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JUDGE P. R. EMERY MAKES NEW
ASSIGNMENT OF CIVIL CRIM
INAL CASES FOR NEXT
TWO WEEKS
Wednesday, May 10—Z. D. Fisher
VS. Mutual Life Insurance company.
Thursday, May 11—James Mason
vs. W. E. Mason alienation of affec
tions suit.
Supreme Court Decision
The Ohio supreme court has ren
dered a decision upholding the court
of appeals for the Second district and
the Madison county common pleas
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Takes Over Farms
Of Thus. Johnson
FARM MANAGEMENT, INC.. NOW
IN CONTROL OF “OAKLAND
FARMS” CAMP CHASE—S.
R. HEFFRON MANAGER
Farm Management, Inc., of Irwin
north of here, through Glen Mclllroy,
president, announces that the company
has taken over the management of
“Oakland spns”, owned by Thomas
Johnson anu Seated near Camp Chase
t.ie western edge bi' Columbus.
S. R. Heffron, sr., of London, former
|V JMadison county agricultural agent and
farm expert, has been employed as
manager of the Johnson farms for
S Farm Management.
The farm group also has recently
over the control of" “Riverdale
Farms,” in Clark county, owned by W.
H. Robbins, Springfield, and 220 acres
in Clark county, owned by Mrs. Stan
ley Dorst, of Cincinnati.
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Farm Management now has a total
of 21,376 acres in 14 counties, under
its control.
Wooster Class,
Professor Pay
Visit to Farm
Prof. A. A. Johnston, head of the
Sociology Department of the College
of Wooster, and 40 of the pupils of the
^department were visitors at the Lon
don prison farm and the Ohio peniten
tiary on Thursday.
They inspected the prison farm un
der the direction of Supt. W. F. Am-
rine and Chaplain C. E. Shields, the
latter a graduate of Wooster.
Mrs. M. Crawford
Dies at Mt. Sterling
The funeral service for Mrs. Elvina
Crawford, aged 75 years, wife of Mar
tin Crawford, of Mt. Sterling who
died of a complication of diseases on
Wednesday night at her home, was
held today at 2 p. m., at the residence,
conducted by Rev. F. M. Stephens of
Mt. Sterling, and burial was made in
Pleasant cemetery, near Mt,, Sterling,
by Undertaker E. T. Snyder.
Mrs. Crawford is survived by her
husband, three sons and one daughter:
•William, John and Joseph Crawford, of
Mt. Sterling, and Mrs. Emma Sanders,
of Mt Sterling. One brother, Cyrus
Redding, of Washington C. H., also
survives.
Named Member of
Relief Commission
Floyd Williams, of London, has been
-appointed in common pleas court here
i^as a member of the Madison County
Soldiers’ Relief commission for a per
I «,. iod of three years, and has accepted
the appointment.
MOTHER, DAUGHTER
k HAVE SCARLET FEVER
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PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENINGS
AT DEMOCRAT BUILDING, W. SECOND STREET
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SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS
CISION OF LOWER COURTS IN
PLAIN CITY THEATRE
CASE OTHER NEWS
fol-
Cases have been reassigned as
lows by Judge P. R. Emery:
Wednesday, May 3, Artie Taylor vs.
E. T. McCormack.
Thursday, May 4—Lewis VanScoy
vs. New York Central railroad dam
age suit.
Friday, May 5—Irwin F. Kern vs.
Lee Schillings.
Monday, May 8—State of Ohio vs.
Thomas E. Adkins, Columbus blue
sky law violation.
Mrs. Clhrten Morse ia ill Wfth scaT
rv let fever at her home on Chandler
avenue. Her daughter, Suzanne, took
sick with scarlet fever several days ‘rey property on East High
ago and on Sunday the mother becamer where they have resided for the past
Governor White
Makes Promise to Secure Increase in
Budget for Vocational and Ex
tei sion Service
Governor White on Thursday prom
ised a group of fanners to back a
move to increase the tentative budget
for vocational training and agricul
tural extension work during the com
ing year.
While all branches of state govern
mental work have been tentatively de
creased IT per cent, the vocational and
agricultural extension divisions receiv
ed aJ0 per cent slash.
DAY MONDAY
GOVERNOR WHITE DESIGNATES
MAY 1 AS HEALTH DAY FOR
CHILDREN OF OHIO AND
ASKS PUBLIC TO AID
EVENT TO BE OBSERVED THRU
OUT STATE IN SCHOOLS AND
BY MANY ORGANIZA­
TIONS AS FORMERLY
Governor George White in a recent
proclamation designated May first as
Child Health Day in the State of Ohio
and Madison county will observe
day in various ways.
the
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During the past month through
cooperation of the local doctors,
schools and local organizations with
the state and county health depart
ments, pre-school conferences were
held throughout the county offering
free physical examinations to children
who will enter school this fall.
