New Head of Chamber of Commerce in Stamford
The Stamford Chamber of Commerce selects Roy Townsend as president for the new year. Townsend is described as energetic, practical, and trusted by the people and the chamber. Tom Upshaw praised for promoting cooperation during the annual meeting last Friday night as the paper renews its pledge to support chamber efforts in 1920.
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Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Roy Townsend
Townsend
Stamford
Chamber of Coins
Tom Upshaw
Abette Sbleit
Hall
Stanford
Tom
Chamber of Commerce
Stamford businesses spread Christmas goodwill in ads
Stamford business people fill pages of advertising space to greet friends and wish them happiness at Christmas. The appeal reaches shoppers from forty, fifty, even a hundred miles, reflecting a spirit that extends beyond city and county lines through service and generosity.
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Stamford
A Race for Congress in the 17th District
Col R Q Lee seeks re election to Congress from the 17th district with opponent Thomas L Blanton of Abilene who withdrew from the field two years ago to run for the Senate The American predicts plentiful fireworks in the contest.
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Col
R. Q. Lee
Colonel Lee
Thomas L. Blanton
Abilene
Senate
A North Dakota Idea Brings Town and Country Together
B S Palm of the Department of Agriculture recounts a Niagara North Dakota park funded and run by both town and rural residents. The park hosts Chautauqua courses athletic events picnics and club meetings as a genuine community center. It stands as a model for broader civic cooperation and neighborliness nationwide.
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B. S. Palm
Department of Agriculture
Niagara
N. D
Grand Forks County
A GOOD WORD FOR THE LEGION
Senator Sackett praised the 40 000 to 50 000 Legionnaires at Louisville saying they were well behaved and constructive. He noted a wounded veteran and other war survivors in attendance and urged cities not to fear Legion conventions. The column ends with a note on an ancient Sumerian seal showing bulls and bull-headed men.
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American Legion
Legion
Frederick M. Sackett
Kentucky
United States Senate
Louisville
Legionnaires
Congress
Sidelights and oddities from a Bloomington barber and beyond
A Bloomington barber paid penalties for undue enthusiasm as Indiana University students pledged not to shave until a conference win. Northwestern victory boosted business. a barber offered free shaves after the final win. The column also riffs on politics, bears, etiquette, Socrates and playful jabs at reformers.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Indiana
Northwestern
Miss Elsie Gorman Case Tugs at Courtroom Drama
Chicago prosecutor Miss Elsie Gorman once denounced her ex fiancé Walter Stellen for beating her, but after his sentencing she crumpled and pleaded on his behalf. The report threads through a string of crime and oddities from cities worldwide, including thefts, drownings, and unusual legal outcomes.
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Elsie Gorman
Chicago
Walter Stellen
Notable Local Incidents and Oddities Across Cities
A Belfast woman fired at her husband’s office staff but missed all four shots. A Antwerp parcel containing 125000 dollars in diamonds arrived from South Africa with pebbles inside. Saxmundham man bequeathed eight cottages to prompt rent payers. Gloucester man, 69, hiked 1 000 miles for pleasure. Chicago wife found divorce letters in husband’s pocket. Marseilles street sunk due to cave-in by rats. Derby ad lists house for rent. Paterson riot as nine thousand gather. Paterson typist Joss Hossfield types for an hour at one word per minute.
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Edito
Hamilton Street
Apitlnian
Texas
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Marcy B. Darnall
Ieee
Porto Rico
Jm. Ly
Parker
Canada
Wall Street
London
Socrates
Evanston, Ill
William Squires
San Francisco
Walter Lawrence
James
Aldershot
Eng
David Evans
Cardigan
Wales
J. C. Clowry
Melbourne
Griselda Hervey
Ethel Pawlin
Sidney Webb
Dominions
Baron
Passerfield
Alice Plunkett
Hull
David Dorgan
Swansea
Reginald D. Thadden
Beatrice Lingard
Birmingham
Walter_Thompson
Trenton
N. J
Berlin
John Gleason
Glea
Philadelphia
James Corcorn
Frank Coster
Elgin, Sr
Henri Cadieux
Paris
George
Wall
Robert Stephens
Pontypool
Thomas Gilliver
Belfast
Nora Valleen
South Africa
Antwerp
George H. Garrett
Saxmundham
Charles Fox
Gloucester
Mabel Halpin
Marseilles
Derby
App
Hossfield
Paterson
Niya
Che
Miles Brothers
DRY Cleaners—Hatters
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Stamford, Texas
Fitzpatrick the Shoe Man
Motor Freight
West Texas
Rowntree Motor Lines
Hamilton St
First State Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Barrow Furniture & Undertaking Co
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