Japanese Shaft On Alamo Battle Site
A granite shaft erected twenty years ago by the Japan Geographical Society marks the similarity between a famous Japanese castle battle and the Alamo. The monument sits at the Alamo site in San Antonio and features a Chinese inscription, a long poem by Professor Shigetaka Shiga of Tokyo about the 150 against 5,000.
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San Antonio
Tex
Japan Geographical Society
Alamo
Santa Anna
Norashino Castle
Nagoya
Atengka
Japan
Texas
Great Castle
Shigetaka Shiga
Tokyo
Tobacco Strangled Farmer in Carlisle Tragedy
Carl isle farmer Ruffus S. Gregor died after being strangled during a tobacco chew. He collapsed near a cot where his employer Mrs Raymond Lay found him dead, authorities said.
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Carlisle
Ruffus S. Gregor
Middletown Township
Mra
Raymond Lay
Amherst Women Elect Officers and Christmas Program Notes
The December meeting of the Women's Benefit Association re-elected and installed officers led by President Mrs. H A Monger. A social hour followed with a Hearts game. attendees included Mrs. Hollingsworth and Mrs. Roemer. Upcoming programs across local churches include a Christmas sermon series and cantata performances.
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Amherst
Women‘s Benefit Association
H. A. Monger
Main Street
Charles Sabiers
Ella Jaeger
J.B. Avery
Lucy Roemer
George Hollingsworth
Gust Torne
Sargeant
W. Grugel
Adam Schroeder
Julia Boughton
L. Roemer
L. J. Henes
J. B. Avery
L. J. Heney
A. H. Fullmer
Charles Sablers
Nativity Pageant At School Christmas Service
Friday morning chapel combined as a Christmas service. Rev F E Eastman read the Scripture Christmas story and led in prayer. Miss Hope McCliffin performed a violin solo. A pageant Adoration of the Kings and the Shepherds directed by Margaret Rice and Dorothy Jones portrayed the nativity and was arranged by Mildred Emily Cook. Cast included Joseph Harry Powers Mary Donna Pumphrey Kings Milton Schieferstein Elmer Cook Robert Hall shepherds Morris Catron Alex Burnett Howard Lang Earl Sabier Angels and chorus from the Glee Club. Miss Jones sang eight solos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Eastman
Hope McClifflin
Margaret Rice
Dorothy Jones
Mildred Emily Cook
Joseph
Harry Powers
Mary
Donna Pumphrey
Milton Schieferstein
Elmer Cook
Robert Hall
Shepherds
Morris Catron
Alex Burnett
Howard Lang
Earl Sabiers
Angels
Glee Club
Miss Jones
Christmas Services Across Churches With Music and Talks
Christmas services will be held in various churches featuring special music and talks appropriate for the occasion.
Legion Post collects toys for needy children at Christmas
The Elmer Johnson Post No. 118 met Friday to discuss Christmas toy distribution for needy children. Toys will be handed out Monday, and those with names to receive toys should submit them tonight. A toy shop benefit game is set for next Friday between Amherst Hardwares and the Chile Celtics of Akron at the school gym. A state headquarters letter urged ex servicemen to ignore propaganda about a January bonus march. The Legion clarifies no Legionnaire in the toy shop is paid. paid workers are appointed through the Elyria relief office.
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Elmer Johnson Post No. 118
American Legion
Amherst Hardwares
Chile Celtics
Akron
Washington
Legion
Elyria
Amherst ministers plan bell ring for Christmas dawn
At a Friday morning Amherst Ministerial Association meeting plans were laid to ring all community church bells at eight o clock for three minutes to usher in Christmas.
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Amherst Ministerial Association
Christmas Party of Good Deeds Club Hosted by Yentzers
The Good Deeds Club of the Congregational church held a Christmas party at Mrs. Clair Yentzer’s Cleveland avenue home Friday evening with Miss Ruth Yentzer as hostess. After a brief business session, the "hearts" game awarded first honors to Miss Anna.
