Christmas at the National Capital
Washington on Christmas Day finds the capital at peace as President-elect prepares to depart for the Georgia coast on a Christmas vacation. President Coolidge plans a quiet holiday with services, a tree lighting, and a party journey that includes aides and a portrait by James Salisbury.
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United States
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Herbert Hoover
Atlantic
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District of Columbia
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Nobs
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Osman Latrobe
Wilson Brown
James F. Oupal
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Salisbury
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
King George of England
Fireman Dinner Plans In New Year Observance
Fire Department officials announce plans for a New Year dinner at the department headquarters to be served around 12 30 PM with all city officials and guests invited. An evening gathering for firemen and their wives is also planned at the same location, aiming for uninterrupted meals as last year saw no fires.
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King George III Progress Quietly at Christmas
Continued improvement in King George V condition led to a private Christmas at Catherine Palace. No public court ceremony was held as the king remained too ill for any festivities. A small family gathering of his wife, children, and grandchildren marked the day with intimate observance.
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London
George
England
Catherine Palace
Literary Session Opens for Inter State Association
The Inter State Literary association of Kansas and the West begins a three day session tomorrow at the AM EB church in Lawrence. The thirty seventh annual meeting gathers members from Kansas and adjoining states with officers from Topeka Lawrence and Leavenworth. Programs include essays music poems and declamations with prizes for originals.
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Reedy becomes Lawrence yard manager for Logan Moore Lumber
Howard Pete Reedy will leave Salisbury Mo to take over the Logan Moore Lumber Lawrence yard this week. He has managed Salisbury yard for two years and will relocate with his wife to 746 Alabama Street in Lawrence. S. J. Shirley, longtime Salisbury manager for four years, moves to Topeka to start his own lumber business in Kansas.
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Pete” Reedy
Logan-Moore Lumber Company
Salisbury
Lawrence
Reedy
S. J. "Shirley
Logan-Moore Company
Topeka
Shirley
State Reading Circle names 1929 Kansas book placements
The State Reading Circle board for 1929, announced by State Superintendent Geo. A. Allen Jr., lists members Anna Daniel Lyndon C. L. Herford James A. Ray Maude Doran Pearle L. Comer Russell Turner Vda Grammer and Vada 100. The circle reports between 60 000 and 80 000 books placed in Kansas schools annually through reading circles network.
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Eee
Reading
Circle
Geo
Allen
State ‘Teachers Association
Anna Daniel
Lyndon
C. L. Heryford
Girard
James
Ray Mar
Ion
Maude Dora
Watch Shaped Lever Wind Crown Featured in Chicago
An AP report from Chicago describes a novel self winding wristwatch with a lever shaped like an anchor. The anchor arm extends to the rim of the mechanism and the carved cross-pieces slide around the watch. The chronometer, priced at $150, is promoted alongside Hudson-Go water rental and related ads.
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Chicago
Christmas Day Atmosphere Settles Over Lawrence
Lawrence observed Christmas with many houses closed and only essential businesses open. Churches held services, Trinity Lutheran offered a carol concert, and town residents hosted out of town guests. Campus life paused as university activity declined. several prisoners received meals and gifts, while police and fire departments kept limited duty.
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Flu cases fall in Lawrence after peak of Christmas
Dr E R Keith city and county health officer reports a drop in new influenza cases in Lawrence. about 25 percent less than Saturday's report. Physicians note milder late cases and few complications as public follow medical advice. He extends Christmas greetings to cooperating physicians keeping the health department informed.
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Torres Composition I Program Feature on New Years Eve
WREN station to air a special New Year’s Eve program featuring Torres and his orchestra at 6 o’clock. The highlight includes a New composition titled You’ll Care by Gilbert Torres, with words by Jimmy March. This broadcast from Jenny Wren radio station will present one of nine half hour segments and marks the piece’s first regional performance.
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Jenny Wren Radiio
Christmas Across the Globe in AP Highlights
A montage of festive scenes from Wales to Tokyo and New York. A Welsh street sweeper’s carol chosen for a local service. Detroit child stockpiling safety in a hotel lobby. Uncle Sloan’s 116th Christmas and birthday. John D Rockefeller Sr.’s town Christmas gathering. Santa’s $200 million in New York dividends. French revelers setting aside for later. Santa seen amid Tokyo’s shopping rush.
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Albany
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Jayhawk cagers beat Missouri in prep for Notre Dame series
Rest. for Kansas! Coach Forrest Allen’s Jayhawks won a fierce battle with Missouri and resumed practice. The squad, dismissed for the day, will travel to Kansas City for two Notre Dame games, then to the West Coast for a three-game set with UC Berkeley. Also, Elks and Salvation Army held Christmas distributions for Lawrence children with gifts and dolls, aiding about 200 youngsters.
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Convention Hall
University of Gelcomita
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Lawrence
Elke :Club
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University group aids former Boy Scouts entering KU
University students and graduates formed to help incoming scouts. Led by Prof. E. M. Belles and Lloyd Houston, the group will exam merit badge tests and assist former scouts at the University of Kansas. Nine members listed include Irwin McElhinny and Ralph Graves, with plans to add more.
