Local Society Enjoys Yule Tide Feast Evening
Mr and Mrs W H Dickinson hosted a 1 o clock dinner in the city with turkey and all trimmings. Guests included Duncan and daughters Beverly and Lorene, Mr and Mrs Guy Dams and daughter, Miss Orvilla, Lorraine Glaze of Humphreys, and Agnes Duncan of Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Bevery
Lorene
Mrs. Guydams
Miss Orvyl
Lorraine Glaze
Umphreys
Agnes Duncan
Ansas City
Miss Lorene Duncan Hosts Friends For Xmas Evening
Lorene Duncan entertained Friday night for her cousin Agnes Junean of Kansas City. Dancing was the main feature with piano and two saxophones. A lap luncheon followed. Out-of-town guests included Virgil Hope and Jim Russell from Chicago, Geraldine Prather from Chicago, Lorraine Glaze from Humphreys, Forrest Drake from Harrisonville, and others. The decorations featured Xmas colors and cedar branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Duncan
Agnes Junean
Kansas City
Muir
Virgil Hope
Midleton
Ill
Geraldine Pratherrom
Chicago
Lorraine Glazerom Humphreys
Forrest Drakerom
Harrisonville
Jimussell
Mrs Fielden Keithley Hosts Goose Dinner on Christmas Day
Mrs Fielden Keithley and her daughter Mrs Alpha Rottman entertained with a goose dinner at their country home on Christmas Day. The guests included Clarice Crookshanks and family, Wallace Keithley and family, Everett Keithley and Emily, with all enjoying lively conversation and royal hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fielden Keithley
Allace Keithley
Myrick
Lareo
Everett Keithley
Emily
Settlement Notice by R. W. Whaley
All persons knowing themselves indebted to me must settle by January 1, 1925. All accounts not settled by then will be closed and placed in the hands of an attorney for collection. R. W. Whaley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Whaley
Nee Entertain Christmas Dinner at Line Street Home
Mr and Mrs James N Nee hosted a Christmas dinner at their Line Street residence. The event featured a turkey and all the trimmings with guests praising the hosts hospitality and Mrs Nee’s culinary reputation. The feast began at six and many leftovers remained.
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James N
Notable Guests Attend City Event
The guest list includes Mr and Mrs J B Harvey Mr and Mrs Jay Harvey Dr and Mrs E P Harvey of Brookfield and Miss Ella Keithley of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Harvey
Jay Harvey
E. P. Harvey
Brookfield
Ella Keithley
City
Christmas Dinner at Fuller Home in Purdin
Mr and Mrs Henry L Fuller hosted a Christmas celebration at their Purdin home featuring a traditional goose dinner and the hospitality of a renowned culinary artist Mrs Fuller. Invited guests included Patrick Coker and family Bennie Stone and family Oscar H Mundell Mildred and Joe Wy an Woodward T W Seales Mrs C B Keithley and Miss Mary Keithley plus a Miss Fuller from Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Fuller
Purdin
Oscar H. Mundell
Mildred
Joe Wyan Woodward
T. W. Seales
C. B. Keithley
Mary Keithley
Lantz Family Prize Party Honors Vivian at Country Home
On Christmas night Mr and Mrs Ross Lantz hosted a prize party for their daughter Vivian at their country home northwest of the city. Guests included John Hooker and wife G D Prather and wife J R Lantz and wife Ross Lantz and wife Vivian Lantz Glenn Hooker Morris and Dortha Lantz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Lantz
Vivian
John Hooker
G. D. Prather
J. R. Lantz
Vivian Lantz
Glenn Hooker
Morris
Dortha Lantz
Lumber and timber supplier ad at Cora Missouri
In need of lumber posts wood piling sled and wagon timber sawed to order contact J. S. Head at Cora Missouri by phone 46 Y. Immediate service offered for custom sawing and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. J. S. Head
Cora, Mo
Hand Severed In Power Driven Sheller Accident
Earl Robinson of Hiattville Kansas sustained severe injuries to his right hand after his hand was caught in a power driven corn sheller on Thursday. The middle and ring fingers were completely off and parts of two other fingers were crushed. He is hospitalized at Fort Scott Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Robinson
Hiattville
J. B. Robinson
Fort Scott Hospital
Mrs Patricia Prather hosts elegant Christmas dinner
Mrs Rebecca Prather entertained guests with an elegant Christmas dinner and a tree laden with presents. Guests included Mr and Mrs Walter Prather, Mr and Mrs George Prather, Ross E Prather, Geraldine Prather of Chicago, and Dr and Mrs Epperson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Prather
Prather
Walter Prather
George Prather
Ross E. Prather
Geraldine
Chicago
Epperson
Timothy Seed For Sale Announcement
Timothy seed for sale by W S Neet. Sixteen bushels available clean and good quality. Sold by the bushel and freight terms may apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
W. S. Neet
Van Mairs Weds A Irene Coffman
Last Wednesday afternoon Van Curtis Mairs married Amy Irene Coffman at Linneus with Judge Pratt officiating. The couple, returning to the bride’s home, announced the wedding to friends and will reside on Mairs' Route 4 farm as they begin married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Curtis Mairs
Amy Irene Coffman
Linneus
Judge Pratt
D. W. Coffman
Pleasant Hill Township
Van
Joseph
Mary Mairs
Faremr
Camp Funston
Kan
Route 4
Leader
Frank Tucker
Thelma Deskins
A. L. Pratt
H. E. Deskins
North Salem
W. H. Tucker
Slats Diary Reflects Classroom Vacuum Cleaner Talk
A diary entry recalls a Friday class where students laughed at Lester Garden and the teacher explained vacuum cleaners. The teacher asked how many students' mothers owned a vacuum cleaner, and many hands went up, noting Lester’s lack of one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Garden
Lester
Schoolhouse Diary of Daily Tales and Names
A fragmentary diary style entry recounts classroom daily life from Monday to Friday with names and humor. The text mentions Vacuums, a Europe trip, clothing, Mr. Gilles, pa losing a job, and a new classmate named Clarence Pettybone nicknamed Kigg Lollypop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester
Gilles
Wensday
Clarence Pettybone
Unkel Hen
Fo Cece
Puzzle note on word placement and clues in white spaces
Fragmentary puzzle description explains filling horizontal and vertical words in white spaces with black borders. It mentions letters in arch references definitions and column headings but text is garbled and incomplete. Technical terms and obsolete forms may appear. no dictionary words except those.