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Good Deeds Club
The
Congregational Church
Clair Yentzer
Cleveland Avenue
Ruth Yentzer
Anna
Christmas gathering at the Robertson home noted
An exchange of gifts was held around a lit Christmas tree with dainty refreshments served to a group including Mrs Earl Schaeffer Mrs Wesley Smith Mrs Harry Hutton Mrs Earl Rockwood Mrs Harold Kunkel Mrs Clair Yentzer Miss Anna Robertson and Miss Helen Eastman.
Amherst Club Dance At Eagles Hall Tonight
Amherst Athletic Club hosts a dance at the Eagles Hall with music by Harry Jantz and his orchestra. Amherst Hi basketball faces Elyria High at home tonight. A Christmas program is set for Sunday at the Town Hall featuring a miscellaneous program.
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Amherst Athletic Club
Eagles Hall
Harry Jantz
Amherst Hi
Elyria High School
Town Hall
Concordia Club Christmas Party at St Pauls Church
The Concordia Club held a Christmas party at St. Pauls Lutheran church parlors Friday evening with games contests and an exchange of gifts. Later refreshments were served.
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Concordia Club
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Bridge Club Christmas Party At Mrs Kreeger Home
Thursday evening Bridge Club members held a Christmas party at Mrs Albert Kreeger's home in E Martinstreet. Highest score went to Mrs William Schaeffer, followed by Mrs John Michael and Miss Libby Gerlach. A lunch was served to twelve at small tables and gifts were exchanged around a decorated Christmas tree.
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Albert Kreeger
E. Martinstret
William Schaeffer
John Michael
Libby Gerlach
Vincent Nally
H. G. Battenhouse
Henry Raesler
Legion Aux Christmas Party Highlights South Amherst
The South Legion Auxiliary held its annual Christmas party in South Amherst last evening featuring card games and a gift exchange followed by refreshments. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Nally, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Springer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Reinhardt, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Young and daughter, Crete, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ruth and family, Mrs. Rose Plate, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bierman and sons. Lorain callers Mr. and Mrs. J. Sabiers were seen on Friday.
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South Legion Auxiliary
South Amherst
A. F. Nally
Carl Springer
Ralph Reinhardt
Clayton Young
Crete
Harry Ruth
Rose Plate
J. R. Bierman
J. Sabiers
Eagles Plan Christmas Party At Eagle Hall
The local Eagles host a Christmas party for members and children at Eagle Hall on Sunday afternoon. A program and Santa Claus are features. A good attendance is hoped for.
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Eagles
Eagle Hall
Santa Claus
Funeral rites set for Lena Slumska 71
Funeral services for Mrs Lena Slumska 71 who died Friday morning will be held at her late home at 1 30 p m Monday and at 2 p m from St Peter's Evangelical church with Rev C E Schmidt officiating Burial will be in Cleveland street cemetery A L Hall of Lakewood was an Amherst visitor Friday Mrs Robert Lee of Oberlin was an Amherst visitor Thursday evening H A Willams was an Lorain visitor Friday afternoon
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Lena Slumska
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
C. E. Schmidt
Cleveland Street
A. L. Hall
Lakewood
Amherst
Robert Lee
Oberlin
H. A. Willams
Lorain
Court assigns harsher sentences to men in decoy case
In Common Pleas Court Judge Arthur W. Doyle ruled on a hold up case where women aged 20 and 19 were sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years probation for luring a man to be attacked and robbed of 665 dollars while male accomplices received prison terms from one to fifteen years and up to twenty five years.
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Arrono
Common Pleas
Arthur W. Doyle
Margaret Lower
Helen Queeden
Louis Abrams
Ohio
George Gandt
Cleveland
Elbert Genare
Mansfield Reformatory
Marilyn Rudy Birthday Party in South Amherst
Marilyn Rudy celebrated her eighth birthday at her home in South Amherst on Thursday afternoon. Aunt Merton Bailey hosted sixteen children with games and contests and a refreshment course. Guests included Marilyn Rudy Phyllis Powers Madge Ernst Joanne Witt Thelma Mathas Francis Mathas Roberta McCord Arlene Flowers Harold Allsop Howard Leonard Theodore Heinzerling Wayne Slack Mary Lou Rudy Teddy Rudy Justine Schroeder from Elyria and Mrs Paul Rudy. The event included a short business meeting a social hour and a Christmas gift exchange.
