Franklin Fails in Bird Switch Debate Over National Emblem
Washington August 25 The Bureau of Biological Survey rejects the move to replace the eagle with a turkey. Col H P Sheldon notes Franklin failed in 1774 and observers in New York support revival led by Rep Celler. The turkey’s courage and running speed are debated amid the publicity test.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
Bureau of Biological Survey
Bureau
H. P. Sheldon
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Library of Congress
Richard
America
New York
Rep. Celler
Sheldon
Omaha Man Testifies In Charm Theft Case
Ben Stewart of Omaha testified in Municipal Court that he crept into Neeli Hale’s home and stole her Good Luck Charm while she slept. He said he took it because he could not get it away while she wore it. Nellie Hale valued the coallike charm at 25 dollars. The judge imposed a suspended jail sentence.
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Omaha, Neb
Ben Stewart
Omaha
Neeli¢é Hale
Ben
Nellie
Go Smiling Through with Lydia Pinkham's Compound
An old advertisement urges wives to avoid becoming a three quarter wife and promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for ailments during girlhood, motherhood, and approaching middle age. It claims the tonic tones the system and helps women endure monthly discomforts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Virginia Legionnaires Parade In Danville Under Grey Skies
Danville hosts the 16th annual Virginia Legion convention parade with 174 posts and 26 musical groups. Notables include Assistant Secretary of War Louis A. Johnson and Admiral Francis Brumby. Miss Barbara Hodnett, Miss Virginia, rides a float. Miss Janice Spencer, Miss Pittsylvania, competes for Miss Virginia.
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Danville
Louis A. Johnson
American Legion
Francis Brumby
Navy
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia Department of the Legion
29Th Tank Company
National Guard
Pittsylvania County
Barbara Hodnett
Legion
Miss Virginia
Janice Spencer
Pittsylvania
Roanoke
Virginia
Hodnett
Dunkard Church at Antietam Memorial Reenactment
On September 17 1862 Dunkard Church at Antietam marked the opening and Bloody Lane phases of the battle. A 75th anniversary reenactment will honor the 23 000 who fell with President Roosevelt attending in Maryland across the road from Dunkard Church.
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Dunkard Church
Antietam
Sharpsburg
Robert E. Lee
Roosevelt
Maryland
Baltimore
Stonewall
Jackson
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Sedgwick
September 17 Stand at Old Dunkard Church Remembers End
A call to all states to honor a crucial stand by Confederate forces near Old Dunkard Church marking the decisive moment when resistance halted advances. The text locates the event at the site of the Antietam start, framing it as a turning point and urging mass assembly in memory.
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Antietam
Dunkard
Virginia
Jubal A. Early
J. W. Jackson
McLaws
Paul J. Semmes
Virginia Cavalry
Potomac
Fitzhugh Lee
J. &. M Stuart
Dunkard Church
Union
Old Dunk
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Shanghai
President Hoover
Whangpoo River
Whangpoo
Virginia Legionnaires
Bristol
Norfolk
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Christiansburg
Hampton
Newport News
Marion
Boston
Rocky Mount
Bessett
Durham
N. C
Greensboro
Burlington
High Point
Winston Salem
North Carolina State Department
George Washington High School
Retail Merchants’ ‘Association
Bassett
Legion Post
Richmond
South Boston
Bedford
North Carolina Department Band
Ard Church
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
R. M. Swimley
North Market Street
RGA
R. G. A. Stores
BIG Joe Bread Golden Krust Bread
B. & C. Rolls
Glenwood
the Gas Co
Loudoun Street
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