Ranch for Ex Service Men Opens to Legionnaires
Col RP Diherson founder of the National Loyalty League invited American Legion members to his Five Ber Mule ranch near West Springfield Missouri. He envisions turning the ranch into a playground for ex service men offering riding, fishing and hunting opportunities.
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National Loyalty League
RP Diherson
American Legion
Kansas City
Springfield
Colonel Dickerson
Five Ber Mule Ranch
Missouri
Loss of the Naval Reserve Highlights War Readiness Debate
The American Legion Weekly argues Congress abolished the paid naval reserve, downgrading thousands of trained sailors and wasting summers of Navy expense. It warns that in any future war the nation will need ready reserves and naval air power, not cutbacks.
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Naval Reserve
Congress
Navy Department
Navy
American Legion Weekly
He Is Valuable Legion Man Hanley of Mandan
James M Hanley of Mandan North Dakota has held roles as speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives Morton County state attorney a state senator and president of the Mandan Rotary Club He also served as a district court judge and spent nearly four years in the military including as major commanding a battalion at the Mexican border in 1910 World War I service in France with the 41st and later the 69th divisions He has been an American Legion member since its inception a St Louis caucus delegate and first North Dakota department convention chairman
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James M. Hanley
Mandan
North Dakota
House of Representatives
Morton County
North Dakota Infantry
France
G9th
Judge Hanley
American Legion
St. Louis
Foch Becomes Legion Member On Arrival In America
Marshal Ferdinand Foch was made a member of the American Legion upon landing in the United States during his visit. He was met at Union Station in Washington by George Washington Post No. 1 officials and presented with the ceremonial membership by Post Commander Lieut. Howan Fisk.
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Fertinand Foch
American Legion
America
Washington, D.C
George Washington Post No
H. S Fisk
Union Station
Howan
Fisk U S. N
George Washington Post No. 1
Christmas Tree Crafting and Home Amidst Busy Hands
Children decorate a tree with popcorn cranberries and gilded walnuts, making paper chains butterflies and ornaments. Instructions cover cutouts, cornucopias, stars and a Santa-cap top while advising safe candle use and sturdy display. A brief note on making hard water softer with lye and a historical coal find by Father Hennepin in 1669 follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Bille
Sarve
Johnny
Santa Claus
Ex-Service Men Run Busses In New York City
The Fifth Avenue Coach Company relies on ex service men to operate its infamous Fifth Avenue buses. Company president John A. Ritchie notes veterans make excellent busmen and prioritizes them in hiring. A citywide civility campaign has improved patron relations and cut passenger complaints, showing two sides to nearly every issue.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Broadway
BiweipGridge
Woolworth
Fifth Avenue Coach Company
American Legion
Ex Sildler
Ex Sailor
John
Ritchie
American Legion leader on citizenship and service
Harrison Fuller, first department commander of the American Legion in Minnesota, advocates strong Americanism through self improvement and neighbor helping. He notes the Legion’s goal to educate all residents in government principles and opportunities, while recounting his role in organizing 472 posts and his work as city editor of the St Paul Dispatch.
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Harrison Fuller
American Legion
Annesota
France
Fuller
T& First
St. Paul
Rifles For Legion Posts Obsolete Arms For Funerals
American Legion posts may obtain obsolete rifles and blank ammunition from corps ordnance officers under federal law. A maximum of ten rifles per post. state commanders must approve loan applications. Bonds covering property value must be endorsed and returned. Post pays transportation. Ordnance offices listed in Boston, New York, Maryland, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Nebraska, Texas, and California.
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American Legion
Corps Ordnance
United States Army
Congress
Legion
Corps Ordnance Officer
Chauncey Street
Boston
Brass
Governor’s Island
N. Y
Fort Howard
Port McPherson
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Fort Sheridan
Fort Crook
Neb
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Sants Fe Building
San Francisco
Cal
Fresh Graduate Learns Hard Lesson in Lumber Camp
An eastern college graduate takes a job in a Michigan lumber camp. Paired with an old lumberman at one end of a cross cut saw, he keeps scraping his feet on the ground. After an hour the veteran stops sawing and tells him to quit the idle scraping, noting the effort is part of the game.
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Eastern College
Michigan
Sonny
American Legion Weekly
Firing Squad Pledge Echoes In Adventure Tale
An inventor seeks funds as pressure mounts while a business man hints at a hopeful sunrise. The exchange captures a tense moment in a short American Legion Weekly vignette.
