Christmas social notes and family travels in Steubenville
Society and Personal Mention lists numerous local residents visiting relatives for Christmas and holidays. Notables include Darrell Moore returning from vacation in Troy and Frances Morton visiting from Lexington. Also notes church events, Pythian Sisters meeting, and a tragic Wellsburg accident injuring two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Morton
University of Kentucky
Lexington
J. R. Morton
Northhill
Letter Golf Par Change Demonstrated in Puzzle
The column explains letter golf where one word changes to another in a set number of strokes. It shows a three stroke path from COW to HEN with words COW HOW HEW HEN and notes a par solution printed on the last page.
Solstice Arrives As Winter Officially Sets In
The article notes winter began this afternoon at 3 18 with the shortest daylight of the year nine hours and fifteen minutes. It mentions a belief about December 21 as the shortest day, while Professor C E Cooper of Ohio University explains the solstice can fall on December 20 or 22, as it does this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Cooper
Ohio University
Great Britain Keeps Navy Plans Despite Conference Failure
King George announced in a speech proroguing Parliament that Britain will not raise its navy building program following the temporary setback at the Coolidge cruiser limitation conference. The statement comes as London rejects any navy increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
King George
London
Decc
U.R
George
Prohibition Investigator Clark to Leave Service
N S and S Clark announced he will sever his ties with the prohibition service January 1. He has served seven years with the department and was in Cleveland on business from the Columbus office of the federal prohibition administrator William H. Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side Parent Teacher Association
Jolly Jolly Santa Clause
Little Jack Horner
P. T. A. Council
Garry Myers
Cleveland
Doctor Myers
Miss Bridgeman
Henry Brooks Dies at 70 in Marysville
Henry Brooks a Union Center councilman aged 70 collapsed and died at his daughter’s Marysville home yesterday. Paralysis listed as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Henry Brooks
Union Center
Woman, 72, Killed Crossing Rail at Bellefontaine
Mrs. Lucy Basore died after she failed to see a Big Four train at a crossing while hurrying home from a shopping trip. The incident occurred in Bellefontaine on December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefontaine
Lucy Basore
Classifieds Offerings Spotlight Pair and Sports Combos
A compact classifieds note lists items with prices: Pair at 1.50 dollars, Fach at 1.00, Sport Combinations at 1.50, Each at 1.50, and Vair at 1.50. The terse ad showcases miscellaneous merchandise with uniform pricing.
William Spensler, Prominent Kenton Farmer, Dies After Stroke
William Spensler a leading farmer near Kenton died after suffering a stroke while returning from a Christmas shopping trip. His death occurred on December 22 following the shopping outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton
William Spensler
Near Here
Vacation for 9 000 Ath ens county schoolchildren begins
Christmas vacation starts today for more than 9,000 students in Ath ens county schools. Superintendent H R McVay reports nearly all schools have an entertainment planned tonight. Schools resume Tuesday morning January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
H. R. McVay
Kills Helper in Indianapolis Confesses Shot
Red Matelich aged 65 confessed to firing the fatal shot that killed Louis Beinhardt Jr, 21, after Beinhardt helped him across a busy street. Detectives say Matelich appeared to suffer hal lucinations as Bernhardt and three young women witnessed the incident and guided him to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Red Matelich
Louis Beinhardt, Jr
Matelich
Bernhardt
Special Courses Recommended for Backward Children
A Ohio State Teachers Association committee calls for state provision of special instruction for mentally deficient children, including residence schools and use of public schools, with revised distribution of state aid and clearer policy between state and local programs. No location is specified for a proposed state school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State Teachers’ Association
State Department of Education
Ohio
Threat of life against physician tied to Parker kidnap case
Police investigated a life threat to Dr. Herbert L. Mantz of Kansas City whose auto was stolen in November and used in the Marian Parker kidnapping and murder. The caller warned harm to Mantz and his family for aiding police in the search for Edward Hickman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martian Parker
Kansas City
Dée
Herbert L. Mantz
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
Mantz
Edward Hickman
Parker
Local quarrel over money spills into heated exchange
A claim of unpaid funds triggers a public dispute as neighbors argue over missing money and responsibility. Officials urge calm while witnesses describe a tense confrontation and unclear repayment plans.
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Darrell Moore
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
N. Y
C. QC. Moore
North College Street
Elizabeth Kern
Mrs
Charles Sosey
Alonzo F. Myers
Edgerton
W. H. Chilcote
Christian Church
The
Christian Church Sunday School
F. B. Dilley
Joe
Ann
Bluffton
Harold Addicott
Clark University
Worcester, Mass
George McKinley
O. O. Mantz
Charles J. Warner
Emma Blackwood
Lancaster Street
Meigs County
Warner
Eliza Warner
Howard Schurly
New York Central Railroad
George Reynolds
Helen Reynolds
Logan
Alice White
Sans Souci
Mary Ellen Wood
West
Washington Street
Mary Jones
Janet Bing
Ruth Cone
East Side
Roehool Hopkins
C. D. Hopkins
Miss Hopkins Nepepareiine
West Virginia State Normal
West Liberty
Coaster
Steubenville
John Osborne
Thomas Osborne
Wellsburg
George Eden
Jasper Eden
Osborne
Mden
Fairsex
Vogue
Beverly
Black Suedes
Raynboots
Fainnex Shop
Fanaa Sp
Helper
Indiana
S-4
Graham N. Fitch
Navy
Prestons
Nelsonville
Athens
Victor Victrola
Parker Bros
Star of Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Jesus
Clances
Bank of Athens Bldg
Woodworth's
Wooodworth
Court House
Bill
Gerrid
Gunn
Por
RE Taylor
Chance
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