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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1932
Page
1
Local Oxford schools suspended classes for the Christmas holiday with students and staff engaging in a program of carols readings and performances. The junior and senior high programs featured a sequence of songs, plays, and gift distribution, while the village welfare drive collected items for donation.
Fire destroyed the historic Sloat home near Boat Hill east of Lewin. Minnie O'Brien owned the house with a Miss O’Brien who rooms there away at Aland University. Fire started in the attic, spreading through the building, with $2,500 in losses largely uninsured.
The welfare committee of the Federation of emba announced Mrs Stanley Plattenburg, in charge of food donations, will chair the new committee organizing freewill Christmas offerings for children. Hamburg already reports several donations and local supporters promise continued gifts.
Programs list multiple short plays and songs for a Christmas program at St Charles M E Church. Cast names and roles appear for a welfare committee event with many participants, including Mrs Mary Brown the Waife and Esther Holcain Trader, with Santa Claus present at the close.
Word from the bedside of Mrs. O. H. Anderton at Morey hospital Ham ittan says she is recovering satisfactorily from an emergency operation performed Wednesday. Her condition the past several days improved to bring hopeful home news to friends and neighbors. Bridge Party At West Hills Mrs. Charles West entertained a bridge party at her home Wednesday evening with Meg F. M. Neff and other guests. Steve Coominha honored at Miami University Oxford for assignment to a committee during Christmas vacation. classes begin January 3. Community services include the Methodist church and local events. Cantata rehearsals noted for Thursday night at 7:24 with Christmas carols to be performed by high school students.
The Santa Claus Indiana post office faces heavy Christmas traffic as residents and visitors flood in with charity letters and gifts. Local efforts, church and school groups, and long-standing postmaster Martin face strains from the surge, while the community keeps Santa Claus postmark traditions alive.
Guardianship and estate actions appear for Gordon B. Daly Sara J. Birger Mary A. Clemmer Margaret A. McCreary Lewisa Ann Stubbs Martha J Dredgé Charles Fi Mosey and others. Filings include inventories accounts and appraisals with heirs executors and administrators named.
A large crowd gathered at the Butlerian church Friday afternoon for a memorial service for the late Whitfield Butter, a Civil War veteran. The event featured a drum corps and processions, with about 800 attendees at the armory and a sequence of tunes and prayers.
Research engineers at Ohio State University hope a new method to remove iron deposits from rivhita clay will prove successful. If proven, it could enable Ohio to reduce imports of raw clay from Moyland Canada and Kentucky, changing pottery production dynamics.
Local notices, social notes, and obituaries fill a page with names such as Jennip Willis and Ratha Hartiaa. The piece recalls friending, church services, and memorials, with reports of illness, funerals, and Sunday gatherings across Middletown and surrounding areas.
A brief history note recalls the first powered flight by the Wright brothers, highlighting the landmark achievement and its enduring impact on aviation. It mentions Elizabeth Garrett Anderson as a notable early female physician associated with English medical history.
Hamilton visits a Christmas flower show featuring fifty thousand poinsettias arranged in lines and a grand green botany display. The event emphasizes festive spirit with a noted display of blooms while visitors admire the scene.
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