Widow of Canadian Missionary Wed to Black Tribe Chief
Paris dispatch profiles Ma Brown a 51 year old widow who for 30 years has lived with a Liberian tribal chief. Knighted by the Liberian government for bravery she saved the army from an ambush while running a general store and aiding Americans in rubber-timber work. She keeps her English Canadian accent, wears ginghams, and rules a large native domain as a respected medicine woman.
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Paris
Liberia
Ma” Brown
Brown
Coal Town Dekoven to Dissolve After Strike
Dekoven Kentucky, once a thriving coal town, will dissolve after a labor strike and mine closure. Residents must vacate by October 15 as more than 200 houses owned by Madison Coal Corporation are torn down and salvaged elsewhere. The town has been dead since April 1, 1924 when 400 miners walked out seeking higher wages.
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Dekoven
Madison Coal Corporation
Hidden Heiress Saga Bridges Mystery to Wealth
Helen Page faces rumors of love for guardian Leonard Brent who guards her past. A dying beggar reveals Brent’s true parentage and a hidden daughter of Cyril Vanderbilt. Brent exposes Helen as Vanderbilt’s heiress after a locket proves kinship and they plan to meet the grandfather’s lawyer.
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Helen Page
Leonard Brent
Brent
Helen
Charles Owens Nelulin
Cyril K. Vanderbilt
Yonkers
Heruardian
Cyril Cunningham
Nellin
Evangeline Cunningham Nellin
Night at Bramblewood Sparks Hope and Tension
Brent and Helen tour Yonkers then face Cunningham scrutiny after a gypsy fortune tells of money and a happy marriage. Helen agrees to stay under observation while Brent reassures her as Mr. Cunningham plans a surprise to win her loyalty. The pair endure emotional strain amid guardianship doubts and shifting loyalties.
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Brent
Helen
Yonkers
Henn
Cunningham
Hudson
Bramblewood
Sphinx
Mr. Greaves
Mr. Cunningham
Leonard
New York
Central Park
Radio WLW Program Schedule for Tuesday September Seventeen
A detailed hourly listing of WLW programming from 5:15 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. including Morning Mornings, NBC segments, Farm and Home Hour, livestock and weather reports, sports with Cincinnati vs Boston, and evening band concerts with Hotel Gibson Orchestra and Singers.
Radio Schedule Notes and Program Listings
A dense listing of evening radio programs across NBC and Columbia networks with times for orchestras bands solos weather forecasts and aviation segments. Highlights include Roads of the Sky Why I Fly and Aviation weather forecast plus multiple orchestral and variety hours across WEAF WJZ and other stations.
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WEAF
Black and Gold Room
Thorough Early Morning Radio Schedule Listing
A detailed day of broadcasts from 6:15am to 1:39am featuring Mornin Morning, Old Man Sunshine, organ and exercise programs, devotion by Dad Ishmer, Wayman's Hour with Musigale, Forecast Cooking School, livestock and market reports, hotel Gibson Orchestra, Town and Country, Baseball game Reds vs Philadelphia, All Quiet on the Western Front, Night Club, Foresters and NBC programs, and nightly sign offs.
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WLW
NBC
Dad Kershner
M. C
Inbc
Gene
Ford
Glenn
Gibson Orchestra
National Farm and Home Hour
Cincinnati
Boston
Polly
Anna
Caverns
Minstrels
Orchestra
Weave Arzan
Arzanids
Hotel Gibson Orchestra
NDC
Dad Ishmer
Wayman
Musigale
The
Morning Mail
Peggy Thomas
Reds
Philadelphia
Livestock Report
Yeast
Foresters
Mosquiteers
Trawlers
Perfect Circle
Brunswick
Howard Melaney
666 Speedy Cure Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts 666 as the fastest remedy for colds grippe flu dengue bilious fever and malaria claiming unmatched speed and effectiveness.
City Bonds Awarded to Toledo Firm after Eight Bids
Athens city awarded its portion of street improvement bonds totaling 25362.39 to W. L. Slayton and Company of Toledo. Eight bids were received with premiums listed for Provident Savings Bank, R. L. Durfee, The Davis-Bertram Company and others. bonds fund North Lancaster Street projects, Foster Place work, and underground lighting. Interest set at six percent, with semiannual payments through 1938.
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Athens City
W. L. Slayton and Company
Toledo
Provident Savings Bank and Trust Company
Cincinnati
R. L. Durfee Company
First Citizens Corporation
Columbus
Davis-Bertram Company
Breed, Elliott and Harrison
Seasongood and Mayer
N.S. Hill and Company
Lancaster Street
Foster Place
Gun Does Not Fire as Man Dies in Home
In Sterling Massachusetts on September 17, 60-year-old George L. Dean, a retired merchant, wrote two farewell notes and lay in bed with a loaded revolver. His wife found him dead hours later. A heart attack was given as the cause. the gun had not discharged.
Miss Irene Ackerman Dies in Auto Crash Near Bogarts Corners
Miss Irene Ackerman aged 18 died from injuries after two autos collided at a cross road near Bogarts Corners five miles east of Sandusky on September 17.
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Sandusky
Irene Ackerman
Bogarts Corners
Here
Mrs America Ward Victim In Bedpipe Fire
Mrs America Ward aged 76 suffered fatal burns in a bed fire here when her clothing and bedding ignited while she smoked a pipe in bed. The incident occurred on September 17 in Quincy Tl.
