Leading wets and days assemble at convention
A Chicago convention centers on prohibition with key figures shaping repeal or retention. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler leads wets while Mrs. Sabin Nichol Roosevelt and others steer the anti prohibition lobby. Figures from the Association Against the Eighteenth Amendment and the Anti-Saloon League also participate in the battle lines.
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Chicago
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Charles H. Sabin
Courtland Nichol
Archibald Roosevelt
Henry H. Curran
Hogue Creek Locals Share Social Visits And Memorial Service
Rev J H Parlett spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Less Ramey. A large crowd attended memorial services at Mt Olive Sunday. Mrs Scott White has been ill and is slightly improved. Mrs Laura Orndorff visited Mrs William Clowser Wednesday morning.
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Hogue Creek
J. H. Parlett
Less Ramey
Joe White
Scott White
William Clowser
William Good
Winchester
Charles West
Thomas L. West
Fred C. Reich
Dorothy
Catonsville
A. O. Cooper
Eckley
Scott Larrick
Annie Clowser
W. H. Clowser
J. S. Orndorff
Mamie Larrick
Annabess McCormick
Statton Orndorff
Mt. Olive
Gainesboro
Laura Orndorff
Administrator's Notice for Estate of S. B. Cooper
All persons with debts against the estate of S. B. Cooper deceased are asked to present them to the undersigned. Those owing the estate are urged to pay promptly. 6-1T-31
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S. B. Cooper
Scouts Plan Summer Camps and New Equipment
A London hospital convalescent home in Essex inspires troop activity as Scouts care for children and fundraise for toys. Troop No 1 plans two weeks at Camp White Rock from Aug 9 to 23 with motor dory training and two new 16x16 tents. Troop 2 joins for camp and aims for Standard Troop Rating. Troop 3 and others prepare for joint camps at Capon Lake and Camp George Bowly with new running lights and nine Sea Scouts in white uniform.
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London Hospital
Essex
Scouts
Troop No. 1
Camp White Rock
White Rock
Girl Scouts of
Winchester
Bennie Davis
Scribe
Charles Harper
George Bowly
Capon Lake
Joe Long
Rudolph Palmer
Lutheran Church
Bill Anderson
Billy Forney
Stanley Miller
Donald Stuart
Carpers Valley
Sumption
George Guthridge
Chicago sportsman Vilas suicide leaves $310000 life policy
A note from Royal C Vilas to his wife explains his act with the line I am doing this for you and the children. Mrs Vilas found her husband had killed himself leaving a life insurance of 310000 dollars.
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Royal C. Vilas
Chicago
Rotary picks Hill to chair 1982 Seattle convention
Rotary International names R L Hill of Columbia Missouri as chairman of the 1982 convention in Seattle. Hill, a national Rotary officer and alumni director at the University of Missouri, is said to have a vast network with about 70000 handshake acquaintances.
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R. L. Hill
Columbia
Seattle
Hill
Rotary
University of Missouri
America
Dear Noah on tire mood and income tax concerns
A reader asks if low mood in an auto tire is caused by income tax issues. The note from JM Henderson of Sherwood-Ono treats personal finance and vehicle concerns with a light, advisory tone.
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Noah
JM Henderson
Sherwood- Ono
Postal rate quirks double as envelopes save five cents
A remark suggests curious postal pricing tricks mislead the department into believing business doubles whenever a sender uses two envelopes to save five cents. The idea highlights skepticism about rate structures and incentives in mail handling.
Origin of stadium name traced to Greek length measure
The term stadium began as a length measure from Greek usage. At Olympia a stade equaled one eighth of a Roman mile, about 600 feet, giving the word its original meaning before its modern use for large outdoor theaters and athletic fields.
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Olympia
Rodin's Gates of Hell Set Up in Paris
The Washington Star notes Rodin's Gates of Hell is now installed in Paris, diverging from his plan to place the Thinker nearby. The piece is a monumental work by the famed French sculptor, reflecting his ambitious project and intent.
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Hell
Rodin
Thinker
Paris
Washington Star
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