East Side PTA Meeting Urges Bigger School Plant and Community Involvement
A hundred East Side School patrons gathered for the annual PTA meeting to discuss school matters. Talks by patrons and teachers covered larger school facilities, book exchanges, reduced crowding, a proposed community house, nurses scales funded by Christmas seals, and improved education fostering citizenship and better recreation.
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East Side
Parent Teacher Association
Fred Lee Tom
Jean Thompson
J. J. Schmidt
FE. B. Young
Athens
Athens County
R. L. Woodworth
George E. McLaughlin
J. R. Morton
Supt
Stailey
Local Social Notes From Harrisonville and Nearby
Harrisonville and surrounding areas report routine social visits and small property transfers. Walter French traveled to Columbus for an operation, while Alfred Greenles and Edith hosted F Ray Wilson family members. E P Brooks sold their farm to Mr McGuire of West Virginia and others hosted guests from Rutland Snowville Downington and Rutland over the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter French
Columbus
Alfred Greenles
Edith
F. Ray Wilson
E. P. Brooks
McGuire
West Virginia
Gertie Toban
Edith Greenles
Carl Chase
James Hanning
Snowville
Howard Hull
Downington
Will Hull
Nathan
Rutland
Will Day
Jennie Arnold
Vernon Greenles
Stalkner
Wilson Farm
Worth Lynch
Emma Wise Dye
John
Dye
Dye and Families, Mr. and Mrs. Berry Jewell
Lash Jewell
Doctor to the Poor Thousand Get Well-Simple Remedy
A promotional piece touts Bulgarian Blood Tea as a simple home remedy for the poor. It claims roots leaves and herbs cleanse the system, aid complexion, relieve constipation and digestive issues, and guard against colds influenza pneumonia.
Wheeling Holds First Recall Election In City History
Wheeling West Virginia on January 26 votes on recalling the entire city council and the city manager following a grand jury investigation and a long legal battle up to the state supreme court.
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Wheeling
International News Service
W. Va
Supreme Court
Pacific fortifications debated at Washington talks
Japan seeks exclusion of Bonin islands from the unfortified Pacific zone under the Far East agreement. Japanese delegates ask for Tokyo orders. If fortified, the Philippines under US protection would be endangered while the US allows fortifications on Formosa and Kurile Islands. Bonins feared to threaten Guam and the Aleutians. Hawaii would remain unfortified. Britain seeks Singapore fortification as a naval base.
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Japan
Bonin Islands
Pacific
Far East
Washington
Tokio
Philippine Islands
America
Formosa
U. S
Kurile Islands
Guam
U. S.ession
Aleutian Islands
Hawaiian
Great Britain
Singapore
Aircraft makers said to owe Uncle Sam millions
The government plans district court suits in Ohio to recover overpayments on cost price plus wartime aircraft contracts. Attorney General Daugherty said government accountants found overpayments totaling 2,554,883 dollars to the Dayton Wright Company and 4,706,055 dollars to the Wright-Martin Company, both based in Dayton.
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Uncle Sam
Daugherty
Ment
Dayton Wright Company
Wright-Martin Company
Dayton
Sewers Blocked by Moonshine Mash in Butte
City engineers report east side sewers clogged with mash and byproducts from moonshine operations. Home brewers allegedly discharge mash into sewers to dodge detection, using six hoses and a swirling nozzle to flush debris.
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Butte
Mont
Henry J. Weig
Enstein
Willis fires back at Cox over league of nations remark
Senator Willis of Ohio responded to James M. Cox's Dayton speech attacking Harding administration and Republican policies. Willis said Cox may believe public opinion leans toward the league of nations, but he is practically alone in that view.
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International News Service
Washington
Harding
James M. Cox
Dayton
Willis
Ohio
Cox
America
League of Nations
Resolution Calls Senate Inquiry Into Ford Muscle Shoals Offer
Senator Harris of Georgia introduced a resolution in the Senate demanding a committee inquiry into a lobby opposing Henry Ford's bid to purchase the Muscle Shoals project. He said the critics represent fertilizer and water power interests.
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Washington
Senate
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals Project
Harris
Democrat
Georgia
Fertilizer Trust
Water Power Trust
Ford
Pope on the Papacy: O Connell Named as Possible American Pontiff
Rome date line reports O Paese speculation that Cardinal O Connell archbishop of Boston could be elected pope. The paper praises his wealth modern mentality and cultivation and says his candidacy would be greatly favored.
