American myths of peace clash with Caribbean and Pacific conquests
The writer rails against the idea of American peace as taught in schools, arguing that the United States expanded aggressively since 1775. He cites territorial gains from Britain, Indians, Spain, the Philippines and Mexico plus Puerto Rico, labeling motives as pretexts for expansion.
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United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Berlin
Rome
Louisiana Purchase
Mussolini
McKinley
Japan
Germany
Philippines
Boston
Mass
Jacksonville
Fla
Puerto Rico
Navada
New
On to Somewhere and the Great War’s Lessons
The article argues that American wars show conquest patterns and warns that modern warfare is industrial. It notes the US as a major war-making power, with Britain as a key potential ally or adversary, and that a coalition excluding Britain would still struggle to hurt the United States. It ends by questioning current wartime anxieties.
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Great Britain
America
Canada
Paris
Berlin
London
A-r
Rome
Washington
Russia
British Empire
Britain
United States
Italy
Junior-Senior Banquet With Neptune Themed Dance
Wellington OH May 8 130 plus students gathered at First Congregational church for dinner with water lily decor and turtle favors. Toasts by Junior president Karl Olsen and Senior president Robert Sutliff followed by a Neptune gym finale with Clyde Cooley crowned Neptune and an Norwalk orchestra providing dancing music.
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Wellington
Ohio
First Congregational Church
Wilma Brewer
Karl John Olsen
Robert Sutliff
Catherine Piper
Lois van Biargen
Eileen Tuawson
Marie Adler
Susanne Hill
Sir Echo
Armand Ensign
Warren Williamson
Jack Bear
Mary Jane Brouse
Janet Carino
Phyllis Voxtheimer
Neptune
Clyde Cooley
Questions of war and alliance stir American nerves
The speaker questions whether Britain plans aggression, if Washington fears England may ally with Germany Italy and Japan, and whether arms build up signals an offensive war to aid Britain. He probes liberty and supremacy claims in a global policing vision.
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Britain
Washington
England
Germany
Italy
Japan
America
Miss Marjorie Young Presides Over Baldwin Wallace Women’s League
Miss Marjorie Young a Baldwin Wallace College junior and Wellington High School graduate was elected president of the Women’s League, which governs all women students on campus numbering about 400. She is the daughter of Mrs W C Young and previously led other school activities.
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Marjorie Young
Baldwin-Wallace College
Women's League
Miss Young
W. C. Young
Wellington
Baldwin- Wallace College
Woman's Benefit Association District Convention Planned
The Odd Fellows hall will host the District Convention on Wednesday May 10 with 10 AM opening. Wellington Review members outlined event plans and duties including dinner and entertainment led by Mrs. Jennie Smith and Miss Bearn. Four new candidates were pledged at the last Wellington Review meeting.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Woman’s Benefit Association
Mary Whitney
Harriette Whitney
Sarah Greetham
Mineola Leitters
Lena Beam
Wellington Review
Jennie Smith
Hilda McQuate
Mary Prentice
Miss Bearn
Catherine DeMoon
Myrtle Owen
Devera Murray
Gillis DeNoon
Rochester Couple Welcomes Daughter Who Passes Soon After Birth
The daughter born to Mr and Mrs Harold Ringler of Rochester passed away shortly after birth on Friday night.
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Harold Ringler
Rochester
Wellington High Band to Play at Spencer Decoration Day
The Wellington High school band will perform during Spencer Decoration Day exercises after the Wellington program on Tuesday May 30.
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Wellington High School
Wellington
Tickets Go On Sale for The Tin Hero Play
Public sale of tickets for The Tin Hero by the Wellington Senior class begins at Lehman's Drug Store on Wednesday. The production is scheduled for Friday night in the town hall theater.
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Wellington
Lehman‘s Drug Store
Par ent Son Banquet Held at Camden School
D G Swanger Wellington High School principal spoke Thursday night at the Parent Son banquet sponsored by the Future Farmers of America held in the Camden school building.
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D. G. Swanger
Wellington High School
Camden School
Avon Lake May Meeting of Women's League
The regular May meeting of the Women's League of the Congregational Church was held Tuesday morning. An eighty six May Breakfast was enjoyed, served by Group 4 with Mrs. Jim Swan as chairman. Guest speaker Mrs. Harriet Patterson spoke on Floral Voices of the Holy Land. Bertha Tobey described Planning a Modern Home. In the Garden was played on the pipe organ by Mrs. Marjorie Lenz.
