Local Notes From Rocky Ford Area Include VacationsVisits
A Walton of names and towns fill this patch of social notes. Louisa Garbe and Mary Ross spent time at home while Mary Garbe hosted Mary Garbe’s visitors. Families from Bromley Kentucky and Ge rnon Illinois dropped by for Sundays. The community offers sympathy on the death of Margaret Gardner and mentions U B Picnic in Owensville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Ford
Taphorn
Louisa Garbe
City
Mary Ross
Wilmington
John Braun
Charles Braun
George Coers
Bromley
James Leming
Gernon
Mary Garbe
Elmer Miller
Laura
Sherman Deen
Ed. Ross
U. B
Owensville
Local Social Rounds Feature Neighbor Visits and Banked News
Winchester Indiana and nearby towns share a spirited weekly social: Ben Kelley and family visit the Kelly farm. guests include Ft Thomas Ky visitors, Coney Island trips, Zoo opera with Amelia and Latonia connections, and church group gatherings. Mutual guests hail from Madisonville to Nashville, with travel to Annapolis and Cincinnati. Community notices cover bands, picnics, bridge events, and family visits, plus illness and bereavement notices and upcoming church events and outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Kelley
Winchester
Indiana
Dye
City
Kelly Farm
Offutt
Tervill
J. L. Thompson
Ft. Thomas
Chas. Freemeyer
Coney Island
J. R. Carlisle
Carl Slye
Amelia
Helen Rose Gates
Ashland
Bertha Gates
Gunter
Alice tJune
Madisonville
Johanmas
Henry Haase
Chas. Houser
Philatheas
Chilt Teegarden
Theo, Bolander
R. Bovander
Brown Courty
Robert Hill
Birmingham
Ala
Will Hill
Lurry
Neighborhood News Briefs From Mt Holly And Maple Grove
Community notices from Mt Holly and Maple Grove detail visits, illnesses, and social gatherings. Families like Bornhorns in Ft Mitchell, Roses in Cincinnati, and Slades in bed with lumbago are noted alongside church group events, visits to Akron relatives, and local dinn ers.
Social visits and family gatherings in Glen Este area
Mr and Mrs Joe Sturm and others spent Sunday with the Avey family at their camp. Birthday surprise for Philip Sperry last Thursday. Charlot Norton and Francis Buchanan visited Sue Smythe Sunday night. Feiertags and DeBrunners shared a six o'clock dinner with Jerome Feiertag’s Hyde Park family. Several callers including George Nederman Louise Philips and Agnes DeBrunner visited the Sperys. Kettlers, Smythes, and others were Batavia callers. Royal Smythe and daughter Helen Louise plus H B Smythe and Sue Smythe spent Friday with the Aveys. Mrs Ervin visiting Earl’s family in Batavia. Edith Nagel and Walter Black visited Sue Smythe. Marvin McGuire called on Mrs Will Hiltman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Este
Joe Sturm
Chester Bell
Sue Smythe
Ervin Avey
Philip Sperry
Charlot Norton
Francis Buchanan
Mt. Washington
Joe Feiertag
Agnes DeBrunner
Jerome Feiertag
Hyde Park
George Nederman
Louise Philips
Cincinnati
Brown
Isabelle
Gordon Feiertag
Philip Spery
Fred Kettler
Batavia
Royal Smythe
Helen Louise
H. B. Smythe
Mystery Solved Ragland Son Found After Vanishing
Lawrence Ragland, once missing for two years, contacted his father from Indianapolis Indiana. He said he had been ill in South America while employed by General Electric and now plans to move to Alaska with his wife, offering no prior notice to his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Ragland
Ed Ragland
East Fork Road
Indianapolis
Ind
Young Ragland
South America
General Electric Co
Alaska
Old Orchard Thrives Under Grass Mulch System
Orchardists visiting the Experiment Station on Orchard Day August 19 can see trees grown under a grass mulch for 34 years. The fortieth year trees show vigor and drought resistance. historic yields over 22 years include Transparent 12, Northern Spy 14, Baldwin 14.6, Jonathan 15.2, Rome Beauty 17.4 and Rhode Island Greening 18.8 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Ellenwood
Department of Horticulture
Ohio Experiment Station
Transparent
Northern Spy
Baldwin
Jonathan
Rome Beauty
Rhode Island
First Wedding at Grant Memorial M E Church
The first marriage at the Grant Memorial M E Church in Pt Pleasant was held Saturday afternoon at 2 45 pm officiated by Rev R B Budd. Miss Hilda Oser of Moscow and A K Palm of Cincinnati were the principals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Memorial M. E. Church
Pt. Pleasant
Hilda Oser
Moscow
A. K. Palm
Cincinnati
R. B. Budd
Ing
Benjamin Franklin A Modernist Who Shaped an Era
The Asbury Park Evening Press argues Franklin’s enduring fame rests not on inventions but on his humanity magnetism and forward thinking. He is labeled the first civilized public man in America and a multi skilled modernist who remained neither reactionary nor radical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
