Barleycorn mocked as brewing return looms for Prohibition era
In Claypool Indiana on May 26 1933 Stanley B Dustman vents satirical views on the looming repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and the prospect of John Barleycorn’s possible return. He mocks politicians for chasing popularity while debating beer legislation and predicts issues of distribution and public reception as the nation weighs restoring alcohol. He compares past dictators and lampoons liquor clubs and the inconsistencies of the proposed beer bill.
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House
Senate
Washington
John Barleycorn
Lindbergh
Mr. Barleycorn
New York
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Louis
San Francisco
Mussolini
Stalin
Kemal
Barleycorn
Sons of Thirst
Lmit
Gus
Amalgamated Foam - Blowers of
America
Ignatz
George
Liberty
Jemima
Ohio faces concrete crisis with 2087 weak bridges
Ohio reports 6835 bridges and 56628 culverts on 12000 miles of state highways with 2087 structures too weak or narrow for safety. J W Burkey, chief bridge engineer, cites recent truck impacts as leading to failures on Route 3 near Clarksville and a 40 year old Trumbull county bridge. Flooding and heavy rains worsen the danger, underscoring need for maintenance to protect safety and state investment.
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Ohio
J. W. Burkey
QO. W. Merrell
Trumbull
Cowan’s
Fattman Wins 25 Mile Feature at Sharon Speedway
Fatttman from Greenville wins the 25 mile feature at Sharon Speedway timed in 24 37. Gus Pletz and Shorty Wolfe finish close behind. Deb Snyder takes a dash win while Carl Bangert places third and Tony Palumbo suffers motor trouble. Other dash results see Larry Evans and Mike Morgan in top positions.
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Sharon
Lewis Fattman
Greenville
Pete Miller
Youngstown
Sharon Speedway
Fattman
Gus Pletz
Beaver Falls
Shorty Wolfe
Columbus Norman Gamel
Carey O
Tony Lockhart
Cleveland
Deb Snyder
Kent
Carl Bangert
Columbus
Tony Palumbo
Larry Evans
Steubenville
Mike Morgan
North Girard
Pletz
Flaczed
Whitey Flickinger
Sebring
William Sanderson
Warren
Store Brings Son to Turnbell Family
A son arrived Saturday to Mr and Mrs Cecil Turnbell at 158 East Market Street in Tiffin.
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Cecil Turnbell
Market St., Tiffin
Reunion Cards Printed at Carey Times Office
Reunion cards produced at the Carey Times office with the aim of commemorating local gatherings. The process involved printing, mailing, and distributing keepsakes for attendees and alumni.
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Carey Times
Aberdeen shopper asks for collar size sixteen
In a large store's gent's department an Aberdeen woman requests a collar size 16 for her husband. The assistant finds the box and asks if there's only one. She retorts with a sharp quip about not being a bigamist, underscoring her claim to only one collar.
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Aberdeen
Dead Air at the Funeral Sparks Office rumor
The note references a supposed revival and a grandson claiming a relative named Mr. Brown works in the office. It mentions a funeral yesterday and a jesting confrontation about the dead returning to life. The fragment hints at a personal, perhaps humorous misunderstanding in a workplace context.
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Mr. Brown
Nellie Gray Ballad Tied to Rushville Origins Story
Rushville Ohio historian George Kalb presents a new version tracing the Civil War ballad Nellie Gray to Joseph Selby a runaway slave and Benjamin Hanby taught in Rushville. The tale links Hanby with Underground Railroad activity and the cemetery visit where Selby spoke of Nellie Gray inspiring Hanby to write and teach the song.
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Rushville
Ohio
Joe Selby
Benjamin Hanby
Nellie Gray
Fairfield County
George Kalb
Hanby
Kalb
Selby
Bishop Hanby
Ww. ‘Cr. Lewis
Solon Hyde
John S. Book
Circleville
U. B
Dayton
Westerville
Otterbein College
Southland
Canada
Hanpy
Lewis
Hyde
Book
Simon Hyde
Kentucky
Georgia
Nellié
Hanley
Fultonham
Zanesville
Thomas Addison
Addison
Young Hanby
Columbus
Wonderful Memory Tourist Boggs Recalled for Sandwich Stops
A humorous exchange portrays Boggs as an experienced tourist who can name every town where he faced a puncture or got stuck for sandwiches, highlighting his seasoned travel memories.
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Boggs
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Ind
Uncle Sam
Capitol
Minnesota
Stanley B. Dustman
Flaming Guns Tom
Rome
Esther Ralston
Lee Tracy
Private Jones
Goodyear Pathfinder
Goodyear
Stoll’s
Carey
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