Christmas Visits Bring Families Together Across Indiana
Local residents travel to Greencastle and other towns to spend Christmas with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Knoll of Connersville visit A. J. Knoll family in Greencastle. Others include the Shame family from Camden, Ruth Smith of Indianapolis with her mother on north Madison street, and Miss Anna Finnegan from De Pauw School of Music visiting Chicago relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Knoll
Connersville
Greencastle
A. J. Knoll
William Shame
Camden, Indiana
James Shame
Ruth Smith
Indianapolis
R. A. Lawton
North
Madison Street
Anna Finnegan
DePauw School of Music
Chicago
Judge Hughes Serves as Special Judge in Clay County Trial
In Brazil today Judge James P. Hughes acted as special judge in a Clay County court trial. Meanwhile local families travel for holidays with relatives including the Towns in Kokomo and the Gobins in Terre Haute visiting Dr. H A Gobin and Mrs Gobin.
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James P. Hughes
Brazil
Clay County
Tucker family holiday visit spans several states
Miss Bertha Tucker attends the University of Chicago. Mrs. Mary Tucker Noble teaches music in Montavello Alabama. Mr and Mrs Glen I Tucker and their son visit relatives, Dr and Mrs W W Tucker. Mr and Mrs Noble Snyder depart for Lafayette to spend holidays with George and Mrs Snyder.
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Salem B. Town
Laura Town
Kokomo
Lockwood Town
Bertha Tucker
University of Chicago
Mary Tucker Noble
Montavello
Ala
Glen I. Tucker
Little Son
W. W. Tucker
Noble Snyder
Lafayette
George Snyder
Snyder
Roy Ash Visits Newcastle Family for Christmas
Roy Ash of Newcastle Indiana arrived today to spend Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs Andrew Ash.
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Roy Ash
Newcastle
Indiana
Mrs
Andrew Ash
DeVore Elected President Of Crawfordsville Country Club
Lawrence E. DeVore won the four year Crawfordsville Country Club golf championship and is selected president for the coming year. He succeeds George H. Fosdick who has served two years as president. Prof and Mrs H B Longden will spend Christmas in Greenwood Indiana with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence E. DeVore
Crawfordsville Country Club
DeVore
George H. Fosdick
Fosdick
Crawfordsville Review
Prof
H. B. Longden
Greenwood
Indiana
Hymer Family to Spend Christmas in Wilmington
Mr and Mrs C W Hymer of Wilmington Delaware will visit Christmas with Mr and Mrs Oscar Thomas and other relatives and friends. Mrs Thomas and Mrs Hymer are sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Hymer
Wilmington
Del
Oscar Thomas
Thomas
Mrs. Hymer
Fillmore Independents Defeat Coatesville In Local Game
Mrs Paul Albin and daughter return from Indianapolis as Fillmore beats Coatesville 26 to 13 on Thursday evening. Notable players include Carl Allen Pearcy Allee and Ed Wright with Wright as star. Mrs Edna Lockridge arrives to spend holidays with her mother. Mrs Anna Chauncey returns to Dunlap Iowa after funeral in Reelsville.
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Fillmore
Coatesville Independents
Filmore
Carl Allen
Pearcy Allee
Ed Wright
Wright
Anna Chauncey
Reelsville
Sallie Showalter
Dunlap
Iowa
Christmas Eve Shopper Rush at Green Castle Stores
The last shopping day before Christmas saw Green Castle merchants crowded with last minute buyers. Stores stay open late, promising a busy night as Santa Claus visits in the morning and distributes gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Santa Claus
Christmas Pageant at Local Church Sunday Evening
The Sunday school pageant presented by the Christian Church will be held Sunday at 7 o clock in the church. The public is invited to attend this entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Christmas Pageant and Services at Christian Church
Sunday school at 9 30 taught by Mrs Cora O'Brien superintendent. Classes for all ages. Sermon at 10 45 with topic The Universal Religion. Evening program includes special music CLE at 6 30 Pageant The Prophetic Child at 7 30 featuring 30 performers. The Christmas pageant and musical presented Sunday evening at 7 30 at the Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora O’brien
Christmas Tree party at local telephone office
The 24 night operators and girls at the telephone office held a Christmas party in the rest room. Gifts were numbered and taken from the tree as each girl’s number was called, followed by refreshments and social time.
