Local Families Share News From Surrounding Towns
Mrs. Marquite Freeze visits her mother Mrs. Doty. Ford family moved into new home bought from Joe McClain. Brumagen hosts Beth2 friends for cards Saturday night. Ryland of Tucson and Mrs. Hitch of Norwood visit Amelia and Hamlet. R. family attends sister’s funeral in city. Carrol Hauch and family move to Chas Houser’s farm. Mayhew family in Perk farm home. O’Connor family spend summer with Mrs. Myers. Townsley family back from Travelers City Michigan. Eppert reunion at Mt. Washington. Cross attend wedding Melvin Heil and Margaret Schneider at Lindale church with reception in New Palestine. Rose Ayer and daughter Pearl attend Ayer Reunion in Summerside. Rev D. T. Howslett visiting. Meyer family reunion at E. C. Meyer’s home. Funeral of Miss Jessie Coulter in Amelia Church drew attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Townsley
Katherine
Travelers’ City
Mich
W. M. Eppert
Edgar Eppert
Eppert
Mt. Washington
J. D. Cross
Melvin Heil
Norwood
Margaret Schneider
New Palestine
Lindale Baptist Church
Lindale
Rose Ayer
Pearl
Ayer
John Philhour
Summerside
D. T. Howslett
Dupont
Ind
Meyer
E. C. Meyer
Jessie Coulter
Amelia Church
Local Social Notes From Bethel Area
Bethel area residents host and visit relatives including Mack and Mrs Fisher of Jackson Ohio visiting Mrs D F Lady and Mrs J M Fitzpatrick hosting Baptist Circle. Families travel to Canada and Cincinnati while visitors arrive from Ripley Xenia and Batesville Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Aultman
Xenia
Joe Liggett
Ripley
W. E. Montgomery
Roy Deel
Bill” Clark
Portsmouth
Louise Harris
Cincinnati
Chas. Paeltz
Olin Maxfield
Jack Ellsberry
Chicago
Louanna Foster
Jean Nicholson
Batesville
Ind
Willowville Social Notes And Local Visits
Willowville residents and guests shared a weekend of visits. Delmar Smith and family called at the Sullivan home Sunday evening. Mrs. Robert Naegle and children were in Cincinnati Saturday. The Wisbys from Bethel hosted relatives Sunday. Taylor Horton had an auto accident Saturday. Mrs. Ed Knapp returned to Louisville after visiting her daughter. Ivy Tyler and daughter visited Vernon McCamas Friday. A Danner and family spent the weekend in Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar Smith
Sullivan
Robert Naegle
Cincinnati
Willard Wisby
Bethel
Taylor Horton
Ed Knapp
Louisville
Ivy Tyler
Vernon McCamas
A. Danner
Local Social Notes From Williamsville and Nearby Areas
Mrs. Matt Shannon and Mrs. Sal lie Keeler visited Mrs. Allen Gaskins of Williamsville on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Ossie Brooks took their eldest daughter Mildred to the hospital for tonsil and adenoid operations. A son named Jimmie was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bottoms. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Foltz and daughter June spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Keeler. Dr. Adams and family of Newtown called on Aunt Mrs. Anna K. Davis of Wildwood Crest last week. Mrs. Daniel Keeler attended the wedding of Mr. Melvin Hile and Miss Margaret Snider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Shannon
Sallie Keeler
Allen Gaskins
Williamsville
Ossie’ Brooks
Mildred
Clarence Bottoms
Jimmie
Leonard Foltz
June
Dan Keeler
Adams
Newtown
Anna K. Davis
Wildwood Crest
Daniel Keeler
Melvin Hile
Norwood
Margaret Snider
New Palestine
Belfast Williams Corner Friends visited ill Mrs Crone
Friends of Mrs Geo Crone now ill at her Milford home were joined by relatives from Staunton Clifton Cincinnati Hyde Park East and Owensville and Norwood for a Sunday visit and dinner. Local hosts included Herbert McCormick and family and Mrs Joseph Stuart with others stopping by through the week. Mildred Ann and Billy Bulow McCormick visited cousins Marion and Tommy Boyd in Hyde Park East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast-Williams’ Corner
