American Legion Notes on flag etiquette and respect
In the American Legion Weekly an editorial argues Americans undervalue Old Glory. The piece cites parade scenes where many fail to uncover or show proper reverence, blaming ignorance or indifference while urging natural patriotism to honor the flag.
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The
American Légion Weekly
Alvin Owsley
William D. Upshaw
Georgia
Congress
American Legion
Marshal Foch
1923 Dues Drive for American Legion Post Adjutant
Appeal for ex service members to file 1923 dues payments at Bringle Brothers Shoe Store through the Adjutant office. Notes national and department taxes due, praises Alvin Owsley and Stand for dry constitution, urges Auxiliary support, and urges joining the Legion to sustain patriotic effort amid postwar challenges.
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Bringle Brothers
Legion
Iowa Ex servicemen benefit notice meeting in county
The act provides survivor allowances to spouses and direct relatives of Iowa residents who served between April 6 1917 and November 11 1918 and were honorably discharged or still serving. Maurice Doyle Post mailed over 200 postal cards inviting ex service men to a meeting on Tuesday January 2 1923 thanking them and seeking appreciation.
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Naval Service
United States
Iowa
Maurice Doyle
Passing of Pioneer of Sampson Lodge
Walter D. Sampson 96 a pioneer of northern Iowa died in Council Bluffs on a Tuesday morning. He operated a summer resort at Spirit Lake known as Sampson's Lodge attracting many visitors. He left a will naming lifelong friends Mr and Mrs H H Lown as sole beneficiaries and arranged via Mrs Lown to buy a piano for Mr and Mrs T Toole where he lived. A lone niece survives him.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Walter D. Sampson
Jackson
Spirit Lake
North Beach
Sampson
Northern
Fourth Street
H. H. Lown
Okoboji
Minnesota Lake
Jackson Pilet
Steamer Okoboji at AR Nolds Park to be wrecked
West Bend Journal reports crews are wrecking the steamer Okoboji at AR Nolds Park, ending a 23 year lake service begun in 1899 by Fred Roff. Roy Roff now pilots and manages multiple steamers, with a newer steel hull vessel planned to replace the old wooden Okoboji, but thousands will remember the boat.
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Fred Roff
Fred
Roy Roff
Des Moines
Sioux City
Roff
Dolliver Notes and Local Visits Expand New Year News
Community brief listing New Year greetings from Mr and Mrs Irwin Newland and visits by residents. New ownership at Barney Moritzen meat market. Moritzen plans Clinton move. University staff return to Iowa City. Various locals visiting families, helping move, church attendance, and lumber yard duties.
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Irwin Newland
Lake Mills
Gridley
Dolliver
R Lena Iverson
R. O Anderson
Isaac Coleman
Estherville
Glenn Reed
Kansas City
Alfred Jensen
Milford
Nels Andrews
Grover
Kronke
L. P. Stillman
Lee Boyington
Galt
Rev. Marsh
Jensen
Ringsted
Little Son
Iowa Falls
Boyington
R. O. Anderson
Terris
Mr. Anderson
Reid
Amy Eckhart
Paul Anderson
Pleasant Minnesota wedding draws Dolliver pair together
Mrs. Mabel Babb and Jim Whitman of Dolliver exchanged vows in Fairmont Minnesota on Saturday. The notice also covers a county seat visit by Earl Barfoot and urges readers to commit to church attendance in 1923 with sermons titled Under the Juniper Tree and The Man with an Adequate God. Practical advice on sheep sheds stresses dry, windproof, well-ventilated quarters with a dry floor and January lambing prep to ensure healthier, better conditioned ewes and lambs.
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Mabel Babb
Jim Whitman
Dolliver
Fairmont
Minn
Earl Barfoot
Emmet
Quaife
Iowa State College
Pension Benefits And Local Appointments In Iowa Letters
The Pension Bureau grants Mrs Elma H Castle Britt a Civil War widow pension of 50 dollars monthly with potential 72 dollar monthly veteran support once enacted. Iowa notes include rural carrier candidate Henry Bode Woden, postmaster remarks at La Verne Garner and Algona Quinton Joins Internal Revenue Bureau. House Senate activity mirrors approaching Christmas adjournment and ongoing appropriation bills for 1923 24.
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Pension Bureau
Elma. H. Castle
Britt
Freeman G. Castle
House
Senate
Service Star Legion to Hold January Meeting
Regular meeting of the Service Star Legion set for Thursday January 4 at 2 30 p m A brief business session followed by a social time with hot coffee and doughnuts Bring cup and teaspoon Also be prepared to pay next year's dues All members urged to attend and bring others to join.
