Local Acknowledgments and Guests Across Several Towns
Community notices list visitors and travelers across Mt Washington, Logansport, New Richmond, Batavia, Amelia, and Covington. District residents attend Decoration Day events, graduations, and alumni dances while others host relatives and friends from Dayton, Germantown, West Virginia, and Cincinnati. Esther Nelson graduates from Bethesda training school this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Edwards
Laub
Amelia
Rueh
Lindale
Mt. Pisgah
Will Williams
Germantown
Covington
Keith Williams
D. F. Ford
Community Notices and Social Visits in Loveland Area
Sunday school attendance edges toward a goal of one hundred as volunteers seek help. Local residents share dinners and visits with families in Loveland and Hyde Park. Past week featured dinners, garden events, and attendance at Withrow High School concert with Marion Lois Boyd among the violinists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakie Gross
Walter Merril
Loveland
Roy Dale
Chillicothe
Charles Baas
Addie Meyer
Mildred Ann
Billy McCormick
Nina Trout
Donald Hill
Allen Haines
Bobby Hart
Harley Price
Lottie Titus
Wm. Burdsall, Jr
Phyllis Guy
Marvin Humphries
Mildred Ann McCormick
Marion Lois Boyd
Hyde Park
Withrow High School
Marion Lois
Herbert McCormick
C. D. Boyd
F. C. Sutton
Irma Ireton
Bethel
Francis Stuart
Cincinnati
Missour Elliot
Goshen
Jakie Grosg
Joseph Dodds
West Carrollton
Anstearts
Local families share Sunday gatherings across towns
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Huber and others visited relatives in Lebanon for church. Alma Seward Hill and Edna Reddick hosted a Sunday supper in Loveland for Charles Seward and family at Mrs. Wm. Benjamin's in Oxford. Orville Seward entertained Mr. and Mrs. Bob McMullen and Misses Pearl and Jeannette Wiggins in Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phe Rapp
Lebanon
Alma (Seward) Hill
Edna Reddick
Loveland
Charles Seward
Wm. Benjamin
Oxford
Orville Seward
Bob McMullen
Cozaddale
Pearl
Jeannette Wiggins
Mason
Bethel Relatives Visit Fruitful Across States
Bethel residents and relatives set off on visits to Cincinnati Indianapolis Winchester Norwood and Cleveland while others hosted guests from Covington Muncie Wheeling Norwood and Pittsburgh. Several extended trips mark a busy period with family gatherings in multiple cities including Cartersville Ga and Amelia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Laucier
Ethel May
New Orleans
Mabel Ferrill
Ada Virginia
Montgomery
W. Va
Ada Sullivan
Charleston
W. E. Thompson
John Simcox
Georgetown
C. J. Paeltz
Mary Crane
Cincinnati
Robert Swing
Anna Fagaly
Gerald Fagaly
Covington
Clyde Simms
Jerry
Wheeling
Bethel
Charles Beck
Eddie
John Gibbs
Norwood
Thomas Halse
George
Emma Bredwell
Bessie Neal
Indianapolis
Barrett
Clara Hannah
Lee Kennedy
Allan Lee Harris
Elton Taylor
California
Edwin Maxfield
Chicago
Ill
Hazel Halse Abrams
Charlie Beck
Howard Beck
Muncie
Ind
Ida Hill
Laurence Maynard
Cleveland
Blanche Rader
Jim Nichols
Newport
Ruth Faul
Porter Beck
Pittsburgh
Estate of James Brower executrix appointed in Clermont County
Notice states nee Betella Brower of Batavia Township appointed executrix of James Brower deed estate. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated May 28. Orville W Halbisch, judge. Davis Ely & Ely, attorneys. Notice of hearing for Mike Haney inmate London Prison Farm awaiting parole hearing after forgery conviction. Board of Parole to hear on or after July 1, 1987.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brower
Betella Brower
Batavia
Clermontounty
Ohio
Orville W. Halbisch
BU Lees
Davis, Ely & Ely
Mike Haney
Pe Yiponer
Lon On Rison Farm
London
Clermont County
Arole
Te Board of Parole
Game Protector Kills Black Snake with Nest Discovery
E. A. Bailey of Coshocton County reports that while walking through woods he killed a black snake. He cut it open and found ruffled grouse eggs, six broken and one intact. He placed the good egg back in the nest, nearby, and two hours later the mother grouse returned. Bailey will monitor if the egg hatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Bailey
Coshocton County
Grocery costs steadily rising in Chicago in six year high
Chicago reports show the cost of filling the housewife’s grocery basket at its highest level in six years driven by the 1936 drought. Prices have climbed about 10 percent from a year ago and 50 percent from early 1933, with some items down from last August but overall gains continue. The USDA notes retail food costs at a six year peak and economists expect a continued slight rise through May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S Department of Agriculture
Pontiac Cars Begin Severe 25 000 Mile Test Run
