Glouster to Host Parkersburg in Big Legion Nine Clash
Glouster baseball fans anticipate a banner attraction as the American Legion club meets Parkersburg at home Sunday. Braithwood returns to pitch for Parkersburg with Cook and Randolph ready, while Glouster counters with Withem Murphy Underhill and a solid defense led by Johnny Walsh and Smith. Both teams opened with one sided wins, promising a tense showdown.
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American Legion
Parkersburg
Legion
Braithwood
Walsh
Smith
Crooksville
Nelsonville
Withem
Murphy
Hoff Headlines Drake Relays With Hoff In Pole Vault Battle
Des Moines extends Drake Relays as 3000 plus athletes from 101 schools arrive for a premier Western meet. Norwegian star Charley Hoff targets a world outdoor pole vault mark of 13 feet 11 1 16 inches while Kansas relays recent fail looms. The opening medley relay highlights tomorrow's program with Penn State-East clash noted.
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Des Moines
United States
Charley Hoff
University of Pennsylvania
Alletes
Auto congestion drives cities to shift business districts
Washington reports a Department of Commerce bulletin says rising car use will ease urban traffic by decentralizing retail activity. It notes shops moving from crowded downtowns to residential centers with ample parking, creating sub centers that form complete shopping districts outside congestion.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Bulletin
Three Rich Heirs Who Earned Their Own Way
In Chicago, Phillip K. Wrigley John R. Thompson Jr. and Edward A. Cudahy Jr. are sons of wealthy families who rose to lead major firms by starting at the bottom. Wrigley, 31, runs the $100.0 million business after his father stepped aside. Thompson, 31, led the Thompson restaurant chain after Yale and dishwasher days. Cudahy, 42, heads the Cudahy Packing Company after a bottom-up rise. All are married with children.
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Wrigley
Phillip K. Wrigley
William Wrigley
Ward A. Cudahy Jr
Thompson Jr
Thompson
Yale
Cudahy
Cudahy Packing Company
Marriage Licenses Issued in Probate Court
Two licenses issued in Nelsonville and Athens. Grover Cleveland Lewis 28 a miner and Ada Lillian Traugh 21 a telephone operator from Nelsonville were married by Rev. M. E. Chatley. Lloyd Cline Nickoson 23 a bench carpenter of Athens and Clara Belle Clien 22 a factory worker of Athens were also married by the same officiant.
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Grover Cleveland Lewis
Nelsonville
Frank Lewis
Ada Lillian Traugh
Lon Traugh
Lloyd Cline Nickoson
Athens
Leroy Nickoson
Clara Belle Clien
John Cline
M. E. Chatley
Bowman inventor claims perpetual motion device powers sewing machines
In Orangeburg South Carolina an inventor from Bowman asserts a perpetual motion machine using twenty two iron balls and a jack to drive a wheel. Balls drop into cups to turn the wheel then rise again to repeat the cycle, allegedly running indefinitely after a start.
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Orangeburg
Bowman
South Carolina
Public Sale at Residence Near Guysville April 24 1926
Nelson Clifford offers at his residence 314 miles west of Guysville near State Road a large consignment of livestock farming equipment and household goods in a sale to start at 10 o'clock on Saturday April 24 1926. Items include work horses cows milk gear harnesses implements tools and appliances such as a DeLaval cream separator stove and roofing materials. Terms are announced the day of sale.
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Beatrice
L. F. Junod
A. M. Mooney
Guysville
State Road
Farrow
Nelson Clifford
Student Democracy Trials Rise at Denver University
Denver University faces student unrest after the dismissal of sociology professor Grove S. Dow. Chancellor Heber R. Harper defends the decision as maintaining faculty control, while students stage mass meetings, vote of confidence events, and protests over Dow’s firing amid allegations of questionable research practices.
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Col
Denver University
Heber R. Harper
Harper
Grove S. Dow
Dow
Athens High School Radio Club Explores Oscillation
The Athens high school radio club met at Jack Preston’s home to study oscillation. John Alden led with charts tracing sound from mic to loud speaker and compared mechanical to electrical oscillating circuits. Elmer Norris presided over the meeting with L. B. Vorhees present.
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Athens High School Radio Club
Jack Preston
John Alden
Elmer Norris
L. B. Vorhees
Preaching Against Modern Amusements Draws Fire
Washington pastor Dr. Harvey Baker Smith argues against hell-fire sermons condemning theater movies and sports. He urges Christians to embrace joy in faith and see amusements as beneficial, suggesting piety should include life’s pleasures and positive spirit.
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Larry Boardman
Washington
Harvey Baker Smith
Columbia Heights
Church leaders urged to balance morality with modern life
A preacher argues the church must demand righteousness in all life and avoid harsh judgments toward amusements that reflect the gospel. He urges clergymen to show the better path, warn against worldly excess, and remind believers the body is a temple while noting American families spend about $16 yearly on soap.
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Smith
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