Land Tax Rise Follows Gain Of Farm Cash
Washington reports real estate taxes per acre on farm land rose after a long decline from 1929 to 1930s. The agriculture department notes states shifted to sales and other taxes during low farm income, then higher incomes spurred public spending and tax levels again. It cautions taxes remain a burden on rural communities and that tenants may feel relief in sales taxed purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Ove
Gavot Shefae
Aio
Department
United States
Openecame
Community gathering and charity events in Chatham area
Spencer SAWS NO TUS Floyd DeLeong and family attended a gathering at Ernst Packard home in Chatham honoring a niece in nursing school. A noon picnic, warm sugar, and a fish supper hosted by Leo McCourt and Pythian Sisters raised funds for their group. Proceeds support a three act play “Every One is Getting Married” to be staged April 2 at the school auditorium by the P T A under Royal Waltz. Relatives celebrated their mother’s birthday with baskets, refreshments, and social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd DeLeong
Ernst Packard
Chatham
Nurses Training School
Leo McCourt
Royal Waltz
Leota
Howard McCourt
Glenn Ripp
Wets
Salem
J. T. McCourt
Local Residents Move and Visit Nearby Families
Ray Mitchell moves to Bedford for work while Mrs. Fred Brinker visits from Chatham. Numerous families host and travel between Wellington, Elyria, Attica, and nearby towns. birthdays, illnesses, and relocations mark a busy week in the area.
Church notices from Amherst Ohio outline meetings and services
St. Peter's Church Amherst announces March church council meeting at the church parlors Wednesday evening. The Women's Union April meeting is Thursday afternoon at the parlor. Choir rehearsal Friday at 7:30. A German service next Sunday at 7:30 with Sunday School and worship at usual hours. Rev C E B Schmidt launches a Church Attendance campaign from Easter to Pentecost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Women’s Union
C. EB. Schmidt
Ladies Society and Church Youth Events Planned
The Ladies Society meets at the church parlors Wednesday afternoon starting with a threen luncheon at 1 p. m. The Bible Study class will not meet this week due to Rev. Thomas Williams visiting Scranton Pa. The Young People gather at the church parlors Friday evening and recently joined Kipton Congregational youth in a play directed by Rev. Winger and Rev. Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Society
Thomas Williams
Scranton
Kipton Congregational Church
Kipton
Winger
Williams
Quilting Sessions and Church Meetings Ahead This Week
The ladies plan two all day quilting sessions on Wednesday at Mrs. Emily Linehos home on Tenney avenue and at Mrs. Herbert Moff home on Elyria avenue. A tureen dinner will be served at noon. The Ladies Aid Society meets Thursday afternoon at the church parlors. The Junior Walther League meets Friday evening at the church parlors. A quarterly congregational meeting is set for next Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Linehos
Tenney Avenue
Herbert Moff
Elyria Avenue
Ladies’ Aid Society
Junior Walther League
Circle groups to host St. Ann's society events
Mrs. Theodore Schmitz of East street will host Circle one of St. Ann's society Tuesday evening. Mrs. Arthur Penders of Prospect street will entertain Circle two of the same society Tuesday evening. Sacred Heart devotions are scheduled for 7 30 Friday evening. The Altar Rosary society will attend Holy Communion in a body next Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Schmitz
East Street
Circle One
St. Ann’s Society
Arthur Penders
Prospect Street
Sacred Heart
Altar Rosary Society
Knights of Pythias meeting at K of P Hall
Knights of Pythias will be held this evening at the K of P Hall. The Amherst Democratic Women's Club will meet Wednesday evening at Mrs. Wilmah's home for a monthly session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
K. of P. Hall
Amherst Democratic Women's Club
Wilmah
Elmer Johnson Post American Legion to Meet Friday
Egeland on Spring street hostesses will include Mrs. James Henry Mrs. Cory Sawyer Mrs. L Hoemer and Mrs. Earl Bliss. The regular meeting at the Town Hall club rooms is Friday evening with a good attendance desired.
Prayer meeting and midweek service announced
The ladies prayer meeting is set for Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Jacob Muth's Forest Street home. Rev. Glen Horst of New Philadelphia Ohio will lead the midweek service on Wednesday. Friday evening's program will be hosted by the young people with guest speaker Joseph Golardt of Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Muth
Forest Street
Glen Horst
New Philadelphia
Evenine
Joseph Golardt
Lorain
Evangelical Churches Conference in Tiffin Schedule
A district ministerial and laymen conference of Evangelical churches will meet in Tiffin on Wednesday with a local church group attending. The midweek service is set for 7 45 PM at the church. A joint session of the Ladies Aid and Woman's Missionary Societies will be Thursday afternoon at Mrs Fred Lange's Mill Avenue home.
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Evangelical Churches
Tiffin
Ladies' Aid and
Woman's Missionary Societies
Fred Lange
Mill Avenue
Bible Study and Fish Fry Planned by Church Group
The weekly Bible Study class meets Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Jessie McLean on Harris Street. Everyone is invited. The Brotherhood plans a fish fry at the church parlors Saturday evening open to members and friends.
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Jessie McLean
Harris Street
Brotherhood
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Notice
Admissions include John Davis of Milan avenue. Discharges list Mrs J Seagrave of Jackson street Mrs S Mudrich of South Amherst and John Davis of Milan.