A Pontiac eight is among twelve cars leaving Detroit May 15 for a 25 000 mile test under Texaco engineers. The national program, second by Texas Company engineers, aims to gather data on fuels and lubricants across routes including New England, the South, West, and back via various states, with stops for speed tests on Daytona Beach and tests in Death Valley Utah Salt Flats and Rocky Mountain National Park. Each car carries recording instruments and sensors at twenty points to log observations every fifteen minutes for scientific analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Texaco Engineers
Texas Company
United States
New England
Seaboard
Pacific Coast
Thamway
Daytona Beach
Death Valley
Salt
Utah
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colo
Season Backward as Wet Spring Delays Corn Planting
Heavy rains across the Middle West in May and April push corn planting late this spring while weeds spread, prompting more disking to prepare fields. Widespread new legume hay plantings appear and flood lands are tilled, with backwater floods improving land fertility in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Newtonsville PTA Elects New Officers at Meeting
The Newtonsville Parent-Teacher Association held a full house meeting. Mrs. Berda Fleschell was installed president with Everett Haines as vice president Miss Nellie Russell secretary and Ernest Thompson treasurer. A program followed with each member contributing. George Doss gave a talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtonsville
Warns Against Fire Hazards This Summer
Seasonal fire dangers loom as dry grass and trash ignite easily. Enforce grass care laws, supervise burns in metal containers, inspect furnaces before fall, and stay vigilant to prevent fires in parks and picnic spots.
Inside Ohio State Government and Tax Controversy
The piece surveys state politics centering on liquor profits and Old Age Pensions funding. It notes rising liquor revenues and delayed pension checks, plus a civil service clash over gas tax division head C Elbert Black. It highlights calls for reform and accountability in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ballyhoo
Columbus
Civil Service
C. Elbert Black
State Tax Commission
Black
Historical Budget Drama Sparks Civil Service Question
The 1936 Ohio department report notes no losses from a one per cent tax yet cites personnel shifts. Black, former Adams County auditor, was replaced while Intangible Tax staff saw a ten to six reallocation. The piece ends by questioning Civil Service protection and potential contempt rulings against officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
Adams County
Ohio
Attorney General Opines on Double Liability Amendment
Ohio Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy rules that abolishing stockholders double liability in banks and building and loan associations will not alter the liability of stockholders in closed institutions in liquidation. He says the double liability is a primary contractual obligation creditors relied on when extensions were made, and the amendment would impair contracts in violation of the U S Constitution if applied to current creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert S. Duffy
Superintendent of Building and Loan Associations of
Ohio
Duffy
United States
First Cincinnati Beer Saloon Kept Patron Library
The city’s first beer saloon, over 125 years old, offered a library for its patrons. This early establishment provided books for reading alongside beverages, reflecting a mixed social space in its era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Born with a silver spoon in his mouth origin
The article explains the saying born with a silver spoon in his mouth. It traces the phrase to old dinners where guests brought spoons since forks were not common. A silver spoon signified aristocratic rank and favored seating, passed from father to son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle H. Ries
Roman Naming System and Cognomens in Antiquity
The article explains how Roman naming used three parts: praenomen personal name, nomen gens name, and cognomen family branch. The cognomen served as the equivalent of a modern surname and social position influenced usage. This naming system predates Christian times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Snake Worship in Malabar Under Sacred Serpent Temples
A Calcutta correspondent notes that the Nirs or snake worshippers form the largest Malabar population. They keep patron serpents, serpent doctors, and temples for serpents. Nirs, both men and women, dress hair to imitate the extended hood. Marriages are astrologer arranged after horoscopes deeming the day favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malabar
Calcutta
Caution Deepens With Age in Wry Observation
The passage reflects a view that wisdom from years brings caution. It suggests older people may be cautious because only those who were cautious survived to old age. The tone weighs experience against impulsive behavior.
