Twins Born Again in Holstein Cow at Maple Heights Farm
In Our Past notes the Holstein cow owned by D M Hartman of Maple Heights Farm northeast of Sterling birthed twins again last Thursday marking the seventh consecutive twin birth from the cow. Mary Hartzler aged 70 died Saturday morning four miles west of Rittman. funeral services were held Monday at the home and at the Apostolic church. A Rittman cemetery section was bought for St Ann’s church with approval by Bishop Joseph Schrembs. S E Conrad Ben Malbach Jr and Fred Marty were elected directors of Farmers Dairy Products Co at the annual stockholders meeting.
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D. ‘M. Hartman
Maple Heights Farm
Sterling
Apostolic Church
Mary Hartzler
Rittman
Rittman Cemetery
St. Ann's Church
Joseph Schrembs
Cleveland
S. E. Conrad
Ben Malbach, Jr
Fred Marty
Farmers'Dairy Products Co
Miss Genevive Rowe Wins National Music Audition in New York
Miss Genevive Rowe of Wooster College, daughter of Prof and Mrs Rowe, captured the national music audition title in New York City Sunday night. Marshal Ed Mills of the Rittman police and fire departments reports a quiet week with no fires murders robberies or missing husbands.
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Genevive Rowe
Rittman News Briefs Highlight Local People and Events
Charles Deiter helps neighbors with house numbers during last week. Irving Gannon to spend holidays with Boston technicians family before returning to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Eggs sell at 64c a dozen. Datis Johnson of Seville celebrated his List birthday two weeks ago Sunday. Miva Vera Carnes, former Rittman girl now in Orrville, appears in Kentucky Sue play by Orrville W M L. Carson Jones elected to Scribes at Ashland College. Harry Wells taught his father Fred Wells residence on Pleasant View Hill. Delegation from White City asks Mayor Shackleford to set a fasting and prayer day before December 17. Ohio Boxboard Co executives host farewell for James H. Weaver. H C Frick estate news dominates papers with $200 million figure. Wooster relatives expected bequests.
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Irving Gannon
J. J. Gannon
Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Datis Johnson
Seville
Rittman
Miva ‘Vera Carnes
Orrville
Carson Jones
O. F. Jones
Scribes
Ashland College
White City
Shackleford
Ohio Boxboard Co
Ohio Snl
Hot Sigler
James H. Weaver
Ohio Com
Christmas Migration 1939 Skies Full of Holiday Nomads
A year ahead of Christmas 1939 a vast aerial migration will sweep the skies as 400 passenger planes fly daily and 2 800 weekly. From New York to Chicago routes, thousands travel home for Yuletide, shrinking travel time and reconnecting distant families despite prior era limits.
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Howte
Yuletide
Air Transport Association
Marker for Governor Democrats Push Jim Marker Nomination
Political observers predict a Marker gubernatorial boom early in 1940. Supporters cite his self made background, Ohio State football fame, and long service as state highway commissioner and public works chief. They expect his entrance to energize the Democratic bid across Ohio.
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Democratic Party
Marker
Jim
Ohio State
Jimi
Darke
Judson Harmon
Board of Public Works
Darke County
Jim Marker
Harmon
Cox
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Houston
Ohio Paving Brick Manufacturers' Association
Big Jim
Jim”Marker
25 Years Ago Crowded Social Trials and Local Theft
A quip about bragging of family deaths leads to a social note while Miss Estelia Amstutz and a Sterling brother host a taffy pull for friends. Hershey and Rohrer pay 1.18 a bushel for wheat. In Sterling railroad transfer house break-ins occur with some cars robbed. A saying by Horace Greeley closes the entry.
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Estélia Amstutz
Sterling
Hershey & Rohrer
Horace ‘Greeley
Salmon Fishing and Market Values in Early 20th Century
The piece explains salmon spawning affects flesh quality and market demand. It notes orange red spring salmon fetches high prices, chum and humpback roughly less, and coho least valued during spawning. Most catch is canned though some sold fresh, dried, smoked, or frozen. A 1924 U.S. law limits harvest to prevent extinction.
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Congress
Echo Staff Wishes Merry Christmas to Faculty and Readers
The Echo Staff extends holiday greetings to the faculty, students, and readers, hoping for a peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year. The note reflects on preserving salmon fisheries and safeguarding against future overexploitation.
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Echo
Almanac Entries for December Dates Through History
Almanac notes reflect events on December dates across history including U S Marines in Nicaragua in 1926 the Ghent peace treaty ending the War of 1812 in 1814 the Christmas holiday and other milestones such as the 1787 survey disruption by Indians the 1860 death of the last Bunker Hill survivor the 1846 town admission to the union and the 1808 birth of Andrew Johnson.
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Ghent
Belgium
Mason and Dixon Survey
Bunker Hill
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