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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1920
Page
4
Local papers publish 1916 copyright notices and publisher details. The Sunny Squirlets cartoon laments slow work and food supply strain, noting retailers fear price rises and widespread stock reductions as loans are culled and the first century is deemed harsh.
The piece argues officials blame retailers for high prices but they do not set them. Prices are shaped before goods reach stores by manufacturers terms and supplier margins. Competition among many stores, not government action, drives what consumers pay for groceries and clothing.
The passage argues that profiteering stems from those who set prices behind retailers who bear the blame. It urges government action to reach the price setters at the source, rather than only confronting retailers.
Lyndon Arnold of St Johnsbury Vermont voices skepticism about Daylight Saving in a long letter to the editor. He criticizes wartime price controls, profiteers, and government policy, linking them to economic hardships and scarce labor after the war while arguing clock changes are not the sole cause of rising prices.
A Vermont school survey trots to sites in Speedwell Farms Willoughby Lake Burkelyn Wall and East Burke Community House as De Bagley and Watchinson visit towns. The Vermont Teachers' College aims to seat 800 to 400 students in a main building with dorms and athletics, backed by a Carnegie endowment of 400000. A final site decision rests with the State Board of Education after De Bagley reports from northern Vermont conferences.
Memorial Day observance will feature Maj John W Tinkes in charge of the parade forming at AL Railvord street at 1 PM. Units include Vermont Inn, Palestine Commandery, Uniform Rank K P, Boy and Girl Scouts, American Legion post, and a speech by Congressman Dale All govin. The parade proceeds to Central and Winter streets to the Soldiers Monument and Colonial for the address and program.
A banquet for Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Steward was held Friday night at the St. Johnsbury House by Vocational School boys. Reginald Russell acted as toastmaster as 24 students in orange and black celebrated two years of school progress with a seven course dinner, jokes, and a musical program.
Massachusetts officers report three desperadoes are traveling by freight trains and help from friends to evade capture. Descriptions circulated to Northeast Vermont stations as a daylight hiding plan unfolds. Police urge reporting strangers or visitors seeking food. Memorial Sunday services listed at multiple churches with sermons on duty to country and past.
The notice states that Addie EF Jensen has left his bed without cause and warns the public not to trust her. Dated Sunville Vermont May 27 1020.
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