Cornelia's Inheritance Stirs Family Tensions
In a Cordelia chapter scene Cornelia most receives her late cousin's bequest just before her wedding fueling tension with Margaret and Hilary. Philip, a stranger to Miss Trumbull, is ruled out as knowing the will and the size of the inheritance. The chapter notes Mrs Foale abroad and questions why wealth would excite a young wife, while Hilary hides a coded clue in a scrapbook as Margaret tends to Hilary's illness and prepares for lunch.
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Cornelia
Margaret
Philip
Miss Trumbull
Connecticut
Hilary
Mrs. Foale
Lipstick Ringed Mystery Revealed In House Window
Margaret questions Hilary about a lipstick case found in a piano after Hilary claims not to understand its significance. Hilary admits tossing the item, calling the idea of reading another’s magic rude, as the two uncover a clue tied to a hidden letter and a prior night’s doorway incident.
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Margaret
Hilary
Thilary
Pilary
Milary
Realty Transfers Warrants Deeds and Grants
Real estate transfer notice lists Wilma Shapland and others selling to Joseph L. Whelvel in section 47-273. Fred W. Pratt conveys to HL Edmond Pratt a described lot and half of another in section 426-8. Bert Leu and others transfer to John Leulve and others entitling sixty feet of lots 3 and 6 in block 57, Pontiac.
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Wilma Shapland
Tus
Celal
Joseph L. Whelvel
Fred W. Pratt
Edmond Pratt
Toediy
Bert Leu
John Leulve
Pontiac
Sextons Plan Three Day Las Vegas Trip By Bus
Mr and Mrs IL E Sexton decided to take a three day trip to Las Vegas after discussing it with friends. A bus was chartered to carry ten couples on the excursion.
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Nogales, Artz
IL. E. Sexton
Las Vegas
Birthday observances and family visits reported in Flanagan
Mrs Iva Dillon Flanagan observed her 85th birthday on December 4 with a turkey dinner at the community building. Attending were Theesfield, Wiechman, Hulse, Hulse families, plus Ed Theesfield and Nolan relatives, and guests from Pontiac, Fairbury, Sterling, Hinsdale, Washington, and Blackstone. The piece notes attendees at Edmond Murphy’s Blackstone home and a California trip by Lester and Stalter family members.
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Iva Dillon
Flanagan
Ben’ Hulse
Saimunity Building
Louis Theesfield
Victor
Ruth
Kathleen Wiechman
Herman Hulse
Martin Hulse
Graymont
Ernest Thee
Wilbur Bane
Sterling
Audra Crawford
Lena Risser
Washington
Tommy Murphy
Donald Dillon
Edmond Murphy
Blackstone
John O'Brien
Patricia
Ann Cavanagh
Vincent Krones
Margaret Ann Dillon
John Dillon
Pontiac
Stella Cavanagh
Eileen
Lester Stalter
California
Long , Beach
San Bernardino
Craft a Twelve Days of Christmas gift house
A step by step homemaking idea explains making a twelve days gift house from a suit box about 18 by 25 inches. It details reinforcing with tape, adding three shelves, cutting twelve doors, outlining with red tape, and crafting a red peaked roof with a chimney for daily surprises.
Christmas Gourmet Foods in Seasonal Traditions
The holiday season brings abundant gourmet foods and specialty items for parties and gifts. Fruit cake traces to ancient times as a Thanksgiving offering, with modern British and Cincinnati traditions shaping dark and white variants, plus bite-size minatures. Mint and lace cookies appeal to children, while department and specialty stores spotlight holiday delicacies.
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Grate A. Rush, Inc
Cincinnati
Ohio
Card Tricks as a stocking stuffer through playing cards
The piece suggests gifting ideas using new or old playing cards. Suggestions include card tricks for children, bridge party decor, canasta and canasta-related crafts, waterproofing trays with old cards, decorating placemats, decorating a coffee can for a grandmother, and sewing cards to a felt fringe for a bridge cover.
Unusual Holiday Foods Highlight Textured Lace Treats
A brief note suggests textured lace can be served as a holiday snack with milk or as dessert, while mint pairs well with hot drinks. It also mentions small individual pecan pies as another festive treat amid Christmas shopping.
Former Residents Daughter Weds in Alaska
Miss Barbara Husted daughter of Major and Mrs William Dean Husted of Anchorage Alaska formerly of Cornell and Pontiac married LeRroy Corissant son of Mr and Mrs Fred Corissant of Kersey Colorado October 7 at Hillcrest Presbyterian church Anchorage A reception followed at Fort Richardson officers club The couple reside in Fort Collins Colorado where a reception was held October 14 Barbara Husted a Cheyenne Wyoming high school grad Blair’s College Colorado Springs senior at Colorado State University is a member of Alpha honorary business sorority LeRroy Croissant a 1961 CSU zoology graduate Sigma Nu member will resume studies after military service Barbara is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Lyle V Husted of Cornell Her mother is the former Dayne Fox of Pontiac Major and Mrs William Dean Husted are stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base Alaska and formerly lived in Colorado Springs Synthetic rubber plants built in the United States in World War II produced up to one million tons per year.
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Cornell
Ill
Barbara Husted
William Dean Husted
Anchorage
Alaska
Pontiac
LeRroy Corissant
Fred Corissant
Kersey
Colo
Hillcrest Presbyterian Church
Mary Louise Husted
Gwen Husted
Fort Richardson
Fort Collins
Mr. Croissant
Cheyenne
Wyo
Blair
Business ‘College
Colorado Springs
Colorado State University
Ft. Collings
Alpha,onorary,business
Mr. "Croissant
Sigma Nu
Air. Croissant
Lyle V. Husted
Cornel
Dayne Fox
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Two-Way Veterans From Detroit Lions Share Marine Football Roots
Detroit Lions teammates Bob Whitlow and Paul Bard served together on the San Diego Marine football squad during service days, reflecting a wartime bond that carried into pro football.
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Detroit
NEA
Bob Whitlow
Paul Bard
Detroit Lions
San Diego Marine
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