Williamsburg social notes from area families and visitors
Williamsburg reports show members of Rebekah and the School of Instruction at Amelia. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Fisher of Manchester visiting Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. Frances Johnson and Mrs. McGoy staying over weekend. Other visits include Jas Burger and son with the Currys. White family vacationing in Virginia Beach. Becktold and Johnnie Lee with Velma King in Cincinnati. Foster hosts with Gavin Foster and family. Amiotts visiting from Rising Sun. Chattertons hosting in Chicago. camping at Indian Lake. Becktolds and others visiting Covington Kentucky. Ruby Pierce house party at Loveland. Doris Frazier with Ansteatt in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Rebekah
Amelia
R. H. Fisher
Manchester
C. S. Johnson
Frances Johnson
Helen McGoy
Jas. Burger
Jas
Clarence Curry
Five Mile
N. J. White
Virginia Beach
John Becktold
Johnnie Lee
Velma King
Cincinnati
John Foster
Gavin Foster
Joan
Sabine
Floyd Sommers
Ralph D. Fuhr
Cleve Hose
Springfield
J. B. Amiott
V. E. Chatterton
Chicago
O. Chatterton
Indian Lake
Victor Amiott
Rising Sun
Ind
I. B. Amiott
Emma Becktold
Harley Kidd
Lloyd M. Nair
Ben Kanenberg
Covington
Ruby Pierce
Virginia Stauffer
Loveland
Doris Frazier
Opera attendees and local events anchor community news
Mrs Lena Kearns and Miss Dorothy Glover attended the opera Pinafore at the Zoo. The Bridge Club held a slumber party at the Glovers with prizes won by Lulu and Dorothy Glover. Peggy and Junior Miller had tonsils removed by Dr Scorse at St Marys Hospital last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Kearns
Dorothy Glover
Pinnafore
Zoo
Chas. Tabscott
Dr.Mott
Ashburn
Dr. Scorse
Bridge Club
Glovers
Lulu Glover
Peggy Miller
Junior Miller
St. Marys Hospital
Julia Glover
Verne Hutson
Susan Liston
Christian Chapel
Nellie Kirgan
Lew
Scorse
Edna Winspear
Perins
Tel
Rebekkah Lodge
Epworth League
Lottie Fiscus
Marjorie Turner
Fairy Hutson
Roger Caldwell
Hell Farm
Glen Este
Nine Mile
S. W. Scorse
Amelia
Fayestville
W. J. Tabscott
Blanche Hutson
Veteran’s Hospital
Dayton
Ohio
Charles Dillon
Flora
Will McCaffey
Davis Nurse
Bill Sween
Lesher
Newtonville Social Roundup and Weekend Visits
Neva Graham of Plainville visited her grandparents the Gross nickle. The ice cream festival by the Rebekkah Lodge drew a large crowd. Prayer meetings at Nazarene Church ended with Rev. Shelton and his family planning a move to Macon Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neva Graham
Plainville
Isaac Grossnickle
Harley Steward
Raymond Hollinghead
Winnie May
Lowell
Estey
Elizabeth Pringle
Lebanon
I. Grossnickle
Irwin Flischer
Stanley Pringle
Ethel Mae
John Smith
Ida Pringle
Lillie Washburn
Rebekkah Lodge
Eunice Hill
Liola
Edna Reddick
Sara Ranscher
Allensburg
Estel Pringle
Rosa
Vina Washburn
California
Ohio
Israel Dumford
Amos Shriner
Elza Culbertson
Culbertson
Herbert Williams
A. O. Pickelheimer
Loveland
Shelton
Nazarene Church
Macon
Local Social News From Wigginsville and Nearby
