OPRING FROLIC HIGHLIGHTS ATHENS HIGH SKITS IN NEW AUDITORIUM
The Athens High School Spring Frolic opened with clever skits by The Russian Ballet Andy Gump and Major Hoople. Room 306 presented Midnight a two part farce while Room 101 staged Schooldays with strong setting and characters. Dancing Fools by a large group in Room 303 drew the loudest applause.
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The
Russian Ballet
Andy Gump
Major Hoople
Athens
University
Athens High School
Room 101
Pavlova
Cartoon Land
Toonerville Trolley
Happy Hooligan
Katzenjammer Kids
Jiggs
Maggie
Barney Googie
Spark Plug
Edgar Zick
Room 302
Commerce work grows popular at Ohio university
The Green and White reports 375 students in the university's department of commerce. Of these, 262 are men and 113 are women, spanning 63 Ohio counties, 10 states, and China. The average course load is 15.3 semester hours with accounting courses being the largest segment.
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Ohio University Department of Commerce
Ohio
China
Imperial royal coaches to be restored by British firm
Tokyo reports the gilded imperial coaches of the Japanese royal family, nearly destroyed in the earthquake, will be rebuilt by a British company at an estimated cost of $150,000.
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Tokyo
Royal Family of
Japan
Wall Street barometer rises as dividends go out
Wall Street barometer of prosperity brightens as more than seven hundred corporations send dividend cheques. Funds flow from country banks to big New York banks while call money falls to four and a half percent, fueling belief the slump is ending and a boom may return.
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Wall Street
High Finance
New York
Page & Please
Merger Plans Move Forward for Five Railroads
Final preparations proceed to present to the Interstate Commerce Commission on April 15 a billion and a half merger of Nickel Plate Chesapeake and Ohio Hocking Valley Erie and Pere Marquette railways. Minority stockholders of Chesapeake and Ohio and Hocking Valley oppose the plan amid court actions in Virginia. The ICC is described as evenly split five to five, with member Woodlock in question due to past Pere Marquette ties.
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Cleveland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Nickel Plate
Chesapeake and Ohio
Hocking Valley
Erie
Pere Marquette
O. P
M. J. van Sweringen
Virginia
Thomas F. Woodlock
New York
Coolidge
Woodlock
College Players Plan Two Shows
The Ohio University Players will present Spreading the News and Thursday Evening on April 16. Cast for Spreading the News includes Gilbert Knight Athens Marion Ickes Sandusky Julia Kaiser Rocky River Dorothy Post Washington D C Augusta Munn Mineral Helen Wilson New Philadelphia James Ryan Milledgeville Helen Arnold Pomeroy Hazel Fletcher Trenton Loren Herbert Canton coached by Dorothy Anne McVay. Thursday Evening cast features Virginia Brown Newark Eleanor Wilson New Marshfield Florence Hartman Napoleon Beulah McCray Middletown coached by Robert Dixon.
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Dorothy Anne McVay
Gilbert Knight
Athens
Marion Ickes
Sandusky
Julia Kaiser
Rocky River
Dorothy Post
Washington D. C
Augusta Munn
Mineral
Helen Wilson
New Philadelphia
James Ryan
Milledgeville
Helen Arnold
Pomeroy
Hazel Fletcher
Trenton
Loren Herbert
Canton
Robert Dixon
Virginia Brown
Newark
Eleanor Wilson
New Marshfield
Florence Hartman
Napleon
Beulah McCray
Middletown
France’s Finance Minister Resigns as De Monzie Is Named
Anatole De Monzie accepted the finance portfolio after Etienne Clementel’s forced resignation over inflation stance. The Herriot cabinet held an all night session to push through financial reform, amid reports of a brewing split over tax and bank note policy. Public debate centered on capital levy versus inflation measures.
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Monzie
Etienne Clementel
Herriot
Flation
Clementel
Senate
Paris
Chamber
Tribune
de Monzie
Chamber of Deputies
Premier Herriot
Loucheur
Petit Journal
Echo D'Paris
Quotidien
Ohio University requires two years of gym work for entrants
The executive committee mandates that all men entering next fall complete full gym coursework in both freshman and sophomore years. Director of Athletics O. C. Bird notes the plan has been in consideration since his arrival on the faculty.
