Italy Builds a Citizen Army From Birth to Sixty Five
A feature describes Italy's militarization drive where every citizen from birth is enrolled as a soldier in various stages. Babies begin as Sons of the Wolf, eight year olds join Ballilas, fourteen becomes Avanguarda, eighteen learns Young Fascist tactics, and twenty one enters regular service with reserves after fifty five. The plan aims at an army of over six million, organized like ancient Spartans.
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Rome
Italy
Avanguardista
Sons of the
Local notes from Litchfield and Medina area
Community chatter records visitors and calls across Medina County including Bert Turner’s stroke recovery Miss Helen Street’s hand infection and plans to return to Cleveland. It notes gatherings at the Norbert Hood and Canfield homes along with a New Year dinner and a Young People club talk. Mrs Mary Barlow dies at her North Street home after months of illness.
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Litchfield
Bert Turner
Helen Street
Cleveland
Anna Chizmarik
Helen
Charles Miller
Medina
Frank McNally
Butler
Norbert Hood
George Mellert
Merle Fuller
Ed Mellert
Mallet Creek
Charles Hood
Medina Center
Jackie
Marilyn Canfield
C.D. Rickard
Canfield
Wm. Brodt
Young People’s Club
Will Turner
la Grange
B. R
C. M. Turner
Sylvester Mellert
J. N. Hood
Fred Johnson
Caldwell
Joe
Congregational
Christian Endeavor
Miss Clift
Barlow
Mary Barlow
North Street
Bet and Addison at Leila's Westchester home
Leila tries to prevent Bet and Addison Huntingdon from eloping while Addy and Jerry face police ties to a forger. Tension rises as Aunt Minnie and Mrs Johnston-Hedges urge Bet to stay proper, Addison defends his steady view, and Jerry asserts loyalty and practical meddling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leila Madison
Bet
Addison Huntingdon
Jerry Redmond
Addis Brother
Jerry
Yale
Leila
Westchester
Addy
Minnie
New York
Jareck
Binnie
Johnston-Hedgen
Addison
Orton
Richard Farding Davis
Flynn
Death Blamed on Arterial Disease Incurred Bed Rest
The deceased died from hardening of the arteries confining her to bed for days. She leaves husband Fred and children Louise Arick of Brunswick Don of Elyria Jay of Pineville Ky. Also one sister Misa Low Durkee. Funeral services by Waite Funeral Directors in Medina were held at 2 PM Wednesday from the home with burial at Litchfield Cemetery.
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Fred
Louise Arick
Brunswick
Don
Elyria
Jay
Pinevnille
Egister
Misa Low Durkee
Waite
Medina
Litchfield
New London Man Frank Wunderly Dies in Elyria
Frank Wunderly age 65, longtime New London business figure, died Sunday in Elyria. He is survived by his wife Lura of Elyria. Funeral plans were not announced in the received notice.
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New London
Frank Wunderly
Elyria
Lura
Portrait to adorn Reynolds Lumber Company annex
A large portrait of the late O. W. Reynolds will hang on the wall of the new show and office annex at Reynolds Lumber Company. Five S. F. Blackman, president, is mentioned in connection with the opening.
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O. W. Reynolds
Reynolds Lumber Company
F. Blackman
Downtown Window Displays Noted For Voodoo Fetish
A local firm shows a long time officer and 20 plus years of service in its plant with an art filled downtown window. The chief attraction is a genuine Voodoo fetish and a 2000 year old sear display with an elephant drawn cart made of solid wood wheels. Other antiques and relics enrich the scene. O W Reynolds founded the firm before its 1911 reincorporation from Skinner Bigelow, noted New London businessmen.
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Sears
O. W. Reynolds
Reynolds Company
Skinner-Bigelow Company
Skinner
Bigelow
New London
Deer Shot Near Jamesville. $350 Reward Placed
Jamesville reports Lake County Fish and Game Association offers 350 reward for information leading to arrests and conviction of those who shot a deer near suburb of Cleveland. A portion of the animal’s body was found nearby.
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Jamesville
Lake County Fish and Game Association
Cleveland
Special week of meetings at local Baptist church
Rochester notices a week long series starting January 7 at the Baptist church with Rev. J. W. Green of Wellington preaching each night. The Wellington Baptist young people will provide vocal and instrumental music and urge everyone to attend.
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Rochester
Baptist Church
J. W. Green
Wellington
Baptist Young People of
Center Aid Society Postponed to January 14 At Mrs Griggs Home
The Center Aid Society meeting moved from this week Wednesday to January 14 at the home of Mrs W W Griggs. Dinner will be served and all are welcome. The Harmonial Society of the Methodist church will meet Friday in the church basement with public dinner. Paul Rodgers son of Rev Rodgers of the Philadelphia Bible School spoke at morning worship in the Baptist church.
