Fidelis Class Christmas Party At Pauline Gamblin Home
The Fidelis Class at the Baptist Church held a Christmas party Tuesday evening at Miss Pauline Gamblin’s home. Decorations in red and green and a gift tree with Fidelis pins from teacher Mrs. Frank Heflin complemented games of forty-two and refreshments for attendees.
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Fidelis
The
Baptist Church
Pauline Gamblin
Frank Heflin
Olive McDougle
Mabel Bailey
Merle Bates
Clara Lively
Ruby Holloway
Jewel Elliott
Sarah Harlan
Connie Thames
Laura Holloway
Dorothy Cundiff
Othella Harlan
Maebelle Buffington
J. M. Martin
C. D. Holloway
Norris Bailey
Busy Hour Club Holds Annual Christmas Party
The Busy Hour Club held its annual Christmas party Monday evening December 16 at the home of Mrs. F. B. Owens. Christmas decorations were artistically arranged and the tree glowed with multicolored lights.
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Busy Hour Club
F. B. Owens
Tea Party Honors Local Guests With Games And Treats
A gathering featured games of "84" and tea with date loaf topped with cream. The guest list included Mesdames C. O. Miller, C. B. Smith, Claud Day, J. K. McLendon, E. R. Pace, R. P. Small, George Forrester, H. B. Lawdon, and Sterling Dodgen.
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Mesdames
C. O. Miller
C. B. Smith
Claud Day
J. K. McLendon
E. R. Pace
R. P. Small
George Forrester
H. B. Lawdon
Sterling Dodgen
Birthday Party for Billy Dean Mathews
Billy Dean Mathews celebrated her seventh birthday Monday afternoon with a merry party for friends. After games the cake was cut and served with hot chocolate and small Christmas packages for Dorothy Ruth Peggy Flemins Mary Ruth Billy Jack Bass Barbara Ricks and Herietta Tsuji.
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Billy Dean Mathews
Dorothy Ruth
Peggy Flemins
Mary Ruth
Billy Jack Bass
Barbara Ricks
Herrietta Tsuji
Mr and Mrs Rayford Hills Host Buffet for Denver Visitors
Mr and Mrs Rayford Hills entertained with a Wednesday buffet to compliment Dr and Mrs Alex Spencer of Denver Colorado. The living room featured mistletoe tinsel a snow scene on the mantle and a lighted tree. Dining room decor included a silver basket of red carnations fern and red tapers in silver holders. The three course supper was served at quarter tables with white Carleton.
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Rayford Hills
Alex Spencer
Denver
Colorado
Carleton
Honorees Remembered at Holiday Bridge Event
Guests attended a holiday bridge supper with white screen and lighted tapers in holly wreaths at each table. Mrs H G Andrews and W B Harrison won high scores and both honorees were remembered. Attendees included L F Metz, D B Earnest, Alex Spencer, H G Andrews, W B Harrison, George Zachary, Fay Williams, R R Robertson and R F Townsend.
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H.’G. Andrews
W. B. Harrison
Messrs
Mmes
L. F. Metz
D. B. Earnest
Alex Spencer
H. G. Andrews
George Zachary
Fay Williams
R. R. Robertson
R. F. Townsend
Contract Bridge Club enjoys Christmas Evening
Miss Ellen Johnson hosted the Contract Bridge Club at Mrs. V. V. Parr’s home. Festive decor with candles mistletoe and poinsettias complemented a salad course and coffee. Prizes included Chinese handkerchiefs for Mayme Serry and Daisy Floyd and Chinese tray cloths for E. P. Bunkley and George Zachary. Attendees listed include Dr. and Mrs. E. P. Bunkley and others.
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Contract Bridge Club
Ellen Johnson
V. V. Parr
Marjorie Vaughn
Jane Brown
Maud Cooze
Grace Gerheart
Daisy Floyd
Cornelia Johnson
Mayme Seery
Lois Green
Mrs L S Furrh Hosts Christmas Tea for Sunday Class
Mrs L S Furrh entertained Tuesday afternoon in compliment to Mrs W E Whittington's Sunday School Class of the Central Presbyterian Church. A Christmas tree and seasonal decorations spread festive cheer as guests enjoyed games, fruit cake with cream and cherries, coffee, and Christmas candy favors for the attendees.
