Community Christmas Tree Planned by Clinton Lodge
A Community Christmas tree will brighten New Vienna during the season. Initiated by the I C C F and managed by Clinton Lodge No 92 committees, the project seeks to ensure every family shares in Christmas spirit while aiding the less fortunate. Donations of fruit candy toys clothing and other helpful items are welcome and will be distributed. The Tree Committee Sayre Mercer Foreman placed a large electrically lit tree in the square for holiday use. The I C O F Hall will accept contributions on the days before Christmas with multiple committees guiding solicitation and distribution.
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New Vienna
Clinton Lodge No. 92
Mr. Sayre
Col
Jerry Mercer
G. F. Foreman
Left hand amputated by corn shredder incident
Irving Hollingsworth, a left handed worker, lost his tiger and left hand portion when his hand was caught in a corn shredder mechanism while feeding the machine. He received care from Dr. S. A. Crabtree of Martinsville.
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Tiger
S. A. Crabtres
Martinsville
Earths Secret Sought Shaft Proposed 12 Miles Deep
Sir Charles A. Parsons proposes sinking a 20 foot diameter shaft 12 miles deep at a cost of 100 million to study subsurface conditions. The project would take about 50 years and would require pumping out heat as diggers descend.
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Charles A. Parsons
England
1925 Hunting License Issued For Ohio Hunters
Hunters must obtain the 1925 license to hunt after January 1 as rabbit season closes New Year Day. Ohio wardens will monitor for license violations. About 400 000 licenses are being mailed by the Division of Fish and Game, Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Division of Fish and Game
Department of Agriculture
Gale
Buckeye State wins Star Spangled prize at WCTU Jubilee
Ohio W. C. T. U. takes top honor at the National WCTU Golden Jubilee in Chicago securing the Star Spangled prize for the state with the largest gain. Ohio posted a gain of 2813, Wisconsin followed with 2042 and Missouri with 1866.
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Ohio W. Co. T. U
Chicago
Ohio
Mem Teest P
Wisconsin
Missouri
Wilmington College 1924-25 Basketball Schedule
The 1924-25 Wilmington College basketball schedule lists games with Antioch, Urbana, Muskingum, Daytona, Capital, Detroit College, Dayton U, Findlay, Ashland and other opponents. Open dates appear January 29 and February 26, with several matches pending including Defiance and Buffton.
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Wilmington College
Antiioch College
Urbana University
Muskingum
Daytona
Capital U
Detroit College
Dayton U
Findlay College
Ashland College
Antioch College
Defiance
Buffton
Findlay
Wapakoneta
Cincinnati
Honey Harvest From Madison County Bee Tree
Neighbors Alfred Martindale and Duke Story report removing over 200 pounds of wild honey from a 30 inch elm in Madison County near Lilly Chapel. They cut the tree, tapped 20 feet from the stump, and battled stings as the combs rose 7 to 8 feet high, claiming a record honey yield for wild bees.
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Madison Press
South Pole
Madison County
Alfred Martindale
Duke Story
Lilly Chapel
Story
Martindale
Washington Boy Honored at Ohio University
Clarence Bolen of Washington D C H is a junior at Ohio University Athens elected secretary treasurer of the Press Club, an honorary group limited to 20 undergraduates. Bolen serves as associate editor of the Green and White faculty editor of the Athens and manager of the broadcasting service.
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Clarence Bolen
Washington D. H
Ohio University
Athens
Press Club
Bolen
The
Green and White
the Athens
Broadcasting Service
Hunters must obtain 1925 licenses for Ohio
The State Fish and Game Department warns hunters they cannot hunt after January 1 without a 1925 license. With the rabbit season ending, the state will be alert for violators as about 400,000 licenses are issued by the division.
Short Notes on Work and Harvest Farming
A muddled piece notes prudent workers and warnings about investments. It cites Ohioans paying over 450 million last year for poor ventures and calls for realistic soy and yeast use. The text jests about farming science measured by radio aerial length and hints at emphasis on hard work.
