Women’s Society of Christian Service Holds Dec 1942 Meeting
Regular meeting at the Methodist church with thirty members and guests. Mrs. Walter Craig presided. a nominating committee proposed 1942 officers led by Mrs. Rolands R. Geddes as president. Several class representatives and officers were named, with Mrs. Nelson Stork and Mrs. Everett Smitley among secretaries and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Walter Craig
Rolands R. Geddes
Lavern Lewis
Graham Bible
W. E. Morris
Wisle Welsh
Bertha Batson
Heber Nash
Creal Stout
Kenneth Rogers
John Maxwell
Nelson Stork
Everett Smitley
Ernest Kile
Grendel Bennett
B. O. Sampson
H. R. Blough
Walter Edens
Federation of Methodist Women
Mrs McCormick Hosts Holiday Birthday Party Totals
Mrs Jean McCormick hosted a Friday party for son Norman's fifth birthday with guests including Bobby Stout Ruth Hollenbeck and many neighbors. A Saturday gathering honored Theda Raye Thompson at Judge Thompson's home with Santa favors and gifts. Cards note bridge and sewing club meetings among local families.
Christmas dinner fuels church class leadership change
Mrs. Norman Bennett hosted the Graham Bible Sunday School class Christmas dinner with a gift exchange. Officers elected include president Hattie Cushman and treasurer Benn Baird. A ten dollar church decoration fund was collected, and W. E. Morris will teach the class next year. January meeting with Mrs. Wein Lickert. Also: Loyal Hustler class held an all day meeting with a combination dinner, officer election, and social hour at Rev Bass’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Bennett
Graham Bible Sunday School
The
Methodist Church
Hattie Cushman
Anna English
Benn
Baird
W. E. Morris
West Plum Street
Wein Lickert
Amelia Charland
William Craig
Robert Davidson
Elsie Welsh
L. A. Downs
John Cunningham
Cora Stoelting
Wm. T. Hollinbeck
Virgil Hurst
Charles Short
Elmer Stover
A Eq Renner
Oscar Edwards
Charles Eltel
C. C. Pati
Wm. Lickert
Jennie Smith
Arthur Deaner
Effie Ridgway
Louie Hawker
Fred Stout
Wm. Mathew
Ben T. Baird
Christian Church
Bass
Milo Claypool
Nick Hurst
Susan Jacobs
L. V. Smith
Joe Hutchison
Ed Ferris
R. L. Hunt
Anna Mott
Will Stevens
Lola Kessler
Joe Milton
Walter Finkbiner
Rebecca Sparks
Bessie Shaw
Fanny Criswell
Emory Bloodworth
Geneva Stevens
Rhoda Carpenter
Lois Jones
Mary Carpenter
Birthday Surprise for Virginia Smith at Thornsburg Home
Mrs Walter Thornsburg hosted a birthday party for granddaughter Virginia Smith last Wednesday with ice cream cake and games. Attendees included Ed and Marion Reese, Elinor Reese, Joy Reese, Paris resident Helen Griffin and daughters Joe and Joy, and Lou Hanks of Marshall. The cakes from Elite Bakery listed names Virginia Marion Jessie Elinor and Joy to honor December birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Thornsburg
Virginia Smith
Ed Reese
Elinor
Marion Reese
Helen Griffin
Paris
Joe
Joy
Lou Hanks
Marshall
Marion
Jessie
Christmas Party Placed At Methodist Church Basement
Members of Mrs J R Hornbrooks Sunday school class held their annual Christmas party Monday night in the church basement. Later they sang carols at lighted windows of homes. Attendees included Lorene Womacks Lois Smitley Delores Holt Ann Rhoads Rosemary Stork Mary Adams Beverly Pennington Polly Lowry Nancy Healy and Mary Frances Hornbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Hornbrook
Methodist Church
Lorene Womacks
Lois Smitley
Delores Holt
Ann Rhoads
Rosemary Stork
Mary Adams
Beverly Pennington
Polly Lowry
Nancy Healy
Mary Frances Hornbrook
Birthday party marks Jean Glendening ninth anniversary
Eleven of Jean Glendening’s school friends gathered Friday at her home to celebrate the ninth anniversary. Fruit salad and cookies were served to Nancy Nelson Nancy Claypool Fern Spencer Ralph Stork Louis Goekler Patty Gorby Theda Raye Thompson Peggy Malloy and Ellen Cooper. She received several gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Glendening
