Activities Increase At State Hospital In 1928
Dr. John Berry reports Athens State Hospital admitted 307 patients in 1928, a record since 1920, bringing the total under care to 1,644. Readmissions totaled 62, transfers 107. About 55 percent of admissions were returned to society with 30 percent discharged as recovered and 25 percent as improved. Deaths were six percent. The hospital notes strong outcomes from X ray, vaccines, and new occupational programs for women. Community clinics and lectures broaden public understanding, with 7,405 visitors recorded. Training and rehabilitation efforts include crafts, weaving, painting, and a new industrial building planned to expand therapeutic work.
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Athens State Hospital
John Berry
State Hospital Cement
Berry
Wassermann
Kahn
Department of Health
Department of
Ohio University
Urey
Occupational Training Department
Ohio
Department of Psychology
Many Improvements in Structures on Grounds
The department reports ten small oil wells pumping on the farm, yielding about 140 dollars monthly to the state from an eighth royalty, and two gas wells with a one fourth royalty of around 300 dollars monthly. Recent work includes cottage B repairs for 20 more beds, a three-room root cellar, new water line, three fire hydrants, a 1600-foot sewer line, central male bath room, two new boilers, a ten-car garage, concrete floors, a tunnel, sidewalks, a safety walk, and extensive repairs to water and steam lines plus new lighting and storage facilities.
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Dre Kerry
Hih
Barry
Bond
Mump House
Faundry
Cottage “L
Hydrotherapy and dental care mark hospital year
Hundreds of patients received hydrotherapy and dental treatments at the State Hospital School during the year. Staff reports note major operations with no deaths, numerous minor procedures, and expanding nurse training while an additional therapy room was added to handle increased demand.
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John L. Harper
State Hospital School
Berry
Nocate
R. Demers
Gherapende
Dental Department
Wage
Mra
Atkins
Nea
Miss Berthal
Wiemlller
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Nume
Bridge problem asks North South four tricks against best defense
In a card game diagram the players face a demanding contract. The narration invites readers to study the layout and determine a method of play that yields North and South four tricks, noting that the complete solution is printed elsewhere on the page.
Hazardous wiring points addressed during winter repairs
Efforts to remedy hazards in the building's electrical system continued with winter installations planned. The work included rewiring key areas such as the main carpenter shop upholstery shop dining rooms and dairy barn circuits. Many outages and repairs remain as crews rewire basements and install new cables from the power house to essential spaces.
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Ward No
Tuberculosis Hospital Seeks Budget for Upgrades and New Cottage
Dr Berry outlines requests for a modern receiving cottage for intensive mental treatment, upgraded hospital facilities including dairy barn and industrial buildings, new water wells, rewiring, carpets, and additional X ray and ultraviolet equipment. Budget notes emphasize replacing worn machinery, annual tie work, and continued building repairs. County officials praise staff cooperation and aid from the director of public welfare and state purchasing agent.
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Berry
Yana
Unblocking play in bridge leads to trick gain
The article examines bridge unblocking tactics, detailing scenarios where unblocking yields one to five tricks. It walks through a specific hand where Scull leads diamond, North captures, and the subsequent club and heart plays determine whether South can secure the final tricks or if overcalls by West derail the plan.
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Scull
North
East
South
West
Patst
Four Operettas Written by Local Man Revealed
A local author completes four operettas, showcasing notable quantity and quality in new musical works. The article highlights his origin and the significance of his contribution to regional theater.
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Man
Murder Song and the Post Boy Mystery in Ohio Town
A Strickland Gibilan essay traces the origin of a town name in Ohio tied to the 1825 murder of mail carrier William Cartwell in Tuscarawas Valley. It recounts the arrest of William Johnson, the trial and hanging of John Funston, and a posthumous messenger letter cited by W. H. Herrold, tied to a local railroad era tale.
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Post Boy
Ohio
Strickland Gibilan
Ohio University
Willian Cartwell
Tusccarawas Valley
William Johnson
John Funston
Matt
Wes
Sim
W. H. Herrold
Gillian
Atkinson
H. L. Atkinson
Lanccaster Street
Athens
Taylor Hursey
Newcomerstown
Mira
Margareth. Hay White
T’ungton
Johnson
Hollywood Talkie Shakeup Stuns Film Colony
In OLLYWOON California January 26 Hollywood buzzes over the sudden success of talking pictures after Warner brothers introduced Vitaphone. The Jazz Singer sparked a rush to add sound to films, prompting a scramble of reworks and new scripts by Geoffrey Morgan and others as actors test voices and studios race to publish operettas and score further talkie projects amid a changing studio culture.
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Ollywoon
Calif
Hollywood
Boty
Robedy
Warner Brothers
Mesna
Vitaphone
AL Jolson
South Seas
Abie
Voor
Geoffrey F. Morgan
Peggy
Geoffrey O’hara
Peggy and the
My. Morgan
Prederieck G. Johnson
Bagdad
Broadway Jams Theaters Showing Talkies But Snub Stage Plays
NY theater scene reports a shift toward sound films as Broadway venues crowd with talking pictures while stage plays suffer. Industry voices note mixed fortunes for theaters facing upheaval from new technology and changing audience tastes amid ongoing production uncertainties.
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Princeton
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Post Boy Mworder
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John Funsten
William Cartman
Freeport
Coshorton Town
King
Cartmell
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Funston
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