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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1922
Page
4
The American Legion promotes June 14 as Flag Day with ceremonies in communities and posts. National commander Hanford MacNider urges honoring the emblem, noting sacrifices of service members and the flag’s honor in free nations.
Massachusetts Senator Walkh and New Mexico Senator Jones plan an amendment to the American Legion Adjusted Compensation bill. The change would include soldiers who have died since the armistice as beneficiaries of the measure.
A long regional notice describes planting the first outdoor bed of American ion roses in Hans com Park Omaha. It notes the hardy American Legion rose, parallels to local events, and outlines civic efforts and inquiries about postwar welfare and public information campaigns.
The American Legion's push to centralize veteran care led to the Sweet bill and the creation of the U S Veterans Bureau with Charles Forbes as director. The article condemns hospital misallocation, pension delays, and bureaucratic waste while noting Legion support and extensive service divisions aiding ex-soldiers.
Lakeside Warren McIntyre Lee Meeker FE A Oleon and Fred Speer spent part of the day twelve miles southwest of Alliance to set up a halfa for several days. Kel Leiter of Alliance and Bruce Honeaker with Roy Skiles were in Mitchell on business. Cecilie walked with crutches after a horse caused an accident. Dick Hutisales went to Ark for work beside Ranch company. Mrs Otte Smith and her son Otte Jr and her grandson Lee visited from Antioch. Jim Wilson visited the DeFrance ranch last week. Mr and Mrs P F Gillespie and son Jock stayed at the Hudson area. Frank DeFrance and family drove in from the ranches Saturday afternoon. Cecil Wilson and Julia Alice shopped here Saturday from north of town. Harvey Whaley and Walter House drove to Alliance Saturday evening. Pogue visited Alliance to see a doctor about his lip condition. Frank Westover and daughter Emma shopped in town the latter part of the week. Sandoz ranch staff and Mrs D returned home. Tanlac ads appear among local notices.
The article reports James Moore's upcoming publication The Classification of Tramps a dictionary detailing hobo dialect. It explains roots like Homo bonum for good man and outlines hobo subgroups such as panhandlers hoppers and ramblers with terms for roles and travel methods across rails.
Quotation fragments compare cannibal jokes and politeness manuals, noting traveler etiquette and social restraint. London Opinion mocks brutal interrogation, New York Tribune condemns coyness toward criminals, while Wall Street Journal highlights money’s persuasive power in public discourse.
Fairview resident Mr. Nabb had a bad accident when the front wheels locked and the car flipped, leaving him badly bruised but spared from serious injury. A large crowd gathered at the Tow Town ball game and a replacement team played well in the absence of Lawn boys. Local residents J W Fraaler Me and Mrs Winfred Griffith and son visited, while others spent weekends with relatives and friends in town and nearby.
Dempsey showed no desire to meet the Germans despite a Bertin headline claiming Germans fought to see him. The Nashville Lumberman notes the discrepancy and clarifies Dempsey’s stance.
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