Furniture From Davy Jones Locker Linens Decatur Tale
Monkota Karnes 61 a retired mailman in Decatur Illinois salvages 1800s Great Lakes ship fragments for tables and lamps. He outsources diving to his son Monty a Flint Michigan high school teacher who retrieves planks and rusted fragments for crafts.
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Decatur
Ill
Davy Jones
Monkota Karnes
Central Illinois
Karnes
Great Lakes
Monty
Flint
Mich
Shipwreck artifacts become home decor in Michigan
Karnes salvages two dead eyes and a porthole from ships Jacob Bertschy and Niagara sunk near Port Austin and Whitefish Point. He crafts a three foot lamp from a Niagara dead eye and a table from Jacob Bertschy planks, welding anchor chain links as legs. He preserves ship names and sinking dates on metal plates and plans more lamps and a coffee table.
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Jacob Bertschy
Port Austin
Mich
Karnes
Niagara
Whitefish Point
Abby column on gender in mines and ethical therapist request
Dear Abby addresses Carlisle Kentucky readers about women joining coal mine work and the potential issues. She advocates equal opportunities, not segregation. A second letter urges reporting unethical therapist conduct and a widow shares end‑of‑life wishes and the need for written instructions.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
Cumberland
Family holiday visits and a 80th birthday surprise
Mrs. Delores Nixon and Ruth Ann spend the holiday in Pontiac Michigan with Mrs. Nixon’s other daughter and her husband Bill Wright and their children Rocky Billy and Johnny. Mrs Maude Holcomb Carpenter was guest of honor at a surprise 80th birthday celebration planned by her children. Mr and Mrs Mendal Jordan and grandson Keith and Elsie Bratton recently returned from Texas after visiting relatives E A Rutherford Maxine Kay Wayne Coppell Paul Zimmerman and Betty George and son Gary in Dallas and Plano.
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Delores Nixon
Ruth Ann
Pontiac, Mich
Bill Wright
Rocky
Billy
Johnny
Maude Holcomb, Carpenter
Mendal Jordan
Keith
Elsie Bratton
Texas
Mrs. Jordan
E. A. Rutherford
Maxine
Kay and
Wayne
Coppell
Paul Zimmerman
Plano
Betty George
Gary
Dallas
Area Club Christmas Programs and Local Gatherings
Numerous community groups from The Plains and surrounding areas held Christmas dinners and events. Lenore Evans won a hostess prize at Homemakers Club. Lodi Grange hosted 27 members with 11 visitors and 23 children, featuring a father son reading and carols. Future Homemakers of America hosted an International Christmas program with a Holland theme and gift exchanges. Ladies Auxiliary and Garden Club also organized festive meals, carol singing, and charitable gifts.
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Homemakers Club
Gladys Hanning
the Plains
Lenore Evans
Thelma Linscott
Lodi Grange
Joseph F
Joseph C. Perry
Mabel Smith
Wayne Wingett
Lester Young
Sam
Pete
Tib Hart
Alexander
Future Homemakers of America
Ina Blaauw
Alexander High School
Holland
Albany
Fire Evacuation Plans and Smoke Detector Advice
Ohio State University safety expert urges homes to install warning devices and craft evacuation plans. articles describe smoke and heat detector types, placement, and UL FM labeling to ensure tested safety. The piece notes residential fires peak at night and stresses planning exits, escape ladders, and accessible extinguishers.
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Columbus
United States
National Fire Protection Association
Clair Young
Ohio State University
Young
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Nelsonville
Elmo Scott
Violet Bryan
Frances Barnhart
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William Lee Jr
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Dorothy Daugherty
Mary Scott
Roy Pendergrass
Athens Mental Health Center
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Glen Ellen
Old Hill Ranch
Carol Bowen
California
Bowen
Herb Biscuits
EIU Ten Cae
Bird Arena
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Athens National Bank
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the Security Bank
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