Shiloh Community News Roundup
Local families gather for Christmas at Sam Lambert home. Nicholson and Been blossom families visit Lindy Weat Liberty Wyman Columbus Junc Fre donia West Chester with extended kin. Ill mother Mrs. W. Cochran hospitalized. Shantz family joins Wayland visit. winter butcher performed by Dave Schentz and helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
Charles Nicholson
Lindy
Sam Lambert
Fae Anderson
Sam Marsh
James
James Marsh
Floyd Wagner
William Kaalburg
Weat Liberty
C. EB. Nicholson
John
Bob
Wyman
Steve Nicholson
Columbus Junction
William Nicholson
Fredonia
Mack Reenblossom
Harold Beenblossom
Paul
Donald
Glenn Beenblossom
Dave Shhantz
Fanny Christner
Wayland
Dave Schentz
Davey
Wenger
Jake
Christmas gatherings fill area with family visits
Local residents shared holidays with relatives and friends during Christmas. Visitors included Christners, Amrines, Schantzes, Millers, Caldwells, Sigafooses, Longer, Van Nostrand, Beenblossoms, and others, with dinners, oyster suppers, a sleigh party, and several homecomings noted across Newton and Washington areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christner
Bara Christner
Hubert
Phyllis
Maxine
Joe Amrine
Ruth Schantz
Edith Miller
Inez
Shiloh
Orville Caldwell
Billy
Anna Landau
Pleasant Ridge
Bill Rawn
Ralph
Norman Schoonover
Joan Schoonover
Harold Beenblossom
Paul
Donald
Albert Simpson
Washington
Sam Marsh
James
L. F. Sigafoose
Howard Sigafoose
Jean
H. J. Schoonover
A. N. Amrine
Brighton
Fred Kephart
William Longe
Homer Kephart
Mildred
Kephart
Homer
Floyd Wagner
Clark Wagner
Burlington Liar Tales Preview From 1958 Club
A Burlington Wisconsin INS preview lists three tall lies from 1958 as a tease for the world champion Mar. The items recount humorous fabrications about a Newark botanist crossing pines with redwood, a jungle jackrabbit that defies rifles, and a Los Angeles man thawing a frozen Alaskan fire by candle miscue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Wis
Dee
Burlington Liars Club
Michael Amser
Paterson
N. J
John Doyle
Wichita Kan
T. M. West
Los Angele
Tom Thumb Real Name Revealed as Charles Stratton
The famous performer Tom Thumb, noted for his 41 inch height, is publicly identified as Charles Stratton, the man behind the celebrated miniature celebrity and stage persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Thumb
Charles Stratton
Establishing New Headquarters at Journal Office Today
Announcement that the author moves headquarters to the Journal office to reduce confusion. Subscriptions handled through the author may be left at the Journal for prompt service. AHL telephone calls about subscriptions or sale business should be directed to the Journal office for careful attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
The
AHL
January 2 reflections and town chatter in Wayland and Washington
Local notes recount New Year reflections in Wayland and Washington with names of residents, arrivals, and readers of the Journal. Humorous exchanges, streetcar mishaps, and ordinary town scenes fill a page of community life and booster sentiment.
Nuthatch Braving The Deep Cold In A Winter Yard
In fourteen below zero, a small nuthatch hunts along Elm trees outside a window. The bird climbs headfirst down trunks, probing bark crevices with a sharp beak while Downy Woodpeckers and Brown Creepers join in checking each tree. The narrator marvels at the bird’s cold tolerance and wonder, noting its bare feet and thermally protective body heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Fox
Holiday Dinners at Living Lake
Mrs Rennie Dawson reports Christmas and New Year dinners at Living Lake households. Recalls James Birney injuring a finger while sawing wood and several stitches. Mentions visits with Maud and Ethel McCreedy and families like Finney Horn Marek Beatey Whisler Stewart and others. Notes graduates and students home for two weeks vacation from school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rennie Dawson
Living Lake
Homer Birney
James
Richard
Birneys
Maud
Ethel Mc- Creedy
Hervey Finney
Vince Marek
Lloyd
Donald
Frank Horn
Robert Beatey
Richard Birney
Onald Marek
Lawrence Whisker
Margaret
Kathryn
Frances Stewart
Bird Survives Winter Beside Frozen Town
A narrator reflects on a lone bird kept alive by the day’s warmth while remaining in a frozen town. The speaker ponders why the bird stays when a ten day journey could lead to warmer climates, noting that the bird follows its parents’ pattern. The call of “Yank” echoes as the scene closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salmon
Yank
Early Atlanta origins and naming history
The Creek ceded land for Atlanta in 1821 and the area saw a succession of names and milestones. Terminus was the original town name, changed to Marthasville in 1843, and incorporated as Atlanta in 1847 linked to the Western & Atlantic Railroad. Atlanta became Georgia's capital in 1868.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Terminus
Marthasville
Lumpkin
Western & Atlantic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ainsworth
J. D. Rabenold
National Bank OF Washington
Cattla
Herm
Middle West
Harrison Nursery Co
York
Evening Journal
Fred Merrifield
Haskins
Iowa
George J. Breitenbach
South Side Square
West Chester
Keota
J. D. Dayn Land Company
North Side Cafe
Michigan
England and
Wales
EB. M. Pierce
Phoenix
Rothschild
Prestone
Gil Co
North Marion
Matt Kessel
E. Brighton
Crul
Waaiington Oil Company
Washington County
Sargent
Joe M. Wolfe
Sam Baker
Crawfordsville
van J. Vodicka
Richmond
Guy Carlton
Beautiful Elm Grove
Dewey’s Orchard
Washington State Bank
Reister’s Markets
Washington, Town
Reister & Sons
Clair Buck
WANT
Journal Office
Clair
J A. Marehall
Wes
Swedesboro
M. Martins
Crawfordaville
Virgil Turnipseed
Wash
Wellman
Dittmer Bros
M E. Gardner
Sallover Auction
Ionne
D. F. Macon
MY Journal
Chvis Hertig
Levi Blanchard
Route 2
Roger Colthuret
Ainsworth Roi
Harry
Ray
Wade Gardner
James Patterson
Lexington
J. M. Martina
Clint Fletcher
W. J. Edgar
Dale Darbyshire
Will Wooley
Everette Stewart
John Jones
A. Stephens
Harry Bermeister
Armsworth
Chris Schlatter
KR. L. Jr. Wellman
James Moothart
Clyde
Delbert Maxwell
Joe Knoteks
Washington R 3
Emeas Chabal
FE. R. Lins and Son
FE. R. Made
Daily News
Frank McAvoy
Keola
FE. D. Sowa
Harry Kleese Keota
James Chorpenings
Pop
BY Roy Tl. Abbott
Grandma Meek
Clarice
Cloyce Euvel
Art
Sam K
Mt. Pleasant
Stewart
EF. J. Stewart
John Stewart
Patty
Nellie Tripp
Wim
Nichol
del Walker
Harry Drake
Mille Keller
Marchalltawn
Eve Frazal
Christman
Tina Enorme
Wwe
Christmaa
Jessup
Swedesburg
Farrow
John Deere
Oliver Tractor
McCormick-Deering
Marshall
Rimmer
Double Header Livestock Sale
Lowa
Kregular
Dan
Jerseys
Oolock
Cherryholmes
Midway Sale CO
R. F. Smylie
Mgr. Klotz
Duncan & Dunlap
Aucts
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!