Marriage Rate Rises as War Looms Over Weddings
Wartime fears drive Stark County couples to marry with 241 marriage licenses filed in July, 66 so far this month. total licenses this year 1,522 versus 1,454 last year. Young couples express resolve to wed despite draft uncertainty as shortages and planning worries rise.
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10Th St
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Wayne Johnson
Rosewood
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13th All America Soapbox Derby Finals Opens
Akron August 12 The 13th annual all America soapbox derby begins with 146 boys from the United States Canada Germany and Alaska preparing for heats at Derby Downs. Parade at 1 30 p m finals expected 5 p m as 90 000 spectators watch helmeted racers race down a 9 75 degree slope. Alfred Haenle from Germany is among entrants and the course sits beside Akron's dirigible hangars.
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CIO Rates 130 Lawmakers as Voting Perfect for Labor
The CIO announced that 130 lawmakers earned a perfect labor voting score, listing 17 senators and 113 representatives. Additional figures show further members with one or several wrong votes, while notes emphasize the record is not an endorsement. Senator Bricker is marked wrong on all votes. Senator Taft is right on only one.
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Ohio
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