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Service Star Legion
Slaw
Fairmont Faces Large City Debt Burden
The Fairmont debt totals 895,300 with 324,700 due for paying, 291,000 for water and light, and 180,000 for the heating plant. The annual interest obligation is 32,650, a burden noted by local figures including Bro Ward of the Independent, though residents show little concern.
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Fairmont
Bro. Ward
The
Independent
Blue Earth Post
Interesting Health Facts About School Children in Town
A rural Iowa county nurse reports during one year that 3 340 pupils were inspected and 1 855 had physical defects, 906 had bad teeth, 610 nasal obstructions, 597 defective throats, 254 poor eyes, and 857 underweight. About 141 605 school children are absent daily statewide due to preventable illness, costing 10 600 000 dollars, with 80 percent of absences from illness. Lice are common in hog herds and crude oil is cited as a remedy.
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Iowa
Girls Athletic Association to debut at EHS
Soon after Christmas a new organization, The Girls' Athletic Association, will be introduced at E H S. It aims to engage girls in athletics and recreation, promote good sportsmanship, and includes all interested girls and faculty women as members. Emblems designated by the letter E will be earned by meeting required athletic activities and points. The project is expected to succeed and improve health and pleasure for members.
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Girls’ Athletic Association
Emmet County Iowa Court Notices Compromise
District Court notices issued in Emmet County Iowa announce two actions. The first seeks quiet title to Lots 2 3 4 and 5 in Block 6 Lots 4 5 6 9 and 10 in Block 2 and Lot 9 in Block 3 Breen s First Addition Armstrong urging defendants to appear by January 10 1923. The second case requests personal and mortgage foreclose relief against multiple defendants on land described as Lots 1 2 in Section 11 and NW 1/4 of Section 14 Township 100 North Range 382 West with a January 29 1923 term appearance date and related remedies including receivership and tax claims.
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Emma H. Birney
C. E. Birney
Bessie S. Birney
Mae Birney Herner
P. G. Herner
Cleo Birney Sawyer
W. T. Sawyer
Bessie Birney Swenson
Earl R. Swenson
District Court
Plantiff
Breen
Armstrong
Iowa
Birney
C. C. Birney
Court House
Estherville
R. Alexander
A. K. Cliff
Frances Cliff
J. J. Dooley
Catherine Dooley
M. C. Mourissen
Josephine C. R. Watson
Louise Wohlheter
D. A. Johnson
John Jensen
J. C. Anderson
Sophia Anderson
Fannie E. Henson
Bertha Jane Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Arthur W. Alabaster
Guardian
Adelaide
Alabaster
E. M. Thompson Louis Lippold
S. L. Baker
Maud Baker
A.K. Cliff
M. C. Curitsen
County Recorder
Emmet County
Said
Corn yield varies widely across states in the United States
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that corn yield per acre ranges from 14.8 bushels in Florida to 47 bushels in Connecticut. The national average over the past decade stands at 27.1 bushels per acre.
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United States
Florida
Connecticut
United States Department of Agriculture
Annual High School Published From Readable Text
A high school annual is described as a priceless possession, capturing happy school days. The staff list includes Editor-in-Chief Hazel Waters and roles for business manager Willis Gruwel, Sophomore Editor Hannah Nelson, and others. Subscriptions will be requested to support the publication.
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Hazel ' Waters
Willis
Gruwel! Advertising
Russell Peterson
Hannah Nelson
Francis Duke
Deeee
Joe Pullen
Margaret Allen
Luella Gilbert
Mary Rogers
Welley
Dorothy Sanderlin
George Heyman
Alice’ Ramsey
Edna Larson
William Bale
Julia LaGrone
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Old Republic
Ours
Victor Hugo
Sampson Lodge
Arnolds Park
Washington News Letter
Henry Bode
Woden
Hancock County
Post Office Department
Emmetsburg
Algona
Southern California
Elsie A. Haskell
la Verne
United States Senate
Senator Borah
Borah
William Quinton Jr
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury
Charles A. Frisbee
Garner
Legion Notice
V. RA New Organization
District Court of
C. W. Gadd
E. J. Breen
George L. Coulson
W. C. Coulson
Long
A. D
H. A. Walther
Grodland & Hepp
M. O. Grodland Grachtinger
Wallingford
F. W. Hanson
Christensen
WM. S. Johnston
E. W. Bachman
Sconberg & Kilgore Block
North Seventh St
J. M. Fredericksen
Sconberg & Egore Bidg
Estherville Hospital
Astrid Nasby
E. Lincoln St
G. Ewen
Coleman Hospital
North 8Th Street
R. C. Coleman
M. D
M. R. Sathe
A. J. Peterson
Dunnell Minn
Scott Henshaw
St. James Minn
Jesse R
Barber Gruver
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