Andrews M E Church General Aid meeting charms with Christmas glow
The Ladies Aid Society of Andrews M E church held a festive General Aid meeting with a decorated room full of a central Christmas tree, tables in linen and crystal, and candlelight. Devotionals and a varied program featured music and readings led by Miss Mattie Jaco and Miss Lila Miller. secretary Mrs. R C McDade was elected. About sixty attendees enjoyed a relaxed afterglow, desserts, and a noon dinner. A surprise party honored Miss Evelyn Swiger at Mrs. Bert Leese’s home with games and refreshments. Virginia-bound Miss Swiger prepares for Garfield Memorial Hospital in Washington, D C.
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General Aid
Ladies Aid Society of
Andrews M. E. Church
General Aid Society
Pearl Hussion
Mattie Jaco
J. W. Knight
Bethlehem
Lila Miller
Margaret Clark
Ladies Aid
Dorot
Brown
Ethel Grimes
Winifred Poling
Bert Leese
Luzadder Street
Evelyn Swiger
Carfield Memorial Hospital
Washington, D. C
Miss Swiger
Leese
Juanita Swiger
Mildred Hill
Anna Lee Ellers
Josephine Harter
Mary Painter
Bert Seese
Lesle Crawford
Harold Hill
Chauncey Miller
Clyde Courtney
Dorsey Newbrough
Donald Seese
Much Improvement In Dr. Paul P. Warden's Condition
Reports say Dr. Paul P. Warden shows continued improvement over the past two days after a knife wound infection. His attending physician father Dr. A. R. Warden stated the younger doctor should be able to go out soon.
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Paul P. Warden
Pat. P. Warden
A. R. Warden
Banks of Michigan milked says Pecora at Senate hearing
Ferdinand Pecora testified that a holding company controlling a $500 million Michigan bank group milked subsidiaries while earnings fell in 1930 to sustain a sixteen percent dividend, a portion of a larger dividend story. Robert O Lord, 47, Chicago bond salesman and head of Guardian Detroit Union Group, testified about the banks and the March 1933 banking holidays.
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Washington
Ferdinand Pecarit
Michigan
Senate
Pecora
Senate Banking and Currency
Robert O. Lord
J Mead
Company
Lord
Chicago
Detroit
Guardian Detroit Union Group, Inc
Keystone
Guarantee National Bank of Commerce
Detroit Bankers Company
Roosevelt
Dettroit Bankers Group
Guardian Detroit Union
Birthday Celebration for Mrs Mary Wood in Wickwire
Mrs Mary Wood a highly esteemed resident of the Wickwire section celebrated her second birthday anniversary on Saturday December 16. She was described as beloved by neighbors and honored in a modest gathering.
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Mary Wood
Wickwire Section
My Beauty Hint by Clara Lou Sheridan
In this short piece actress Clara Lou Sheridan advises choosing a refined scent to suit a woman’s beauty. She favors an oriental type used sparingly, warning against the detriment of heavy or cheap perfumes.
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Ara Lou
Clara Lou Sheridan
Christmas Party Planned by The Detective Home Circle
The Detective Home Circle schedules its annual Christmas party at the Modern Woodman Hall this Thursday. Juvenile members meet 6 to 7 30 PM, adults 7 30 to 11 PM.
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Detective Home Circle
Woodman Hall
Personalities visit city and attend funeral in region
Rev Bound of Flemington and U S Morrow of Route 50 were visitors in the city. Mr and Mrs A C Hill of Akron Ohio visited R J Hardy of the First Ward. Rev J C Jones attended Rev F G Radabaugh's funeral in Belington. Lemuel J Tucker of Pruntytown was a business visitor today. Attorney John L Hee to Clarksburg today on business.
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Rev. Bound
Flemington
U.S. Morrow
A. C. Hill
Akron
Ohio
R. J. Hardy
First Ward
J. C. Jones
F. G. Radabaugh
Belington
Lemuel J. Tucker
Pruntytown
John L. Hee
Clarksburg
Ness
Labels Insull as Crooked in Federal Court
Chicago, Dec. 20. Federal court branding Insull receiverships as a fraud conceived by Samuel Insull Sr. to cover his crookedness. Judge Evans weighed Ettelson's charges of collusion among Insull, bankers, and creditors. Insull forced to resign amid evidence of corporate malpractice. The judge considered whether paying Fentress would encourage further wrongdoing.