Fred Carver and family spent the past week in the area. Miss Rose Alice Hust has returned from a three week visit with cousins in Mt. Crab. Rev. Phipps preached his farewell at Lakin. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Crouch visited Gee Bee and family. Cotierall family moved into Aunt Lou Milner house. Larkins family attended Clover Church homecoming. Alma Nook and friend Andrew Graft visited Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Nook. O W McCalla entertained guests including Hartwell and Madisonville visitors. Russell Corbin and son were evening callers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Alice” Hust
Mt. Crab
Phipps
Lakin
Owen Crouch
Gee, Bee
Cotierall
Lou Milner
W. L. Gray
Madison Place
George Larkins
Clover Church
Alma Nook
Deaconess Hospital
Andrew Graft
Madisonville
Eddie Jones
Martin
G.P. Nook
O. W. McCalla
Chas. Mason
Shirley Jean
Hartwell
L. O'Neill
Carthage
Russell Corbin and Son
Woodland Fark and Goshen News Roundup
Dayton native John Lair and family spent Sunday with his mother. Milford and nearby towns report church events, picnics, and social visits. Goshen hosts a Monday homecoming, residents move in, and a state fair contest winner. The Washington Bicentennial program at the Presbyterian Church drew crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland
John Lair
Dayton
M. E. Sunday School
Milford
Park
C. L Rosselot
Wilson Pringle
Stanley Conn Ard
Hatter Hall
Frank Judd
Frank Dimmitts
Nazerine Church
Newtonville
Washington
Presbyterian Church
Roy Bingamam
Williamsburg
Mary Ross Returns Home From Studies in Wilmington
Mary Ross has returned home from her studies in Wilmington. Various local residents visited Mary Garble and family Sunday and relatives gathered for a series of social calls. Ed Ross and family toured Mt. Pleasant cemetery and dined with F L Donovan in Neville. The Freemeyer reunion and a clam social at Mrs. Bell Fallows were among other recent social activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ross
Wilmington
Edward Garbe
Milford
Mary Garlie
A Richert
City
Clifford Robinson
Mary Garbe
Young
Hamilton
Albert Meier
Ed Ross
Mt. Pleasant
Chas. Freemeyer
Portland Ind
Henry Hasse
Kentucky
Martha Meyer
Furman
Teegarden
Community Notes Bring News of Reunions and Local Visits
The column lists multiple social events in Laurel and surrounding towns including the Rosselot family reunion at Owensville fair ground and the Mt Holly School reunion. It notes obituaries for Mrs Susan Liston and mentions visits by Rev Will Liston of Chicago after his mother’s death. Other items include bridge gatherings, birthday celebrations, and new arrivals such as a baby girl for Lloyd Lobrer and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cofin
Laurel
E. J. Rosselot
Elizabeth Davis
Perintown
Lloyd Lobrer
L. M. Moler
Mason
Sarah Taylor
J.C. Fetter
Helen West
Louella Burdsall
John
Dayton
Lesley Weise
Evanston
John Hughes Jr
Young
City
Frank Schobert
Sarah Schobert
Raymond Schultz
Mariemont
Velma Ansteattis
Teachers’ Institute
Hamilton County
Edith Gauche
Helen Taylor
Wilmington
Rosselot
Owensville Fair Ground
Susan Liston
Christian Chapel
R. H. McDaniel
Dayton, O
Mt. Holly
Allen Boles
Bert Lytle
Olive Fagin
State Fair
Columbus
Will Liston
Chicago
Miss Ollie
Harry Weakley
Understanding Stereognosis and Its Unclear Nerve Link
The piece explains stereognosis as the ability to identify a solid object by touch. It notes the sense is not well understood and that there is no exact information about which cranial nerve controls it.
