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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1919
Page
2
Robert H Stevenson publisher records Twin Falls Idaho postoffice second class mail status. Subscription prices shown include per year six months three months and one month. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of all news dispatches credited or not and to local news published here. All rights reserved for special dispatches.
The notice urges every home and public building to display peace flags with a white border and four blue stripes on American flags. It notes forty five nations used such flags at the Stockholm peace conference and highlights the Cristobal ship as a famous example at the Panama Canal.
City council discusses proposed rule to require permits for parades and public meetings. Debates center on free speech limits and loyalty of permit issuers, with emphasis on preventing violence while preserving liberty.
Newark health officials led by Dr. Charles A Rosewater conducted a so called beer clinic in a Newark restaurant. Ten men consumed 2 3 4 percent beer to observe intoxication signs. Observers dispute the accuracy of the conclusions and the panel's purpose remains questioned.
The author questions whether a man who drinks ten pints at one sitting could still be reliable. If such a drinker can absorb that much liquor without obvious signs of intoxication, the piece suggests broad testing in communities to determine harmless moderate consumption.
The passage compares governing to a ship in doldrums drifting at mercy of currents. A new spirit rises as negotiations that seemed tangled unravel. A small gain, “a few pennies,” proves pivotal yet embarrassing to the previously defeated.
In Twin Falls locals confront a six cent luxury tax on sodas as the Chronicle notes the new wartime levy. Patrons learn the price increase while soda jerks explain the collection amid a busy day. Attorneys A W Ostrom and C G A Divilbiss from Buhl were visitors at the courthouse yesterday.
The Associated Press reports Commander John H. Towers will lead three giant hydro airplanes on a multi-stage 3125 mile flight from Rockaway Long Island to Trepassey Newfoundland and on to Lisbon and Plymouth. The trip includes a week of tuning at Trepassey and legs to the Azores before reaching England with an estimated 75 mph cruise speed.
Four members of the American peace mission in France Robert Lansing Col E M House General Tasker N Bliss and Henry White issue a public appeal to the American people urging united support for the Victory Liberty Loan. They stress the need to complete the war task and fund the government burden with a generous national response.
Mare Island Navy Yard offers three bands for the Victory drive. The marquee band will join the trophy train touring seven states in the Twelfth District. The Marine Band and the Jackie Band will perform in cities near Mare Island. Paymaster Ralph Phelps oversees the non traveling bands and local committees should contact him.
Mrs W Stoddard of Rexburg arrived the first of the week to visit her sister Mrs W Garrett. The notice notes a family visit and location Rexburg with minimal details.
Mr and Mrs Terry of Eden motored to Twin Falls for a brief outing yesterday. Their trip was a short, casual journey reported in local notes.
Mrs. C. Evens of Wendell made a brief trip to Twinalls yesterday for a shopping outing.
Dr I S Cox federal vocational adviser will arrive in Twin Falls Monday to confer with all returned soldiers eligible for compensation vocational training at the Home Service station in Cotillion hall.
The District Court of Twin Falls Idaho issues an alias summons to J F Luhan in a breach of partnership case filed by Frank Burke. The complaint seeks multiple sums totaling over 3 000 with interest and attorney fees. Proceedings require appearance within twenty days if in district or forty days elsewhere. Judgment requested for amounts paid by plaintiff on defendant's behalf. Witness C C Siggins clerk. Ostrom Green attorneys for plaintiff in Buhl. April 4 May 13 6x.
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