Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-07-30
Carrying on
With the
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RISps foF This Deparru,s-- s..
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Russell c. Gross Of Phna5...,,
who filed Stacker Bergeolrs -.s., -
the army and who was killed r. 80
IN France after winning a c!,aHo. -
bravery, win be honored bv tha a.
brook, Penn. post Of The Ar,sr..-.
Legion, whose members have 49,.
TO name their projected csmmrnt--
house for the hero. The Oze-br,oi-
post win also change its name 70 ~
Russell C. Gross post.
The apprehension cf nearly 500 4ra4.
deserters since the publication ~ -.
Stacker lists began has justified +Ie
position Of army officials and fba An
erican Legion in their stand favar.1r
the publication Of the list. Abor+ hsTe
of the 60000 names Of deserrars tora
been published and of the 500 men g..
rested through the publicity Of The
lists. 200 have been tried and 50 con.
vieted.
William G. Rockefeller. a brother ~
John D.. attended an American I4rfon
Carnival at Greenwich. Conn. recently
The following day there was delivered
TO Mr.. Rockefeller's garage a SHINY
new flivver sedan. II cost him S1s
which is the sum he had paid for en-.
trance tickets. One Of the tickets was
numbered 13, which proved to be the
lucky number.
In Florida they look at hot weather
as state Of mind. Il was announced
that the American Legion football
squad Of Jacksonville had begun prac-
tice. The team IS coached bv Joe
Berchan. who was on the coaching
staff Of the University Of Georgia. Tie
Jacksonville soldiers expect to have
one Of the strongest teams IN the
south.
While citizens of Ephrata. Washing.
ton. were discussing plans for
public park, which has been talked
about for years. members Of the Am
erican Legion organized working
crew with wagons, shovels. rakes and
picks and converted a vacant lot into
park with lawn, trees and walks. thus
putting an end 10 the discussions.
A fund for the erection Of a monu-
ment as a memorial to the late T. W,
Galbraith Jr, national commander Of
the American Legion. has been starred
by Hopewood post al Pittsburgh, Pa.
The post has forwarded 10 the national
headquarters Of the Legion q check
covering its contribution TO such e
fund.
Members Of the American Legion at
Anthony, Kansas. determined 70 earn
enough money shocking wheat to pay
for the equipment Of their new club
rooms. They contracted 10 shock 800
acres of wheat and each evening at
6 o'clock they went to the fields and
worked until dusk They expected TO
earn about 500.
The Blue and Gray Association Of
Oklahoma has announced that il will
turn over its reunion grounds and
buildings ar Bridgeport, 0klahom2 70
the American Legion Of that place Oh
September /. The grounds have been
used for reunions Of Civil war veterans
for many years.
California is far In the lead Of other
states in providing legislative reward
and rehabilitation fer service uea o
the World war according 70 Gov " l.
liam D. Stephens, who has signed I'VE
welfare bills introduced and sponsored
by the American Legion department
of California.
Sergt Alvin York. famed for his in-
dividual war record. has eDro-74 -
a member Of the David King summers
post of the American Legion q. 1-a-.
tanooga, Tenn. York was pres'.- -
the organization of the Legion 10 PANS
| In 1919
Fifty dollars reward for the apr
hension Of an army deser.eT ".+ -
used by the American Legion ..
Hardin, Mont, as part Of I-A- ~.
relief work. The deserter 5 arrest
caused by the post comma1-el-
After crushing a poppy be ~a- -,
chased and then making DISC: y. =
marks, Ralph Altman a 4-
Mimi, apologized for the ae 80
! members Of the American Le----
at Melrose. The apology Was ~-~'4
An American Legion oaSe,lL
at Rayne. La. defeated q -..s a.