Snowbound family trek to Morton Mills in Nebraska
Memory of a year end trip from Seward Nebraska to Morton Mills along the Missouri River in 1889. Father prepared sled runners and a snow filled wagon while mother gathered warm clothes and hot stones for feet. The group fought blizzard odds until Uncle George and Aunt Lucy greeted them at a lit house.
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Della Rasmussen
Allensperk
Colorado
Seward
Neb
Morton Mills
George
Head
Father
Mother
Dad
Grandmother
Aunt Lucy
Lucy
Best method for landing big bass at Grenada Lake
Mississippi writer observes top water bass fishing at Grenada Lake. Veteran anglers demonstrate precise casts into brush tops and logs with 30 pound line and level wind reels. They vary on landing methods, but agree on careful handling and a swift netting or hand placement to avoid spurting energy that could free a fish.
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Grenada Lake
Mississippi
Christmas Dinner Gatherings in West Union Notes
Mrs Ruth Wright reports generous holiday hospitality hosting 37 guests. Attendees included families from Danville Fort Dix Robin son Terre Haute Evansville and Marshall with extended visits from California and Minnesota. Local host families shared dinners with relatives from multiple states during Christmas week.
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Fairy Collier
Dwight Dolan
Whittier
California
Eugene Tracey
Terry Collier
Danville
Illinois
Hubert Allen Collier
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Opal Paddock
Carolyn Nans
Julia
Dean Carter
Don Drake
Robert Beachout
Robinson
William Collier
Terre Haute
Elizabeth Heleine
Hubert Collier
West Union
Edward Thole
Evansville
Indiana
John Morton
Ruth Wright
Georgia Macklin
Flossie Williams
Marshall
Eva Wright
Estella Shawler
Jerry Strohm
St. Paul
Minnesota
Dean Strohm
Collins
Ruth
Holiday travelers and family visits noted
Wrights Mrs Fairy Collier Mrs Laura Poorman and Miss Bessie Waitt are mentioned. Mr and Mrs Allen Collier returned from Florida last week after Christmas. Mr and Mrs Russell Coryell returned to Chicago Sunday after holiday visits with Mrs Elsa Croyell and other relatives.
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Wright
Fairy Collier
Laura Poorman
Bessie Waitt
Allen Collier
Florida
Russell Coryell
Chicago
Elsa Croyell
Local Social Roundup at Armstrong and Nearby Towns
Mrs Russell Taylor hosts and guests visit families across Armstrong West Terre Haute Snyder Snyder area with multiple relatives joining including Mr and Mrs E C Jones in Silver Spring Maryland visiting Vermilion and Vermilion area. Family gatherings also occur in Marshall and Terre Haute with numerous visits and dinners across the week.
Twelfth Night Epiphany dates and notable birthdays
January 6 marks Old Christmas Day under the old calendar and Epiphany celebrations. The piece notes notable birthdays such as Joan of Arc, Benjamin Franklin, and Theodore Roosevelt, with other historical events linked to January dates including battles, flights, and explorations.
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France
Joan d’Arc
Benjamin Franklin
Theodore Roosevelt
Millard Fillmore
U.S
English Channel
Mississippi
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
General MacArthur
Luxon
U.S. Marine Corps
Alexander Hamilton
Amelia Earhart-Putnam
Pacific
Martin and
Osa Johnson
Community pride and civic effort in our town
The piece highlights shared happiness when others succeed and the value of mutual interest. It notes celebrations like a new baby and achievements at college, then urges civic participation. It stresses that everyone can contribute to a thriving community even without holding top leadership roles.
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Bill
Can Parents Be Too Strict A Teen Advice Letter
A nineteen year old writes that strict parents forbid dating and outings with anyone but work, threatening to keep her at home. The weekly column argues parents must teach self reliance and prepare teens for life, noting similar cases where overprotection hurts future independence.
Local social notices crowds celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary
More than 140 relatives and friends called Sunday to honor Mr. and Mrs. Orville Taylor on their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Visitors included Mrs. Edith Wallace and Martha who stopped by Friday to see Mrs. Virgil Wallace Sr. and other neighbors from West Terre Haute and Terre Haute communities.
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Aletha Thompson
Harold Morecraft
Estel Holmes
David Sweitzer
Dora Brown
Albert Coveleski
Karen
West Terre Haute
Dean Holmes
Orville Taylor
Edith
Wallace
Martha
Virgil Wallace
Birthday Supper Gatherings and Family Visits
Mr and Mrs Aiva Wells and Mrs Gena Artman attended a birthday supper at Wayne Bakers residence Tuesday night. Cheryl and Connie Phillips returned to their grandmother Esther Leasures home after holidays with their parents in Chicago. Ruth Wells called on Katie Arnold Friday. Ross Cornwell was taken to Mary Sherman Hospital Sullivan Indiana Thursday for medical care. Doyle Artman Lena Artman and family were in Paris Thursday. Junior Cornwell and sons were Sunday dinner guests of Roscoe Graham.
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E. C. Ham
Harry Setzer
Armstrong
Robert Jones
Silver Spring
Maryland
E. C. Jones
Seibert Sherar
Vermilion
P. M. White
Marion Garner
Carol Hall
Milo, Collier
Snyder
Paul Stroud
West Terre Haute
Russell Taylor
Maggie Bland
Clyde Pine
Cooper Chapel
Orville Taylor
Foster Thompson
Darrell Shade
Villa Grove
Daisy Prusett
Valencia
Patricia Green
Winford Taylor
John Yeley
Glenn Lee
Ray Welsh
Woodrow Garner
Brenda Bridwell
Paris
Aiva Wells
Gena Artman
Wayne Baker
Cheryl
Connie Phillips
Esther Leasure
Chicago
Ruth Wells
Katie Arnold
Ross Cornwell
Mary Sherman Hospital
Sullivan
Indiana
Doyle Artman
Lena Artman
Junior Cornwell and Sons
Roscoe Graham
Green Thumb Wins 4-H Pair Top State Awards
Two Illinois youths, Lee Oltmanns of Nokomis and Gene Dillon of Jonesboro, earned top state 4-H honors after attending the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Oltmanns, a five year 4-H member, excels in crops with high yields and six A ratings, while Dillow, a seven year 4-H veteran and University of Illinois freshman, reported $3,840 gross from his garden project and many blue ribbons.
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Finois
Chicago
Lee Oltmanns
Nokomis
Gene Dillon
Jonesboro
Vis Gene Dillon Oltmanns
Oltmanns
Arcadian Products Dept
Allied Chemical Corp
Montgomery County
Gene Dillow
University of Tiinois
Dillow
County Fairy
Single Creek Bluebirds
Allis-Chalmery Mfg. Co
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Bertil Johanseon
Halmstad
Swedes
Easter Island
Community Press Service
Frankfort
Kentucky
Kachy Heinz
Phoenix
Ariz
Max Collistoner
Ted Fairgrief
Rosanna Fairgrief
Ralph Fairgrief
Don Jones
Bertha Lee
Verlin Hurst
Danny Taylor
Audrey Koutsoumpas
By C. D. Smith
National Weekly Newspaper Service
Miss Frances Drake
Green Thumb
Lee Oltma
Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Suez
Panama
Kiev
Tom Dor
Jin
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