Ohio Building Certain to Boom in the Spring
James A Devine, secretary of the Ohio Building Association league, forecast a large spring building boom in Ohio. Speaking at the Ohio Retail Dealers Goods association convention, he urged merchants to invest in home financing institutions. He noted smaller homes changed demand, with smaller packages and articles for food, utensils, furniture, and baths.
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Ohio
C. H. Haddox
International News Service
Columbus
Mar
James A Devine
Ohio Building Association League
Ohio Retail Deg Goods Association
Devine
Old Rags to Roofs: A Door to Shelter and Fireproof Roofing
The article notes a housing trend where discarded clothing and scraps are repurposed into roll roofing and prepared shingles. It highlights American ingenuity turning old rags into widespread, fire resistant shelter materials and claims asphalt prepared roofing now supplies about two thirds of U S roofing needs.
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United States
Mrs Babe Ruth Signs Big Contract Smile
Mrs Babe Ruth beams at Babe Ruths 50 thousand dollar salary plus 500 dollars per home run, a deal critics call a 75 thousand dollar contract. The wife shares in the victory as Ruth signs with the Yankees for a lucrative new agreement.
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Babe Ruth
Babe
Asphalt Shingle Fabric For Roofing From Recycled Pulp
A new American industry uses thousands of tons of rags daily to make a durable fabric through pulping and reforming. Asphalt is forced through the material to render it waterproof and decay proof, then coated with crushed slate to create resilient, frost resistant roll roofings. Shingles come in red, green, and blue black in four sizes, offering fire safety and aesthetic options for homes.
One never is too old to wed says 76 year old retiree
Cincinnati report notes 76 year old retired lawyer ermine Andrews applying for a marriage license to wed 78 year old widow Mrs Anna Stephens who has buried two husbands while Andrews has buried two wives.
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Cincinnati
Mar
Ermine Andrews
Anna Stephens
Andrews
Stephens
Indictment Says Jazz Dancing Causes Foot Warts
The Massachusetts Chiropody Association accuses jazz dancing of causing warts on the feet in a formal charge. The claim targets dancing as a health risk and advocates chiropody concerns.
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The
Massachusetts Chiropody Association
Crissinger Denies Bank Collateral Ban Over Soldier Bonus
Marion Ohio March 11 Crissinger Comptroller of the Currency denies reports he would forbid national banks to accept adjusted compensation certificates as collateral if a soldier bonus plan passes Congress. He says he lacks authority and would call the certificates poor paper for banks due to immovable three year term.
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Marion
Crissinger
Washington
Congress
Mr. Crissinger
Settlement Reached Limerick Rebels Evacuate Barracks
A settlement reached in Limerick sees rebels abandon the barracks they occupied and leave the city, according to a despatch received this morning.
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Limerick
London
Mar. Il
International News Service
New Home Under Way and Oils Firm Expanding
Carlos R. White begins a two story eight room residence at 186 North Lancaster Street with cellar and attic. Ohlinger and Wolfe expand at Nelsonville with a large brick oils and greases warehouse on three lots and two 10 000 gallon gasoline tanks on concrete piers. total gasoline storage reaches 40 000 gallons with a 500 gallon tank truck ordered. Ninety varieties of sugar cane are cultivated in Porto Rico.
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Carlos R. White
Lancaster Street
Ohlinger and Wolfe
National Refining Company
Nelsonville
Alread
Ohlinger
Wolfe
Porto Rico
Bandits Rob West Penn Traction Car Near Brownsville Pa
Six gunmen halted an interurban car three miles east of Brownsville at 10 pm. They frisked 50 passengers including 12 women and escaped with 30000 dollars carried by three West Penn Rainey Coal employes bound for Avon Mine. A special officer Elmer Hill was wounded in the upper body and the robbers fled in a waiting car.
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Brownsville
West Penny Traction Company
Here
W. J. Rainey
Woman Fatally Shoots Self After Telephone Call
Hamilton Ohio March 11 Deann Gabbard 20 shot herself after telephoning her brother James Gabbard that she could not endure to live longer. The tragedy occurred last night as authorities investigate the suicide note and motive.
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Hamilton
Dean Gabbard
Herstate
James Gabbard
Reverend Matheney to Preach at The Plains M E Church
Reverend L G Matheney will preach at The Plains M E church Sunday morning at 10 30.
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L. G. Matheney
Plains M. E
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