Geo. Crone
Here
Milford
Chas. Dixon
Nita
Staunton
Harold Owens
Ruth Dixon
Clifton
Herbert McCormick
Dennison
South Vienna
Clarence Boyd
Hyde Park East
Joseph Stuart
Belfast
Val Anstead
Owensville
Mildred Ann
Billy Bulow McCormick
Marion
Tommy Boyd
Local Families Share Sunday Visits Across Town
Mr. Orville Halbisch and family along with Mr. Erion and family from Batavia spent Sunday with Geo. Wenderholdt and family. Mrs. Eunice Hill and daughter Leola of Newtonsville were dinner guests of her son Jake Hill and family and Chas. Seward. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Watson of Troy visited Chas. Seward. Miss Dorothy Hill of Wilmington College spent the weekend at home. Miss Elsie Broth hosted cousins Misses Fredericks and Davis and a Cincinnati schoolmate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Halbisch
Erion
Batavia
Geo. Wenderholdt
Eunice Hill
Leola
Newtonsville
Jake Hill
Chas. Seward
Frank Watson
Troy
Chas. Seward’s
Dorothy Hill
Wilmington College
Elsie Broth
Fredericks
Davis
Cincinnati
Moscow News In Briefs and Local Visits
Delayed schedules noted in Moscow as Mrs E C Buchanan and niece Miss Virginia Thompson visited Mrs Buchanan’s sister and husband in Springfield for two weeks. Notices report the death of Mrs Kate Dick Millar of Cincinnati and mention locals Pearl Mason Ruth Warden Ethel Grimes and others in social visits and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Buchanan
Virginia Thompson
Buchanan
Chester Baldwin
Springfield
Kate Dick Millar
Eastern Ave
Cincinnati
Millar
Walter Dick
Pearl Mason
Ruth Warden
C. G. Pemberton
Ethel Grimes
Moscow
Earl Grimes
Will Irwin
Geo. Groves
Helen Mae Manning
Will Bureau
William
David Morton
Kate Pochard
Wm. Vonheder
Westwood
Howard Juvenile
Oakley
Arthur Prondy
Rob’t
Dayton
Miss Thompson
Local Social Notes from Marathon and Surrounding Towns
Mrs Minnie Roudebush and daughter Ernestine of Franklin visited J R Johnson and wife and T W Needham. Arthur Wise and family of Lynchburg visited Louis Coleman and wife. Cincinnati visitors called on J R Johnson and wife. Mrs Stomet called on Mrs Elizabeth Morgan. G C Steward entertained Harry Warning and sons of Wilmington. Paul Badgley of Madisonville and Marcella Tice of Mt Auburn spent time with Mr and Mrs Robert Genet. Keith McDonough of Goshen visited his mother Emma McDonough. Blanche Needham visiting Carthage. Robert Haverkamp of Mt Auburn spent Thursday with G C Steward and family. John Smith of Cincinnati spent Sunday with his parents. Charles Cochran and son Bobby of Trenton called on Ethel Genet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Roudebush
Ernestine
Franklin
J. R. Johnson
T. W. Needham
Arthur Wise
Lynchburg
Louis Coleman
Geo. Conover
Cincinnati
Stomet
Elizabeth Morgan
G. C. Steward
Harry Warning
Wilmington
Paul Badgley
Madisonville
Marcella Tice
Mt. Auburn
Robert Genet
Walter Wilson
Milford
Laura Morgan
Keith McDonough
Goshen
Emma McDonough
Blanche Needham
Carthage
Robert Haverkamp
G. C. Stewards
John Smith
Harry Smith
Chas. Cochran
Bobby
Trenton
Ethel Genet
Hoarhound Flavor Described From European Plant Roots
The hoarhound plant provides the genuine flavor for candy and cough syrups. A wild or cultivated herb from southern Europe and eastern regions, it is a short bushy plant about a foot tall with hoary leaves and a bitter principle plus a fragrant, volatile oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sirups
Europe
Making Batik Craft Explained For Cloth Design
The process begins with sketching on cloth then layering wax by hand with a thimble sized spouted cup. Dyeing, wax removal, re-waxing and repeating create final patterns. Weeks or months of patient labor produce exquisite cloths often reserved for royalty and court dancers.
