Christmas bargains in ads lure shoppers this week
Mrs. W A Southerland visited Centerville Saturday. Mrs. John Myers ill this past week. The Girl from Home plays at the Princess Thursday and tomorrow. T E McMillan and family moved into J W Smith property. Mrs J C Bay and son returned from Des Moines. Guards Gardinier brothers showings start at 8 30. Wizard Polish offered at Hutchinson Sons. Mrs Katie B Inabnet and daughters Mildred Dorothy and Miss Gretta Taylor visited Allerton. The Diamond from The Sky runs at 7 30 tomorrow. Mrs L E Shaw and granddaughter Margaret Anna Pogue returned from Los Angeles with Charles Shaw.
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John Myers
Princess
T. E. McMillan
J. W. Smith
J. Verne Steninger
St. Louis
Hutchinson & Son’s
Katie B Inabnet
Mildred
Dorothy
Gretta Taylor
Allerton
Gardimier Bros
L. E. Shaw
Margaret Anna Pogue
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles Shaw
Grandpa and Santa Tale in a Christmas Lilt
A grandfather narrator recalls a child’s playful Christmas moment about Santa Claus, a snowy journey in a imagined airship, and the contrast between rich and poor children. The piece also notes Harry G. Burns and a tradition of English Christmas carol singing by children, including an old hymn with archaic spelling.
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Santa
Harry G. Burns
England
Fat Stocking Reflects a Sensitive Boy Named Mazie V. Caruthers
A lighthearted Christmas verse by Mazie V. Caruthers describes being teased as a “baby elephant” while noting a stocking so large it could hold twice as much as others. The speaker admits wishing to be fatter at Christmas, embracing the idea with humor and self awareness.
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Studebaker
America
Europe
New York
Patty
Mazie V. Caruthers
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the New Era
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W. A. Southerland
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