State Takes a New Stand in School Affairs
Athens county to suspend small one room schools with enrollment under ten. State limits on high schools set maximum three teachers for first grade high schools with under 100 pupils. Officials urge six teaching periods daily and class sizes near thirty, with flexibility for larger schools in certain subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
H. R. McVay
George M. Morris
State Department of Education
Boards of Education
Mr. Morris
County Board of Education
McVay
Vernon M. Riegel
Chautauqua Plans Progress in Athens Advance
E B Buller, Redpath rep, tours Athens to promote July 15 to 18 Chautauqua lineup. The 1924 program features two plays, musical acts, lectures by McGregor, Stephens, Green, Allen, Wenner, Hansen and Abot, plus Miss Hansen dress lecture and a 10 000 bee exhibit by E R Root.
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E. B. Buller
Redpath Chautauqua
Athens
Chautauqua
Hollybrooke
Melody Land
Elsie Baker
Victor
Vierra
Evelyn Hansen
Mi Giorgio
E. R. Root
Thomas B. McGregor
Kentucky
Waldy E. Stephens
Sherwood
Thomas FE. Green
Ashington
D. C
George Allen
Boston
William Wenner
Ohio Senate
E. R. Abot
Farming method boosts Wabash County yields and income
Eight Wabash County farmers using modern methods increased yearly take by about 1500 dollars each over eight neighbors not using the methods. Average returns rose to 6.9 percent on a 22595 investment versus 2.19 percent. Alfalfa and poultry gains cited. livestock care and labor efficiency blamed for lower results.
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SCIENTIFIC FARMING _URBANA
Inl
Wabash County
M. L. Mosher
University of Ilinois
Mosher
Canada Starts Move to Safeguard Forests
Ottawa officials launch nationwide program under slogan Save the Forests to train school children in forest fire prevention with educational pamphlets from the Department of the Interior. Minister Beewart calls the effort a national duty as Canada’s Central Busk forests face depletion and 1922 timber production valued at 170,850,096 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Federal Department of the Interior
Charlies E. Béewart
King George to Host Tennis With Helen Wills
London reports King George at Buckingham Palace favors tennis as Moor sport and plans a royal exhibition with American champion Helen Wills at the palace in the near future.
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King
London
King George
Buckingham Palace
Helen Wills
Aempion
Palace
Fox Farms Faces Over 12 900 Fees Across United States
The report notes a vast fee regime affecting fox farming operations nationwide with widespread implications for producers. It highlights regulatory complexity, costs for licensing and inspections, and the potential impact on farm viability and animal welfare oversight.
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The
United
Paralyzed Throat Ends Career to Run Trimble Heights Poultry Farm
Gilouster G. R. Meune, about 65, is in serious condition at home on Trimble Heights after a stroke over a week. The man, once a longtime mill planner in the valley, left that work to run a poultry farm on Trimble Heights and now cannot swallow solid food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Meune
Trimble Heights
Mr. McCune
Tippies in Narrow Escape After Athens Nelsonville Crash
Chas Tippie and family escaped serious injury Sunday night when a Dodge touring car collided with their vehicle on the Athens Nelsonville road near Greenlawn cemetery. The Tippie car overturned and was nearly smashed. Mrs Tippie suffered chest injuries but not serious. Mr Tippie was thrown through the windshield with minor wrist cuts. Children had only minor bruises. P H Willeke and son Rex of Taylor Ridge were en route to Columbus to join the Monypenny Hammond Niagara Falls excursion, spending the week on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Tippie
Athens- Nelsonville
Greenlawn Cemetery
P. H. Willeke
Rex
Taylor Ridge
Columbus
Niagara Falls
Vercoe and Post Families Spend Week at Buckeye Lake
Arthur Vercoe and family along with Chester Post and family are spending a week at Buckeye Lake enjoying the lakeside retreat and leisure activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Vercoe
Chester Post
Buckeye Lake
Drury Attends State Board of Pharmacy Session
W. R. Drury, a member of the state board of pharmacy, is at the Columbus session this week. Rev. Latcilett of Mountville was in town today en route to Zanesville on a business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Drury
State Board of Pharmacy
Columbus
Mr. Drury
Rev. Latcilett
Mountville
Zanesville
Local Luminaries Vacation at Buckeye Lake
Mrs M M Lelavor Dr Dean Lelavor Mr and Mrs O A Mc Donald Mrs H W Campbell and Mrs W R Drury spend the week at Buckeye Lake in a leisure seaside style retreat noted by local society pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Lelavor
Dean Lelavor
O. A. McDonald
H. W. Campbell
W. R. Drury
Buckeye Lake
Misses Murray And Myers Start Six Week Summer School
Misses Rachel Murray and Pau line Myers left Monday morning for New Concord to enter a six weeks term of summer school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Murray
Pauline Myers
New Concord
Visit Guests Include Cavey and Duffee Families
Meshick Cavey of Columbus was a Sunday guest of his parents Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cavey. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Kittle hosted over the weekend guests Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Duffee Dr. and Mrs. Walter B. Duffee and their two children Ruth Anne and James Harvey of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meshick Cavey
Columbus
G. W. Cavey
H. F Kittle
J. H. Duffee
Walter Bl. Duffee
Ruth Anne
James Harvey
Davis Challenged Over Transport Service From Coshocton Lake Park
A complaint filed with the state utilities commission accuses F. B. Davis of West Lafayette of providing inadequate service on a motor transportation line from Coshocton Lake Park. The action was announced in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Coshocton Lake Park
State Utilities Commission
F. B. Davis
West Lafayette
Ohio River and Western train service restored
The state utilities commission ordered the restoration of passenger service on the Ohio River and Western Railway between Zanesville and Bellaire as it existed on April 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio River and Western Railway
Zanesville
Bellaire
State Utilities Commission
Con consumption figure cited for London industry
The source states that about 18 090 000 tons of con are consumed annually in London, highlighting a large scale use of this material in the city.
