First Woman Judge and Pioneer in Washington
Mary O'Toole of Washington D C stands among America's first women leaders. Named by President Harding to the municipal court, she also officiates marriages and has broken barriers as a bank and chamber of commerce director, founder of the Woman's City Club, and one of the early women attorneys. She emigrated from Ireland at seventeen and pursued law while serving in forestry and as a court reporter before joining the American Legion Auxiliary.
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Mary O'Toole
Washington, D. C
America
O'Toole
Harding
Washington
Washington Chamber of Commerce
District of Columbia Bank
Woman's City Club of
O’toole
Ireland
United States
Wheeler
Steuben County
New York
New York City
Wall Street
Government Forestry Service
Vincent B. Costello
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Man as Life Saver at Rockaway Beach
William Heineman a World War II veteran from Greenville New Jersey rescued six men and two women trapped in a treacherous undertow at Rockaway Beach New York Heineman used a tire inner tube as a life line to save the woman first then hauled the others to shore despite exhaustion Heineman belongs to the American Legion post and will wear a Carnegie Medal alongside his Croix de Guerre.
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Rockaway Beach
N. Y
William Heineman
Heineman
Sixty-ninth New York
One Hundred and Sixty-fifth Infantry
Fortythird Division
Greenville
N. J
American Legion
TO HAVE ACTRESS FOR BRIDE
The engagement of Charles H. Duell of New York and Lillian Tucker the actress from Three Faces East has been announced in Paris. Duell, son of the late Judge Charles H. Duell, served on the destroyer Wilkes during the war and helped found the Yonkers post of the American Legion.
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Charles H. Duell
New York Legion
Lillian Tucker
New York
Paris
Yonkers CN
Legion
Legion Advice Spurs Nonpolitical Stance by Governor
Governor Edward L Edwards of New Jersey urged the American Legion to remain nonpolitical at the state convention. He said the Legion would not be refused support and warned against selfish motives, urging leaders to keep the organization out of politics.
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American Legion
Edward L Edwards
New Jersey
Legion
Exservice Men Vie For New York Mayor Nomination
Three World War veterans contend for their party’s nomination in New York City. Henry H Curran, current Manhattan borough president, led the field with F H LaGuardia finishing close behind. Curran served as major commanding the 302 Engineers in the 77th division and LaGuardia was a major in the air service. Former mayor John Purroy Mitchel also served as a major in the air service and died in service during World War I.
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New York
Henry H. Curran
F. H. LaGuardia
Curran
Manhattan
New York City
Plattsburg
Three Hundred and Second Engineers
American Legion
F. H
Athletics His Strong Work
Harry W. Maloney former World War I assistant director of athletics at Stanford University and later director of athletics at Camp Fremont and supervisor of athletic entertainment in France is described as maintaining fitness and leading the American team during the Inter-allied games in Paris. He also commands Fremont post of the American Legion.
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War Department
Harry W. Maloney
Lemnd
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Cal
Englsh
Maloney
Stanford
Camp Fremont
France
Eighth Infantry
Paris
Fremont Post
American Legion
Navy gun-pointer William Wilson retires after sixteen years
William Wilson of Wesfield Massachusetts retires after sixteen years in the United States Navy. He held a world record by scoring ten hits in ten shots in seventeen seconds at battle range in 1908 and served as chief torpedo man in the fleet naval reserve. He completed two world tours before World War I and aided Columbia University in forming a naval unit. He plans to enjoy family life with his wife and four children including twins.
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United States Navy
William §. Wilson
Wesfield
Mass
Wilson
American Legion
United States
Atlantic
Azores
Columbia University
New York
Fleet Naval Reserve
Equally True About Marriage and Freedom
A witty exchange from American Legion Weekly contrasts rising divorce rates with steady marriage rates. The wit notes America becoming the land of the free, while the prosaic friend counters that ongoing marriage rates show it remains the home of the brave.
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America
American Legion Weekly
Legion Ice Water Stand Aids at El Reno County Fair
The American Legion post in El Reno Kansas offered free ice water to attendees at the county fair. The effort drew a large crowd and helped veterans obtain Victory Medals and resolve government compensation claims.
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el Reno
Kan
American Legion
Goose Raising Profits With Careful Farm Practices
United States Department of Agriculture outlines goose farming advantages over ducks and offers practical methods. Goose pastures use streams and fields, with range feeding of grasses and insects. Geese are fattened in pens, fed a daily moist mash, and slaughtered at ten weeks or eight to ten pounds, then with careful plucking and chilling before market.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry Market Gains As Egg Demand Rises
Breeding stock prices show margin above market values and demand for hatching eggs grows as eggs fill baskets. Monitor dampness in poultry houses during freezing and condensation from close-built spaces. Separate backward chicks from hatch and place with a hen or younger flock. consider a turkey hen as mother.
Billie Brownie Observes Jack Frost Work All Night
Billie Brownie accompanies Jack Frost and his brothers as they paint windows with winter scenes and warn flowers of the coming cold. He stays up late, watches Master Chilly and Master Heavy Frost, and reflects on the fun and duty of helping creatures prepare for winter before returning to Brownieland.
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Bile Brownie
Jack Frost
Bilbie
Billie Brownie
Master Chilly
Master Very Cool
Master Heavy Frost
Billie Brownlie
Peter Gnome
Brownieland
The Station Master Tracks a Juvenile Wit
A station master rushes from his room after a crash on the platform to witness a disheveled young man whose traveling bag spills milk cans as an express train vanishes around a curve. A boy explains the youth did catch the train but it got away again.
Truth Crushed to Earth Seeks Coalition with Opposition
A provocative line notes a shift as enduring truth prompts factions to seek alliance with rival party. The remark implies strategic reorientation within political discourse and cross-party collaboration dynamics.
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Coloring for Faded Garments
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as simple to use for wool silk linen or mixed fabrics. It promises no streaking fading or running and guides buyers to ask their druggist about fabric type. A second ad touts Cuticura skin products with a skin care routine. A humorous anecdote about a widow and a minister ends with a bitter quip on a post mortem after a husband’s death.
Drawing It Too Fine
A humorous exchange between a mistress and a prospective housemaid ends with a punchline about announcing weight. The maid asserts she knows her weight to a pound, not her route to announcement, in a playful dialogue.
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Mary
Life as I See It Tribute to Working Class Earners
Column notes admiration for stories of humble heroism while citing a $4000 annual income as a benchmark. Statistics claim 90 percent fail to reach that level. Published in the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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American Legion News Service
District of Columbia
Legion Man
New Jersey Post
Rade
Harry Maloney
W. S. Wilson
Navy
Douliry Nte
Bayer
SLOAN
Jones Iron Works
Rock
Kremola
Willie
Isaac
Coat
Weary Wille
Postum
Postum Cereal Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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