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Sam
Lincolnian Literary Society Presents December Program
The Lincolnian Literary Society hosted its third Literary Program of the season on a Wednesday evening in December. The event featured a sequence of readings, musical numbers, a Bible reading, a piano solo, a play, and a chorus performance with participants including Aaron Rice Doris Deck Mildred Polk Gail Sloan Madge Johnson Winona Custis Ruth Davidson Thelma McCoy Hilda Dennis William Rulon Frankl'n Flee Sarah Bower Norris Rhoades Elsworth Cade Charlotte Triplett Opal Phillips Josephine Miller Anna Mae Caron and others.
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Lincolnian Literary Society
Aaron Rice
Doris Deck
Gail Sloan
Mildred Polk
Mary West
Dorsey Dudley
Winona Custis
Charlotta Triplett
William Rulon
Fred Mercer
Madge Johnson
Ruth Davidson
Thelma McCoy
Cleda Murphy
Sold Photograph Gallery in Hillsboro Change of Ownership
Phillip Weyrich sold his photo graph gallery to Borris the Photographer last week in Hillsboro. Weyrich has run the business in Hillsboro for 85 years and has not decided on future plans.
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Phillip Weyrich
Borris
Mr. Weyrich
Hillsboro
Lincoln Highway spans 8142 miles coast to coast
The Lincoln Highway runs from New York to California covering 8,142.6 miles, established as a major transcontinental route. The description emphasizes its length and national scope across the United States.
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New York
California
Mrs Hogsett Injured In Stairway Fall At Home
Mrs Frank Hogsett fell from a stairway to the cellar floor Friday evening while reaching for canned fruit. She sustained a bad head gash and general bruises but the injuries are not serious.
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Frank Hogzsit
Odd Forms of Currency Among the Acu People
Fragmentary OCR notes describe unconventional money among the Acu people. It mentions broken rice used as currency and references to the Chins or Chinese in portions of the region.
Tragedy in Blenchester: 5-Year-Old Boy Killed in Accidental Shooting
Seven-year-old brother accidentally shoots 5-year-old Child Strt. . rs Fo De Roy Williams near Blen Chester while children play hunting. Gun had been left by an elder brother. mother away when incident occurred. other eight children gathered in fright. The older boy showed remorse for leaving the gun loaded.
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Roy
George Williams
Blenchester
Wes
Toge
I Cha
Ziegfeld Follies at the Opera House in Cincinnati
The Ziegfeld Follies, praised as the finest edition, comes to the Cincinnati Opera House during Christmas week with matinees on Christmas Day and Sunday. The revue showcases lavish adornment and the famed American girl, with starry acts and music by Paul Gerard and Gene Back selections.
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New York
Verte Florens
Paul Gerard
Gene Back
Egyptian Adoi and its journey into English and code terms
An origin tale traces the word Adoi from Egyptian thieeable to an Egyptian hlerochyje term meaning brick. It traveled through Arabic and Spanish as ado bar and afunine phrase meaning to daab or phrscer. The term adoh was then adopted in the United States to name certain porous sundried wooden materials used in building wells.
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Atetob
Ado Bar
Staiia
Ieden
It Might Be His Taritt in Collection Plate
An irregular handwritten note from the ByLath Herald mentions a person's taritt and the act of dropping in the collection plate, contrasting genuine frugality with a questionable motive.
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Taritt
Good Play Yonson's job at the Opera House
Last Thursday night the Opera House audience enjoyed a strong performance of Yonson's job with a skilled cast led by Charles Rulon as Yimmie Yonson and Elizabeth Gordon as Peg the cook. The article notes the holiday visits by local residents and a Christmas program at the Christian Church.
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Yonson
Opera
Charles Rulon
Yimmie Yonson
Elizabeth Gordon
Peg
William Gohn
New York City
Mose Rice
Charles Kibler
Hillsboro
Mary. Kibler
Porter
Charles Severs
Valley of Silent Men
Opera House
Christian Church
Gurney C. Wright
Funeral Directors Association
Xenia
Amputated leg after hunting accident near Bainbridge
Arthur Cunningham twenty was seriously injured when a gun discharged as his companion Charles Vince tripped near Bainbridge. The full charge shattered his ankle, leading to an below knee amputation at Greenfield hospital after initial treatment by Dr. W W Davis. Both youths reside near Bainbridge.
