Coolidge Remembered as Steady Leader From Vermont
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the passing of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th U.S. president, praising his reserved nature, trusted judgment, and steady, cautious counsel. It highlights his rise from Vermont’s granite hills, his various offices, and the wartime prosperity under his administration, urging reverent public tribute.
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New England
Calvin Coolidge
Vermont
Coolidge
Massachusetts
United States
Boston
Harding
White House
Daugherty
America
Washington
New
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Education's Dark Hour Sparks Washington Conference
President Hoover convened a January 5 meeting with 75 schools, bars, and farmers to address America's education crisis. Public schools face heavy burdens and shrinking budgets while many children remain idle due to lack of work opportunities. If 1920 enrollment ratios held, 2,000,000 more minors would be unemployed in the streets. Tax pressure further erodes school funding.
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Columbus Citizen
Findlay Papers Merge Sparks Debate on Small Town Journals
Findlay combines two papers into one raising questions about the fate of small community newspapers. The Sycamore Leader cites Nevada cases where weak business volume forces closures and asks for a diagnosis of the industry. Editor Ramsdell is mentioned as the catalyst prompting broader concern.
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Findlay
Nevada
Sycamore Leader
Ramsdell
Fire alarm reveals custodian burns own pants at city hall
Bucyrus custodian John Banks, warming near a gas stove, smelled burning cloth after five minutes. He checked offices but found no fire. A policeman then told him the fire was in his own trousers, one leg badly burned.
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John Banks
Bucyrus
John
James Ghist
One Mile Mt Gilead Delaware Road Contract Awarded
The state highway director awarded the Mt Gilead Delaware road one mile contract in Morrow county to D W Botkin & Son of Columbus for 16998 dollars. The bid requires unskilled labor at least 35 cents an hour and skilled labor at least 52 1/2 cents per hour.
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Morrow County
Delaware County
D W. Botkin & Son
Columbus
Tiffin Papers Merge Unite Two Papers
On Saturday Tiffin became the 24th Ohio city with a population over 15,000 to have a single newspaper after the merger of the Tiffin Daily Advertiser and the Tiffin Tribune. The first consolidated issue appeared Monday under the Advertiser-Tribune name with E Tappan Rodgers as president and general manager.
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Tiffin
Ohio
Tiffin Daily Advertiser
Tiffin Tribune
Advertiser
Tribune
Tappan Rodgers
Consolidated Company
Divorce suit filed in Columbus over neglect
Helen W. Baker, 20, of Columbus, filed for divorce from Clyde L. Baker of Carey in domestic relations court. She accuses gross neglect. they wed May 21, 1932, in Greenup, Kentucky.
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Columbus
Jan
Helen W. Baker
Clyde L. Baker
Carey
Baker
Greenup
Pomp Missing at Ohio Inauguration for Simple Ceremonies
Gov. George White of Marietta was sworn in for a second term in Columbus in a brief ceremony with no parade. Five other state officials took oaths in separate ceremonies, including Lt. Gov. Sawyer and new and veteran officeholders such as Attorney General Bricker and State Auditor Tracy.
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George White
Marietta
Columbus
Ohio
State Senate
House of Representatives
Chis.” Sawyer
Cinciinati
William G. Pickrel
Dayton
George S. Myers
East Cleveland
Clarence J. Brown
Blanchester
John W. Bricker
Repub
Gilbert Bettman
Cincinnati
Joseph T. Tracy
Harry S. Day
Fremont
Engineer C P Collins Makes A Fast Run
Charles P Collins narrowly escaped death when his train No 10 crashed head on into a freight locomotive at the Columbus street bridge on Thanksgiving Day 1920. He was laid up then but recovered and remains fearless. Last Thursday he ran Engine 6512 from Springfield to Toledo 136 miles in 126 minutes actual running time.
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Charles P. Collins
Columbus Street Bridge
O.K
Collins
Springfield
Toledo
West Liberty
Sylvania Boy Wins Prince of Peace Contest
Robert Sultzbach of Sylvania won the gold medal at the Prince of Peace contest in Toledo’s Monroe Street M. E. Church. Contestants from Lucas Ottawa Fulton and Williams counties competed. He advances to the state contest in Columbus on January 20. The event, sponsored by the National Council of Churches, promotes world peace. Robert is the son of Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Sultzbach.
