Captain Minnie Morris Promoted to Ensign in Salvation Army
Captain Minnie Morris of the local Salvation Army corps received a telegram from Major W. B. Sours of Indianapolis notifying her that her rank from Christmas Day would be Ensign. The message praised her diligent service and recent Christmas relief work. Morris has served eighteen years, ten as an officer, and has shown strong fitness and tireless effort since arriving in Linton last August.
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Minnie Morris
Salvation Army Corps
W. B. Sours
Indianapolis
Ensign
Ensign Morris
Linton
Personal notes from Sullivan and surrounding towns
D. J. Bullock spends the day in Sullivan. Miss Oneta Y Pirtle of Cass shops in Linton. Mrs. Mary Mees of Cass visits. Violet Bacquet visits her sister Mrs Lena Swan in Dugger. Nellie Sawyer of Terre Haute guests here. Mrs. Clayton Hunter and Martha Louise visit Shelburn. Louise Buscher moves to Christopher Illinois. Florence Aseman and William Fritz spend Christmas with the Corbin family near Solsberry. Corn Hollands returns to Cass after visiting her uncle Aaron Butler. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Harris and Peter Harris depart for Nampa Idaho after visiting T. Harris family. William Ratcliffe from Rose Poly at Terre Haute visits Rosser family and Miriam Ratcliffe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Bullock
Sullivan
Oneta Y Pirtle
Cass
Linton
Mary Mees
Violet Bacquet
Dugger
Lena Swan
Nellie Sawyer
Terre Haute
Clayton Hunter
Martha Louise
Shelburn
Louise Buscher
Christopher
Ill
Florence Aseman
William Fritz
Edgar Corbin
Solsberry
Corn Hollands
Aaron Butler
Curtis Harris
Peter Harris
Nampa
Idaho
T. &. Harris
William Ratcliffe
Rose Poly School
Cnme
Thomas Rosser
Miriam Ratcliffe
Severe Frost Kills Garden Crop In Harlingen Texas
Mrs George Haseman notes a harsh cold spell in Harlingen with garden truck and green plants killed by frost the coldest in 25 years. A hard rain followed by freezing weather produced a three fourths inch thick ice and recovery may take three months. Despite frost, the area reports about 400 pounds of fish caught recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Haseman
Jacob Cerar
Harlingen
Texas
Cerar
Christmas Program at Park School Delights Attendees
A festive afternoon at Park School featured a large Christmas tree and decorations. A play titled King Winter's Throne, readings, songs, and a Santa Claus visit with gifts entertained students and many school patrons.
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Park School
King Winter’s
Rev. C. A. Cook
Santa Claus
Elks Plan New Year's Dance With Happy Harmonists
The Elks club hosts its annual New Year’s Eve dance with Curt Hitches’ Happy Harmonists band providing the music. A board party in the downstairs parlors and dining room offers an alternative for non dancers.
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Elks’ Club
Curt Hitches
Happy Harmonists
Indiana
Harris Family Holds Noon Dinner Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Harris hosted a noon dinner at their home yesterday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Harris and Peter Harris of Nampa Idaho and Mr. and Mrs. Harris and Lloyd Harris of this city. The Curtis Peter and T. E. Harris are brothers.
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Carl E. Harris
Curtis Harris
Peter Harris
Nampa
Idaho
Harris
Lloyd Harris
Curtis
Peter
T. E. Harris
Woman's Relief Corps Meeting Tonight
The Woman's Relief Corps will meet at 1 o'clock this evening. All members are urged to attend as important business will be transacted.
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Woman’s Relief Corps
Supper Tonight at U B Church Basement
Community supper served at the U B church basement from 4 to 7 PM on the 27th. A low price three cent meal invites all locals to attend and support church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. B
Something of a Drawback in Running for Office
Uncle Ben quips about the burden of making countless promises to win votes. The Washington Star quotes him saying voters may gain little comfort or joy from an election if officials promise too much.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan
Uncle Bhen
Duble
The Cub Reporter’s Romance Ends in Quiet Love
Hawkins, a bubbly young reporter, fumbles a Markley heiress case. He discovers Evelyn Markley posing as Miss Mary Douglas, a schoolteacher in Fairville. She reveals the truth after a casual romance with the cub reporter, ending in a quiet wedding.
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Hawkins
Mary Douglas
Ferndale
Wawkins
Thither
Fairville
Wawking
Markley
Douglas
Theother
Miss Douglas
Tam
Maury
Miss Markley
Mary
Evelyn Markley
Only Hardy Can Endure Life in the Hebrides
A National Geographic bulletin notes the Hebrides are bleak cool and moist with limited vegetation and narrow channels separating Inner from Scotland. The Outer Hebrides lie about 12 miles off the coast and locals cling to long unaffected customs despite proximity to the mainland.
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Hebrides
National Geographic Society
Scotland
Shetlands
Orkneys
Isles
Marvel of Mechanism Behind Adding Machine Drilling Precision
A inventor solved a critical production hurdle for an adding machine by using a dvill holding ten spindles aligned with a number six Morse gauge to drill ten holes through a steel plate. Each drill advances at the same speed via a cam driven belt. the ten holes are drilled in ten seconds with thousandths precision.
Gold Teeth Ornaments Sold In Chinese Village Market
A village tooth merchant displays molds of various gold teeth to customers who try them on in a small mirror. If a mold fits and the price is agreed upon, the buyer pays in fils and leaves with the ornament. Unsold pieces return to the pile for the next customer.
Blood orange origin and grafting facts
The blood orange is not related to the pomegranate. It is a variety of the sweet orange and can be budded on sour orange, sweet orange, or rough lemon. Most oranges are budded or grafted as seedlings delay bearing fruit.
Notice to non resident in divorce case Greene Court
State of Indiana Greene County notice to Guy Hewitt non resident in a divorce suit filed by Ithel Hewitt. The Greene Circuit Court requires appearance on February 6 1925 at Bloomfield to answer or demur or the case will proceed in his absence. Clerk David F Bland signs and seals the notice. Dec 26 1924.
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State of Indian
Greene County
Ithel Hewitt
Guy Hewitt
Greene Circuit Court
A. M. Beasley
Indiana
Court House
Blomfield
Bloomfield
Ambush at Lake Tid Yeats Glen Described in Fragment
An OCR fragment details an ambush near Lake Tid Yeats Glen. It mentions a water body covering about 00 square miles with an average depth around feet and a cork like light wood referenced amid vague, corrupted wording.
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Tid
Yeats Glen
Avernay
Cork
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Jack Spice
RADIO
H.& F. Jewelers
Sherwood Service
Opera House
Hupmobile
T.A. Ham Agt
North Main Street
Citen
Fame
Wm. Coleman & Sons
Salvation Army
Southland
CUB Reporter
Western Newspaper Union
Tere
The
Daily Eagle
Cths
Eagle
Yeggman
Ogle
Ward
Guardian
the Hebrides
Bobolink
Wolford
J. W. Wolford & Sons
David F. Bland
Greene
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