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Paga
American Legion Weekly
Quarrel Ends With Violence Over Apartment Belittling
A line from American Legion Weekly quotes a man admitting he knocked his sweetheart flat after she sneered at his apartment. The remark reflects a domestic dispute framed in a wartime veterans publication voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Weekly
Christmas happiness and its literary echo in Bracebridge Hall
The Christian Science Monitor reflects on Christmas as the happiest season, citing Washington Irvine and Charles Dickens. It notes Bracebridge Hall and Dingley Hall as examples of charitable and joyful Christmas depictions, urging readers to emulate acts of benevolence inspired by these works.
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Cas
Tank
Weshington Trving
Bracebridge
Christendom
Bracebridge Hall
Dingley Hall
Luke
Nazareth
Christian Science Monitor
Festive Chaos Marks Honolulu Christmas Eve Parade
Honolulu celebrates a melting pot Christmas with confetti, firecrackers and street revelry. People of many ethnicities join in a riot of colors as Buddha and Confucius symbols mingle with Christian holiday cheer and ukulele music amid horn blasts.
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Onolulu
Pacific
Yellowera
Buddha
Confucius
Hawaii
Mount Sacred Tibetan Peak Attracts Long Seasonal Trek
From October to February a vast caravan ascends eastern Tibet’s sacred mountain. Travelers pray while whirling metal cylinders on sticks, with larger ones spinning at intervals. The mountain rises 12,000 feet, the climb is hard, and the descent is equally challenging.
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Tibet
Money making chance advertises quick profits and trials
An early 20th century style classified ad offers a dubious money making opportunity promising large returns. It lists names and addresses such as Yannie Fraaler in Chicago and others with solicitations for trials and subscriptions, aiming to attract readers into paying for insumos oil and educational bargains.
Surgical Air Service Brings Operating Rooms to Skies
French authorities plan large multi engined aircraft assigned to surgeons with pilots and mechanics to cover vast territories. Cabins will house operating theaters with a life saving device enabling major surgeries in remote areas. Anesthetist assists as operations can be performed mid flight if complications arise.
Fill Em Again Sermon Gaffe At Village Church
A village church clerk, known to nap during sermons and visit the village inn, daydreams of being center stage. After the sermon he tries to shout a grand call but instead cries Fill ’om again to the astonishment of the congregation.
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Bra
Portrait Request Delays as Artist Busy on Study
Mrs Nowrich calls at a studio of a prominent artist asking for a portrait. The attendant says the artist is currently on a study and cannot take new work. Mrs Nowrich replies she will go elsewhere seeking a fully trained, readily available painter.
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Mra
Nowrich
Mra. Nowrich
Lightning Strikes Rancher in Montana Haircut Incident
Steve O'Donnell of Gwallathy Valley Montana was riding a hayrack when a lightning bolt struck it. It shaved the hair on the right side of his head while leaving the left side intact. The flesh burn was minor and he remained conscious.
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Steve O'Donnell
Gwallathy Valley
Mont
O'Donnell
Portable grinder adapts to bench use with patent switch
A current portable grinder with an aluminum alloy body and patented pistol grip provides precise control. An attachment converts it to a bench grinder in thirty seconds, making one machine handle grinding and polishing tasks in a garage or shop.
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Popular Science Monthly
Fast Film Fun. North How Brown Began in Comedy
North reports on how Brown started playing in movie comedies while West notes Hoe’s a food tuner in a brief, light entertainment column.
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North
Brown
Crow Refused Ten Thousand Dollars in Stage Plans
A Crow, valued at ten thousand dollars, reportedly had plans rejected by its owner. The bird is linked to a series of stage appearances believed to be tied to a birthday celebration in Lapland or nearby locales.
Parlor Encounter Incomplete Pastiche Dialog
A blundered visitor asks for a Mr. Parker in a beauty parlor scene. Mrs Katho guides him with a card and mentions discounts and a restorer. The text is garbled with stray phrases and mis-typed names amid a newsprint fragment from the Birmingham Age Herald.
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Arie Birmingham Age Herald
Absent Professor Hosts Kilts and Trousers Prank
A scandalous party tale from Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph recounts an invited guest list and the host in kilts. Jane the housemaid reacts in shock as the master’s trousers are revealed missing while a marquee celebration unfolds on the lawn.
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Jane
Sco
Pittsburgh
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