India and World Suffer Major Disasters of 1935
A National Geographic Society tally lists the year’s worst disasters. India’s May 3 earthquake killed over 20,000. floods, hurricanes, and droughts plagued many regions. China saw Yellow River and Yangtze floods, Fukien typhoon claimed hundreds, and Italy faced a waterspout in Genoa plus a dam break tragedy. The United States endured midwestern dust storms and earthquakes in Helena and other areas. Mauna Loa lava flow reached toward Hilo while Mount Asama erupted near Tokyo and a deadly Ecuador landslide buried Verde Vojoha leaving all residents dead. An ice avalanche killed 88 in Kir-."
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Washington
National Geographic Society
India
China
Yellow River
Yangtze
Fukien
Genoa
Italy
United States
Welena
Mont
Mid
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Hilo
Asama
Tokyo
Japan
Verde Vooha
Ecuador
Kir
Penfield District Conference of the P T A
The North Central District Conference of the Ohio Congress of Parent and Teachers met in Mansfield on January 23 with three sessions at 10 am 130 pm and 730 pm. Mrs Andrew Rawson of La Grange presided and Mrs Zilch of Amherst joined Lorain Countians in active roles.
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Penfield
Ohio Congress of Parent and Teachers
Mansfield
Ohio
Andrew Rawson
la Grange
Zilch
Amherst
Penfield Grangers Carry Bible at Columbia Playlet
Penfield Grangers carried the Traveling Bible to Columbia on Tuesday evening and presented a program. A playlet titled Last Day of Center Ridge School featured a cast of seventeen. The event included Mrs. F. E. Kellogg teacher of the school and school board members Mrs. Harry Blough, Mrs. Carl Buell, and Mrs. W. H. Myers. Guests were Mrs. Lawrence Betts, Mrs. Fern Newcomb, and Mrs. Lewis Jones.
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Penfield Grangers
Columbia
Center Ridge
F. E. Kellogg
Harry Blough
Carl Buell
W. H. Myers
Lawrence Betts
Fern Newcomb
Lewis Jones
Walker
Marian Leach
Helen Sblough
Helen Bligh
Alvernon Rollin
Mabel Pierce
Haze, Andrews
Lynn Myers
Dorothy Brientrenz
First Par ent Teachers Association Meeting Held
The first PTA meeting was held Thursday evening January 9. routines included minutes by Mrs Eglin, a speech on Parent Education by Miss Marks Lorain, music by the Hines trio from Litchfield Genevieve Hines played piano and mouth organ with Janice on jews harp, a duet by Genevieve and Geraldine, and duets by Mrs Fray and Margaret. Doughouts and coffee were served. A Christian Endeavor meeting followed at Glen Myers home led by Josephine Rollin.
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Parent Teachers Association
Robert Eglin
Margaret Marks
Lorain
Hines
Litchfield
Genevieve Hines
Janice
Genevieve
Geraldine
Fray
Margaret
Christian Endeavor
Glen Myers
Josephine Rollin
Unclear Event on Kola Peninsula
A fragment notes a location on the Kola Peninsula with a date of December 9. Details about the event, organization, or people involved are not provided in the readable text.
Skating party and meeting at Leach home in Bucyrus
A junior Prentice led a meeting with sixteen people present. Attendees included S F Jackson, Lawrence Betts, and A J Andrews visiting Bucyrus. Ill True Denham is now able to go out. Elmer Bunt Buell and Leona Buell visited Cleveland. Lucile Gregg and Elizabeth Dreher from Cleveland stayed with the Greggs. Mrs Kies and others served lunch at the school house.
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S. F. Jackson
Lawrence Betts
A. J. Andrews
Bucyrus
True Denham
Elmer Bunt
Buell
Leona Buell
Cleveland
Lucile Gregg
Elizabeth Dreher
Walter Gregg
Virginia
Lois Leach
Junior Prentice
Thief Steals 150-Pound Candy Striped Barber Pole
A thief made off with a 150 pound barber pole from a Toledo shop. The pole was valued at 150 dollars, priced at one dollar per pound.
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Toledo
Berkeley story on corporal punishment sparks debate
Berkeley report states that spanking a 20-year-old daughter as punishment raises questions of legality and ethics. The piece examines family dynamics, potential abuse concerns, and the social consequences of physical discipline within adult households.
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Berkeley
Cal
Local authorities advise on teen flight from home
A fragment notes county probation officers discussing a girl named Elizabeth Smith who allegedly left home after being spanked by her father. Local authorities reportedly told her she had a right to resent the punishment. The item reflects juvenile welfare concerns and official guidance.
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Elizabeth Smith
California deer shortage blamed on lacking predators
Berkeley, Cal. The deer population in California is suffering from an excess of female deer. E R Hall curator of mammals at the University of California attributes the problem to the absence of certain predatory animals and hunters who favor buck deer with horns.
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Berkeley
Cal
California
E.R. Hall
University of California
Lindauer Uses Dogs to Battle Depression Across States
Palo Alto report about Karl Lindauer an Americanized German and his canine powered approach to mood improvement. He left Ashfield North Carolina in 1931 with two dogs and toured every state except Montana and the Dakotas.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Karl Lindauer
Ashfield
N.C
Lindauer
Union
Montana
Dakotas
Man Replaces Rabbit’s Foot With Muskrat in Odd Tale
In Vineyard Haven Massachusetts James West allegedly replaced his rabbit’s foot with a muskrat. While walking he tripped and fell striking his head on pavement landing on the muskrat in an unusual superstition tale.
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Vineyard Haven
Mass
James West
West
Queen Bees Marked in Sydney Nova Scotia Hives
Whitton apiarist marks queen bees with numbered metal discs on the thorax to locate them in hives. The discs aid cataloging and management of the colonies in Sydney N S W A.
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Sydney
N.S. W
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