Jury Cages and Cases Noted in Knox County Docket
Knox county court records show delay in the Spittie versus Allen case until December 20 due to readiness. Rinehart versus Altenberg began. sale bills, marriage licenses, and real estate transfers listed, with juries failing to reach a verdict in the Rinehart case at 10:50 p.m. Friday. Other items include a will contest against Fannie Burklew, a debts schedule for Robert Monroe, final guardian accounts, and a birth announced for the Tettemers.
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Harry T. Spittie
B. M. Allen
H. H. Greer
Common Pleas
A. A. Stagel
Uitford F
Fannie Burklew
Common Pleas Court
Knox County
Caro
Methodist Church of
Danville
C. M. Hice
Levering
Robert J. Monroe
Second Performance Delights At High School Play
The second performance of the play What Happened to Jones drew a full auditorium. Students delivered excellent acting surpassing Thursday, and the crowd filled chairs beyond the seats. Funds collected supported stage expenses.
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Jones
Kingman Council Sets Spring Reunion and Degree
Kingman council No 78, Royal and Select Masters, plans a spring reunion and will confer the Superexcellent Master’s degree in tall form. A March date is expected with about 120 candidates anticipated. William R. Hookway named L B Rawlinson chair of the spring reunion committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinsman Council
Holt
Turiee Trustriots
William R. Hookway
Rawlinson
Meeting of South Vernon W C U held with ten present
South Vernon W C U met last Tuesday with Mrs Mayd Crouthern Columbus road in the chair and ten members present. The gathering opened with Law Enforcement, devotionals by Mrs Spangler who read Proverbs 31. Reports of officers were read. Eighteen of thirty five members attended the thanksgiving service in the chapel. Delegates fares paid with Mrs Spangler and Mrs Davis covering theirs. During the month fifty calendars were sold and purchased, thirty two calls made on the sick and five hospital calls. Literature on hand for prisoners benefit noted. It was decided to send Christmas remembrance to soldiers at a local hospital and aid other causes. Benediction by Mrs Spangler. Adjourned to meet with Mrs Porter in January.
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South Vernon
South Vernon W. C
Mayd Crouthern
Columbus Road
Spangler
Davis
Union
Porter
Buckeye City social notes and local events
Miss Rhoda Amnon and Miss Béatrice Tuinstra visited Buckeye City relatives while Harriett Workman and Grace Purcell joined family in Buckeye City. Darwin Scott, Thomas Scholer and R J Winterringer linked to nearby towns. American Legion cabaret dance drew large crowd. hospital transfers noted for A Robinson and Mrs Isaiah Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda Amnon
Columbus
Buckeye City
Minnie Hays
Gambler
Béatrice Tuinstra
Daggett, Mich
Misa Ce Purcell
Harriett Workman
Banks
M. L. Winterringer
Grace Purcell
Helen and
Lucile Purcell
Mt. Vernon
Thomas Scholer
R. J. Winterringer
Stevetana
Mra
J. C. Winterringer
American Legion
Parrish Hall
Hotter
Notice of Lien Sale for Draft Colt
Notice states on Friday December 24 1920 at 2:09 PM a lien sale will occur at the seller's residence to cover pasture and feed bills. The description references a two year old draft colt and related property details.
Christinad mit Chiliren
A provocative piece imagines a world without Christmas children and the impact on stockings, toys, and family rituals. It laments a loss of child-centered customs while noting the ongoing presence of many children and the enduring importance of festive traditions.
Obsolete Plum Pottage Rival to English Plum Pudding
The piece recounts how plum pottage or porridge, a beef or mutton broth thickened with brown bread and spiced with raisins and ginger, rivaled plum pudding in old England. It notes references from 1701 Edinburgh cookbooks and 1750 Poor Richard's Almanac, while detailing Brand and Krazer citations and noting the shift to plum pudding by the 1800s.
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Old England
Richard
Prosecutor Orders Action Against Local Gambling Devices
County Prosecuting Attorney Paul M. Ashbaugh ordered a crackdown on gambling in Mt. Vernon. The ban covers punch boards and similar devices, effective Monday, December 20. Deputized officers will raid dealers and seize cards and devices, with violators subject to arrest.
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Paul M. Ashbaugh
Mt. Vernon
Ashbaugh Srotec
Local Men to Speak at Mt. Vernon Luncheon
Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce will host a midweek luncheon next Wednesday. The event will emphasize a meal, and gentlemen with speeches are invited to prepare and deliver them without delay after arrival.
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LOGAL
Mt. Vernon
Berlin township residents share a busy week
Mrs J M Phillips of Berlin township spent a few days early this week. Mrs W C Car 300 Rev and Mrs J S Hollingshead returned home Saturday after spending weeks with their daughter in New York and New Jersey. Florence Daniels of Butler visited Miss Erma Wilson over Sunday. L B Biggs and George Biggs family near Monroe hosted visits last week. Leslie Phillips and Helen Phillips spent Sunday with Paul Lockman and family. Sunday school at 10 a m. Morning preaching at 11, Ep Worth League at 7 pm, evening preaching at 8.
