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Evening star., 1954-11-28

lR-AO Stick En- For Fun To
Push 0ut-4 books of COL
ored oummed pieces to push
out, paste on outlines.
R-44M STICK EN- CUT
OUTS. Cut out pictures.
Eo. 100
Evening star., 1954-11-28

R-A4B) Drowins With Dots
BY drowino line from one
number to onother. hidden
picture oppeors. Verse on
each pooe. 4 books Of Is
pages and O pencil. Edu-
eotionol and omusine. 100
Evening star., 1954-11-28

tR-44A) Scenes To Color
Noture scenes in outline on
dFowino poper. 48-pooe
book showing scenes in
color. Complete with box
OF 3 hexooon croyons. Ideol
for ironing -------l.50
Evening star., 1954-11-28

(R-4AW) Fun With cholk
This delightful set contoins
an unbreokoble slote boord
with O box Of choIk, eroser
and simple outline pictures.
Use oooin and again. 100
Evening star., 1954-11-28

raw ! Con DTow
Eosy method to teoch
children to drow figures,
etc, shown in step by step
monner. 8 books. pencil.
48 sheets Of special drow-
ing poper ------1.00
Evening star., 1954-11-28

tR-44Y) Croyon Mosie
Mooic pictures thot come
to life when rubbed with O
speciol croyon. 4 boxed
books eoch containing Is
pages. With eroyons. 100
Evening star., 1954-11-28

R-AS) Easy Sewing Cords
(R-44T) Simple Sewing Cords
g ooily colored cords with
holes punched ground pic
ture outlines. 8 vorious
colored Ioees with plostic
tips. eoch box 100
Evening star., 1954-11-28

(R-44x) leofnins Is Fun
Modern method of teoeh-
ing child reodine. writing
ond simple arithmetic.
Four l6-poee books in full
coiors 90
Evening star., 1954-11-28

PUZZLE LOTTO
R-44N) Objects
W-44P) Animols
fR-AR Things Thot Go
Puzzle and lotto comes.
Eoch set hos 4 coIorfui in
loid puzzles LOO
Arizona sun., 1954-10-01
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Other Folk Favorites" : in which
many of the songs are of obscure
origin :. Dorothy Donnegan is
one of the most exciting. pianists
to come along in long, long time
Her guest appearance on the Steve
Allen Show last week fairly
sparkled, despite the fact that it
all took place in the witching hour.
/. Jaunita Hail.. star of the
Philip Morris-Pet Milk radio series,
The Story of Ruby Valentine" re-
Gently attende da conference held
by the National Council of Negro
Women in Washington, D. C. She
was chosen to head the Councils S
Fine Arts Committee, and will
lead nationwide talent search to
be conducted following the ma
tional convention in November. -.
Arizona sun., 1954-10-01
NEW YORK, .(GlobaD

NEW YORK, (GlobaD - Tht
country has gone Mambo crazy
Everybody is dancing it, and the
Mambo records are tops among the
ssountry's sbest-selers. MGM has 6
fast-selling Mambo disk out by
Rene Touzet called "Mambos and
Cha-Chas" which is. in a long play
ing 10-inch record and two pocket
sized extended play albums.
Lionel Hampton clicking al
Bfoadway's Basin street :. Chris
Conners, former singer with Stan
Kenton's orchestra, now hot
Sammy Davis Jr. and the Will Mas
smash at Broadway's Birdland
tin Trio head1ining the show this
week at the Apollo Theater. !. !.
Eartha Kit breaking in the stage
play Mrs. Patterson" out in De-
troit, before hitting Broadway
Joyce Bryant out at the Elegant
in Brooklyn. = ',% s Fl
Billy Eckstine now. has, a single
cut called Mood Indigo" basked
with "Do Nothin' Till You Hear
From Me- taken from Billy's cur
rent album called DO Noshfng Tfn
You Hear From Me-, Ella Fsitz-
gerald is, a 5y.solid sender" in her
current release y of "L1lillabya, or
Birdland" =. Tommy Edwards
new release of Fl Have That Kind
of Heart" backed with "You Walk
BY is great !. Ruth Brown is
once again one of the nations top
r & B artists /. !. The Orioles still
clicking wherever they go.
:. Harry Belafonte has made quite
q name for himself as folk singer,
an dnow has a most unusual col
lection of records out in a new
RCA Victor album. Most unique.
is his collection MARK Twain and
Arizona sun., 1954-10-01