Fragmented observations on social change and ritual life
The text reflects on how machines and sheriffs attachments relate to influence and satire. It notes vengeance, changing times, and a preference for traditional weddings and funerals. It suggests that sustaining desire expands the ability to realize a personal vision.
Christmas Gifts and Toys at Local Stores
Classifieds advertise rocking chairs as ideal gifts with a wide assortment at McCurry Furniture Store. Ed Hamilton's Book Store found a pile of Xmas cards and a call to apply at the Herald Office for a permanent hustler position. Also listed are Johnsons and Huylers box chocolates, a found pocketbook, and drugstore candy headquarters at R. P. Mullins Drug Store.
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McCurry Furniture Store
Ed Hamilton
Herald Office
Christmas Gifts At McCurry Furniture Store
Greencastle ad lists Gifts of furniture for the season at McCurry Furniture Store on N. Side Square. Store to be open every evening until Christmas with gifts delivered Christmas morning. Herald Office seeks girl for reporting and other work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Office
McCurry Furniture
The Punch That Counts Across World Sports
The article argues punch and first-impact success matter in boxing with Georges Carpentier and Dempsey, plus parallels in baseball with Tris Speaker and winning habits, horse racing with Man o War and Biddle colt, and football. It frames first contact as key to victory across sports and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georges Carpentier
Dempsey
Tris Speaker
Man O' War
Biddle
Chicago
Customs of West: Manchu Women Wear Skirts and Paint Faces
James A. Muller describes Peking residents adapting western styles as Manchu women wear skirts and bold red cheek circles. Manchu men, once rulers, now wander a capital where Chinese locals hold power, showing China's enduring adaptability after conquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
James A. Muller
National Geographic Magazine
America
A Little Love Story From The Exchange
A dreamer writes verses to win a woman while a man of action pursues wealth by cornering the stock market. The girl marries a moneyed heir, living happily, but the dreamer and the bold businessman pay the price as the bride’s husband suffers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
lExchange
Wanted 40 or 50 bushels of new corn
An advertisement from John Eitel and Son seeks 40 to 50 bushels of new corn for purchase. The notice requests prompt delivery and indicates the buyer is ready to pay a stated price, reflecting typical midwestern market activity.
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John Eitel & Son
Lamp Sale Promises Joy at Greencastle Store
A note advertises lamps from Greencastle Battery Company N on Side Square and recommends a floor or table lamp to please the wife, with the item available at McCurry Furniture store.
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McCurry Furniture Store
Central National Bank stockholders meeting notice
Stockholders of Central National Bank will hold a meeting at the bank office in Greencastle Indiana on Tuesday January 11 1921 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM to elect a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and to transact other business. R L O Hata president S A Hays vice president December 8 11 18 21
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central National Bank
Greencastle
Indiana
R. L. O'Hata
S. A. Hays
Central Trust Company
R. L. O'Hair
Stockholders Notice of Election at Central Trust Company
The Central Trust Company will hold a stockholders election at its office. R L O Hair is president. The notice is dated December 3, with times listed as 2 and 4 PM.
Christmas Candy Headquarters at McCurry Furniture Store
In Greencastle Indiana Johnson and Huyler’s Chocolates are advertised as fresh and splendid, urging shoppers to make the store their Christmas Candy Headquarters. The ad mentions Greencastle Battery Company on Side Square and suggests a kitchen cabinet as a gift for wife or mother.
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McCurry Furniture Store
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Property trade offer for city dwellings in Greencastle Indiana
For trade a ten room and a six room modern dwelling in a city of 35 000 population will rent for 134 dollars monthly. Trade for eighty acres east or north of Greencastle equipped with farming machinery and live stock. Brown and Moffett Greencastle Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Brown & Moffett
Indiana
Farms Wanted Near Greencastle and Floyd Township
A buyer seeks a farm within 1.5 miles of Greencastle with fair improvements and cash offers between $10 000 and $12 000. Another buyer seeks 40 to 80 acre farms near Floyd township with $2 000 down and the remainder financed over several years. Brown and Moffett.
