Baptist Church Notes December 1919 Christmas Services
Baptist Church notes announce Christmas services on Sunday December 21 1919 at 8 45 a m with a Christmas message titled The Great Gift From Heaven and an 8 o clock evening service featuring The Great Gift From Heaven. A Christmas program is planned for Xmas day at 8 o clock with gift packages to be labeled on request by the superintendent. Rev H W Wedel pastor invites all to yuletide services.
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Baptist Church
Ham
H. W. Wedel
M. EK
Berg
Inngs High
Meeting to form Moon Day American Legion post
Ex service men gathered at the town hall on Monday evening to organize a local American Legion post. Professor Moore presided as temporary commander with Capper as adjutant and Baumgartner as finance officer. A vote to establish a charter awaiting national headquarters approval took place and names signed to the charter roll.
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Eatab
American Legion
Prof
Moore
National
Forrest J. Moore
Charles Capper
Baal. Baumgartner
Auction Notice at Elgin Opera House December 20
Public auction in front of the Elgin Opera House on Saturday December 20 begins at 2 o'clock. The sale includes a kerosene stove with oven, kitchen cabinet, washing machine, ice cream freezer, piano with 65 records, library table, dining room chairs, rocking chairs, davenport, bed springs, wringer, tubs, Wilton velvet rug 9 by 12, and several wool fiber rugs. Glen Warren is the proprietor. Ber Berg acts as auctioneer and Benj Baumgartner as clerk.
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King Bee
Davenport
Wilton
Glen Warren
Prop
Perms Cash
F. BR. Berg
Auet
Benj
Baumgartner
Consolidation: rural to consolidated schools urged in northwest
Local readers are urged to study a proposed school consolidation vote. Parents across the countryside favor unified schools citing better attendance, graded instruction, and improved facilities in towns, with some noting higher costs but greater educational benefits for rural children.
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Consolidated
Supreme Court upholds wartime liquor ban for wet holidays
The U S Supreme Court unanimously sustains the wartime prohibition act, blocking any wet Christmas before January 16 1920. Peace treaty ratification or war termination is unlikely this session, making a wet spell before prohibition virtually impossible. Stockholders of the Tigri Pleasant Valley Telephone Co will meet December 27 1919 at 2 pm in Elgin Kansas to elect officers.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Senate
Congress
Wilson
United States Senate
Tigria Pleasant Valley Telephone Co
Elgin
Tawa
Elgin School Notes and Upcoming Events
Elgin schools report new equipment for Domestic Science and ongoing student honors. Mary Hanson and Josephine DeSart are absent for health reasons. The boys basketball team travels to Randalia Thursday for a return game and tickets are urged for Friday's play. The district lists top grades by class and honors students across grades, with notes on church activities, Christmas program, Red and Blue contest standings, and upcoming services.
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Mary Hanson
Josephine DeSart
Randalia
Mary Patterson
Raith Freiden
Celia Miller
Arlie Holzer
Celia Martie
Nicklaus Rennisop
Harriet Mosby
Edna Wedel
Arleta Gehring
Arthur, Chapman
Elia Schori
Hazel Frieden
Frieda Freiburghaus
Ye Taney
Mayor Ingalls Swisher Suffers Neck Injury
A broken neck resulted from a yawn by Ingalls Swisher, mayor of Iowa City. He awoke in bed with a sudden forceful yawn, dislocating a cervical vertebra. A surgeon treated him promptly, realigning the bone, easing pain though swelling remains and a serious recovery is awaited.
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Ingalls Swisher
Iowa City
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