The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-09-07
THE AMERICAN LEGION
WEEKLY NEWS LETTER

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81 asked her to marry me by talk
ing with my hands like I'd seen the |
French do. She said yes in German;
l understood that much" The war
romance between a former doughboy |
of the Rainbow Division and the
daughter Of a German farmer with |
whom he was billcted in the Army of |
Occupation ended in New York last |
week with the marriage of Everett G.
Eaughn, Columbus, O., and Fraulein
Bauer, Unkelbach on the Rhine, Ger
many Two of the bridegroom's |
buddies of the American Legion of |
Columbus attended him at the we'd
ding, one acting as best man. The
couple will live in Columbus.
Correspondence by airplane has
instituted between the mayor of Kan
sas City, Mo-, and the mayor of Oma-
the former city. Legion officials flew
to Omaha last week with the Kansas
City mayors request to the mayor Of
Omaha that he board the plane for a
flight to the Legion convention at
Kansas City October 81. The mayor
cf Kansas City will fly back with the
other mayor to attend the first aero
congress III Omaha.
Membership in the American Le-
gion proved it's worth to Arnold Haw-
kins, Glencoe, Mimi, after has auto
mobile was stolen in Minneapolis re-
Gently. Shortly after the theft police
scrutinized an automobile in which
two women had driven to the Jail for
a visit with prisoner. Under the
seat they found copy of the Amcri- |
can Legion Weekly addressed TO Haw-
klns. The women were arrested and
the automobile returned to its owner. |
With handkerchicfs covering their
faces as smoke masks, members Of |
Hoboken, n. j., post Of the American
Legion aided in removing the bodies |
OF 4,70O American soldiers when fire |
of unknown origin destroyed two of |
the army bases piers last week.
In the hope that the bodies of Lieut. |
Charles G. Little, Ncwburyport, Mass. |
and Mechanic Lloyd +. Crowcll, Char
killed when the gian dirigible ZR-2 |
exploded, will be recovered from the |
wreckagc, the Legion post at London,
England, is planning an impressive
ceremony in their honor. If the bodies |
are returned to America, similar rites |
will be observed at the port of New
York by the Legion of the city and |
state.
Arrested and facing detention in
jail for trial for violating a traffic
ordnance, James Anderson, Nashville,
Tenn, was apassing unhappy moments
when his policeman escort noticed his
American Legion button. "Herc, I'll
60 your bond, buddy" he said. 81
wear the same button" 1t developed
that tn" men belonged to the same
Legion post.
With the recent receipt of their
state bonus checks, members of the
Sturgis. South Dakota, post of the
american Legion have pledged Sill
ooo OF their money for the erection Of
y $2o, geo community building which
is to nave a gymnasium, shower bath
bowling alley, rest room and dance
hall fol the entire town.
In an address formally opening the
new quarters of the Holyoke, Mass,
post OF the American Legion last week
General John j. Pcrshing compliment
ed the Legion for not participating in
politics
Policies favoring navy men of the
American Legion will be discussed AT
the first conference Of the newly an
pointed eommittc" on Navpl .I~ai~,
OF the Legion. Edward l.. STAFFORD,
Ne" N'%, chairman Of the committed
has cal'cd the conference in CHICAGO
SeptcmI'r 20.
The -'rd annual reunion Of the
ih'F!N-Hiih DiV!SIon, composed of Mis-