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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
1
Dr. Fred Fisher of New York urges 78 000 Methodist workers to join the Centenary Celebration to gain world exposure and inspire planning for the next century. He notes 150 trained executives will assist the 78 000 volunteers in spreading interest over six weeks.
The Charter Revision Committee led by John Winston urges legislative approval of a Philadelphia city charter reform to curb contractor influence and politics in the police and public services. Senator Penrose backs prompt passage with no amendments, while Evans cites wide civic support and dozens of endorsers for a businesslike city government.
Miss Alice Deal of Washington D C was dismissed from her teaching post triggering anger among about a thousand teachers. She led the high school teachers union as head and district labor groups plan to back her bid for a Board seat.
A spring scene unfolds on the harbor and in the fields as ships sail out to sea and cows graze. Bees hum among clover and apple blossoms fall softly while robins build nests. Students boast in debates on gender and ability as flowers bloom and gardens awaken.
The article traces early preservation and decoration methods from the ark pitch to Babylonian wall paintings, Greek contributions, and Roman mural colors. It notes the rise of painting in temples and ships, the Christian mosaics, and the modern pervasiveness of paint in structures from bridges to furniture.
Posters issued under Labor Secretary William B. Wilson urge workers to own homes. Slogans on the posters push wage earners to strive for home ownership with a key line expressing the wish that every wage worker own his own home.
July 7 is set as Negro Day with an elaborate program at Centenary grounds. Visitors will tour Upper Sandusky birthplace of the Home Missionary movement to honor founder John Stewart, visit Otterbein cemetery for Ben Hanby’s grave, and travel to Ohio Wesleyan University and Wilberforce. Dr. W E Dubois wrote the pageant The Star of Ethiopia to be performed by a 500 voice chorus of Negroes.
A brief note honors two prominent leaders during World War II, highlighting their influence on the war’s course and postwar world. The piece reflects on leadership, strategy, and international impact through concise biographical sketches and archival context.
General Pershing wore the medal presented by the French government when he was made an officer of the Legion of Honor. General Petain of the French Army presented the award.
Rolion Hall notes the shift in borrowing norms in Thrift under Uncle Samuel. What was once loaned now returns as a bond with interest, as the speaker recalls family lending becoming a formalized debt.
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