Distant cousins Maggie & Tillie attend the will reading of a distant relative finding they've inherited a fortune. It also includes a NYC townhouse, servants, and a century old parrot Cap'n Ahab which they are required to take care of.
A former G.I. returns to his hometown to help his aunt run the small newspaper she has inherited. The soldier-turned-journalist's folksy humor quickly annoys the town's banker, who does everything in his power to force the paper out of business.