A total of 148 children were exam
ined and a total of 516 defects were
found. Only ten of these children had
been vaccinated and only seven had
been immunized against diphtheria.
The degree of good accomplished by
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ROSEDALE TO
GRADUATE FOUR
“DUSTY” MILLER, WILMINGTON,
TO GIVE CLASS ADDRESS AT
ANNUAL ROSEDALE COM­
MENCEMENT MAY 4
Four young men will be graduated
from the Rosedale high school in Pike
township, north of here next Thurs
day night, May 4, when the annual
commencement will be held.
The graduates are: Edward Hack
ett, William Edwards, Robert Hous
ton and Harold Overturf.
Thurman “Dusty” Miller, noted hu
morist and lecturer of Wilmington,
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L. S. Farquhar
Rotarv Leader
DEPARTMENT STORE OWNER IS
ELECTED PRESIDENT LONDON
ROTARY CLUB AT MEET­
ING WEDNESDAY
S. Farquhar wrus named presi
dent* M. W. Levering, vice president
and C. O. Snow, secretai-y-treasurer,
of the London Rotary club at a meet
ing of the newly elected board of di
rectors of the club
noon.
Wednesday after-
Directors named
July 1, were L. S.
Levering, R. B. Howard, F. J. Mur
ray and Dr. F. E. Rosnagle.
to assufrie office
Farquhar, M. W.
Supt. F. R. Harris, of the Green
field schools, was the speaker at this
week’s luncheon, telling of his trip to
Japan last summer.
A number of Rotarians are planning
to go to Columbus Monday and Tues
day to attend the District Rotary' Con
ference which will be held at the Desh
ler-Wallick hotel.
Country Club Men to
J1ear Judge Weygandt
Members of the London Country
club will have as their guest speaker,
Monday evening, Hon. Carl V. Wey
gandt, chief justice of the Ohio Su
preme court. The meeting will be held
at the clubhouse and will be preceded
by a dinner.
MOVE TO eiQUA
F. V. Black, formerly of tke London
Creamery, who is opening the Black
Creamery in Piqua, moved his family
1 to Piqua on Wednesday from the Cur
street,
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FARMERS HEAR
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COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS GET
INFORMATION RELATIVE TO
NATIONAL AND STATE
RELIEF PROGRAMS
SPEAKERS TELL OF VARIOUS
PLANS AND URGE FARMERS
TO TAKE CONCERTED AC­
TION FAVORING PRO
POSALS
A large number of Madison county
farmers attended the farm meeting in
the assembly room of the court house
here on Tuesday, sponsored by the
farm organizations of Ohio and Madi
fon epunty and the extension, .service
of Ohio State university
In view of the fact that many fann
ers were unable to be present because
of the Spring work, Clarence Hunter,
of Paint township, who served as act
ing chairman, has prepared the follow
ing report:
C. R. Arnold, agricultural economic!
of the department of rural economics
at Ohio State university, gave a fe
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Unique Banquet
To Be Held Mav2
MOTHER- A UGHTER AFFAIR AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BE ONE OF UNUSUAL
Prince Albert,” his health good, Still able to take children for rides.
TO
INTEREST
The progrom for the Mother-Daugh
ter banquet to be given in the dining
rooms of the London Presbyterian
Church next Tuesday evening, May 2,
is given as follows:
Grand march, promptly at 6:30
o’clock.
“Windihg the Maypole,” high school
daughters.
“A Mother’s Advice,” Mrs. Ivan L.
Wilkins.
Solo, “Mother Machree,” Mrs. Clyde
Jenkins.
“Mother’s Toast to a Daughter,”
Mrs. Miles W. Levering.
Duet, Mrs. Leona LeBeau and
daughter, Mbs Evelyn.
“Daughter’s Toast to a Mother,”
Miss Isabel Chandler.
Quartet, Mrs. M. B. Armstrong,
Mrs. Clyde Jenkins, Mrs. W'ilkins, Miss
Mary Alice Wilkins.
“Dora’s Dangerous Disease,” Mar
tha Mae Mossbarger.
Solo, Miss Helen Shields.
Surprise event.
Mrs. Wilbur H. Hume will act as
toastmistress and music will be pro
vided by the Variety Players. Mrs.
John Coberly is chairman of the ticket
committee.
