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Show Raising of Largest American Flag in Ohio bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbibbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbW'SCIbbbbbv 7M"'n9KHBEVSBBBBUfl Patriotic demonstration attending tho raising of the largest American flag in Ohio, on tho Goodrich athlotlc field In Akron, May 27. Twonty-flvo thousand peoplo crowdod the athletic Hold and 100,-000 100,-000 moro lined tho routo of march of tho parado, which proceeded tho flag raising. Tho flag is 50x75 foet and was purchased cntlroly by contributions from tho 18,000 employes of tho Goodrich organization. I Ono of tho most significant things ' in the whole parade was a division composed of several hundred Goodrich Good-rich employee and representing twenty-four nationalities, but all marching under one bannor which road, "Americans All." Tho men In this division wero olthor naturalized citizens or havo applied for citizenship citizen-ship papors and aro attending tho D. K. Goodrich Rubber company's ovonlng school, whore thoy aro Instructed In-structed by volunteer toachors In ro-gard ro-gard to American customs nnd how to read and wrlto English. , . i . ' I 1 |