Lincoln s humor shaped a nation amid war and awe
The piece recalls Abraham Lincoln’s humor during the Civil War as a coping tool and leadership device. It cites Bruce Barton’s portrayal of Lincoln as a Side Splitter and notes how a cabinet read aloud Artemus Ward, then Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. It contrasts Gettysburg and Second Inaugural addresses with Lincoln’s humble wit.
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Lincoln
Bruce Barton
New York
Spring St
Oberlin
Omo
Batten
Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborne
Elvis Presley
Abe
Artemus Ward
Staunton
Emmerson
Abreham Lincoln
Memorial service for Charles W Savage in Oberlin
Oberlin memorial service for Charles Winfred Savage professor emeritus of physical education and athletics director at Oberlin College will be held at The First Church at 2 PM Saturday February 28. He died in Cleveland January 17. A scholarship fund is to be established in his honor. Survived by his wife Elizabeth King Felton and two daughters Mrs Ride Cleveland and Mrs Md Fort Mount Pleasant Michigan. They lived at 2440 University Blvd Cleveland.
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Oberlin
Charles Winfred Savage
Sp. m
Oberlin College
Savage
Cleveland
Elizabeth King Felton
A. Ride
C. d. Mefort
Mount Pleasant
Mich
Counselor Fauver to Answer Questions at School Board Meeting
Oberlin school board will hear legal questions for attorney Robert Fauver tonight at 7:30 in Eastwood School library. Topics include use of building levy for site acquisition and school district interest rate limits, plus a budget increase of 14 000 to fund raises, electrical work, books, textbooks, furniture, and painting.
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Oberlin
Robert Fauver
Eastwood
Fauver
Budget Commission
Commissioners Interview Man For Welfare Post
County commissioners interviewed Gerard R. Prinz of Stow for possible appointment as Lorain County welfare director. Prinz works with juveniles on probation and was ranked first on a civil service list of three. decision deferred while checks on pay feasibility are made.
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Gerard R. Prinz
Stow
Lorain
Prinz
Ohio Civil Service Commission
Les
J. Norman Thompson
Police Officers Attend Services for Ray Warren
Twenty nine officers linked with the Lorain County Fraternal Order of Police attended the rites for Charles Ray Warren at Cowling Stang Funeral Home. The Lorain County Sheriff’s Department and the State Highway Patrol joined the service led by Rev. Joseph King. Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery in Norwalk.
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Ray Warren
Oberlin
Lorain County
Mrs. Richards Named Deputy Registrar in Ridgeville
Mrs. Thomas Richards of 37242 Center Ridge Rd. is appointed deputy registrar for the Ridgeville area. She will sell license plates starting March 1 from 9 a m to 9 p m daily.
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Mvglville
Thomas Richards
Center Ridge Rd
Avon Lake GOC recruits from area students and Coast Guard move
Forty eight Avon Lake students join the Ground Observer Corps and will start observations within a month from a tower. The Coast Guard recruiting station has moved to 106 St Clair Ave Cleveland to serve northern Ohio, with a rummage and bake sale scheduled Friday and Saturday to raise funds.
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Avon Lake
Eigh School
Ground Observer Corps
Isabella Guild
Kathe Kreuzer
Avon
T P.m
Lucile
Tarone
Thelmane
Frank Kolarsky
U.S. Coast Guard
Cleveland Post Office
Standard
Uilding
St. Clair Ave
Cleverberg
Robert Schuster
Land
Sation
Coast Guard
Ohio
Eastview
Parent
Robert Lundberg
Fetview
Army arrests recruit for illegally possessing dangerous weapon
Newark dispatch reports Theodore Kappel 26 was arrested after a physical when an officer found an empty .38 caliber revolver on him. The incident contrasts modern Army service with Revolutionary War days and notes recruitment changes.
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Newark
N. J
Army
Theodore Kappel
Washington
Kappel
Union Sets A 30 Hour Week at Ford Motor Co
Detroit United Auto Workers Local 0 placed 36 office and maintenance workers on a 30 hour week with no pay cut at Ford Motor Co. Local 600 in the UAW backs a 4 day week with 40 hours pay, pushing for shorter weekly hours without wage loss.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
UAW
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