Joint Installation of Rebekahs and Odd Fellows Attended
Mrs Mary Grubb and Mrs Forna Fuller with Mesdames Fred Joslyn and Clarence Churchill joined Merrill Leighton for the joint installation at New Market Thursday evening. Miss Grubb assisted as district deputy and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augrses
Mary “Ogercy Grubb
Forna Fuller
Mesdames
Fred Joslyn
D. A. Roverts
Clarence Churchill
Merrill Leighton
Rebekahs and
Odd Fellows
New Market
Miss Grubb
Dist
Possible Impeachment of Labor Secretary Perkins Discussed
The article notes a likely impeachment move against Secretary of Labor Perkins over deportation delays for criminal aliens. It says efforts will be partisan, originating in the House with the Senate as court, comparing to President Johnson's impeachment trial with 35 guilty and 19 not guilty votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Labor Perkins
Miss Perkins
House of Representative
Senate
Johnson
Mrs. Stowell Returns Home After Caring For Daughter
Mrs. Chas. Stowell who has cared for her daughter Mrs. Jim Mick and baby returns home Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Stowell
Jim Mick
Baby
Brother Illness Brings Oklahoma Man to Town
O N Brookman of Muskogee Oklahoma arrived Wednesday morning last week due to the serious illness of his brother Walter He returned home Tuesday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. N. Brookman
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Walter
Des Moines Visitors Leave After Weekend Stay
W. W. Chandler and his daughters travel from Des Moines after visiting relatives, Mrs. Chandler having stayed since Thursday with her parents and sister, Mr. and Mrs. KE Posten and Miss Gertrude Posten, before returning home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Chandler
Des Moines
Prescott Visit During Friday Basketball Game
Mr and Mrs Glen Harrison of near Prescott visited here Friday evening with her father A J Whiston and attended the basketball game between Gravity and Prescott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Harrison
Prescott
A. J. Wsighton
Gravity
Lambert Hitchcock and the Hitchcockville Chair Craze Emerges
In 1818 Lathi native of Cheshire Connecticut settled near Winsted and founded a cabinet and chair factory that became the town’s leading industry. By 1821 a settlement grew around the plant called Hitchcockville. Hitchcock initially made chair parts shipped to the South and later produced complete chairs that spread widely. Lambert Hitchcock pioneered a sturdy chair style later copied broadly. The chairs featured red and black painted finishes with gilt stenciling and stripes contributing to their popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lathi
Cheshire
Conn
Winsted
Hitchcockville
Alice
R. Rollins
Los Angeles Times
Hitchcock
Charleston
D. C
Lambert Hitchcock
Mind Your P s and Q s Origin Explained
A Pearson's London Weekly correspondent discusses old explanations for the phrase Mind your P s and Q s. One view ties it to inn accounts showing P for pint and Q for quart, warning drinkers to mind their tabs. Another origin points to early printing, where lowercase p and q letters could be swapped during hand setting, prompting caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
London Weekly
First Permanent Canadian Settlement Began In 1605
The narrative notes Cabot and Cartier discoveries followed by early 1600s attempts to settle Canada. Monts and Champlain left France in 1604 and 1605, founding Port Royal, then Quebec on July 3, 1609. Champlain, from Brouage, was a French navigator. Canada’s early settlers were French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John and Sebastian Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Canada
Pierre du Gast
Sieur de Monts
Havre de Grace
France
Acadia
Nova Scotia
Samuel Champlain
St. Croix River
Port Royal
Annapolis
Champlain
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Brouage
Bay of Biscay
Messenger and the rise of the trotting horse breed
The founder of the United States trotting horse family was Messenger who never trotted himself nor did his children. His lineage bred to Canadian animals in the early 1800s. Offspring of Messenger descendants learned to trot with little teaching, establishing the trotting breed for harness use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Messenger
Nationality and Citizenship in United States History
The piece defines nationality as belonging to or connected with a nation by birth or allegiance and notes it can be lost by naturalization in another country. It explains citizenship as the status and privileges of a citizen, with examples including honorary citizenship with George Washington and historic limits on Native Americans gaining citizenship before 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
France
Resolutions of Respect for Walter H Brookman
Sunlight Lodge No 459 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Gravity Iowa notes the death of Walter H Brookman on January 18 1939. The resolution honors his faithful lodge service and offers condolences to his family. Committee members F A Hinee Earl King and Guy Campbell sign the tribute on behalf of the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Brookman
Sunlight Lodge
Gravity
Iowa
F. A. Hinee
Earl King
Guy Campbell
Mrs Beecher Smith Relapses Then Improves After Illness
Mrs Beecher Smith, previously ill with pneumonia, suffered a relapse last week but is better again. Her condition has stabilized and she is receiving care at home.
