Local News Highlights From Terre Haute and Nearby
Dr W W Florer visits his mother in Ann Arbor Michigan and Mr and Mrs Wilbur Stewart. Miss Susie Hopwood heads to Long Beach California for winter. Miss Mary Bicknell visits from Kansas State University for Christmas with her parents. Degree staff from Pocahontas Lodge aids Terre Haute Lodge candidates. Mrs Clara Lammers travels to Saint Louis for holidays. Miss Aileen Trimble returns from DePauw to Westfield New Jersey for Christmas with her parents. Mrs Edna Arnold Lockeridge teaching music in West Lebanon Indiana to visit family next week. Terre Haute police report arrest of man selling watches. possibly linked to Shipley Jewelry robbery. Farnest McHaffie visits from Stilesville. Death of Clarence Dorsett Scott near Belle Union. Mrs Harry Smith in Indianapolis. Miss Lois Brown and Miss Ann Woodcock to sing at Presbyterian Church. Messiah portions. Olive R Grover of DePauw to read Oh Man Who Was Too Busy To Find The Child at 740 in church. Special music by Miss Woodcock and Junior Christian Endeavor Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Arnold Lockeridge
West Lebanon
Indiana
F. A. Arnold
Olive R. Grover
DePauwiversity
Presbyterian Church
Ann Woodcock
Junior Christian Endeavor Society
Christian Endeavor
Jennie Throop
DePauw University
Intermediate Christian Endeavor
Manse
Greencastle Notes On Local Health and Social Gatherings
The Greencastle column reports a child recovering from adenoids and tonsils surgery performed last Monday. Harold Scobee remains on the sick list. Local families hosted and visited over the weekend, and the Sewing Circle met at Mrs. Lou Hillis’s with a Christmas exchange and refreshments. The next meeting is set for January at Mrs. Laura Lewis’s. Edna Bye visits continue as a family disinfects for scarlet fever amid recent illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Hillis
Greencastle
Clara Knauer
Margaret Huffman
Florence Watson
Laura Lewis
Mary Berry
Laura Hurst
Fenn Hurst
Mat Hillis
Nellie Hillis
Poland’s Relief Efforts Compared To Belgium’s War Hunger
Dr Vernon Kellogg, former Hoover relief worker, reports Poland after armistice faced famine and disease similar to Belgium during war. Warsaw led aid from January 1918 with food imports via Danzig and a daily free meal program for millions of Polish children. Eight organizations formed the European Relief Council to fund food and medical aid for 8.5 million children in Eastern and Central Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Belgium
Vernon Kellogg
American Relief Administration
Warsaw
Kellogg
Hoover
Danzig
Finsh
European Relief Council
Europe
American Red Cross
American Friends Service Committee
Quakers
Jewish Joint Distribution Comittee
The
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Knights of Columbus
Y. W. GA
Polish Gray Samaritans Aid Poland Children
The Polish Gray Samaritans, composed of YWCA members born in Poland or with Polish parents, have run food relief and distribution stations across Poland outside Warsaw. Since 1918 thirty girls trained in the United States were sent to Toland to care for Polish children, now dedicating their time to feeding programs this winter. They travel to strategic centers to set up stations, prepare meals, and train local helpers for ongoing relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Christian Associations
United States
Europe
Polish Gray Samaritans
Poland
Anpertean Relief Administration
Warsaw
America
Sachal
Young Women's Christian Associatione For Overseas Service
Toland
Christmas at Presbyterian Church Services and Events
Morning worship at 10 40 features a sermon Gold Frankincense and Myrrh with solos by Lois Brown and Ann Woodcock. Evening worship at 7 30 includes reading by Olive R Grover and a solo by Woodcock. junior and intermediate Endeavor groups perform. Sunday School Christmas entertainment Thursday at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Brown
Ann Woodcock
Sign Language Origins in Nodding and Shaking Heads
The article explains that head nodding for yes and head shaking for no originate from primitive ancestors who lived in trees and caves. It traces the behavior to feeding infants, where hungry babies opened their mouths to receive food and nonhungry ones kept mouths closed, shaping the later expressions of assent and negation.
