Acacia and Acosta: Michal's Silent Strife Under Herod
In a courtyard under Herod's orders, Michal pleads for an acacia to mark a daughter's birth as Roman soldiers enforce the killings of Hebrew children. Flashback reveals Joel and Michal's troubled marriage, memory of Drusus, and Malachi's place with Flavia amid a year slipping from Shedar to Adar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michal
Dan
Herod
Joel
Jonathan
Malachi
Flavia
Shedar
Adar
Drusus
Jordan
Asphaltites
Millfield Social Notes Highlight Holidays and Visits
Christmas party and gift exchange at the Country Club hosted by Clara Theisen on December 13. Euchre club events included a Tuesday gathering with high scores by Frances Wallace Velma Wemmer and Janet Cole. Various local residents hosted Thanksgiving dinners and weekend visits among the Wemmer Carr Wallace Antle and Pughline families in Millfield and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millfield
Clara Theisen
Euchre Club
Amy Jo Moody
Frances Wallace
Velma Wemmer
Janet Cole
Jow
Maxine Boudinot
John Antle
Crescent Ridge
F. W. Wemmer
Charles Carr
James Wallace
Patty
Vera Rhoades
Eddie
Columbus
Donna Sue Wemmer
Wallace
Harvey Stiers
Harold
Corning
Ben Misner
William Cole
Vaughn Earich
Trimble
Carl Walter
Genevieve Wemmer
Glouster
Erenest Pughline
Mara Rhoades
Aldine Wemmer
James Powell
Greens Run
J. W. Wemmer
Imogene
Wilma Wemmer
Chauncey
Roosevelt reshapes State Department for new era
President Roosevelt moves to reorganize the State Department to handle rising business and economic needs. He merges interagency efforts, names Grew as Undersecretary, Rockefeller as Assistant Secretary, and Clayton and MacLeish as aides, aiming to expand embassies and strengthen foreign policy with economic expertise. The plan, long contemplated, targets Japan, China, and Latin American relations while preserving core diplomatic traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Department of State
United States
Herbert Hoover
Department of Commerce
Congress
Coordinator of
inter-American Affairs
Department
Legation
Joseph C
Japan
China
Mr. Grew
Far East
Nelson Rockefeller
Office of Inter-American Affairs
Rockefeller
William Clayton
Archibald MacLeish
Edward R. Stettinius
Hull
Same Old Stuff About PAC Tactics and Union Pressure
An anonymous writer warns that political action committees use coercive methods to influence elections and union votes. He claims workers face pressure to vote a certain way or lose jobs, compares current tactics to past industrial oppression, and predicts political upsets as a result. He attributes guilt to both unions and business interests, urging awareness of the shifting tax burden and social program profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Political Action Committee
PAC
Norden Honored For Bombsight Inventions By Engineers
Carl Norden, Dutch-born inventor of the Norden bombsight and its mechanical pilot, receives the American Society of Mechanical Engineers medal for a great and unique act of engineering genius. His devices have guided bombers to targets and aided Allied air power, though Norden remains largely unobtrusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Carl Norden
Berlin
Tokyo
Norden
G. I
Engineers’ Society
Ready for Television Not Impressed by Novelty
A reflective column doubts television will improve society. It recalls earlier fears about radio and mocks promises of a technological miracle, arguing printing had a greater positive impact and noting that wars and ignorance persist despite inventions. The piece suggests true progress hinges on minds and hearts changing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Primitive Law Revised By Front Dispatches
Dispatches from the 3rd Army front report German troops now break teeth and glass eyes to avoid front-line duty. They seek to escape combat with a painless method rather than rely on harsher enemy actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3Rd Army Front
Edson Examines War Board Ruling On Steel Wage Case
Peter Edson reports the National War Labor Board decision favors the C I O in the Big Steel case, granting several wage and benefit awards while the A F of L gains little. The C I O aims to extend similar awards to other unions, and pressure to break the Little Steel Formula grows ahead of the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National War Labor Board
Big Steel
A. F. of L
WLB
A. F. of
Pittsburgh
War Labor Board