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Arthur Cunningham
Charles Vince
Bainbridge
Vince
Ana
Cunningham
W. W. Davis
Pim
Greenfield Hospital
Students donate blood to aid ill professor
Four Antioch College students Adam Shantz Robert Parke William Moore and Paul Landell gave blood at McClellan Hospital Xenia for transfusion tests to help save Professor A Hamilton head of the mathematics department who is seriously ill Dr Roselyn Bary house physician reported the effort aimed at saving his life.
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Antioch ‘College
A. Hamilton
McClellan
Xenia
Roselyn Bary House
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Adam Shantz
Robert Parke
William Moore
Paul Landell
Hamilton
Winter tourist flow to Florida and Georgia pools
The American Automobile Association predicts 169 000 motorists will travel to Florida and intermediate points in the winter season. There are 33 recognized public camps in Florida and 36 in Georgia.
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American ‘Automobile Association
Florida
Georgia
Local society notes from Wilmington area 25 years ago
Probate Judge J. Kimbrough and Miss Wilmina Watkee to wed at the bride's Wilmington home on December 27. J. M. Miller sells his New Anotch farm to A. J. Wilson for about 422,000 cash. Various local residents, businesses, and travels are mentioned including Arney's clerk and wife with Tennchburg friends, Kelly in Portsmouth, Elizabeth Gordon leaves for Cincinnati, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Pavey of Leesburg visiting, and Hemming's jewelry shop showcased.
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J. M.miller
Claude Milvy
New Antoch
A. J. Wilson
Consid
Kimbrough
Wilmina Watkee
Ebride
Wilmington
New Vienna and Kingman Clash in Friday Basketball
Kingman boys beat New Vienna 8 4 at halftime and led the rest of the game as Carl Matson and Aaron Rice scored for New Vienna. Kingman girls toppled New Vienna with Mrs Bailey scoring 22 of 26 for the visitors, Harriet Axton leading the home team with 12 points. The Wildcats defeated Kingman grades 18 to 1 in the curtain raiser under Prof Cade.
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Kingman High School
Kingman Rooters
Kingman
Kenney
Carl Matson
Aaron Rice
Kingmen
Mrs Bailey
Harriet Axton
Great Kraut Shipment From London Prison Farm
Thousands of gallons of sauerkraut are distributed to state institutions from the London prison farm. Prisoners have produced a high quality kraut and other canned vegetables. With a larger population, inmates are kept busy, benefiting both health and state finances.
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London
Sigma Zeta Raternity Acquires Fine Piano
Members of Wilmington College's Sigma Zeta fraternity celebrate buying a Wurlitzer upright piano from the local music store. The instrument has become a focal point for gatherings as brothers plan another social event this Friday evening to display the piano to friends and fellow Sig cronies. Funds were raised by active members saving from their allowances since the start of the school year.
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Wilmington College
C’r‘les
D: Sigma Zeta
Wurlisey Music
Accoess
Brotherhood
Dawn message leads church youth group meeting
Friends Church Christian Endeavor met last Sunday night led by Flossie Gilbert. Her subject was The Dawn with Romans 13 as scripture lesson, principal verse being the 12th. Mr. Frank Shepard was appointed for the next leader.
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Flossie Gilbert
Frank Shepard
Those Sunday Drivers Analysis of Tia Ter Accidents
Analysis shows Sunday is the most dangerous day for road accidents across the country. Wednesday is the safest, with Thursday next most dangerous. Tuesday is less safe than Wednesday, while Friday records better outcomes than Saturday.
Definition of a successful life in The American Magazine
The article quotes a statement from DE Wells in The American Magazine deeming success as the gap between potential and achievement. It asserts the true measure lies in what we might have been versus what we have accomplished, and what we have done with ourselves.
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Wells
Song
Washington Bitar
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Irving Hollingsworth
Shredder
Buckeye State
Washington
State Fish and Game Department
State Fish End Game Division
Teh
Arey
Ee Menvankiin
Toot
CT HE Publishers
Santa
Mrs. Hogsett Falls
Arney
Elizabeth
Gordon
G. A. Pavey
Leesburg
R.T. ‘Wrimble
Charles Miller
Wiliam Cbs
Martinsvile
Hemming
Cuba
NEW
Vienna
Priso
Sigma Zeta
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