Jungle Orchids and South American Wonders
A travelish meditation on orchids from South America. The author extols Colombian hill forests and Ecuadorian jungles, noting scented, color rich blossoms and deceptive perfumes. It ends with a provocative invitation to explore, credited to Edna Worthley Undlewood in Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Colombia
Ecuador
Venezuela
Edna Worthley Undlewood
Asia
Aviators Bumpiness From Upward Wind Currents Exposed
Article from Missouri Weather Review explains how daytime convection creates air disturbances that cause bumpiness for aviators. Strong rising and descending air, visible or hidden clouds, and billows complicate flight, especially on hot days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri “Weather Review
Calcium chloride speeds concrete hardening in tests
Tests by the United States Bureau of Standards show calcium chloride added to mixing water hastens concrete hardening. The compound at 10 percent or less increased hardness by 30 to 100 percent after two to three days compared with plain concrete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Standards
Local Residents Attend Sunday Visits Across Towns
Mr and Mrs James Dierdorf and children visited Lewis Kortepeter and wife Sunday. Ernie Kern of Brazil called on R B Mustard and family. James Laughmiller and children and Thomas Tribble visited James Tribble near Poland. Ettie Bledsoe and daughter of near Asherville visited her parents the Lucas. Henry Harris of near Reelsville visited Mrs Sarah Rader Saturday. James Syester of Brazil visited his parents Wilard Syester and wife. O L Keiser and two children were in Clay City Sunday. Felda Steuerwald visited Mrs Philip Dierdorf. Lewis Schopmeyer of Poland and Curtis Campbell of Center Point also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dierdorf
Lewis Kortepeter
Sunday
Mrs
Ernie Kern
Brazil
R. B. Mustard
Family
James Laughmiller
Thomas Tribble
James Tribble
Poland
Ettie Bledsoe
Asherville
B. L. Lucas
Henry Harris
Near Reelsville
Sarah Rader
James Syester
Wilard Syester
Lewis Schopmeyer
Curtis Campbell
Center Point
When The Prize Beauty Arrived At The Oaks Boarding House
Mrs Lampark introduces Hermione Lampark amid Oaks gossip as young men and mothers anticipate the debut at the exclusive boarding house. Hermione’s appearance contrasts with her mother’s brash pride. Gavis and Tillman discuss the scene while freshmen liaisons and room concerns unfold.
Hazardous Clover Diets Threaten Horse Health
The Washington Star reports two natural hazards to horses: crimson clover fibers form lethal intestinal balls when eaten ripe, but feeding clover before maturity preserves digestion. In sandy regions, ingested sand compacts into rocklike balls that choke the intestines and kill horses. No remedy is known for these conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Eanding
Washington Star
Classified notices from Greencastle area ad listings
Several items advertise sales and jobs including a permanent position at the Herald Office, women for reporting, a found batch of Xmas cards at Ed Hamilton's Book Store, and listings for pine needle Xmas trees and a registered Duroc boar. Also notices from John Kitel & Son and John Eitel & Son with local business services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hamilton
John Eitel & Son
Ladies urged to write for relief pills advertisement
An old advertisement urges women to seek Triumph Pills described as safe and dependable and not sold in drug stores. It advises delaying use when irregular and promises further details from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wis
The Conversation Bore and the Perfect Listener
A prominent hostess criticizes people who interrupt others with empty remarks like I see and How charming. She laments women who cannot stop talking and drown others, while praising the ideal listener who remains silent and follows the speaker.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. W. Florer
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Mary Ann Florer
Wilbur Stewart
Susie Hopwood
Long Beach
California
Mary Bicknell
Kansas State University
Lawrence
Kans
Edward Bicknell
Pocahontas Lodge
Terre Haute
Clara Lammers
Saint Louis
Arthur Seegar
Mr. Seegar
Aileen Trimble
DePauw
Westfield N. J
J. B. Trimble
Marshall Henry O’hair
Shipley
Farnest McHaffie
Stilesville
Clarence Dorsett Scott
Mill Creek Township
Belle Union
Harry Smith
Indianapolis
Greencastler
Earl Allen
Harold Scobee
Allen Huffman
George Busby
Charley Scobee
Edna Bye
Jesse ‘Ng Her Jones
Walter Reeves
Gray Samaritans
the Presbyterian Church
Victor L. Raphael
ULU
Orchid
Utica Globe
Liberty
O. L. Keiser
Clay City
Felda Steuerwald
Philip Dierdorf
Gavis
Tillman
the Oaks
Miss Lampark
Mrs. Lampark
Hermione
Mrs. Jampark
Kates
Gertrudes
Marys
Mr. Gaevis
Sevral
Woner
He Orks
Deston
Lampark
Greencastle Battery Company
N. Side Square
Hubby
Herald Office
Wansted
John Kitel & Son
Sod Land Aape Gardening
W. HH. Avanor
Duroc
C. J. Arnold—Herald Office
Amond Ladtest
Safest
Alwe Mane Ruggists
Santa Claus
Rexall
Sladies
J. E. McCurry
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