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Guardsmen 10 Form
Invading Force

Two divisions of National Guard
troops. with some officers Of the
Regular Army from the Sd Army
Corps Area, will pit their wits and
strategy against a provisional di-
vision of Regular Army troops dur
ing the maneuverS in Northern Vir-
glnla in August. it became known
yesterday as some of the general
plans were made public. The Guard
divisions will be composed of troops
from this city. Maryland, Virginia
and Pennsylvania and will form the
black. or invading force. TIE staff
of the provisional Regular Army d.
vision will be formed by attaching
to the staff Of the 18th United
States Infantry Brigade necessary
officers taken from Regular Army
garrisons of the Sd Corps Area to
form division staff, and this di-
vision will form the blue, or de-
Tending force.
The announced purpose Of the
maneuvers is to train the "zcne of
the interior III mobilization. dis
patch of forces to the theater of op-
erations, supply of troops in the the
alter of operations. organization of
concentration areas and zone of in
terror disqualification, demobilization
and field exercises for the training
of divisions and corps from the view
point of tactical and logistical
methods.
The whole program is to be con-
trolled by the directors headouar-
ters, under Maj. Gen. J. K. Parsons.
The first week of the maneuvers will
be devoted to the training of sub
ordinate units in field exercises
battalion against battalion. regiment
against regiment, reinforced brigade
against reinforced brigade and di-
vision against division.
The second week will be devoted
to field operations of the Black
Corps against the Blue Division.
This exercise. it was said, will be
continuous, that is, the war" will
be continued until one side or the
other accomplishes its purposes. or
until the time limit of the troops in
the field expires. The total time Of
the troops in the field will pe two
weeks. AS the war goes on, the
troops will bivouac where they find
themselves at night. While the
troops and their commanders will
be on their own during the exercises,
it was added that they will pc sub
ject to such control as the director
of the exercises may deem necessary.
The menus for the troops IN the
field will be prepared by the Corps
Area Headquarters, so all the cooks,
mess sergeants and supply officers
will have to bother about will be to
get them from the various supply
dumps.
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Army and Navy Union

Meetings this week are: Special
Troops Garrison. 8 pm. Monday
Armory; Presidents Own Auxiliary,
8 pm. Monday. 1923 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue Sc; Gen. Guy v. Henry
Garrison, 8 pm. "Wednesday, 1916
Twelfth street NV; Presidents
Own Garrison, 8 pm. Thursday
Armory
President Marie J. Anderson of
the Presidents Own Auxiliary an
nounced large contribution would
be made to the fund for the colors.
Comdr. James M. Lynch and
Paymaster Stewart Cook of Special
Troops Garrison have arranged for
the initiation of more than is re-
cruits tomorrow night. William Arm
strong is responsible for these new
members.
The Presidents Own Garrison will
vote on an amendment to the by
laws to permit the use of two sig
natures on all checks so that the
checks now signed by the paymaster
will be counter by the COM
mander. Adjt. Casey Piantka an
nounced the appointment of Foster
Touart as managing editor and
Charles Bodine as advertising man.
ager for the new Garrison monthly.
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RequIur Veterans

