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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1921
Page
7
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A 32 member Chicago delegation including nine aldermen arrived in San Francisco to assess Pacific coast food costs, aiming to compare with Chicago retail prices and argue products are too expensive. The visit follows a planned investigation into regional pricing practices and consumer burdens.
The American Legion in Fargo begins a Bonus Loan association on January 1 1921 to aid thrift for veterans. Four hundred members already deposit 35 to 5 with 5 percent interest, loans up to 50 percent of future state bonus, eight year payout, 8 percent interest, business via a Fargo bank. Over 50 loans issued and more than $20,000 saved. dividends semi annual. borrowers must open savings accounts. Posts in other states seek similar system.
The people of Washington praise William Tennings Coyle as heir lieutenant governor and claim he will become the youngest U S governor after the next election. A former University of Washington athlete he served as quarterback on Gil Doble's team pitched and fielded for the varsity and was a hurdler. He later worked as a reading clerk in three Washington legislatures and served in World War I earning a Distinguished Service Cross after promotion from second to first lieutenant. At 33 he is the father of two daughters and sells farm tractors when not in office duties.
The naval affairs committee of the American Legion plans a fall conference in Chicago called by Edward E. Spafford to address problems of navy ex service men and related policies. He notes the army navy disparity during World War I and cites high tuberculosis rates among sailors and submariners. Other committee members include Briscoe, Pendill, Tillman, and Neville with ranks from lieutenant commander to petty officer.
In Jackson Mississippi a test of the American Legion asked for volunteers to save the life of overseas veteran Welter A Crawford by blood transfusion. Twelve legionnaires responded to the call for aid at the seat car accident scene where Strawford was seriously injured and recovering.
Michael J Nolan of Seattle after wartime service in Canada and Folkestone suffered shell shock influenza and jaundice. He entered the University of Washington in 1919 and, competing against four professors, solved 92 second questions while others took 80 minutes. He completes a four year course in 18 months as a physically frail but highly gifted student. He is a member of Emineter Noble post American Legion in Seattle.
Rev H F MacLane of Toledo is named chaplain for six groups including the Lucas County council of the American Legion and the Thirty-seventh Division Veterans' Association He served as chaplain on multiple posts after being wounded in the Meuse Argonne offensive and is linked with the Ohio National Guard and Disabled Veterans of the World War.
Miss Misa Ethelyn Meter of Denton Harbor Iowa won the prize in Detroit Michigan's canoe carnival at Belle Isle. A first class navigator in the Washington bureau of navigation she impressed by paddling a watercraft faster than rivals. Meter helped organize the Benton Harbor American Legion post and led the Legion colors as her boat crossed the line.
Americans in Chiba plan pl erimages to General Ward Gun. Frederick Ward, an American, will be laid to rest on Memorial Day. Ward led the Ever Vefarious Army under Chinese commission to quell the Heiping rebellion and was killed in action near Ts% KE. A monument to him stands at Sungkisog in China.
A fragment hints at marital strain with a line about wotan's face and a husband's misfortune, suggesting personal trouble or implied tragedy within a historical context. The text remains unclear but implies domestic or reputational tension in the era.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. It guarantees no streaking spotting fading or running and claims any woman can dye or tint worn items at home.
In a classroom a master tests names of rivers that are feminine in Greek. A student named Jones snaps back with The Mississippi as a feminine river, delivering a clever punchline about nature and language.
Fragmentary text mentions factions speaking louder than words and a casual note about the erane fly as the daddy longlegs. No identifiable events, people, or organizations are clear.
At a summer shore hotel Florence wore a fraternity pin after being urged by a blond-haired stranger during a Saturday night dance. She kept the pin for days and, seeking its return, placed a newspaper ad asking the blond-haired owner to call for the pin.
The Boston Transcript quotes Terence and Malcahey debating a Shakespearean idea that there are sermons in stones. Terence counters with a cautious retort about forming a brickbat to support a falser argument.
A retrospective note portrays a modest philanthropist who lets the recording angel act as his press agent, signaling a quiet, symbolic partnership between charity and memory.
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