18 Dec 1935
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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1935
Page
1
Kersey Junior PTA leaders meet to plan a Christmas party for Box, with will travel to homes for visits and a community gathering. A birthday celebration for Mr Mahaffey includes a social and gifts, with guests listed from local families and teachers.
Briggsdale reopened after a short school break caused by a reported illness among staff and students. A nurse and district officials conducted checks with no serious cases found and no students sent home. Notices announced a district meeting of legal voters at the schoolhouse.
Junior High’s Christmas program at Theater features Meeker singers led by Miguel Mabel, with a fourteen foot tree and carols broadcast by EMIKA. Students, parents, and public invited to attend the two showings, plus classroom decorations and toy drives for the needy.
Miss Mildred Caster celebrated her fifteenth birthday with a surprise party at Casten School hosted by friends. The event featured games and a late lunch. Mrs Cathcart and Mr Rodney Cathcart returned from a business trip to Nebraska.
A damaged historical account recalls the 1776 Orange Town event on St. Eustatius in the West Indies. A Dutch fort salute, a retaliatory British attack, and a wide financial fallout are linked to the American Revolution and the broader slavery debate. The narrative names Admiral Rodney and Cornwallis as figures in the wider conflict.
A fragmentary diary of gatherings and visits lists guests at Mark Stewart home in Cheyenne and others staying at places like Wilbur Smithoma. It mentions Evangelist meetings at Fork Calling, relatives from Oregon and Nevada, church services, a Ladies Aid party on December 18, a Christmas program at the school, and plans for dental visits in Greeley.
A summary of local notices detailing Rita Kelly in Colorado Springs and Denver visits, several residents traveling for Christmas holidays to Minnesota and Indiana, and relatives visiting Greeley. The piece notes Mrs. Monna Wagner and Mrs. John Rucker’s return, Miss Kendel’s NBC singing program, and Indiana pioneer memorials at Lincoln Pioneer Village.
Washington health experts warn of a newly diagnosed condition labeled school sickness. Doctors describe nervou sness and emotional strain from trying to keep up in class, worsened by exams and sports. Some urge report cards to note only satisfactory or unsatisfactory progress to reduce pressure.
Widespread social and church announcements from Greeley limn many residents. Rev Mullin Manson returns from Rapid City to lead services as Sarah Wheeley travels from Clairmont and Miss Wheeler attends Vitzions College near Claremont. Local residents motor to Denver and Rifle for family visits and Christmas plans while ads promote holiday items and goods.
Fragmentary report notes a historic site named El Avker now waste near Nene Cairo. References to Egg, Askar, Suleiman and a 70 year period imply long-term neglect or decay. The text is incomplete but hints at a ruined structure abandoned and desolate in the region.
Gipson School plans Christmas observations with decorations and an exchange of elf gifts among 110 pupils. Teachers and staff including Mrs Mottle Hallenbeck and others coordinate festive activities as classes prepare to begin holiday recess Friday.
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