Ceiling Prices and Land Values in Coshocton 1825 Era
The Coshocton News recalls 1825 when ceiling rents and prices did not exist and land sold for as little as $1 per acre. It notes Sheriffs sales at $10 and tracks wealth growth through canals, railroads, and farm and manufacturing advances, with stock, livestock, and property valuations rising by 1890.
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Coshocton
J. W. Swyer
Michael Miller
Newark
Columbus
Coshocten
Tba
Dog Fritz Served Two Masters and Met a Fatal End
James Elson recalls Fritz the German police dog once kept by an SS major in Holland and later by Elson’s 2nd Airborne Division. After Fritz’s master left for the United States, the dog broke from his crate on the dock and was shot by a German POW attempting to stop him, ending a loyal, dangerous journey.
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James Elson
Coshectan
Elson
England
France
Belgium
Germany
Fritoy
Nieningen
Holland
2Nd Airborne Division
Elsen
Fritz
Fisan
Frias
Procerurre
S&s
Fleon
Frith
Servicidt
Berlin
le Havre
United States
Frittz
Ger
Life and career of General Douglas MacArthur
The article chronicles General Douglas MacArthur from his Arkansas birth to his rise as a five star general. It notes his World War I record with the Holloway division, West Point superintendent tenure, commands in the Philippines, and leadership as Army chief of staff and commander in occupation duties in Japan. It also highlights his marriage to Jean Faircloth and his family.
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Douglas MacArthur
Erweardt
Philippines
Bataan
Dokkies MacArthur
Arkansas
Ari Dee
Doug
Wat Prsit
Por
MacArthur
West Point
Maco
Mulitary
America
Dbr
Philippines Department
Army
Philippine Ary
War Department
Japan
Heo
Jean Faircloth
Arthur
Franklin township history and founders in Coshocton County
This Know Your Coshocton County piece traces Franklin township begun in 1811 with Conesville as seat. It lists early settlers including the Robinson and Miller families, notes German and French immigration, and highlights figures like James Robinson and Louis Roderick, a German Baptist minister.
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Coshocton County
Coshocton
Isaac Shambaugh
Wills Creek
Franklin Township
Conesville
James Robinson
Benjamin Robinson
John
William Robinson
Michael Miller
Jacob Jackson
James Tanner
Johny Wamsley
William Taylor
Abraham Thompson
Joseph Scott
John G. Pigman
Obadiah Davidson
Valentine
Jane Johnson
Isaac Shamibauga
Philip Hershman
Lewis Roderick
Robinsons
Virginia
G. A. McCleary
Henry Schmeser
Louis Roderick
Dunkards
George A. McCleary
Farm Meet Program Set At Union High School
The Farmers Institute at Union High School runs Thursday after a Wednesday opening. Morning session features Union band and talks by Rev. Russell Hoy and Mrs. D. B. Phillips. Afternoon has more music and Hoy and Miss Harriet Green. Evening includes Dobb Helen Hempleman Dance studio students and motion pictures with admission charged.
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Farmers’ Institute
Union High School
Russell Hoy
Canal Lewisville
D. B. Phillips
Dobb Helen Hempleman
County Members Endorse Plan for Pension Tax
About 2,000 members of the Coshocton chapter of the Townsend club back a new Townsend bill under study by Congress. The plan calls for a 3 percent tax on individual and corporate incomes to fund a pension program for elderly citizens and others unable to work.
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Coshocton
The
Townsend Club
Congress
Army Offers Attractive Opportunities for Enlisted Men
The U S Army advertises a four year college education, extensive foreign travel, 257 trades to learn, highest pay scale, and retirement after 20 years. Sgt Tam Mattingly explains veterans administration funding covers tuition and fees up to 300 yearly plus monthly living stipends of 65 to 90 dollars, with civilian college entry requirements.
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U.S. Army
Tam Mattingly
Coshocton Army Recruiting Station
Veterans Administration
Post-War Science Provides Thrills for Home Gardeners
Garden expert Dean Halliday of the Central Press Association explains postwar science in home gardening. Topics include hormone sprays to thin apple blossoms, improve tomato size, and control weeds with sprays, aiming for red ripe apples and prize-winning produce.
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Dean Halliday
Central.Press Association
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Hell Over Miller Drug
Taxi City Cab
Franklin
Winfield F. Mowery
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Main St
Comhecton
Milton Dele Porter
Vatican
Rome
Pius X11
Red Cross
Ige
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