One. of the things that causes
fireplace smoke is improper build
ing of the fire. For one thing, three
logs make better fire to start
with than one or two. Put paper
and kindling in first, then three
logs-two across and one on top of
them. Then bunch put some news
paper, put it on the very top Of the
top log, and light it to get the draft
started. When that paper is al
most burned out, light the other
paper underneath the kindling.
Arizona sun., 1954-10-01
Memory ]
Lone

Would you mind strOlling dOwr
Memory Lane with us while we
relive the social and other event.
of five years ago. when
sister, Mrs. Christine Baccus, OF
The Archonian Club of the Zeta
Phi Beta Sorority, met at the home
of Mrs. E. L. Swain, and made
plans for the year. Also they held
their annual election of officers.
Miss Ada Jean Cox of Phoenix,
became the bride of Delmar Boy
kins, Monday, September 26th The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Taylor.
Mrs Harry E. Crawford Jr., had
as her guest the past week her
Wichita, Kansas.
Mrs. Robert Love, entertained a
few of her friends with a fried
chicken dinner with all the trim
mings on Tuesday: at 200 pm.
Mrs. Inez Harris entertained
friends Sunday afternoon with a
SQUAD lunch. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Hutchinson, had as their guest
their = sister-in-law,.@ :" Mrs. Dora
Hutchinson a ) former resident
here.
Mrs Jewel Smith spent the week
end in Los Angeles as guest Of her
brother. Mr.; and Mrs Fred Banks
had as their ! guest her. cousin,
had as their guest a cousin, Mrs
Pacita Vince, of Chicago, Illinois.
Bishop F. Keridrick, pastor of St.
John spiritualist Church, returned
from an extended trip which in
cluded 80 states.
Arizona sun., 1954-10-01

The Mesa Union High School
football team, "'The Jackrabbit
Stars" played against Bowie High
Of Texas at the new stadium.
The Women's Missionary Society
of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church met
at the home of Mother Davis.
Arizona sun., 1954-10-01
MESA SOCIAL

Mr.. John Myers, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sylvanus Myers left for Los
Angeles, California.
Mr.. William Franklin was here
on Is day furlough visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. johnson
Franklin,
Arizona sun., 1954-10-01

When freezing apple slices, slice
peeled and cored apples into water,
containing 2 tablespoons of salt per
gallon water, to prevent darkening
of the apple slices.
Arizona sun., 1954-10-01

GREG HATHAWAY superintendent OF Hiohwoy Pufrol and
Lieut. Robert Broom oPPy the Sofey PoroI reecorized
sor to each OF their The which soys "rm
Tyns. the symbol OF the personal pledge eoch Azonon
will soon be asked 10 sign in oHout effort TO make
Arizono highways sofer for the motoring public
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-05
The
Teen Age
Set.
BY Lin, Anne and Jul

