Wells Hawks The Booster Publicity Man Forms Legion Service
Wells Hawks a noted publicity figure and former Ringling Brothers agent led publicity for theater and navy efforts. He organized the American Legion service unit in New York, guiding formation and supplying projection equipment to Legion ports nationwide.
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Iy Wells Cans
New York
Ringling Brothers
New York City
American Legion Fir Service
Natonal
Legion
Fairy godmother of veterans marries to honor fallen in France
Mrs Randy Hamilton of Minneapolis who just became state president of the Won voy Auxiliary of the American Legion wed to honor wounded veterans in memory of the day. She spent the year visiting veterans in hospitals at Fortine Service Mien and Awbury and Thoms kimpliate ve tte. Her report to the state convention praised brave men who sacrificed health for their country.
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Pest
American Legion of
Ile
Godin
Hetathon
Legion meeting attended by Missouri and Kansas City officials
Governors of Missouri and Kansas City and mayors join in a federation of local clubs to attend the third optional convention of the American Legion. A memorial address honors Woe and outlines plans to support Legion activities, with officials from MissouriCity and Kadmie City noted as participants.
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Missourl
Kaneen
Kansas City
Kan
Ile Homer
Legion
Staten
American Legion Activities and Community Posts Noted
The Massachusetts department plans two delegates to the national convention in Kansas City. A new veterans' room opens in Drumright Oklahoma by the local Ladies Auxiliary. Washington state recently gifted a hotel to a Legion post for use as a clubhome. Posts in Naches and other towns support playgrounds and community projects, while ex-service members push for athletic meets and hospital care. War veteran groups recognize members, marriages, and achievements, including a major wedding and various honors tied to Legion posts nationwide.
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Masechusetts Department of the
American Legion
Organicntion
Kannas City
Farmers Wiens
Drumeight
Oklo
Rei Gostion
Walteborg
Wash
Ramset W. Southard
Tn Americas Legion
Vuture
Nuatches
Aerial Exhibition Highlights at Convention Derby
An October convention event by the American Legion in Kansas City will feature a dramatic night flying program. Aerial stunts include trikes and aces such as Eddie Tek Couker Willing Parlow and Edgar Tobin. A bomb-equipped rod will headline with wing-walking and plane changes, offering a larger prize.
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Aeria
Drs
Aird
Amerian Legion of Kineas
Eddie Tekcoueker
Willing Parlow
Edgar Tobin
Joop the Toop
The Girl on the Job How to Succeed in Politics
Jessie Roberts argues that women are fit for elite political posts and civic leadership. The piece urges women to study community problems, gain experience, and prove themselves through results to win elections and public office.
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Jessie Roberts
Garatviller
Ronsons
Lyrics of Life on a Troubled Echoes of a Father Son Future
Fragmented verses reflect a father asking how a son will become a man amid poverty and doubt. The speaker questions money, safety, and guidance as a boy grows, suggesting fear of a grim path and a blank future to be filled by life choices. The poem alternates between plea and resignation, hinting at family strain and uncertain prospects.
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Tau Uke
Anatone Ogee
Dessert and Raisin Pie From a Fragment Recipe
Odd text describes a dessert with rice ice cream style notes and almonds folded into whipped cream, plus a raisin pie method stewing raisins with currants in apricot juice and a meringue topping. A separate list outlines a peppered olive oil potato sauce and sour cream cake filling with nutty accents, ending with a celery salad and mayonnaise dressing.
The Cheerful Cherub Bought a Quart
A fragment from the New York Sun shows a young bride and her baby reacting as a man retrieves a quart bottle from a briefcase. The scene hints at domestic tensions and a comic tone amid a small household moment.
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Charlie
New York Sun
Something to Think About By F A Walker
A reflective piece on the value of relentless effort across crafts and arts. It extols practice, persistence, and self discipline as the path to mastery, citing Lincoln and Rockefeller as examples of work leading to achievement. The page emphasizes “Work is the key” and the rewards of steady toil.
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F. A. Walker
Ako Minster
Fife
Lincoln
Tockefetter
Lem Ty
Hortense Ortense Name Origins Across Europe
An exploration of Hortense and Ortensia as historic given names across Italy France and beyond. The piece traces Latin roots from Shortus to Hortense with Ortensia as the Italian variant and Ortensio the masculine form, noting cultural adoption and shifting usage through centuries.
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Ortense
Ortensta
Manelus
Morerin
France
Vorniso
Diane
IC Ik
Lovera
Bees and Crickets Debate Work and Song in Summer Tale
In a fable like scene, bees boast of busy days gathering honey while crickets lament overwork. The bees insist their toil fuels honey and warmth for winter, while the crickets crave singing and leisure. Each side weighs duty against delight as autumn nears.
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Tiny
Ben
Mr. Spider
Hanier
Buna
Buss
Riddle Puzzle Recaps and Wordplay Teasers
A series of wordplay questions and jokes with quirky riddles. One asks about a trait in the hand, another about a boy trapped inside a windowless house who escapes by breaking out with the measles, and a third about a boy with eight calendars who eats dates and drinks water from springs in a bed.
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Creekin
Department
State
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Uigriculture
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Cedar Rapiits
Bee
Argonne
Des Moines
Mr. Wallace
George S. Teown
Endivott
N.Y
Meawn Hott
Howe
Alletiod
Amertein Logie
North Carolina
Villsburg
Mallon
Albany
Hus Taney
Albany Legion
Wlying Club
American Companion
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Landau
Amerie Legion Eines
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Dole
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Sorel
Jul Wolt
America
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Rome
Good Foods
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