At the meeting of the Gen. Malin
Craig Post, on May Is. at 1903
Fourteenth street NV. will be cleo
ton of officers Nominations which
began two weeks ago, are still open.
Harry G.. Rither, director of public
ity. will deliver an address on
Americanism.
Chairman Robert l. Ramspeck of
the House Civil Service Committee
has promised the post that the bills
amending military preference laws
will have careful consideration be-
fore action by the committee"
George D. Riley, local ,columnist,
has received honors from the post
for his cooperation in attacking
measures which would take away
certain rights and privileges from
the active peacetime military forces.
He will be initiated an honorary
member.
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cause Of business interference has
been ordered for Pyts. John E. AL
vey, Stephen P. Byrnes, Charles w.
Clark, George A. Doran, Milton NJ
Etchison, Joseph r. Hunt, William
C. Wellington, Charles w. Turley,
Wilbur L. Wagner and Alan N. Will
son, all of Battery E, 260th Coast
Artillery; Pvts. Edward A. Albro,
Lester j. Hook, Robert T. Miller,
Paul J. Mudd and Clifford R. Wood,
all of Company E, 121st Engineers;
Pvt. Floyd B. Martin, Battery D,
260th Coast Artillery, and Pvt. STAN
ley l.. Mills, Company A, 121st En-
gineers.
The following have been placed
on the active lists: Pvts. Edward A.
Dimler, Peter M. Romolo, Company
A, 12lst Engineers; Pvt. Alvin B.
Crawford, Battery D, 26Oth Coast Ar
tillery; Pvts. Thomas C. De Lozier
and Cornelius p Moynihan, Com
pany E, 121st Engineers.
Brigade Headquarters has an
nounced that Federal recognition
has been extended to the following
new units of the Guard: Head
quarters Battery, Service Battery
and Batteries G and H, 260th Coast
Artillery.
With the annual asanory inspec-
tlons out of the way, the various
units now are waiting for the re-
ports of the Regular Army officers
who made the examinations to ascer-
tain what progress they made during
the year. Every effort was made to
correct all deficiencies which the off,
GERS found during the prior year,
through an examination of the re-
ports and laying special stress on the
training in elements found to be
wanting.
But while waiting for these the
troops are being drilled and primed
for the big field maneuvers to be
held in Northern Virginia, and it
is expected that within a short time
the local militiamen will be seen
marching around the streets on drill
nights, with full packs, as a part of
the hardening process to prepare
them for the heavy field duty which
they will be expected to perform
during the war games. when they
will be kept on the move with all
their equipment as the war" pro-
crosses in the field.
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Waring. Harry w Proctor, Harold
A. Arnold, James H. Gaffney. Ardle
P. O'Hanlon. Robert L. Blewitt, Earl
E. Batten, David A. Dryer, Charles
F. Kraft, James H Somes. Rosco
l.. Duffer, Milton S. Musser, Charles
A. Elggren, Hatcher R. Gibson, Vir-
gil H. Drissel, Robert w. Mcmillan,
Howard r. Garrett, Edgar c. Part.
low. Barry F. Fox. Orville T. Myers,
William R. Spates. John A. WEIGH,
Proctor L. Dougherty, Jr; Lloyd K.
Cooke. William G. H. Garner, Robert
c. Willcockson, Henry j. Coy. VIII
lard E La Rosa. Wendell B. Ander-
son, Offa L. Casey. Harry L. Moffett,
James o. Rasband, Samuel C. Klein,
Joseph Hyatt, Lloyd E Haight. Rey-
mold j. Bossidy, Manford E, Nelson,
Anthony ]. Race. Herman Littman,
Robert A. swain. Willis E. Novel;
and Harold L. Dorset.
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Retired Enlisted Men

Association No. / met at Pythian
Temple on May 6. Technical Sergt.
Frank Staples, who retired from the
Quartermaster Corps, was initiated.
Comrades Mitchell, Walters and
Staples spoke. An invitation from
the Military Order Of the World War
to participate in ceremony of mass
ing of colors at st. Albans was
received.
At its next meeting on June 3 1t Is
hoped to have Clyde Spengler pres
ent for initiation. He is now re-
ceiving treatment at Soldiers Home
Hospital.
Any retired man desiring to be-
come a member can communicate
with the adjutant, 910 Jackson
street NE, or telephone Decatur
1886.
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RoyuI Arconum

Municipal Council met Wednesday
and the newly elected officers were
installed by Grand Regent Herman
Wealthall.
Baltimore councils, headed by Su-
preme Representative DAILY, visited
Oriental Council on the celebration
Of its 60th anniversary.
The union meeting to be held in
Baltimore has been changed to May
"A. Members planning to attend
This meeting should communicate
with the regent of their council to
arrange transportation.
The degree team will hold prac-
tice at Oriental Council on May II,
at Moose Hall.
The Boosters Club will meet May
10, at 1015 L street NV, for election
Of officers.
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Relieved From ASSIGNMENTS.

