Geneva College Commencement Honors 43 Graduates
Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa awarded 43 degrees in its seventy-fifth annual commencement. Valedictorian Mary Helen Zahniser delivered the address, with salutatory by William McConaughey Thompson. Honorary doctorates went to Rev. Joseph Hunter and local business leaders John T. Reeves Frank W. Walker Sr. and Robert M. Downie.
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Beaver Falls
Geneva College
Floyd Williams Tomkins
Church of the Holy Trinity
Philadelphia
Mary Helen Zahniser
William McConaughey Thompson
John T. Reeves
Frank W. Walker
Robert M. Downie
Joseph Hunter
United States Army
Hunter
Tenth
Eva May Levis
Eleanor R. Barnes
Catherine
Snodgrass
Jane Kirk
Mary Hutchinson
Robert Ransom
William Nick
J. L. McCartney
Richard Binzley
Ada Willson
James Russell
W. McConaughey Thompson
Morton
Mary Curry
James Barnett
Edward F. Wendt
John Lincoln Downie
Clarence Duncan
Lytle Snormont
Hazel McKelvey
Walter Cooks Lee
Marion Hughes
le Cercle Francais
Harry Camlin
Robert W. Ransom
Monaca
Mary A. Good
Harry Frank
New Castle
Lois Spender
Edna Rosaman Aiken
James W. Baker
Eleanor R Barnes
Eliza H. Calhoon
Ella P. Clark
Adabelle Cochran
Iretta V. Hart
Clarence B. Duncan
Sarah Brown Ewing
Vida L. Fisher
Jessie C. Galton
Eudore G. Grodeau
Mary G. Hays
Helen Violet Hoon Roy G. Leslie
Margarita C. McElwain
Ralph H. McKelvey
Flora Margaret Miller
Local Notes From Grove City and Nearby Towns
Plaingrove Mrs Mead Shoaff has been ill for a month. Mrs Lois Hunter of Pittsburgh spends the summer with her mother Mrs H B McCommons. George Driver and car visited Mrs G A Hamilton on Friday. Filmore Prior spent Saturday in Grove City. M G Shoaff installed an electric light plant. O S Miner was in Grove City Monday on business. Jess Rodgers enlarging his barn. C M Welton bought a new sedan. James Mason and family of New Castle visited the McCommons Saturday. O S Minor and family drove to Worthington Sunday. Rev Lewis of Grove City preached at the M E church Sunday.
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Mead Shoaff
Lois Hunter
Pittsburgh
H. B. McCommons
George Driver
G. A. Hamilton
Filmore Prior
Grove City
M. G. Shoaff
O. S. Miner
Jess Rodgers
C. M. Welton
James Mason
New Castle
O. S. Minor
Worthington
Rev. Lewis
M. E
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed in Ohio
Mrs. Ada Frick of Perrysburg Ohio credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving persistent side pains and nervous troubles after a neighbor advised its use. She urges other women to try the remedy and pass along the recommendation to those affected by similar ailments.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Perrysburg
Ohio
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Ada Frick
Route 3
Errysburg
Lydia F. Pinkham
Divorce Granted Over Unusual Rib Tickling Threats
Akron judge awards Myrtle Sponagle a divorce from William Sponagle on grounds of extreme cruelty. Myrtle testified her uncle, visiting at his farm, teased her by pulling ears and gouging ribs, threats intended to incite decapitation.
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International News Service
Akron O
H. C. Spicer
Summit County Domestic Relations Court
William Sponagle
Myrtle
William
Whalmer
W. Va
Bill
Burglars who robbed a Seattle movie enjoyed the performance
Burglars who robbed a Seattle cinema during a film apparently remained to watch the show. Police investigated the break in at the theater district. no injuries reported. No suspects named in the readable text.
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Seattle
Judgment and Discipline Shape a Child’s Thinking
The piece argues thinking in children stems from guidance and discipline. A strong teacher behind the desk fosters self direction, while persistent questioning signals living thought. It notes thinking involves observation analysis synthesis and judgment, with trial and error as a long standing method. Caroline E. MacGill discusses nurture of thinking in society.
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Caroline E. MacGill
North American Review
Seniority Police Bill Passed by Senate in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg on June 7 the Senate passed the Moffat bill allowing the last hired police officers in third class cities to be the first retired during layoffs. Also approved was Blair of Erie county’s measure requiring several counties to provide district attorney officers at county seats.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Blair
Erie County
Berks
Cambria
Dauphin
Delaware
Herie
Fayette
Lancaster
Montgomery
Northampton
Schuylkill
Washington County
Canada Bans Sale of Oleomargarine
Ottawa reports the government imposes a wartime ban on oleomargarine sales in Canada after strong opposition. American oleomargarine company branch plants will close. Also mentions Mrs William Kerr returning home from her daughter’s residence.
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Canada
International News Service
Ottawa
Rengo Belt Corsets Offer Long Service and Styles
Rengo Belt Corsets advertise unusually long wear due to double abdominal reinforcement. Two models priced low: an elastic top pink coutil boned model at $3.00 and a second elastic top with thigh inserts, six hose supporters, firmly boned priced at $5.50.
Iowa Farm Pupils' Grades Are Best
Des Moines report based on 316 high school principals covers 6,000 pupils in Iowa. Girls outnumber boys among honor students and average higher. Rural students lead in grades with 95 percent average in 11 subjects for girls versus four for boys. Most honorees come from ordinary families, not wealthy or top classes.
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International News Service
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles Deich
Simpson College
Deich
Butler attacks Prohibition as moral law overreach
President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University attacked the national constitutional amendment banning alcohol manufacture and sale in a St. Andrews University address. He warned that it is dangerous to use law to correct private morals and called for a reconsideration of Prohibition.
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Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Illinois
International News Service
Glasgow
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
New York City
St. Andrew's University
No Responsibility for Others’ Bills Statement
Charls E Mehard of 1504 Highland Ave declares that from this date forward he will not be responsible for any bills or contracts made by anyone other than himself.
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Chas. E. Mehard
Highland Ave
Food Riots Quelled In Leipzig After Six Killed
In Leipzig on June 7 order was restored after violent food riots. Six people were killed and 30 wounded in the clashes, prompting authorities to deploy troops and impose curfews to quell the unrest.
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International News Service
Leipzig
Germany
Village Station Master Warns Man On Edge of Platform
A station master near Edinburgh confronts a man smoking with feet over the edge as the Edinburgh express speeds by at 60 miles an hour. The man calmly replies you are only feared for your train, highlighting a tense moment on the platform.
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Edinburgh
New York
Well Worth It Yale Record Coat Exchange
A brief comic note questions why a boy received a generous tip for returning a coat. The Yale Record reflects on the value of courtesy and the moment of goodwill in campus life.
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Yale Record
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