Earthquake Devastates Hyogo District Hardest Since 1923
In Hyogo prefecture’s Sanin district near Osaka a powerful quake caused widespread destruction. About 1000 injured and 20,000 made homeless as fires raged and trains wrecked. Toyo-Oka, Kinosaki and Tsuuyama heavily damaged. Toyo-Oka post office and railroad station razed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanin
Hyogo
Osaka
Tokio
Tajima
Inkuno
Japan
Sako
Toyo-Oka
Kinosaki
Tsuuyama
Tsuiyama
Kobe
Kyoto
Nagoya
Nara
Kwangai
Shiminoseki
Yakegutake
Children to Have Summer Bible School in New Plymouth
Edward Erickson from the University of Washington will conduct a vacation Bible School in New Plymouth this summer. Sent by the Congregational Sunday School extension department, he is aided by local workers. The non-denominational program runs 9 to 12, five days a week from June 15 to July 3, with hand drama, bible drills, and supervised play. Enroll through H. H. Hamilton or Mrs. A. Forch to arrange transportation for country children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Erickson
University of Washington
New Plymouth
Erickson
Congregational Sunday School Extension Department
K. C Knapp
Spokane
H. H. Hamilton
A. Forch
California trip aims with Miss Kramp and Miss Darrah
Miss Ruby Kramp and Miss Martha Darrah plan to leave Saturday with the Ingards of Fruitland for an over land trip to Los Angeles. They expect to reach LaVerne from Los Angeles and attend California schools next fall with Miss Kramp enrolling while Miss Darrah returns to Lewiston State Normal.
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Ruby Kramp
Martha Darrah
Los Angeles
Calif
LaVerne
Miss Kramp
California
Darrah
Lewiston State Normal
The Home Corner Apology From The Sentinel Editor
The Sentinel notes this week’s Home Corner is largely the editor’s work and apologizes for omitting intended content for this corner. The editor thanks Mrs. W. H. Goldsmith and acknowledges the contribution and oversight.
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The
Sentinel
Exemptions Granted as School Year Ends
The en tire year exemptions list includes Charles Dotson Clair Ahl born Thomas Cantlea Henry Good Jessie Philither Alice Reed Phoebe Ringer Margaret Scott Claude Snyder and Donald Wiseman. Margaret Scott posted the top IQ with Margaret Campo second in University of Illinois tests given by Mrs Hawks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dotson
Clair Ahlborn
Thomas Cantlea
Henry Good
Jessie Philither
Alice Reed
Phoebe Ringer
Margaret Scott
Claude Snyder
Donald Wiseman
University of Illinois
Hawks
Margaret Campo
Miss Brooks
Miss Hillis
Todd Coulter
Corvallis
Edgar Lewis
College of Idaho
Marathon High
McPherson
William Chance
Valley View
University of Idaho
Payette River Bluffa
One Pupil Holds Perfect Attendance in 1924-26
Margarette Rinehart led a class of forty-one fourth and fifth graders with perfect attendance for 1924-26. John Wilson was tardy once and Wilma Anderson missed a half day. In the last semester Margarette Rinehart topped fourth grade scholarship, with Loretta Schuler second, while Wilma Anderson led fifth grade scholarship with Dorothy Drysdale second.
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Margarette Rinehart
John Wilson
Wilma Anderson
Loretta Schuler
Dorothy Drysdale
Delegates Attend District Rebekah Lodge Convention
Mrs J F LaCrone Mrs J F Creasey Mrs Mike King and Miss Daisy Mason of New Plymouth along with Mrs R E Lee and Mrs Orville May of Payette attended a district convention of the Rebekah Lodge in Emmett on Thursday.
