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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1920
Page
2
The Chronicle publishes weekly morning edition excluding Mondays with editor D Harold McGrath and publisher Steven son. Subscription price listed as $7.00 with additional charges noted. Post office mailing details designate Twin Falls Idaho as second class mail matter.
A Babson study of 100 top American industry heads finds over 30 percent are sons of poor preachers, 25 percent sons of doctors and teachers, 10 percent sons of merchants, and 5 percent sons of bankers. The piece argues heredity and environment shape business success, and the imagined advantage of a powerful family pull is questioned.
Arbor day becomes a memorial day as communities plant memorial trees for service members. The American Forestry Association promotes this, with examples in several states including a Connecticut high school planting a tree for each of its 233 war volunteers. Each tree carries the service member’s name, forming a Liberty Grove or Road of Remembrance funded by two and a half dollars per tree.
Twenty American soldiers land in Germany with German brides and twelve infants. Fathers wonder if their children can become president, amid debate on another constitutional amendment.
A columnist voices unease that future generations born abroad may forfeit citizenship honors, arguing that parental and national ties shape identity. The piece ribbingly notes Americans born abroad might claim a lingering loyalty, while reflecting on the practicalities of citizenship and belonging in a divided union.
A humorous essay argues against renting by spotlighting burdens of landlord control and high costs. It suggests tent colonies as a crude remedy and contrasts renting with owning a home, citing chaotic rental prices and the desire for stability. References to Diogenes and cot beds illustrate the satire.
New York commuters responded to a rail strike by volunteering as firemen and brakemen to keep trains moving. Now business and professional men are training in key occupations to be able to jump in during emergencies. The idea, likened to Plattsburg, could benefit industry and volunteers through physical fitness and knowledge of how other sectors work.
About 40 students in the high school animal husbandry class toured Dr J White’s sheep ranch to study stock conditions. Twelve more will go today as the term focuses on judging live stock potatoes and grains for a mid October interstate contest in Lewiston involving Idaho Oregon and Washington. Local Boise event September 1 will select winners to compete statewide.
The Twin Falls Cemetery Association notifies lot owners of the annual maintenance fees for 1920. A full lot costs 4.00, a half lot 2.50, and a single grave 1.00. Payments are payable at Stuart H. Taylor's office.
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