First Aid Training Praised After Cascade Park Rescue
Two Elyrians saved a girl from drowning in Black River at Cascade Park. Seventeen year old Dan Schnaar Jr. jumped in to rescue the unconscious child, aided by first aid measures from Florence Clawson. Fire and police praised quick calm action and training, urging universal first aid courses in schools and communities.
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Uisal Faic
Adlee
Black River
Cascade Park
Charles Crehore
Robert Crehore
Ohio Street
Barbara Selman
Leon A. Selman
Miss Selman
Dan Schnaar
Schnaar
Florence Clawson
Cascade Park Pool
Elyria Memorial Hospital
American Red Cross
Ohio Public Service Co
Honorable Titles in Washington Phone Directory
The piece laments the spread of Honorable prefixes in the capital's phone book. It warns that two new "Horns" appear before officials' names, urging publishers to drop all Hon orables to avoid favoritism and chaos in listing secretaries and other figures.
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Kentucky Colonels
Legion
Congress
Washington Telephone
Secretaries of War
Navy
Washington
Roosevelt Urges Governors to Speed Housing Plan
President Roosevelt appeals to 44 state governors to fast track housing legislation to revive construction and create jobs. He notes a large potential workload in need of plans and financing to resume delayed projects and employ millions of idle workers.
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Roosevelt
Prince of Wales Adopts Glasses Marks Maturing Image
The piece notes the Prince of Wales at forty moving from boyish style to mature vision with glasses. It contrasts his bachelor image with his eldest son status and highlights his brother’s marriage as a shift. The author sees optical insight symbolizing a dignified, aging yet youthful persona.
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Prince of Wales
Long Island
Westchester
The Silent Observer Humor Roundup
A compilation of satirical quips and riddles about pride class and everyday quirks. It jests at wealth and manners with lines about mistletoe fashion and a worker’s joke about Orators and country service. Anonymous contributions close the piece with playful wordplay.
Rummage sale yields two ten dollar bills at church event
Presbyterians hold a rummage sale in the Mason Temple lower room on Saturday afternoon. A shopper bought a vase for a quarter and quickly found two intact ten dollar bills, sparking coins and curiosity.
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Presbyterian Church
Masonic Temple
Lee
Grant
Appomattox
Macon
Old bel ringer vows to stay on at parish church
An elderly church bell ringer near his 90s resists retirement after five vicars and vows to continue until he reaches six. He defends his long service by noting his deep ties to the parish and readiness to keep duty despite the new vicar’s suggestion. The piece also recalls quaint tidbits about Old Mother Hubbard, buckwheat cakes, and memories of Little Lord Fauntleroy and Uncle Tom’s Cabin at the local opera house.
Golden Legion Bible Reading Echoes Survival Faith
A religious reading recounts Acts 27 27 44 amid a violent storm. The speaker contrasts human loss with steadfast belief as sailors soldiers and prisoners endure hunger fear and disarray while a prophet offers renewed hope and divine guidance.
Today in History Notable Births and Events Listed
York notes mark births and deaths of notable figures including Admiral George Dewey born 1837 in Montpelier and Eva March Tappan born 1854 in Blackstone. It also lists events such as the 1776 Battle of Trenton and the 1878 Wanamaker store lighting pioneering electricity, among other historical items.
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York
George Dewer
Spain
Montpelier
Washington
Eva March Tappan
Blackstone
Mass
Trenton
N. J
Seth Warner
Green Mountain Boys
Vermont
Odd Fellow
Shakespeare No. 1
New York
Guv. Smith
Virginia
Richmond
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
China
Sunspot Activity Signals New Solar Cycle
Two large sunspots mark the start of another 11 year solar cycle says Dr. Orestes Caldwell of the New Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. He explains that storms in the sun’s gases drive electromagnetic activity reaching Earth and may affect radio, crops and growth rates, though not as portents.
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New York
Orestes Caldwell
New Planetarium
American Museum of Natural History
Caldwell
Electronics
Notable births and Nobel awardees noted in Philadelphia
The notice recalls five figures with birthdays and achievements: the U S at Philadelphia born near Fleetwood Pa 67 years ago and Dr Isaiah Bowman born in Ontario Canada 56 years ago, English economist Sir Norman Angell born 60 years ago and recently laureate.
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U. S
Philadelphia
Fleetwood
Isaiah Bowman
New York
Ontario
Canada
Norman Angell
Concentration and aspiration toward elevating aims
The passage notes strong concentration of purpose and a tendency toward higher goals. It raises concern that the native’s abilities might be focused on material welfare rather than more elevated endeavors.
Sun Spots Tied to Animal Life and U S Business Cycles
Dr Caldwell shows a link between sun spot activity and Hudson Bay animal catches and US business cycles. He notes rabbit and fox populations track sun spots despite fixed trapping, and that solar maxima often precede market downturns while minima precede stability or growth. The current solar minimum is ending, signaling renewed business vigor.
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Caldwell
Hudson Bay
United States
Coolidge
Canada Shows Birth Increase in October 1934
Ottawa report indicates births rose five percent and marriages by nineteen percent in October 1934 versus 1933 across 70 Canadian cities and towns. Deaths remained practically unchanged.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Dominion
Drought Resistant Seeds Gathered by Plant Explorers
In seven months in Turkey and Turkestan H L Westover and C R Enlow of the Agriculture Department returned with nearly 1800 seed lots believed drought resistant. Chief F D Richey notes the drought emphasized needs for soil holding plants and hopes some collected varieties will benefit the Great Plains and Southwest. Most seeds are grasses or legumes forming thick turf to bind soil, with some shrubs showing promising root systems.
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Washington
Turkey
Russian Turkistan
H. L. Westover
C. R. Enlow
Agriculture Department
United States
F. D. Richey
Bureau of Plant Industry
Richy
Great Plains
Southwest
Minister's Plea Against Books Triggers Probe
Cleveland police probe into library shelves after Rev. Ralph Walker demands removal of offensive titles. Police prosecutor Michael Picciano says he will seek charges against the owner, citing passages from 64 seized volumes described as dirty.
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Cleveland
Ralph Walker
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Michael Picciano
Picciano
Walker
Beavers Steal Fence Wire For Dam Construction
A Springhill Nova Scotia resident reported wire left beside a fence vanished. Investigating revealed beavers had carried away the wire and were using it to secure dam logs, a novel method in building their dome.
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Springhill
N. S
Anniversaries of Noted Figures From 18th Century to 19th Century
The list highlights birthdays and death dates of Thomas Gray, Mary Fairfax Somerville, William M. Pendleton, Emma Southworth, Dion Boucicault and others. It notes Gray born 1716, Somerville born 1780, Pendleton born 1809, Southworth born 1819, Boucicault born in Ireland and deaths spanning 1771 to 1899.
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Thomas Gray
Mary Fairfax Somerville
William M. Pendleton
Richmond
Lexington
Emma
E. N. Southworth
Washington
Dion Boucicault
Ireland
New
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N. Y
William A. Law
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co
Hartsville
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George F. Getz
Chicago
Republican National Committee
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Walter P. Stacy
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Charles E. Schaeffer
Board of Home Missions of the Reformed Church
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Heliitade
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