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Show AMERICAN LEGION PLANS TO SPONSOR AUGUST DRIVE With the battle cry of "We did it once we can do it again", veterans of the World War of 1917 members of the American Legion Department of Utah, and members of their auxiliary will take up the battle again in August, Aug-ust, this time on the home Front. The American Legion and the auxiliary have taken over the sponsorship of August bond sales for the state under the title of the "American Legion , August Bond Harvest". They hope to reap a harvest of $4,000,000 in bonds and stamps to help the war effort. They hope to furnish the arms and ammunition for their sons, now that they are no longer long-er young enough to bear them themselves. They hope to beat Germany again as they did once before, The state committee for the August Harvest is headed by John M. Wallace, Salt Lake City banker, as chairman; George E. Larsen, commander of the Legion; Le-gion; and Mrs. Frank Anderson, commander of the auxiliary, as vice chairmen; Clem S. Schramm, post commander, as liaison officer of-ficer between the committee and the legion and auxiliary; Art Horsley, department adjutant as secretary; Stephen J. Moloney, department publicity chairman, in charge of publicity, and members mem-bers of the state war council of the Legion as committee members. mem-bers. Post commander of the Legion and Unit Commander of the auxiliary aux-iliary in all posts and units in this county and all other counties coun-ties of the state, have been requested re-quested to name post chairmen for the bond drives. The drive itself will start on August 2 on a state level and will continue until the quota is reached. Each member of the Legion and auxiliary aux-iliary must by or sell $350.00 in bonds during the month for the two organizations to reach their state quota. Complete plans for the drive will be announced late in July. r |