Cake Sale Climax at Food Show Promises Prizes
Two organizations finished second and third as a food show cake sale reached its finale. The event awarded special prizes in recognition of effort and participation.
24 Jan 1915
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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1915
Page
1
Two organizations finished second and third as a food show cake sale reached its finale. The event awarded special prizes in recognition of effort and participation.
At the Close of the Daily News Westfield Pure Food show and Cooking school, the paper awarded three top prizes for voting. First Christian church won first prize. First Congregational church and Louisville Orphanage won second and third.
The greatest pure food show and cooking school ended as Sherwood P. Snyder announced the prize winners. Several hundred women rushed the cake counter in the Auditorium to view the display of cakes, the largest and most attractive yet seen in Canton.
Mrs Rockefeller is critically ill at Pocantico Hills New York after a long decline linked to the Standard Oil backlash. She is seventy five in September and doctors fear for her recovery as extensive health problems have persisted for years.
The Stark co board of education urges legislators to keep the present school law and seeks minor changes to improve its operation and pensions for rural teachers. The board met with Senator Wise and Representative Oberlin to present proposals in written form for strengthening the law. Wise warned that electing the county superintendent would politicize schools.
Exhibitors laud the News Pure Food Show as up to date and progressive. Kenny Bros. and H W Kenaston of Canton express gratitude for the advertising opportunity and endorse the show and News coverage.
Three fire companies battled a late Saturday blaze at the Cleveland Axle Co plant on Deuberay SW. The office was nearly destroyed with $1500 damage, while the roof and attic were saved. Watchmen alerted crews as flames spread toward the club house and factory building.
J Murray Spangler aged 66 of 801 12th St NW collapsed from heart disease while with family Friday. He invented the suction sweeper now produced by Hoover Suction Sweeper Co. and held other patents. Survived by wife, daughter Jennie, three brothers, three sisters. Funeral Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at home and 2 p.m. at Simpson M E church. Burial Westlawn cemetery.
J L VanKirk & Son of Canton win a roughly $30,000 contract for a new concrete stucco church on Cleveland Ave NW. Substructure soon, occupancy planned for Sept 1, with 570 seat auditorium and a large lawn fronting the street. interior decoration and modern heating expected. pipe organ promised upon occupancy.
Local ad notes a January discount sale at Gaskell Art Store located at 129 4th Street NW. The sale spans days 19, 22, 24, and 26 with reduced prices on white china.
Place your order for tuning this month and receive prompt service advertised in Atlanta. The notice also mentions Second Baptist church serving coffee and sandwiches to jobless men.
London dispatch reports German reinforcements behind the lines in the Argonne and renewed fighting at Fontaine Madame. In St Hubert furious combat continues with artillery duels and repeated attacks as French aims include breaking German rail links toward Metz. Further east in Alsace heavy artillery clashes persist near Hartmannswillerkopf as French advances toward the Rhine continue.
London reports delayed by censor that eight British army corps about 300000 men will cross the English channel next week as the first great unit of Kitchen er's reinforcing legions. The move aims to stab the German left center and turn the German left, with fiercest fighting and a possible turning point by May.
London papers urge restraint in U S England relations amid talk of awkward situations. The Spectator warns of anxiety and alarm over tensions, noting no single incident but pending clarifications and potential repercussions.
The Northern Ohio Traction Co held its annual stockholders meeting Saturday at Akron head offices. Directors for 1915 were appointed, the same individuals as last year. Atty John C Welty of Canton attended and said no Canton extensions or improvements were discussed. He noted stockholders spoke generally and that official action rests with the board. General Manager Currie could not be reached.
Relatives of Eleanor Douglas Wise of Baltimore learn the Duchess of Richelieu is ill in Senmors France for two months. An English nurse asks a family member come to her bedside amid uncertainty about her condition and a grave state believed by relatives.
In a House speech Representative Whitacre urged a tariff commission to investigate industries harmed by tariff effects and wage cuts. He cited Canton and Youngstown as examples and pressed for sworn testimony and production of figures to prove injury. He noted 1914 iron and steel imports were lower than 1913 and praised government book audits. A notice about Pythian Sisters meeting for Sister Gartwaite’s funeral closes the item.
Attention piano buyers shows The Manufacturers Piano Sale at Walnut Ave and 2nd St SI open evenings with easy payments. Also notes a January 24 men’s meeting at First United Brethren church with Rev P M Camp D D. plus a Modern Woodmen social on Jan 26 featuring cards prizes and dancing from 8 to 11.
Judge Celsus Pomerene is appointed referee in bankruptcy for Stark and Carroll counties. He plans to qualify early next week and handle all matters referred to him. The appointment follows a disputed process involving McCarty, Killitts, Day, and Clarke, with political considerations debated in Canton.
A flue burned out at 700 Cherry av SE late Saturday afternoon and villagers called fire headquarters though no damage occurred. A waste paper basket behind a stove at Frank Van Kul LUCS8 Srdst NE caught fire around 7 pm, scorching nearby woodwork but causing only minor damage.
Canton Sheet Steel Co follows Berger Mfg and Carnahan Tin Plate in reducing wages to a sliding market-based scale. About 600 workers face a 14 percent cut effective February 1 as plant options include closure. Workers accepted the measure after a Saturday mass meeting led by Supt. Irwin.
Drug users in Canton will lose access as new federal regulations take effect March 1. Police say morphine and cocaine have been sold here and a recent shipment bound for a Canton woman was seized. Officials expect doctors and druggists to face strict penalties and close scrutiny to curb illicit trafficking. Continued on Page Six.
Lassen peak, California, erupted today for the longest period yet, with rumblings heard 22 miles away at the Volta power house. The new crater on the eastern slope vents a black cloud rising thousands of feet while the main crater and North peak remain quiet.
The forecast calls for pairing colder conditions on Sunday followed by fair and slightly warmer weather on Monday. It mentions yesterday’s high and a maximum reading around minus twenty.
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