All London High School went to
the polls last week to select the
Homecoming Queen and her court.
The lucky girl chosen as Queen
was Carol Ann Bardon, one of our
varsity cheer leaders. She and her
court of four, who are Bunny
Wood, Joyce Bass, Connie King
and Shirley Radcliff, will reign at
the Homecoming game and dance
October %. Meanwhile, prepara-
tions for the Homecoming pep
meeting are under way.
A few of the students interested
in writing entered an essay con-
test last week on Soil Conserva-
ton. A film was shown Friday
morning on the subject, and there
will be field trip Tuesday morn
ing to the Experimental Farm.
The pep meeting Friday honor
ed the Mons of our football team
and cheer leaders. Bill AmsS, rep
resenting the football squad,
greeted the group. Then the Girls
Double Trio and Mr.. Hartley gave
their salutations. The cheerleaders
finished it off with a yell for the
Mons.
We were all very proud of our
Red Raiders on Friday night when
they beat Westerville 33 to o. It
certainly was an exciting game,
and we hope that they do as well
next week with Grove City. After
the game, the Hi-Y boys land
dates) celebrated with their an
nual hay ride. After riding around
for awhile in the two big hay wag-
onS, they held wiener roast at
Madison Lake.
This week new reporter joined
the team of Lin and Anne" She
is Julia Dwyer, a sopohomer. Con-
gratulations, Jul!
While fresh peaches are still
available, try peach gingerale
frost, Mash two cups of sliced
peaches very fine, add II cup OF
light corn syrup, and mix lightly
with one pint of vanilla ice
cream. This mixture makes eight
servings. Put it in eight tall glass
es, fill with gingerale, and you
have an excellent drink. -.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-05

Don't leave all of your furni-
ture shampooing and repair
chores for fall housekeeping
time. Any bright day is good
day to wash a chair, but it adds
too much to actual physical ener-
gy output when combined with
general housekeeping.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-05
SPORTS
Race Betting On
Definite Decline

Wagering at Ohio race tracks
during 1854 has tapered off con-
siderably, according to the dip in
tax revenues ACQUIRING to the
states general revenue fund,
This was disclosed today by
State Treasurer Rober w. Tracy
who said that collections through
September 18 amounted to $4,458,-
558, with only SO days of racing
yet to be reported. Tracy intima-
ted that unless there is "a decid-
ed squirt" during the balance of
the racing season ending in Octo-
Der, total receipts for the year
may fall below the $5,166, ,469 re-
ceived last year, exclusive of the
negligible revenues derived from
the operation of various county
fairs.
Tracy based his statement upon
revenues received from three maj
or tracks, all of which have COM
pleted their respective racing
meets. Receipts from the Rived
Downs (Cincinnati) meet this year
amounted to $621, ,408, which was
drop of $16,5O2, or 2.5 per cent
from the $637910 collected last
year.
At Randall Park (Cleveland)
total tax collections this year were
$1,097, ,124 which was $56, ,224, or
4.8 per cent, under the 81, ,153, ,34S
collected a year ago, while at
Thistledown (Cleveland) the state
took in 1851, ,159 which was $780,
740 below the 81, LOT 1893 received
last year, for a decline of 81 per
cent. Tracy pointed out that the
1853 meets at these tracks were
held after the tax was increased
by the Clark law which became
effective May 13, 1858.
The third Cleveland trac ck
(CranwoodD which paid a tax of
S479,519 last year, has launched
its 42-day meet, and had paid in
$137, $50 to the state for the first
Ii days of operation, or $12, 2,46S
per day. This is approximately
1892 below the daily average tax
paid last year, and if maintained
for the entire meet will result in
a drop of $51,744 below the col
lections of last year. ..
Aside from the Cranwood meet
with 81 days yet to be reported
Beulah Park (Columbus) is cur,
rently holding a 23-day meet
while Lebanon began a 19-day har.
ness meet on September Is. Dur
ing the first six days, Beulah ha:
paid tax of $82, $50, while Leb,
anon turned over to the state So.
610 for its opening day, with Is
days yet to be reported. The To
ledo Turf Club will open a 17-day
meet October 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-02
Survey Shows 765 or More Boys
.ToRoce in Soap Box Derby

begin Tuesday. at 7::30 pm. and
win continue through Thursday.
Boys who fail the inspection may
come back Friday for another
try.
Entrants who wish to have
their cars taken to the Armory
by Chevrolet dealers should have
their cars ct the showroom early
Tuesday morning. Inspection
schedules at the Armory are
geared to handle entries from
Ourisman, Lustine Nicholson
and Mandell agencies Tuesday;
Chevy Chase. Williams. Barry
Pate, Addison and Hicks on
Wednesday; Aero, Stohlman.
Kenyon-Peck and Wissinger on
Thursday.
Derby helmets and shirts will
be issued as soon as each boy
passes inspection and weighing
in. No boy, once his car passes
inspection, may touch his car
until race morning. It will be
taken to the track In a truck.
Entrants should take some
tools to the Armory In case re-
pairs must be made.
Representatives from the spon-
soring organizations recently
met at the course to arrange for
seating. parking, and traffic con-
troll. It has been estimated as
many as 5000 persons in the
past have watched Derby races.
The race never has been can
celed by bad weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-02
Derby Guide