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J F. LaCrone
J. F. Creasey
Mike King
Daisy Mason
New Plymouth
R. E. Lee
Orville May
Payette
Rebekah Lodge
Emmett
Bible School and Church Services Announced
Congregational Church schedules Bible School at 10 a m with C E Miles in charge and classes for all ages. Evening sermon asks if one can be a real Christian without baptism. Junior meeting at 7 p m for officer elections. Vacation Bible School planned June 5 to July 8 with guest leaders from Walla Walla and University of Washington. cooperation requested from parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
C. E. Miles
George N. Edwarda
Walla Walla
Edwards
National Sunday School Extension Society
New Plymouth
University of Washington
A I. Ferch
Goldsmith
Jennings
Attorney S Fosters Abhor Vice In Commencement Address
Caldwell attorney T A Walters gave the New Plymouth high school commencement address on vice and its changes from repulsion to acceptance. He cited Les Miserables and the Valjean story as a cautionary tale while the class of 1925, eight girls and eight boys, received diplomas in a ceremony praised as the largest four year class in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Walters
Caldwell
Jean Val Jean
Jennings
New Flymouth
Auto Plunges Into Noble Ditch Near City Limits
Seven people narrowly escaped serious injury when a new Studebaker car veered off the highway and overturned into a ditch at the Noble bridge. The group included three women, three children, and a man named Isaacs who was en route to Logan Utah for a marriage. The vehicle struck the wing guard on the east side of the bridge and overturned, with all passengers inside and escaping serious harm despite substantial exterior damage.
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Studebaker
Joiner Breaks Leg in Hayfield Accident
W. P. Joiner suffered a bad break in the knee while helping with hay on his farm. He was knocked to the ground when horses or cattle spooked the team, resulting in a fractured knee. He was taken to Ontario for X rays and bone setting.
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W. P. Joiner
Mr. Joiner
Ontario
Plane spray fights alfalfa weevil near Nyssa event
A two day demonstration on the Eastern Oregon Land company ranch near Nyssa showcased airplane spraying of calcium arsenate to combat the alfalfa weevil. About 200 acres were treated in a day at roughly 60 cents per acre, with planes operating 10 to 20 feet above ground at ~60 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Land Company
Nyssa
Pilot’s Plane Damaged by Cows in Arizona Pasture
Commercial pilot Charles Mayse parked his plane in a pasture near Tucson and visited his mother in Safford. On return he found cows had damaged the linen wing covering, requiring two days to repair.
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Tucson
Ariz
Charles Mayse
Safford
California tennis star Casey sails toward Wimbledon
San Francisco reports Ray Casey leaves for England to represent the United States at the Wimbledon World Championship in July. Dr Sumner Hardy says Casey will likely team with John Hennessy of Indianapolis, chosen captain of the squad.
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San Francisco
Ray Casey
California
England
Casey
United States
Sumner Hardy
California Lawn Tennis Association
John Hennessy
Indianapolis
Woman Indicted in New York Baby Farm Deaths
Helen Auguste Geeou-Vetk owner of a baby farm on Sixth Street faces first degree manslaughter charges after a grand jury reinvestigation found 6 month old William Winters died from a fractured skull in her care. The infant was among thirty deaths linked to the facility. injuries suggested he was thrown against a wall. Health records also tie fourteen other child deaths to another baby farm once operated by the same owner on Upper Park Avenue.
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New York
Helen Auguste Geeou-Vetk
Willian Winters
Ruperts
Health Department
Gisen Volk
Park Avenue
To Tour Europe Miss Miles Sails June 27
Miss Wilain Miles leaves New Plymouth Monday for a Europe tour with Temple Tours. The party visits Salt Lake Chicago and Hartford where an uncle is Dean of Trinity University. They sail from Montreal June 27 and will visit England France Belgium Switzerland and Italy returning September 1.
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Wilain Miles
New Plymouth
Europe
Court House News Licenses tied in Idaho and Oregon pairs
Morrige Licenses Albert C. Milliken of Boise to Martha Roselia Merrill of Boise May 25. Emmanuel Johnson of Huntington Ore and Josephine W Coates of Huntington Ore May 27. Frank L Bramblee Pearl Idaho and Mabel Bilbrey Emmett Idaho May 26. Earnest Burt New Plymouth and Clara E Peterson Emmett married May 25. Herbert A Gabbert Nellie C Kramick Baker Ore May 24. Cases Filed Minnie Hooker vs Alaya Schuler motion for new trial denied. First National Bank of Payette vs Henry Raims et al motion to discharge receiver denied and defendant allowed an exception. Appeals to supreme court by First National Bank of Idaho and Pete Johnson and Tom Castles.
