Dennison Community News Roundup
Sunday school attendance reported at 40. Local residents attend church services in Armstrong and Dennison. West Marshall visitors include Wash Hollenbeck, J H Johns, and Roy Taylor shows gradual recovery. Several families share visits, birthdays, travel to Texas, and college departures. An 844 pound baby girl announced by Earl Brown.
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Jasnever
Armstrong
Dennison
Wash Hollenbeck
J. H. Johns
Marshall
Foster Thompson
Linda
Clarence Thompson
Vern Hollenbeck
Frank Augustus
Winford Taylor
Deryle
Andy Lanes
Jas. Stepp
Roy Taylor
Robert Johns
Joan Volkers
Wielmore
Mildred Ray
Betty
Edna Doll
Lola Volkers
Myrtle Taylor
Sadie Montgomery
Harold E. Johns
Hony Johns
Betty Jr
Ernest Jones
Texas
Robert
Bernie Campbell
Dean Helms
Terre Haute
Hallie Rollings
M. C. Fairgrief
Mrs
Ralph Fairgrief
Five Points Social Notes Highlight Family Gatherings
Mrs Glenn Wilhoit and Bro Weaver planned regular services at the church next Sunday morning and evening. Families gathered for Sunday dinner with Jo and Mrs Lloyd Hendrix and others. Ben Lowry's funeral was held in Charleston with relatives attending from Jeffers, Rabbit Ridge, and nearby communities. Coleman Finley traveled to East Orange NJ to visit his daughter. Albert Jones visited his sister in a St Louis hospital. New Year’s Eve party hosted by Lloyd Hendrix included many relatives and friends.
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Weaver
Will
Suney
Lloyd Hendrix
Mrigall
Boesiger
Kathryn
Marshall
Glenn
Wilhoit
Donna
Ted Long
Howard
Anita
Clarence Buser
Lois
Rabbit Ridge
Bro
Dale V. Wilhoit
Harold Beachout
Glenn Wilhoit
Sylvan Morgan
Dean
Lila
Joe Burkett
Jean
Marjorie
Levi Kennedy
Paris
Donald
Jimmy
Rex
Kay
Dwight
Billy Wilson
Herbert Hutchens
Tropical Island Sumatra’s Sparse Settlement and Wildlife
Sumatra, part of the East Indies, is sparsely populated with under ten million people in a land larger than New England and Pennsylvania. Tribesmen, especially in mountains, resist European conquest, while forests teem with wildlife including elephants tigers crocodiles pythons and orangutans amid humid equatorial jungles.
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Sumatra
East Indies
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Equator
Caxton the first English printer and his early works
William Caxton born about 1422 became England's first printer. He learned in Cologne and printed his Recuyell about 1474. After returning to England in 1476 he set up a press at Westminster and issued an indulgence, then the first dated book printed in England in 1477. His patron the Earl of Arun del promised him a buck each summer and a dose each winter as part payment.
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William Caxton
England
Cologne
Westminister
Abbot Sant
Caxton Press
Earl of Arundel
Eich Winter
Horsepower Surges as Old Dobbin Declines in U S
The U S population of Old Dobbin has fallen by about three million since 1935 while installed horsepower rises from 200 million to 1.4 billion. SKF Industries notes the fractional horsepower motor drives a wide range of farm tasks and consumer chores, with about one million small motors sold monthly.
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United States
SKF Industries
Drug Addict Rejections Decline In World War II
World War II draft officials rejected only one in 10,000 for drug addiction, far fewer than World War I rejections. A 1946 Japan survey found government complicity in narcotic treaty enforcement. In Seoul 1938–39, heroin output allegedly met global medical demand. MacArthur era controls licensed 70,000 drug dealers. Turkey led opium production for medical needs in 1946.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Japan
League of Nations
Seoul
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Turkey
Seljuk Turks and Mongol Invasion in Asia Minor History
The text outlines early Seljuk Turk settlement in Asia Minor and Nicea as a strategic Greek outpost. It notes Oguz Turks' migration into Mesopotamia, Islam adoption, and Mongol invasion under Genghis Khan mid 13th century, which toppled Seljuk and Byzantine power without long term rule.
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Asia “Minor
Anatolia
Nicea
A. D
Sea of
Marmara
Mesopotamia
Mediterranean
Asia Minor
Genghis Khan
Prevent Corn Mold in Harvested Crops
Farmers must dry corn rapidly after harvest to below fourteen percent moisture to prevent ear rots and storage molds. Ohio agricultural experiment station warns that field molds attack ears at eighteen percent moisture or higher, while storage molds damage grain as low as fourteen percent.
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Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Spa Bath Therapy: From Ancient Ritual to Modern Treatment
Hydrotherapy evolves from ancient spa rituals to a recognized medical technique. Immersion in hot water aids infantile paralysis recovery and helps arthritis neuritis sprains and similar ailments using equipment from full body tanks to small foot and hand baths.
Scientists Study Mars Life Question After CO2 Find
Researchers at Yerkes observatory and McDonald observatories report detecting carbon dioxide in Mars atmosphere with a Kuiper infrared spectrometer. Findings suggest Mars has a modest CO2 quantity, lacks methane and ammonia, and may be nitrogen rich in its bulk atmosphere.
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Mars
Earth
Yerkes Observatory
University ‘of Chicago
McDonald” Observatory
University of Texas
McDonald Observatory
Pacific Coast Leads In Wood Pulp Production
Wood pulp is mainly produced on the Pacific coast which accounts for about one fifth of total output. The Southeast supplies about one sixth, while the Northeast has fallen from a former two thirds to under one fifth. Kraft pulp now makes up nearly half of production due to advanced southern pine methods and processing.
