Cincinnati to install automatic traffic control signals downtown
City officials led by Mayor Carrel approved testing automatic traffic control lights on Race street from Third to McMicken as a step toward reducing accidents. They discussed funding options with Union Gas and Electric, potential bond issues, and plans to extend the system citywide if successful. Other safety ideas included stop signals for streetcars and reviving a skip stop system to ease traffic.
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Cincinnati
Race Street
Third _street
McMicken Avenue
Carrel
George Crawford
William Copeland
Union Gas and Electric Company
Dayton
Kuertz
Traction Company
Mittendorf
Chamber of Commerce
Culkins
Government Square
Drunken Driver Sentenced In Traffic Court
Judge Alexander jailed William Gardner of Hopkins street and Freeman avenue for five days after his intoxicated crash into an iron pole at Riverside drive. Gardner also fined 100 dollars plus costs and suspended his license for two months. Gardner received a ten day stay of execution. Leo Gynn, a taxi driver of 116 Mulberry street, was fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving after his cab struck Elwood Guest at Seventh and Linn streets. William Koltzy of 2368 Ravine street paid 23 dollars and costs for passing a stationary street car at Peebles corner. Speeders fined included Edward Hart of 4715 Broadway for 20 dollars and costs, Sam Zike of Dunbar place for 15 dollars and costs, Alfred Hartzell of 946 Hatch street, a music instructor in the public schools, and Earl Regal, a Negro, with additional details in the same notice.
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Alexander
William Gardner
Hopkins Street
Freeman Avenue
Gardner
Riverside Drive
Leo Gynn
Mulberry Street
Elwood Guest
van Horn Street
Seventh
Linn
William Koltzy
Ravine Street
Peebles Corner
Edward Hasrt
Broadway
Norwood Bus River
Sam Zike
Dunbar Place
Madisonville
Alfred Hartzell
Hatch Street
Earl Regal
Norwood ministers urge weekday church classes
A Norwood Ministerial Association delegation asked the Board of Education to start weekday religious education for grades two through eight. The plan would use church teachers and fund all expenses, with classes near schools and voluntary enrollment. A committee of W. C. Johnson J. P. Miller and W. McBride was appointed to study potential impact on school work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. Lawton
Church of the Good Shepherd
William T. Patterson
Norwood Presbyterian Church
Norwood Ministerial Association
Board of Education
Lawton
Norwood
Cincinnati
Avondale
Clifton
Evanston
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Patterson
W. C. Johnson
J. P. Miller
W. McBride
Pierson Named Business Manager of Cincinnati Symphony
George Pierson of Arthur Judson’s Philadelphia office is slated to become business manager of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, succeeding Jessie W. Darby whose resignation takes effect May 1. Judson’s advisory role aims to tighten ties between the Judson office and Cincinnati management as Pierson prepares to assume duties. Mrs Darby has led the business office for two seasons after years with the Symphony Association.
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George Pierson
Arthur Judson
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jessie W. Darby
Judson
Symphony Orchestra
Pierson
Darby
Ene
The
Symphony Association
Cincinnati
Street Car Injury Involving Tilford Jenkins On Norwood Route
Tilford Jenkins aged 38 from 1611 Kemper lane suffered severe cuts and bruises to his right arm when his arm extended beyond the car body and was struck by an oncoming vehicle on a South Norwood street line to Cincinnati. He was taken to Norwood Emergency Hospital.
Norwood Council OKs Wakefield Place Extension
Streets and Grades Committee favorably reported on extending Wakefield Place to Main Avenue after petitions from residents. Council approved five highway projects including water works extensions, Wayne Avenue and Ridgeway Avenue improvements, and two police cars funded from city accounts.
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Norwood
Wakefield Place
Main Avenue
Wayne Avenue
Hunter Avenues
Ridgeway Avenue
Officials Review Road Proposal at Loveland
A group of about forty Loveland Park Association directors county commissioners township trustees and local farmers toured the park yesterday to discuss widening Rich and Davis roads. The Loveland group offered gravel from park property for road work while the county would fund bridges and culverts and the township would finance road improvements. Also local workman Charles Woodruff found a valuable gold watch near a bath house and seeks its owner by verification.
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Loveland Park Association
Warren County Board of Commissioners
Deerfield Township
Loveland Park
Loveland
Rich and
Davis
C. A.neale
Charles Woodruff
Vinestreet
Cincinnati
Advertising Swindle Reported to Chamber in Cincinnati
Cincinnati businessmen reported a nationwide advertising contract swindle to W C Culkins of the Chamber of Commerce. A suspect was arrested in a Northern Ohio town with fake contracts claiming ties to a New York newspaper and other groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
W. C. Culkins
Chamber of Commerce
Culkins
Ohio
New York
37th Division Club Formed by Veterans in Cincinnati
A Cincinnati unit of the Thirty-seventh Division A E F Veterans formed at the Veterans Memorial Club on Broadway. Captain Victor Heintz was elected president and Donald Hargrave secretary. Major Thomas H. Morrow and others were named to draft a constitution. A proposed April 13 meeting will set committees for the division’s seventh annual reunion in Cincinnati on September 5 6 and 7. Sergeant Muscroft and Corporal McClure entertained the group.
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Cincinnati
A. E. F. Veterans
Veterans’ Memorial Club
Broadway
Victor Heintz
Donald Hargrave
Thomas H. Morrow
William P. O’connor
Arch. McCartney
Charles Muscroft
Charles A. McClure
France
148Th Infantry
Water Works Employees Must Pay Income Tax
More than 400 Cincinnati Water Works employees face income tax after Charles M. Dean, collector of Internal Revenue, ruled that compensation for services tied to a municipally owned water system is taxable. The decision aligns with a Massachusetts district court ruling. about 460 workers, with most earning over 1,000 annually, must file returns. Dean also said salaries for public school cafeterias are taxable.
