Dolson News Briefs and Community Notes
Marshall week assistance on city mail delivery. Prairie chicken hunters eye the flocks. Lulu Turner visits her son Herschel and daughter Iva Stepleton near Kansas City. Will and wife of Gays Indiana visit John Ross family. D Perry recovering from jaw infection. Rev Moore preaches Christmas sermons at Dolson Chapel and Clarksville. Walter Davis buys Joe Wallace threshing outfit. Elisha Claypool ill at Mary Clatfelter home. improving. January sermon topic Why do our friends leave us. Plan for concrete arch over Slater branch road received. Alpha Claypool and Essie Naughbettee wed last Wednesday. Child of Orie Cunningham buried at Pleasant Hill. Cunningham previously Cecile Turner. Cynthia Claypool kin in Branch Michigan reported sick, later improving. Martinsville man wins bid for 60 foot steel bridge over Doyles Creek. completion by 1916. Unusual cold snaps noted mid-February and December 15th. Mrs Bill Rollings mentioned. Rev Mathis closes meetings at Dennison. Sweitzer preaches. Ora Kuykendall visit Terre Haute. Mr and Mrs Joe Augustus visit Dudley relatives. Dennison M E church South S Sunday school plans Christmas Eve program and tree. Mrs J H Scofield ill but attended services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolson
Art Hutchings
Marshall
Lulu Turner
Herschel
Iva Stepleton
Kansas City
Kansas
Will Lowry
Ind
John Ross
D. Perry
Mr. Moore
Dolson Chapel
Clarksville
Walter Davis
Joe Wallace
Elisha Claypool
Mary Clatfelter
Rev. Moore
Slater Branch
Cloone
Martinsville Road
Alpha Claypool
Essie Naughbettee
Orie Cunningham
Pleasant Hill
Cunningham
Cecile Turner
Cynthia Claypool
Branch
Michigan
Martinsville
Doyles’ Creek
Charles Buckler
Bill Rollings
G. A. Mathis
Dennison
O. H. Sweitzer
Ora Kuykendall
Earnest Griffith
Terre Haute
Joe Augustus
Augustus
Dudley
M. E. Church South
Lillie Bair
Chas, Claypool
East Dolson
Elisha Hart
George Hammond
Lawrence Ryan
Arta Thomas
Griffith
Martha Barl
West Main Street
A. O
M. E
Christans
Martinsville Social Notes Chronicle Amid Holidays
A dense log of local visits and arrivals in Martinsville and nearby towns. Residents mention sick relatives, travels to Terre Haute and Palestine, and holiday gatherings with families and friends. Weather notes and a church meeting plan close the item.
Local Notes and Rail Yard Activities Spark Small Town Update
Sunday visitors include Jesse Tuttle from West York and Mrs John Husted visiting Pittsboro relatives. Grandmother Cleaver stays in Martinsville with her son Judging from rail yard activity second No 8 ran as a double header with twenty five passenger coaches and mail cars. Hurley Veach fills in at Lincoln replacing Aaron Kannamacher who is sick. The Van hauled two dozen condemned freight cars from the siding for burning Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Tuttle
West York
John Husted
Pittsboro
Cleaver
Martinsville
Edward Brosman
Chicago
Hurley Veach
Lincoln
Aaron Kannamacher
Farmers Continue Corn Harvest In Progress
Trixie Cunningham returned Thursday from Indianola. A Christmas entertainment is planned in Freedom on Christmas Eve. James Washburn of Terre Haute visited his son Leonardo and family over the weekend. Ethel Washburn, staying with George Kendall and wife, with Welse Welch, remains in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trixie Cunningham
Indianola
Freedom
James Washburn
Terre Haute
Leonardo
Ethel Washb Nn
Georece
X“endall
Churches Prepare Christmas Programs and Egg Prices Drop
The piece notes efforts by church committees to finish Christmas Eve programs and train children for the exercises. It mentions eggs at 38 cents and hopes for lower prices around 15 to 18 cents to enable baskets and meals. Otho Fasig returns from Culver Military Academy vacation and speaks highly of the academy’s discipline and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otho Fasig
Culver Military Academy
Winter Fun and Church Events In York
The river is frozen and skating is popular as winter settles in. A Christmas tree will be held at the M E Church tomorrow evening with a spelling match planned for New Year’s Eve and a quilt prize for the best speller. The O E S hall bazaar netted 33.23. Mr and Mrs Ben Monroe of Indiana visited last Tuesday. Everyone is invited.
Skating Rink Opens With Wide County Youth Attendance
The skating rink is now open on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday with both afternoon and night sessions. It is well patronized by young residents from across the county and admission is free.
American women's war relief fund in London linked to Lady Paget
A notable London effort to aid European war sufferers is led by American women as the American women's war relief fund. Originated by Lady Arthur Paget, wife of the British army’s lieutenant general, she is connected to New York society and royal circles. The fund’s first meeting gathered Anglo American social leaders including the Duchess of Marlborough and Lady Randolph Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
American Women's War Relief Fund
Arthur Paget
Sir Arthur Paget
Lady Paget
Paran Stevens
New York
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Queen Mary
War Relief Fund
W. B. Leeds
Duchess of Marlborough
Randolph Churchill
Lowther
Lewis Vernon Harcourt
Willie and teacher clash over knowledge in local classroom scene
A fragment suggests a minister correcting Willie and the student debating who knows more, with a note of patronizing tone. The text hints at a classroom encounter reported by the Chicago News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Huhm
Chicago Newa
Fragmented Psychiatric Observations In Historical Note
A fragmented excerpt discusses disease stages and bay fever referencing rapid fire and mental state. It notes pessimism about beginnings leading to bad endings and reflects dated medical rhetoric from the Toledo Blade. The passage emphasizes cautious interpretation of mental health during illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Blade
Debate on preparedness and sudden attack threats in a global war
The piece argues for stronger defense measures and a robust navy in response to fears of a sudden invasion. It cites the German cruiser sortie past Helgoland and calls for fortified coasts, submarines, and fast destroyers to deter landing of troops from hostile powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Japan
Russia
Port Arthur
Manchuria
United States
Helgoland
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Norman Davis
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Palestine
Perry
Arkansas
Roy Lingafelter
Joe Davis
Alex Davis
Joseph Campbell
Ott Calvert
Roscoe Deverick
Dr. Robinson
Annapolis
Hugh Frederick
Louis Galey
Wm. Lingafelter
James Steele
Riley Lingafelter
Cam Crandall
Charles Colvin
John Staley
Wesley Chapel
A. Curran
Thomas Hart
Louis Spaugh
Wm. Guyer
Elmer Deverick
Fred Montgomery
Joe Taylor
Volkers
T. J., Woods
J. H. Scofield
Josie Johns
Josephine Scofield
Homer
Possum Ridge
Lady, Paget
Lad Arthur Paged
Critical
S Ullins
Jeweler Marshall
Casey
Kate CL Sturdevant
St. Louis
Minto, Cole
Indianapolis
Orrell
Amo, Ind
A. E. Dyer
James Brooks
Dianapollis
Casey- Informal
Mr. Lee
J. W. “Johnson
Washington, D. Ci
Cook
BEO
Wiita
J. T
Yen D. Mey
Wedlnesday
Big Four Railway Company
Big Four Depot
The
Pythian Theatre
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