Pleasant Plain School Tornado Strike of 1873 Recalls First Settlers
Pleasant Plain school in Jackson township known as Puddle Ford sits on state highway No. 1. The 1873 May 22 tornado shattered the building scattering pupils. Mary Rathmel died, teacher Mary Smith survived with injuries. The town’s early settlers include Mr Lemon, Henry Berdo, Henry Rathmel, W. J. Steadman, George Zeck, William Round, David Donaldson, J. M. Meek, Glasgow family. Present teacher Helen Ginkens. fourteen pupils listed with several Darby and Hines families. Repairs added include new desk sets window shades globe and oil store.
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Pleasant Plain School
Jackson Township
Washington County
Lemon
Henry Berdo
Henry Rathmel
W. J. Steadman
George Zeck
William Round
David Donaldson
J. M. Meek
Glasgow
Mary Rathmel
E. H. Smith
Mary Smith
Carole Hines
Kenneth Hines
Junior Custer
Mary Custer
Lois Hines
Harry Hines
Raymond Custer
Edith Miller
Robert Darby
Glenna Hines
Wilbur Darby
Harold Darby
Vivian Hines
Donald Argo
Merle Custer
Virginia Argo
Robert Marek
Fairview School Highlights Two Buildings History
Fairview school in Jackson township sits 11 miles northeast of Washington on the Washington Riverside road. The current building was erected fifty years ago using much of the first building’s material. Notably the window glass from the original structure was sold to local farmers for use in their barns.
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Fairview School
Jackson Township
Washington
Washington-Riverside
Old Grand Prairie No 6 School Tale From Jackson Township
A recollection of Grand Prairie also called No 6 detailing its earliest origins in the eastern Jackson township, the 1854 second building, early directors and pupils, notable instructors, former pupils who became prominent, a dog incident in a classroom, and notes on current facilities, teacher Ruth Gideon, and several pupils.
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Grand Prairie
Riverside
Washington
Jackson Township
Robert Dile
George Foster
Levi Shoeman
Bell Lytle
Bob Lytle
Anna Brown
Elsie Montgomery
Dave Wallingford
Washington County
Elie Montgomery
South
Chim Chimpsleep Challenge Ends With Surgery in Cairo
A chimpanzee in Cairo survived six morphine injections intended to kill it and required an operation after the failed anesthesia attempt. The creature endured a medical procedure to complete its treatment.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ford says machinery creates more jobs than it cuts
Henry Ford argues that automation increases overall employment by boosting productive man hours rather than eliminating positions. He notes Ford factories now provide more man hours of work than during the Model T era, despite industry cutting jobs where machines can replace human labor.
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Henry Ford
Detroit
Ford
Wyman School News Highlights Semester Tests And Class Updates
Wyman reports say students are happier now that tests are over though report cards are not yet released. Frances Metzger and Craig Buffington were absent recently while economics has ended and business training begins next term. Fourth to Sixth News describe a fifth grader with dark eyes and a favorite activity, and a note inviting visitors amid classroom changes.
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Wyman
Craig Buffington
Frances Metzger
Kate
Wilma
Willard Love
Richard Krakaw
Jane Mullen
Marjorie Lantz
Kenneth Long
Unusual Eye Development Case From Birmingham England
A historical note describes John Hertop of Birmingham about fifty years ago who suffered impaired vision. Nature enlarged his corneas in an attempt to aid sight, giving him nearly microscopic vision. The Better Vision institute compares his corneal growth to the sharp birdlike vision due to large corneas.
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John Hertop
Birmingham
England
Nature
Better Vision Institute
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