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South Amherst
Marilyn Rudy
Merton Bailey
Marilyn
Phyllis Powers
Madge Ernst
Joanne
Betty Witt
Thelma
Francis Mathas
Roberta McCord
Arlene Flowers
Harold Allsop
Howard Leonard
Theodore Wheinzerling
Wayne Slack
Mary Lou
Teddy Rudy
Justine Schroeder
Elyria
Paul Rudy
Christmas Programs by South Amherst Churches
South Amherst churches prepare varied programs for Christmas events. The Congregational program is Sunday evening at 7 30 at the church, and the Methodist and St John s will hold Monday evening at 7 30 at their respective churches. The public is invited.
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South Amherst
Methodist
St. John's
Nativity Church Choir Hosts Christmas Party
Mrs. Charles Corbett who directs the Nativity church choir entertained choir members with a Christmas party in the church parlors Thursday evening. A social time was enjoyed and refreshments were served.
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Charles Corbett
the Nativity Church
Reinhart Move Prompts Local Residency Change
Mr and Mrs Conrad Reinhart relocate from East Main to Cleveland for work. Mr and Mrs W H Hendershodt rent the Reinhart residence.
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Conrad Reinhart
East Main Street
Cleveland
Mr. Reinhart
W. H. Hendershodt
Reinhart
Christmas Programs At Local School In Holiday Break
Christmas programs and entertainments were held in different rooms of the local school on Friday. The school closed for Christmas vacation and will remain closed until Wednesday January 2.
Ladies Circle Meets at Nativity Church Parlor
Twenty two members of the Ladies Circle gathered in the parlors of Nativity Church on Thursday for a social and planning session.
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the Nativity Church
Church Schedules and Pastors Listed for Local Parishes
St Johns Evangelical led by Rev C E Schmidt holds Sunday School at 1:00 and Public Worship at 2:00. Catholic Nativity Church has Rev R J Steiger as pastor. Masses at 8:00 and 10:00 A M. Methodist Church under Rev R C Jenson has Morning Worship at 9:45 and Sunday School at 11:00. Congregational led by Rev David Davids offers Sunday School at 9:45 and Morning Worship at 10:45.
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St. John’s Evangelical
C. E. Schmidt
Catholic—Nativity Church
R. J. Steiger
Christmas celebrations at C. E. Ward Company
New London Ohio workers and families enjoyed a theatre party, a pot luck dinner, and a large tree gift exchange at the C. E. Ward Company plant. Santa distributed gifts and workers from office to factory participated in the festivities as company officials honored their staff. The firm, a major maker of caps gowns and lodge paraphernalia, cited 1964 sales as unprecedented.
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New London
C. E. Ward Company
Santa Claus
G. E. Ward Company
Christmas Services to Be Held at First M E Church
Two Christmas services of unusual interest will be presented at the First Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday December 23. The first combines both church and Sunday school activities into a single program to celebrate the holiday.
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M. E
Christmas Program to Open With Antiphonal Choir Anthem
School services begin at 10 45 a m with both junior and senior choirs performing Hark What Mean Those Holy Voices. The rest of the program features hymns, recitations, solos by named students, a Christmas drama One Christmas Eve, and a white-vested senior choir with guest artists performing Candlelight processional and carols.
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Ashford
Marian Brown
Norma Bailey
Santa
Glen Richards
Virginia Bailey
Santa Claus
Harold Kirk
Birdelle Griffin
Alice Ward
H. R. Culbertson
S. R. Lawrence
Gerald Fonden
Christine Giles Bingham
C. E. Ward Company
Matthews
Violet Fink Lawrence
Foster
Wilson
Christmas Music Program Recital Highlights and Cast
A church concert list features male and female solos and duets including We have seen Him and Calm on the Listening Ear of Night with Virginia White, The Little Old Manger with Wilson, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear with Joan McMillan, A Christmas Lullaby by a ladies quartet, Christmas Pastoral offertory, In Bethlehem Town with Miss Ma rie Triplett on violin, There Were Shepherds antiphonal anthem, and March of the Wise Men postlude, led by Rev C R Barr.