Invention of Basketball by James Naismith in 1891
The article recounts James Naismith creating basketball in 1891 at the Springfield Massachusetts YMCA to fill winter sports. It notes the first baskets were peach baskets and the ball used resembled a soccer football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Naismith
Springfield
Mass
Ohio Topography Described by a Watershed Ridge
The piece explains Ohio's unusual topography with a low flat watershed running from the state midwest to the northeast. A farm seven miles west of Mansfield sits on the divide at an elevation where rain from one side drains into the Lake Erie basin and the other into the Ohio River basin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Mansfield
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Vacation Bible School and Disturbing Winds in Mt Holly
The Mt Holly column notes sick residents improving including Mrs. Harry Lytle and Grace Lytle, while Frank Colyer narrowly escaped a hay wagon accident on Olin Fagin's farm after a wind and hail storm. Hotel visitors Dr. F. Hall of Cleveland and Mr. and Mrs. H. McNeily of Bellevue, Kentucky are mentioned alongside relatives in Geneva and Camp Dennison. Marie Henke returned from a western trip including Yellowstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Topie
W. J. Muzzy
Camp Dennison
F. Hall of
Cleveland
Marie Henke
West
Yellowstone Park
Frank Colyer
Douglas
Williamsburg
Harry Lytle
Grace Lytle
Gibson
G. Gibson
Olin Fagin
Scorse
Virgil Wilfert
Tabasco
Delayed Personal News From PT Isabel Area
Mr and Mrs Ray Preston and Wayne visited friends in Norwood last week. Mrs Woodard of North Carolina extends her stay with daughter Mrs E H Rainey. Ray Stairs of Cincinnati called on his parents G A and Mrs Stairs. Edith Beach hosts her cousin Miss Beach and Miss Bevis of Williamsburg. Families and neighbors share visits and a few minor injuries are noted, including Granville Beckelhymer with a broken arm and Poleen Gillian with a dislocated elbow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel
Ray Preston
Wayne
Norwood
Woodard
North Carolina
E. H. Rainey
Ray Stairs
Cincinnati
G. A. Stairs
Jane Smyser
E. A. Swope
Mt. Olive
Edith Beach
Miss Beach
Miss Bevis
Nellie Woodruff
Minnie Hawk
Thelma Brannen
Leona
Thomas Woodruff
Coney Island
Glen Polite
Ft. Thomas, Ky
Ollie Manning
Edward Thompson
H. F. Jobe
Josephine Trees
Wm. Harper
Milford
Eliabeth
Osborn McQuarry
Chester Barger
Louis Woodruff
Community Hosts and Visits Around Rocky Ford
Ed Ross and family visited by Leonard Ansteadt and family of Deerfield last Sunday. Charles Ross and family from New Town joined Albert Ross for a Sunday gathering. Mrs. Mary Wolf and Mrs. Katharine Schwab of Batavia spent the day with Ed Ross and family. Emma Garbe visited Spence Leming and family in Gernon. Mrs. Irene Taphorn was at home here for the day. Mary Ross stayed a few days with relatives in Neville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Ford
Ed Ross
Leonard Ansteadt
Deerfield
Charles Ross
Newtown
Albert Ross
Mary Wolf
Katherine Schwab
Batavia
Emma Garbe
Spence Leming
Gernon
Irene Taphorn
Mary Ross
Neville
Local Social Notes From Lorado and Nearby Towns
Delaneay Kenton Atwood of Lorado visited friends Wednesday evening. The 4 H Club outing occurred at Blanchester Thursday. Helen and Christie Holland returned home after a week with Mr. and Mrs. Kirk of West Chester. Pauline Cochran of Trenton visited Clara Steward. Mrs. Stella Smith called on Mrs. Anna Cramer. Mr. and Mrs. J R Johnson entertained Mrs. Carrie Leeds and daughter Martha of Cincinnati. Miss Louise Garman spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Mary Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Brunk of Cincinnati spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Monjar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaneay Kenton Atwood
Lorado
Blanchester
Helen
Christie Holland
Kirk
West Chester
Pauline Cochran
Trenton
Clara Steward
Stella Smith
Anna Cramer
J. R. Johnson
Carrie Leeds
Martha
Cincinnati
Louise Garman
Mary Jones
Cliff Brunk
John Monjar
Lawn Fete to be Held by P T A Next Saturday Evening
The Parent-Teachers' Association plans a Lawn Fete on school grounds next Saturday evening August 11 with a program by members and refreshments from sales. Community members attend and support the event.