The Event-A coaster race
for boys II through Is, in
which contestants drive cars
Of their own building.
Wheels. axleS and steer,
ing sets are available at
Chevrolet dealers.
Time July 10.
Sponsors The Star In as
ISOLATION with the Metropol-
itan Area Chevrolet Dealers
and the District Department
Of the American Legion.
RegistratiOnAt the near
est Chevrolet Dealer.
Addison, Fourteenth street and
Florida avenue NV: Aero-AutO
CO.. 1l01 King street, Alexandria:
Barry-pate. 1880 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV; Chevy Chase Motor Co.
lz,a25 Wisconsin avenue NV;
ana Ksnson-P Psan ISIS Wilson iin;i
boulevard. Arlington.
Also. Justine Nicholson, $40
Baltimore avenue. HyAttsville: Man
dell, 1900 Nichols avenue Sc;
0urisman, 610 H street Me-: Stotll-
man, 1910 N street NV: Wiz
nanis. 1889 East-West highway.
Silver Spring. and Wissinger. seven
Corners. Falls Church. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-02
By Steed Evons

A total Of 22o boys have reg
istered for the 18th Washington
Soap Box Derby. July 10. making
the forthcoming event the larg-
est yet held. Replies from q
mail survey indicate at least
1855 boys actually viii race.
Some have dropped out be-
cause they win be out Of town
or because they have been un-
able to complete their cars in
time.
The schoolboy classic, open to
youngsters between the ages Of
5. and Is. has gained more
entries each year. The race is
sponsored by The Star in asso-
citation with the Chevrolet
Dealers Of Metropolitan WASH
ington and the District De-
partment Of the American Lee
gion.
Originally. cars in the race
lived up to their description,
many being made Of packing
boxes set on baby carriage
wheels.
| AS design Of the racers has
improved. rules have been made
to keep car speed down. Better
streamlining and faster wheels
have forced All American Derby
officials to shorten the steeply
pitched Akron (Ohio) course.
Cars once achieved over 80
miles an hour In the dash.
Inspection Of the race cars at
the National Guard Armory viii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-02
Social Security Pays
$3.50, 900 Monthly Here

More than $3.50, 900 in social
security benefit checks are being
received each month by persons
in the District, according to
Victor Sadd. manager Of the Dis
trict Social Security field office.
Beneficiaries Of all groups on
the rolls in December totaled
22.509 In the District. he said.
an increase Of almost 1000 over
the number In the same month
of 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-02
Parke Rouse 10 Direct
jamestown Celebration
BY NE Assoeioisd Press

WILLIAMSBURG. Va, July q.
Parke Rouse. jr., will direct the
1857 jamestown celebration.
Mr.. Rouse win direct festive
ties planned around the 350th
anniversary Of the landing Of
the first permanent English set-
tiers in America.
His appointm ent was am
nounced after the Virginia COM
mission planning the anniyer-
sary met at the College Of VII.
liam and Mary here.
He viii be given q leave Of
absence from his post as adj.
miniStrative assistant to the ex-
ecutive president Of Colonial
Williamsburg In July for the
period Of the observance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-02