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Serena
Ashford
Virginia White
Old Manger
Wilson
Richard McClellan
G. A. Barrett
Sullivan
Joan McMillan
Wise Men
Hosmer
Violet Fink Lawrence
Ridgeville Residents Move After Illnes at Memorial Hospital
Peter Smith who was ill at Memorial Hospital Elyria has been dismissed and is now at his son LeRoy Smiths home in Elyria. Mrs William Thewes and family of Lakewood spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Leo Pszenitzky. Marilyn Dechant daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Dechant ill with pneumonia. Fred Fisher in coma for several days with limited hope for recovery due to age and complications.
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Peter Smith
Memorial Hospital
Elyria
LeRoy Smith
William Thewes and Family
Lakewood
Leo Pszenitzky
Marilyn Dechant
Lawrence Dechant
Fred Fisher
Teen shoots at pistol reflection to end his life
Ottie Plumley, 16, wounded at General Hospital in Cincinnati, said life is hard and attempted self harm by firing at a reflected pistol image in a mirror. He claimed a wrist twist and mirror aim caused the chest wound, which he says was for personal safety. He is recovering.
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Cincinnati
General Hospital
Ottie Plumley
Open Sunday at Paul Wainwright's Greenhouse Display
Visit the Greenhouse Sunday at 128 Courtland St to view a display of plants before Christmas gift shipments. Paul Wainwright's Greenhouse invites visitors with the phone number 2727 for more information.
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Paul Wainwright
Courtland St
Neighbor Discovers Rarest 19th Century Stamp Block
A stamp collector neighbor struggled to separate perforated stamps and acquired the top two rows forming a block of 20. The remaining 30 stamps had been cut singly and mailed. Most imperforate stamps of this issue are horizontal, making this block potentially one of the rarest 19th Century commemoratives.
Stamps expanded as offices order more Mt Rainier Yosemite issues
Rice's Weekly Postal News reports the Bureau of Engraving and Printing will add imperforate panes of the Kent Yosemite stamps and three cent Mt Rainier. An extra 6000? and 200000 more sheets of the 1 cent will raise totals to 600 and 200000, with 500000 for Recent orders. Collectors anticipate new shades. Mt Rainier sheets with plate number 21332 are scarce to locate.
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Rice
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Kent Yosemite
Mt. Rainier
Stamps Found in Boston Size 50 Wisconsin Commemorative
A top plate block of 50 Wisconsin commemorative imperf. stamps, vertically aligned, was found in Boston and is now with Sterling Stamp Company at 44 School Street. The sheet was later sold to a Boston business office where a young mail clerk reported the incident.
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Wisconsin
Boston
Sterling Stamp Company
School St
Mass
Local Stamp Clubs Meet on Saturdays and Evenings
The Elyria Y M C A Junior Stamp Club gathers each Saturday morning under Robert Fredericks. The Oberlin Collectors Club meets the second and fourth Friday evenings monthly at Oberlin Town Hall. The Sandusky Stamp Club convenes the first and third Monday evenings at the Hote Reiger.
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Elyria Y. M. C. A
Robert Fredericks
Oberlin Collectors Club
Oberlin Town Hall
Sandusky
Stamp Club
Hote Reiger
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June Robles
Tucson
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Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
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Istambul
Turkey
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Gary, Inc
Alamo Battle
Ducks Choice
B. A. Jenne
Chronicle-Telegram
Central Book Store
Church St
Methodist Church
St. Peter's Evangelical Reformed Church
Bible School
Amherst Union Choir
Wolcott
R. H. Hearn
First Evangelical Church
C. Austin Miles
Homer Rickel
Ruth Zilch
Doris Gaehr
Rickel
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Bosse
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Legion Aux
Walter Krueck
Peter Hister
Society
Chronicle- Telegram
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Ridgeville
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Pistol
FI Porrays
Gotteried
Wilhelm Leibnitz
Newton
Academy OF Sciences OF Berlin
PM Teeis
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