Holbrook notes include sickness relief gifts and travel
Local items report W. J. Hookway recovers from a severe cold at home and Mrs Dailey visiting. John Wetherill ill with a cold at Kayenta. Miss Dee Moss and family plan a three week California visit. Apache County Sheep Growers meet in Springerville with a Washington trip planned for Indian affairs talks. Also covered are holiday sales at Wetzler's and Holbrook Drug Co, new currency at Holbrook State Bank, Miss Lillian Becker leaving for Pekin, blankets at Wetzler's, an earthquake, and business changes including Navajo store sale and transport firms consolidating under Clemons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Moss
Winslow
Tom
California
San Diego
C. Scheele
W. F. Purcell
M. P. Peterson
O. L. Danley
David Ortega
M. A. Candelaria
Springerville
Apache County Sheep Growers’ Association
Washington, D. C
Department of Indian Affairs
White Mountains
Globe
St. Johns
Notice for Settlement of Account in Hicks Estate
In Superior Court Navajo County Arizona notice is given that Geo H Keyes Jr and F Hamilton Judson co guardians of Catherine K Hicks an incompetent person have filed their first account of administration. A hearing to settle the account is set for January 2 1917 at 10 o clock a m in the Holbrook court room. Any interested party may appear and file written exceptions. Dated December 14 1916 Luoro C Hennina Clerk of said Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Arizona
Navajo
Catherine K Hicks
Geo. H. Keyes, Jr
F. Hamilton Judson
Catherine K. Hicks
Holbrook
Navajo County
Sais
Maid County
Luoro C. Hennina
Gracious Manners and the Charm of Kindness
The piece extols gracious manners and consideration for others as a rapidly developed quality. It notes a kind woman creates a halo of loveliness, urges shy people to shine, and says self-conscious fear blocks pleasant thoughts from expression. It encourages composure and effort to become more agreeable.
Old Settlers to be Honored with Cemetery Park
A two and a half century old burial plot near the Flatlands Dutch Reformed church in Kings Highway and Fortieth Street, Long Island, will become a memorial park. Rev. Charles William Roeder directs funds through popular subscriptions to level graves eradicate weeds and create a sanctified park similar to Trinity Church yard. Planned perpetual care aims to preserve this historic landmark for descendants and nation-wide attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
New York
America
Flatlands
Kings Highway
Brooklyn
Charles William Roeder
Old Trinity Church
Lower Broadway
Manhattan
First Sermon in a Shropshire Farmhouse
Rev. S. Parkes Cadman recalls delivering his first sermon at age eighteen in a Shropshire farmhouse near Wenlock Abbey. The kitchen bore ham and bacon racks, onions hung from rafters as about twenty farm hands, several employers and a miller listened for about fifteen minutes. A plowman urged him to tell his father, another preacher, next time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shropshire
England
Wenlock Abbey
S. Parkes Cadman
D. D
Central Congregational Church
Brooklyn
The
Christian Herald
Keep Oysters by Freezing
Capt. Frederick Ockers of West Sayville New York reports success preserving shell oysters by freezing He claims frozen oysters enter suspended animation and can be kept indefinitely then thawed to life He suggests April or any prime condition time and shows six week tests with potential for longer storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Ockers
West Sayville
New York
Captain Ockers
Pig Guest Delights Woodlawn School Pupils
A pig escaped from a farmer’s wagon and visited Woodlawn School in Portland. The animal wandered through the basement to the principal’s room, drew laughs from students, and finally was returned to the farmer as he arrived to reclaim it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Woodlawn School
C. M. Stafford
Portland Oregonian
Trained Mind Elevates Athletic Spirit in Sport
The piece argues that a thinking athlete gains more from competition than a naturally gifted but untrained performer. A trained mind, paired with a well-nurtured body, builds true test spirit, enabling effort and strategy beyond mere physical prowess.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jno
Directors
R. Hulet
H. Scorse
Robt. Scott C. H. Brown
A. Schuster
the Merchants and Stock Growers Bank
Grasse
Holbrook Drug CO
Victor
Columbia
Kodaks
Northern Arizona Painting Co
General Merchandise
Holbrook Mercantile Co
Holbrook, Arizona
W. J. Hookway
Wetzler’s
John Wetherill
Kayenta
W. H. Chamberlain
Mrs. Wetherill
W.B. Cole
Julia R. Braxton
Los Angeles
G. M. Braxjon
Holbrook State Bank
Treasury Department
Lillian Becker
Thorwald Larson
Pekin
Ill
C. H. Jordan
Ladies’ Aid Society
Methodist Church
Wetzler's
Paul R. Dindinger
Jesse S. Hulet
J. Frank Matthews
Burr W. Porter
Matthews
Mrs. Hulet
Clemons
W. G. Clemons
Holbrook Auto Transfer
Western Transfer O
James & Son
Clemons Company
Western Company
Liggette Maers Tabacco
Lae
Ieee
Fairbanks - Morse
H.P
A. & B. Schuster
Apache Counties
Old Trails
Hathorn & Burke
Woods Bldg
Postoffice Holbrook
Bradley & Williams
Navajo and
Dodge Brothers
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