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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1922
Page
7
A report details the murder of Mrs. Alberta Meadous in Los Angeles allegedly by Mrs. A L Philips amid jealousy claims. The item also notes political questionnaire results in Nebraska and other scattered incidents across cities such as Denver and Oakland, with various arrests and cases mentioned.
Secretary Weeks presents a table indicating last fiscal year savings of about 75 million dollars for the War Department, with 45 million in postponed projects and 40 million to be returned to an inappropriated balance. July 1921 report cites 21.75 million probable saving for 1922. Doolittle authorized for a transcontinental flight. Clerks to receive half-day Saturdays. safety code drafts curb risky aerial activity. Navy recruitment resumes after suspension. 65,000 enlistments needed to reach 86,000. Reclamation and irrigation measures push surplus Salt River power contracts for up to fifty years. Incident reports include Mount Everest expedition avalanche deaths, Gare du Nord train crash, and political intrigue abroad.
The sea scouting division extends activities to the ocean with overnights cruises using navy loaned boats. Eligible boys must be 15 or older and weigh at least 112 pounds. Three national camps are Marion Massachusetts Chicago Illinois and Portland Oregon with Marion hosting 100 boys for two to four weeks of drills, swimming, and salt water training under Capt. W Huston Lillard.
A Milwaukee scout recounts a dramatic rescue after a bulldog was hit by a car. He describes applying artificial respiration and the Schaefer method, restoring breathing after about 15 minutes, then resetting a dislocated backbone with help, and sheltering the dog until recovery. The incident made him 25 minutes late for school.
A group from Allany and Mr and Mrs Georgy Hawley donate twenty acres for a Boy Scout camp on Suge Kinderhook. They add 5000 for improvements including a mess hall, storage, lavatory, a pump and wells. Officials plan a fountain, dump area, and water supply infrastructure.
Five year old Mary Jane charms her father with a clever ruse to keep the pet bantam hen from being sold. She claims the bird is in the coop laying more eggs to hatch new chicks, securing the family’s sympathy and delaying the hen’s fate.
A brief note on a community theater production titled You Like It by Persville Dramatic Club. The director advises discretion in reporting and to forget any professional ties seen, signaling cautious press coverage.
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