Chicken dinner is served with a bone in hand
A fragment describes a scene of a person sat on three legs with a leg in their hand, noting the chicken meat is grand and the bone remaining after the meal, mentioning a lower left corner reference as a visual clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rleg
Coldest Weather In Many Years Strikes The Area
Sunday brought a brutal cold snap with temperatures from 24 to 32 below zero and houses freezing as residents built up fires at midnight. Monday's warmer air eased conditions though heavy snow left roads slick with drifts along the edges.
Iceman Harvests Thick Lake Ice for Winter
Rayns Carter harvested the first batch of lake ice eight inches thick last Wednesday and began the second crop on Monday. The clear eight inch ice fills his ice house enough to last through next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayns Carter
Carter
Creature that feeds at sea and avoids captivity
The animal feeds on seaweeds at the edge of the surf during low tide. It hides in earth burrows or lava crevasses at night and does not survive in captivity.
Old Church Doctrine and the Thirty Nine Articles
The Thirty nine Articles fixed by the English church leaders in London 1562 gained royal and parliamentary authority in 1571. They cover Trinity faith, sin and redemption, church doctrine, and sacraments, following the earlier Forty two Articles of 1551 53. In November 1871 Oxford ordered their removal from curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
London
Parker
Oxford
Kansas City Star
Ground dove and Rapa island pigeon join US National Museum
The Marquesas Island ground dove and the Rapa island pigeon, long unseen since 1814 and known from only one specimen respectively, arrive at the United States National Museum in Washington. The two new birds come from the Whitney South Sea expedition and were forwarded by the American Museum of Natural History.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquesas Island
United States National Museum
Washington
Rapa Island
Science Service
National Museum
American Museum of Natural History
Match This for Twins
The Boston Globe notes Mary F. Latchford of the Midland street school in Worcester has eight pairs of twins. If Brunell twins and Tahanto road twins had remained, ten pairs would exist. currently two pairs from the Mullan family are enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F. Latchford
Midland Street
Worcester
Boston Globe
Latchford
Brunell
Tahanto Road
Mullan
Ingenious Pin Emblem A Pepper Charge to Stop Robbers
An inventor proposes lodge pins and coat-lapel adornments charged with red pepper to deter muggers. The mechanism would discharge pepper when a wearer raises arms to defend themselves, triggering a spray amid a night assault. Streetcar riders would need caution.
Obituary Notice for Baby of L B Hargrove
Interment at Hoover cemetery. The bereaved extend thanks to friends who assisted after the death of their baby and for sympathy and floral offerings. Mr and Mrs L B Hargrove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Bate
Hoover
L.B. Hargrove
Dr Hunter Starts Dental Practice in Linneus
Letter from Dr D B Hunter of Linneus notes a new dental office and strong early business. He says work is satisfying and feels like a short vacation. Friends in Browning extend best wishes for his new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter
D. B. ‘Hunter
Linneus
Browning
Christmas Dinner at Bingham Residence Sparks Defiant Return
Mr and Mrs L W Bingham hosted a Christmas dinner at their southeast town home with ample dishes and guests who left merrier. The tale recalls General Wilkinson’s subordinates at the fort and Maj Richard Butler who defiantly refused to cut his queue and even told the post surgeon he wanted a coffin hole bored to pull his queue through in death to show defiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Desk
Grant Unconditional Surrender Note at Fort Donelson
The Civil War note from General Grant to General Buckner on February 16 1862 earned Grant the nickname Unconditional Surrender. Fort Donelson fell after a three day battle with 2000 plus casualties each side and 14500 Confederate soldiers surrendering along with 57 artillery pieces. Three Confederate generals escaped Tennessee while the Union secured its first major victory on the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Fort Donelson
Tenn
A. 8
Grant
Cumberland River
Fort Henry
Tennessee
Donelson
Buckner
Floyd, Pillow
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Cates Steens
Weeaee
Lake
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van Mairs Weds
A. Irene Coffman
Wile
Swells Museum
Lodge
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