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Cincinnati Water Works Department
Charles M. Dean
Internal Revenue
Dean
United States District Court
Massachusetts
J. A. Hiller
Publc
Gandhi and religious unity in India noted by German theologian
Dr Julius Richter of the University of Berlin told a Federation of Churches meeting that India is prone to religious uproar and British rule uses such tensions to justify a continued army presence. He praised Gandhi as ascetic and nonsectarian, advocating unity among faiths as key to self-government.
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Richter
Berlin
India
Julius Richter
University of Berlin
Federation of Churches
Rabindranath Tagore
Sandhu
Sundar Singh
Ghandi
Archdiocesan Holy Name Society to Meet at St Clement
The Archdiocesan Union of the Holy Name Society holds its quarterly meeting at St Clement Church Main and Church streets St Bernard on Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock The gathering will include the election of officers afterward.
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Archdiocesan Union of the Holy Name Society
St. Clement Church
Main
Church Streets
St. Bernard
Lectureship Highlight by William E Brown in Boston
The Hon. William E Brown CSB member of the Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church Boston will give the season’s final lecture under First Church of Christ Scientist Park Avenue Music Hall Friday March 13 He arrives from Los Angeles and speaks on Christian Science The Truth About God Man and the Universe
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William E. Brown
C.S.B
Boston
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Park Avenue
Music Hall
Los Angeles
God
Frieder Simon Nuptials Celebrated at Gibson Ballroom
Miss Julia Simon daughter of Mr and Mrs Simon Avondale and Maurie Frieder of Hearne Avenue Cincinnati cigar firm member were married in the Gibson ballroom last night at 6 30. Rabbi David Philipson officiated more than three hundred friends attended and the couple left for a world tour honeymoon sailing from San Francisco on March 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Simon
Brand Electrical Supply Chief Charged in Fire Violation
Jacob Brand president of Brand Electrical Supply Company at 423 Main Street faces charges for failing to obey a fire prevention order after a Sunday basement fire causing about $10,000 in damage. Chief Edward Steinway says Brand ignored repeated warnings to clear rubbish, provide metal containers and clean aisles. last order was January 30.
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Jacob Brand
Brand Electrical Supply Company
Main Street
Edward Steinway
Fire Prevention Bureau
Steinway
Brand
Tomorrow Through Another Girl's Eyes
Viola works in an office while Jim is missing for a week. Jim's mother confronts Viola with suspicion and bitterness over their romance. A looming coming out party for the Witherbee girl hints at social intrigue and possible suitors for Viola.
Hoodoo Lover Tests Viola Carrington in Love and Labor
Viola Carrington calls Jim Brown her Hoodoo Lover yet refuses marriage because he avoids work and lacks a definite occupation at 32. She supports her widowed mother as a typist while Jim’s scrapes keep him from settling down, even as his father offers to double his allowance.
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Jim
Viola
Mr. Brown
Mrs. Brown
Viola Carrington
Jim Brown
Pbut
Fashion notes on Paris couture and trends in 1926 styles
The piece surveys Paris fashion as reports reflect extreme ensemble matching with face powder lipstick and lip rouge. It notes Spain's influence on color schemes and calls out designers Callot Redfern and others for modern, tailored town wear amid evolving, sport-inspired silhouettes. It also mentions feminists and Zionist support in Cincinnati planning a fundraising drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Redfern
Spain
Callot
America
Fairchild
Governor Smith Endorses Zionist Fund Movement
Maurice F. Lyons, Cincinnati representative of the Zionist Foundation Fund, received a letter from Governor Smith of New York expressing full awareness of the organization’s work and offering endorsement. The governor’s message underscores support for Zionist efforts and the fund’s activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice F. Lyons
Cincinnati
Zionist Foundation Fund Movement
Confession Unfolds In Barn Over Valise Chain
A narrator overhears Sam Ticer and Jim discuss a plan to remove a steel chain fastened to a valise carried by Lillian. Jim uses a file to free the chain, enabling Katherine to remove it without injury. Jim agrees to keep the incident quiet as Lillian rests in bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Ticer
Jim
Llian
Sam
Katherine
Mr. Ticer
Jerry
Valie
Dicky
Graham
Thers
Herbie
Dr. Petit
Clears Complexion and S S S Promise Beauty
The ad touts clear skin as a barometer of health and urges using S S S to purify blood and improve complexion. It claims S S S has helped since 1826 with pimples blackheads boils eczema rheumatism and emphasizes safety from herbal ingredients.
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S.S.S
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Gontrol
Third
McMicken
Kenyon Avenue
Samuel Lankford
East Third Street
Wilbur Crapsey
Columbia * Avenue
Fourth
Pike Streets
Henry
Bow
Ruth Avenue
Eggleston Avenue
Pearl Street
Henry Wessels
G. T.lawton
W. T. Patterson
Philadelphia
Chamber
Citizens National Bank and Trust
Toonerville
By Fontaine Fox
Frieder-Simon
Gibson
Fay Stevenson
Witherbee
Eleanor Gunn
Israel
Cincinnati Organization
Smith
Adele Garrison
Lillian
All Good Drug
Commercial Tribune
Namie
Health Guardian
Neptune Sales
Guardian
West Fourth St. Main
EF. B. Kerger
Slayton
Minn
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
the Teasdale Co
Canal
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