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Chicago
Insull
Samuel Ettelson
Samuel Insull
van A. Evans
Insull Utility Investments, Inc
Ettelson
Calvin Fentress
Fentress
George Cooke
Evans
Insul
Mount Vernon's Opening Sundays Boosts Visitor Numbers
Mount Vernon will open Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. to increase visits. The estate, overlooking the Potomac from Washington's mansion, offers original furnishings and proximity to the Washington Shrine. The plan aims to attract weekend travelers and rail and bus excursion crowds, with a $1.25 weekly pass covering rides on most DC streetcars.
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Mount Vernon
George Washington
New Mount Vernon Memorial Boulevard
Washington Estate
Potomac
Washington
Histori
Martha Washington
Sunda
District of Columbia
Capital Traction
Washington Railway & Electric
Jon
Capital Transit
Chevy Chase
Hains Point
Lynch threat heard after girl is slain
San Francisco reports a fatal shooting of Emilis de Porto a 26 year old opera singer on her South San Francisco home steps. Umberto Guisti a suitor surrendered saying he could not decide whether to kill himself or let the law do it. Police feared possible lynching echoes and moved him to Redwood City jail.
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San Francisco
Emilis de Porto
Umberto Guisti
Redwood City
de Prato
Guisti
Louis Belloni
South San Francisco
San Jose
Christmas Cookie Recipes and Yuletide Gift Traditions
The article blends home baking traditions with Christmas cookie recipes including Date Nut Bars Cornflake Cookies and Chocolate Drops, urging gifts of homemade goodies as Yuletide cheer. It notes seasonal kitchen aromas and cookie rituals, then shifts to a December report from Topeka about the Kansas legislature's extra session enacting 127 laws.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Funerals for Three Local Residents Held Today
Funeral services were conducted for Clarence Bruce Lake 64 at Simpson Baptist Church and for Mary A Phillips 67 at Grady Creek Baptist Church. Interment followed with Hamilton and Bartlett Funeral Companies in charge. Edna Luzadder 17 died in a Washington Pennsylvania auto wreck. Rev B A Cole led services at Bartlett Funeral Home. Her father Lawrence Luzadder died from a six foot fall on December 5.
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Second Christian Church
Washington
Luzadder
Bluemont Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral Company
Clarence Bruce Lake
Simpson Baptist Church
West Wilford Street
Kirby Simpson
E. H. Waters
United Brethren Church
Pairmont
Shurch
Hamilton Funeral Company
Mary A. Phillips
Grady Creek Baptist Church
Glady Creek
8. A. Cleavenger
Erna Luzadder
Bartlett Puneral
Edna Luzadder
Lawrence Luzadder
Sixfoot
Fragmentary report of a suspect fleeing after shooting
A neighbor reported hearing shots and a suspect named Guisti flee from a house. The fragment notes a woman screaming and mentions Mrs Severini Baldac cai as a witness, with scant details on location or outcome.
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Heto
Guisti
Severini Baldaccai
Congress to Be Asked for Six Billions for RFC Extension
Washington reports forecast by Chairman Jones that the Reconstruction Finance Corporation will soon need an additional billion dollars. Total future emergency recovery expenditures are projected at 3.475 billion, with Congress likely to be asked to appropriate over six billion. The RFC’s cash reserves are low and its lending power expires next month, prompting potential legislation to extend its life and fund continued support for banks and industry. President Roosevelt plans to seek an extension in his first message to Congress.
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Washington
Jones
Reconstruction Corporation
Congress
Roosevelt
RFC
Morgenthau
Government Budget Totals Shine in 1935 Projections
The article details President Roosevelt's proposed Civil Works Administration request of 350 million, Hopkins minimum 250 million, and Public Works Administration around 1.875 billion. Combined with other agencies and operating costs, total outlays reach about 6.075 billion for the year. Treasury receipts lag by under 10 million, with emergency spending creating a deficit near 917 million versus 1.573 billion a year earlier.
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Congress
Civil Works Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Public Work Administration
Treasury
Morton's Role at Tuskegee Institute Highlighted
Dr. R. R. Morton, head of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute for Negroes in Alabama, features prominently in a report outlining leadership and ongoing work at the institution.
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R. R. Morton
The
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute For Negroes
Alabama
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