Themeons Return From Des Moines After Veterinary Convention
Dr and Mrs V U Themeon returned Friday evening from Des Moines where they visited relatives and the doctor attended the State Veterinary convention.
Mia Gertrude Posten Visits Sister in Des Moines
Mia Gertrude Posten returned Tuesday from Des Moines where she had visited at the home of her sister Mrs Will Chandler. She accompanied the Chandler family on Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia Gertrude Posten
Des Moines
Will Chandler
Chandler Schome
Savings Plan Spurred By New York Fair
Banking institutions in at least thirty eight states operate the New York World's Fair 1939 savings clubs. These depositor organizations encourage weekly deposits toward a trip to the fair next spring with the slogan Save Today to See the World of Tomorrow. Several banks link the plan to Christmas and vacation clubs.
Sudden Death of Chauncey Burgé in Los Angeles
Friends report the sudden death of Chauncey Burgé at his Los Angeles home. Interment will take place there. Burgé formerly resided here and is remembered by many readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Burgé
Los Angeles
California
Mr. Burge
Mrs Lottie McColm Returns Home After Winter Visit
Mrs. Lottie McColm who spent part of winter with her brother in law Dr. Chas McColm at New Market returned home Saturday. On Monday she visited her niece Mrs. Clarence Downey to spend the rest of the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie McColm
Chas. McColm
New Market
Clarence Downey
Funeral Attendees Honor Walter Brookman from Surrounding Areas
Among those from out of town attending Walter Brookman funeral Friday were his brothers Roy S. Brookman and his wife of Springview Nebraska Oklahoma and W R Se eit Claude McFarland all of Blanchard Mr and Mrs Russell Brookman of Creston and Mrs W W Chandler of Des Moines. Also present were members from Masonic and Legion orders from surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Brookman
Roy S. Brookman
Springview
Nebraska
O. N. Brookman
Muskogee
Oklaoma
W. R. Se Eit Claude McFarland
Blanchard
Russell Brookman
Creston
W. W. Chandler
Des Moines
Masonic and
Legion Orders
Brookman Family Visits Mother's Home in Blanchard
W R Brookman and family of Blanchard visited there Sunday at the home of his mother Mrs G L Brookman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.R. Brookman
Blanchard
G. L. Brookman
Lincoln trio visits, plus Jensen and Chandler clan
Gordon Wallace of Lincoln Nebraska travels with Miss Theda Ebert and Dolores Graham. Rex Jensen and Mrs. Grace Jensen visit Friday to Tuesday with Kent Wallace and his wife. Mrs. Jensen visits sister Mrs. Levi Kern ep, and Mrs. W L Chandler of Shenandoah joins relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Wallace
Lincoln
Nebraska
Theda Ebert
Dolores Graham
Rex Jensen
Grace Jensen
Kent Wallace
Jensen
Levi Kernep
W. L. Chandler
Shenandoah
Koneene Family Visits with Foster Group
Fred Koneene with wife and daughter from Creston Mrs Arthur Leonard of Corning and Ora Koneene with husband and son visited Wednesday of last week along with Dave Foster and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Koneene
Creston
Arthur Leonard
Corning
Ora Koneene
Dave Foster
Franks Davis Visits Daughters in Omaha and Missouri
Frank Davis traveled to Omaha Saturday to visit his daughters Melva Davis and Mrs Roy Adams and family. Mrs Davis left Saturday for Clearmont Missouri to visit her mother a few days. Tom Morrison is caring for A C Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olfrank Davis
Omaha
Melva Davis
Roy Adams
Davis
Clearmont
Missouri
Tom Morrison
A. C. Davis
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