Legion Radio Broadcasts Reach Veterans Nationwide
National and state officials push radio dissemination of Legion talks as hundreds of posts install listening sets. Commander Alvin Owsley first keynote broadcast from Lincoln with wide receipt, plans for more broadcasts to reach three quarters of a million members across the United States.
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Voice of the
American Legion
Veterans
Legion
Alvin Oweley
Lincoln
Neb
Atlantic Coast
Stte
Owsley
San Francisco
West
Kansas City
United States
Hasten Handling of Claims Plan by American Legion
Decentralization of service work will be carried out by Joe Sparks national chairman of the Legion. The plan aims to expedite claims handling and prompt action by the veterans bureau. Claims will be sent directly to the Legion department service office in the state of origin with regular visits to relevant subdistrict offices. Any non cooperation will be reported to the national service division and unresolved cases referred to Hasson at the district veterans bureau office.
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Legion
Joe Sparks
American Legion
Committee of the Legion
Sparks Beiieves
Veterans’ Bureau
National Service Division
Legion Department Service
Cookies for Disabled Veterans Aid from Kansas Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary of Kansas bakes 18 720 cookies monthly to aid disabled veterans in Kansas City and Leavenworth hospitals. Twelve dozen cookies per unit are mailed to chief dietitians and stored in jars in hospital corridors. Disabled veterans from wards line up for the treats as nurses note the cookies with nuts and fruit chopped on the inside are least popular.
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American Legion Auxiliary of
Kansas
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Auxiliary
McRae and Lois Beach Tie Join Legion Romance in Washington
Kenneth McRae former commander of a U S legion post and Lois May Beach commander of the U S Jacob Jones post married in Washington after years of service in the naval reserve and legion activities. Beach led Yeomen ettes in wartime and McRae served with Nebraska troops in France and later as post historian.
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Kenneth Wi, McRae
American Legion
United States
Legion
Veterans’ Association
McRae
George Washington Post
Washington, D. C
Lois May Beach
Jacob Jones
United States Naval Reserve Force
Navy Department
Nebraska
France
Must Protect Our Citizens Decrying Foreign Labor
Lemuel Bolles of the American Legion urged Medford Oregon to curb foreign labor and Japanese workers on a local fruit orchard. He called for united action to educate the public enforce immigration laws and pass measures to preserve American standards and jobs.
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Lemuel Bolles
The
American Legion
Legion
Medford
Ore
Legion National Adjutant
America
Republic
Flag Day Reflections on the Star Spangled Banner
A patriotic piece recalling the flag's symbolism from the Continental Congress design to Flag Day observances. It blends quotes, poems, and speeches about the flag’s meaning, unity, and the nation's enduring spirit, honoring Francis Scott Key and the flag’s role in American history.
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John Dickinson Sherman
United States of America
Ules
Earth
Henry Holcomb Bennett
Department of the Interior
Washington
Franklin A K. Lane
the Interior
Canadian
Harding
Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
American Legion Drives Sioux Falls Americanization Center
Harold B. Mason Post of the American Legion sponsors a community center in Sioux Falls South Dakota to foster Americanization through school programs. A 12 member committee from local groups backs the project with a school staffer directing tasks in citizenship, with special programs and refreshments at sessions.
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Harold B. Mason Post
American Legion
Sioux Falls
S. D
Legion
Flag Maker Encounters Old Glory in Morning Office
A government clerk meets a talking flag at the land office. The flag recalls the clerk’s past work on a farmer’s Idaho homestead, an Oklahoma Indian contract, a New York inventor’s patent, a Colorado ditch project, and a Illinois mine safety effort as it salutes him.
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subeUer
Wyoming
Mexico
Georgia
Congress
Alaska
Michigan
Ohio
Land Office
Flag Maker
Old Glory
United States
Idaho
Oklahoma
New York
Colorado
Francis Scott Key Memorial Dedication Recalls Historic Victory
The speaker invokes American patriotism as a shrine rededication ceremony. He recalls a historic victory in arts and the young Republic asserting its national rights against an armed foe, highlighting a unique achievement in the literature of the nation.
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Sons
Francis Sgott Key
Romance of Primeval Forests Inspires American Spirit
The New York Times cites New York State College of Forestry Syracuse University on forests shaping American character. It links leaders and heroes to forest contact and urges stronger forest preservation and recreation amid widespread wood use and limited protection.
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New York State College of Forestry
Syracuse University
New York Times
Improved Roads Improve Concrete Surfaces for Main Highways
A Colorado Agricultural College note cites U S Bureau of Roads data on how surface smoothness reduces pavement stress. Truck impacts from rough surfaces or defective wheels can cause cracks, and proper curing and inspection are urged to ensure durable cement surfacing for heavy traffic.
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United States Bureau of Roads
Colorado Agricultural Cate Vann
Jacks Protect Highways From Overloaded Trucks
Weighting jacks used by Maryland road police to detect overweight trucks through oil filled cylinders and gauges. Four aluminum jacks under a truck lift it off ground. excess weight over ten tons is not recorded on the road. Officials say this method cut overloading by 76 percent in 30 days. notes California near term weight limits.
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Maryland
California
Popular Science Monthly
Iron Ore Boosts Road Construction In Louisiana
In northwestern Louisiana Tron Ore has proved valuable for road building, cutting costs by $2000 to $3000 per mile. Engineers use the ore as a binder replacing sand and clay, finding it superior. In 1922 the state highway department completed 0 miles of new roads, mostly gravel. 1923 plans call for more asphaltic work.
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Louisiana
Louisiana State Highway Department
Growing Popularity of Autos Shows Road Needs
With the growing popularity of the automobile, there is a parallel need to expand highways. It will not be completed in a few years. Some parts of the Old World have excellent highways, built over centuries. We should begin now to lay the foundation of a great highway system.
U.S. Motor Vehicle Totals From Public Roads Bureau
Figures from the Bureau of Public Roads in Washington show 12,288,875 motor vehicles in the United States. Private passenger cars number 10,880,212 with 89,459 taxicabs and cars for hire, 182,714 motorcycles, and 29,828 trailers.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Washington
United States
Illinois State Roads Plan Seeks 2000 Miles Paved
The Illinois Highway Commission aims to complete about 2,000 miles of state paved road, a buildup with potential to boost travel and tourism across the state.
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Illinois
Ilinois
Be Honest With Eggs in Breeding Practices
Guidance urges honesty in selling eggs or birds and warns against misrepresenting egg quality. It cautions buyers and sellers to avoid defrauding with broken or damaged eggs claimed as such.
Fragmentary British note on suggestion and dialogue
A partial text from an English source mentions a suggestion and dialogue. The readable portion includes stray letters and incomplete phrases without clear names places or events. The fragment provides no verifiable facts for a full summary.
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Kenneth H. McRae
National Adjutant of American Legion
Continental Congress
Key
Free
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Edgar
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