Nancy Nelson
Nancy Claypool
Fern Spencer
Ralph Stork
Louis Goekler
Patty Gorby
Theda Raye Thompson
Peggy Malloy
Ellen Cooper
Church group holds meeting at West Union with play
The Clark County Brotherhood of the Christian churches met at the West Union church last Monday evening. Twenty eight people from the Marshall Christian church attended. The program opened with a dramatic presentation of the birth of Jésus by a group of young people from this church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church of
West Union
Men’s Brotherhood of
Clark County
Marshall
T. J. Bass
R. L. Hunt
Theo, Thompson
Willie Veach
Nick Hurst
Milo Claypool
Susan Jacobs
Paul Veach
Charles Turner
Earl Milton
Lloyd Hanley
Charles Bierbaum
Richard Ralston
Aleta Hill
Mary Lu
Clark County Brotherhood of the Christian Churches
West Union Church
Marshall Christian Church
Jésus
Christmas party brings L L L club guests at Ash street
Mrs E J Giffel hosted the L L L club Christmas party Tuesday evening with members present. Birthday host Mrs Leonard King was honored last Thursday at Mrs Arthur Miller's home with several friends attending. Household guests from nearby towns joined several Sunday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Giffel
Ash Street
L. L. Club
J. R. Burnett
C. C. Carroll
H. EB. Cork
Edith Cole
E. E. Howell
Alma Shipe
Florence Hodge
Leonard King
Arthur Miller
W. C. Schaefer
Cad Peck
Brooks Crane
Fred Abel
Fred Schaefer
Harold Hirschman
Evelyn Schaefer
W. S. C. 8. December meeting at Mrs Loutrell home
The W. S. C. 8. held its December meeting at Mrs. Loutrell's home with Christmas decorating and mystery pals drawn. Mrs. Ruth Ferris led a well explained devotional, two new members welcomed, and a Christmas tree ice cream and cake social followed with many members and guests listed and the scavenger gift exchange planned for the S. and C. club afternoon event at Mrs. Oscar Edwards' Mulberry Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armintrong
Loutrell
Ruth‘ Ferris
Iesson
Ruth Kile
Addie, McGee
Susie Setzer
Ina Sweitzer
Edith ’ ‘Cork
Dorothy Shirely
Gee
Ercel
Gran Welsh
Lila Wyrick
Vart Sweitzer
Nelle B Réédy
Mondella Setzer
Loyal Women and Bridge Clubs Hold Christmas Gatherings
The Loyal Women class met at Mrs Bass home for December with devotional, exchange of pins, and lunch. Several members attended, including Mrs R Li Hunt and Mrs Will Downs. Mrs John McCauley hosted a Tuesday bridge party with prize winners Mrs Rademaker Mrs Hurst and Mrs Rolson. Wednesday bridge club dined at Marshall House then exchanged gifts at Mrs C C Carroll’s North Sixth Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Hurst
North Eighth Street
Triple-Four Contract Bridge Club
R. C. Langlois
Helen Ohm
Ross Stewart
John McCauley
E. B. Hurst
Frank Gunder
Don Medsker
Mark Stewart
Raymond Millhouse
Russel Craig
Ed Zimmerly
The
Christian Church
Bass
Pitts
R. Li Hunt
Will Downs
Viola McNary
Ida Pine
Myrtle Wallace
Minnie Chenoweth
Zoe Pearce
C. B. Montgomary
Josie Smith
Elizabeth Stiner
Frank McCormick
Buell Morris
Milt Walters
Pennell
Eva Bell
Za Washburn
Bridge’ Club
Wits Gil Hurst
W. B. Morris
D. Seed
John Rademaker
W. D. Hogue
B. B.hurst
Mraz
Don' * Medskie
R. R.' Geddes
Norman Bennett
C.'C.' Carroll
H. E. Cork
Walter
Deas
Grendell Bennett
B. F. Holscher
E. E. Howell
R. G. Kurts
E. O. Sampson
Marshall House
C. C. Carroll
North Sixth Street
Sewing Club Hostess Receives Members and Guests
Mrs. John McCauley hosted her sewing club on Wednesday afternoon. Attendees included Mrs. H. C. Lichtenberger and daughter Stephanie Miller Miss Ravilla Yairgrief Mrs. C. C. Pack Mrs. Arthur Deaner Mrs. W. H. Redford Mrs. Ralph George Miss Dreucilla Deaner Dick Medsker and Mrs. Eugene Schmalhausen of Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCauley
Sewing Club
H. C. Lichtenberger
Stephanie Miller
Ravilla Yairgrief
C.C. Pack
