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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1936
Page
14
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars gathered to mark the 37th anniversary of the organization conceived on September 23 1899 by Spanish American War veterans in Columbus Ohio. The Columbus group, chartered by Ohio on October 10 1599, adopted the name.
The article recounts the 1899 origins of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its growth to more than 3500 units worldwide. It notes the group’s peacetime focus on veteran care, widows and orphans, child welfare, Americanism, and a legislative push against communists and aliens. It mentions a meeting led by Commander Beattie, six membership applications, upcoming officer elections, and the funeral of Roy Crandall. It also briefly notes India’s eight million tribal religion.
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