Simple Beauty Marks Rebuilt Tomb of Lincoln
RESIDENT HOOVER dedicated a transformed Abraham Lincoln tomb at Springfield Illinois on June 17 last year. The monument, closed for months, was rebuilt with $175000 appropriated by the 1929 general assembly. An interior renovation added a bronze Lincoln head by Gutzon Borglum atop a granite pedestal, with state architect C Herrick Hammond overseeing the project.
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Hoover
Springfield
Ill
General Assembly
Lincoln
Gutzon Borglum
C. Herrick Hammond
American Institute of Architects
Lincoln's Tomb Redesign Showcases Solemn Resting Place
The article highlights a dignified redesign of Lincoln's tomb reflecting the ceremony and decorum expected for a revered American president.
Lincoln Memorial Rotunda and Sarcophagus Chamber Detailed
The monument features a rotunda linking galleries to a sarcophagus chamber with nine Lincoln bronze statuettes by Daniel C French Fred Torrey Leonard Crunelle and other noted sculptors. The chamber uses black marble pilasters and gold leaf ceiling with a red marble sarcophagus bearing Abraham Lincoln 1809 1865 and the inscription Now belongs to the Ages.
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Lincoln
Mr. Hammond
H. G. Cleaveland
State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Daniel C. French
Fred Torrey
Leonard Crunelle
Lorado Taft
Adolph Weinman
Augustus St. Gaudens
St. Genevieve
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln in 1864 Portrait and Lincoln Family Tribute
The piece notes Abraham Lincoln in 1864, honoring his family with Mrs Lincoln and three sons laid to rest. An honor guard lines the sarcophagus chamber with nine flags, the Stars and Stripes in place of honor and seven state standards beside it. President Hoover is described as having installed the presidential flag.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
America
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Hoover
United States
Lincoln Day Revered for Struggle and Humor
Readers mark February 12 to honor Abraham Lincoln and his enduring fight for a great ideal. The period recalls his perseverance amid rebuffs and the saving grace of humor guiding a persistent upward effort.
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Lincoln
Lincoln's Rise and Lasting Union Endurance
A midwestern note extols Lincoln's rise from humble beginnings to guiding the nation through Civil War and into an era of unity that endures, praising his leadership and the enduring strength of the Union.
Birthplace of revolutions and emancipation
Lincoln envisions a future where no slave or drunkard remains on earth, imagining a nation that is the cradle of both revolutions and the triumph of freedom and temperance.
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Abraham Lincoln
PTA Meeting on Health Night at School Auditorium
The Parent-Teachers Association will meet at the School Auditorium Tuesday evening February 16 for health night. Dr. W W Chiles and Dr. L L DeArment will speak on health topics. The public is invited to attend.
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Parent-Teachers Association
W W. Chiles
L. L. DeArment
Township Trustees Set Road Grants and Labor Rates
The Township Trustees held a busy first session of the year with petitions for grading widening and gravelling roads including the north road to the Baughman two line funded by nearly 700 from property owners and county grant. Reuben Hofstetter's sheep were harmed by dogs as one was killed and two injured. Labor payments and rates for 1930s era work were approved with Wyss re elected highway superintendent and Amstutz Nussbaum named tractor and maintainer operators.
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Dalton
Town Hall
Baughman Two
Peter P. Gerber
West Moscow
Mennon Zuercher
A. B. Muman
Reuben Hofstetter
Frank Wyss
Albert Amstutz
Amos Nussbaum
Dalton 1st In Apple Judging Contest at Ohio State
Dalton High School wins first place in the state apple judging contest during Farm ers Week at Ohio State University Columbus. The Dalton team scored 5580 of 6000, 80 ahead of Savannah Ashland Grove City and Fredericktown. Members Stanley Tschantz Clair Hofstetter Morris Wenger. coach William Wolf.
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Ohio State University
Columbus
Dalton
Wayne Co
Dalton Boys
Savanah
Ashland
Grove City
Franklin Co
Fredericktown
Knox
Stanley Tschantz
Clair Hofstetter
Morris Wenger
David Lehman
Willam Wolf
Savanah High School
Ohio
Dalton High School
Ohio State Horticulture Society
Ohio State Athletic Association
Bank observes holiday Friday February twelfth
The First National Bank will be closed on Friday February 12 for a bank holiday. Local customers are advised to plan ahead for deposits withdrawals and services accordingly.
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First National Bank
Dalton Dramatic Club Formed to Stage The Clay's the Thing
The Dalton Dramatic club, newly organized, is engaged by the Dalton High School Athletic Association to perform a three act play The Clay's the Thing. The officers elected are President Delyin Kirchhofer Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. Paul Stockham and Advertising Manager Clark Weimer.
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Dalton Dramatic Club
Dalton High School Athletic Association
Delyin Kirchhofer
y-Treas
Paul Stockham
Adv
Mgr
Clark Weimer
Nohagenerian Pioneer James McClelland Dies at 93
James McClelland a Sugar Creek township farmer and early resident died at his Dal ton home Tuesday at 3 pm aged 93. Survived by two sons John Samuel five daughters numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 10 am at the house and 10:30 at Stanwood Re formed church with Rev. Harvey Stoner officiating. Cy Springer to sell sales in eastern and northern parts this week.
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James McClelland
Sugar Creek Township
Ard Pioneer
Dalton
John
Samuel
Francis Woods
Amanda Strine
Massillon
C.S. Raber
Canton
John Wahley
Moffit Heights
Oliver Bowers
Louisville
Stanwood Reformed Church
Harvey Stoner
Excelsior Literary Society Sets New Meeting Plans
The group did not meet Friday due to an illustrated lecture on Historic and Scenic Ohio. The next meeting will feature a George Washington essay by Emma Amstutz, jokes by Ida Plance, a vocal duet by Mildred and Ellen Hofstetter, with news officers to be elected afterward.
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Literary Society
Ohio
Blake Miller
George Washington
Emma Amstutz
Ida Plance
Mildred
Ellen Hofstetter
Public Sale of Lumber at Dalton Residence
Constable B F Hess announces a public sale at the residence of Ben Bailey in Dalton Ohio on Saturday February 14 1932 at 2 p m. The sale offers 1717 feet of sawed Poplar lumber seized as property of J S Englander.
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Ben. Bailey
Dalton
Ohio
J. S. Englander
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Township Trustees
Apple
Lester Hare and
Cloyd Smedley
Cleveland
Balton, Ohio
Sugar Creek Mine
MUMAW
Nohagenerian
Col. ‘‘Cy’’ Springer
Xcelsior Literary Society
Constable’s Sale
F. Hess
Constable
Dalton High
Jackson Two. High
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