Munitions Makers Knew 1908 Warning of War Likely
A historical note recalls 1908 warnings that a major war was possible, while a Santa Claus airplane visit was announced for Athens by Mrs. Eugene Shafer. Athens O A students entered Phi Beta Kappa include Ann Evans Matheny, Robert Sprague Siigley, and Eleanor Beasley Elliott. Mrs. Arthur Boyles absented as federation president, with first vice president Mrs. E Rey Lash Jr in charge of affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Athens
Eugene Shafer
Eagles Toy Shop
Athenian O. A
Phi Beta Kappa
Ann Evans Matheny
Robert Sprague Siigley
Eleanor Beasley Elliott
Athens City
Arthur Boyles
Florida
E. Rey Lash, Jr
Community health drive and social events around town
A county wide crip ples clinic at the Methodist Church led by Dr. J. M. Higgins was sponsored by Nelsonville and Athens Rotary Clubs. Community Chest drive in Canaan Township was run by Prof. Charles Miller. A WEA anniversary dinner featured a moonlight dance with Anna Mae Fenzel and others, music by Margaret Gorham and Louise Kerr, and Helen Cross in mime. Kiwanis meeting sang club songs led by Prof. T. N. Hoover with instrumental help from W. W. Anderson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athens
Rotary Clubs
Methodist Church
J. M. Higgins
Charles Miller
Canaanville
W.E.A
Anna Mae Fenzel
Frances Clutts
Elizabeth Willocks
Vianna Roush
Jennie Moore
Thelma Bingman
Margaret Gorham
Louise Kerr
Helen Cross
Kiwanis Club
T. N. Hoover
W. W. Anderson
R. H. Galigher
J. D. Haskins
Corning Social and Personal Gathering for Carl Martin
A party at Mr. and Mrs. John McNally honored their son Carl Martin before he leaves to be inducted into the Army. Several relatives and friends from Glouster Columbus Lancaster and Terre Haute visited or were noted in attendance or travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Toth
Jack Rodgers
Glenn Champlin
Glenn Wright
Don Fenneken
Charles Horn
Calmer Haskins
Willard Love
Harold Drake
Edward Hern
Don Moore
Gail Woodyard
Richard Ivers
Glouster
Harold Stoneburner
Moxahola
O. William Ayers
Bobby Ayers
Lancaster
Stanley Banevich
Columbus
J. R. Stallings
Lincoln Ayers
Johnny
Gene
Robert
William
Joan of Lancaster
John McNally
Charles Morgan
Coleman Day
Terre Haute
Ind
Marie Altier
William Wright
Thomas Canoles
Harry Canoles
Toledo
Ohio
John Booth
West Virginia
Jacqueline Lamb
Helen Klarenhbeck
George Klarenbeck
Herman King
Rosemary Rocks
Rita Winnenberg
Dora Benedict
John Beres
Elyria
Stephen Benedict
China at war faces split leadership and a perilous crossroads
War Today analyses how China’s internal split between Chiang Kai-Shek’s Kuomintang and the Communist forces hinders resistance to Japan. It notes repeated clashes, half a million troops idle in infighting, and new premier T. V. Soong’s bid to broker unity while experts warn China may be near exhaustion as a base for final attack on Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
South
Manchuria
Thorugh
Canton
Indo-China
Chiang Kai-Shek
One Party
Kuomintang
Chiang
United States
T. V. Soong
Soong
Japan
Kimberly Social Notes Funeral attendees and service updates
Kimberly notes list relatives and friends connected to Mrs. Nettie Pickett funeral. Grandchildren Jess Ryan Ben Ryan Vester Pickett Bobbie Hatfield Jr Harry Brown from Columbus. Merle Pickett Canton. Seaman Frank Pickett California. Pvt Edith Brown Des Moines Iowa. Absent due to service include Pvt James E Hatfield France and Pvt Marion H Pickett Jr Tracy California. Additional notices mention Edward Nelson family illness in Corning, Junior Rupe discharge, Rachel Moore Nelsonville visit, Mary Tennihill Nelsonville with Howard Hill family, Burt Hanning Jane visits, and Willard Adams family from The Plains visiting Adamses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly
Nettie Pickett
Jess Ryan
Ben Ryan
Vester Pickett
Bobbie Hatfield, Jr
Harry Brown
Columbus
Merle Pickett
Canton
Seaman Frank Pickett
California
Edith Brown
Des Moines
Iowa
James E. Hatfield
France
Marion H. Pickett, Jr
Tracy
Calif
Edward Nelson
Corning
William Searles
Junior Rupe
Floodwood
Rachel Moore
Nelsonville
Mary Tennihill
Second Troy Honor Roll Announced
Troy's second six weeks honor roll lists students across grades. Notable items include Velma Davis, Patty Sue Humphrey, Bobby Martin, and many others from third to twelfth grade. The report also notes births, visits, and social items such as relatives visiting from Eureka and Reno during Thanksgiving week.