Trace Troubled Dreams to Prehistoric Period
Prof. William E. Slaght, after studying sleep for decades, traced common dreams to hereditary or past life experiences. He argued falling dreams stem from monkeys who fell from trees and could not remember crashing, while waking dreams reflect ancient attire and social conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Slaght
Adam
Jack London
Scripture Proves Horse Had Egyptian Awareness
The article cites Genesis and Exodus to claim horses were known to Egyptians from early history. It notes Joseph providing bread for horses during the famine and Jacob’s reference to a horse injuring its heels. It cites Pharaoh's 600 chariots and the Red Sea defeat as evidence of horse use and warfare in ancient Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Jacob
Egypt
Dan
Red Sea
Earliest Periodicals and Their Pioneers
The piece traces the rise of periodicals from 1646 book catalogues to early journals like Journal des Scav ans and Acta Philosophica. It notes 18th century titles such as Tatler Spectator Guardian Examiner and Gentleman's Magazine inspiring Franklin's General Magazine in 1741 and the Pennsylvania Magazine 1775-6 by Aitkin and Paine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal Des Scavans
France
Acta Philosophica
Tatler
The
Spectator
Guardian
Examiner
Gentleman’s Magazine
Benjamin Franklin
General Magazine
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Magazine
Robert Aitkin
Thomas Paine
Origins of Ado How Fuss and Meaning Evolved
The phrase ado meaning fuss appears in early English writing with Thomas Preston around 1561 in King Cambyses before Shakespeare. Ado derives from Middle English at do, the northern form for to do, and later gained fame from Much Ado About Nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Preston
Shakespeare
Cambyses
Moderate pleasures and temperance in all things
The text argues moderation in enjoyment for health and happiness. Excess in honey, flowers, light, and joy leads to choler, headache, blindness, and discontent. Spencer urges balanced use as the least harmful and most contented path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Mystery Car Trip Sparks Theft Suspicion
In early motoring days a family drives 15 miles to lunch then discovers the engine missing. The father voices alarm and the mother asks who could have taken it, revealing a curious mystery amid a rural outing.
Enfield Golf Club Opens To Working Class Members
The Enfield golf club is the most exclusive in England with membership limited to the working classes. Its nine hole course runs 1 180 yards around the village green and features bricklayers painters and shop assistants among its ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Enfield
Apple storage room built for cool air in barn
A 16 by 34 by 10 foot cool air apple storage room is described with hollow cinder block walls, sawdust insulation, and layered doors. Ventilation through floor intakes and ceiling outlet, earth floor currently, humidity via evaporation, cost $156.50 to date, capacity 300–400 baskets, with notes on future lining and pest protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Weaver
Miss Anna Williams Illness News in Belfast Area
The Belfast community notes Miss Anna Williams is critically ill. Visitors include Mrs. Addie Meyer and sister-in-law Mrs. V. Jackson of Cincinnati. Rev C A Dennison of Springfield returned home after visiting her parents Lewis Anstead and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
John Edwards
Portsmouth
Bertha Bishop
Guthrie
Oklahoma
M. L. Motsinger
Norwood
Philip Randall
Fishersburg
Ind
Hall
Charles Dellinger
Los Angeles
Calif
Phoeba Myers
Sallie Haines
Amanda Gibbs
Lebanon
Anna Williams
Addie Meyer
V. Jackson
Cincinnati
C. A. Dennison
Spingfield
Lewis Ansteadt
Mildred Ann McCormick
Lewis Ansteatt
C. D. Boyd
Herbert McCormick
Carrie Alter
Owensville
Russel Hill
Marion
Warden Smyser
Chas, Dellinger
California
F. Dellinger
Carl Wiggins
Milford
Jakie Gross
Walt Snider
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Fred Carver
Wiggonsville
Monterey
L. W. South
Wilbur
Roy Contner
Lida Varney
Loretta Thirey
Reed Wall
Sardina
Dick Reynolds
Mary Christy
Andrew Lohrer
Emma McClure
Linwood
Naomi Snell
Clermont Sun
Herbert Broomhall
Hillsboro
T.W. McCoy
Elizabeth South
J. W. Snell
Harveysburg
Howard Snell
Rocky Ford
Clermont County
American Legion
Kennedy Funeral Home
Bethel, Ohio
Bethel
Mastr Norman
Hayden Carbtree
Lacey Johnson
Mattie Snell
Blanchester
Fred Shields
Baptist Circle
Herbert Parker
Middletown
Alice Parker
Will Smith
Bellingham
E. B. Hancock
Haller
Evans
Flora, Ind
Meyers
Experiment Farm
Belfast
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