Arthur Deaner
WH. Redford
Ralph George
Dreucilla Deaner
Dick Medsker
Eugene Schmalhausen
Robingon
Methodist Friendly Class Hosts Christmas Party
The Friendly class of the Methodist church held their annual Christmas party last Thursday evening in the church basement. Decorations reflected the season and Mrs. Heber Wash received a gift from the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Local families share Sunday dinner in Terre Haute
Marvel Kuykendall Mr and Mrs Earl Cole and son Jimmie of Terre Haute joined Frank Bloodworth and Mr and Mrs Emery Bloodworth and family for Sunday dinner at Mr and Mrs John Cole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvel Kuykendall
And
Mars
Earl Cole
Jimmie of
Terre
Church social and family visits noted in local column
Sunday dinners brought together Mr and Mrs Ernest Bunch and Mr and Mrs Winifred Ashley along with Mrs Eliza Ashley and Mr Raymond Millhouse. Allen Dean of Lower Wabash entertained. Christian party members met in church dining rooms last Tuesday. A Christmas program is planned at Armstrong Church on Tuesday night December 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Bunch
Winifred Ashley
Eliza Ashley
Mrs
Raymond. i Millhouse
Allen Dean
Lower
Wabash Vicinity
Arthur Lowry
Armstrong Church
Water usage by industry in daily production
The analysis notes that the steel industry uses about four billion gallons of water daily while other sectors in full operation consume far more overall. It highlights that manufacturing and related industries drive water demand, with municipal and consumer uses composing smaller shares.
Aerial Survey Sparks Hopes in English Nudist Colony
In Hertfordshire England a teacher at an outdoor nudist colony notes RAF low altitude recon flights. The followers reportedly grew accustomed to the flights and hoped the RAF would continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hertfordshire
England
R.A.F
Industrial Death Toll At Kochin Tin Mines
The Kochin tin mines register extremely high industrial death rates with up to 15,000 children of 50,000 employed dying annually from accidents and arsenic poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iThe
Kochin
China
Oil Flood Drenches Muskegon Basement
In Muskegon Michigan Charlie Chin detected a strange odor and went to his basement where he found about 1600 gallons of fuel oil spilled by a truckman who had misrouted the supply. The incident left the area soaked and under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Charlie Chin
German Housewives Displayed Sugar Jars As Households Pride
In the seventeenth century German households kept large sugar jars on window sills to visibly show passers by that husbands were good providers.
Lipstick Removal Hint for Milady Lip Color
A tip suggests removing lipstick stains with colorless grease such as vaseline. Then sponge the area with carbon tetrachloride or peroxide to lift the stain effectively.
Thunderstorm Clouds Studied by Meteorologist Eyes
A meteorologist urges motion picture camera studies to reveal what happens in thunderstorm clouds. The approach aims to capture facts about cloud formation and storm development for deeper understanding.
Moon Half Shows Phase Difference Across Hemispheres
Observation notes that during first quarter, observers in the Southern Hemisphere see the left half of the Moon while those in the Northern Hemisphere see the right half. No dates or locations provided.
Earthquakes A Year Shake The Earth Report
A historical note claims 9 000 earthquakes occur annually with the interior pressure adjusted hourly, depicting a steady seismic rhythm. The line suggests ongoing geophysical adjustments as part of earth dynamics.
Balloon ascent halts British Parliament in 1823
An important 1823 session of the British Parliament was suspended as members ran outside to watch a balloon ascent, turning a political gathering into an aviation spectacle.
