The border vidette., 1930-11-15
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Olce more memories of that
eventful day, IL years ago, are
revived in Nogales and today
citizens of this border city pay
homage to its war heroes and
observe the 18th anniversary of
the signing of the armistice.
Flags are waging along the
street curbs, from buildings and
homes. The city this morning
took on holiday air. Business
paused, schools closed and the
people made merry.
SHORTLY after dawn the city
was awakened by the blast of
the fire siren. a small cannon
doomed it's noise echoinR between
The hills surrounding the city.
Rfes, cracked! Shouting!
Huhk Mey ers and bis gang of
Legionaries we're up and about.
The city was being informed
that the Armistice was signed
and the war was over-12 years
ago.
The war is over, but not all OF
the horror of it. Many still have
viveds aud painful reminders Of
that. Many veterans are still
suffering, some from wounds.
from gas and broken health, ane
many are still living In the mud
and filth. the cold and damp, the
sound of the guns still crack in
their ears. These are the men
whom the war left bereft of
sanity.
But those who did come back,
those who have recovered have
not been forgotten and the mem.
bers Of the Ridge Igo post of the
American Legion in Nogales
while they made merry and eel
ebrated, also paid homage to
them and at II o'clock two
minutes pause in the days do
ings was q tribute to those who
now lie in heroes graves.
Shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning the annual Armistice
Day parade started off down
Grand avenue headed by the 25th
United States infantry baud und
er the leadership of Leslie King.
Following in the line of march
came the veterans of the Civil
and Spanish American wars in
automobiles, the members of the
American Legion, Boy Scouts,
Salvation Army and the Nogales
high school band. G. r. Michaels,
district adjutant of the American
Legion, was grand marshal of
of the parade and made an i'm
posing mounted figure.
The parade passed south on
Grand avenue to the information
al line, thence east to Morley
avenue and north on Morley
avenue to Court street, then
west to Grand avenue once more
and back to the city hall where
a program was arranged.
It was with regret that the
committee of the Armistice Day
program announced that the
speaker of the day. Rubbi Noise
Bergman of'the Emanu El temple
of Tucson, was unable to reach
Nogales ID time for the program
which followed the parade.
DR.. Bergman reached Nogales
about Is minutes after the servic
es had ended. He expressed his
sincere regret at the occurrence.
The delay was due to a mix up
in time schedule.
Ralph A. O'Neill, Nogales ace
who was visiting his father here.
was also scheduled to be on the
speaking program but had to
depart early this morning to
California.
Following the parade the
people ssembled in front of the
revie wing stand at the city hall
building. A salute was fired,
and one minute of silence was
observed in honor of the buddies
who sleep in the battlefields of
France. The silence was follow
ed by the shrill notes of taps"
and a prayer ably delivered by
Father Augustin for the repose
of the dead soldiers and the last
ing peace of the world, after
which the crowd of several
thousand people disbanded.