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London
Local merchant cured by liver and blood syrup remedy
A nervous tired merchant learns his illness stems from food poisoning. Dr H S Thacher's Liver & Blood Syrup tones the liver and system, improves sleep and appetite, with a satisfaction guarantee. Available at McKee Drug Company Gibson Pharmacy Athens and several outlets in area towns.
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H. S. Thacher
Hurley Urges Economic Depressions as Guide to Efficiency
Edward N. Hurley, former shipping board chief, says the nation has three prerequisites for a new boom: ample money purchasing power and empty shelves. He urges reduced production costs better management and expanded foreign markets to maintain prosperity. He notes postwar excess and calls for economizing while pushing for China and Japan as future outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Edward N. Hurley
Hurley Machine Company of Chicago
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Hurley
America
China
Japan
Hatchery Runs at Capacity This Year
A report from the Division of Fish and Game outlines Put-in-Bay activities for the past season. Chief Warden D O Thompson submitted the summary to Director Chas V Truax detailing egg collection, spring yields, and the number of fish planted in Lake Erie. The Ohio hatchery, largest of its kind, emphasizes annual restocking and operated at full capacity this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Division of Fish and Game
Put-in-Bay
Chas. V. Truax
D. O. Thompson
Lake Erie
Department of Agriculture
Planes Link Towns Between WeWoka and Cromwell City
Plans for an aerial express line connect WeWoka Oklahoma and Cromwell City, a non-railroad oil center. Two passenger planes and a large bomber are slated to operate between the two towns.
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Wewoka
Okla
Cromwell City
Subway
Baby born in speeding London subway car attracts lord godparent
In a London subway train rushing through the tunnel a baby girl was born in the rear car. Lord Ashfield, chairman of the underground railways, was invited to serve as the child's godfather.
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London
Lord Ashfield
Underground Railways
Educator cites radio movies and autos hampering school study
Syracuse school chief Percy M. Hughes warns that movies radios and cars hinder education for boys and girls. He urges parents and teachers to promote reading and critical thinking, arguing newspapers and headlines overly simplify and rob youth of mental exercise.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Percy M. Hughes
Syracuse Public
Schenectady
Boston
New York
Chicago
Experts Debate Mental Competence in Loeb Leopold Case
Chicago June 16 Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. face expert testimony on sanity as they undergo psychological tests at the county jail. Conflicting opinions say they are sane yet the defense argues they are abnormal, potentially affecting future hospital or execution outcomes.
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Chicago
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Robert Franks
Leeb
Leopold
University of Chicago
Karl Bowman
Boston
Loeb
Flying men prepare aerial show to back Louisville bond issue
A combined fleet of 23 Dayton planes and others will visit Louisville to stage an elaborate aerial circus next Saturday. The display will simulate war conditions with bombardments, smoke screens, balloon attacks, and battle formations to promote the Kentucky city's bond issue for a flying field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Louisville
Grant
Richmond
Kentucky
Dayton Fields
Camphor Eye Wash Promises Quick Relief
An advertorial note touts Lavoptik eye wash with camphor hydrastis and witch hazel claiming rapid help for sore inflamed eyes. A small bottle is advertised with an aluminum eye cup free, offered by Gibson's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson's Pharmacy
Names Chosen for Clawson Triplets Are Lee Leo Leon
After much thought the Clawson couple announce names for their three newborns to be Lee A Leo B and Leon C Clawson. The trio’s initials follow an alphabetical pattern.
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Luston
Cole
John Clawson
Lee
Leo
Leon
Lee A
Leo LB
Leon C. Clawson
Petition Demands Removal of Two Bournemouth Peacocks
Bournemouth residents circulate a petition seeking the removal of two peacocks placed by the town council to beautify the city. The birds’ nocturnal calls disturb neighborhoods and one bird frightened an elderly spinster by appearing at herparlor window.
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Bournemouth
England
King runs train as queen acts lookout in Swindon
Thousands of railway workers watched the King of England operate his own locomotive at Swindon. The monarch handled the engine while the Queen stood as lookout, sharing the rare royal duty in a public spectacle.
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King
Swindon
Eng
England
Calcutta Builds World’s Largest Dock
The largest dock in the world is under construction in Calcutta. The initial phase plans to excavate 40,000,000 cubic feet, with about 31,000,000 cubic feet already dug in the dock portion.
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Calcutta
The Harp of God book offered by I B S A Athens Ohio
The text asks about sanctification becoming a saint justification being born again and a new creature and asks what restitution means. It cites I B S A of Athens Ohio promoting The Harp of God to answer these questions.
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God
Dreco touted as cure all by Toledo man
A Toledo man Mr Peter Walhover says the plant Dreco eased his back pains dizziness and digestive troubles and restored vitality after years of suffering He recommends Dreco to others and notes testimonials from locals praising its effects Dreco is sold at all druggists with a week trial suggested
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Peter Walhovey
Jefferson Ave
Toledo
Dreco
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Hugh Kennedy
Ireland
Gilouster
Merchant
Huriey
Zemo
Athens, Ohio
Mr. Walhover
the Vine Pharmacy
Boots
Rootey
Lissen
Marg
A. C. Palmer
Indiana
International
F. J. Beasley Milling & Grocery CO
Ohio
Coolville Milling CO
Coolville
COE Brothers
Albany
S. W. Gadbury
Nelsonville
H. S. Sayre
Buchtel
Beegle Brothers
Pomeroy
College Supplies
the Security Savings Bank
Grocers
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