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Center Aid Society
W. W. Griggs
Harmonial Society
The
Methodist Church
Paul Rodgers
Rodgers
Philadelphia Bible School
Baptist Church
Baptist Bible Study
Weekly Genesis Study Group Meets at Church
A church hosts a weekly Genesis study gathering Tuesday evenings. The group plans ongoing discussions and shared reading of biblical texts in a community setting.
Murray Attends Ohio Horse Breeders Meeting
Wim B Murray, a director in the Perchon Horse Breeders Association of Ohio, attended a meeting in Columbus on Monday after traveling for Sunday. Mr and Mrs D C Mann spent Christmas with their daughter Mrs John Wolfe and family in Akron during the holiday week.
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Wim. B. Murray
Columbus
Perchon Horse Breeder’s Association of Ohio
D. C. Mann
John Wolfe
Akron
Christmas Dinner Guests Across Families in Wakeman Area
Christmas Day scenes show Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Babcock hosting relatives plus Wakeman parents at a bountiful dinner. Guests included three Michigan cousins and numerous Haines, Rowland, Bradford, and other families from Camden, Columbus, Cleveland, Elyria, and Wellington. Also noted are visits by Penn State professors and local funeral services, with community gatherings and New Year’s Eve skating highlights.
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Eugene Babcock
Wakeman
Community
Michigan
Lew Jones
Allen Haines
Arlene, Wakeman
Albert Haines
Camden
Dorothy
Irene Haines
Columbus
Gladys Haines
Cleveland
Stanley Storrow
Michael Profant
Lorain
Raymond Klein
Alton Bradford
Ella Bradford
Frank Rowland
Caroline
Florence Rowland
H. B. Rowland
Mahlon Burnham
Brighton
Chasemead
Roy Moore
Wellington
Glord Handley
Elyria
E.D. Thompson
Robert
W. S. Biddinger
Austin Ewell
Henning
Penn State College
Will Murray
Willis Reims
Clark Diggins
Indianapolis
Isadore Parker
Hartland
Arthur Jewett
Mildred Parker
Creda
Henry Bursley
Franklin Simonson
Carl Rick
Butler Road
New London Hospital
New London
Claude Hodgkin
Leigh Ketchum
Lester Ketchum
Fitch
Bertha Simonson
Frank Clifford
Brighton High School
Benny Rodin
Jack Munson
Robert Cowie
Paul Jewett
Methodist Church
Carl Bradford
Springfield
Ohio
Tariff Helps England Restore Jobs in Small Industries
An observer reports that England’s postwar recovery hinges on balancing the budget, a tariff policy, and private plus government building. The tariff shifts spur small factory growth, home market protection, and higher wages, with unemployment near 3 percent in the South while London’s area expands 32,000 factories and 19,000 workshops, boosting consumer goods and new town development.
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England
Post Office Savings Bank
Trustee Savings Banks
Co-Operative Society
London
Greater London
Unem
France
Lyons
Germany
IIL
United States
Isles
Army Tests Speedy Tank Hits High Pace and Armor
The Army is testing a new rapid maneuver armored tank praised by Secretary of War Dern and officers as a superior weapon. The Demonstration model from Illinois weighs 16 000 pounds, measures 12 3 4 by 6 1 2 by 7 feet, and reaches 60 mph with a 260 horsepower engine.
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Washington
National Defense
Army
Dern
Minois
Thompson
Forty Fort dry vote prompts bar move across room
In Forty Fort, after the borough chose to stay dry, Ben Fierman kept his tap room business by relocating the bar to the kitchen and moving the kitchen into the barroom. The change occurred at the borough boundary near Wilkes-Barre.
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Wilkes-Barre
Forty Fort
Ben Fierman
Paradise Valley Wedding In Nevada Breaks 25 Year Wait
Esther Tindill of Parma Idaho and Frederick V. Keller of Mountain City Nevada wed in Paradise Valley Nevada, a ceremony performed by Justice of Peace Rudolph Schwartz marking the first marriage there in 25 years.
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Elko, Nev
Paradise Valley
Nevada
Rudolph Schwartz
Esther Tindill
Parma
Idaho
Frederick V. Keller
Mountain City
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Charles Ulm
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Insull
Albert Fish
Grace Budd
Widodemer
Chapter
Jarecki
Elizabeth
Bessie
Aunt Minnie
Miss Minnie
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British Recovery
Henry J. Allen
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Baltimore
Lloyd’s
Engtish Tariff Commission
Checker Taxi
O'Donnell’ Cigar
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