Nine Periods Marked by Mound of Ancient Troy
John Drury reports in the Chicago Daily News that the Troy mound near the Hellespont contains at least nine occupation periods, tops dating to the Third or Fourth century AD. Troy VI fell to an earthquake about 1300 BC, with Troy VII built atop its ruins and Troy VIIa destroyed around 1200 BC. The Greek campaign to recover Helen ended in 1184 BC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancient
Troy
Hellespont
John Drury
Chicago Daily News
Troy VI
Priam
Agamemnon
Achilles
Troy VII
Troy Viia
Helen
Queen Elizabeth Named the State of Virginia
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer notes that Virginia’s name originated with Queen Elizabeth at Raleigh’s request for the 1584 voyage. The name spread from the Carolinas northward and southward into several states as colonies formed, with Virginia’s claim extending over the Northwest Territory before ceding to the federal government. The Northwest Territory included Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota, with Kentucky and West Virginia later becoming separate states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Walter Raleigh
Cleveland Plain Dealer
North Carolina
Bangor
South Carolina
Northwest Territory
Great Britain
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Archbishops Clash Over Primate Titles in 12th Century
In 1176 a heated quarrel at a synod over who led the church left Canterbury with the title Primate of all England while York remained Primate of England. The dispute began when Richard of Canterbury was seated and York’s Roger briefly sat in Canterbury’s lap, triggering a public altercation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
England
York
M. W. Hughes
London
Richard of
Canterburie
Roger of
All England
Battle of Golden Hill ignites early American revolt
On January 18 1770 in New York City British soldiers killed one and wounded three as Sons of Liberty defended a liberty pole near Park Row and Broadway. A 51 member merchant committee denounced the radicals as irresponsible and unrepresentative, hinting at expulsion remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Hill
New York City
Boston
Sons of Liberty
Park Row
Broadway
Philadelphia Inquirer
Sons of Li
Infant Seals Attract Attention In Early Observations
The piece notes the infant seal as a lemon white furred newborn with a shiny dark coat soon after birth. It highlights large liquid eyes and keen intelligence, especially in captivity where seals form strong attachments to their keeper. It cites Thames and Severn captures in 1858 per Tit Bits Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames and Severn
London
Tusks and Horns Pose Nuisance to Animals
Collier's Weekly notes that heavy elephant tusks weighing 200 to 400 pounds force the animals to rest them in tree forks, while Hebridean rams have long horns extending beyond their muzzles preventing grazing on level ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s Weekly
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Harry Snider
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Sylvester Glancy
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Cartersville, Ga
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the Baptist Circle
Edna Hines
Joe West
Cedarville
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Xenia
Bertha Ulrey
Arnold Ganzel
Stura Carter
Rebecca McKibben
Stanley Armstrong
Winchester
Ray Duncan
Richard
James Swing
Mallie Griffith
Margaret Collard
John W. Swing
Auburn Morris
Shirley Jean
Bobby
Middletown
Dora Parker
al Boyce
John McChesney
Allan Harris
Oliver House
Lookout
Blacksnake
Pontiac
P.T.A
Paul
Queen Elizabeth
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