Large Fund Raised by Foresters for Aged and Distressed
The Independent Order of Foresters announces a new philanthropic fund of 100000 dollars to aid aged members in acute distress through its 3000 subordinate courts. The order runs sanatoriums in Lopez Canyon California and Rainbow Lake Adirondacks, an orphanage in Oakville Ontario, and a Catalina Island vacation colony. It reports 165000 members in the US and Canada, with $22 million paid in benefits, $40 million reserves, and insurance force of $16 million.
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Weather Drops to 47 Degrees in Athens
Weather conditions in Athens grow erratic as summer heat gives way to a sharp cold snap. Friday morning saw a reading of 47 degrees, 18 degrees below normal, prompting residents to bundle up as winds and chilly air reminded of rapid seasonal change.
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Gobi Desert
Kansas
South Meadow
Franklin County Hikes Realty Values Prompt Tax Cut Hopes
The Franklin county budget commission met to consider a reduction in tax rates after a realty value increase of about 206000000 due to re appraisal. A substantial county tax rate cut was anticipated.
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Columbu
Franklin County Budget Commission
Japan Quakes Shatter Morning Calm In Tokyo
Severe earth tremors jolted Tokyo and northern territory at 3 am local time. Residents flooded streets in panic as clocks stopped and tremors continued to occur almost daily.
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Rio
Argentine Flyer Zanni Launches Bangkok Flight Plan
Argentine world flyer Major Zanni left Rangoon at 7:50 for Bangkok with ideal weather. He intends to fly to Japan then Canada via the Aleutian Islands, cross Canada, and cross the North Atlantic despite late season. He will use two Fokker hydroplanes and make forty four stops.
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India
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Canada
Aleutian Islands
North Atlantic
China floods leave up to twelve million destitute
Shanghat reports the international famine relief commission estimates 10,000,000 to 12,009,000 Chinese people are destitute after floods swept eight provinces.
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Shanghat
International Famine Relief Commission
China
Principal Resigns to Join Cleveland Electric Company
R. M. Simpson, principal of Bucyrus High School for four years, resigns to enter the sales department of a Cleveland electric company. No successor has been named.
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Bucyrus
M. R. Simpson
Cleveland Electric Company
Simpson
Women Desiring Honor At Court Worry U S Embassy
In London 500 American women seek presentation at the Court of St James this summer but only 30 will be chosen by the U S Embassy led by Ambassador Frank Kellogg. The process risks 470 disappointed aspirants and mindful diplomacy while tempers run high at the embassy through June court sessions.
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U. S
London
Court of St. James
United States
Europe
Stewart Wedding Anniversary Surprise Dinner
Stewart C August 15 Mr and Mrs Art Copeland were honored with a surprise twenty fifth wedding anniversary hosted by their children. A noon lawn dinner was followed by social time. Attendees included Edgar Grosvenor Ray Poston and daughter Gaynelle Vivian Maxine Ogg and others from Music Run New England Stewart and Sand Rock.
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Nelsonville
Lloyd Copeland
Grace Dodds
Marie Dodds
New England
Virgene Copeland
Will Marquis
Henry Ogg
Nelson Colwin
Louis Ogg
John Parmeter
Charles Moore
Sand Rock
Sadie Copeland
Lelia van Dyke
Helen Ogg
Stewart
Chester Copeland
Zelman Copeland
British airship R-33 to make trial flight to India
London reports the airship R-33 will undertake a test flight to India within three months. The mission seeks practical flying and meteorological data and to observe crew effects from the long voyage. R-33 measures 6433 feet long and 79 feet wide with inflation already under way.
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India
London
England
Berlin Courts Grant 176 Divorces in One Week
In Berlin, 176 divorces were granted across several courts within a single week, reflecting a surge in divorce proceedings and rapid case handling by the local judiciary. The tally underscores shifting winds in family law and urban life.
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Berlin
666 as a Remedy for Many Ailments
An 666 remedy is described as a universal medication for colds, grippe, dengue fever, constipation, bilious headaches, and malarial fever. The claim presents a broad cure without specifying ingredients or sources.
Who Is Your Skinny Friend Ethel
Advertises McCoy Laboratories Cod Liver Oil Tablets in sugar coated form for weight gain. Claims 60 tablets cost 60 cents and offer refunds if five pounds are not gained in thirty days. Cline Pharmacy Co and McKee Drug Co listed alongside leading druggists.
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McCoy Laboratories
New York
McCoy
Cline Pharmacy Co
McKee Drug Co
McKee Deug Co
Athletic heart idea disproved by marathon X rays
A Boston report on American and Canadian youths in the 25 mile American marathon shows normal heart size and lung capacity, challenging the belief that severe athletic training enlarges the heart. The study measured X rays to assess cardiac condition.
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