Legion pledge campaign to educate respect for flag
American Legion Lincoln Post No 4 announces a special committee led by Judge P James Cosgrave Dr P M Bartholomew and Major P B Halligan to promote flag respect. The panel will outline plans and members are urged to watch for flag infractions. Additional notes cover Farm Bureau support for veterans relief bills and a call to broaden national Legion membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Farwell, Jr
Lincoln
American Legion
P. James Cosgrave
P. NM. Bartholomew
P. B. Halligan
Robert Flansburg
Bert Anderson
Eleventh
Legion
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
American Legion to Launch Member Drive on July Fourth
The every member get a member campaign begins July 4 and ends when all members enroll a new member or when current membership doubles. The drive follows the wishes of F. W. Galbraith Jr. the late national com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
F. W. Galbraith, Jr
Oklahoma Legion to Take Over Veterans Grounds in Bridgeport
The Blue and Gray Association of Oklahoma will transfer its Civil War veterans grounds to the American Legion post at Bridgeport on September 1, 1921. Col. Frederick W. Galbraith Jr. is honored as late national commander with Cincinnati preparing a charter for a post named after him. A vigilance drive in Los Angeles County targets counterfeit ex servicemen known as goldbrickers who beg public funds and solicit nonexistent veteran publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Risk Bureau
Farm Bureau Federation
J. R. Howard
Col
F. W. Galbraith Jr
American Legion
Galbraith
America
Congress
Harding
Legion
The
Blue and Gray Association of
Oklahoma
Bridgeport
Okla
F. W. Galbraith
147Th Infantry
France
Cincinnati
Ohio
Frederick W. Galbraith
Los Angeles County
California
Greek Americans in A E F seek release by Greek army
The American Legion's national legislative committee in Washington has secured prompt action from the State Department to obtain the release of fifty Greek Americans who served in the A E F and were inducted into the Greek army while visiting relatives. Secretary Hughes has directed the American consul at Athens to press the Greek government for their release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Colorado
Labor
Legion
The
America
Alvin M. Owsley
Americanism Committee
Owsley
Texas
Samuel Gompers
United States
Legionaire
National Legislative Committee
Washington, D. C
State Department
Hughes
Athens
Legion members in Anthony plan wheat field shock job
Members of the American Legion at Anthony Kansas have contracted to shock 500 acres of wheat. Crews of 18 to 25 Legion men will go to the wheat fields each evening and work until dusk. They will receive approximately four hundred dollars for their work and this will be used for equipping club rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Lyon County
Kansas
State of Kansas
Emporia
Anthony
Legion
Estimating Lumber Waste for Poultry Houses and Siding
The guide advises adding ten percent waste when buying lumber for poultry houses and barns. It covers choosing nails, warns against excess, and provides nail sizes and pounds needed per thousand feet for shingles siding flooring and studding. It notes wire nails are easier to use and lists specific sizes and consumption figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Murderer to be Baptized in Jail After Plea Bargain
The confessed murderer Rolla Dehart of Platte Center will be baptized in the city jail at O Neill after pleading guilty to second degree murder of John Mize. He will be sentenced to life imprisonment at 10 o clock Friday morning as the judge delays the plea until then. He has become deeply religious in the past days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolla Dehart
John Mize
Platte
O'Neill
Our milk and cream will keep. SCOTTSBLUFF CREAMERY CO.
Local dairy advertisement asserts durability of milk and cream products with branding for Scottsbluff Creamery Co. Investors and customers are urged to rely on the brand for freshness and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsbluff Creamery CO
Executive backs Dawes budget drive with full presidential support
President Harding assured budget makers that General Dawes has full authority behind the drive to cut expenditures. He warned heartburnings will occur as reforms challenge century old habits and noted foreign diplomats watch the U S budget enterprise closely. The President expressed strong executive backing and promised appreciation for Dawes and the budget program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Hnson
Dawes
Dr Barton Elected Moderator At National Congregational Council
In Los Angeles the Rev. Dr. W. E. Barton of Oak Park U S A was chosen moderator as the nineteenth biennial meeting opened with about 900 delegates from nearly 8 000 Congregational churches across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregationalist National Council
Oak Park
Los Angeles
Cal
W. E. Barton
Congregational National Council
Convict 71 Manila Rioters In Fatal December Clash
Seventy seven members of the Philippine constabulary were convicted of murder for the killings of three American Manila police officers and eight other people during the December rioting between constabulary and police. Three sergeants and eight corporals received life sentences. 06 privates were given seventeen years and four months. The judge, without a jury, fixed the sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
P. L
Philippine Constabulary
Constabulary
Carlos A. Imperial
Filipino Court of First Instance
Philippines
Magdalen Crew Wins Grand Challenge Cup at Henley
In Henley England during July Magdalen College defeated Jesus College by one length to win the Grand Challenge Cup at the annual regatta. The winning time was six minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henley
England
Magdalen College
Jesus College
Former Michigan Chief Justice Morse Dies at Ionia Home
Former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Allen B. Morse has died at his Ionia home in July, ending a notable tenure on the state’s high court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Ionia
Mich
Allen B. Morse
Michigan Supreme Court
Markets Report Chicago July 2 Prices and commodities
Chicago markets report shows prices for flour, wheat, hay, butter, eggs, live poultry, potatoes, onions, cattle, hogs, sheep and more. Key items include flour grades at 8.80 4.76 per bushel, wheat ranges from 7.25 to 9.25, hay No 1 timothy at 21 to 23, butter creamery prices from 26 to 33 cents, eggs fresh firsts around 27 cents, poultry and fowl prices, and cattle and hogs with varied classes and weights. Indicates warehouse deliveries and retail price figures across multiple agricultural commodities.
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Chicago
Local residents visit Sidney and attend dances and picnics
Numerous neighbors travel to Sidney on Thursday and Friday for visits, shopping, and meals. A dance in Gurley, a Fourth of July picnic and barn dance near Henry Schmidt's, and several calls at Happel, Wittrock, Aurich, and Hohde homes mark a busy week. Families including Beyer, Borcher, Happel, Bales, Schmidt, and Wittrock are noted with multiple social calls and shared meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Beyer
Sidney
Frank Beyer
Glen Bales
Walter Happel
Theo Borcher
Gurley
Leora Therman
John Engel
Wm. Hohde
John Borcher
Henry Schmidt
Carl Schmidt
Paula Borcher
Edwin Aurich
Wm. Borcher
H. B. Wittrock
Theian
Fred Beyer
Iva Beyer
Paul Bayne
Clara Schmidt
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American Legion News
John G. Emery
Russell G. Gross
Philadelphia
Slacker Bergdoll
Argonne
Overbrook
Penn
Welfare Committee of
St. Louis
Cahokia
DR. Barton
Bunker Hill
North Side
Teddy Brooks
Hornaday Cafe
Gandy Belting
Black Hawk
Thermos Chicken Waterers
Chinamel Paints
Spalding Athletic Geods
Detroit Vapor Ell Stove
Eden Electric Washer
ESSIG
the Farmers’ Union Co-Opera
Tive Association
C. O. Hade
Sidney, Nebraska
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