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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1915
Page
15
Buick Motor Company announces a 1916 shift to manufacturing sixes exclusively. The valve-in-head engine is retained and refined, promising greater efficiency and lower prices. Power remains the focus, with smoother operation and reduced vibration across Buick sixes for the coming year.
Wisconsin University edged Chicago 38 to 37 to win the fifteenth Intercollegiate Athletic Association track and field meet on Illinois field. Missouri took third with 21 points and Illinois fourth with 18 as eight conference records were set or tied. Notable stars were Robert Simpson of Missouri, who tied the world record in the 120 yard hurdles and set a conference mark in the 220 hurdles, and Francis Ward of Chicago who tied the national intercollegiate record in the 100 yard dash and matched the conference mark in the 4 1/5 furlong.
Local bowlers enjoyed the new silver duck pins at Gore and Amusement Company alleys on Saturday afternoon and evening. The aluminum and alloy pins are lighter than wood yet durable, and their bright finish improves visibility. Demand was strong but current stocks were limited. restocking expected within a week or ten days.
L H Newcomer reports seven 1916 Overlands delivered from Toledo with ninety eight orders on display. Four cars sold Saturday as dealers nationwide gather, while Columbus manager Roberts says he can handle a 1000-car allotment by July 31. Buick sixes touted as pinnacle of 1916 motor car perfection.
The Rev Dr Heyn of Berlin writes in the Vossisch Zeitung that the war has deepened German piety. In nine months the nation has grown in religious sentiment and felt closer to the Divine Spirit. He notes increased Bible reading, cites the God who made iron grow, and declares God now protects the true faith.
A chicken hatched at Mrs. Maude Vaughn's home in Big Piney with four legs four wings and two tails. It had a single head placed between the two bodies and could not walk, presenting a rare double chicken anomaly for local observers.
New York society mourns Mrs. Hamilton Fish Marian Graves Anthon widow of Stuyvesant Fish, a longtime arbiter of Newport and New York gatherings. Her entertainments defined high society, from 2 Louis XVII and Mother Goose balls at Crossways to summer accents in Garrison-on-Hudson. She valued youth, urged brains over money, and supported charity and limited suffrage work.
A Havre correspondent reports on June 3 that a wartime commission urges total prohibition for the duration of the conflict. The call emphasizes national unity and abstinence to aid mobilization and home front morale.
In Huntington June 5 a 14 year old girl Josephine Wilkus of Polish descent was found on a Kenova freight train dressed as a boy. She reported being driven from Glen Jean West Virginia by adoptive parents and wandering for months. Officials placed her with Chief Davis awaiting a suitable home. She had fled after years of hardship and claimed to have joined men to survive. A Huntington resident provided clothing and a bed.
The corcalum of the Polytechnic announces a permanent addition to the night school curriculum. A new nursing of infants course features about thirty five pupils, including many young brides and prospective mothers.
Jefferson City Mo June 5 The state board of health can revoke physicians licenses for unprofessional conduct including prescribing undue numbers of hours. The ruling sustained a ten year license revocation from Columbia for alleged improper prescriptions and related actions.
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