Judge Lindsey Opposes Compulsory Birth Control
In Cleveland a judge imposed a three year birth control restraint on Mr and Mrs Otto Kourim as part of a divorce ruling. Judge Harrison Ewing supported the decision noting three children in three years was too many for a $24 a week salary. Experts defend and condemn the ruling, underscoring the birth control debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Ben B. Lindsey
Lindsey
United
Cleveland
Lind‘wey
Harrison Ewing
Cleveland Common Pleas Court
Otto Kourim
Kourim
Judes Ewing
New York
U.P
Cleve
Cooper
Jude
F. Robertson Jones
American Birth Control League
Ewing
State Men Uncover Mammoth Distillery Near Fostoria
The largest distillery uncovered in this section was found near Fostoria. Officers seized three 200 gallon stills, 690 gallons of liquor, and 16 000 gallons of mash. They arrested Thomas H Knox on liquor production and operation charges.
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Tiffin
Fostoria
Thomas H. Knox
Famous Sleuth Is Employed on Case
Ora Slater the Cincinnati detective arrives Bellefontaine to probe the death of Mary Downey 18 found in a local quarry. Coroner classed it suicide though family friends suspect murder. A note allegedly by Mary accompanied her disappearance but mother questions its authorship.
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Bellefontaine
Ora Slater
Cincinnati
Mary Downey
Here
Slater
Health Report Shows Quiet November in Athens County
November brought steady activity for the County Health Office. Three visiting nurses logged about 1,150 miles each to county schools. Of 1,921 school children examined, 521 had defects, 629 total defects, and 228 notices were sent to parents. One hundred thirty-nine corrections completed. Forty children showed infectious or contagious symptoms and were excluded. Six children received treatments and two were sent to a physician. Sixteen parent consultations and 42 teacher consultations were held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Fell
Doody Named State Superintendent of Insurance in Ohio
Columbus attorney William A. Doody appointed state superintendent of insurance succeeding William C. Safford who resigned. Doody will serve until the Cooper administration takes office.
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Columbus
William A. Doody
William C. Safford
Doody
Cooper Administration
Youngsters Build and Furnish Toy House in Kindergarten
In Rufus Putnam School a group of five year olds planned, built, and furnished a miniature house under teacher Miss Marie Acomb. They used Patty Hill blocks for the frame and created living room, bedroom, and kitchen from a central hall with a tile roof.
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Iittie
Patty Hill
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Youthful Health
An advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe laxative and liver cleanser. It claims they remove poisons from the bowels, boost energy and complexion, and restore youthfulness with nightly use. The product is described as vegetable based, olive colored, and non griping, priced 60 cents at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Edwards
Tots Build and Furnish a Tiny House Play Project
Children learn measurement and sewing as they fashion curtains rugs and window boxes. Cooperation speeds progress, and dramatization of home life teaches dusting sweeping cooking etiquette and hosting. A store is built nearby for groceries and supplies for their playhouse activities.
Dalton Widow Seeks $100,000 Over Dry Raid Death
In Ashland Ohio Common Pleas Judge C C Chapman faced a motion for directed verdict as Mrs Mabel Dalton sought $100000 damages from dry agents for the death of her husband John Dalton. He was killed October 29 1924 when a bullet from a raider’s gun hit him in the head as his car was stopped near Ashland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Common Pleas
C. C. Chapman
Mabel Dalton
John Dalton
Dalton
Police Chief’s Son Excused From Testimony in Dalton Suit
Carlos Gorham, former patrolman and son of Police Chief Gorham, was excused from testifying in the damage suit against him. He had served a Mansfield reformatory term for manslaughter in the Dalton killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Gorham
Gorham
Mansfield Reformatory
Dalton
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Advocates of Practice
Mammoth
Pinkham’s
Ste Sony
Tae
Athens County
the Ohio Valley Coffee CO
Portsmouth
Ohio
L. v. Shafer CO. Distributors
Athens, Ohio
W. A. Reading
Mary Virginia Hewitt
Messenger
Strap
Jeweler & Optometrist
General Electric
Midel
Crisco
Fuirniturie
Victrolas Pianos
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