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Ohio University
O. C. Bird
Ohio
Thrifty Men Link Steady Ways to Bank Balances
A terse saying from a thrifty man asserts that steady men remain steady through sound bank balances. The remark points to prudent savings and steady financial habits as the foundation of reliable living.
Indictments Against Fall Sinclair Doheny Quashed
In Washington on April 3 Chief Justice McCoy of the District of Columbia Supreme Court quashed indictments charging conspiracy to defraud the Government against ex Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall and barons Harry F. Sinclair and Edward Doheny. The long legal battle ended without the government immediately deciding on an appeal.
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Washington
Interior
Albert B. Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Edward Doheny
Congressional
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
McCoy
Five Generations Born in Harrisonville Family
A son named William was born to Mr and Mrs Clair Giles on March 30, marking the fifth living generation. Great great grandmother Mrs Jane Williams nears 103 and is vigorous. The family includes great grandmother Celestia Blackwood and grandmother Mrs Hawk, with four mothers in sight ready to care for the child.
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Harrisonville
Clair Giles
Jane Williams
William
Celestia Blackwood
Hawk
Centralized bureau urged to dry up illicit liquor trade
Wayne B. Wheeler after a conference with President Coolidge blamed internal revenue collectors for illicit booze flooding the United States. He urged coordination of enforcement agencies under a separate prohibition bureau as the most effective way to curb synthetic whiskey production.
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Washington
United States
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Coolidge
Wheeler
Internal Revenue Collectors
Truancy Down in Athens County as Clothing Shortages Hit
Porter cites a drop of 200 truancy notices year over year due to stricter enforcement and better headcounts. He notes 31 cases in court this year with fines limited to first offenses, while clothing shortages, worsened by industrial conditions, force some children to miss school despite Red Cross aid.
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Athens County
C. H. Porter
Porter
Nhen
Red Cross
Logan Gas Hearing Postponed to May 5
The State Utilities commission announced a postponement of the Logan Gas company rate hearing from April 9 to May 5 in Columbus. The delay allows the company to complete preparation of exhibits covering property valuations.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Logan Gas Company
Renew Fight Over Prohibition Official Trial Move
Joshua F. Russell and Merle B. Copeland renewed their opposition to removal to Cleveland for trial on an indictment accusing conspiracy to violate federal prohibition laws. Judge Benson W. Hough weighed the case as they argued against transfer.
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Columbus
Joshua F. Russell
Ohio
Merle B. Copeland
Benson W. Hough
Cleveland
McArthur Sheriff Seeks New Trial After DUI Conviction
Fletcher Collins Vinton County sheriff was found guilty in municipal court of driving an auto while intoxicated and filed a motion for a new trial to be heard tomorrow. He was arrested March 6 on N High street after his car collided with another. Motorcycle Officer Waugh testified to intoxication. local officials testified as character witnesses.
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Columbus
Fletcher Collins
Vinton County
Collins
McArthur
N. High Street
Waugh
Garnet Sharp
Shedd Cox
Puma Kill Fehltber Confirmed. Northwest Town Rates War on Cougar
Brewster Washington reports a mountain lion killed his boy Jimmy Fehltber after a long hunt. Scientists confirmed the puma killed the child by examining the skull, stomach contents, and hair found on the carcass. Dogs refused puma meat due to human flesh taint.
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Child
Mountain Lion
Northwest
Cat
Brewster
Wash
Jimmy Fehlhaber
Charlies Garrett
Jimmy Fehthaber
Wytern
Garrett
Okanogan
Lady Astor Sparks Parliament Over Childless Mothers Debates
In London on April 3 Lady Astor defended childless mothers in a heated Parliament debate on the child adoption bill. The speaker rebuked her as Hayday shouted, and she claimed provocation. The exchange highlighted tensions over motherhood and social duty in early 20th century politics.
