Chenoweths Return Home From Europe in 1940s Diary
The journal logs a Geneva palace scene and Reformation Wall, Alpine rail views, Venice canals, Florence art, Rome forums and Colosseum facts, Athens ruins, and a Mediterranean voyage aboard the USS Constitution. The writers recount Florence, Rome, Athens, Piraeus, Genoa, and a whale strike near the voyage end, finishing with arrival in New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth.
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Varios
Athens
Piraeus
Demosthenes
Pirmeus
Plato
Rome
Genoa
Constitution
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Big Creek
Wabash River
New York
Anthony Eden
Eisenhower
United States of America
Local Notes Highlight Births Weddings and Visits
A stream of short items lists residents and events from Auburn township to nearby towns. Highlights include a new baby born February 9 at a Methodist service, Judge Everett Connelly and Miss Nellie Lake wedding vows at Rev F W Moore's cottage, Harold English returning from Chicago, and Brian Irwin Rockwell family visiting near Annapolis. Also noted are ice conditions and a few visits by Mrs Fred Bush and families with town names and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn Township
V. Ea Snes
Alanson Othy H Rgan
Parken
Keran
Martinaville
Kaannes
Anderson
Minola Hamilton
Everett Connelly
Marshall
Nellie Lake
Fred Bush
Brian Irwin Rockwell
Aaenapolis
Pamday
Harold English
Chicago
William Lowe
Re‘ Uis
Methodist Church
F. W. Moore
Hamilton Street
Forty Years Ago 1916 Marriage Licenses Reported
The local notice records marriage licenses for Fred Tingley and Ruth McDonald, Fred Thompson and Ruth Martin, Purl Nichols and Lillian Newman, Charles Reed and Lillie Hinkle, and Lee Reed and Irene Liggett. Rev Ira Murphy officiated a Auburn township ceremony at the bride’s home with guests from Terre Haute Casey and Clarksville cemetery listed. Stephen Applegate died in Doleen township aged 77 with interment in Clarksville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Tingley
Darwin
Ruth McDonald
Wabash
Fred Thompson
Auburn Township
Ruth Martin
Anderson Township
Purl Nichols
Lillian Newman
York Township
Charles Reed
Lillie Hinkle
Dolson Township
Lee Reed
Irene Liggett
Ira Murphy
McIntosh
Maxine
Terre Haute
Marriage Licenses and Local Notices in 1926 Column
Thirty years. Marriage license data lists Mark H Bowles age 22 of Caney and Hazel D Eggers age 19 of Toledo. Also Charlie Graham 45 of Marshall and Bertha M Lowther 27 of Marshall. Zenas Murphy, formerly employed by D D Doll and Son grocery.
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Mark H. Bowles
Caney
Hazel D. Eggers
Toledo
Charlie Graham
Marshall
Bertha M. Lowther
Zenas Murphy
D. D. Doll and Son Grocery
Local Notes on Families and Events in Kansas Illinois
Mrs. H C Bohn spent last week with her son Russell in a South Bend Sanitarium Indiana. Mr and Mrs Tom Kautsoumpas announce the birth of twin boys William and Glen born Sunday. Mr and Mrs John McCauley and daughter visited Mr and Mrs Wiley Griffin of Paris. Homer Hurst toasted a Philadelphian Literary Society banquet celebrating debates with Wrightonia. William Norton and Margaret Hollenbeck left for Grand Prairie for work.
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Tors
Kansas
Illinois
H. C. Bohn
Russell
South Bend
Indiana
Tom Kautsoumpas
William
Glen
John McCauley
Wiley Griffin
Paris
Henry Cory Cullop
Adam Cullop
Homer Hurst
Burns Hurst
Normal
Philadelphian Literary Society
Wrightonia
William Norton
Margaret Hollenbeck
Grand Prairie
Marriage Licenses Across Martinsville and Nearby Areas
Twenty years ago in 1936 marriage licenses were issued for Glen Smith and Freda Johnson of Martinsville, and Alpha Matheny and Berniece Poor of Hutsonville and Winimac Indiana. Charles Wiser aged 88 died at his daughter’s home in Marshall and was buried in Marshall cemetery. Sarah Allison, 81, long-time Marshall resident, died at her home and had run a millinery business in Marshall for 50 years. Jesse Young of Marshall became a census enumerator for Washington. Jay Swern marked his 73rd birthday at Archer Avenue home with relatives. Edna Baker, Perry County Illinois medical director, joined Mrs. R A Carlisle of Ames Illinois in West Union for Eastern Star instruction.
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Glen Smith
Martinsville
Freda Johnson
Alpha Matheny
Hutsonville
Berniece Poor
Winimac
Indiana
Charles Jeffit Wiser
Ed’ Nay
Marshall
Burdal
Sarah Matilda Allison
Tillie ‘Allison
Clerk County
Millin
Jesse Young
Census Bureau
Washington
Jay Swern
Archer Avenue
Edna Baker
Perry County
Ilinois
R. A. Carlisle
Ams
Illinois
West Union
Eastern Star
Ten Years Ago 1946 Local Notes and Celebrations
Ten years ago in 1946 Elmer Forsythe welcomed a five pound girl born at St. Anthony hospital on a Tuesday. Fred B. Keifer celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Tuesday February 12. Mrs. Clara Thompson died at home on Archer Avenue aged 68. In farming news a University of Illinois livestock specialist urged cleaning and disinfecting farrowing pens with steam and lye water to start pig savings.