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Greencastle
Floyd Township
Brown & Moffett
Indiana
Tells Joke on Herself In Local Run of Smiles
Mrs B tries to outdo her neighbor with a farewell compliment and forces her husband to turn back in laughter as he leaves for work. The Indianapolis News notes the scene as a light domestic moment.
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Mr. B
Mrs. B
Indianapolis News
New American Industry Turns to Artificial Pearls
Popular Mechanics notes a new Eastern factory with 50 000 square feet for making artificial pearls from fish scale essence. The process relies on the common herring as the base material, with each scale yielding only a tiny speck of luster.
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France
Germany
Italy
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Suction Tube Loads Copra Off Oakland Wharf
A large suction tube at Oakland California unloads boats by blowing loose copra into the hold and through a pipe to bins on the wharf. Copra, lighter than cork, comes from tropical countries and is carried away by air currents.
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Oakland
Cal
Christmas Masses Held at St Pauls Catholic Church
Christmas Day services at St Pauls Catholic Church mark the holy feast with three masses. A midnight vigil recalls Christ’s birth, an 8 o’clock mass reflects the human birth, and a third service at Bainbridge honors the spiritual birth in souls through grace.
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Christ
Jesus
Bainbridge
A Friendly Church Services Plan for Locust Street M E Church
Locust Street M E Church led by Dr H C Clippinger presents Bible School at 9 30 with Jesse McAnnally as superintendent and music by the orchestra Morning worship at 10 40 with Prof Pundy and the minister Ministers theme Our Debt to the Pilgrims Special Junior League at 6 30 Epworth League at 7 30 and a Pilgrim anniversary exercise with children Also Vienna in Need talk at 10 40 by Prof Bundy Maple Heights Mission School at 2 30 Grace Black superintendent Cordial welcome to all services.
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Bundy
Vienna
Maple Heights Mission School
Grace Black
Christmas Program At College Avenue M E Church
Sunday school at 9 30 led by Prof Blanchard followed by morning worship at 10 40 with a sermon by Rev H L Davis A special Christmas musical program is scheduled for 4 00 Short talks by Rev Davis Epworth League meets at 6 30 Thursday night prayer meeting follows
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Henry L. Davis
Blanchard
H. L. Davis
Davis
Epworth League
Woman's Relief Corps Announces Candidate Class
The Woman's Relief Corps will serve dinner on Monday December 27 at noon to honor candidates and petitioners. The local corps will admit a class of twenty at 2 PM Monday afternoon, marking the regular meeting of the organization.
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Woman's Relief Corps
Greencastle Telephone Co Switch Board Installation Under Way
Work on installing a new switch board in the Greencastle Telephone Co office is rapidly progressing. Lighter tasks are completed as preparations for the Chicago shipped board due on December 28 move forward.
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Greencastle Telephone Co
Chicago
Presbyterian Church Services Include Near East Relief
Victor L. Raphael presides as minister with Sunday school at 9 30 mission Sunday contributions benefiting Near East Relief Morning worship at 10 40 features a retrospective sermon The Misses Minnie and Lydia Williams sing Evening worship at 7 30 includes pastor sermon and Williams sisters Also Women’s Circle meets Wednesday at 2 30 with Lizzie Goulding reviewing chapter four of The Near Fast Crossroads of the World Prayer meeting set for Thursday evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor L. Raphael
Near East Relief
Minnie
Lydia Williams
Misses Williams
Woman's Circle
Lizzie Goulding
Auto license sales begin in Indiana capitol
About 1 000 1921 automobile license plates were issued on the first day of window sales at the secretary of state's automobile department. Mail orders will not be mailed until December 27 to avoid the Christmas rush.
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Indiana State Capitol
Automobile Department
Secretary of State
The Baptist Church Services and Schedule
Albert Lawrence Tidrick is pastor. Sunday school at 9 45 supt Grant Scott. Morning worship 10 40. Subject The Story that Never Grows Old. Young People 6 30. Evening service 7 30. Subject The Great Resolution. Last Sunday of the Old Year. Baptism to be administered after the evening service. A hearty welcome to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lawrence Tidrick
Grant Scott
Christmas Meditation on Christ's Life and Responsibility
A reflective Christmas meditation urges youth to find shepherded guidance and personal service. It recalls Calvary and the tomb to inspire deeper daily faith and fruits of charity, ending with joy in the heavenly praise.
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Christ
Calvary
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