State Department Leads Hospital Fund Drive in Texas
Mrs Edward Murray Houston leads Texas American Legion Auxiliary in hospital fund drive for ex service men. Since May 24 1921 about 6500 dollars poured in from Wichita Falls Ma Bardicks unit and four posts. The effort funds hospital work for all units not just local. aims to keep men in wards cheered with letters gifts and adopted patients.
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Department of Terie
Wetton
Ada
Texas
Edward C
Murray
Bend
Banta Anna
Wichita Falls
David M. Duller
Hiouston
Mra
J. Ward McKee
Ouston
Aturray
Dulloting
Lins
Edward Clinton Mureay
Houston
Department of Texas
Amerian Legion Auxiliary
San Antonio
Department of Texan
Natioodl Hospital Fund
Legion Men Fear Foul Play Missing Natchez Man
Thomas Stuart Bloodworth, 23, of Natchez Mississippi, disappeared from his home amid fears of foul play. He is married with a nine month old child and was last seen wearing a gray coat, wrimy ablet, and corduroy trousers. Notify W. A. Gelsenberger, commander Herbert J Remander post No. 4, Natchez, Miss.
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Thomas Stuart Peared
American Legion Post
Herbert J. Re
Tita Fearea
Foui
Bloodworth
Thomas
W. A. Gelsenberger
Herbert J. Remander
Natchex, Miss
American Legion Hotel opens in London for veterans
The American Legion posts in many countries have opened a London hotel for World War veterans. The Legion Hotel in London already has 128 members and offers rooms lounges dancing and entertainment parlors. It provides posts with offices meeting space and facilities for gatherings and events.
Two Legion Leaders Dr William Speakman and Wife Head Department Work
Dr William Speakman of Wilmington Delaware and his wife both served as department heads in the American Legion and Auxiliary. They continued war time service into peace, focusing on veteran welfare language support and organizational growth, with Mrs Speakman aiding soldiers learning English and helping found the Legion Auxiliary.
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William
Speakman
Hie
Legion
Wil Ham
Wilmington
Del
Speakbone
Doctor Speakman
Ato le Houw
Mra
American Legion
Hoth
Towtor
Wiliam C. Defatigate
American Legion Auxiliary
Speakuan
Amt
Spenkinnnanya
Mystery of War Era Dishes and Legion Ties Revealed
A fragmented reminiscence links wartime cooking with American Legion families in Minnesota. It highlights Mrs. Gideon and her two sons John and Leigh Winter, noting Grandpa Gideon as the oldest Legionnaire in the state and recalling Navy service at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Included are several old fashioned recipes such as Armenian Goulash Cranberry Red and Pumpkin Pie, reflecting a domestic wartime kitchen culture and wartime family loyalties.
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Minnesota Americas Legion Auxiliary
Mia
Winter
G. P. Gideon
Redwood Fall
Sam
Fort Benjamin Harbor
American Legion
Ite Susiiiary
American
Hot Dogs and Dogs in a Storyteller’s Exchange
In oral reminiscences from American Legion Weekly, Sam and Snowball argue over dogs they owned. Sam recalls a dog named Dot who wowed a crowd, a hammer tossed by a father at a dog near Gaddy's blacksmith shop, and a dog that bolted and ran tracks toward the Seaboard railway. The exchange blends humor with memory of remarkable canine behavior.
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Sam
Snowball
Seaboard
American Legion Weekly
Rapid Growth Shown in American Legion Auxiliary Rally
National convention bulletin reports 498000 auxiliary members with about 206000 current and a rise of 74000 in a year. Growth reflects expanding rank of the auxiliary across posts and states.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Atsiliary
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