The following officers of the Dis
trlct have been relieved from assign
ment to the 32Oth Infantry: First
Its. Jacob l. Brown, Benjamin j.
Camp, Coleman P. Cook, Claude C.
Haren. Howard E. Hassler. Joseph
w. Jones, Albert B. Norrod, ir.;
Henry Osborne. Edwin J. Parker,
Charles E. Saunders, jr.: Hershel A.
Soskin. Vining c, Thompson Merton
B. Tice. Charles D. Vinson. Oscar K.
Williams, jr.
Members of the l300th Service Unit
and the 462d Armored Car Squadron
will assemble at Fort Myer. Va, to-
day at $50 am, the Service Unit
officers undergoing instruction in
equitation, while the Armored Car
Squadron sofficers will engage in
practical work with Sd Cavalry scout
cars. Rifle and pistol craftsmanship
will be taken up by the 428th In
fantrv tomorrow evening. On Tues
day evening 320th Infantry officers
will discuss the rife company, while
signal officers will take up corps
telegraph requirements. including
teletypeWriters, map problem and
signal communications. On We'd
nesdav evening field artillery off,
GERS will discuss battery adminis-
tration and practical work in usa
Of forms, while infantry tank Off
GERS will take up tanks in security
and tank camouhage. Physical
training, military sanitation and
first aid, and marching will be dis
cussed at the cavalry meeting on
Thursday evening, Members of the
428th Infantry will meet at Howard
University next Saturday at 2 pm.
for small-bore rifle practice. Officers
of the 426th Armored Car Squadron
will assemble again on May 81 at
Fort Myer. Va, for practical work
with Sd Calvery scout cars.
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SO Commissioned
As I'd lieutenants
In O. N. Reserve
Woshinetoniuns Qualify
After Intensive
Instruction

Fifty young men residing in
Washington were commissioned as
second lieutenants in the Quarter
master Reserve last week. Col. Rich
ard Wetherill. senior instructor OF
the Organized Reserves in Washing
ton, presenting each candidate for
appointment a commission in the
Quartermaster Corps Reserve. They
qualified after an intensive course of
instruction, supervised and con-
Quoted by officers on duty in the
quartermaster generals Office in
cooperation with the local Reserve
headquarters of the Washington
units. This group of officers will
receive their first period of active
duty training under their Reserve
commissions at Fort George G.
Meade, Md, beginning May % and
concluding June 10. The camp will
be conducted by Maj. Harry M.
Andrews. quartermaster instructor.
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Meetings This Week.

Aoouy. 1AlllQdl uopliCA . Lay
ceremonies, Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery, $3.50 pm.
Monday: National Guard of
Honor moonlight boat ride
jamboree, steamship Poto-
mac, $50 pm. Quentin
Roosevelt, Potomac Boat
Club. Washington Gas Light
Co., 1927 Wisconsin avenue
Tuesday: Cooley Mccullough,
100 L street NV. Second
Division New Colonial Hotel.
Fort Stevens Drum & Bugle
Corps, Roosevelt High School.
8 pm. Fort Stevens Sons of
the Legion, Roosevelt High
School, 7 pm.
Wednesday: Stanley Church
Depue, The Hayloft Club.
Forty and Eight. The Port
ner Apartments. 8 pm.
Thursday: Washington Police
and Fire Post. Kenna Main
Post, 2407 Minnesota avenue
Sc.
Friday: Agriculture, Room No.
1899 South Building, Depart
ment of Agriculture. Victory,
Ala Ninth street NV.
Saturday: Government Print
ing Office boat ride, S. S.
City Of Washington. Sons of
the American Legion depart
ment ball, Washington Hotel.
10 pm. Bunker Hill Post
L-31 Club dance, BOT Monroe
street NE,
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National Association
Of Regulars

