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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1921
Page
2
In a fragment from a Crime Era page two section Ripley visits a shop. a gun is secreted in a drawer and a late afternoon scene leads to a dinner with Mr Norcross at the Bullard. The dialogue hints at a pyramid metaphor and mounting tension in a work setting.
Graham Norcross rail road manager and secretary Jimmie Dodds witness a train holdup at Sand Creek. Norcross later accepts a restored post with the Pioneer Short Line after deciphering Chadwick's role and resisting financiers Henckel and Hatch. Dodds uncovers the conspiracy and helps free Norcross.
In a tense stakeout, an operative reports a coal yard ambush plot and a murder scheme against the railroad campaign chief Norcross. Hatch and Clanahan discuss eliminating the rival by political and criminal means as Kestler’s shadowing reveals a wider conspiracy.
Charles H. Kendrick of San Francisco a member of the American Legion national executive committee served with distinction in the World War and was cited by General Sommerrain for exceptional devotion under bombardment in the Meuse Argonne offensive. Kendrick trained at Camp Dix and served as remount officer of the Twenty sixth division then became a major before discharge in February 1919. He later chaired Legion affairs in California and was chosen as a California representative on the national body.
The International Association of Rotary Clubs orders a countrywide survey to verify American Legion reports on disabled veterans rehabilitation. Chesley H. Perry of Chicago says Rotary will gather facts from 800 communities to judge government handling and whether Legion claims are accurate. The Legion supports the investigation and hopes findings receive wide publicity.
The Women’s Press Club of New York City adopted a ward at Fox Hills Hospital on Staten Island home to 65 disabled veterans. Members visit weekly to provide clothing tobacco and reading material. Gardenette window boxes for hospitals gain popular support from relief groups and Leonia New Jersey school children donated funds for a window box.
The first convention of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Virginia Department of the American Legion will be held May 14 and 18 at an unspecified location, with plans to organize and discuss auxiliary activities.
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