The following article appeared in the November 12, 1924 Hamilton (Ohio) Journal News

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Sunday, November 9, 1924

...88 attended Sunday School

...150 attended church service

...dinner held in church basement

...Rev. Hetzel, guest preacher, reported to have been the St. Matthew pastor  on two previous occasions.

...100 people attended the church dinner

Fred Hinkle, according to the U.S. Census, was 11 years old in 1900 and a resident of Milford Twp., Butler Co., Ohio, .

The Harris family farm was located 1.5 miles east of Darrtown, on the north side of Scott Road.

...four admitted to the church membership some 40-55 years prior to the 80th celebration!

...a connection to the Lutheran church when it was in its original location at Jerico, Ohio.

Humor at church ... a tale of separating the goats from the sheep.

...slow speech - not a problem.

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In 1897, the Sunday school room was added and the basement was constructed, with other improvements - according to the "Pastoral Research" section of the Lutheran Church page.

...a desire for a "regular Home Coming Day" in Darrtown.

Howard Kramer, in his youth, lived on the first farm west of David Corner, on the south side of the Oxford-Middletown Road (St. Rt. 73). He became a physics teacher in the Oxford school system and a principal of Oxford Stewart High School.

Leroy Kramer was the uncle of Howard Kramer (cited in the final paragraph of this article.)