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International News Service
Rome
O Paese Today
Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
Johnson opposes four billion debt bond to finance soldiers bonus
Senator Johnson of California denounces a proposed 4 000 000 000 British debt bond issue as a means to fund the soldiers bonus. He warns it would embroil the nation in European entanglements similar to a league of nations. He cites Russian bonds in French pockets as a cause of France's entanglement with Russia.
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International News Service
Washington
Senate
Johnson
California
League of Nations
France
Russia
Woman shoots man in back in Letcher County
Reports reaching the sheriff's office say Mrs. James Ison, wife of a farmer, demanded that Joseph Akeman leave his Atkins Creek home and shot him in the back, killing him. The incident occurred in Whitesburg Kentucky on January 26.
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Whitesburg
Joseph Akeman
Atkins Creek
Letcher County
James Ison
Madrid’s Finest Painting Collection Claims Global Fame
The article asserts Madrid houses the world’s best collection of paintings, positioning the city as a premier arts capital and drawing attention to its cultural dominance. It highlights the breadth and prestige of Madrid’s art holdings and their international reputation.
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Madrid
Man Fatally Shoots Self After Domestic Rift in Liverpool
William S. Bostwick, 680, a plant engineer, fatally shot himself at his daughter Hazel Beadwell’s home after threatening his wife. He was taken to a hospital. The couple, estranged, had been living with the daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Liverpool
William S. Bostwick
Hazel Beadwell
Bostwick
Northeast Kentucky Coal group meets in Ashland
The executive committee of the Northeast Kentucky Coal Association Big Sandy division held a 9 a m meeting at the association office in Ashland Kentucky today to discuss division matters.
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Ashland
Northeast Kentucky Coal Association
Big Sandy
Winter tales and small town life in Athens area
A nostalgic column recalls cozy winter evenings by a bone coal fire. It notes local visits including Mrs William Smith and Chauncey kin, reports on acrobatic pedestrians, hens fed ideas, and neighborly happenings at Jackville Grange. Attendant tidbits touch on Miss Nettle Watkins’s nervous fever and local social chatter.
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H. V
William Smith
Chauncey
Doc Penrod
Athens
Jackville
Milt Twiss
Israel Chesser Sr
Sherman
Eight Maids Named Bridesmaids for Princess Mary Wedding
Official announcement lists eight noble ladies chosen to attend Princess Mary at her February 29 wedding to Viscount Lascelles. Princess Maud and Lady Rachel Cavendish head the group along with Lady Ma Thynne Lady Victoria Mary Cambridge Lady Doris Gordon-Lennox Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon Lady Diana Bridgeman and Lady May Cambridge.
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Europe
Mary
Viscount Lascelles
Princess Maud
Oe Royal
Rachel Cavendish
Duke
Duchess of Devonshire
Ma Thynne
Ey Ag
Marquis of Bath
Victoria Mary Camridge
Marquis of Cambridge
Doris Gordon-Lennox
Watch Dog Parody Notes and Local Happenings
The writer reports on a quirky scene with a contrarian dog and weather affecting pants, mentions photographer Hay Miller with a dated goatee, and notes Luhrig mine operating three to four days weekly. Frances Steinmeyer visits Athens, Luhrig road remains rough but passable, Raymond Carsey Shell Verity crosses it daily, and Uncle Joe’s inventiveness is praised.
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Hay” Miller
Luhrig
Frances Steinmeyer
Athens
Luhrig Road
Raymond Carsey Shell Verity
Joe
Sleep Sickness Claims Railroad Worker in Chillicothe
Charles Michaels a railroad man died here from sleeping sickness after an illness of twelve days with difficulty to take nourishment. He was roused only at intervals before his death yesterday.
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Chillicothe
Charles Michaels
Orchestra To Leave Town After Miami Beating
In Miami Florida six members of a negro orchestra employed at a tourist hotel were escorted by police to a northern suburb and placed on a train to Columbus Ohio. They were beaten by a mob urged to leave within 24 hours. Some instruments were destroyed amid complaints they did not conform to southern customs. The orchestra leader reportedly joined dancers on the floor at a public event.
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Miami
Fla
Columbus
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