America
Asbury Park
N. J
Evening Press
Horace Greeley’s Test for a Young Reporter
A tale recalls Horace Greeley meeting a brash youth who proposed radical edits. Greeley praised the reporter’s skill and challenged him to return at forty five with a family and property, to see if his views endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Greeley
Greeley
Holiness Church Movement Grows in Southern California
In 1880 three clergymen led a tour preaching repentance and justification by faith with sanctification as a subsequent experience. Bands formed as Holiness Band members remained in their churches, and by 1896 the movement expanded, acquiring property and incorporating under California law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holiness Church
Hardin Wallace
James Singer
Methodist Episcopal Church
Henry Ashcroft
Free Methodist Church
California
Holiness Band
Relics Found in Palestine Near Nablus Unearth Roman Remains
Archaeologists uncovered ancient Israelite and Herodian era remains in central Palestine near Sebastia near Nablus. A Roman era water channel leading to the village, well preserved, was found along with a Roman mausoleum north of the village containing stone coffins. Stone walls with hinged doors secured two-room complex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Sabastieth
Nablus
Antipatrius
Translation Challenged by Odd English Example
A Florida reader sends a brief exercise in unusual English after a note on obscure dictionary terms. The passage mocks formal phrasing and shows a liberal mix of uncommon words used with casual tone for humorous effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Boston Transcript
Equality Banters Over Wealth In Dr Johnson Tale
In a Victorian anecdote, Dr Johnson wooed Mrs Porter revealing his humble birth lack of money and an uncle who was hanged. Mrs Porter retorts she too has little money but boasts fifty relatives who deserve hanging showing quick wit and social humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Porter
Alee
Value Your Abilities and Earn Respect, Says Grit
The quotation notes that self belief drives others to judge you by your own estimate and warns against belittling personal achievements. It argues that true capability is proven by effort and results, encouraging steady self-improvement.
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Nicholsville
Margaret Gardner
Christ Hospital
Eddie Lipka
Harvey McQuire
Ella McQuire
Fujii
A. D. Harrison
Bolte
Schorr
McComas
Williamsburg
The
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
John Lytle
C. P. Jones
Anna Mathews
Hart
Clarence Long
Lowell Atkins
Edwin Burke
Nashville
Tenn
T. G. Foster
Presbyterian Church
M. E. Church
Star Lake
Charlie Johnson
George Lester
Latonia
Belle Holden
Grace Stevens
Hamilton
John
Morris D. Rice
Osborn
John Jr
Clarence Stewart
Rev Huecker
Zoo
E. McMillen
Lancaster
Harry Frazier
Richmond
B. Walker
Lou Ferree
Wauneta
Nebraska
Olive Behymer
Ruth Blaine
Alice May Hutson
Flora
Bobby
Annapolis
Ben Kelly
Hendrickson
Carlos Hutson
Harriet Epply
Anna Sanders
Fiieberg
Hitchcock
Amelia H
Wallace
Ada Hppert
Locust Corner
Ann Dillon
St. Louis
L. F. Mattox
Dorothy Glover
Bridge Club
Charles O. Kearns
Little Morris Hicks
J. R. Hicks
Trenton
N.J
Mary Lee Houser
Tullis
Louisville
Rev. G. Hazelwood
Presbyterian Aid
Lippert
Ladies Helping Circle
Binning
Elmer Bly
Mr. Bornhorn
Ft. Mitchell
MT. Holly
Page Davison
Akron
Susan Liston
C. J. Swing
Hkdna
Bethel
Cleveland
J. P. Cody
C. Wolf
Olin Fagin’s
Belle Fallon
Mildred Carter
Bama
Stanley Moore
A. Parks
Robert Hening
Evylin Boles
Stella Lytle
Grace Lytle
Washington State
Mary Bisantz
Oti Liston
Mildred Lytle
Frank Hill
Ella Nolan
Moreland
Mary Klose
Maple Grove
G. C. Jones
Burdsall Chapel
Golda K. Jones
Lucille
Helen Jones
Marathon
Walter Steward
Mildred White
Mt. Crab
Alven Ansteadt
C. Slye
Lily Knight
Burdsall
Will Jones
Gus Hulick
Lindale
Busy Bee Club
Walter Dolan
Ernest Leeds
Myrl
Jack Clark
Columbus
Tommy McDyer
Newport
Emma
Ralph Rhinehart
Rose Hayes
Norman Coombs
Coombs
Virgil Lindsey
Rose McDulin
Crede Calloway
Fennel Kennedy
Kentucky
Viola ‘Wilson
Edgar
and Mirs
Claude Hauser
Georgia Larkin
Fannie Hauser
Hamlet
Nellie Roebuck
West Union
Mildred Williams
Newtown
Frank Figgins
Mary Ellen Howard
Clermont
Universal Association of Beauty Questers
British Broadcasting Corporation
M. W
Jane
Boston ‘Transcript
Arthur Lockett
Shavington
England
Crewe Station
Lockett
John B. Rapp
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