Wellington Caucus Sets August 16 Nonpartisan Primary
Wellington voters will select village officials in a nonpartisan caucus on August 16 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., with precinct committeemen organized and petitions filed for mayor clerk and council seats. The Wellington district school board forecasts a 1300 increase in next year’s expenses and WPA projects totaling about 65000 across seven actions in Lorain County.
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People's Calcus
Board of Public Affairs
Board of Education
Binder
Wellington
Local social notes and a flood health update in Ohio
A jumble of social items from Boston and nearby communities notes visits, birthday celebrations, a 4 H colt club meeting, tonsil surgery, and a visit from relatives. In Ohio, Dr. W H Hartung reports flood-affected areas back to normal sanitation with no serious sickness from impaired water sources.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. H. Hartung
Farmer Knowledge Is Key To Rural Drift And Plans For Change
A Wharton School study reports many would‑be farmers chased ideal rural life with little farming know‑how. Migration to submarginal interior tracts worsened population maldistribution. The study urges shifting industry to rural districts and training in crop production to revive farming viability.
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Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
University of Pennsylvania
Dallas T men report traffic violations in novel program
Dallas launches a progressive traffic control experiment with 107 citizen volunteers, named T-men, who monitor driving behavior and report by postal card to the police. The scheme aims to improve driving manners and city records, with motorists receiving polite notices rather than immediate penalties.
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Dallas
Texas
Citizens’ Traffic Commission
Police Department
T-men
Twe
Australia risks balance of nature with pest control by imports
An Australian account describes Queensland’s battle with prickly pear using imported Cactoblastis cactorum caterpillars and toads. The scheme saved Boonarga from ruin, prompting talks of a memorial, and inspired similar experiments in Hawaii. Experts warn introduced species can become new pests as ecological balance remains delicate.
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Queensland
Australia
United States
Boonarga
Hawaii
Figures Show Rule By Minority In City Elections 1933 34
The International City Managers Association reports that in 800 cities over 10 000 population only 41 percent of eligible voters participated in council elections. Sixty percent registered and only two thirds voted. The piece argues popular government is less popular than assumed and cites a quote that the people get the government they deserve.
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International City Managers’ Association
New York Day by Day in a Looming City Scene
A fragmented New York Day by Day column sketches urban life on Wall Street and Fifth Avenue. It wanders from Harpers Bazaar, a cigarette smoker, and chocolate sodas to fashion notes and Beatrice Hereford, Rosina Vokes, and Wendell estate imagery. The piece blends fashion, Broadway memories, and city portraits without a single clear storyline.
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New York
Avenue Us
Harpers Bazaar
Nestors
Rosina
Thea
Rosa Vokes
Cornell
B. Lilie
Tallulah
Aga Rememer
Beatrice Hereford
Rosina Vokes
Reading in Lowell and New York Tales in 1935
A fragment from a 1935 McNaught entry reflecting on literary figures and urban scenes. It mentions Lowell’s Bigelow Papers, George Ade, and a chambermaid glimpsed from a Madison Square hotel window. The piece evokes Flatiron’s presence and Franklin Munsey’s offices as a backdrop to writers like Mark Twain and O Henry.
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Pubdhic
Lowell
Bigelow
Lus
George Ade
Ade
Madison Square
Cray
Frank Munsey
Herbert Corey
Jimmy Allison
Mark Twain
O. Henry
McNaught
Anniversaries of notable figures from 19th to 20th century
Summary of birthday and death anniversaries: Elisha G. Otis, Halifa x, 181? born April 183?. Artemas Martin, U S Coast and Geodetic Survey figure, born Steuben Co. N Y, died Nov 7, 1913. Paul Shorey, classical scholar, born Davenport Iowa, April 24. Augustus M Herring, aviation pioneer, born Covington GA, July 27 1926. Rupert Brooke, English poet, born, died April 23, 1915.
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Elisha G. Otis
Halifax
Yonkers
N. Y
Apr. R
USAL
Artemas Martin
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Motile
Steuben Co
X. Y
Paul Shorey
University of Chicago
Davenport
Chicago
Tsay Augustus M. Herring
Covington
New York
Rupert Brooke
Today in History highlights and notable births
The column notes 1492 Columbus voyage departure from Paris and the discovery of the New World, 1907 Standard Oil of Indiana fined for freight rebates, 1914 France and Germany declare war, 1918 Rainbow Division of New York defeats Prussian Guard, and 1923 Calvin Coolidge oath. It lists birthdays of Clara Laughlin, Charles Edison, Arthur Ballantine, Stanley Baldwin, King Haakon VII, Prof Jacob Papish, Rev Robert Shuler, and Sir Harry Lauder with brief biographical notes.
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Columbus
Paris
Spain
Standard Oil
Indiana
France
Germany
Rainbow Division
New York
Calvin Coolidge
Plymouth
Clara E. Laughlin
Chicago
Charles Edison
West Orange
X. J
Thomas A. Edison Industries
Arthur A. Ballantine
Jacob Papish
Cornell
Poland
Robert P. Shuler
Los Angeles
Virginia
Sir Harry Lauder
Fragmentary Portraits Hint at Noble Lineage and Health Warnings
The text references Brittans Duchess of York born 38 years ago and Kent Hamsun born 76, noting a novelist from Norway. It muses that a degree grants broad views and sympathy, suggesting a capable teacher in an unusual field. It warns that love of friends may be unappreciated and warns of danger from abdominal troubles.
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Brittan
Duchess of York
Kent Hamsun
Ohio News In Brief Highlights From Aug. 3 to 8
Dover reports R. Minnig, publisher of the New Philadelphia German Baptist from 1871 to 1912, died after a brief illness. Lakeside notes Dr. A B. Smith, emeritus president of Ohio Northern University, elected president of the Lakeside Old Timers' Association. Xenia mentions Guv Davey authorized committee to resume Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans' Home investigation Monday. Columbus reports tax stamp totals for wine depend on selling price. Ohio Public Utilities Commission approves sale of W. A. Simms Oil and Gas assets to Ohio Fuel Gas Company for 319,900 plus receivables. Napoleon as a young lieutenant wrote a Corsican hermit shipwreck tale about Elba’s islanders.
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Lakeside
A. BE. Smith
Ohio Northern University
Lakeside Old Timers’ Association
S. B. Quayle
Cincinnati
Xenia. Q
Guv Davey
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphats
Gilson D. Light
Columbus. C
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
W. A. Simms Oil and Gas Company
Hardin
Logan Counties
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Wellington pool plan hit by 65 percent vote rule
Wellington faces a setback over a proposed municipal swimming pool after Squire, Sanders & Dempsey concluded that pool approval failed to meet the 65 percent affirmative vote requirement of House Bill 455, effective June 7. The ruling hinges on debt service and overlapping mill limits, with county auditor to determine financial compliance.
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Wellington
Robert L. Walden
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
Wellington School Adds Wing Under Board Approval
Architectural issues for the Wellington school addition were resolved when Supt. Arthur Shields presented Fulton plans within the 160000 estimate. No PWA funds will be earmarked until the bond issue is approved. If passed, funding may come from the State Teachers Retirement fund at 4 percent to avoid red tape. The plan adds a 180 foot wing with three tiers of classrooms, plus a gymnasium and auditorium.
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Wellington
Arthur W Shields
Board of Education
Harry A. Fulton
Cleveland
PWA
Sunt. Shields
State Teachers’ Retirement Fund
CWA
Fulton
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