Christmas Eve on Houseboat Row Amid River Squalor
Christmas Eve finds residents of Houseboat Row preparing for the holiday in varied ways. Luke Conners runs a floating bar while his daughter Nightingale loves Vincent Roche who lives in a hilltop mansion. At the True Faith Mission evangelist Big Adam works as Peter, a pneumonia-stricken child, lies in bed with parents Tom and Ann Hannigan watching over him as others on the Row drift toward festivity yet feel the strain of hardship.
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Tom
Ann Hannigan
Peter
Ann
Christmas Notes from Spencer and Nearby Towns
Christmas is celebrated with visitors and relatives across Spencer Ohio and nearby areas. Families hosting include Mr and Mrs Walter Howe and various relatives in Chatham and Oberlin, with guests from Cleveland, Elyria, Wellington, and Akron. Many families report Christmas Day gatherings, and the Spencer school closes for vacation after a December program.
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Spencer
Dee
Nora Eglin
Walter Howe
Childion
Lloyd Lichles
Can Glenn
Sterm
Clifton
Chatham
Ray Eelen
Llake
Wes Charles Ning
Cleveland
Sprent
Welson
EF. Fuller
Ray Badivy
Oberlin
Istler
Joel
Pochard Aldrich
Elyria
Christmas Day Socials Span Families Across Town
Wellington Dr Grose and Karl Grose families joined relatives including Mrs Clayton Canfield in Deerfield O and Mr and Mrs Fred Gray of here Key with others in Spencer Norwalk and Pittsburgh. Local recitations songs and exercises featured in a church New Year Eve watch party at the M E church from 9 to 12 sharp.
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Ik. If. Grose
Karl Grose
Airs
Clayton Canfield
Deerfield
Fred Gray
Here
Key
Als
John Koontz
Spencer
Aly
Jack Larry
Norwalk
Keith Arnold
Pittsburgh
County debate round two yields Spencer wins three of four
The second county debate was held Wednesday afternoon. Spencer affirmative beat Chatham and also defeated Chatham affirmatives, placing Spencer among six county schools with three wins from four debates. no school achieved four. Local attendees included Judge Denton, Rev Schott, Mr Rollin, Mrs Grace Caves visiting from Akron, Paul Woods of Shreve, and residents of Liberty Street.
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Chatham
Denton
Medina
Schott
Litchffield
Rollin
Lod
Grace Caves
Akron
Lon Rush
Susie Ream
Paul Woods
Shreve
Clara Woods
Seth Nichols
Liberty Street
Frank Wallam
Milton Wolf
Mary Sooy
Pearl Root
Cleveland
Jennie Johnson
John Johnson
Harold Miller
Rittman
Frank Miller
Christmas Program and Services at Christ Reformed Orrville Ohio
Reverend Koontz outlines Sunday services at Christ Reformed Orrville with morning worship and evening pageant The Epworth League hosted carol singing on Christmas Eve and the M church staged a Christmas program with many participants including Jack Alison and young members presenting carols and recitations The program drew over 30 attendees and featured an assortment of music and readings by children and choir members
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Church School
V. Cohagen
Epworth League
Philathea Sunday School
Christ Reformed Church
Orrville, Ohio
Fred Miller
M. Or
Santa Claus
Jack Alison
John Jrendricks
Helen Robinson
Charlene Firestone
Robert MceVider
Junior Jackson
Janette Kime
Brooks Receives Suspended Fine After Arraignment
Brooks was assessed court costs and given a suspended fine of five dollars when arraigned before May or W. H. Vanoster this morning on a charge of intoxication.
Nova Christmas Social Honors Local Residents
On Wednesday evening a party in Nova honored Mr and Mrs L Van Kranken and daughter Irma Milton Scargrough and several others from Nova Greenwich and WoonsRotville for a six of cloth donner and a entre party. The Nova Women’s Missionary Society met with Rev and Mrs Laushter Thursday. Annie Lenz urged the meeting to send money for the Babies Milk Fund to Miss Nora Vesper in Sierra Leone West Africa The program led by Mrs Cary Sherrer featured carols and a theme Good Tidings to All People.
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van Kranken
Irma
Milton Scargcrough
Ruth Koper
Mabel Zimmerman
C. J. Marquette
Wielen
Rf. A. Fievery
Hubert Deulitt
Greenwich
Ronald Dove
Woonroeville
LG van Vienken
Rooa
Irs Sooneydyo
Nova Pnited Bictaren
Laushter
Annie Lenz
Nora Vesper
Sierre Leone
West Africa
Cary Sherrer
Birthday and wedding notices in a small town
Rev Slaughter closed the meeting with remarks after which refreshments were served by the hostess. Mrs Ernest Biddinger was surprised to find friends gathering to wish her a happy birthday. A noon dinner featured a birthday cake baked by Velma. Saturday a wedding united the youngest Biddinger daughter to Lawrence Painter with Rev R Jo Norris officiating. The gown was midnight blue silk crepe with blue and white accessories and pink roses and sweet peas. A two course dinner followed the ceremony with a pink and white color scheme and a decorated cake. Attendees included numerous relatives and townsfolk from Nova and Columbus. New Zealand's soil is very fertile.
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Ernest Biddinger
Milan Detrow
Ashland
Eva Windisch
Barberton
Gaylord Bowerlze
Nova
Ralph
Paul
Marcella Riddinger
Velma
H. W. Biddinger
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F.C. Painter
R Jo Norrins
Stanley Mead
Satry
Alfred Wehner Trev
Norris
Eoc Pamir
Thasese Thelma Corbett
Wre Warold Painter
Alestus Beeler
Columbus
Women to Bowl Toledo Tournament Draws Eight States
Feminine bowlers from eight states compete in the 1936 Women's Central States bowling tournament in Toledo over two weekends February 15 and 24. Teams travel from New York Pennsylvania Illinois Michigan Indiana Kentucky West Virginia and Ohio to contest the event.
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Toledo
New York
Pennsylvania
Illnois
Michigan
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio
Monstrosity Market Touts Oddities of Ancient Rome
In ancient Rome a notorious market displayed humans described as dwarfs and people of abnormal shape and figure, bought and sold as curiosities, reflecting the era’s brutal entertainment and social attitudes toward disability and difference.
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Imperial
Rome
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