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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1920
Page
5
The state highway commission adopts a patrol system to maintain state highways across districts. Each county receives funds proportional to its assessed valuation, funding local patrols to keep designated mileage in first class condition and repair road damage promptly after rain.
The Park Road Sales and Services Company local Maxwell dealers received a shipment of the latest Maxwell sedan and touring car. The cars will be shown at their temporary quarters on Yellow Plane Street and feature a strengthened rear axle. The shop is being prepared for business with parts and supplies in stock and service equipment adapted for Maxwell cars.
A list of ceremonies marks the day with the Arlington National Cemetery amphitheatre dedication and the retirement of Walker AD Hines from the U S Railroad Administration. Also noted are exhibitions in Akron Ohio and Kansas political maneuvers over a flood control stake and a public vote in Britain on joining a league.
Colonel R G Cholmeley Jones outlines U S government life insurance contracts for wartime term converts. Policies include optional settlements, disability benefits, dividends, noncontestability, and cash options with premiums due monthly, with reinstatement and loan provisions.
A twelve day campaign in Stark County Ohio united twelve posts around Akron to boost membership to 16000. The effort featured a circus and parade while the county council opened new headquarters in central Akron.
An American Legion baseball league has been formed in Indianapolis with a season schedule listing games among about a dozen posts. The item notes large numbers of women in France and England facing marriage prospects due to war losses, and mentions Augusta Kansas Post inviting members to a dinner with relatives of the volta providing home cooking for the boys.
Four Nebraskan Legionnaires who enroll the most new members in May will win a free trip to the national convention in September. The incentive targets local branches, with rewards aligning to expanded participation and broader support for the organization’s activities.
The American Legion asks Congress to pass its four fold beneficial legislation before adjournment. Ex-service men are urged to contact senators and representatives to show broad support for prompt enactment and to mobilize the general public in backing the measures.
Fragments report hurried action on a service map removal urged by Lamy. A Mercyville Banner note cites illness from pickled foods affecting Fred Hartman and his brother last November. The French government assigns 140 gardeners to beautify the Argonne graveyard where 98,000 American soldiers lie buried.
Fire department responded to a small blaze at the Midwest warehouse on Sand Bar this morning. The fire was extinguished before firefighters arrived and damage remained very slight.
After moving stock from Lusk to Casper the Leader store offers an All Sales event lasting through the month. Management says sacrifice is needed to gain room and guarantees 60 to 100 percent savings on new spring merchandise including apparel for women men and children.
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