Lincoln posting board speeds up live postmaster picks
J G Ludlam named Linoin postmaster while Willson nominates Herbert Daniel for Omaha postmaster and Mack Warrington is nominated register of the land office at Broken Bow. The total item list covers state congress dates, bank robberies, fires, and civic notes across Nebraska.
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J. G. Ludlam
Linoin
Willson
Herbert &. Daniel
Omaha
Mack G. Warrington
Broken Bow
State Farmers Congress
Lincoln
Colorado Springs
Pawnee County
Pawnee City
Fred Brother
Beatrice
Seward L. Mains
Crete
Fort Omaha
Secon
Missouri River
Fremont Rotary Club
Fremont Commercial Club
Nebraska
Congress
C. C. Smith
Exeter
State Manufacturers’ Association
Lentrice
Warry Whiteside
Nellie Williams
State Lbrary Commission
Lincoln Traction Company
Plezall
York
Burchard
Burlington Railroad
Hobb Motors Company
Patriot Motors Company
United States
T. C. Munger
State Sheriff's Association
Grand Island
Cozad
Well Fleet
Maxwell
Ft. McPherson
Stapleton
Brady Island
Farnam
Richland State Bank
Cass County Farm Bureau
J. T. Mikkleson
Seward
George
Knight
Fairbury
Alliance
Health Department
Patrick Spellman
City
Nebraska Relief Council forms to aid Europe children
Omaha reports the Nebraska relief council organized by eight state groups to feed 3.5 million European children this winter. G. W. Wattles chairs, L. W. Trestler is secretary, and a $300,000 holiday campaign is planned under Hoover's national drive. The effort targets counties statewide with local committees.
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Europe
Omaha
America
Nebraska Relief Council
The
Red Cross
Knights of Columbus
Y. W. Cgc. A
Church Federation
Friends’ Service Association
American Relief Association
Jewish Relief
G. W. Wattles
L. W. Trestler
Nebraska
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
European Relief Council
Cheering Disabled World War Heroes Across America
More than two million Legion members in nearly ten thousand posts are enlisted to aid about twenty thousand sick and disabled World War I veterans in hospitals. The plan includes a census of ex service men in hospitals, hospital care improvements, and coordinated support from Legion regions, with national commanders urging every American to help.
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Norfolk
Harold Gifford
Omaha
South America
Farmers’ State Bank of
College of Agriculture
Gothenburg Community Club
Gothenburg
Leopold Godowsky
Dan Swanson
Nebraska Universitys
Missouri Valley Conference
Nebraska
National Guard
Paul
Joe Treglia
Treglia
Walter E. Anderson
Ogallala
Army
Honolulu
Plattsmouth
Wymore
War Department
Fort Crook
Seventh Army Corps Area
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Seversl
Kearney
Alliance
Thee
American Legion
United States
Washington
Legion
Amercans
F. W. Galbraith
America
Memory Tablet Unveiled by Legion Post in New Jersey
Guttenberg Post No 64 of the American Legion unveiled a bronze tablet at the town hall commemorating seven local men who died in World War I. Post commander T Kern unveiled the tablet as 50 school children sang Lead Kindly Light.
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Guttenberg Post
New Jersey
Guttenberg
American Legion of
T. Kern
Endowment Drive Planned by Paris American Legion Post
The Paris France American Legion post launches a five million franc endowment to meet daily needs of stranded ex service men and their families. The post aids veterans who are ill face legal tangles seek employment and arrange passage home while relying on outside support due to restrictions on traditional fundraising. The embassy and consulate unofficially endorse its relief work by forwarding hundreds of cases.
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Paris
France
American Legion
Ofll
Which Legion Post Will Adopt Denise Sellier
Denise Sellier now ten, orphaned since Verdun, seeks a Legion post to adopt her and her family. Former foster father figures among American Legion posts are urged to sponsor a French orphan by sending 75 dollars to the Legion national treasurer in Indianapolis.
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Denise Sellier
Verdun
Boche
Denise
Central Printing Plant
Rue de l’Aqueduc
Paris
American Legion
Legion
Legion National
Robert H. Tyndall
Indianapolis
States approve World War cash bonus referendums
Four more states adopt referendums to pay cash bonuses to World War veterans at the November 2 elections. New York and Washington approve by wide margins, New Jersey by a large margin, and South Dakota by a strong majority. The plan adds Massachusetts Vermont New Hampshire Minnesota Wisconsin Rhode Island North Dakota and Maine among others, totaling twelve states backing the compensation. National Legion officials say the results prove broad public support for veteran pay and vow renewed push for a fourfold national bonus law in the next Congress.
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American Legion
New York
New Jersey
Washington
South Dakota
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Rhode Island
North Dakota
Maine
Legionnaires
Legion
United States
Paris Post of American Legion Aids Ex‑GIs in Paris
In Paris where the American Legion was born a large post with 837 veterans operates from 10 Rue de l Elysee. The bureau placed over 100 men in jobs in seven weeks and helps members return home when funds are short. The post supports a 50 member auxiliary and offers yearly prizes to Paris youth linking French and American history.
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France
American Legion
Paris Post
Service Bureau
American _ Library association
Rue de l'Elysee
America
Paris
Navy Tales By a Lieutenant in the United States Navy
A Navy tale centers on a chief electrician aboard a warship watching a turbine and its motor. The piece blends affection for his machine with the dangers of high voltage and leaks in insulation. A blue jacket signals curiosity, while the chief balances duty and a personal fixation on his ship’s motor.
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United States Navy
Hic
Bachelor
Navy
Submarine Bells Sailor’s Wary Lesson From Fogbound Chase
A naval tale recalls a skipper who mistook a submarine bell signal for an approaching warship. A heavy underwater bell on Nantucket ships transmits regular chimes via a clapper, picked up by receivers on deck. Fog veils New York as the bell’s persistent tones defy bearing, distance, and identity, provoking suspense and frustration aboard.
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Nantucket
New York
Sea Outfit and Moments of Stress in a Commander's Life
A wife packs a commander's sea chest with essential items from sheets to sewing kit and a dozen small comforts. She includes a Panama hat, alcohol stove, repaired sword knot, and a framed picture, hoping to ease separation as the crew heads to sea. Months later the commander recalls the photo and the care, revealing the personal stakes of naval life.
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Frust
Inspector of Machinery Returns to Sea Life
A naval machinery inspector, tired of shore duty at a vast steel mill, longs for the roar of engines and the spray of the sea. After overseeing the trials of a colossal superdreadnaught, he realizes the call of ships and deck life remains strongest, preferring the seas over stationary trials.
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American
Battle of Verdun
Navy Tales
Submarine Bell
SEA Outfit
Sam
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