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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1923
Page
1
A brief community note highlights turkey crops and bright plumage as farms anticipate a bountiful Thanksgiving. Local growers report robust yields and plans to prepare pies, dressings, and seasonal meals featuring Ele and other regional poultry.
Idaho turkey market reports large production and plump birds. Prices quoted as abundant grain crops yield well fed fowls. Thanksgiving demand noted. Local buyers scout fowl for coast markets as open November 1st market prices held steady.
The editor calls Education Week a focus for the nation to assess school effectiveness and improve education. In Shoshone, residents support a local school, but many families still do not participate or recognize the benefits for their children.
A chaotic notice urges timely submission of copy for upcoming edition. It warns that late entries for the past two weeks have been rejected and emphasizes cooperation to improve handling and publication quality.
Manager Myers of the Baugh Theatre announces the closing of contracts for showing The Merry-Go-Round a Universal Super Jewel that drew crowds in New York at the Rivoli Theatre. The film took nine months to make with over 1000 actors. Local management will open Wednesday for two days only.
The Baugh Theatre shows feature films including Bluebeard's 8th Wife by Sam Wood for Paramount, with a replica castle set and two leads Swanson and Huntley Gorton. Also planned is Mr Billings Spends His Dime starring Walters Hiers, a fast moving comedy drama with Jacqueline Lacan, and other film features and social events announced for Sunday through Monday.
The secretary of state A Jeters announced that 1924 automobile and truck registration plates will be issued promptly on December 1. Plates are shipped and ready with no deadline for all motor vehicles to be registered. Passenger cars trucks and trailers will be issued on new desks next year with fees varying by weight and class under a 1929 law.
A stream of social notes lists people visiting and traveling in Boise Nebraska and surrounding areas. Names include James H Lang S T Baer Mrs Owen Younskin Clarence Wheeler W T Dowherty Mrs W P Barnes Mrs Draper Jessie Sutherland My and Mrs W R Robincomb A G Draper and others plus casual mentions of illness travel and local events.
County Superintendent Mrs Burnside outlines eighth and seventh grade spelling results from multiple districts. Notable names include Lucie Myers Helen Freeman Annie Chatfield Mary Johnston and others with varied percentages. Several districts list in class counts and individual scores ranging near perfect or mid range across No 2 No 14 No 18 No 20 and others.
Fragmentary personal item lists names and phrases without clear dates or connections. Readable elements include several personal names, places, and scattered terms but no coherent event or announcement can be determined from the text.
The Weeks Yaden post and other American Legion units promoted Education Week to foster Americanism through learning. Events at Baugh High School and the town assembly stressed literacy, language, and civic duty, with the Legion arguing education makes true Americans and opposes noneducation and radicalism.
Mr and Mrs Clem Torry plan a new land ranch, with various farm measures noted. The text mentions Mew Ting a Land ranch, Nominalor eanvh, and references to local meetings, Petter Mactreige Meth Ouse, and several unclear names and events surrounding the project.
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