To Broadcast At
WSEN Sunday
Betty and Eugene Weimer and Mar
tha Mae Mossbarger, pupils of the
dramatics class of Miss Ruth Marie
Dickerson, will broadcast a program
over Radio Station WSEN, Columbus,
op Sunday at 12:30 o’clock noon.
•RECOVERING FROM
MAJOR OPERATION
Mrk Itelen Robey Goettings, of
Springfield, formerly of London, un
derwent a major operation on Wednes
day in the Springfield City hospital
She Is reported to be recovering slowly
from the operation
INVEST IN BOYHOOD-SUBSCR1BE TO THE BOY SCOUT FUND
THE SEMLWEEKLY
Madson County Democrat
LONDON, OHIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 28
Plain City Pony 45 Years Old
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A recent search for the oldest horse
in the Plain City neighborhood con
ducted by Earl Minderman* the Citi
zen News Broadcaster* over WSEN,
resulted in the discovery of a diminu
tive equine.
The pony, Prince Albert, owned by
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AT CATAWBA
“THE WILD OATS BOY” TO BE
PRESEN TED AT CATAWBA ON
MAY 4—COMMENCEMENT
SET FOR MAY 18
The annual class play of t&e Cataw
ba high school senior class, “The Wild
Oats Bev” will •'ther
school auditorium in Catawba ati next
Thursday night, May 4.
The play is a three-act comedy dra
ma and the cast of characters is given
as follows:
Aunt Anne, the housekeeper, Fran
ces Hall Della, the maid, Mary Tav
ernier Judy, adopted daughter of
Uncle George, Elizabeth Davisson
Danny Murphy, the cook, maybe, Rob
ert Bumgardner Patricia Gilden,
Judy’s friend, Marcelyn Markley Eve
Martin, another friend, Mamie Farish.
Eddie, the Wild Oats Boy, Robert
Tullis Jake Peters, the cousin from
New York, Stewart Cory Prue, the
country cousin, Rachel Mumma Chas.
Benton, the ex-prize fighter, Howard
Locke Trout, Prue’s pestiferous son,
Elmer Potts Seth, the Unci®, from
Maine, Briggs Neer Mose, Uncle
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Badly Hurt in
Fall Wednesday
MISS MARGARET” JONES SUF
FERS BROKEN ARM, SCALP IN
JURY WHEN SHE FALLS
AT HOME HERE
Mints Margaret Jones, well known
London caterer, was seriously injured
Wednesday night, ^en she fell from
a door of her home on North Oak
street to the pavement.
She suffered a broken left arm at
the wrist and a severe scalp injurv,
the force of the fall causing an un
usual cut and wound over the right
eye. Medical aid was rendered by Dr.
H. P. Sparling,
Two years ago, Miss Jones suffered
a broken hip when she fell from a lad
der which she was using in picking
fruit from a tree in the yard at her
home.
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Walkaway Back
At Prison Farm
Miles Wilkinson, prisoner No. 59,
551 af the London prison farm, vvho
walked away from the farm honor
camp on July 31st, 1932, was arrested
in Cincinnati this wegk and hga been
returned to the farm."
Wilkinson, who is 26 years of age,
was sent up December 10, 1928, from
Montgomery county tb serve life for
second degree murder.- He was trans
ferred from the penitentiary Uie
prison farm on May 19, 1931.
IMPROVING 4
Miss Margaret Converse, s*riefy ed
itor of The Madison Press who has
been confined to her "home the past
three weeks by illness, is reported as
much improved*
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CLUB MEETS IN
SPRINGFIELD
MADISON COUNTY FARMERS’
CLUB ENTERTAINED BY
FORMER .MEMBERS OF
GROUP
SPRINGFIELD SPEAKERS
E S S ORG A NT Z A T1ON
MATTERS OF INTEREST­
AD
ON
NEXT MEETING MAY 18
By Rev. F. C. F. Randolph
Club Historian
The Chtrrch of the Heavenly Rest,
Springfield, with its rector, Dr. Fred
erick Fischer and Mrs. Fischer, was
host to the Madison County Farmers
at their April meeting held Thursday.
A very enjoyable program of music
preceded the dinner. Miss Miriam
Floyd accompanied by Miss Katherine
Lenbard sang two songs, “Parting”
and “Danny Boy.” A trio consisting
of the Misses Baker, cello and violin,
and Miss Tace, piano, gave the follow
ing program: “Tres Jolie”, Connecticut
March”, “Just For Fun,” “Sullivan’s
Operatic Gems” and a “Medley of
Popular Songs.”
The club sat down to its usual boun
tiful repast of home-cooked food after
the blessing by the Rev. A. H. Beckett
of Lafayette. Among the guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Phel Foote, of Spring
field, Bar Moses, of the Springfield
Sun, and Miss Helen Pfleeger.