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E. M. Belles
Kansas
Irwin McElhinny
Ralph Graves
Billy
Milton Sanderson
Sanderson
Frank
Liscum
Fredfescom
Glen
Mitchell and
Eryll
Topeka men fined after Pine's Station gunplay
Dan Neal and two others were arrested after a friendly argument at Pine's filling station north of Lawrence led to a brief gun incident. Neal pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons and paid a $25 fine plus costs in justice court yesterday.
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Dan Neal
Topeka
Pine’s
Lawrence
Justice Court
Aned Enochs
Charles” Shumate
Nest
Shu
Rhine towns number 467. New Rhine map reveals bridges
AP reports a newly published map showing 38 Rhine bridge spans and 467 towns along its shores. Eight bridges cross the Rhine in Holland, four at Basel, with several at Cologne, Bonn, Koblenz, Mainz, and nearby cities to serve rail, pedestrian, auto, and tram traffic. Many villages are over a thousand years old.
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Rhine
Holland
Bale
Switzerland
Cologne
Bonn
Coblence
Mayence
Croatia funds build fifty new schools from drink tax
AP report: Croatia Zagreb council notes tax on wines and spirits funds educational facilities. Fifty new school buildings planned next year. Vinforded warned 20 000 Croatian children lacked facilities and urged action. Wilber named VP at F S Grotts Publishing New York. formerly with Macmillan. Wichita chief orders new police uniforms as older gear wears out.
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Jugoslavia
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K. U
New ‘York
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Macmillan Company
Merchants report strong holiday trade in Lawrence
Merchants across Lawrence say Christmas shopping was brisk with their best sales of the season. Hardware, dry goods, clothing, drug, grocery, and auto dealers reported robust demand, with many shops eclipsing sales from the previous year and customers buying both small articles and larger gifts despite fewer shoppers.
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Lawrence
Byéanaro
New Paris Hospitals Plan to Add 6000 Beds
Paris authorities approve a five or four building plan to provide four new hospitals and 6000 beds by converting existing facilities. Construction starts in spring with completion of the four new hospitals expected in eighteen months.
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Paris
Ministry of Public Works
Paris Cars Claim Speed Record Through Dense Traffic
Paris experts claim twelve miles an hour through dense traffic tops New York and London speeds. They say Paris earns a reputation for speed by timing trips through the centers of the three capitals, making travel results look faster than riding.
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Paris
New York
London
Reparations Experts To Be Chosen Abroad
American experts will participate in the conference on the reparations problem but their identities and official status remain undecided. Appointments are to be made jointly by the reparations commission and the German government and submitted to the U.S. for approval. A French foreign office memorandum calls for internationally reputed authorities who are independent of governmental instructions.
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Reparations Commission
United States
Christmas Mail Delays at Lawrence Post Office
Postmaster C. B. Hosford reports virtually all Christmas packages and letters arrived yesterday but could not be delivered due to carriers on final routes. Only special deliveries today. Officials plan earlier mailing to ease rush with a system allowing mailing two to three weeks before Christmas while locally delivered the day before.
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English Visitors Top France Hotels Says Congress
Paris AP reports English tourists led arrivals to France with 833,531 guests. Spanish 534,681. American 225,000. Dutch 60,000. Delegates from England Germany Czechoslovakia Switzerland and France attended the International Hotel Men's Congress.
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France
Toré
England
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Tree parks for Paris green cloak of Hying trees
Paris relies on two special tree parks to cultivate young trees that replace dead ones each spring. More than 100000 trees form the citys green cloak as twelve hundred gardeners, tree specialists and lumberjacks staff the permanent teams maintaining public parks and gardens.
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Paris
Cca
Paris Diet Hotel Serves Vegetarians and Dyspeptics
A Paris fashionable quarter unveils a palatial diet hotel and restaurant catering to vegetarians diabetics and stomach sufferers with specialized menus prepared by master chefs. A second item reports on a new drag sail tested in the Bay of Lübeck aiding hydroplane takeoffs from moving vessels with a trailing surface from a steamer.
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Fravemuenda
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Luebeck
Lloyd
Roland
Roman ruins found along Hadrian's Wall in England
Ruins of a Roman castle fort were unearthed at East Walbottle eight miles west of Newcastle, containing an internal building as a notable feature. The site lies partly along the Newcastle Carlisle road. The report also notes Swedish attitudes toward alcohol regulation and past prohibition results.
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England
East Walbottte
Newcastle
Church School to Start Next Month
The Lawrence Council of Religious Education will launch a nine course Leadership Training School at the First Christian Church starting Wednesday evening January 2 with two class periods and chapel exercises. Courses cover Old and New Testament studies, Christian religion program, and administration for church schools. Optional Vacation Church School and a mission course The New Africa are included. books cost 70 cents to one dollar. Enrollment and book purchase happen at the first meeting January 22.
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New Africa
Donald Fraser
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