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London
Lady Astor
Hayday
Kirby Acquitted on False Financial Report in Cleveland
Josiah Kirby founder of the Cleveland Discount Company was acquitted yesterday on issuing a false financial statement after a nearly three week trial. He now faces two embezzlement charges and one false prospectus charge within two weeks. He is also indicted in Federal court for using the mails to defraud with a hearing tentatively set for May 9.
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Cleveland
Josiah Kirby
Cleveland Discount Company
Dan B. Cull
Kirby
United States
A. E. Bernsteen
Applicants seek Athens to Pomeroy bus line permit
Seventeen applicants faced a hearing before the state utilities commission in Columbus on April 3 to obtain a permit to operate a motor bus line between Athens and Pomeroy. A decision was expected to be deferred for several days.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Athens
Pomeroy
Fear Smallpox Quarantines in South Philadelphia
Philadelphia authorities set two smallpox quarantines affecting over 2,500 people in South Philadelphia as part of a broader ban. The action followed recent measures aimed at curbing the outbreak and restricting public auctions and daily activities.
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Philadelphia
Dailmey
Stedman Packing executive takes GM post in new Ohio firm
A. C. Russi, longtime general manager of Stedman Packing in Athens for 18 years, will move to Columbus in May to become general manager of a newly incorporated Ohio Packing Company. The $250,000 plant, to be built on Lockbourne Road in southeast Columbus, aims to open by November 1 with Russi directing erection.
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A. C. Russi
Eigtteen
Stedman Packing Company
Athens
Columbus
Ohio Packing Company
Lockbourne Road
Russi
Stedman
O. P. Lamb
H. 8
Richmond
H. H. Peters
H. C. Brunner
Mrs. Rusai
Elmwood Place
Evening radio picks offer a south reminiscence mix
Tonight listeners can enjoy a minstrel show on WCAE at 462 meters from 8 to 9 ET, Southern plantation melodies on WBAP at 475.9 meters from 9:30 to 10:45 ET, and Old Time Songs on KFT at 467 meters from 10 to 11 ET. Regular Saturday night jazz remains for dancing, with WTAM at 389.4 meters from midnight to 4 a m ET featuring Lake Eric Nightcaps.
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WCAE
WBAP
C. T
KFT
P. T
WTAM
E. T
Lake Eric
Dorothy Ellingson Insanity Trial Under Way in San Francisco
The San Francisco insanity trial of Dorothy Ellingson continued as defense and prosecution prepared closing arguments. Dr. Jan Balt testified on the girl’s mental state while the jury, nine men and three women, weighed prenatal and environmental factors and her alleged confession amid dramatic courtroom moments. Dorothy’s fainting spells and remark about getting a kick highlighted the proceedings.
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San Francisco
Calif
Dorothy Ellingson
Jan Don Balt
Dorothy
Benefit planned for crippled Lathrop girl Miss Wolfe
Miss Josephine Wolfe a 16 year old from Lathrop was crippled by a shooting accident last August. A carnival and indoor event at Oddfellows hall on April 13 will raise funds to provide a wheel chair and comforts and to buy equipment so she can earn a living making paper flowers. Local Red Cross Army and Odd Fellows groups have supported her family during the 17 day hospital stay at Shelf Arms hospital where she survived.
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Josephine Wolfe
Lathrop
Oddfellows Hall
Misa W
Ada
Wolfe
Joseph
Shelf Arms
Red Cross
Army
Odd Fellows
Logan Student Named Advertising Manager
Frederick Buxton and Atheny Joe E. Clark are named to advertising roles in Logan with Dayton Rochester and Elyria connections. The announcement lists John Laux as a business mate and references Green Goat publication in Ohio.
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John Laux
Dayton
Ema
Rochester
Logan
Werte
Green Goat
Ohio
The
Tee In
Frederick Buxton
Atheny
Joe E. Clark
Ant
Manag Riley
Elyria
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Morley
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Phang
Clementes
Frank E
Ason
Anatole de
Sinclair and Doheny
Carl Porter
M’arthur
Jimmy Fehlbarger
Jimmy
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RIAL
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