10 Oct 1919
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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
1
Disjointed text hints at Girl Scouts in Wauseon facing questions about allegiance and school activities. Readers note unclear phrases about country loyalty and local ties. No clear event or outcome is stated.
In Wauseon a real King and Queen of Belgium visited Tuesday afternoon drawing a crowd from the county. The royal party rode through town in a Pullman car and met local citizens, with remarks on democracy and youth amid the public interest in the royal couple and the Girl Scouts present. An obituary and local notices followed as part of the day’s proceedings.
Frank S. Kenyon, educated in Wauseon and trained under George A. Heath, began teaching piano at Washburn College in Topeka, Kansas on the 8th after four years directing music at Southeast Missouri State Normal College. The Topeka Daily Capital praised his program for its musical and technical demand, his clear musical message, and his pianissimo tone, noting the Grainger pieces and an encore of a Dell piece.
The 919-20 Wauseon Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution met at Mrs. W. H. Eager’s home with Mrs. M. L. Altstetter assisting. The program featured furling the chapter’s service flag with sixteen stars and one red star for a nurse in training. Names of fallen or serving members were honored by relatives present. The discussion, led by Mrs. Touvelle and Mrs. Brigham, focused on Americanization and literacy in Fulton County, with plans for patriotic education for foreign born and native residents.
The Roosevelt Memorial Association forms to raise 5 million dollars for memorials and immediate local events. Ohio state aims for 500 thousand with county by county organization. Fulton County names chairs and treasurers to collect contributions and enroll subscribers as members of the National Association. Also notes a Scout troop event at the Scout rooms next Monday with mothers guesting.
Fire discovered on the second floor of the Howard Kennedy building on Fulton Street occupied by Benton Leslie, a grocery and specialty store. Stock losses exceed $1000 as fire spread through walls. building badly damaged, likely unrebuildable, with salvage on the first floor and insurance coverage noted.
Congressman C. J. Thompson pushes an amendment to extend the War Risk Act time frame to include stepparents via adoption and those in loco parentis to soldiers. He cites cases of fostered beneficiaries and argues the current definition is defectively narrow as it moves through Congress toward presidential approval and enactment into law.
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