Veterans News Briefs Reflecting American Legion Activities
A compilation of American Legion actions and notices from across states. Items include recruit drives for Citizens Military Training Camps, blood transfusion aid for Welton A Crawford, and public cemetery restoration efforts in Robinson Illinois. The piece notes honors for Harold L Turner and a new policy to drape flags over ex service members’ caskets in hospital deaths, funded by the Treasury. Read the Classified Ads.
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American Legion
Saas
Cena
Military Oil Committee
Ex-Service Men’s Organization
Welton A. Crawford
Yaron
The
Stati Aree Ry
Judas
Robinson
Ill
American Lepton Post
Legion
Gireo
National Legislative Committee
U. S. Public Health Service
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Treasury Department
Senator Kendrick Leads Stock Loan Effort for Wyoming
A Wyoming plan to secure a 50 million dollar loan to livestock producers gains support from Senator Kendrick and a group of western and southern lawmakers. The loan, backed by War Finance Corporation and Federal Reserve banks, aims to relieve grazing areas depleted by winter and summer feeds. Bankers in New York and Chicago are to finance half the loan with western banks supplying the other half, targeting swift action to aid livestock in Wyoming.
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Kendrick
Wyomit
United States
America
Fed
United States Treasury
Bne
Gooding
Idaho
Smith
South Carolina
Secretary of the Treasury
Rnors
Federal Reserve Banks
War Finance Corporation
Meyer
Robrstory
the Treasury
Paines
Mr. Meyer
Senator Capper
Kansas
Strong
New York
Secretary of Treasury
Stanfield
Oregon
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wyoming
Morgan
Chicago
Mellon
Ueon
The Willard Threaded Rubber Battery Review
The Willard battery uses Threaded Rubber insulation between plates and a Thread-Rubber Trace-Mark on the case. It promises longer life, prevents plate damage, and allows bone dry shipment for delivery in brand new condition.
World of boxing odds shift for Carpenter Dempsey fight
New York bettors and brokers pile money on the July 2 bout with Dempsey leading odds at 4 to 1. W Le Darnell offers 11 to 6 that Dempsey scores a knockout as fans bet heavily.
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New York
Dempsey and Carpentier Promoted Ahead of Bout
Telegrams from American Legion posts praise Carpentier and Dempsey as comrades in arms. Dempsey says he bears no hatred and honors the French challenger. Financials show Uncle Sam will collect 161000 from Dempsey, 93384 from Carpentier, plus 100000 from an amusement tax. Tex Rickard taxed on his proceeds.
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Berkeley
Cal
Berkeley Post
American Legion
Georges Carpientier
Jack Dempsey
Uncle Sam
Carpentier’s
Tex Rickard
Bill to Stop Title Fight Introduced in Congress
Representative Gallivan of Massachusetts introduces a resolution to block the Dempsey Carpentier title bout in Jersey City on July 2 until ex service men and women are fairly cared for. Galligan calls Dempsey a big bam who dodged the draft and says Franco has fought at war longer than Carpentier.
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Dempsey-Carpentier
Jersey City
House
Gallivan
Massachusetts
Representative Galligan
Dempsey
Franco
Carpentier
Colors
T Am
Mow Is the Time To Get Rid of Your Rheumatism
An old style advertisement urges readers to use Chamberlain's Liniment to ease chronic rheumatism. It promises relief by applying the liniment to affected parts twice a day and claims strong benefits or a cure, encouraging subscription to The Camera.
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Mansare
Louisiana’s Colonial Tapestry From Pineda to Purchase
A condensed history tracing Louisiana from early Spanish exploration to the 1803 U S purchase. It covers La Salle’s claim, New Orleans founding, the Company of the West, and shifts of control between France Spain and the United States, ending with the 1819 territorial setup and Pelican State nickname.
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Hisisov Ery
Louisiana
Alvares de Pineda
de Soto
Mississippi
la Salle
Louis XIV
New Orleans
Company of the West
John
Spain
France
United States
Ottermod
Bis Wan
Pelican Stace
Ty McChure
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Newpaper
Louisville
Fred C. Rainer
Birmingham
Malore
American Légion and
Hing
Bee ‘Omen's Auxiliary
Py Jon
Juarters
Tampa
Fla
Madison
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Harold L. Turner
Porter Ee
Seminole
Mr. Turner
St. Etienne
Stockman
Nead
GATES
General Tire
Pfaff Bros
Willard Batteries
Frontier Supply Company
the Kemmerer Hotel Cafe
Hotel Kemmerer
Tom Ming
the World OF Sports
Habea
Messal
Aia
Studebaker
Kemmerer Garage
ALL Stude
Atlantic City
N. J
Louis Feustel
Belmont
Man O' War
Congress
Bubscribe
Jonathan Brace
Watkins
J. R. Watkins Co
Winona
Minnesota
Gillette
Erry
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