Carthage Bluebirds bounce back in big win amid school notes
In Rushville era items, Carthage beat Charlottsville 24 to 19 with Stevens and Ewing starring, Carthage seconds 19 to 9, and a looming Friday game against New Salem. Armistice Day program featured Taps, songs, and reflections as Earlham homecoming notes highlighted Miss Mary Lou Bentley and Earlham choir involvement. Civics class conducts annual election with full student and staff participation and a 15 000 dollar question set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Behr
Roy Reddick
Lowell Horton
Lowell Bramel
New Salem
Bluebirds
Carthage
Stevens
Ewing
Moore
Charlottsville
Rushville
Ramona Norris
Usua
America
Greta McClain
Phyllis Rhodes
Flanders Field
Violet Gardner
Star Spanglec
Earlham Post
John Parker
Earlham
Parker
Mary Lou Bentley
Earlham College
Civics
Book Week Notes Exhibit Traces Past Through Windows
Miss Lillian BE Henley and Mr S L Newsom sponsor a book week display pairing old and new items in a store window. The south window contrasts past and present with stamps, postal history, early travel scenes, toll houses, farm plats, and Washington memorabilia. The north window features recent library gifts including Indiana History and Washington celebration volumes with government plans for a third volume. Appreciation is extended to contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian BE. Henley
S. L. Newsom
Washingon
Clarion
Ste
Sarthage
Mary
Ripley
Franklin
Henry Henley
Howard E. Henley
John S. Whitting
Indiana
W. F Henley
Washington
United States
Sunshine Circle Meets at Mrs Herkless Home
The Sunshine Circle met at Mrs Roy Herkless home Wednesday afternoon with about fifteen guests. Mrs Bear Addison and Mrs Donald Stoten assisted hostesses. The next meeting will be with Mrs Anna Sipe. Miss Mae Niles of Charlottesville is reported improving after serious illness at Methodist hospital.
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Sunshine Circle
Roy Herkless
Bear Addison
Donald Stoten
Anna Sipe
Mae Niles
Charlottsville
Methodist Hospital
Jimmie Carr Improves After Illness
Jimmie Carr, previously ill, is reported to be better now. The update notes his condition has improved and he is on the road to recovery.
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Jimmie Carr
Hunting season opens in Ripley townships
Citizens report a lively Saturday as trapping begins on November 15 with rabbits quail and other game. Quail season ends December 20 and rabbit hunting ban starts January 21. State license required with exemptions for landowners and certain veterans and nurses. licenses must be carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley
Fish and Game Division
Department of Conservation
Indiana
Pitch-In-Dinner Honors Rev Crawley and Son at Sandy Home
A pitch-in dinner honored Reverend Crawley and his son at the Sandy home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reddick. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Conaway of Arlington, Mrs. Mary Ewing, Mrs. Emma J. Line, Mrs. Ella Crawford, Mrs. Anna J. Sipe, Mrs. Elva Reddick and grandson Weldon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawley
Lowell
Frank Reddick
Sandy
Henry Conaway
Arlington
Mary Ewing
Emma. J. Line
Ella Crawford
Anna J. Sipe
Elva Redlick
Weldon
Kine Family Visits McClintock Family at Anderson
Mr and Mrs Fred Kine and family spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Homer McClintock and family at Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kine
Homer McClintock
Anderson
Local News Brief on Hospital Recovery and Social Visit
Mrs Minnie Adkins is reported to be improving. Mr and Mrs Ralph Winslow and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs C S Winslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Adkins
Ralph Winslow
Mrs. C. S. Winslow
Six Widows of Presidents and Their Legacies
The article profiles six American presidential widows, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Taft, Mrs. Wilson, and Mrs. Coolidge, noting their unique place in history, marriages, and public roles. It highlights Edith Roosevelt, Frances Cleveland Preston, Edith Wilson, and Grace Coolidge, detailing their influence, activities, and public perception through the decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Benjamin Wilson
Grover Clevelandan
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
W ‘Ow Wilson
Calvin A Dee
Tier
Polk
Rere
Lincoln
Jok
Wilson
Uary
Harrison
Rover Cleveland-Preston
Roosevelt
Harding
William Howard
Frances Folsom
Grover Clevelar
Prince Versity
Grant
Martha Washigton
Frances F. Cleveland Preston
Alice Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Edith Belling Wilson
Geneva
Aterest
Democratic Party
Grace Goodhue Coolidge
Grace Coolidge Called Best Loved Wife and Mother
The text recalls President Calvin Coolidge praising Grace Coolidge as a loving partner and the supreme blessing of life. It presents his remark that a gracious woman brings happiness, describing Grace as the best loved wife and mother.
Roof Fire Destroys Weavers' House Sparks From Flu
A roof fire at the home of Mrs Co ra Weavers in Sandy caused considerable damage around 12 30 p m. Mr Dave Ray was in a woodshed when his wife called him to dinner and discovered the blaze. A bucket brigade formed and kept it under control before fire engines could fully extinguish it.
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Cora
Saturday Night Show Attracts Large Carthage Crowd
Community note reports a strong turnout for Earl Bell's movie showing in Carthage and expresses hope locals will continue patronizing the Indianapolis manager. Also mentions Susie Bentley leaving for Greensfield and a Gates/Winslow visit by Indianapolis guests. An article urges awareness of wood products importance and per capita lumber use, noting pulp, paper, and construction needs.
