Coast Becomes Divorce Center for Americans
Los Angeles reports that divorce seekers flock to the city to establish residence and obtain divorces quickly. Judges John Summerfield and Walter Gates oversee local cases, with about half as many marriages as divorces and an average of 32 divorces daily in two courts. Observers blame statute rigidity and the ease of leaving marriages for the high divorce rate.
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Los Angeles
Reno
America
Los
John Summerfield
Walter Gates
Dysart Area News Includes Births Visitors and Thanksgiving Events
Mrs Walter Hark and family announce a baby boy born Wednesday as the first child for the couple. Renaston returned from a visit with his sister at Kiwes Delaware. D M Postenrad of Estherville visited Mrs S Henrys 2nd family, with Mr Postenrad accompanying his wife for Thanksgiving. Visitors from Denver and Fall City joined Dysart residents for a Thanksgiving week. A new daughter welcomed by Mr and Mrs Ben Pippert north of Dysart. The Brangenes Bazaar and supper drew a large crowd last Saturday.
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Walter Hark
Renaston
Kiwes
DE Jars
D. M. Postearud
Esthervills
Henry
Postenrad
Estherville
Cinb
R. Dysart
Hans Lorenzen
Gauskter
Lal
Denver
Lorena Weisstien
Belle Plaine
Ben Pippert
Dysart
Herman Zeller
Fall City
Nem
EF von Lackum
Omaha
Brangenes
Joma Krebs
Louise Krebs
Local notes from Shellsburg and vicinity
Mrs B M Weir is ill at home in Shellsburg. Dorothy Schmidt recovering after a relapse. Mr and Mrs Carbaugh hosted visitors from Atkins and Ed Williams family. Declamatory judges included Mildred Van Sickle Esther Salton and Supt Che hoir. Mary Batten of Winnipeg visiting Rev C E Batten and family. Lecture course second number December 11 Major Hoover to speak on The Supreme Test of Civilization. Happy Twenty met at Mrs James Yiles home with 19 members and six visitors. Me church preaching Sunday at ME, Baptist, and Presbyterian churches scheduled.
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Dorothy Schmidt
Fim
Carbaugh
Atkins
Ancel Tumulty
Lafayette Johnson
Steve Mowbry
Mary Batten
Winnipeg
Canada
C. E. Batten
Hoover
Mats Peterson
Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church
Local Visits and Household Upgrades in Community
The text notes visiting relatives in Vinton on Tuesday and J Geyer family. Joe Holtz and Ea Hix traveled to Grinnell by bus early in the week for business. Several households, including E L Franklin, John Kear, and Conrad Mehlhaus, report new radios installed. John Keel and family from Marshalltown joined C B White’s Thanksgiving celebration.
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Vinton
J. G Geyer
Joe Holtz
Ea Hix
Grinnell
E. L. Franklin
John Kear
Conrad Mehlhaus
John Keel and
Marshalltown
C. B. White
U S Coop With League Deepens Despite Nonmembership
Geneva December 4 United States cooperation with the League of Nations has expanded beyond humanitarian efforts. The State Department now furnishes extensive information on topics the League seeks, including age of consent harmonization and consumer protection against counterfeit goods.
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Geneva
League of Nations
United States
State Department
League
How Long to Write a Novel in a Cohan Farce
In Seven Keys to Baldpate at the Palace, Douglas MacLean aims to write a complete novel in twenty four hours. The task is set amid highly distracting conditions as part of the plot.
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Baldpate
George M. Cohan
Palace Theatre
Douglas MacLean
Riches Have Wings and Old Pleasures Recalled
A reflective meditation on worth and memory, contrasting present woe with past joy. The speaker recalls lighter moments by a pond and the sweetness of earlier experiences as times darken. The lines draw on temperate imagery and a Thorean voice to frame happiness as a memory that sustains amid sorrow.
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Thorean
Local social notes and upcoming events in Van Horne
Van Horne residents attend medical visits visits and family gatherings. The Catholic church women plan a bazaar on December fifth at St Joseph's ball. Local students enroll in Cedar Falls and Chicago trips wrap up with family returns and a tonsil operation for two residents.
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Frank Dunecalf
Clinton
Thornton Yeakle
Vinton
van Horne
Edward McIntyre
Iowa City Hospital
Catholic Church
St. Joseph's
Catherine Hickey
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
L.& Coghill
Frank Woods
Irene Wicke
Chicago
Hollywood 400 Club forms for screenland elite in Hollywood Hills
Hollywood society moves to create a private 400 club after exclusion from the Southern California Blue Book. The lavish clubhouse costs 1,500,000 and aims to privilege film industry leaders with wealth while banning those tainted by publicity. Charter members exceed 200 with many high-profile names listed as potential inductees.
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Hollywood
Southern California
Los Angeles Society
Screenland
Hollswood Hills
Screenland Society
Filmdom
Fragmented Local Notice Points To Public Sale
Unclear OCR text fragment mentions a sale action and local officials but contains incomplete names and details. The readable bits suggest a public sale notice with official involvement, though key entities and specifics are missing.
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