In the absence of both president and
vice
the
the
president, the former president of
club, R. K. Shaw presided. After
singing of “America,” with
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Mr.
LONDON WINS
TWO GAMES
TEAM DEFEATS FAIRFIELD,*
JEFFERSONVILLE IN SUC
CESSIVE DAYS
(Contributed)
and
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London defeated the Fairfield
Jeffersonville baseball teams on
eessive days in well played games on
the local diamond. On Tuesday, Fair
field was overwhelmed by a 11-0 score.
For five innings the game was closely
fought,, as London was able to score
but three runs off the pitching of Cart
mile who yielded only two hits during
that time. However, the London bats
men came to life in their half of the
sixth inning and scored eight runs be
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Three in Family
Are Druggists
A. J. TANNEHILL, MT. STERLING
AND TWO SONS REGISTERED
PHARMACISTS—ALL ADA
GRADUATES
When William Me. Tannehill, of Mt.
Sterling, was granted his state pharm
acist license a few days ago by the
state pharmacy board, the action
marked the entry of the third member
of the Tannehill family into the drug
business.
A. J., Tannehill, father of William,
has operated a drug store in Mt. Ster
ling since his graduation from Ohw
Northern university, Ada, in 1894.
Another son, Alonza, was graduated
from Ohio Northern in 1923, is em
ployed as a registered pharmacist in
the Geo. H. Hartman drug store in
London.
William, who graduated from'Ohio
Northern in 1932, and who has been
serving as a clerk in his father’s store
since that time, now joins his father
and brother in the select list of regis
tered pharmacists.
Stock Buyers
Affain at Yards
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Announcement was made Thursday
that the William Zeller company, stock
buyers, located in the Pennsylvania
stockyards, has resumed business and
are buying all kinds of live stock.
The plant is in charge of T. C. Men
denhall and Herbert Shough.
GIRL SCOUTS TO
HOLD BAKE SALE
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The London Girl Scouts will hold a
lake sale in the Red Cross quarters
adjacent to the London Exchange
bank, on Saturday, beginning at 10
a. m. The proceeds are to be used for
necessary expenses of the organiza
tion..
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L. H. S. Golf Team
To Play Schedule of Eight Matches
With Four Schools—1test Match
Today
Coach Jacob von Kanel, of the Lon
don high school golf team, has
nounced the following schedule
eight matches:
ANNUAL LEGION CAMPAIGN FOR
“SPOTLESS TOWN” TO BE CON
DUCTED MAY
PROMINENT DENTIST AND CIVIC
LE A DI:R S WC U BS HIS
MORNING FOLLOWING
SIX WEEKS ILLNESS
Dr. D. E. Starr, aged 46 years
prominent dentist of Mt. Sterling, died
of a complication of diseases this
morning at his home following an ill
ness of several weeks. He had been
suffering with neuritis for some time
previous to his last illness.
Dr. Starr had been a dentist in Mt.
Sterling for the past 15 years. He
was born in Athens on February 20,
1887. He was a graduate of Ohio uni
versity, Athens, and a graduate of the
dental college at Ohio State univers
ity, He was a member of Delta Tau
Delta and Zi Psi Phi fraternities, was
secretary for a number of years of
the Mt. Sterling lodge of Masons, was
a member for years of the Mt. Ster
ling Board of Public Affairs and was
one of the leading Boy Scout workers
of the county, serving as a Scoutmas
ter and troop member at Mt. Sterling.
He is survived by h’s widow, Mrs.
Helen Starr, and three sons, Clayton,
Hugh and Ruppert, at home also his
mother, Mrs. Lulu Starr, Athens, one
brother, Everett Starr, and one sister,
Elma Starr, both of Huntington, West
Virginia.
The funeral service will be held on
Sunday at 2 p. m. in the Mt. Ster
ling Presbyterian church, conducted by
the pastor, Rev. F. M. Stephens, as
sisted by Rev. W. E. Ewins, and Rev.
B. B. Fleming, and the Masonic lodge.
Burial will be made in Pleasant ceme
tery near Mt. Sterling in charge of
Undertaker E. T. Snyder.
Masonic Chapter
Inspection May 1
The annual inspection of Adoniram
Chapter No. 73, R. A. M., London, will
be held in the new Masonic temple here
on next Monday night, May 1. Sup
per will be served at 6 p. m.
Charles E. Gray is High Priest and
George W. Clark, secretary of the
chapter.
LEGION AUXILARY
TO MEET TUESDAY
The Legion Auxiliary unit will
meet in regular session next Tuesday
evening at 7:30 at the Legion homo.,.
