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The American Legion Monthly Is the Official Publication of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary and Is Owned Exclusively by the American Legion ' it ODE Legion MONTH L PTEMBER 19.14 "} *» C F NT 16 tK National Convention * Miami - October 22-25 — "GRAND RIGHT AND LEFT — EVERYBODY ## ERHAPS you have never danced That's why Paul Jones is so velvety Frankfort Pack, a tin-top-and-bottom | y the Paul Jones. to the throat, so softly glowing in carton that makes tampering or adulter- But your father and mother danced flavor. That's why this whiskey, when ation impossible. it. And your father and grandfather used with moderation, contains no yes, and your great-grandfather, too headache. — knew the grand old whiskey the It costs more to make whiskey the dance was named for . Paul Jones! way Paul Jones is made, and it takes It is nearly 70 years since this fa- more skill. 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