, 1924-12-25
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Inc reSular correspondent FOR this
column, Mrs. Frederick, had the mis-
fortune to crush her right hand in an
obstreperous door the other night,
and so the arranging of these notes
is left to her understudy poor little
me- Just now l am very much alb
sorbed with various ana sundry other
affairs, far interesting han
gossiping with you readers, for in
stance there are two sets of cross
word puzzles that Just must be work
ed out every day, else a sleepless
night: follows. Then the radio be-
longing to my neighbors occupies
many Of my spare evenings. Yes,
I've fallen for 1t all at last. in spite
Of my protestations hat never
absolutely neyer) would look at a
cross. word puzzle, that only the sick
and dependent played solitaire and
worried their brains owe puzzles.
However "everybody's doing it," and
l find my vocabulary has increased
to a most preponderous expansion. /
study the Bible, Greek mythology,
the encyclopedia. the dictionary, all
the reference books my children used
in their high school days. l find
that France, Russia and Italy have
more rivers than they had when l
was a student; that a 'caret' Is not
something to eat, that the world Is
just full of synonyms. anonyms, ano-
dimes and antidotes, that dam" has
more definitions than a mere express
sion of ones state of mind while
working cross word puzzles. In fact
those blooming things take more
liberty with all the languages than
one could ever dream of. Abbrevia-
lions are invented, Greek Gods and
Coddesses are made to preside over
anything thai happens to fit the
spaces, while Cupid has more names
than John Doe ever thought of as
Stunning. Well, anyway it is anus
ing work and instructive too, 1t has
many devotees (adherents is the
synonym. l make a polite bow to
the cross word puzzle and in the
language of Rip Van Wrinkle may
it live long and prosper 1t prob
ably will.
) Saturday night the radio fans were
treated to the opera "Pinafore." pro-
duced by an amateur company in
Dallas, Texas. The music came in
tery clearly, dialogue and all being
distinctly understood. A party OF
friends enjoyed the two hour per-
Torrance with Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Rees and Miss Chilly. Wonder II
Parco was listening In!
DIR. Crandall was called to Leo
Friday afternoon to attend John
Tourminia who incurred severe In
juries when he was crushed under an
overturned wagon. While not dan
gerously hurt the patient will be con-
fined to his bed for some time with
"a badly sprained back. DR.. Crandall.
who made the trip OF ~forty-two miles
with Victor Vanne In the latter's
car had the unique and unpleasant
experience OF having to walk the last
twelve miles of the return journey,
as the car suddenly refused to work,
the engine stalled in the severe cold
and nc amount of coaxing could
move It. The two men reached
Hanna at an early hour Saturday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. D.. Williamson
will add to the weeks festivities by
presiding over a gay Christmas house
party. Their out OF town guests.
who will arrive Christmas Eve are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Laurence WILL
hanson from Rawlins, Mr.. n Mrs.
James Lowe Gaskell of Parco and
possibly Mrs. Nellie Toovey McDan-
lei OF Denver. A gorgeous tree load
ed with gifts will occupy the morn
Ing hours and will be enjoyed also
by Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Frederick and
two children, Mrs. +. L. Williamson,
Miss lila Lepponen and Grace Louise
and Irene Williamson. A six o'clock
dinner will wind up the Joyous &C.