National Defense Post will meet
Tuesday at GOT G place NV. All
members from the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia are
invited to attend. A number Of the
national officers are expected to be
present and many matters Of i'm
portance will be discussed, among
which will be proposed moonlight
excursion to take place in June or
July. Refreshments will be served.
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Catholic War Veterans

The Father Francis J. Hurney
Post, 1l2, will have their new colors
blessed at the Church of the I'M
maculate Conception June 4 at the
1915 mass. DR.. John Keating Cart
wright will celebrate the mass.
The national officers as well as all
the Catholic War Veterans posts
Of the Atlantic Seaboard will have
representatives present with their
colors. These, together with repre-
sentatives from all veteran organi.
cations of this city, with their colors,
will make this an impressive eere-
mony.
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Arcade Building with Comdr. Hamp-
ton ID. Percy presiding Robert E.
Washburne presented to the post
new American standard which was
accepted with appropriate cere-
monies. Moving pictures concluded
the program. Refreshments were
served.
At the last meeting of Sergt.
Jasper Post at Pythian Temple.
Past Comdr. Daniel M. Goodacre,
Sd, was unanimously indorsed for
the office OF department commander
at the department convention to be
held at the Mayflower Hotel,
He is employed by the United
States Employees Compensation
Commission as chief of the Emer-
gency Claims Division.
At the last meeting of Columbia
Post plans were made to sponsor
boy in the Soap Box Derby. Space
will be provided to build his ma
chine and supervision provided.
The next appearance of the en-
tire minstrel show will be at Glen
dale Sanitarium, the date to be
announced later.
United States Treasury Post met
May 9 at the New Colonial Hotel
Comdr. Robert D. Beeton presided.
The guest speaker was T. o. Kraabei.
Fargo, N. Oak, Post. and secretary
OF the National Rehabilitation Com
mlttee OF the American Legion.
A motion picture of The River"
was shown by Legionnaire William
Mauger of Takoma Park Post.
Comdr. Robert D. Beeton an
nounced that proposed revision of
the post constitution and bylaws
will be taken up at the meeting on
June II.
The Department of Labor Post
voted to organize a detachment of
the Sons of the Legion at the last
meeting. John St. Petrie was named
chairman of the committee to plan
and organize the detachment and
secure the charter The committee
met at the home of Comdr. Gail T.
Judd and completed its organiza-
ton plans
The post plans to sponsor two en-
tries in the Soap Box Derby.
At the clubrooms of Victory Post,
Ala Ninth street NV, on May 10
the Auxiliary will present a play
commemorating Memorial Day. 1t
is entitled Our Way of Remem-
bering" Members of the Auxiliary,
post and sons and daughters of
the Legion are in the cast. There
will also be special numbers. Tick
cts may be purchased at the door.
The James Reese Europe Post
drill team and drum and bugle corps
are sponsoring a Potomac River ex-
cursion on the steamer Robert E.
Lee May 81. The steamer leaves
Seventh street wharves at $50 pm.
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Hotel. A dinner will be held at the
hotel in her honor preceding the
Executive Committee session.
Mrs Morris is from Bismarck, N.
Oak. and was elected national pres
ident at the national convention at
Los Angeles, Calf.
The department president will
observe Mothers Day. attending
services conducted by une --erican
War Mothers honoring American
dead in the World War today at
$50 pm in the Amphitheater, Ar
lington National Cemetery. Miss
Hardy will also attend a Mothers
Day tea at the Killeen clubrooms.
The Killeen Units annual tea hon.
oring Gold Star Mothers and all
mothers of the World War will be
from to pm The department
commander and staff the depart
ment president and staff and the
National Guard of Honor and Capt.
Guy Nadeau will be among the dis
tinguished guests.
Mrs. Mary K Killeen is general
chairman of the tea Serving with
her is Mrs Dorothy Wilding, who
has planned a program of music.
Mrs. Ruth Bergman is chairman
of decorations and will dedicate
the new chairs recently purchased
for the club.
A special meeting of the Hap
pineSe Club was held at the home of
the secretary. Miss Lillian L. Rea-
gan. The following officers were
elected: Senior vice president, Mrs.
Margaret Minnigh; Junior vice pres
ident, Mrs. Lucinda Stevenin; chap
lain, the Rev Countess Costello;
sergeant at arms. Mrs. Estelle Car
roll and treasurer, Mrs. Cleo France
Report of the committee showed
food clothing and necessities fur
nished family of a mother and five
children for three months. One
Twenty-Five Easter baskets fur
nished underprlvileged children. Two
suits of clothing supplied to vet
eran to enable him to earn in the
future.
Mothers Day observance pro-
grams will be held at the tree honor
ing the mother of the unknown
soldier and at the tree honoring the
mother of George Washington.
The next meeting will be held
May "a.
Those who have volunteered to
help make sandwiches for the Vet
erans boat ride down the Potomac
on May goth are requested to meet
at Killeen Club rooms 3204 NJ ST.,
NV, at $50 am. For details COM
mute with Mrs. Myrtel Spudis, gen.
eral chairman. or Mrs. Ada Riley,
department rehabilitation chairman.
United States Department of
Agriculture Unit met Thursday
night at 1414 Eye st. NV, with
President Agnes Hazard presiding.
1t was reported that the Poppy
Committee completed making the
units quota of 500 poppies had
been turned over to the department
for use in decorating the graves at
Arlington National Cemetery
Victory Unit will commemorate
Decoration Day with play, Our
Way of Remembering" on May 19
at 8 pm. at Ala Ninth street NV.
Mrs. Blanche Crory is chairman of
the play. In its cast are William
H. McCurdy, AL Hines, Morris A.
Bealle, jr.; Helen Guilliatt, Marilyn
Bywaters, Betty Turner and Morris
Spawn, with a detachment of Boy
Scouts from the Chevy Chase
Troop.
Musical selections and a pageant
between the acts.
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Meetings This Week.

