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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1919
Page
3
A memorial piece honors Grandma Smith for a lifetime of care and service in the Twin Idaho community. The article highlights her cooking, cleaning, and clothing efforts, her advice to brides, and the countless meals and services she provided, ending with a reflection on changing times.
Idaho eyes Borah for reclamation aid as soldiers pour in from across the states to learn irrigation farming in Twin Falls county. Six hundred men has applied for farm work via the Twin Falls farm bureau as Borah faces pressure to focus on state needs rather than national politics. The question lingers on whether he can shift from world issues to serve Idaho and its soldier boys.
As Red Cross centers in America close, wartime knitting shifts to peace efforts. Refugee women in Belgium and France continue knitting to shelter and support, with Red Cross abroad distributing over 2 million dollars worth of knitting materials including 900000 pounds of yarn.
A brief item notes Grandma Smith of Broad Ripple died Thursday and was buried in Nora Cemetery. The community’s simple tribute reflects sincere respect for her long life and courage in the face of hardship.
After a 14 and a half hour drift in heavy northeast gale the Panish crew reached a Danish tramp Mary, sending distress signals then landing in the water ahead of the steamer. The Mary’s crew rescued them after ninety minutes while the machine remained afloat somewhere in mid Atlantic. Admiral Fremont greeted them on return. Mrs Hawker faith remains firm while addressing Lord Northcliffe about the prize offer.
Secretary Daniels transmits a message to Harry G Hawker and Lieutenant McKenzie Grieve praising American aviators as co pioneers in air conquest. He lauds their spirit of high adventure and resolve to open all elements to human dominion, calling it a nobling of manhood.
The Chronicle reported at 5:30 Sunday the rescue of Hawker and Grieve by the Danish tramp Mary. The AP dispatch was the first word to Twin Falls and sparked many inquiries as the south side learned of the Australian airman and his pilot’s rescue.
A renewed push to connect Britain and France via a tunnel under the Dover Strait moves toward start. Plans call for two tubes, a French bound and an English bound, with flooding capability to thwart invasion and electric trains to cut smoke. Officials in London and Paris discuss timing, costs about 100 million dollars, and benefits for postwar European connectivity.
A historical sketch portrays Siberia as vast beyond imagination, 45 times larger than the British Isles with about 5 million square miles, yet akin to the population of New York City. Much of the land remains uninhabited, rivers frozen for long periods, and agriculture barely developed while experts foresee its potential as a future granary.
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