Local war fund drive and community activities noted
Ten years ago J D Brown James Ginnan and others helped collect money for the war chest. Food and clothing clubs formed in the county under County Agent Floyd DeLashmutt. Miss Catherine Chubb read the senior class history on class day May 1. Mrs John Finsterwald supervised flowers for Camp Sherman. Twenty years ago Helen Gleason and John Shea wed at St Pauls. Ladies auxiliary to the W E M met at John Hewitt's home. Dr C W Super gained national magazine recognition. Boxwell exams held in Athens with 110 participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Brown
James Ginnan
James P. Wood
Charles DeMolet
John Cross
T. Watt Craig
A. E. Whaley
John Preston
J. M. Foster
War Chest
Catherine Chubb
A Thought on Complaints to Big Utilities
A column urges patience when dealing with service troubles in large utilities. It notes operators and clerks face daily pressure, especially female staff, and reminds readers that these companies are run by ordinary people and can fail. It stresses consideration, accountability, and self reflection before complaining.
Labor Needs No Saviors Warns Brotherhood Leader
In Cleveland a trainmen chief argues labor needs no saviors and that workers, skilled or unskilled, must look after themselves. He cites two decades leading a major union, says labor and capital walk the road of progress together, and urges workers to trust the mutual understanding between labor and employers.
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LABOR
Brotherhood
Cleveland
Lee
Back-Seat Drivers Not Grounds for Divorce, Iowa Judge Rules
An Iowa judge ruled that back-seat driving is not sufficient grounds for divorce after a woman sought a decree because her husband criticized her driving. The column lampoons back-seat driving as a social vice, noting its spread and potential consequences for both front and rear passengers.
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Iowa
Franks Fund memorial note unearthed in Chicago case context
The Franks Fund in Chicago honors Bobby Franks with a $100,000 gift for “pleasure, help and encouragement to boys.” The piece recalls the Leopold and Loeb case, notes public horror, and comments on capital punishment, aviation progress, and international affairs with brief, varied vignettes.
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Franks
Jacob Franks
Chicago
Bobby
Nathan Leopold
Richard
Freaks
Memorial Fund Teems With Knightly Kindness
The passage recalls a man who, grieving a lost son, established a memorial fund to help other boys. His act is described as kindly and knightly, aimed at easing their lives and sharing happiness his son was denied.
Warning to Russia and musings on the soul
A historical column notes Russia moving five tons of gold through London without armed guards, compares armored car security in New York, and discusses views on mind and soul from Sir Arthur Keith and Sir Oliver Lodge, likening the soul to Beethoven beyond the physical instrument.
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Senate
Manhattan Elevated
New York City
Post Office
Mediterranean
Solomon
Straits of Gibraltar
Atlantic
British Islands
London
Russia
New York
Arthur Keith
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Oliver Lodge
Lodge
Beethoven
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy Page
Questions answered by Dr McCoy regard health and diet with weekly menus listed. Meals cover varied foods and include avocado cream recipe and questions on hair loss thyroid link constipation bran and pernicious anemia with guidance on typical symptoms and recovery expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCoy
McCoy
Random Manhattan Notes Touch on Heyday Slang and Broadway
In New York on May 14 random notes describe slang shifts like spotlight cash and moogling. Walter Winchell notes trends as a Bowery minstrel troupe and a Chinatown theater appear nearby. Broadway sunlamps and tan ads replace old routines while Jo Jo, Irving Berlin, and barroom scenes shape the city’s color.
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New York
Manhattan
Broadway
Spotlight
Walter Winchell
Bowery
Chinatown
Washington Square
Frankie and
Johnnie
Park Avenue
Greenwich Village
Jo-Jo
Irving Berlin
Nigger Mike's
Berlin
Answers to Questions From Frederick J Haskin
The 1926 distribution of gainfully employed Americans shows manufacturing and mechanical at 29.9 percent, agricultural 24.5, trade 10.7, clerical 8.9, domestic and personal service 8.4, transportation 7.6, professional service 5.5, mining 2.7, and public service 1.5 percent.
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United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Bureau of Standards
Potomac Park
Washington, D. C
Washington
Department of Commerce
Paris
H.C. A
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commercce
M. H. C. MacLeany
Passing of Bryan Signals New Era in Democratic Party
Washington May 14 For the first time in nine presidential elections the Democratic party must proceed without William Jennings Bryan. His absence may or may not affect the party, but his passing marks a shift as Bryanism wanes and the party moves toward candidates like Smith who can win.
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Washington
Democratic Party
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Smith
New York
New Jersey
Bryan Toreh
Wilson
Bryan c
Cross Word Puzzle Clue Scramble with Center Letters
A puzzle page note describes a crossword with unt letters and a center set G L R T H, hinting at themed clues and scattered words across Ireland North America and rail terms. It mentions a few stray phrases and unfinished words as players work to find the missing letters and today's answer.
May II Historic Voyages and Events
On this date in American history Vespace sails along Brazil on his third voyage. The National Constitutional Convention assembles in Philadelphia in 1787. In 1861 Lewis and Clarke begin their northwest expedition. Also in 1861 mail service is withdrawn from several southern routes.
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Amerigo Vespace
Brazil
Philadelphia
Lewis and Clarke
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C! Harristor
National Advertising Representatives
Ro 5 Ward, Inc
Fifth Ave
Wabash Avenue
Esau
Floyd DeLashmutt
John Finsterwald
Camp Sherman
Helen Gleason
John Shea
St. Paul's Catholic Church
John Hewitt
Elmwood Pink
Dr. C. W. Super
Athens
Duveen
Raphael
Lady Desborough
Britain
England
Garrett P. Serviss
Earth
Mr. Serviss
Mount Wilson
Europe
Umberto Nobile
Italia
North Pole
Pope Pius
Space
Tsiwan
Nematsu
Feng Yu Hsiang
Germany
Arthur Brisbane
Dr. McCoy
Las
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V.K
Alice W
By the Way
Gilbert Swan Messenger
Billy Gaxton
Bronx
Tlees Harrys
Frederick J. Haskin
Louis XIV
France
Milham
Texas
Tennessee
Carolinas
D. N
Rodney Dutcher Messenger
McAdoo
Underwood
Alton B. Parker
Every Inform
Ireland
Canony
New England
TaRreAs
Ures
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