SERIOUSLY ILL
Mrs. Jerry Neville is reported ser
iously ill at her her home on Richmond
avenue.
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GOES INTO THE MAJORITY OF HOMES OF THB
COUNTY A REAL ADVERTISING MEDIUM
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of
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April 28, at Upper Arlington,
lumbus.
May 5, Grandview, Columbus,
London.
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May 6, at Bexley, Columbus.
May 12, at Grandview, Columbus.
May 13, Urbana at London.
May 20, at Urbana.
May 26, Upper Arlington at London.
May 27, Bexley, at London.
3 WITH
AID
CITIZENS’
PUBLIC ASKED TO
BISH IN
FRONT
RUB
IN
PLACE
CONTAINERS
OF PROPERTIES
BE REMOVED
TO
The annual clean-up day in London
sponsored by the American Legion,
Madison Post 105, has been set for
Wednesday of next week, May 3.
All residents are requested to co-op
erate in this project and clean their
premises and place all trash and debris
in containers in front of their homes
by that date to be hauled away by
trucks manned by Legion members and
furnished by business houses.
A committee has been placed in
charge and men are to meet at the
engine house promptly at 12:00 noon
on May 3. When the whistle blows the
fleet of trucks will move and all work
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Dr. D. E. Starr Dies
At ML Sterling
Subscription $2.00 Per Year.
SCOUT FUND
CAMPAIGN ON
FUTURE of work in county
AT STAKE AND PUBLIC URG
ED TO GIVE MONEY AND
PERSONAL SERVICE
HUNDREDS OF MEN ENGAGEDIN
SCOUTING IN CENTRAL OHIO
AREA—O. W. BRIDGMAN
HEADS COUNTY GROUP
The Boy Scout fund drive in Mad
ison county is now under way, having
been launched following a meeting of
team captains and workers, Tuesday
evening.
A thorough canvass of London, as
well as the other villages of Madison
county, is to be made this week, simul
taneously with a campaign extending1
to all the other counties in the Cen
tral Ohio Area.
O. W. Bridgman, major of the cam
paign fund drive, has been co-operat
ing closely with the Central Ohio Area
headquarters in planning the drive and
reported today that considerable pro
gress had been made although many
team workers had only partially cov
ered the list of those assigned to them
to solicit funds.
Daily reports are to be made to the
team captains by the team workers and
in turn these reports are to
to the assistant majors and
Bridgman, finance chairman.
DRIVERS
Urging motorists to exercise special
precautions during the summer school
vacation months, O. W. Merrell, state
highway director, said that an educa
tional safety program among highway
users will be incorporated among in
itial activities of the new highway pa
trol. Early closing of schools in many
sections urged Merrell to begin his
“vacation safety program” sooner than
in former years.
‘•Possibility for auto mishaps, es
pecially those pertaining to children,
have a tendency to increase during’
the summer months,” Merrell said. “In
keeping with the plan whereby the
highway patrol will be “safety conser
vators” in conjunction with their other
duties assisting in regulatory work as
sociated with the Bureau of Motor Ve
hicles and other services obtaining a
financial economy for taxpayers, it is
hoped to encourage motorists to be
come more “safety-minded.”
Only a small percentage of young
sters go to the country for the sum
mer. The great majority must use the
city playgrounds and streets. Traffic
deaths among children always increase
during vacation time. At any moment
a playing child may dart from the
curb in the path of an auto.
“If the children will not think of
themselves, the motorist must do their
thinking for them,” says Director Mer
rell. “If there’s any one thing that
should mean SLOW DOWN to a driv
er, it is a group of youngsters playing
in or near the street or highway. A
playing child should mean a human
CAUTION sign
could follow no
drive as though
their own.”
to motorists, who
bette rule than to
the children war®
19 SHROPSHIRE EWES
PRODUCE 35 LAMBS
Two Sets of Triplets in Flock
Of Fred Sprague, of Near
Wilmington
Wilmington—Fred Sprague,
Xenia pike, is another Clinton
County farmer and stockman
who not only has ewes but
plenty of lambs.
Nineteen of his Shropshire
produced 35 lambs this spring
and two of them gave birth to
triplets.
Not a bad production record,
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be made
to Mr.
already
Scouting in this area is
working under a severely cut budget,
it is pointed out, yet is serving more
boys than ever—in fact 4200 Boy
Scouts, Cubs and Sea Scouts are being
served by the area headquarters staff.
Importance of the raising of funds
to carry on the Scouting program is
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Motorists Urged
Ta Drive Saidy
NEW OHIO HIGHWAY PATROL TO
GUARD CHILDREN FROM
CARELESS RECKLESS
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