meetings. In1S Week.
Monday-Equality- Walter Reed
Post. 935 G place NV; In
ternal Revenue Post, 100 L
street NV.
Tuesday-Military Order of the
Cootie, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday-Maj. Gen. Clar-
ence r. Edwards Post, BIS
Fifteenth street NV; Over
seas Military Band, National
Guard Armory.
Thursday-Follow Me Post. 1902
Rhode Island avenue NE;
H. L. Edmonds Post, Hamil-
ton Hotel.
Friday-United States Treasury
Post, 10l5 L street NV.
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lary, next We'd
nesday at $50
pm. by M RS.
James Morris,
national presi-
dent, a t $50 0
Rhode S ! a n d
avenue NV.
M i S S Minnie
May Hard, de-
partment presi-
dent, and her
staff will meet
Mrs. Morris at
the Union Sta
ton at 8 am.
and escort her to
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The newly COM
missioned off,
GERS from the
District of Co.
lumbia include
the following:
S e con d Its.
Harold F.. Nell
son, Benjamin
w. Fieselmann,
Walton S. Allen,
James l.. How
erton, William c.
Britain, Clar-
ence E. Wis. jr.:
John A. Blum,
William D. Com
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~ NAAt q lAol u
Executive Com
m i t t ee at a
m e e tt n 6 last
W e e X at In
dianapolis, Ind.
They were re-
ferred to the
National Com
mittee on Legis-
lation. j a m e S
T. Brady, de-
partment COM
m a n d er, and
National EXecu-
tive Committee
man Joseph j.
MallnN attended,
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status, has OPEN
ed the way for a
number Of pro-
motions not only
among the COM
missioned per-
sonnet, but also
for those in the
ranks. A num-
Der of lieuten-
ants are facing
promotion to the
n xt nigh e r
grade, stepping
up for promotion
that may have
taken years had
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and Flremen S Club, which is located
in No. 10 precinct.
Chaplain Beede of H L. Edmonds
Post resigned at the last meeting
IN order to take over the duties of
adjutant. Comrade Mold was elected
chaplain.
Comdr Thomas E. Fawcett of Co.
lumbia Post, who served overseas in
England during the World War, an
nounced at the meeting last Wednes-
day evening, that he will leave short
ly on two months tour of Great
Britain and Ireland Delegates and
alternates for the department en-
campment were elected at the meet
ing.
Comdr. Burch of Advance Post ap-
pointed the following officers: Service
officer, Herbert Borchardt: historian,
Walter A. Lyons; officer of the day,
Dwight E. Carleton; patriotic in
structor. Stuart T. Terrett, legisla-
tive officer, Martin H. Cannon;
guard, Daniel L. Roche: sentinel,
Frank L. Garrison and color bearers,
Walter A. Lyon and Garrett j. Fitz-
gerald.
Poppy headquarters will be located
In Washington Post Club.
Comdr. Thompson of Follow Me
Post announces the post social will
be held at Klein's Tavern, 1902
Rhode Island avenue NE. next
Thursday evening. All members are
urged to attend and receive their
detail for the services at Cedar Hill
Cemetery and Arlington National
Cemetery.
All auxiliary color bearers. flag
and banner bearers are to report at
3 o'clock for the annual Mothers
Day service, Amphitheater, Arling-
ton National Cemetery, Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. today. Report to
Maj. Edwin S. Bethlehem.
Massing of the colors at Mount
st. Adams on May 81 at 2::3O pm.
All auxiliary color bearers and flag
and banner bearers to report.
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District Legion Resolutions
Get Favorable Action
Win Approval Of Executive Group
At Meeting in Indianapolis