Th brp Or
gen If
k Jim Of
ShrShn Photo
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11

sey BacAn and the tale it tells is
of Bacons Christian Colony-where
there would be no sin, The scheme
did not work out-and apparently
humans being humans, V will.
In 1907 Bacdn bought 10000 acres,
nearly all the bwnship, at $3.50 an
acre and all "a time. He had no
money but possessed big ideas and
plenty of credit. Owning only a part
of it. he divided the whole township
into 16 big lotsE of 1000 acres each
and ran a roadAb6 feet wide through
the squares fm n side of the
township to he other. The lots
were a mile Ind a quarter square.
The roads RAJ north and south and
east and We but were intersected
bv two diakbnal roads which ran
from corners to corner of the town
ship.
In the middle of the township,
where all rAads crossed, Bacon laid
out a public square, commons
of seven and d half acres contain
ing churches, schools, stores and
shops. At the intersection an eight
arm %guidepost poiAted down as many
reads with the names of an adjacent
town or two pal ted on each I'm.
The eight roads till remain and hre
travelled tot of 45 mileH of
straight roadw Us as laid out nf(ly
$50 years ago by Bacon.
Bacon nams3 the whole installation
"Tallmadge". His idea was to sell
the lots as Nmmunal property, the
purchasers to be either congregation
alists or Prebgterians and to per-
petually pay So a year for each
100 acres of their holdings to sup
port the gospel. kEverybody agreed
to it but nobody Did it.
In 1903 familiek began coming into
Bacon's Christih colony, mostly
I from Litchfield county, Connecticut,
but others from FRavenna and other
places in Ohio.
Those joining the colony in 1903
were DR.. A. C. Wright, Joseph Hart,
Adam Norton, Charles Chittendon,
Jonathan Spragda, Nathaniel Chap
man, William Mel, Joseph Bradford,
Ephriam Clark Jr, George Kilbourne,
| John Wright, Alpha Wright and Eli
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11
Richland Center

Nh. and Mrs. Wayne Matter and
daughters were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. MILFORD SGratz and daugh-
ter Sharon.
Amos Amstut14 of Silverton, Ore,
Mrs. Ed. Amstuk and Lydia Am
stutz and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ger
Der and family Avere last Tuesday
evening supper quests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Gerber and Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Hochstettler and daughter.
Mrs. Ed. Good, Mrs. Maxine Weick
and daughter Mrs. Earl Matter and
Mrs. Raymonds Matter spent last
Wednesday III Columbus.
Mr.. and Ms. Robert Marquart
were Sunday sApper guests of Mrs.
Amos and Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Lug
inbuhl. Evening callers were Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Weeks and daugh-
ter Donna of Bowling Green and MI.
and Mrs. Hiram Neuenschwander.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin
called Sunday afternoon on Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy ReamI of Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Luginbuhl
and son Dan were Sunday dinner
guests of Mrs. I. l. Luginbuhl.
Mr.. and Mrs, Carl Bowers of Col
umbus Grove, spent Thursday after
moor with Nh. and Mrs. Henry Green.
Mr.. and rseDonivan Montgomery
and family spkht Sunday afternoon
at the Walter Montgomery home.
Mr.. and NH. Sylvester Dangler
and family SENT last Tuesday eve
ming with Nj and Mrs. Melvin Mar
quart and M. and Mrs. Ed. Mar
quart.
Mrs. Kathryn Griffith and John
Amstutz of ottawa Lake, spent Sat-
urday night and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. willard Amstutz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin
spent Saturday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Eikenbary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Matter call
ed on Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Jones and
daughter Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hendrick
spent Sunday in Toledo with Mr.. and
Mrs. L. T. Smith and daughter Edith.
Miss Edith retuFned home with them
for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Follas called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Marshall Sun.
day afternoonN
Mr.. and NJ. Wade Oberly were
Saturday dinRer guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Natter. Evening callers
were Nh. an Mrs. Rolly Moser ant
son and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Matter
and daughters.
Mrs. ErAn Moser called Friday af
ternoon ON Mrs. Henry Green.
Nh. and Mrs. John Nonamake
and son spent Sunday evening witt
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Eikenbary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11

