Social Hour notes and local visits in Ong and Odell
The NCSA group met at Mrs A A Bicks rural home on Oct 27 with Mrs Carico presiding. Prizes went to Mrs Clarence Steffen and Mrs Ray Eick. Guests included Mrs Lee Calkins Mrs Lloyd Sinkey and Mrs Var Ludington. Next meet is at Mrs Willis Clarks on Nov 10. Harold Swanson and O A Richardson traveled from Odell and Diller to Ong for the ceremony of Mr and Mrs Jed Swanson with open house from 2 to 5. The Swansons were among Ongs earliest settlers. Harold Swanson manages the Farmers Elevator at Odell.
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Ray Eick
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Swansone Pontiac
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Love and Friendship Quote by C. G. Goss
A reflective note on friendship stating love can exist by itself but friendship requires worth and virtue to thrive. The author emphasizes that to secure a friend one should be a true friend and worthy.
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C. G. Goss
First Zithers Believed Used in the Swiss Alps
A Los Angeles Times writer notes the zither as a light portable instrument from antiquity. Early zithers had five melody strings with frets, while bass and contra-bass strings expanded to over two dozen. over time tuning and string counts evolved to Bavarian Viennese and Bohemian styles.
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Los Angeles Times
Swiss Alps
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Bavaria
Bermuda Roads Winding Through Coral Stone Heritage
Bermuda’s roads, crafted from white coral stone, wind along shorelines and through hills avoiding straight stretches. The island’s small, isolated landscape and unique customs shape its road design and atmosphere, reflecting Bermuda’s long parliamentary tradition dating back to early representative government.
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Bermuda
Bermuda Heritage and Oldest Town Tales Highlight St George’s
St George's, Bermuda, once the island's capital, preserves colonial echoes with its historic church and narrow lanes. The town's storied ruins include the government storehouse plundered in 1776 by Bermudians aiding the American cause, linked to gunpowder supply during the War of Independence.
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Tom Moore
America
Areas of the States by Square Miles List
The list shows each state with its square miles in a long sequence. Notable entries include Texas 265896 California 158297 Montana 146997 and New York 49204. The data covers all fifty states with varying area sizes down to Rhode Island 1248.
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Oregon
Utah
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Nebraska
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Founding of Cleveland by Connecticut Land Company surveyors
Cleveland, Ohio, was founded in July 1796 by surveyors from Connecticut. They represented the Connecticut Land Company which had bought a broad strip of land along Lake Erie and sold farms and town lots to settlers from Connecticut, New York and beyond.
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Cleveland
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Connecticut Land Company
New York
Red Cross Membership Drive in Jefferson County
Jefferson County chapter aims to secure Red Cross membership from Armistice Day through Thanksgiving Day with a focused community drive.
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Red Cross
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Diller Record
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McCall's Magazine
Woman's World Good Stories
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