Nonpartisan effort to abrogate Ohio primary law
Proponents aim to circulate petitions for an initiated constitutional amendment to replace direct primaries with a nonpartisan nominating system. Backers Halley and Fauver seek broad support from both parties to avoid partisan labeling and push a referendum for the November election.
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Daily News
Spahr
Columbus
Marion
W. E F. Halley
Greenville
Harry M. Daugherty
Frank Fauver
Department of Public Works
Ohio
Halley and
Fauver
Jhe
Halley
Fauver Aims Nonpartisan Repeal Roadmap At Marion Banquet
Fauver plans to attend the Republican banquet in Marion and hopes events there will not derail efforts to repeal the primary law on a nonpartisan basis. He notes that greater numbers of party leaders favor circulating petitions before deciding on this approach.
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General Assembly
Congress
U.s
Caeas
Petity
Fauver
Marion
Basketball Rally On Tap At McKinley High
McKinley High schedules a basketball rally Thursday afternoon to gear up for Fridays game with Wooster at City Auditorium. McKinley Hi Y Club will sell confections at Friday night games to fund financial aid in India. Season tickets at lunch for nine games cost 1.50. Glee clubs practiced Christmas carols and plan a hall carol tour before vacation.
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McKinley High School
Wooster
City Auditorium
McKinley Hi-Y
India
McKinley
Grafton Tract Found Unfit for State Institution Site
Columbus dispatch reports that the Grafton prison farm near Cleveland, bought for 170000 to host a state feeble minded institution, is deemed unsuitable. An advisory committee urges abandoning Grafton and selecting a new site due to salty, inadequate water, poor drainage, and a divided layout requiring costly drainage and land acquisition.
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Columbus
Grafton
Cleveland
Gov. Davis
John R. Harper
C. W. Brand
George 8. Addams
Dudley S. Blossom
Alexander Hadden
R. S. Miles
Charles W. Stone
H. S. MacAyeal
Harper
Bandits Shoot Subway Change Agent After Receipts
New York December 17 bandits shot and killed Patrick Candon a subway change agent after he said he had just handed the receipts to the pay car. The crime occurred as the employee reported the money transfer to the armed robbers.
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New York
Patrick Candon
Subway
New York Post Office Receives Over 2000 Santa Letters
The New York post office reported receipts of more than 2000 letters addressed to Santa Claus sent from Iceland, Greenland and the North Pole.
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New York
New York Post Office
Santa Claus
Iceland
Greenland
North Pole
Morons in the United States Estimated by Wesleyan Expert
Professor Horace B English head of psychology at Wesleyan University estimates four to ten million morons in the United States in a statement from Middleton Connecticut dated December 17.
New York's First Mouth Organ School Opens For Lessons
Prof Bora Minnevitch starts a mouth organ school in Broadway, attracting a dozen pupils as New York's revived interest in the instrument grows. He notes the toy like organ is easy to learn and predicts enrollment will expand with demand for harmonica instruction.
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Rowland Woon
Canton Daily News
New York
Bora Minnevitch
Broadway
Prof
Minnevitch
Italian Princess Adopts Bobbed Hair in Rome
Princess Mafalda, recently married to Prince Philip of Hesse, had her hair bobbed signaling the vogue’s royal approval. Her sister Princess Yolanda Calvi plans to bob her hair after fox hunting season.
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Rome
Mafalda
Prince Philip of Hesse
Yolanda Calvi
Ohio Good Roads Federation Annual Meeting Opens
Columbus will host the Ohio good roads federation annual meeting with over 100 delegates. Officers will be elected and new highway engineering and financing methods discussed.
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Columbus
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Ohio
Food prices rise further in October to November period
The Department of Labor reports retail food costs rose 3 percent from Oct 15 to Nov 15 and 11 percent for the year. Since 1913 the increase is about 59 and a third percent. Potatoes lead with a 41 percent jump. fresh eggs up 16 percent. canned salmon and storage eggs up 3 percent. flour up 2 percent. Pork chops decline 4 percent. round steak lard and granulated sugar fall 3 percent.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Increse
Food price rises by city during year ending November 15
The text reports year over year increases in food prices in several cities. Cincinnati 15 percent, Detroit 18 percent, Philadelphia 18 percent, Columbus 11 percent, Indianapolis 11 percent, Cleveland 10 percent, New York 10 percent. The fragment lists onions canned corn tomatoes and 2 percent.
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Cincinnati
Detroit
Philadelphia
Columbus
Dittsbure
Cleveland
New York
Grace Evangelical Sunday School elects officers
The Ever Onward class at Grace Evangelical Sunday School elected officers at a Wednesday meeting hosted by Mrs. F A Firestone. President is Mrs. I. V. McBurney, vice president Miss Minnie Schubach, secretary Mrs. C A Danner, assistant secretary Mrs. J C Hirt, treasurer Mrs. F E Rodgers, reporter Mrs. J D Hurd. Committees for devotional and other tasks were named.
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Grace Evangelical Sunday School
Satow
F. A. Firestone
V. McBurney
Minnie Schubach
C. A. Danner
J. C. Hirt
F. E. Rodgers
Hurd
Mrs R F Everhart Roctal and Visitors Present
Mrs R F Everhart hosts a small visiting gathering with Mrs W F Seherbarth and Mrs J Heath noted among attendees. Rita Snyder also mentioned in the event summary as a participant or honoree.
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R. F. Everhart
Roctal
W. F. Seherbarth
J. Heath
Flower
Rita Snyder
Dr J Atkerman Coles dies after three week illness
Noted art collector and philanthropist Dr J Atkerman Coles died after a three week illness at age 82. Coles, prominent in cultural circles, supported local galleries and education initiatives.
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Boutch Plaing
J. Atkerman Coles
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M’kinley
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Dayton
Dee
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Herman L.art
Tuscara
Lyertiy Phate
Hetroit
Grey
Fife Plumbing CO
Third ST. SE
Hemlock
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