One American insurer offers plural birth insurance
The company announces a new indemnity product named plural birth insurance covering multiple births. It describes benefits tailored to families expecting twins or triplets and outlines eligibility and payout options. The move signals a niche coverage expansion in personal life insurance offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Multi-Insurance
One
American Insurance Company
Fresh to Salt Water Fish Treatment Process
A new method treats fresh water fish with a chemical salt solution, converting them to a salt water seafood product. The approach, described amid questions in Hungary, involves alkali water treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
Five Employees Era Began at State Department
The state department started with five employees led by Thom as Jefferson as its head, marking the initial staffing level and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Thomas Jefferson
Teeth as weapon: rhinoceros uses teeth not horns
A historical note states the Indian rhinoceros relies on its strong teeth as a primary offensive tool, challenging the common belief that its horn is the main weapon. This highlights functional anatomy over perceived threat.
Population near border shapes Canada US proximity
About nine-tenths of Canada’s population lives within 200 miles of the United States, highlighting dense residency along the shared border and regional proximity influencing economics and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
Society Founding Linked to Bible Society Anniversary
The item notes the American Bible Society as being organized 125 years ago, marking a milestone in its historical founding.
Peanuts Grow in Global Harvest Pace
The article notes that mankind produces over 12 000 pounds of peanuts each minute around the clock, highlighting the scale of global peanut farming and processing.
Freaks in Crime In Sideshow Tales Pressed as Bank Robbery Lore
The feature sketches carnival oddities like a bearded lady and the Wild Man of Borneo as symbols of crime, suggesting judges view freaks as potential criminals. Projections include a Kansas bank robbery and the Human Eel's role in staged accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Ike
Borneo
Shortage of Doctors Alarm in U S Health Service Warns
Surgeon General Thomas Parran warns the United States faces a serious doctor shortage. There are about 160000 practicing physicians now and the army would need at least 40000 if war enters. Only about 5000 doctors graduate each June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Thomas Parran
U. S. Public Health Service
U.S
Private numbers and political reach in Roosevelt Kennedy tale
The piece notes that private numbers remain inaccessible even to the President. It recalls F D R attempting to contact Joseph P Kennedy at his Cape Cod home and the phone company only offering to ask Kennedy if he would speak to Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
F.D.R
Joseph P. Kennedy
Cape Cod
J.P.K
Simple Nicotine Sulphate Spray Guards Plants
A simple and inexpensive spray made with nicotine sulphate protects plants from many insects. Garden lovers keep a bottle on hand for versatile use in pest control.
Navy shell and gun weights and costs noted
The article lists a 16 inch shell costing about 900 dollars and powder at 300 dollars. It notes a 16 inch gun weighs about 125 tons and a 14 inch gun about 90 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Navy
Groundhog Control Tip Sturdily Framed
A practical tip advises placing a grating over a tile outlet to avoid hunting dead groundhogs with a spade next spring. The suggestion emphasizes simple preventative measures in yard maintenance and pest management.
Have you ordered your trees for spring
Windbreaks erosion control and woods improvement planting aid in soil defense highlighted as spring tree orders.
Soil acidity tests before ground freezes to test lime needs
Soil acidity tests should be completed this month to determine lime requirements for any untested areas. Early testing helps plan liming before cold weather arrives.
Fowl Paralysis Indications Signal Affected Limbs
The text notes that symptoms or fowl paralysis depend largely upon the part of the body affected. Lameneas in one or both legs or slight drooping of a wing are usually the indication of the condition.
Hickory Fuel Value Compared by Heat Units
A standard cord of shellbark hickory has the same heat units as a ton of coal. The other hickories also show high fuel value.
Gorn stalis left on the ground valuable plant food
Humus benefits soil by providing plant nutrients and aiding erosion control. The fragment notes Gorn stalis left on the ground as a source of nourishment, highlighting humus as a factor in protecting against erosion.
Local Readers Embrace Christmas Traditions Their Own Way
Citizens celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ in personal, conscience guided ways within the new national context. The message highlights gratitude for religious liberty and the chance to honor the holiday as felt appropriate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Child
Use of Unraveled Yarn to Promote Forestry Profits
The text notes unraveling yarn and washing it aids reuse. It suggests removing dead and diseased trees and removing low value stock to improve woods profitability. It states rough land is better for trees than other crops.
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