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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1925
Page
8
Governor Donahey declines to discuss a possible third term in the 1926 Democratic primary. Party pressure and past clashes with the General Assembly feed talk, but Donahey repeats he will focus on duties and let the people decide. Democrats eye potential successors, notably Congressman Martin L. Davey, awaiting Donahey’s decision.
Earle Sande rode to another Derby victory despite a rocky lead up. Flying Ebony won by a length and a half with Captain Hal a head ahead of Son of John. Sande, a recovering veteran, rode as a freelance and defied early doubts about securing a mount.
Columbus May 16 Attorney General C C Crabbe directs John W Bricker special counsel to seek an official ruling on when the Lipp Baxter act becomes effective The Public Utilities Commission will require hearings on all applications for certificates of convenience and necessity for bus operation Applications filed on affidavits before the law’s July expiration may be acted on as usual Nearly 600 such applications await action by the commission according to J B Dugan acting secretary
A grand jury indicts John s and Mrs Wise on conspiracy to murder amid a fatal poisoning case that linked Mrs Hasel to death last December. The Wise widow admitted poisoning with arsenic after family opposition to a proposed marriage. John s, a Cleveland resident, is arrested as their alleged accomplice with a potential death sentence if convicted.
J. M. Markley explains how the Canton Community Fund unites twenty three agencies into a single efficient operation. He cites four business denominators production distribution accounting and finance guiding relief health and character building services with unified fundraising and strong bank credit for future needs.
North Canton May 16 Rev E M Beck will deliver the baccalaureate sermon to the North Canton high school graduates in a union service at the Community building. The class roll includes Paul Burky Robert Roettler Jeannette Brown Dorothy Rausher Glen Clouser Robert Dixon Raymond Dieble Albert DeMuesy Maurine Foster Beulah Hall J Carl Kolp Kathryn Kelly Esther Lewis Catherine Manchester Raymond Nellus Neva Reed Doris Sponseller Frieda Styer Lucile Shatzer Joseph Stephan Julia Shook Anderson Schiltz Leo Scharver Eugene Schafer William Wright Glen Warstler Mildred Young and others. Class colors scarlet and gray. Class flower Tea rose.
The Altar Society of St Peter's Catholic church will host a weekly social in the school basement on Thursday evening. Progressive euchre and five hundred will be played with prizes and lunch served. Mrs. William J. Moegling oversees the event with a long committee of ladies and girls assisting.
A carnival organized by the Spanish–American War veterans at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home in Sandusky attracted only a few hundred people instead of the anticipated thousands.
The National Brotherhood of Operative Potters will hold its first picnic in 12 years at Meyers Lake park this Saturday in Ohio. Ten thousand attendees are expected from multiple Ohio cities and Pennsylvania towns with talks by William Green and Governor Vic Donahey. The tentative program includes soccer, horseshoe pitching, races for youths and women, swimming, baseball, boxing exhibitions, and cash prizes for each event.
The Barry club of St. Johns Catholic church will present A Pair of Sixes on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Grand Opera House. The Edward Peple comedy stars two rival business partners in a poker driven scheme with romance and broad humor. Cast includes Dumoulin, Dorothy Jony, Halpin, Mohn, Miller, Brown, O Con, Farwick, Corps, and Streb. Reserved seats on sale at the Grand Opera House.
Noah Clark, 62, veteran stage line operator from Gallipolis to Swan Creek, traveled to Columbus with Dr. J. Randall and Public Utilities officials to discuss a bus takeover of Swan Creek to Chesapeake. He has carried mail, passengers, and freight for 34 years with no accidents, using varied transport methods and enduring floods and floods.
Mary Lincoln Council D A will meet Tuesday at 7 30 PM with candidate initiation and plans for the district rally in Sebring June 3 The American Legion Auxiliary and Girls Glee Club visit Springfield Sanitarium May 27 The Windmills of Holland operetta by the Girls Glee Club was staged last week Final arrangements for Poppy Day Memorial Day and a parade were announced Memorial services are May 24 The second annual track meet is set for May 23 Judge Florence Allen will speak on The Supreme Challenge May 22 open to the public
Ethel Francis of Detroit was elected president of the National Zonta Confederation of Clubs at the fifth annual convention in Toledo. Officers named include May Peabody Ithaca N Y as first vice president Winifred Weldon Rome N Y as second vice president Elizabeth Harris Washington as treasurer Anna Krausman Watertown N Y as third vice president Rochester awarded the 1926 convention.
Zoar May 16 The Men's Triangle Bible class hosted the Ruasland Hill church men with 29 attending. Various residents visited Canton Dover Mineral City and Strasburg on business and family calls were noted among Zoarville and New Philadelphia residents. Also a brief historical note on the Bulgars and early Turanian origins.
Philadelphia, May 16 1925 United Press notes Samuel M. Vauclain president of Baldwin Locomotive Works ends the $10 000 dry pledge he made on May 18 1924 to abstain from alcohol for a year under penalty of charity. He discusses prohibition effects and retirement views citing Depew and Hill as examples of late career achievement.
The first annual Welsh Pioneers association eisteddfod in Stark County was held at the City Auditorium. Morning sessions opened with ensemble singing led by Leslie D. Hanson. Prizes were awarded to young performers including Wilma Jones and Pauline Fisk for solos, with several boys earning prizes in violin and vocal categories.
The Cantonian was chosen as conductor for the 1926 state assembly at the Rebekah State assembly held in Toledo. Delegates from Elia Rebekah included Mrs Souers, with Canton invited to host next year. Awards covered recitations, grade school choruses, solos, and a choir, with multiple Canton participants earning prizes and honors across various divisions.
Robert Field of Western University won first place in the annual oration contest with his talk titled Force and Law. A News want ad offers buying and selling services with contact 3500.
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