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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1920
Page
4
A local commentary argues for greater community pride and initiative through a Chamber of Commerce. It discusses Bob, a failed effort at urban improvement, and contrasts passive residents with proactive engagement, urging readers to investigate plans, attend meetings, and keep an open mind before forming a stance.
National Commander Franklin D'Olier led nearly two million American Legion members to Centralia to honor four WWI veterans killed in the Armistice Day parade. A wreath was laid at Wor Grimm's grave as the crowd pledged patriotism and law and order while warning against violence and anarchy.
The American Red Cross launches a nationwide health service effort led by the Red Cross Health Center program. Centers operate in business districts and use exhibits, lectures, and demonstrations to teach disease prevention and health care, with over a hundred centers active nationwide.
An outline of a Virginia figure born in Shadwell, Virginia, with a career spanning 1743 to 1799. Notable milestones include admission to the bar in 1767, service in the House of Burgesses 1769 to 1774, the Continental Congress 1774 to 1776, Virginia Assembly 1776 to 1779, governorship 1779 to 1781, minister to France 1784 to 1789, and Secretary of State from 1790 to 1799.
A fragmented reminiscence traces Thomas Jefferson from a Virginia frontier birth near the Blue Ridge to Monticello, his law career with Washington and Hamilton, and his rise as a statesman and founder. The narrative covers his early poverty, education, political ascent, and key interactions with peers as the nation forms.
The American Legion and labor unions in Anaconda Montana are working together with many union locals acting as Legion posts. They host joint benefit entertainments and share proceeds while contributing from union war chests to the Legion general fund, now reported at 17000 dollars. Similar joint fundraising efforts are noted in New York Texas Pennsylvania and other regions.
A promotional message extols wealth as a result of service and urges individuals to gain riches by serving Alma via the Chamber of Commerce. It frames community involvement as a path to prosperity and highlights organizational participation as a channel.
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