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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1921
Page
4
A 1921 EMI Weekly commentary discusses the plight of students who fail to pass, noting parents’ harsh reactions can fuel delinquency. It argues failures are ordinary and not blameworthy when due to inability, while the true failures lie with caregivers who neglect guidance and self-control.
The U S railroad labor board plans a 12 percent wage reduction on July 1, seen as half the prior year raise by unions. Observers note higher living costs and price drops, urging unions to accept the cut to avoid further reductions. Some speculate political influence on Next November 8 elections and local administration shifts.
The text clarifies public confusion between cement and concrete, defining cement as powder and concrete as a mixture. It explains that concrete forms when cement is mixed with water and sand as aggregates, yielding a usable building material.
The Hancock No. 2 well, drilled by Winland Oil Co, reported the strongest showings yet in the Gambler field with oil rising as drilling progressed. The well was shot on Saturday and will be cleaned out for pumping, as operators plan to move a rig east of Hancock. Other wells like Shipley Farm and Peru Oil & Gas Co’s Baout No. 1 posted varying production. dozens of operators arrived to assess the field amid rising activity.
County Surveyor Carl Van Voorhis said work will begin Monday on the Amity Loudonville pike. A large crew of over 700 men will operate from Amity eastward and from Loudonville toward Amity as dirt work and trenching commence with a steam shovel arriving Thursday night and crews set to begin by Monday morning.
An open meeting of Cratge in Marta township drew a large attendance at the grange hall to discuss school matters. County Superintendent J Marriott explained a new plan to reduce the number of schools in the county and presented it for consideration.
Auto travel remains popular as road conditions improve across routes into Mt. Vernon. The Chamber of Commerce lists main highways with notes on terrain and travel quality from Columbus to Newark, Wooster, Marion, and Cleveland, including detours via Gallena and Loudonville and remarks on rough segments between Mt. Vernon and Sparta.
Mt. Vernon lodge No. 140 BPO Elks plans and specs for a new lodge building arrive from Osborne Engineering Co. of Cleveland. Construction projected at about 150000 dollars, on the northwest square corner, with two stamp rooms on the main floor and a large lodge room on the third floor. The building will include car display space, a veranda over the sidewalk, and extensive club areas.
Readers discuss regulating automobile traffic in Mt. Vernon endorsing tighter controls on South Mary Street. A suggestion would empower recently hired workers on South Main Street to enforce speed limits and parking rules, noting their vigilant service and proximity to violations, while awaiting further study or council discussion.
In Springfield Ohio a woman linked to Greek and Polish nobility stirs local intrigue. Mrs Quinn, sister in law of Prince Jablonowski and tied to Count Potock, is connected to John Quinn, once a Greek professor and secretary to the American consul in Athens. He and Mrs Quinn reside in Clark county amid roses and peonies as the war drags on. Her brother in law Papandreou, jailed after a newspaper article, claimed Greeks loved their king yet urged abdication to aid finances. The Quinn family history spans Greece Poland and notable military and diplomatic ties.
The Bladensburg baseball team withdraws from the Tri-County League after a managers meeting at the Warden Hotel in Newark. Low patronage in Bladensburg blamed for the exit, with plans to recruit Crookaville, Roseville, Zanesville, and Cambridge to form an eight team league joining Mt. Vernon, Newcomerstown, Newark, Utica, Zanexville, Cambridge, Roseville and Crookaville.
A stone carload delay halted Columbus road pike progress from Mt. Vernon through Banage. Work paused with plans to finish to Bangs by Thursday night, then to Hangs by Saturday night if the shipment arrives today.
Edith Kelly of East Water Street attempted suicide with poison during a personal crisis. Family members refused to comment to a Banner reporter. The physician in charge would not release details. The woman’s condition was reported as quite serious amid ongoing divorce proceedings by Yora Kelly in Knox County Common Pleas Court Friday morning.
Thurntoye during June Dewde Goods Ou Tutt Tu This store will be open daily hour Our total national consumption of 8,000 ton We are obliged to import to supply United States market, worth mentioning.
A garbled excerpt reflects on credit as a fragile yet enduring concept, citing Walter Scott to compare credit’s resilience and the lasting impact of a tarnished reputation. The text hints at historical views on financial trust and the permanence of financial reputations despite corrective actions.
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