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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated August 17, 1961 reads, "Mrs. Werner reviews her American Legion programs." The article partially reads, "Mrs. Justine Werner, Encino school teacher, housewife and a former petty officer in the Waves, has a new job in the American Legion. A woman of many interests, Mrs. Werner, 4725 Yarmouth Ave., last year was Department Vice Commander of the Legion - a statewide post which made her the highest-ranking elected woman Legionnaire in California. Now, she is beginning her term as adjutant of Encino's Mixed Post, No. 582, a post of 93 men and seven women."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
American Legion Associations, institutions, etc.--California--San Fernando Valley Veterans--United States Women--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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