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Elmer Forsythe
St. Anthony Hospital
Fred B. Keifer
Clara Thompson
Archer Avenue
University of Illinois
Weaving Between Technology and Nostalgia in a Radio Era
The writer recalls a household catastrophe when a television broke forcing a switch to radio. Children raised in the television era lament the loss of pictures while adults yearn for story content and the thrill of a new gadget. The piece contrasts rapid progress with lingering desire for visual media.
Earlier Than 65 Retirement Plans Seen Unlikely
A pension study shows retirement at 60 yields $70 monthly for a $17,700 fund while starting at 65 yields $100, and at 70 provides $146. Most plans have no compulsory retirement age or allow beyond 65. only a small share require 65 or earlier. New funds needed rise with earlier starts, while output loss and costs deter early retirement advocacy.
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Minneapolis
Family Economics Bureau
National Life Insurance Company
U.S. Department of Labor
More Ball Players Wearing Eyeglasses
Chicago White Sox outfielder Bob Nieman says about half of major league players could improve with eyeglasses. He notes glasses may raise earnings, despite occasional fogging when switching to sunglasses. Other players using spectacles include Stan Lopata Earl Torgeson Bob Nice reactor Bob Rush Jim Brosnan Clint Courtney Harry Elliott Bill Virdon Phil Rizzuto and Jim Konstanty.
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Chicago—White Sox
Bob Nieman
Nieman
Catching Snakes Fun For This 16 Year Old
Franklin boy Joe Chase, 16, has pursued snake catching since age nine. He has caught thousands of snakes, sold them to zoos and private snake farms for 56 cents to 10 dollars each, and survived minor bites. An encounter with a cottonmouth did not break the skin.
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Franklin
Joe Chase
Joe
More Than Verse on New Greeting Cards
Boston firm jazzes greeting cards with small three dimensional items. The cards will include 1,500,000 wedding rings miniature water and whiskey bottles 100,000 plastic baseballs 84,000 sets of artificial teeth 390,000 chips of wood 11,000 simulated pearl necklaces 2,500,000 rubber cubes and 1,250,000 yards of colored ribbon.
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Boston
Atoms for Peace Studied for Small Scale Use
Chicago report from the Illinois Institute of Technology notes the Army and Air Force test miniature storage batteries, under half a cubic inch, using atomic bomb byproduct rays to generate electricity for peace and defense applications.
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Atoms For Peace
Chicago
Illinois Institute of Technology
Army
Air Force
Britain's many islands offer offshore waves and culture
The piece notes Britain as the earths eighth largest island with hundreds more islands around it. It highlights Channel Islands and Isle of Man, details Breton dialects, Manx language and artifacts in the Manx Museum, and mentions Scotlands Outer Hebrides and Irish Sea satellites.
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London
Great Britain
British Isles
Britain
Channel Islands
Jersey
Guernsey
Alderney
Sark
France
Isle of Man
Irish Sea
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Eire
Hebrides
Four Hour Pills May Be Outmoded
New York reports a shift from four hour dosing to extended action tablets with built in memory. The two part tablet dissolves its first portion over hours to sustain effect overnight. A single morning tablet and one at night may replace frequent dosing for days or months.
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New York
Future drugstores add Geriatric Department by 1980
Dan Rennick of American Druggist foresees a future White Sulphur Springs store with a Geriatric Products section for aged customers. He notes the over 36 population rising to more than ten percent, with about twice as many people six and older than today. Self service and a prescription waiting room are also expected.
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Colosseum
Rome
St. Paul
Paul
Vatican City
Sculture
St. Peter's
Michalangelo
Raphael
Bramante
Adriatic Sea
Athens
Zeus
Theseus
Dionysus
Acropolis
Mars Hill
Areopagus
Greece
Parthenon
Pericles
Sas
Old Market Place
Socrates
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Dan Rennick
American Druggist
Reanick
Oregon Dims Value Of Salmon Derbies
Salem Oregon lawmakers approved a bill to curb salmon derbies by limiting prizes to buttons ribbons emblems plaques and trophies. State game officials and conservationists argued derbies depleted runs while thousands of fishermen flocked to coastal streams each fall.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Boston Patrolman Solves Tavern Robbery On His Beat
Boston patrolman John McCarthy at a hospital beat observed two youths dividing a pile of quarters. One youth sought treatment for a hand injury. He questioned them and they confessed to breaking into a tavern and splitting the loot.
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Boston
John McCarthy
McCarthy
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Chenoweths
Europe
Geneva
Nations
Calvin
Switzerland
Venice
Italy
Alps
U. S
America
Grand Canal
St. Marco Square
St. Marco
Ducale Palace
Barbara Hutton
Florence
Pitti Palace
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Raphall and
Michangelo
Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria del Fiore
Princes
Accademia
Uffizi
Arno
Dicker
John Gilpin
Camper
John
Roman Forum
Lyn Connelly
Geriatic
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