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Hollingshead
New York
New Jersey
Florence Daniels
Butler
Erma Wilson
L. B. Biggs
George Biggs
Monroe
Centerburg Church Conference Set for January 4
The Newnt Tentiinte of the Mt. Vernon conference of the Christian church will be held at Centerburg Ohio on Thursday January 4. Delegates from Centerburg Appleton Highwater Fairview Danville and Welom will attend. The program includes devotions, addresses on The Church's Program and The Church Working to Program, discussions, and a keynote on the contribution the Christian college must make in the church's forward movement.
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Centerbure
Theaday
Centerburg
Appleton
Highwater
Fairview
Danville
Welom
J. M. Milley
Warren H. Denison
Warren H. Denison. Divenasion
Fev
J. Tee
J. M
Bradbury
Addrews
J, R. Clem
Fltl Richey
Addresy
Christian College
A. G. Caria
Mian Arrested for Illegal Hunting near Fredericktown
Clarence Harris of near Fredericktown was arrested Thursday by Sheriff Mosholder on a hunting with a ferret charge. Game Warden Spencer Conover filed the charge before Magistrate Hurter. Harris appeared before the justice of the peace and pleaded not guilty. He posted $25 and costs.
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Clarence Harris
Fredericktown
Mosholder
Harris
Spencer Conover
Hurter
Justice of the Peace
Blair Goes With State to California for Rose Bowl
The Ohio State University football squad left Columbus last evening for Pasadena to play the University of California on New Year’s Day. Howard Blair of this city accompanies the team and will play in the backfield in the big game.
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Ohio State University
Columbus
Pasadena
Calif
University of California
Howard Blair
Farm Bureau To Meet This Evening At Chamber
French Severns will lead the Farm Bureau meeting at the Chamber of Commerce this evening at eight o clock. Election of farm bureau officers will be the feature of the event.
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Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Twenty Men Sign Up for Victory Medals at Mount Vernon
Twenty men sign up at the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce for victory medals through Vine tary Media with Field Secretary Chapman. The United States Army will visit Mount Vernon soon after the first of next week to issue bronze service medals.
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Mount Vernon
Pleasant Institute Adopts Resolutions on Road Building
The Pleasant Institute endorses county action and prewar aims urging that the county commissioners construct all roads by labor and that Breve Be be constricted, supporting the matries bill before the Nolan bit and endorsing a direct tax on farm dade y.
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Ant
Frmland
Portraits Unveiled at Masonic Temple in Clinton City
Three portraits of the first presiding officers of Clinton Masonic bodies were unveiled at the Masonic temple on Thursday night. The subjects are Dr. Jonathan N. Burr, Col. Charles F. Baldwin, and Rev. Joseph Muenseher. The public exercises drew an interested crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Jonathan N. Burr
Clinton
Charles F. Baldwin
Kinsman
Joseph Muenseher
Christmas Eve in the Home’s Hearthside Joy
The father closes his ledger with thanks for a respite from toil and an oasis in the year as he shares time with loved ones by the fireside. The mother’s heart overflows with love as children delight in gifts, and the question of what eternity could compensate for the children’s lost Christmas is pondered.
Christmas ponies teach small children in Central Park
Well Led Mary and Robert, ages four and six, had ponies for Christmas and learned riding at the entrance to Central Park New York. They rode daily with groom assistance until they could manage alone. Mary, gazing at General Sherman statue, asked her father why the statue’s wife fed the horse for him.
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Mary
Robert
Central Park
New York
Grooma
Plaza
General Sherman
Victory
As We Feel About It on Safety Razors
A fragment notes mixed views on safety razors, praising their safety yet suggesting the best shavers revert to the traditional blade after occasional minor cuts. The writer hints at a cautious preference for familiar methods.
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Spitfle
Allen
Rinehart Vs
Robert J. Monrwe
Harry W. Koons
Billy Show
Jay
Weekley Farmer
Bernice Irene Barrett
Rey
A. Dy Mink
Paul B. Fawcatt
Inborer
Martinaburg
Allie P. Funk
Elliott Fink
William TR. Jones
Oren Folk
Lovell M. Newell
Lulu Newell
Ernest Piper
Anon
John Tettemer
Wealde
West High Street
Kingman Council
Council
Mr. A. Robinson
Mercy Hospital
McCormick
Isaiah Hutchinson
Martinsburg Road
Miller and O'Bryan
Santa Chat
Azteca
Christians Board
City of Mt. Vernon
Green Valley
Mra. J. M. Phillips
Berlin Township
Will
W. C
Blair
State
California
Waterman’s
Conklin's
Parker's
Allen’s Drug Store
South Main Street
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