Carroll J. Swan Named Boston Advertising Legion Commander
Carroll J. Swan, newly elected commander of the Advertising Men's post of the American Legion in Boston, led staff efforts in 1924 that added over 20,000 members to the Massachusetts department. A Harvard graduate, Swan has long chaired Legion and Military Order of the World War activities and served as New England advertising representative for several newspapers.
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Carroll J. Swan
American Legion
Boston
Legion
Gen
Clarence Edwards
Massachusetts Department
Swan
Military Order
Massachusetts Militia
One Hundred and First Engineers
War Department
Harvard
New England
Service Men Urged to Investigate Before Washington Appeal
Watson B. Miller, chairman of the American Legion National Rehabilitation committee, warns veterans with disability claims to secure definite information that their papers are in Washington before traveling there to appeal. Under the bureau’s reorganization, files are sent to regional offices and no action can occur in Washington until papers return. Veterans often lack funds for the wait and become stranded, while local agencies cannot absorb the influx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson B. Miller
American Legion National Rehabilitation Committee
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
Bureau
Mr. Miller
Legion
Auxiliary Interest in Real Home Girls
Mrs. O. D. Oliphant national president of the American Legion auxiliary announced cooperation with the American Home Economics Association to advance home economics. She praised the old-fashioned girl who can cook and sew as the future and urged a return to homework and home cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. D. Oliphant
American Legion Auxiliary
American Home Economics Association
Cost of Operating State Government Texas 1923
Texas state government expenses for 1923 totaled 48.45 million dollars, or 9.86 per person, up from 1922, with general department costs dominating. Revenue reached 48.19 million, leaving a debt-financed gap. property taxes remained the largest revenue source at 53 percent.
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Washington
Texas
Census Bureau
Live Stock Board Named in Texas
Governor Miriam A Ferguson announced a complete new Livestock Sanitary Commission on Monday. The new members are Leo Callan of San Antonio and Fort Worth, Caesar Kleberg of Kingsville, Dr E F Jarrell of Smith County, with headquarters at Fort Worth. Callan is named chairman succeeding J E Boog-Scott. The existing members J B Moore of Del Rio and Paul L Smith of Gilmer remain on the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
James &. Ferguson
Leo Callan
San Antonio
Menard County
Caesar Kleberg
Kingsville
E. F. Jarrell
Smith County
Fort Worth
Mr. Callan
J. E. Boog-Scott
J. B. Moore
del Rio
Paul L. Smith
Gilmer
Rates on lard substitutes deemed unfair by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that peddler car rates from Houston and Sherman Texas to locations in Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana on lard substitutes cotton seed and other cooking oils were unreasonable and unduly preferential to lard shippers. The decision was filed Friday and notes rates may exceed comparable lard rates for the same distances.
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Washington
Houston
Sherman
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public health official heads mosquito control in South Texas
Sanitary Inspector Clyde R. Harvill of the United States public health service moves his headquarters from Robstown to Alice. He will oversee mosquito control across Jim Wells Duval Brooks and Jim Hogg Counties in cooperation with local cities and counties.
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Alice
Tex
Clyde R. Harvill
United States Public Health Service
Robstown
Jim Wells
Duval
Brooks
Jim Hogg
Postal Rate Bill Passed in Washington Senate
Washington report: The senate approved the postal pay and rate increase bill shortly after house leaders announced plans to demand its immediate return. They argue the measure is revenue-raising and can only be initiated in the house under the constitution.
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Washington
Senate
House
Noted British Soldier Dies in Surrey
Field Marshal Baron Grenfell died Tuesday at Wendlesham Surrey after a long career serving in nearly all regions where British forces were posted. Kilvey reportedly stands for Francis Wallace Grenfell who saw service across multiple theaters.
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Wendlesham
Surrey
England
Baron Grenfell
Baron Grenfell of
Kilvey
Francis Wallace Grenfell
Russian General Ivanoff Dies After Tennis Injury
Seattle, Washington reports the death of Alexander Ivanoff, 46, a Russian general who fought against the Germans in East Prussia during World War I. He died Monday from a spinal injury suffered while playing tennis on Thanksgiving Day.
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Seattle
Wash
Alexander Ivanoff
East Prussia
Meteors on View at Natural History Museum South Kensington
Visitors to the Natural History Museum in South Kensington may study meteorites that survived atmospheric burn and were buried in various regions. The exhibit highlights the contrast between meteors consumed in the air and those preserved in Earth’s crust for study.
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Natural History Museum
South Kensington
England
Duty Acknowledged by Those Who Know It Best
A compact maxim notes that people who understand their obligations resent reminders of duty. It emphasizes personal accountability and the discomfort of being told what one should do, framing duty as an inner standard rather than external instruction.
Calumet Powder Featured In Turnip and Squash Dish
A curious note suggests mashed turnips and squash gain from a small amount of Calumet Baking Powder. The quote adds a philosophical aside about joys and griefs, noting great joys like griefs are silent.
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Ruby Brandon
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids
Mich
Louisville Courier-Journal
Wohmoller & Mueller Piano CO
Omana, Nebr
Deplwu
New York
Bellans
THE
American Legion News Service
J. H. Holmes
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Spohn
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen, Ind
Ermyntrude
Bill
O. Leonard, Inc
Oceave
Haarlem
Gotp
Hunt
A.B. Richards Medicine Co
Shormen
Asti
Fletcher
Nujol
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