Detroit Poised to Form Food Exchange to Aid City
A conference with 2,000 Michigan farmers and Detroit merchants backs creating a food exchange to solve city shortages. Proposed facilities would preserve and distribute farm products with an estimated capitalization of 300000 dollars. Organizers claim Detroit could profit and reduce a 46 percent loss in handling Michigan produce.
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International News Service
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Detroit Board of Commerce
C. A. Bingham
Michigan Farm Bureau
Board of Commerce
Preservation Aim to Save Farm Produce from Destruction
The article notes a goal to save from destruction the vast quantities of fruit and vegetables that have rotted on farms in recent years because current prices do not justify marketing them.
Local Vignettes Mention Visits and Illness in Richland Area
Richland Avenue residentes report a bereavement voyage to Cambridge for the death of a brother in law. Several residents are noted visiting relatives in Canaanville Columbus Toledo Marietta and Jerseyville amid local social events and an outbreak of chicken pox. A quarterly meeting is planned for late February and township trustees travel to Nelsonville to consult the governor. A school pageant by John Hancock and a Friday event at the manual training center are announced with many local names listed.
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Orville Reeves
Cambridge
Srother
Chester Hill
Alex Sapp
Elza Sapp
James Clifford
Canaanville
Steve Cunningham
G. R. Lawrence
Frank Creamer
Jerseyville
Marietta
E. C. Kenney
Columbus
Melvin Wise
Toledo
Alfred Hummel
Roscoe Orr
Ernest Tiatt
Frank Cerin
Pratts Fork
Iris Tubbs
O. F. Ashworth
Add Hooper
Nelsonville
John Hancock ' School
Jane
M.S
Local Society Notes From Parkersburg and Athens Areas
Stewart s Cynthia Russell visits daughters in Parkersburg. Eva Norris spends days with brothers in Columbus. Mr and Mrs P T Busch visit son Dana and wife in Athens. William Copeland of Sugar Grove visits mother Mrs M M Copeland. Mrs S J Biddison visits Athens parents. Evelyn Wetherell fractures arm. Dr Sprague and Dr Me Laughlin treat. Mrs G A Daugherty and son Rexford stay with Athens parents. Elmer Burke sees convalescent mother in Parkersburg. Ray Wetherell family visit Columbus. Mrs John Pickett and Mrs Elizabeth Coleman visit John Winner. Rome Township Grange meets. Hazel McGill turns fifteen with friends at home. Persian carpet designs passed down. each family keeps its own design.
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Cynthia Russell
Parkersburg
Iss Eva Norris
Columbus
P. T. Busch
Dana
Athens
William Copeland
Sugar Grove
M. M. Copeland
S. J. Biddison
Evelyn Wetherell
Sprague
Me.Laughlin
Guysville
G. A. Daugherty
Rexford
Elmer Burke
Ray Wetherell
Death of Alfred Swartz and local notes from Bentz cemetery
Alfred Mr. Abe Swartz died at his home after a period of illness. Funeral held Sunday at 11 with Rev. Shafer of Middleport. Interment in Bentz cemetery. Albert Swartz of Middleport visits his parents. Mrs. Katharine Stephens and children return to Charleston after a visit with the Hardestys. Mrs. Tucker improving. Mrs. Hardesty ill. Mrs. Warner home after West Virginia visit. Alda Shumway assisting with housework. Delbert Anan, stepson of Israel Swartz, lost a finger while holding a...
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Abe Swartz
Shafer
Middleport
Bentz Cemetery
Albert Swartz
James Swartz
Katharine Stephens
Charleston
W. Va
Charles Hardesty
William Tucker
Jacob Warner
West Virginia
Alda Shumway
Flora
Fraley Fox
Delbert Anan
Israel Swartz
Man Loses Finger in Woodworking Accident
While working with a piece of wood intended for his brother George, an ax slipped and severed his finger at the first joint, according to local reports.
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George
Troop One Defeats Troop Two 26 to 8 in Scout Match
The Boy Scouts of Troop One Athens beat Troop Two Nelsonville 26 to 8 on Wednesday. John Algeo led with seven baskets and 14 points, Jack Rhodes added eight points, Moler scored twice, Nelsonville had field goals and four foul shots. Campbell and Crawford contributed the remaining points.
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Boy Scouts of
Troop One
Athens
Nelsonville
John Algeo
Jack Rhodes
Algeo
Rhodes
Moler
Campbell
Crawford
Coleman
Crawford Wilcox
Campbell Moler
Welsham Addicott
Delph
Abbott Wilcox
Card of Thanks for Sympathy in Sickness and Death
We extend heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for aid and sympathy during his illness and passing. Grateful for floral offerings and Rev Will for kind words. Signed Mrs. Julia Norris and Children.
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Will
Ford Buys Antiquities During Stop at Darrowville Home
Henry Ford toured the McIntyre antique-filled house between Akron and Cleveland and purchased old furnishings for his Dearborn home. He bought a handroom coverlid, quilts, a spoonholder, and a sugar bowl, and retrieved an attic ladder-back chair after asking for the key.
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Akron
Feb
Henry Ford
McIntyre
Darrowville
Cleveland
MclIntyre
Ford
Miss McIntyre
Whole Town Has Got Dander Up
Residents of Everett Medina County protest B&Q railroad action halting mail service and abandoning its station leaving locals to travel to a rival town with limited stores and four post office patrons. Officials plan to take up the issue with Congressman Kaught.
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Medina
Everett
B. & QO. Railroad Company
Kaught
Binkley Found Guilty in Second Trial for Murder
Toledo February 23 Arthur Binkley was found guilty of murder in the second degree by a common pleas court jury. He shot Patrolman William Reed last December in a case that marked his second trial after the first jury disagreed. The sole woman juror favored acquittal in the initial trial.
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Toledo
Arthur Binkley
Common Pleas Court
William Reed
Binkley
Hold Up Staged to Get Insurance
Long Branch reports a staged hold up at Mrs. Sarah Robertson's Deal home aimed at insurance money. John Bailey, 21, confessed he hoped for $1,000 from the claim after a bandit robbed him of nothing but four chamois bags with paper.
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Long Branch
N. J
Sarah Robertson
Deal
Shopmen Return to Work Ordered in Bucyrus and Kenton
Orders issued by the Toledo and Ohio Central railroad shops demand the return to work March 1 for 205 Bucyrus and 80 Kenton heavy engine repair workers. Other department employees remain idle.
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Bucyrus, O
Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad
Kenton
Bucyrus
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