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Robert Sultzbach
Sylvania
Monroe Street
M. E
Toledo
Lucas
Ottawa
Fulton
Williams
Sultzbach
Columbus
National Council of Churches
Toledo Blade
Robert
C. W. Sultzbach
Influenza Epidemic In Ohio Seen With Rising Cases
Mild influenza is now widespread in Ohio with 5000 cases reported to the State Health Department. Last year had 3324 cases, 865 in 1930, while the 1918 peak reached 15754 cases.
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Ohio
State Department of Health
The Lineman Yuletide Verse by Hubbard Linebuilder
A Christmas poem celebrating the lineman who travels through snow and gale to bring Christmas cheer. The speaker praises his solitary Vigil and dedication, noting his absence from home and his brave endurance for the public good. The verse evokes warmth, light, and national holiday spirit.
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Hill and Dale
Hubbard Linebuilder
Findlay Hospital Reports 1932 Deficit of $5 520
City Auditor Ray C Shontelmire reports Findlay Home and Hospital costs caused a $5 520 deficit in 1932. Receipts totaled $35 814 06 while expenses reached $40 334 59. The hospital seeks relief from city taxes to overcome the shortfall amid ongoing fiscal pressures.
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Findlay
Ray C.shontelmire
Pital
Dénoit
Carey Ohio Ordinance Sets Yearly Village Appropriations
Ordinance No 234 assigns annual appropriations for Carey Ohio for the year ending December 31 1933. It details General Fund allocations for council mayor clerk treasurer solicitor legal advertising sanitary inspector and contingencies plus transfers to Safety Service Water Street and Gasoline Tax funds and their respective line items and totals. The document lists numerous fund-specific appropriations including salaries, utilities, machinery, and maintenance.
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Carey
State of
Ohio
General
G. C
Co. W. Squier
Jacob Nitrauer
New Year’s pedestrian safety resolutions for 1933
A traffic safety feature by Halsey Maxwell urges pedestrians to follow careful rules. Resolve to avoid crossing against signals or behind parked cars and to walk facing traffic, keeping clear of sharp curves and steep hills.
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Maxwell, Halsey
National Bureau of Casualty and
Mana Foot
Death of Mrs Spitler in Van Buren at 73
Mrs Lucy Rader Spitler 73 of Van Buren died Sunday morning January 1 from a heart attack at her home. She was the mother of Dr. T A Spitler of Findlay and formerly lived in Carey.
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Stephan Douglas Spitler
T. A. Spitler
Findlay
van Buren
Lucy Rader
Spitler
Carey
New York Life Sues Findlay Firms for 82400 Foreclosure
The New York Life Insurance Company filed a federal suit for 824,400 plus 8 percent interest from Nov 1, 1932, against the C F Jackson Company and related Findlay entities and officials. The petition says the 1925 loan of 100,000 was secured by a mortgage on property, with 82,400 still due and a foreclosure requested.
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Toledo
New York Life Insurance Company
Cc. F. Jackson Company
Ohio Bank & Savings Company
Buckeye Commercial, Savings, ‘Bank
Yall
Findlay
Dra J. Fulton
Lan Es
Edward “B. “Jackson
K. S. Jackson
Robert’ C. Dunn
New Year Hopeful Note From Pemberville Leader
The Pemberville Leader recalls 1932 as the harshest year of the financial panic and depression era while noting a quiet New Year’s Eve with a few bells and a collective wish that 1933 will bring recovery and brighter days.
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Pembervilla
Adelbert College official to visit Carey high schools
Elliott Jensen field secretary of Adelbert College of Western Reserve University will visit Carey on January 13 to meet high school teachers and confer with senior students.
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Elliott Jensen
Adelbert College of Western Reserve University
Carey
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Eloise Thrall
Carey, Ohio
Postoffice
Ohio Newspaper Association
Tiffin Papers
C. P. Collins
Sylvania Boy
Astass
Persia
Hassan Ben Sabbah
Webster
the Supreme Authority
General Sinking Fund
Mrs. Spitler
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