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L. S. Furrh
Furrh
W. E. Whittington
Central Presbyterian Church
Annie Blankenbeckler
J. Dyer
Beulah Gould
J. T. Hassell
Anna Dial
R. H. Langford
J. D. Geen
Mary Houston Morrow
Curtis Johnson
Fred Rogers
J. H. Gould
W. C. Cannon
Ruth Rogers
Keith Louise
Jean Furrh
Mrs O H Coats Hosts La Petite Artiste Christmas Party
Mrs O H Coats hosted the La Petite Artiste Club for its annual Christmas party and tree on December 17. A festive buffet followed with guests listed and decorations reflecting the holiday spirit. Henry Coleman of Lambeth England won a verdict granting six years rent-free living after suing his landlord for negligence.
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O. H. Coats
LA Petite Artiste Club
Chester Yeatts
Burt Flemins
George Connell
D. Hassen
C. P. Nichols
Crockett Appling
D L. Bostick
Henry Coleman
Lambeth
Eng
Sweet potato uses and yields outlined in Washington Post
A catalog notes the sweet potato as valuable human food and cattle fodder. It can be processed into syrup or caramelized for chocolate substitutes, vinegar, starch, dyes, roofing paint, and even rubber repair. It yields up to 100 bushels per acre at about 80 cents per bushel, worth $80 per acre in comparison with corn and wheat.
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Washington Post
Waterfall Gavarnie Pays Tribute to Europe’s Tallest Falls
The Gave de Pau at Gavarnie is highlighted as a premier European waterfall, surpassed only by the Grand in Labrador and the Southerland in New Zealand for total drop. At 1,385 feet it ranks high worldwide, with the cascade forming a curtain in wet seasons and a ledge strike in dry summers within the Circue de Gavarnie amphitheater. Gavarnie lies in the Pyrenees near Pau and Luchon.
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Niagara Falls
Europe
Gave de Pau
Gavarnie
Grand
Labrador
New Zealand
Circue de
Pyrenees
Pau
Luchon
Bible Washington Held By New York Masonic Lodge
St. John’s Masonic Lodge in New York City possesses the Bible used by General George Washington when he took the oath of office on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street. The historic volume is described as a highly prized memento tied to the nation’s founding era.
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Washington
New York City
St. John’s
General Washington
Old Federal Hall
Wall Street
Book for inaugural use found by Major Morton
Major Morton of the regiment of honor retrieved a forgotten Bible from St. John's Masonic lodge rooms on short notice. The offering was extended to other Presidents and President Harding accepted the book for inaugural ceremonies.
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Easton
Robert Morton
Regiment of Honor
St. John’s
Early Railroad Records Emerge From 1845 Speeds
A 1845 England record shows 45 miles in 52 minutes and trains at 75 mph. The London and Birmingham and Great Northwestern lines reportedly reached 65 mph with express trains near 50 mph including stops. In 1848 Baltimore and Ohio Antelope engines hit 60 mph.
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England
American Railroad Journal
London & Birmingham
Great Northwestern Railway
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Beggars Guild Enforces Limited Hours in Tokyo
The article notes organized begging in Japan where hundreds in Tokyo and other cities solicit alms publicly. A beggars' guild now enacts and enforces beggars' law, limiting operations to three hours daily and sharing takings communally in a highly commercialized age.
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Japan
China
Tokyo
Birds That Cannot Walk Describe Swallow Family
The article notes swallows’ small weak feet used only for perching, their inability to walk, and their habit of spending most time in flight. It mentions feeding on insects midair and even scooping water while on the wing, with barn swallows and purple martins as common American species.
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America
Pathfinder Magazine
Built to Defy Time in Medieval Edifices and Modern decay
Architectural Association Journal notes medieval buildings often resist aging for centuries with minimal decay aside from color changes while many newer structures exhibit poorer enduring quality and solidity.
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Architectural Association Journal
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