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Pacific Coast
Southeast
Northeast
Sweden
Canada
Finland
United States
North Atlantic
Canadian
Know Your Vegetables Cabbage tomatoes and peppers high in vitamin C
An experiment from an agriculture station tested 14 common fresh vegetables kept 48 hours at room temperature on store counters. Cabbage retained 94 percent of original vitamin C, tomatoes 88 percent, and green peppers 85 percent, while others lost more.
Delemont Center of Jura Watchmaking Heritage
Delemont in the Jura region of Switzerland is noted for watchmaking and home crafts shaped by winter evenings. The area sustains clocks and watches alongside cheese chocolate wine metalwork and wood carving as part of its regional economy. Delemont sits near the French border as a center of local separatist sentiment.
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Delemont
Jura
Switzerland
France
Indian Sun Ti Pi Wheel Seen From New Wyoming Highway
The famous Sun Ti Pi Wheel on Medicine Mountain in Wyoming rises over 12 000 feet and can be seen for about 60 miles from the Lowell Sheridan road. The 75 foot diameter stone wheel has 28 evenly spaced spokes and origin is unknown. possibly laid by aborigines for worship.
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Lowell
Sheridan
Wyo
Medicine Mountain
Rebuild of Agana Aims to Model Guam Town
To rebuild Capital Agana as a model community for Guam’s 23 000 residents. Prewar Agana featured a governor’s palace cathedral and power plant with coral limestone homes and wood planking. Since 1898 the naval station commander served as island governor. naval government restored in 1946 after wartime interruption.
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Agana
Guam
United States
Spain
Motor Vehicle Miles Reach New High in 1946
The 1946 motor vehicle miles driven in the United States reached an all time high of 340 billion miles, up 3.6 percent from 1941 and 65 percent above the 1943 wartime volume. Traffic deaths totaled 33,700, 18 percent below 1941 but 20 percent higher than 1945.
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United States
National. Conservation Bureau
National Safety Council
Grand Canal of China Known as Move Goods River
The Grand Canal of China, described as the Move-Goods River, runs over a thousand miles from Peiping to Hanchow crossing the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. Once praised by Marco Polo as a deep, wide channel, it shapes lives along its banks as floods threaten or fertility follows, and may be breached by Nationalist forces to hinder Communist advance in Hopeh province.
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China
Hopeh
Peiping
Hanchow
Great Hwang
Yellow
Yangtze
Marco Polo
Rivers of Turkey and their notable features
The text lists Turkish rivers including Tigris and Euphrates origins, Kizil Irmak near Sivas flowing to the Black Sea, Sakarya famed for tobacco trade, Gediz Chay and Kuchuk Buyuk Menderes flowing to the Aegean. It notes none aid inland transport, but logs and lumber move on streams and electricity potential is significant.
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Turkey
Tigris
Euphrates
Anatolia
Iraq
Persian Gulf
Kizil
Irmak
Sivas
Black Sea
Basra
Wéshil
Samsum
Cigs
Arette
Aegean Sea
Gediz
Chay
Hermus
Kuchuk
Buyuk Menderes
Monteverdi’s Role in Shaping Grand Opera
The father of grand opera, Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643), fused orchestra with voices to create a new, comprehensive musical style. Though few operas survive fully, his work established the model for future stage works and influenced Europe and England, while contemporaries hailed him as a supreme new composer.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Jacobo Peri
Monteverdi
Europe
England
Timeless Advice Quotation Sparks Reflective Note
A period pamphlet style line urges living boldly as if facing death tomorrow while farming with long term vigor. The voice blends practical work with existential mindset, prompting readers to balance urgency with sustainable effort.
Sunday School Crusade Begins at Methodist Church
Minister F H Ebright announces a crusade year to boost Sunday school attendance. Activities include 9 80 Sunday school, 10 80 morning worship, midweek Intermediate meeting, choir practice, and a Friday workers conference on Jan 9. A Sunday evening program features Rev W Golner from Arthur Illinois presenting Is your home fun.
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Ww. P.golner
Arthur
Lus
Unevangelical Sermons at Undenominational Church
Bible school 9 30 Lord s Supper 10 30 Worship service 11 00 Sermon For It Is Gods Adult Bible study 6 30 C BE societies 6 30 Evangelistic services 7 30 Sermon The Unpardonable Sin This repeat sermon draws inquiries on blasphemy against the Holy Spirit and why it cannot be forgiven Mid week services Thursday 7 30 p m
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Bible School
C. BE
Benson Walgreen Drug Store to Close For Rest
Benson Walgreen Drug Store will close Saturday night January 17th and stay shut until February 16th for a rest. Doctor’s order and thanks to customers with anticipation of a faster service upon return. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Benson.
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Benson Walgreen Drug Store
Congregational News for Guy A. Cox Minister
The Congregational church announces services led by Guy A. Cox with Sunday school at 9 30 and worship at 10 45 The sermon topic is Overcoming Also invites attendees from other churches in the community to join in the service
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Congregational “News
A. Cox
End News Harsh Sale Curb Appeal
The note promotes meat curing supplies with pepper and wide mouth cans. It advertises candy stock and a large selection of car tires and tubes. It suggests trying Good year Tubes with the patent seal and invites customers with tire troubles to visit.
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Goodyear
Manford Buckner Advertising Free Calendars
Manford Buckner offers remaining free calendars and almanacs for pickup or mail. Contact the number 602 for details and availability.
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Manford Buckner
P. S
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Asia
Minor
Methodist News
F. H. Ebright
Mr. and
Cliff Benson
Morris van Lines
Harvey
Morris
Minois
Crawford St
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Frazier
Firestone Dealer
Wm. B. Goodwin
Norge
Drake
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