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John Davis
Milan Avenue
J. Seagrave
Jackson Street
S. Mudrich
South Amherst
Bluffton College Students Spend Easter Holidays at Home
Bluffton College students James Ehrman Max Egeland Allan Schroeder William Tisdale George Cox Ban Schaeffer Battelle Masters Geoffrey Monger are spending Easter holidays at their homes. Fred and Gerald DeVries of Chicago Illinois visited locally due to their sister Mrs. James Urban's serious illness. Mr and Mrs Henry Bosse of Cleveland were Sunday guests of Rey and Mrs R C Bosse. Ed Lehman and guests joined Easter dinner. Martha Jaeger from Cleveland visited her mother Mrs A Jaeger on Park Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ehrman
Max Egeland
Allan Schroeder
William Tisdale
George Cox
Ban Schaeffer
Battelle Masters
Geoffrey Monger
Bluffton College
Fred DeVries
Gerald Devries
Chicago
James Urban
Henry Bosse
Cleveland
Rey
R. C. Bosse
West Street
Ed. Lehman
S. Main Street
E. J. Darby
John Darby
Jennie Carter
H. H. Hamiston
Milan
Martha Jaeger
A. Jaeger
Park Avenue
A. Jenne
Sailors Return To Find Kin Mourning
In Misaki a 76 ton fishing boat Tairyu Maru went missing for nearly two months. Fourteen crewmen returned after 66 days adrift at sea with one death from exposure and another seriously ill. Rescued 650 miles at sea, the ship’s discovery sparked a three day Misaki festival, replacing prior mourning with celebration.
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Misakryt
Japan
Misaki
Funeral for Mrs Gertrude Knipper Held in Avon
Relatives and friends attended the funeral service for Mrs Gertrude Knipper of Avon on Monday. She is survived by her daughter Mrs Louise McAllister and daughters Mrs Loretta Hicks and Mrs B Burkett, and three sons Joseph Carl and Herbert. Burial occurred in Avon with many Amherst and area residents noted among attendees.
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Sheffield
Gertrude Knipper
Avon
Arthur Whiton
Joseph and
Norman
Amherst
P. L. Chambers
H. C. Chambers
Clifford Spaulding
Mary True
Earle Johnson
Royal Commissions and Karl Marx’s Indictment of Industry
Britain’s Royal Commissions of Enquiry documented industrial sins in last century reports. Karl Marx drew inspiration and facts from these royal reports to critique society.
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Britain
Karl Marx
Postal Clerk Arrested Over Costly Pittsburgh Tickets
Postal inspector arrested John W. Stottemeyer 23 a substitute postal clerk after he mailed eleven tickets to Wilson Pa for On Your Toes then delivered one ticket to the theater door man. The incident led to his entry into the theater and confiscation of a single ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Wilson
John W. Stottemeyer
British rayon factories set new all time production record
The article notes a historic production high for British rayon factories with the same political leadership continuing. It emphasizes the endurance of the majority party while production records rise.
Camels Advertised For Digestive Comfort
An old advertisement claims Camels cigarettes aid digestion by improving stomach fluids and giving a sense of well being. The copy emphasizes a smooth start to digestion and a feeling of ease, appealing to steady smokers with the slogan Camels set you right.
Lincoln's Big Feet Consoling To Cop
Washington's tallest police officer Edward F. Brown 6 ft 9 1/2 in explains his Lincoln memorial visits. He notes Lincoln's feet comfort him and guesses Lincoln wore a size 17 shoes while Brown wears sizes 12 to 14.
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Washington
Edward F. Brown
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln
Brown
Gossiping Gentry Promote Harmless Kiss Myths
A quip about modern girls dismissing caution in romance, joking that alcohol kills germs and lowers fear of kissing. The remark reflects social attitudes about sexuality and hygiene in contemporary youth culture.
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Luther Kemery
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Warren Walters
Mack Stuart
Wallace McIlvaine
Novak Hardware
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Wellington
Frank Andrews
Orlo Mantz
Mike Tipual
Tody Hospital
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Elyria
Minnie Overton
Attica Michigan
E. C. Wise
Mary Jane
Ed. Watson
Raymond Byers
Lodi
Luella Simon
A. H. Lechleitner
Forest Johnson
Canton
Fred Clark
Mer. Estella Allen
Lodi Hospital
F. I. Miller
Rittman and Wooster
Harold Miller
Clyde Taylor
Homer Sooy
Wolf Sisters
Clair Miller
Grafton
Mary Dickason
Miller
Itarry Dinslow
Kuepfer
Yoder
Fostoria
Clayton Billman
A. W. Robinson
Lake Wales
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B. A. Jenner
Cleveland St
Central Byok Stog
ST. Peter's Church
Congregational Church
ST. Paul Lutheran
ST. Joseph Church
Foursquare Church
First Evangelical
Hospital News
Pacific
B. A. Jenne
Earle Kane
Akron
Mary Lahiff
Kent College
Cleveland Avenue
Richard Thutt
U. S. A. Columbus
August Moeller
Ed. Schwitzki
U. S
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Carter
Moriarty
WM. J. Moriarty
Lorain County Savings & Trust
L Ming
Jack Oakie
Jackkie
Benny Goodman
EL S. T
Wabc-Columbia
Johsiny Behr
Richard Hemingway
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Schroll Coal
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