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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
6
Florida department convention adjourns to view Miss Angie Allen perform on the seashore garbed as The Legion Girl dancing on the golden sands.
Immigrants arriving in the United States will be welcomed by American Legion members. The national commission arranged for local posts to contact newcomers at arrival and coordinate English language learning, schooling for children, housing, and work opportunities to ease integration and promote order.
Tuomas J. Rannigan head of the services department in Hartford receives a letter from Thomas Kirby of the Federal Vocational Training Board thanking the American Legion for consistent support during a state visit. The letter notes pride in national service and pledges continued regard, with future suggestions welcome. Mr Bannigan is also adjutant of the Connecticut department.
A classroom exchange quotes a teacher asking Senor Villa what is raised for Mexico and a student replying that his mother advised him not to speak rough. The American Legion Weekly piece uses a playful line to illustrate language and tone.
A Terre Haute Boy Scout troop staged a clever morning camp scene at a First Baptist meet. Twelve scouts appeared from a pup tent on a church platform, then thirteenth boy toppled the tent, revealing the baptism pool behind as the audience gasped at the trick.
A plantation birth woman, Dinah, hired to serve in a town home, learns to use a silver bell. Misunderstanding leads to a loud kitchen summons as Dinah rings the bell, claiming she was told it would call people to the kitchen. The scene reveals differences between old and new household practices.
In North Delaware Street a man stored several bushels of oats in the attic last fall. The wife, often at work, found two squirrels gnawing a hole in the roof and frantically moving nuts inside. The owner quips the squirrels saved him the trouble of feeding them.
Constable Sam Slackputter relates a windstorm incident in Petunia where a sign board struck agent Mut as he traveled from the depot to deliver mail to the ap'ry house. The event is tied to omens in a kansas city star style report.
At Parla dancing congress many new dances were shown yet lacked originality. An exception is the Tehega danced to Hindoo music. The Tchega is deemed unsuitable for English ballrooms due to its arm twirling and short hesitation movements.
In Constantinople a reader asks distances to the consulate and Lloyd George's agency and to the lower bridge. Twain notes humorous misreadings of time, joking that a pantaloons buyer might want quarter minutes in the legs and nine seconds around the waist, reflecting his wry travel humor.
A quirky anecdote touches on empathy as a relative notes children tormenting a puppy. The speaker reframes the animal as a person, urging kindness and recognizing the dog’s humanity. The scene blends humor with a plea for compassion toward animals.
Reuben Hall suspects Verda Hall of secret suitors and plans to guard her virtue by a ruthless search and seizure mindset. Verda reveals her love for Raymond Breer and a marriage certificate, while local notes report on town events, a tennis tourney, and community concerns about safe driving.
Grand Prairie News reports Mr and Mrs John Burchill and daughter visiting from Valley City, with Mrs Newbower and daughters Grace and Kate also calling. M T Miller bought a Nicholas and Shephard separator and a 30 60 Aultman Taylor tractor, to be operated by Matt and his son during threshing season. McKay Brothers purchased a new threshing machine.
A Detroit Minnesota bank building nears completion after a long wait for materials and fixtures. Delayed progress cited patience by staff as the opening approaches.
The article notes a shift from team hauling grain to motor trucks. W. J. Curren offers two trucks with drivers, completing about four trips daily, each 110 bushels, seven miles per trip. Farmers using teams average two trips daily, 80 bushels per load, highlighting trucks’ at least half-time savings.
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