Social Visits Dot FIRST CREEK Area on Sunday
Marie Toon spent Sunday with Florence York Misses Iva Pruett and Thelma Dobbins visited Saturday night and Sunday with Mr and Mrs James Campbell W T Summerville of Farlen spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Jacob Summerville Mr and Mrs Chas Simpson and daughter Beatrice spent Sunday at Will Porters Mr and Mrs Mort Dobbins and little daughter Wilma spent Sunday with Joseph Carr and family Wilbert Henderson of Mt Nebo was in this vicinity Elza Barker was in this vicinity Saturday Clarence Porter spent Thursday night with his sister Mrs Earl Franklin of Odon Mr and Mrs Offer Andis of Burns City moved here last week Hazel Carr spent Wednesday night with Marie Toon Sam Dalton spent Sunday afternoon with Dan Myers and family Misses Mary and Mae Laughlin spent Sunday with Mae Sanders Two pounds of that well known Opeka coffee for 78 cents on the second floor at the Rexall Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Pruett
Thelma Dobbins
James Campbell
Rexall
Motortrucks Help Dairying Reach Markets
The article argues motortrucks aid farmers by cutting transport costs and reducing shrinkage for hogs and dairy products. It highlights benefits for producers within 50 miles of a market and for those farther from rail stations, noting trucks support daily milk and cream sales and can improve prices through timely deliveries.
Scrub Purebred as a Hidden Threat to Progress
The piece condemns so called scrub purebreds as hidden enemies undermining advancement. It warns that scrub-quality purebreds misrepresent their quality and harm progress more than overt scrub scrubs by posing under false pretenses.
Barnyard Christmas Lesson Talks About Originality
The animals at the barnyard celebrate Christmas with playful banter about originality and pride. Mr Turkey and Miss Hen debate means of being original while Mr Pig and Porky Pig push for Christmas presents as the season nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cristmas
Rooster
Miss Hen
Mr. Turkey
Miss . Hen
Mr. ‘Turkey
Mr.Gobbier
Turkey
Pinky
Porky Pig
Brother Bacon
Miss
Thorn Staff Miracle at Glastonbury Legend
The legend recalls Joseph of Arimathea carrying the Holy Grail to Britain and planting a thorn staff at Weary All Hill in Avalon. The staff sprouted into a white flowering bush, signaling where Glastonbury Abbey would be founded and anew Christmas miracle echoed each year by the white thorn blossoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Thorn
Glastonbury
William of
Gaul
Philip
Arvigatrus
Isle
Avalon
Joseph
Glastonbury Abbey
Curious Mistletoe Facts From Ancient Druids
The article explains mistletoe varieties, their growth on trees, pink berries on cedar, and delayed berry ripening until December. It notes mistletoe’s nourishment from hosts, its Anglo Saxon name meaning gloom, and Druids collecting it from oaks with rituals to prevent earth contact deemed ominous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
My Christmas Tree from Pry
A festive poem describes a Christmas tree with twinkling lights, bells and dolls, trains and drums. The child hears Christmas music and envisions gifts, sparkling tinsel, and gold strings, feeling a merry holy day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rane
Thang
Christmas Dinner Gaffe In Town House
A young man invited to a Christmas dinner at a prominent town figure’s home sat opposite a goose. He joked about sitting near the goose and then clarified in a polite tone that he meant the roast bird, prompting a lighthearted moment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
KECK
First Creek
Marie Toon
Florence York
W T Summerville
Farlen
Jacob Summerville
Chas Simpson
Beatrice
Will Porters
Mort Dobbins
Wilma
Joseph Carr
Wilbert Henderson
Mt Nebo
Elza Barker
Clarence Porter
Mrs Earl
Franklin of
Odon
Offer Andis of
Burns
Hazel Carr
Sam Dalton
Dan Myers
Family
Mary and
Mae Laughlin
Mae Sanders
Eatonic
Odon Drug Co
Indiana
Dairyman
Edison
Anna Case
Annie Laurie
Albert Spalding
Kentucky
Western Newspaper Union
Mrs. Turkey
England
Christmas
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