Local And Society Hews by Hazel Timerson
Trumansburg society notes report visits by families to Rochester and Washington DC, plus travel to Florence and New York City. Community members attend plays, weddings, and hospital events. several local residents travel for reunions and reunions of Finnish Gymnastic Ass'n. The piece lists numerous names, trips, and social engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumansburg
Hazel H.R. Timerson
Donald Parker
Alan Miller
Rochester
James Millspaugh
T.C.S
Wesley Millspaugh
Lucille McGill
Dale Baker
Robert Timerson
W.L. Hellewell
Punxsutawney
Mary Pooler
Bruce Payne
Dobb's Ferry
Libby Payne
South St
Virgin Islands
Lydia Sears
Mary Slocum
Helen Conde
Elsie Smith
Homer DeLong
Robert Albertson
Brooktondale
Washington, D.C
Robert Hutchings
Frank Wallace
Charles Lounsbery
Freeville
L. Is
DeLong
Kingtown
Long Island
Frank Moore
Gary Buchner
Searsburg Rd
Moore
Clement Slocum
Valley Forge
Williamsburg
Robert Holland
Canada
Bob’s Lake
Ontario
John Bourdon
Hy Cooper
A. Cooper
Florence
Italy
Rome
Cooper
Spain
Florence King
Mary Crocker
Troy
Johanna
James Cole
Cleveland
Ohio
Walter King
Dewitt
Roblyn
James Potter
Kenneth Parker
Mildred Barnes
Maryland
Smith Island
U.S.A
Parker
Miss Barnes
Karl Uimonen
Congress St
Rauha Maki
Aiken Rd
Karl Nikula
Interlaken
New York City
Nostalgia for home life gives way to modern markets and convenience
The piece contrasts old time homemaking with today’s supermarket era. It notes early self service began in 1916 Memphis with turnstiles and baskets, then open shelves, and cash at exit. It highlights how postwar supermarkets popularized prepackaged and convenient foods and one stop shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
National Association of Food Chains
Memphis
Tessessee
Dr Quizmee Answers Reader Inquiries For Encyclopedia Giveaway
The column lists winners Dennis Hoffimeier and Mrs George Grimm who asked about The Ettrick Shepherd and Kilimanjaro. It notes James Hoff a.k.a Ettrick Shepherd born in Ettrick Scotland, Kilimanjaro as Africa’s highest peak, and Mt Kenya as second. Rose Marie Henry asks preservation tips for old papers with museum guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Quizmee
Funk & Wagnalls
Dennis M. Hoffimeier
Ettrick
James Hoff
Scotland
George F Grimm
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Africa
Tanzania
Kibo
Mt. Kenya
Kenya
Quizmee
Atlantis existence questioned by Dennis Woods
Dennis Woods asks Dr Quizmee for scientific proof of Atlantis as an island near the Straits of Gibraltar that sank during an earthquake. The column notes there is no scientific proof of Atlantis and mentions Voltaire and Plato as historical believers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Woods
Atlantis
Straits of Gibraltar
Voltaire
Plato
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Edith Wells
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Robert Bridgeman
Orchard Park
Estelle Stone
Catharine Hoffmire
Edna Newell
Dorothy Tunison
D.A.C
Hammondsport
Walter J. Carl
Carl
Veronica Giroux
Margaret Elliott
Herman Smith
Taughannock Farms Inn
Carl Smith
John V.B. Rice
Frank Tunisons
Pinelles Park
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Frank
Cayuga Lake
Barbara Gatelius
Warren Hickman
Colgate Univ
Elizabeth Vanderzee
Grace Stafford
Leonard Bennett
Macedon
Keith Vanderzee
Tom Reynolds
Martha Norton
Amsterdam
Kathy Reynolds
Charles Healy
Auburn
Howard Jenners
Whig St
Sabella Reynolds
Harriet Wixom
Mary Shriner
Scipio
Rose Marie Henry
Ques
Art Museum
Seuremex