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Avon Lake
May
Women’s League of the Congregational Church
Jim Swan
Lila Black
Harriet Patterson
The
Holy Land
Bertha Tobey
Marjorie Lenz
Girl Reserves to entertain parents with plays and music
The Girl Reserves plan a May 11 pot luck dinner for parents. Two one act plays titled What Are You Going to Wear and My Cousin from Sweden will be staged after the meal. Sixteen girls will perform, with additional musical numbers and a Wiener roast planned for the second week of May.
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Sweden
Progressive Dinner Brings Avon Ladies Aid Members Together
The Avon Baptist Ladies Aid staged a progressive dinner Tuesday evening. Hosts were Mrs. Nina Clawson and Mrs. Elsie Smith in Avon and Mrs. Evelyn Schenck and Miss Stella Buswell in Avon Lake, with meals served at four members’ homes.
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Ladies Aid of the Avon Baptist Church
Nina Clawson
Elsie Smith
Avon
Evelyn Schenck
Stella Buswell
Avon Lake
School Board Meeting Postponed Indefinitely
The School Board meeting was postponed indefinitely due to the illness of the clerk. The item appears among a string of local social notices detailing visits and travels in Lorain County. Mrs Wayne Black returned from Washington DC where she represented Lorain County Red Cross at a national conference. Mr and Mrs Seeback of Cleveland called on Carl Pedersen Wednesday evening. Mrs Charles Rigg and daughter Joan stayed with Edwin Nussdorfer family overnight and left by auto to move to San Francisco California.
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Seeback
Cleveland
Carl Pedersen
Wayne Black
Washington, D. C
Lorain Co
Red Cross
Charles Rigg
Joan
Edwin Nussdorfer
San Francisco
California
Tabernacle Services At Elyria Draw Big Turnout
Evangelistic services at the Elyria Gospel Tabernacle drew a fine response with altar calls. Evangelist Irvin E. Ade to speak on The Steps of Faith Tuesday at 7 30 PM. A prayer meeting follows Thursday at 7 30 PM in the Faith Home and Friday features Evangelism and Miracles with testimonies on Divine healing. Public welcome.
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Elyria Gospel Tabernacle
Irvin E. Ade
Bride says she shot husband after he dared her
Cincinnati police heard 16 year old Blanche Tinker claim she fatally shot Harold Tinker, 20, after he dared her to. She said she believed the pistol safety prevented firing as they quarreled after a beer party. The couple lived on unemployment funds.
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Cincinnati
Blanche Tinker
Lodge Receives high rating After Inspection
A lodge earned a high inspection rating followed by a social hour with refreshments served.
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Lodge
Family celebrates multiple anniversaries and births
At the Wolfe home a party marked Ernest and Mrs Wolfe’s second wedding anniversary, the Wolf parents in law Orlo White and wife’s twenty seventh anniversary, and Mr Wolfe’s birthday. Attending were numerous relatives from River Corners Cleveland Grafton Lakewood and more, plus Rev Crites hospitalized for observation. Additional notes: Unity Circle Ladies Aid met. Mrs Ausmuth battles pneumonia at Cleveland area care. R W Myers learns of Davenport Washington sister in law’s passing. Mrs Victoria Butcher unnamed.
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Ernest Wolfe
Wolf
Cleveland
Eva Wolf
Grafton
J. F. LaVell
John
Loretta
Jane LaVelle
Wene Grady
Lakewood
Dale Crites
St Luke’s Hospital
Frank Ingraham
Huntington
Clarence Dague
Unity Circle Ladies Aid
Hazel Myers
Lewis Ausmuth
Lodi Hospital
R. W. Myers
Charles E. Myers
Davenport
Washington
Kittie Hubler
Sullivan
Victoria Butcher
Me Ralph Keeps Home Residency
A fragment notes someone named Ralph remaining in the home, indicating continued occupancy and residence at the property.
Anniversary celebration and local residence changes in Oberlin
Mr. and Mrs. Ore Sprague celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary with relatives in Oberlin on Friday evening. Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Logen embarked on a multi week visit to Sydney and other places, and the Hancock and Buchholz families moved residences on Main Street.
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Grafton
Jame Aldrich
Ray Eppley
Ore Sprague
Oberlin
Charles Logen l
Sydney
Robert Hancock
Stowell Sooy House
Main Street
Arnold Buchholz
U. A
Man Returns to Old Home After Moving Out
Alec Stephenson forgot he moved from his former home in Butte Montana and broke the door lock when he returned while Tom Horn, the current resident, was asleep.
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Butte, Mont
Alec Stephenson
Tom Horn
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