Views on Proposed Grid Tax Increase
The Ohio gasoline tax hike is debated as the Contractors Association warns of a highway program crisis. The editorial cites county cooperation cuts, projected 1929 state highway funds, and a proposed 1.5 cent increase under House Bill 335 to fund state and county highway development, arguing the need for more revenue while detailing fiscal constraints and federal funding implications.
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Ohio
Contractors Association of
Ohio Department of Highways
Cooper
General Assembly
General Revenue
Dallas Sullivan
Union County
Edwards-Norton
Department of Highways
Why Some Children Are Peevish Ad
A vintage advertorial notes some children become irritable and bilious, recommending a dose of Californian Fig Syrup to relieve constipation and bile buildup. It claims the remedy cleanses the system, brightens mood, and supports growth, urging buyers to seek the genuine California Fig Syrup endorsed by physicians.
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California
W C T U All Day Meeting in La Grange
March 13 meet at Mrs John Curtiss home with a pot luck dinner. Distinct social visits noted include Loomis entertaining his Toledo niece, Miss Vickery visiting from Lakewood, and Miss Gow hosting friends. The P T A presented a three act play to good reception.
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Vivian Wheeler
Methodist Church
F. L. Wolcott
Merle Gow
Will C. Martin
Willard Wolcott
Kenneth Jackson
Leslie E. Gott
Cleveland
Carl Sage
Bride
Lorain
J. H. Siward
Leon Mosher
Malcolm
Lakewood
C. W. Gott
W. W. Rockwood
Sugar Bush
Rachel Root
Medina
Percy Root
Jessel's Lucky Boy Dilemma at Capitol Theatre
George Jessel stars as himself in Lucky-Boy at the Capitol, facing a moral choice between lying to shield Eleanor and exposing her sister to public scorn. His courted romance with Eleanor angers her social family, while a lie to protect a sister drives the plot to a hopeful ending.
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George Jessel
Tiffany-Stahl
Capitol Theatre
Jessel
Eleanor
Georgie
Wednesday's Five Best Radio Features
United Press 1929 rundown of prime radio tonight across networks. Bourdon's orchestra on WEAF NBC at 9 30 p m E S T. Hank Simmons Show Boat on WOR CBS at 8 p m E S T. The Girl from Texas melodrama on WEAF NBC at 8 30 p m E S T. Kremlin Echoes Russian music on WOR CBS at 10 p m E S T. Columbia University Glee Club and The Continentals modern music programs on WJZ NBC at 10 p m E S T.
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United Press
WEAF
NBC
Bourdon
WOR
CBS
Hank Simmons
Texas
Kremlin
BE. S. T
Columbia University Glee Club
WJZ
The
Local Blizzard Affects Attendance at School Play
Karl Kolinski of Elyria played the accordion as the audience, reduced by a blizzard, saw the high school play on Thursday. Friday’s crowd filled the auditorium for a performance featuring the high school orchestra and a cast including Prof Frederick Relyea, Dr Arthur Wilcox, Lydia Kelner, Sylvia Relyea, and Marcella Burbeck among others.
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Karl Kolinski
Elyria
Frederick Relyea
Arthur Wilcox
Wells Miller
Lydia Kelner
Sylvia Relyea
Margaret Knight
Philip Atantan
Judson Spicer
Henry Burbeck
Ned Gott
Marcella Burbeck
Wilhelmina Knowles
Vivvert
Callely
Saunderson
Frank Stevens
Sheriff Johnson
Roy Miller
Elyria’s 1866 factory boom fuels noted progress
Elyria s Independent Democrat recounts 1866 factory buildup with Topliff Sampsel Ely carriage and wagon work, a Massey cheese factory, woolen cloth mill, and new shingle, furniture, and planing operations. It notes Bainford growth, Walsh and Shearer upgrades, Gay Brothers bent stock plenty, and Adams and Son fork and broom handles production.
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Elyria
Topliff
Sampsel
Ely
Independent Democrat
Dickinson and Johnson
Waldeck and Shearer
A. C. Gay and Brothers
Hardin County Schools to Have Field Meet
Kenton Ohio March 12. Much interest arises as Hardin County schools prepare a field meet with teams from the area. Officials expect strong competition and spirited events across running and field disciplines.
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Hardin County Schools
Kenton
Hardin County Schools Track Meet Set for April 27
Hardin County school superintendents met to set the annual track and field meet date. The athletics day, on April 27, will host competing schools as they vie for honors in boys and girls events across the district.
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Hardin County
Ashtabula Men Buy Land for Mammoth Game Preserve
Local sportsmen W. L. Dodge and J. P. Dodge purchase 2 800 acres near Emporium Pennsylvania to create a mammoth fish and game preserve. A six mile stream with trout runs through the land. Four million feet of marketable timber including pine hemlock and hardwood occupy the property.
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Ashtabula
W. L. Dodge
J. P. Dodge
Emporium
Wallace's Grandson Honors Famous Author donation to Culver Hospital
Lew Wallace Jr., grandson of author of Ben Hur, sends $1,000 to Culver Union Hospital to equip rooms in honor of General Lew Wallace, the donor's father.
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Wallace
Crawfordsville
Ind
Lew Wallace, Jr
Ben Hur
Culver Union Hospital
Lew Wallace
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