All resolutions adopted at the
spring meeting of the District of
Columbia Department, the American
Legion, were favorably acted on by
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Guard Expansion Provides
Many Officer Promotions
Seven Artillery Officers
Ordered Up for Examination

Expansion Of the local militia by
the addition Of a number of new
units, including the raising of the
260th Coast Artillery to regimental
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National President
To Visit Meeting Of
Legion Auxiliary Unit
Mothers Day to Be
Observed; Other
Activities Listed

An official visit will be made to
the Executive Committee meeting of
the District of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion Auxil-
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ENGINEER oFFlCERS-Ths includes several executive
officers OF the 12 Engineer Regiment District Guard
Seated Ceft to right Maj Ralph Childs of
the st Battalion Col John w. Oehmann commanding officer
and It, COL Julian s. Oiff executive officer Standing
rght capt Simpson B. Daughery chaplain; Capt Charles
Smlthson adJutant and Maj Clarence Shields
commander Star Staff Photo
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and Firemen's Club, which is located
in No 10 precinct.
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Chaplain Beede of H L. Edmonds
Post resigned at the last meeting
in order to take over the duties of
adjutant. Comrade Mold was elected
chaplain.
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Maj Gen. Clarence R. Edwards
Post. in cooperation with the
Yankee Division Society of Wash
ington. will make their annual pill
grlmage to the grave of Gen. Ed
wards in Arlington Cemetery Me-
mortal Day. Services will begin at
II am.
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CLOSES
October n
October 40
November &
November II
November 10
November 78

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o. Residents Of continental United States. Hawaii
or the Dominion of Canada may compete. except
employee, Of Proctor & Gamble their advertising
agencies and their families. Contests subject
Federal, State. and Local regulations.
2. Winners of cash prizes will be announced shortly
after each contest closes over Camays radio pro-
gram Pepper loung's Family. All winners will
be notified by mail Radios will be delivered express
parcel post prepaid. direct from Emerson Radio
& PhonoGraph Corporation.
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