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Quincy
U.R
America Ward
Valerie Wrench to wed in hospital wait for fiancé
Miss Valerie Wrench, granddaughter of Marshal French of England, waits for Henry Bradley Martin Jr to recover in a Denver hospital. A rushed visit by Miss French sparked rumors of a hospital ceremony, which Martin's father denies.
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Valerie Wrench
Marshal French
England
Henry Bradley Martin, Jr
Denver
Miss French
Martin
Mother and son barred from reunion after 58 years apart
In Laredo, Texas, immigration rules prevent a 110 year old mother and her 60 year old son from joining in person after decades apart. The pair, Francisco Trevino of San Antonio and Juan Hernandez of Monterrey, were briefly allowed to see each other at an international bridge crossing before separation. Their tale includes a stolen childhood and a sister in Monterrey who helped reveal the mother’s identity.
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Laredo
Texas
United States
Mexico
Francisco Trevino
San Antonio
Juan Hernandez
Monterrey
International Bridge
Maria Jesus Hernandez
Juan
Sarah Hernandez Villareal
Mia
Jesus
Astronv
Francisca Trevino
Worcester man Edwin J. Foster elected G A R Commander in Chief
Edwin J. Foster of Worcester Massachusetts is chosen as Commander in Chief by the Grand Army of the Republic at the national encampment held in Portland Maine. Foster is described as leading the fast thinning ranks of the veterans in their postwar group.
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Edwin J. Foster
Worcester
Mass
Grand Army of the Republic
Portland
Fight Over Estate Is Finally Settled
After two years of litigation the $1,000,000 estate of William Nelson McClintock is divided. William Darling Sheperd, acquitted of slaying his ward, will receive half the estate. Miss Isabell Pope, McClintock's fiancée, and about 20 other claimants share the remainder.
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Chicago
William Nelson McClintock
William Darling Sheperd
Isabell Pope
McClintock
Baby Auto Through Mail Order To Sell
New York dispatch reports a plan to manufacture and sell a baby automobile via a mail order house. Inventor James V. Martin has backing from a syndicate led by William B. Leeds, the Duponts, and Sears Roebuck. Final details to be worked out in Washington. The car features a 60 inch wheel base, no running boards, no springs, with a retail price around $200.
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New York
N. Y
URI
Washington
James V. Martin
William B. Leeds
Duponts
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Banker Indicted in Mail Fraud Case Tied to NY Banks
Charles D. L. Waggoner was indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on mail fraud charges connected to a transaction earlier this month that allegedly defrauded seven New York banks of about $500,000. The case highlights alleged bank fraud involving multiple financiers and institutions.
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New York
Charles D. L. Waggoner
Federal Grand Jury
Phillips Milk of Magnesia promoted for infants and children
An advertisement urges giving Phillips Milk of Magnesia for feverish, cross, upset babies with colic gas sour belching and vomiting. It claims quick comfort within five minutes and suggests a teaspoonful in morning bottle for babies and a tablespoonful in water for older children. It touts palatable taste and free information booklet.
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Phillips Co
Hudson St
New York
N. Y
Phillips
U. S
Chas. H. Phillips Chemical Co
Chas. H. Phillips
Living Buddha in Russo-Lino Row
The Living Buddha, a spiritual and temporal leader of a vast nomadic herding group, is said to roam Mongolia urging followers to back the Soviet side in the Russo-Chinese dispute. Britain sends 50,000 native troops to Tibet to keep Soviet influence from reaching the Dalai Lama.
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Buddha
Mongolia
Great Britain
Tibet
Giants blank Cardinals as rookie Jim Lindsey counters
Bill Walker of the New York Giants allowed six hits and a 4 0 defeat to St Louis. Rookie Jim Lindsey then defeated New York 6 to 4, turning the game with a sharp showing.
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Bill Walker
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Lindsey
New York
Athens Messenger Publishes Lunches for School Children Booklet
The Athens Messenger offers a 25 page booklet on preparing and serving school lunches. It notes basket meals are hard to plan, with many foods unsuitable for cold packing or long carriage. The guide promises planning tips to avoid sameness and ensure foods stay fresh for hours.
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The
Athens Messenger
Diamond Dyes Black Promises Pure Jet Black Results
Advertises Diamond Dyes Black as the true jet black dye for fabrics claiming it resists greenish bronzy tones. The copy says the dye, rich in pure anilines like Diamond Dyes Red, gives brilliant depth and smooth even coverage for women reporting favored outcomes.
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William Hamilton Bones
Philippines
San Francisco
John Haley
Tioover
Jy Ralph Heinzen
United Press
Kentucky
Louisville
U.P
Arent
Helen Dear
RADIO
Best Radio
NBC System
Thremen
WSAPF
Goldman
WJZ
Columbia Network
Paul Whiteman
Columbia_ network
Diversified
Eskimos
Orpheum Hour
Harbor Lights
Bill Scotti
Wiz
Sunshine
Savannah
Piano Twins
Lew White
Oulomatics
WLIW
Toledo Concern
W.L. Slayton and Company
Iness Halls
Cross
Russo-Lino Row
Frederick J. Haskins
Washington, D. C
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