Community Groups Kick Off New Year Activities
Mrs. Lillie Newberry hosted the Graham Bible Class at the Methodist church for the first meeting of 1960. Elsie Welsh opened with a New Year resolutions reading and scripture from Hebrews 11. prayers followed. Members and guests exchanged well wishes and plans for hospital visits and funeral flowers. Various local clubs held meetings and social events including Girl Scout elections, Kappa Sigma Tau at the high school, and Legion Auxiliary gatherings with a pot luck supper and carpet rag drive for veterans hospitals.
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Lillie Newberry
Graham
Methodist Church
Elsie Welsh
Ethel Nightlinger
Lucy Lichtenberger
Mayme Parks
Flora Pack
Clara Hills
Aura Hurat
Clara Baird
Mamie Lickert
Clara Ethel
Eva Hawker
Nettie Dawson
Myrtle Mills
Amma Young
Josie Bradly
Yueata
Anna Phillippi
Katie Strohm
Grace Dodd
Anne Swain
American Legion Auxillary
Legion Home
Ruth. Garwood
Jolleyette 4-H Elect New Officers
The Jolleyette 4-H club elected Kay Kirchner as president Pearl Kirchner as vice president Sue Harbor as secretary and treasurer Sharon Crane and Diana Swartz as song leaders Penny Lucan and Susie Blum as recreation leaders Susie Hendrix and Phyllis Draper as reporters. The next meeting is set for February 2 at the Kirchner home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolleyette 4-H Club
Kay Kirchner
Pearl Kirchner
Sue Harbor
Sharon Crane
Diana Swartz
Penny Lucan
Susie Blum
Susie Hendrix
Phyllis Draper
The
Jollyettes
Kay
Holiday travel danger and gas tax raise debate
A Lincoln Times reader notes holiday travel is more dangerous than normal but headlines exaggerate the danger while urging continued safety campaigns. A Waverly correspondent voices skepticism about extending the federal gas tax rise for 21 more months saying war era taxes linger and drivers face rising costs.
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Lincoln Times
Lincolnton
N.C
United States
Travis
Waverly Sam
Waverly
Marshall teachers attend AAAS annual meeting in Chicago
Junior and senior high school science teachers from Marshall attended the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago during Christmas holidays. Sessions by the Science Teaching Society offered material for updating science courses and emphasized K–12 integrated programs. The conference highlighted equipment and astronomy teaching devices as well as exhibits supporting Marshall’s effort to enrich science education across all grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Chicago
Association
Science Teaching Society
Marshall Community Unit
Remembering a Night of Locking Doors in Cincinnati
Miss Florence Brandstetter recalls a night when a police round warned her family to check their unlocked door above a Dry Goods Store. The father, now eighty five, has spent fifty years testing every door their family locks and urges readers to send contributions to The 616 Timer column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Brandstetter
Cincinnati
Ohio
Dad
Community Press Service
Frankfort
Kentucky
Marshall Teacher Attends Chicago Education Meeting
Dale Davis assistant principal and ace sixth grade teacher from Marshall Community Unit Schools served as a delegate from the Eastern division to the Illinois Education Association 106th annual meeting in Chicago during the Christmas vacation. He will report to unit teachers at a later date noting concerns over freedoms in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Davis
Marshall Community Unit
Davis
Ilinois Education Association
Chicago
Youngert
Brick Diamond Guard Turned Preacher Returns to Prison
Brick Diamond, once a model inmate at the State Prison, escaped in spring and evaded capture for weeks by raiding gardens. Years later, while attending a rural church service, the guard recognizes him preaching and contemplates returning him to serve out the remaining nine years.
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Hile
Brick Diamond
Brick
Bellbrook
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Bethel Blizgard
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Ray Welsh
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Mary—Lou Ralston
Richard Ralston
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Roy Spittler
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Joan Bennett
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Anna Veach
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St. Mary's Bridge Club
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Joe Macey
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Fred Kannmacher
Harry Johnson
Don Heidbreder
H. D. Spittler
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Max Jones
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Basil ‘Moore
Howard Young
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Caslon Bennett
W B. Buckle
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Roy
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Atren Saint Sailers
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Brick’ Escapade
Community Church
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