Michigan’s Quick Justice Prompt After Abduction Murder
The article recounts a 21 year old Evelyn Benford abducted and slain on a Saturday night. Police caught her killer the following Wednesday, the suspect confessed, pleaded guilty in court, and faced sentencing. The piece laments delays in crime prevention and praises speedy justice.
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Arena
Michigan
Evelyn Benford
Proms
Fse Dente
Sherséay
Fyifer
Prasemt
Poline Departmente
Ced
Fishermen Tradition Seeks Lead From Presidents At Sea
A fragment notes presidents have a habit of fishing in the early days of an administration. It mentions Truman, Hoover, and Coolidge era roving fishing trips near the Chesapeake and Florida keys, highlighting Hoover’s fondness for fishing free from publicity.
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Berdimg
Coo- Hage
Eaver
Railroads Face Intense Competition from Motor Carriers
Hen Bists argues in September Country Gentleman that railways must endure alongside motor carriers. He notes new services and equipment being tested nationwide and supports a Freight Service plan using the Railway Express Agency to pick up and deliver freight to 500 towns, meeting trains at key centers by night for morning delivery, with malls also benefiting in reserved territories.
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Ly Ble
Rnbrands
Reieves
Erdarez
Bishop Earl Cranston Passes Into A New World
The obituary speaks of Bishop Earl Cranston entering a transformed afterlife, a peaceful realm without poverty or conflict. It portrays him as no longer senior, but a cherished child in a vast family, his spirit living both on Earth and beyond.
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Iabor
Earth
Earl Cranston
Lindberghs Press Privacy Plea Amid Public Curiosity
The piece argues the Lindbergh family deserves greater privacy for their second son after the national sympathy for the first. It notes the public’s fascination created a limelight burden and urges the nation to be less curious, allowing the family to live more quietly. It includes a thought for today and a quip about education and public fundraising.
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Lindbergh
Linndbergh
United States
Lindberghs
She Lindbergh
Civil Service Job Exams Stir Public Skepticism in 1920s
Washington reports a surge of advice ads and “coaching” schemes targeting job seekers for federal posts. Officials warn that vacancies remain rigidly limited under Hoover era cuts and a shrinking treasury, with competitive exams and eligibility registers delaying many appointments.
Two tomatoes and a car repair dominate Mill Street notes
A jumble of small town items recalls 42 seconds of local history: oversized tomatoes weighed two pounds and more, a bond issue for Athens County road repairs looms, a new iron bridge project is planned near Ed Bean’s place, and Coolville camp meeting events were affected by district president Slutz’s schedule. Other items note travel returns, a Columbus marriage, a water and power cut in Columbus Grove, and veterans’ reunion attendance.
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N.ef
Mill Street
Capitol Construction Company of
Columbus
Ner
Ed Bean Place
Guyeville-Coolide Road
Fort Run
Coolidle
Stocks and poetry mix in a hopeful market tale
A speaker recalls watching a stock rise then fall and fear for a time of loss. He kept faith and tried to sell but found no bids. Now he jokes that the asset may be reviving, inspired by a friend from Wes Street and a renewed sense of hope.
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Rameau
Hoover
Senorrepher
Port Office Department
Wes
Athens
Mob Co
Pain in the Heart Signal In Medical View
The article reviews heart pain as a potential danger signal and clarifies that it may not indicate serious heart damage. It discusses angina pectoris trigeninal neuralgia and palpitations as common forms, noting stress, anxiety, and fatigue as contributing factors and describing how misdiagnosis can occur without clear heart disease.
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Py Ripley
Coombs
Fractures Mark 68 Years In One Life
A cartoon notes Arthur Gambel from 2322 Cariae Avenue Coington recounts a life of fractures. He lists broken ribs, shoulder, arm bones, jaw, fingers, toes, knees and more across 63 years while maintaining optimism and a steady sense of humor.
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Arhur Gambel
Cariae Avenue
Coington
Reduckr
Leaving My Grandchildren to Find a New Home
A grandmother explains leaving her granddaughter Anne and grandson Tommy with their mother Juliet to seek a place of her own. She notes authority shifts, the children's behavior, and the impact on family dynamics, concluding with her decision to move out and ask for opinions on the change.
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Tauldren
Tommy
Juliet
Taouc
Ana
Pane
Anne
Wes Cheyming
Ber
Compa
Beg
Public Forum Letter Mixed on Unions and Prices
A reader letter from MISS MABEL HANNING and others expresses anger over wage levels and coal mine conditions. The writer argues unions raise prices, urges mining action, and calls for government aid while warning of winter hardship and appetite for bread, coffee, and sugar.
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Umona
Pol
Mora
Ana
Bork
Mabel Hanning
Kimberly O
Athens County Faces Racketeer Pressure Rumor
A fragmentary tenor warns Athens County about a racketeer rumored to be exploiting the area. The author alleges outsiders seek tribute and compares the tactics to those seen in Chicago, urging local defense against outside influence.
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Athens County
Ohio
Chicapo
Vast California Ranch Journey Describes El Pleyto Milpitas Missionrich Scene
A sprawling account recalls Huart Ranch San Cant Calto rra with mountains rivers and long cattle drives. It notes the Mission of San Antonio of Fadua on Milpitas Ranch, its Spanish style house, and the remnants of the old mission including the chapel and brick columns amid changing times.
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Milpitas
Mupitas Ranch
San Antonio
Fadua
California
Jefferson
Milpitas Ranch
Wise Old Fathers
Catholic Church
Indian Mission Cemetery and a California Picnic Tale
A Descriptive look at a mission site with Indian burial mounds and carved crosses, a long irrigation ditch, and missionary feats. The piece shifts to a late night ranch picnic in Milpitas with neighbors singing, Irish tunes, and a long moonlit drive back along Pacific coast towns.
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Pacific Shore
King City
Paso Robles
Auscadero
San Luis
Obispa Morrow
Pacific
Cayu~cos
Cambria
Onic
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Coolville
Er.m Slutz
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Kiwanis Club
Mill Street West
LD Od
Poston
Athens Country Club
Mies
Mildred Hastings
Neal O. Rumsey
R C M Hastings
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Ralph Dalton
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E C Woodworth
Guy Brown
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Willam H. Bean
Hebron
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Charlee Smith
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Union
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George Clark
Annie
Anthle Brishane
Antonia
Huart Ranch
San Cant
Caltorra
Oli
el Pleyto
Edward McDonough
Mary McDonough
Whitey
Rebecca Bame
Government Forest Preserve
Wall Street
Harry M. Taylor
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Knights of Cofinibus
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