Legion Boss Seeks Help to Revitalize Post Activities
Commander Elect Lowell Rainey from Iowa urges more World War II veterans to engage with Sarasota Bay Post 30 American Legion. Installation ceremonies Tuesday night will install officers, unveil plans to repaint the building, add signs, and create an on site bar lounge. The post lists about 682 members with around 650 active and aims to boost burial service participation and community service. Auxiliary officers will also be installed as part of the event hosted at Legion Coliseum.
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American Legion
Lowell Rainey
Rainey
Iowa Legion
Sarasota Bay
Legion Coliseum
Coliseum
Status Symbol Morality Mocked in Provocative Satire
J Mortimer Stiffspine, head of a New York pill maker, visits a baseball game to observe the “toy department of life.” A manager exposes his ignorance of the firm, while a sharp retort from a worker highlights age bias and corporate hypocrisy. The piece lampoons social status, greed, and loyalty in American life.
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J. Mortimer Stiffspine
New York
Toy Department
Ball
Sox
International Uptown Corp
Stiffspine
Zsa Zsa Gabor Slams Publicity Ruining Marriage Chance
Zsa Zsa Gabor says publicity harms her marriage prospects. She insists men see her as a gold digger and notes no gifts from ex husband George Sanders. She criticizes excessive jewelry as vulgar even amid a Las Vegas publicity loan of half a million dollars in gems.
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Hollywood
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Dollink
George Sanders
Las Vegas
Beverly Hills
Zsa Zsa
Belle Vue Baptist Church Plans $350,000 Recreation Center
Belle Vue Baptist Church in Memphis approves construction of a two story recreation center at a cost of 350000 dollars. The facility will include basketball bowling skating and other recreational amenities as part of the church’s program.
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Memphis, Tenn
Bellevue Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Union Prison Camp Remembered For Infamy At Morton Prison
Indianapolis recounts the Morton Prison camp, where 1616 Confederate soldiers died or were held, highlighting Col Richard Owen’s humane leadership, the prison’s decline, and the transfer of remains to Crown Hill Cemetery. The piece notes postwar reflections and Buckner’s reunion with Owen.
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Dale Burgess
Indianapolis
Crown Hill Cemetery
Morton Prison
South
Andersonville
Richard Owen
Indiana Statehouse
Col. Owen
Munfordville
Simon B. Buckner
Buckner
Clark I Am Your Flag Poem Marks Flag Day
Thomas E. Wicks Sr. of the Missouri American Legion presents a flag poem honoring June 14 1777 birth and Old Glory’s symbolism. The piece extols patriotism and sacrifice across battles and pays tribute to national unity and divine guidance.
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United States
Thomas E. Wicks Sr
American Legion
Missouri
Versatile Navy Wife Has Many Vacations
Grace Rhine of Norfolk describes her varied roles including matron, lifeguard, coach, wife and mother of five, and now fuel oil truck driver. She often travels with her children on deliveries while her Navy husband is at sea.
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Norfolk, Va
Grace Rhine
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Lucian Taylor
Lawrence Cobb
C. D. Stinnett
Lucas Goldwyn
Lewis van Wezel
al Smith
al Gould
Richard Halton
Michael Dolney
K. K. McRogan
Jack Royal
Tommy Thompson
Ed Corrigan
George Gault
Eugene Anderson
Herbert Robinson
Dora Hufft
Bud Shinkle
Harry Beagle
Arthur Clausen
Anna Mae Ballbach
Pasquinadia
Park Avenue
Bronx
Khrushchev
Union
Augustus M. Clark
Indianapolis Journal
Morton
Prison
The
White River
Greenlawn Cemetery
Crown Hill
Chains
Clark
Earth
Valley Forge
Korea
Sarasota
Metropoltan
Chicago
Cleveland
Miami
Palm Beach
Paris
Fruitville Drainage Tax Commission
Fruitville
Commercial Court Building
Fla
Underwood
Olivetti
Rocky Jones Business
Second
Sarasota, Fla
Citizens Bank
Daddy
Citizens Savings Account
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
New York Life
Whole Life
Gerald F. Clark
Cape Leyte
Elferdink
Ethan Allen
Contemporary Shop
Osprey
Ames-Ayer
Deroe
Florida
Elferdink’s of
U.S
Main St
Navy
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