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Carthage
Earl Bell
Indianapolis
Bell
Hothér
Foreign use of the dollar sign spread to twenty nations
A Commerce Department supplement notes that about twenty foreign countries now use the dollar sign to denote their local currencies. Nations listed include Argentina, British Guiana, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Hong Kong Macao, Mexico, Newfoundland, Paraguay, Portugal, Straits Settlement and Uruguay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
Foreign Financial News
Argentina
British Guiana
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Ethiopia
Hongkong
Macao
Mexico
Newfoundland
Paraguay
Portugal
Straits Settlement
Uruguay
Most Successful Melodrama A Celebrated Case
The melodrama A Celebrated Case from France by DEnnery and Cormony became highly popular in the United States. Sheridan Shook and A M Palmer of Union Square theater New York acquired it for production, premiering January 22, 1878. A R Cazau, Palmer’s house dramatist and adviser, translated or adapted the version that gained fame in this country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolphe Phillippe D’ennery
Eugene Cormony
Sheridan Shook
A. M. Palmer
Union Square Theater
New York
A. R. Cazauran
Palmer
Short sale on the Stock Exchange explained
The article defines a short sale as selling a security not owned by the seller, with the broker borrowing the stock and requiring margin of at least ten dollars per share. The short seller bets on a price drop and profits from the gap between buying and selling levels after costs, with covering when the stock is repurchased.
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Stock Exchange
Naming of Planets After Gods Dates Back 400 B C
The practice of naming planets after gods goes back at least 400 B C with Mars named for the god of war, Jupiter for rain and sky, Neptune for salt water, and Saturn for agriculture. Saturnalia was a mid December festival of equal joy for masters and slaves. Saturn is a major planet, sixth from the Sun, with a distance between 861 million and 911 million miles.
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Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Century Plant Uses and Ball Lightning Facts
The century plant, an Agave Americana member, yields beverage via fermentation and distillation and provides leaves for cattle feed and pita fiber. It blooms variably by growth rate, and the plant can exceed 20 feet tall. Ball lightning is a rare, varying phenomenon with two types and uncertain source, sometimes linked to rock et lightning theories.
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New York
Mexico
Tequila
Europe
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Weather Bureau
The Great Pyramid of Khufu a Monument to Ancient Egypt
The pyramid erected in Khufu's reign around 3 700 B C rises 451 feet high with a base of 18 acres. It holds about 2 200 000 stone blocks weighing over six million tons. Herodotus says 100 000 workers took 20 years to build. Stones sourced from Mo kattam and Tura with a conjectured sepulchral chamber for Cheops. Its purpose debated as tomb and monument or employment project.
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Khufu
Cheops
Herodotus
Mokattam
Tura
Nile
Mischief over nine in stamps on Joker island
An 1908 stamp overprint on Nine stamps from Joker Island caused laughter among locals when the inscription Tahac Sileni was read as Thief Shilling, not One Shilling, amid a New Zealand dependent’s mail.
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South Seas
New Zealand
Commonwealth
Services At Fletcher M E Church Highlight Health Talk
All church services drew good attendance last Sunday. A quartet sung and Dr W E Schoolfield spoke on health urging annual doctor visits. He warned disease can be prevented with serum vaccines and stressed medicine as mankind’s temple and the goal of life. The week includes midweek service choir rehearsal and Sunday programs led by Rev N S Schoolfield and Dr John G Benson with a hospital nurse number.
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J. R. Behr
J. A. Lineback
Frank
Helen Overman
W. E. Schoolfield
Mankind
N. S. Schoolfield
Eporth League
Scott Athews
John G. Benson
Methodist Hospital
Benson
Workers Council and Society Meet at Friends Church
The Sunday school Workers Council met with Mrs. Annie Newsom. The Missionary Society gathered with Mrs. Rebecca Healey. Mrs. Olive Prodale led the lesson. the Friendly Circle met with Mrs. H. E. Henley and Bayard Baker spoke. A midweek study planned for Isaiah 9. A Church Family Night and Thanksgiving dinner planned for Nov. 23 with Avery Rawls coordinating the social committee.
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Workers Council of
Annie Newsom
Missionry Society
Rebecca Healey
Olive Prodale
H. E. Henley
Bayard Baker
Evenine
Avery Rawls
Surprise Birthday Dinner For S B McClain and Emery Baker
Mr and Mrs Ernest Baker hosted a birthday dinner Sunday for S B McClain and Emery Baker with many guests from Savrinefeld New Sidle Honey Creek Charlottsville and Andersonville. Music by Mrs Otto Dickerson Hoyt Addison and Greta McClain enhanced the afternoon.
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Ernest Baker
S. B. McClain
Emery Baker
Frank McClain
Savrinefeld
George Slugeish
Harold Cluggish
Billy
Otto Dickerson
Newsidle
Jack Abohere
Honey. Creek
Enrie Baker
Frank Baker
Floyd Baker
Jesse Baker
Raysville
Charlottsville
Fleta
Greta
Elvin Davis
Andersonville
Betty Webb
Hoyt Addison
Otto Dickerson Hoyt Addison
Greta McClain
W. L. C Meets With Woman's Literary Circle
The Woman's Literary Circle met Monday afternoon with Mrs. W. J. Phelps. Mrs. S. L. Newsom read a paper on the World's Friendship Tour and Mrs. Howard E. Henley discussed International Relations. Miss Mattie Clark assisted. The circle adjourned to meet November 27 with Mrs. Claude Sipe.
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Womans Literary Circle
W. J. Phelps
S. L. Newsom
Howard E. Henley
Mattie Clark
Claude Sipe
Tweedy couple attends Cambridge City card party
Mr and Mrs Ross Tweedy attended a beautiful card party in Cambridge City on Tuesday night highlighting social gatherings in the community.
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Ross Tweedy
Cambridge City
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Susie Bentley
Mrs
Frank Binford
Greefield
Faye Winslow
C. S. Winslow
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