Mr.. and Mrs. John Hirschfeld, Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Marquart and
Ray fIirschtield weT Sunday dinner
guests at the Ed. End Melvin Mar
quart home.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Nikenbary spent
Monday evening with Nh. and Mrs.
Kenneth Chidester and family.
MIR. and Mrs. Donvan Montgomery
and family spent Thur5day evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. DBald Balmer
and family.
Mrs. Kathryn Grifk and Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Amstutz 9lled Sunday af-
~ternoon at the Richfrd Oft home.
Mrs. Carl MarsYall spent Monday
evening with MrslWilford Gratz and
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrsf Harold Stevens and
daughters of kandusky were week
end guests of fIr. and Mrs. Otto Am.
! stutz.
Mrs. EmanuA Boutwell, and daugh-
ter Marcia and Robert and Michael
Sehaublin spent Friday with Mrs.
MILFORD Gratz.
Nh. and Mrs. Lko S~techshulte of
Ottawa and Mr.. fd Mrs. Lee Am.
stutz spent SundE evening with Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. kmstutz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Moser, Mr.,
and Mrs. RollV Moser and son spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs
Kenneth Moseh and daughter Susan.
Mr.. and Mr. Ed. Marquart spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs
Philip MarquarH and daughters.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11
Button Buys S949
Worth MAS Seals

A record g53 tuberculosis Christ
mas Seal Sale of ~$21,18O.40, includ-
ing $949.2E from Bluffton, was re
ported laAt week by the Allen
County tuberculosis and Health
Association! The 1853 total exceeded
the previous years high of s19,6S9
by approximately eight per cent.
In making the final report, Frank
E. McClain, association president,
said that sale wa the highest in
the fourty-four yeH history of the
organization.
McClain expresm the thanks OF
the organization the better than
10000 contributors who made up the
record total and promised that the
money would u used in turn tc
find a record nasnber of new tuber'
culosis cases in FALLEN County.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11
Monumental Failure

On a huge, snboth boulder in a
barren spot a half-mile north of
the C~uyahoga River and two miles
south of the mid lie of Tallmadge
Township, Summit County, is chisled
the legend of TaNmadge-the crash
of an idealist's DEAN.
The big rock marks the spot where
Rev. David Bacon built his cabin in
summer, 1907, and vas put there by
his two grandsons IN summer, 1876,
with ceremonies III which the whole
community took BART. The grand
ons David and Theodore Wool
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11

Hill.
In 1909 came John Blakeley,
lothian Blakeley, Conrad Boosinger
Edmund Strong, John Wright Jr.,
Stephen Upson, Yieron Bradley,
Peter Norton and in 1910 Elizur
Wright, Justuss Barnes, Shubal H.
Lowrey, Drake Fellows, Samuel Nc
Coy, Luther Chamberlain, Rial Nc
Arthur, Justin Bradley and David,
John, Samuel, David Jr., and Lot
Preston. Then in 1911 came Deacon
S. Norman, Daniel Beach, John
Carrithers, Reuben Upson, Asa Gil
hett, and Harvey Leander, Cassander,
YazeT md SalRon sackett.
Afhe kaHhess of the Bible were
kkopteN as hes governing law of
TIE colony anda January 81, 1909,
the Church of Christ in Tallmadge"
was formed anh by 1913 had 81
members-mostM heads of families.
Those not religBusly inclined usually
went to Church on Sundays and
donated to the gospel fund without
being forced "a do 50.
Bacon's settlers soon became too
enterprising aid too Independent to
carry out his ideas of a communal
colony. Disphte arose, both of a
religious andaa financial character.
Bacon's land purchase had been
made on credit at high prices and
high INTEREST," and his sales had been
too few, to cheap and on too long
terms. Interest on the original land
debt piled up and Bacon's contract
for the land became a dead one
through default and the ground re-
verified to its original owners. Pur-
chasers of lots from Bacon however,
were allowed to retain possession of
their land.
Rev. David Hacon abandoned the
enterprise and left the community in
1912 the larger land owners then
were Benjamn Tallmadge and
Ephriam Starr, both from Litchfield,
| Connecticut. They owned the central
and eastern part of the big tract,
and Elizur Wight and Roger New
berry owned most of the western
part. David Bacon's Christian colony
had lasted barely five years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-02-11

POULTRY PROFITS are Nc ACCIDENT Pussy
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ing the season. AMsTUTZ Certified R. o. P. matings
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