Local Social News Notes From Madisonville Area
Mrs Albert Cameron underwent an operation at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr T Hyser and family and Miss Olive Patterson attended the Legion Picnic at the Children’s Home in Madisonville. Mrs Matt Shannon and Mrs Minnie Nordyke spent Wednesday evening with Mrs Ray Shannon. Mr and Mrs C Adams spent Sunday with their son Lawrence in this little cottage. Mr Stanley Davis of White Oak spent Saturday evening with his mother Mrs Ellen Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Cameron
Good Samaritan Hospital
T. Hyser
Olive Patterson
Legion
Madisonville
Matt Shannon
Minnie Nordyke
Ray Shannon
C. Adams
Lawrence
Stanley Davis
White Oak
Ellen Davis
Pringle and Bennett reunions held at Newtonsville school grounds
Sunday gatherings marked the Pringle and Bennett reunions held at the Newtonsville school grounds. Nearby, the Jordan reunion took place at Woodland Park with many local families in attendance. Miss Mary Lee Metcalf of Deer Park is visiting Mrs. Ben Clemons. Several local residents hosted visitors from Cincinnati Madisonville Fayetteville Oakley Norwood and Hartwell for family and social visits during the week. The older daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Meek died in Dayton and the body was brought home for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pringle and Bennett
Jordan
Woodland Park
Mary Lee Metcalf
Deer Park
Ben Clemons
Floyd
William Lovell
Cincinnati
Clemons
Bert Work
Philip Emery
Lebanon
George Jones
Oakley
Manly Hill
Gus Engel
Madisonville
Nannie Collins
Tom
Lena Lake
Fayetteville
Doris
Jewish Hospital
Mayme Bigam
Beryl
Walter
Milford
Dow Rogers
Alabama
John Meek
Dayton
Irvin Hirshberg
Annabelle Wood
Norwood
Harry Wood
Batavia
Stanley Toennis
Sallie Work
Hartwell
Sunday School Aims for Sept 4 With Renovations Underway
Summerside Mt Carmel reports Sunday School will open on September 4 after building repairs and cleaning. S. S. Superintendent Stanley Pattison notes a program change. A combined meeting of the S. S. and Church Boards is set for Friday the 17th at 8 p.m. Many local residents are mentioned visiting relatives and attending area events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerside
MT. Carmel
S. S
Stanley Pattison
Eunice Pattison
Bethel
Kathryn Snell
Indianapolis
Red-Winged Blackbirds Thrive Across North America
The red-winged blackbird, abundant and widespread, delights bird lovers with its scarlet epaulets and cheerful song. Farmers, however, may view large flocks over freshly planted grain fields as a challenge to crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Desert plants adapt with long sprawling roots
Desert plants show a discrepancy between above ground stunted growth and below ground roots. Above ground stems are short and leaves tiny or replaced by spines while true desert plant roots extend deeply and branch widely in all directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desert
Woman's Building at State Fair to Feature Style sow
Columbus special reports the Ohio State Fair style show and clinic in the Woman's Building running August 27 to September 1. Highlights include dress making demonstrations, a large arts and crafts display from Finland, and extensive knitting exhibits with expert guidance. Many regional paintings from Cleveland Columbus Toledo Cincinnati shows will be showcased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Cleveland
Columbus Art League
Toledo
Men’s Art Club
Women’s Art Club
Cincinnati
Akron
Athens
Dayton
Delaware
Lima
Youngstown
Yellow Springs
Finland
United States
Hold Food Show At State Fair Ohio 84th Opening
For the first time the Ohio State Fair will host a Food Show in Columbus with the 84th fair opening August 27 and running through September 1. Food manufacturers and distributors from across the country have reserved space, and officials believe it will be one of the best shows of its kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State of Ohio
Charles M. Beer
Community News and Death Notice Roundup
Delave Francis Smith left for camp at Camp Knox last Eran Rev. Hotmer was a dinner guest of Walter Smith and wife on Sunday. Visitors in the Frank Meeker home included Joe Muchenheid family of Dayton Clem Grover Layton Brown James Meeker of Miamiville and Ray Meeker. Miss Nellie Wall dies July 29. funeral attended by distant relatives. Jackson School Reunion and Home Coming set for August 19 all day. Mrs Retta Baker of Net ng Soi visiting sister Mrs R B Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delave
Francis Smith
Camp Knox
Hotmer
Walter Smith
Frank Meeker
Joe Muchenheid
Dayton
Clem Grover
Layton Brown
James Meeker
Miamiville
Ray Meeker
Nellie Wall
James Lyon
Curtis Andrews
West Carrollton
Helen Bur
Jackson School
Retta Baker
Net Ng Soi
R. B. Moore
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Willowville
Tobasco
MT. Holly
J. E.le
Clarence Lytle
Geneva
Mt. Moriah
Sears & Roebuck
Dorothy Crellin
Fred Clark
Charley Ludlow
Ernst Laub
Crellin
Roy Ferguson
Mable Springer
Lawrence Keeler
Shannon
Cincinati
Bill Martin
Jane Beckett
Forestville
J. C. Sibey
Henry Allinger
Raymond Shannon
Orenuns
Charles Courter
Laura Rilea
Canton
Ashtabula
J. W
Earl Kincaid
Nancy Kincaid
Ellis Guynn
Albert Day
Wm. Schneider
Mary Estelle
Edna
Billy Schneider
Grange
Farm Bureau
Owensville Fair Grounds
Joe Cameron
Dora Wiggins
Kentucky
Sam Stratton
H. A. Jones
Viola Maddox
Friendship Club
John Rumpke
Fannie Vogt
0. Kettler
Phil Sperry
Rumpke
A. Shannon
Albert Vogt
Lexington
Barnard
Carl Roesiger
Margie Nehus
Mason Springs, Ky
Stew Johnson
Clermont
Owensville, Ohio
Clermont Fair
Coon Chase
Southern Ohio Coon Hunters Assn
John B. Rapp
Batavia, Ohio
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