Grandpa Christmas Returns to Rekindle Belief in Santa
Olive Roberts Barton argues that the myth of Santa endures in Russia as Grandpa Christmas returning with five pointed stars and toy trains, showing how belief and happiness persist when government and society shift. She notes the science debate on myth versus realism, but concludes a child’s heart creates Santa as a symbol of sympathy and understanding.
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Santa Claus
Olive Roberts Barton
Santa
St. Nick
Russia
Christmas
Pageant Presented At Esther Class Christmas Party
The Esther Class of the Christian Church held its annual Christmas party in the church parlors with Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. Carpenter as hostesses. A candle lit pageant depicted the birth of Jesus, with readings, carols, solos on harp and bass viol, and gifts exchanged after a Christmas tree. Officers were elected at the business meeting and refreshments were served by a lengthy hostess committee.
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Esther
The
Christian Church
William Davidson
L. E. Carpenter
J. A. Wharton
Earl Sands
Virginia Segale
Barbara Elkins
Allena Cline
E. A. Davis
Neil Crawford
Mother Mary
Jesus
William Connett
Jack Davidson
Ned Cameron
Edward Oldfield
James Day
E. N. Cullums
Fred Stauffer
T. L. Swan
Delphia Douglass
Ava Maria
Burgmueller
Tedeschi
Hahn
Poinetz
Roy Andrews
P. H. MacKinley
Louis Tyroler
Willard Smith
Russell Lamborn
Lenore Sands
Charles Domke
Marie Perkins
Vern Kempton
Mabel Richardson
Colored Boys Form Boy Scout Troop in Glouster
The first troop of colored boys in Athens County is organized in Glouster with nine scouts led by Virgil Tucker as scoutmaster. National Council rep A. J. Taylor accepted their applications as Troop 70 meets at the Colored Baptist Church. Andrew Riley chairs the scout committee, assisted by Clifford Johnson Thomas Brown and Harvey Williams. The nine scouts are Calbert Jones Reginald Bland Jack Viney Frederick Johnson Andrew Goodman Foster Goodman Thomas Conley Everett Holmes and Harry Jones.
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Glouster
Athens County
Virgil Tucker
A. J. Taylor
National Council
Colored Baptist
Calbert Jones
Reginald Bland
Jack Viney
Frederick Johnson
Andrew Goodman
Foster Goodman
Thomas Conley
Everett Holmes
Harry Jones
Social Clubs and Civic Events Mix In December Calendar
A crowded social calendar lists meetings and events across many groups. E C Rohn speaks on loans for the Lima district Colonial Finance Company. AAUW Creative Writing Group, Rebekah Lodge, Highway Wives Club, and others hold Thursday sessions at various venues with gift exchanges and Christmas parties. Delta Tau Delta hosts a Hotel Berry formal featuring Count Basie and his orchestra Friday night.
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E. C. Rohn
Lima
Colonial Finance Company
Cline
Ooo Rebekah Lodge
110.C.F
Count Basie
Hotel Berry
Inventors showcase sanitation and safety devices at Pacific Coast meet
At the National Inventors Congress in Los Angeles a new smell free hamburger machine cooks into a disc without smoke or spatula handling. Other inventions include a tub seat that lifts bathers, a portable dance floor, rocking foot-stool, padded prayer bench and water-walking shoes.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
National Inventors’ Congress
100 Men and a Girl Sparkling Comedy and Musical Picture
Deanna Durbin stars in Universal's 100 Men and a Girl at the Athena Theater. The musical comedy drama features Leo Stokowski and an 100 man orchestra, with Adolphe Menjou Alice Brady and Mischa Auer in the cast. Durbin sings four songs and the story centers on a musician daughter aiding an orchestra in crisis.
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Deanna Durbin
Universal
Athena Theater
Deanna
Leopold Stokowski
Adolphe Menjou
Alice Brady
Eugene Pallette
Mischa Auer
Billy Gilbert
Alma Kruger
Christian Ruth
Jack Mulhall
Henry Koster
Joseph Pasternak
Wealthy Aged Recluse Dies
Cincinnati. William P. Devon, 83, a millionaire philanthropist, died in a hospital from bronchial pneumonia after leaving his humble quarters where he lived alone. Known as Cincinnati’s "Millionaire Pauper," he earned about $5,000 monthly yet lived modestly between two Negro tenements. A park near Covington, Kentucky, bears his name, and he supported slum clearance in later years.
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Cincinnati
U.P
William P. Devon
Devon
Covington
W. E. McCarty Dies At Home In Glouster
W E Ned McCarty age 67 died at his Glouster home after a several week illness. He operated a plumbing shop for 30 years and is survived by son James, brother Fred, sisters Minnie Powers and Anna McKinney. Services Friday at 2 p.m. at the home with Rev. F G Boroff officiating. Burial in Maplewood.
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Los Angeles
Calif
McCarty
F. G. Boroff
Maplewood
Club Entertained at Home of Miss Golding
The Debette Club met with Miss Neva Golding in Glouster on Monroe Street for a Wednesday evening gathering. They planned a Christmas dinner at Miss Lois Balderson’s home and a Christmas basket for a destitute family. Anne Weymueller reviewed Lost Horizon. Eight members attended.
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Glouster
Debette
Neva Golding
Monroe St
Wedneseay
Lois Balderson
Anne Weymueller
Margaret Dunnevy
Mary Chute
Gloria Heck
Lois Baldereson
Mary Janchius
Virginia Morelis
Home Remedy Mix for Cough Uses Pinex and Sugar
A popular old guide promotes a homemade cough syrup using 214 ounces Pinex mixed with two cups sugar and one cup water. The recipe claims rapid relief, pleasant taste, and four times the value of store bought syrup, with a money back guarantee.
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Pictorial Review
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AAUW
E. Mulberry
Gasco Sewing Club
Edna Harmon
W. Union St
American Association of University Women
Faculty Women's Club
Mayme Johnson
Audrey Dinsmore
Richland Ave
Friendship Class of the Christian Church
Virginia Cox
Stewart St
Highway Wives Club
Pearl W. Chase
Grosvenor St
Chiefs Club
Margaret McHarg
New Marshfield Rd
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Eastwood
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Harry Cromley
N. Congress
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Red Book Life
Reader's Digest
Cosmopolitan
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Athens
Ohio
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