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Morrige
Albert C. Milliken
Boise
Martha Roselia Merrill
Earnest Burt
New Plymouth
Clara E. Peterson
Emmett
Thomas Ashworth
Payette
Herbert A. Gabbert
Nellie C. Kramick
Baker, Ore
Minnie Hooker
Alaya Schuler
Supreme Court
First National Bank of Payette
Henry Raims
Clyde Snyder Tops County Eighth Grade Grads
Clyde Snyder earned the highest average grade among county eighth graders with a 995 9 average including book review credits. Of twenty four students who completed state exams in May none failed. eleven others who made up back work also received diplomas.
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Clyde Snyder
W C. T. U. Plans Public Meet With National Lecturer
The W C T U met with Mrs. Anna Smock on Friday as Mrs. Hooaglin delivered a message from Mrs. Boole the New York state president. Plans set for a public meeting June 26 with Miss Winona Jewell of Denver Colorado the National W C T U lecturer expected in New Plymouth. All dues urged to be paid promptly.
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Anna Smock
Hooaglin
Boole
New York Union
Winona Jewell
Denver
Colorado
National
New Plymouth
Business Men Meet at Monthly Gathering
Business men held their regular monthly meeting Thursday night. Each man brought a farmer from the north and west section. They plan to entertain the other farmers later. A sample of vetch from a farm east of Emmett was shown, noting its soil nitrogen restoring properties similar to alfalfa and clover.
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Emmett
Sentinel Office
Sousa sues Lorillard over cigar ads using his name
John Philip Sousa sues P. Lorillard for 100000 dollars, alleging his name and likeness were used to advertise cigars at five for 16e. His attorney says the bandmaster has been ridiculed by friends due to the ad campaign.
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New York
John Phillip Sousa
P. Lorillard Company
Former Judge Refuses Bond In Careless Driving Arrest
Former Circuit Court Judge Daniel G. Taylor was jailed after refusing to sign bond following his arrest on a careless driving charge. He called the police action outrageous and told friends he would buy a new car for the car owner he damaged.
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St. Tovis
Circuit Court
Daniel G. Taylor
Taylor
Missed Flight to Colorado Illness Dies Before Arrival
Mrs. A Groat, who rushed from town to Colorado Springs to be with her ill brother, learned on arrival that he had died. She then traveled to Thomas Oklahoma for the funeral. Mr A Groat left Monday to join Mrs Groat in Thomas and plan visits to Peabody Kansas and Cedar Rapids Nebraska before returning.
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A. Groat
Colorado Springs
Memorial Day Services and Parade Details in Plymouth and Payette
Memorial Day services set for 10 a m at the cemetery in Plymouth with the boys band and firing squad meeting on Main Street at 9 30 a m. All stores will reopen after noon. Payette observes services starting 9 30 a m with a morning parade and a 2 30 p m speaking program in the afternoon.
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Boys Bund
Main Street
Payette
Senior class reception entertained by Superintendent and Mrs Thompson
The graduating seniors and their instructors joined Superintendent and Mrs Thompson for a lively reception last Friday. Games involved candy forfeits and clothespin jokes, followed by a two course luncheon and a silk scarf gift from the senior class president to Miss Brooks.
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H. OD. Thompson
Miss Brooks
Miss Downs
Mr. Nesbitt
Thompson
Nesbitt
Benny Hylton
Ail
Sunday School Picnic At MacFarlands Grove
A large crowd attended the Congregational church annual Sunday school picnic at MacFarlands grove. Despite the busy season they enjoyed lunch under the trees along with games and sports including swings teeters and wading. The hospitality of the McFarlands and Pomroys made it a happy day.
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Congregational Church
MacFarland’s Grove
McFarlands and Pomroys
Dead Church or a Live One Sermon at Baptist Church
The morning hour will feature a direct message on church ills. Pastor Henry Jacobs urges shepherds to feed sheep and warn of danger, even as he jokes about “shearing woolly” members. Services include Sunday School 10 am and evening sermon Pirates of Today.
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Jacobs
Hilmer Peterson
A. Groat
Phoebe Ringer
Pirates of Today
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Borah
W. H. Goldsmith
Noble Ditch
Joiner
Baby Farm
Reinforcemer
Court House News
Emmanuel Johnson
Huntington
Oregon
Josephine W. Coates
Huntington, Ore
Frank L. Bramblee
Pearl
Idaho
Mabel Bilbrey
First National Bank of Idaho
Pete Johnson
Tom Castles
Plymouth
Baptist Church
Henry Jacobs
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