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Newspaper
Camden Record News
Location
Camden, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1935
Page
4
Weekly notes report hospital visits and homecomings in Rockfield and surrounding areas. Ernest Redbourne visits Frankfort. Flora of Patkatatas enters the presblink hospital. Loganport, Buffalo, and Cass County ties appear. The Rockfield High alumni banquet set for December 27 at the Presbyterian Church basement with PUTA serving. Officers of the Kings Daughters are re elected.
The Rock Creek P T A met Friday with carols sung by an orchestra and a program by primary intermediate and glee club students. John Mc Cleary spoke on Christmas and several short plays were presented by Ben Groninger and others. A $5 donation went to the Orne Memories fund before reports closed the session and Rev Jenkins dismissed the group.
Rev Clifford Reed will celebrate the midnight mass on Christmas Eve with a guest priest from St Joseph's College. St Joseph's choir arranged special music. Masses are at 6 8 and 10 o'clock with a High Mass at 1 o'clock and benediction to follow.
The school hosted a busy December with Santa Claus visiting during noon hours and a poster exhibit. Students attended a basketball game at Berry Bowl while concerts featured the high school orchestra and drum performances. Tickets for Camden and surrounding towns were sold, with exams midweek and Christmas programs planned for Friday afternoon. no school on New Year’s Day.
A restored antique document from Carson Pirie Scott and Co. in Chicago reveals early employee rules. It covers hours from 6 am to 9 pm year round, cleaning duties, caution about Sabbath opening, church and Sunday School obligations, one evening per week for courting, and after 14 hours of work, rest should be prioritized. The piece ends by asking who sighed for the good old days.
A new blind pension act expands the state social security program adding blind pensions to old age aid and other benefits. The Board of Industrial Aid for the Blind administers the law with up to 300 dollars yearly, and court review by the circuit judge. Applications require a physician certificate and residency and age criteria. The board members include I B Ransom Albert Stump and E Q She, all of Indianapolis, with Mrs A J Moss noted from Flora.
Governor Olson of Minnesota praises rural electrification at a state inauguration and envisions a national expansion with a slogan promising a washing machine for every farm home. He notes labor saving and economic benefits of home electrical equipment and foresees widespread rural power within a decade.
The Lutheran church choir will perform carols on Christmas Eve and invites members of all churches to join. They will meet at Donna Belle Ritchey’s home at 9 pm. Town residents are asked to place a candle in their window to hear the carolers. The ad promotes raincoats in sizes 34 to 50 at $3.95 from Julius Your Cloth yer.
A garbled OCR snippet hints at a local item with names and places lost to typos. Readable bits suggest a community notice or brief news tease without clear events or dates.
Christina notes the season with church services and small town scenes as communities prepare for Christmas. Leaders praise unity, cheer, and charitable acts while memories of past hardships linger in daily life and local commentary.
A local Baptist congregation outlines revival events starting next week with a community dinner and fellowship. The Curietian faculty will present content, and guest speakers discuss church activities and dates. The revival campaign was approved and extends to the 26th with ongoing weekly updates.
A Carroll youth earns a scholarship amid a crowded list of local notices. The piece mentions winners affiliated with Carroll County and Purdue University activities, wedding notices, and community updates including area shops and social events.
The Whilathea Class of the Lutheran Church held a Christmas party at the church on Wednesday evening. Trelen Yankins led devotions. New officers elected: Donnabelle Ritehey president, Lee Vlora vice president, Helen Wallace secretary, Raymond Judy treasurer.
The Literary Jhab club held its annual Chiistains peexo at the hore of Mars Ekary flatten Vuesday. Cranes were played, carols sung, star ples enjoyed, and a child received a nt. Seventeen HUlie gliests were present.
A Sunday morning Holy Communion will be administered as part of a church pageant. On Sunday evening a thirty person pageant choir will perform The Light of the World with a candlelit white gilt service to follow.
A school program listed for Friday afternoon in the school building includes Beginner's Orchestra and various groups. Items feature Christmas carols and scenes with names such as Norma Jean Foster, Rosemary Riggle, and Miss Ritchey, plus multiple student choirs and the entire school.
A fragmented roadside notice and editorial commentary discuss hunting licenses on sale and road safety. It references pedestrian care and the cost of licenses while noting broader public safety concerns. The piece blends material on hunting regulation with warnings about traffic accidents and protective measures.
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