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Coolville
Troy
Velma Davis
Patty Sue Humphrey
Bobby Martin
Betty Washburn
Melvin Tanborey
Velma Nutt
Janice Murphy
Lois Henderson
Ruth Smith
Betty McCoy
Joan Clark
Anne Archer
Evelyn Davis
Aladine Sinnett
Arnold Smith
Kay Walden
Delores Baker
John Humphrey
Ronald Chapman
Dotty Lou Brandeberry
Madeline Sinnett
Jack Baker
Anna Mae Bise
Clair Creamer
Leslie Cole
Kenneth Gorrell
Eloise Humphrey
Nettie Lee Humphrey
Evelyn Huffman
Wilma Merrill
Eddie Murrey
Robert Sinnett
Joan Griffin
Austin Hall
David Holbert
Robert Reed
Doris Barnhart
Eileen Blake
Doris Jean Brafford
Charles Butcher
Juanita Chapman
James Holbert
Madene Lyons
Billy McLeod
Joan Mantle
Doris Taylor
Margaret Washburn
Dorothy White
Mary Blackburn
Barbara Chapman
Mayford Cook
Myrle Griffin
Freda Hall
Mary Hayes
Wanda Knapp
Harold McPherson
Rex Robinson
Thad Tanborey
Julia Ann Walden
Betty Brawley
Evelyn Griffin
Betty Jo Humphrey
William L. Boston
Marguerite Burdette
Eureka
Bettina Sue
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Abe Burdette
W.S. Boston
Ruby McKnight
Oakland
Calif
Clarence R. McKnight
U. S. Navy
Camp Parks
Seaman
McKnight
E. P. Osgood
Reno
Nev
Monty Robinson
A. L. Robinson
Fallon
Straitsville Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Moves
Straitsville December notes record Myrtle Boyle joining Ward's Confectionery. It lists weekend visits and family gatherings among Ambrose, Strain, Hartman, and Grandy families, moves planned for the Sam Hartman residence, and a revived Williams Restaurant after the owner’s death. Also mentions Navy man Kenneth Hicks visiting, Tom Smith's daughter Bea Smith, and local bowlers noted in Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Ambrose
Clyde R. Ambrose
Virginia
Chester Ambrose
April
Earl C. Ambrose
Columbus
Sam Ambrose
Lester Ambrose
Lessie, Jr
Mabel Lines
Homer Blosser
Foster Ambrose
Sue Strain
Kate Hartman
Floyd Matthews
Elmer Matthews
Junction City
Audrey Ambrose
Helen Strain
Logan
Sam Hartman
Main St
Williams
Richard Williams
Nellie Ward
Wilma Grandy
Mildred Grandy
Kenneth Hicks
Navy
Wanda Hueston
Tom Smith
Bea Smith
Morristown Church Holds Weekly Cottage Prayer Meeting
The Morristown Holiness Church invites worshippers to a weekly cottage prayer gathering this Thursday at 7 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Mullins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Morristown Holiness Church
James Mullins
Services Friday Chauncey at Coonville Church
Services will be conducted at the Coonville Church Friday at 7 p m by Andrew Mc Kinney who will also play the trap drums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Coonville
Andrew McKinney
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Synea Service, Inc
Pascha
Rome
Boaz
Lake of Asphaltites
David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Peter Edson
Dewitt MacKenzie
Kimberly Social Notes
Williard Adams
the Plains
Andrew Adama
Keith Brandeberry
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Lillie Dunfee
Etta
Leora Dunfee
Laura Hayes
Dunfee
J. W. Kincade
Straitsville Social Notes
New Straitsville
Myrtle Boyle
Ward's Confectionery
By Galbraith
WEA Service
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