Goodman Band at Coney for Friday Night
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra are booked for a one night stand at Moonlite Gardens Coney Island Cincinnati on Friday June 18. The show features Smittie and His Gang Dorothy Redmond and The Four Islanders with Steamer Island Queen trips and a rehabilitated Coney offering new pools rides and exhibits.
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Cincinnati
Benny Goodman
Moonlite Gardens
Coney Island
Goodman
Dhestra
Noble Sissle
Coney
Smittie
Dorothy Redmond
Four Islanders
Walter Bridge
Russell Coburn
Ed Hoff
Barytone
Cliff Barrout, Jr
Forrest Bradford
Broadway
Weekend social roundup in Middletown and nearby towns
Robert Davidson of Middletown spent the weekend with home folks. George Carr and family from near Lebanon visited H. J. Marshall and family. Mrs. M. Atwood and son Tommie returned from Philadelphia. Cleo Arthur, Waynesville, and Dale Jordan with son Jimmy visiting the Jordan family in Cincinnati. Thomas Rothrock and wife, Joe Enger and family, Elmwood, plus Lizzie Hughes and son Alve spent last Sunday here. David Schuehler and family of Norwood visited his parents William J. and Mrs. Schuehler.
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Robert Davidson
Middletown
Geo. Carr
Lebanon
Marshall
M. Atwood
Tommy
Philadelphia
Cleo Arthur
Waynesville
Dale Jordan
Jimmy
Patsy Jordan
Cincinnati
Jordan
Thomas Rothrock
Joe Enger
Carl
Healthy
Lizzie Hughes
Alve
Elmwood
David Schuehler
Norwood
William J. Schuehler
Chief Pontiac Outlines Safe Driving Rules
Chief Pontiac warns motorists to avoid speeding and rushing through crossings. He urges stopping at crossings, braking well, signaling turns, and obeying traffic signals. He cautions against passing on hills, drinking and driving, and driving on slick streets at night.
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Pontiac
Chiew Pontiac
Washington Labor Rift Sparks AFL Guild Plea
Don Stevens was hired by the AFL to organize the American Newspaper Guild but was fired after advocating AFL Guild affiliation with the CIO in Chicago. Stevens now threatens to file charges under the Wagner Act against the AFL for attempting to influence employee union choices.
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Washington
Don Stevens
American Federation of Labor
American Newspaper Guild
Chicago
C.I.O
A. F. of L
Stevens
Wagner Labor Act
William Green
A. BP
L. Press
Aerial View of Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland
The image shows Batavia Motor Co. in Batavia Ohio and an aerial view of the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland. Prominent features include the high pylons, blimp landing field, the Streets of the World, the Midway, the Varied Industries Building, and the Winterland ice extravaganza.
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Cleveland
the World
Varied Industries
Winterland
Lake Erie
Horticultural Gardens
Senate wage hour plan sparks crossfire over costs
A commentary notes Senate in 69 days of session with 207 total hours and warns strikes threaten production and consumer prices. It argues lower wages and longer hours would reverse gains from rising living standards, urging scrutiny of a wage and hour bill moving through Congress.
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Senate
America
Congress
Appointment of Hetella Brower as executor of James Brower estate
Notice announces Hetella Brower of Batavia township appointed executor of the estate of James Brower deceased, late of Talerenment County. All creditors and heirs must file claims with the fiduciary within four months or be barred. Court and attorney names appear garbled but indicate official probate proceeding.
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James Brower
Hetella Brower
Batavia
James Rower
Talerment Cunty
Sis Whe Sato
Halbisch
Atorneys
Demons Invoked on Ceylon Magic Island Figures
Travel Service notes in Ceylon describe devil danc ing and witchcraft rituals known as Mantras. Charmer dons long hair and beard for protection while he chants as knots are tied and charms are used if he falters. A suitor seeks a charm instead of romantic gestures.
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Ceylon
Bible Stolen From Charleston Church Highlights Theft
A thief broke into the First Methodist church in Charleston West Virginia and stole only the pulpit Bible. Police investigation found no other items missing from the church.
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First Methodist
Charleston
W. Va
Wealth and money meanings traced through history
The text traces evolving definitions of wealth from well being to material property and riches. It cites the dual use of money as wealth and as coin or purchasing power, noting Adam Smith and literary references, and comments that affluence should describe material possessions and display.
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Adem Smith
Froude
Tone Tests for Parmesan Ripeness in Chicago Cheese Warehouses
A Chicago Daily News correspondent reports Parmesan cheese is judged ripe by listening to its tone rather than smelling it. After two years in storage, testers tap cheeses with a silver hammer to hear a readiness ring. The cheese cure includes brining, sweetness, eight months aging, and a glossy oil coating. The grass and violets of the region are credited for flavor as Parmesan remains popular in Italy and abroad.
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Chicago Daily News
Italy
Two Bits and the Mexican Real in Colonial Trade
The Mexican real or bit circulated in colonial days as a fixed value currency alongside Spanish money. It served as the usual medium of exchange due to its standard value, influencing the adoption of a dollar system. A single real equaled 12 and a half cents, two bits equal a quarter dollar.
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Mexico
Call and usage notes from Literary Digest
The passage surveys English usage of call with various prepositions. It cites examples such as call to a passer-by call after one who is departing call on or up on a friend or at his house and call on or upon one for aid or service. It also notes call upon the country for troops and the phrase he is called by the name of Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Literary Digest
Garter Snakes Quick Tongues Aid Insect Food Chain
Garter snakes are common native reptiles with quick forked red tongues that help collect insects for food along with frogs toads salamanders and worms. They are harmless and ecologically valuable, hibernating below frost line in soft mud or sand and reemerging in spring as soils warm.
Scandinavia and the notion of Scandia in classical and literary use
The term Scandinavia derives from Scandia, the Romans' name for a supposed large island. As a geographical label it is fading from use, though still common in ethnographic and especially literary contexts.
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Scandinavia
Scandia
Senore
Vias Sea
Es ‘Vele
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