sparks intrigue in travel knot
An Englishman journeys from Petrograd to Moscow using a tailor's receipted bill as identification. The document bore a bold tailor name, postage stamps, and a red signature, and he waved it before officials claiming it was a British embassy diplomatic passport.
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Petrograd
Moscow
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American Legion News Service
Calif
Tu Legion
Walter Hamilton
Women’s ‘Auxiliary
War 'Mothers
Dad
Order of Loyal
Padget
Sheldon
Haste
Ft. Myers
Patern Order
Harry C. Brumbaugh
Pershing
Information Force
World War Veterans’ State Aid of
Oregon
Brumbaugh
Legion Publishing Corporation
Clifford A. Laflin
St. John’s Hospital
Lafilin
Seventeenth Field Artillery
Victor J. Millo
St. Louis (Mo
Wice
Frederick W. Stockhan
Post, American Legion
Miller
Hame
F. M. Wood
Comminster
Okmulgee
Oklo
Wood
Connecticut Department of the American Legion
State of
Baltimore
Houston
San Francisco
Pacific Northwest
Cascade Mountains
Sunset Pass
Seattle
Washington
Ellensburg
Stich
J. H. Bucher
F. R. Eggspuehler
W. S. Chinn
Iowa City
Earl Hughes
John Henderson
John
Pearl
Des Moines
Ford
Drake University
Plover
Automobile News
Belgium
United States
Italy
England
Countries
Tokyo
Roscan
Exchange Board
the People’s Savings Bank
Iowa
Conservative
Safe—Sound
C. A. Zeck
Union
Plover Co-Operative Shipping
Ass'n Lover
Lowa
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