Mrs McCoy hosts Minn visitor at Fischer party
Mrs George McCoy of Minneapolis visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Otto Fischer attended a Christmas afternoon party hosted by her sister Miss Elfriede Fischer and Miss Isa Wilhelmi at the Fischer home. Guests enjoyed decorations, two course refreshments, and bridge with guest prizes awarded to Miss Elizabeth Mackie and Mrs McCoy. Several out of town guests arrived including Mrs Thomas Burtch and others from Omaha Lincoln and Kansas City.
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Minneapolis
Rothwell Banker
Muskogee
Okla
Gerald Norton
Wichita
McCoy
Chester Gibson
Santa Claus
Hattie Erickson
Ottawa
John Gibson
G. W. Nelson
Herman Pohl
Henry Pohl
Orville
Ralph
Conrad Gastroick
Elsmer
Naomi
Ben Nelson
Harold
Mildred
Lester
Homer Gibson
Herbert Glaser
Melvin
Vera
Sarah Gibson
Birger Nelson
Maxine
Wilma
Ben Gibson
Marjoria
Ruth Nelson
Stella Gibson
Hazel Gibson
Walter
Ernest Pohl
Christmas Gatherings and Society Notes From Mattoon
Real Mattoon Illinois delegates discussed growth and shared talks during a regional gathering. A Christmas celebration at Chester Gibson’s south of town featured a goose dinner, gifts, and a Kansas City orchestra, with many relatives attending.
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Real
Mattoon
Ill
W. H. Hetznecker
St. Marys
Frank L. Chinery
Cincinnati
Ohio
T. J
Sweeney, Sr
Kansas City
War veteran marries nurse on death bed in hospital
Rex Wolfe, a war veteran near death in Syracuse, married nurse Kathlene McGovern in a hospital ceremony. The bride becomes beneficiary of Wolfe’s $10,000 war risk insurance, shifting from an uncle and aunt. Wolfe receives $157.50 monthly from the federal government, with widow’s payments of $57.50 monthly for twenty years upon his death.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Rex Wolfe
Kathlene McGovern
New York
Wolfe
Fire Destroys Roof at 729 Michigan Street Night Fire
A roof fire of unknown origin destroyed the residence at 729 Michigan Street last night. Discovered at 9:25 p.m., the house owned by Tom Harden and occupied by Dick Bryant suffered water damage to furniture. No damage estimate was available today.
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Michigan Street
Tom Harden
Dick ‘Bryant
Personal notes reveal busy holiday visits across cities
Miss Hazel Lynn visits Velma Schmidt in Kansas City while Mrs C A Hill stays there for the day. Numerous neighbors and relatives travel between Kansas City, Topeka, Fort Scott, Pomona, Quenemo, Lawrence, Beatrice, and other towns for holidays and family duty.
Boy Scouts Take Hike Near Lawrence With Leaders
Lawrence boy scouts Troop No. 3 hiked west of town this afternoon at 3 o clock under Leo Smith C L Scott and Edgar Williams guiding. Part of the outing included rabbit hunting.
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Leo Smith
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Benes Emerges as a New European Diplomat Leader
Geneva dispatch notes Edouard Benes as a striking European figure representing Czechoslovakia on the League of Nations council. A discreet, hard thinking diplomat, he travels to London Paris and Rome to discuss mutual interests. He guided Czechoslovak troops to Russia and crafted the Little Entente and minority treaties into workable forms supporting European recovery.
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Carmel by the Sea Loses Its Vagabond Charm
Carmel by the Sea Cal December 20 The Associated Press notes Carmel once welcomed wandering artists with low rents and easy living but rising taxes and a sewer assessment push them away as the town modernizes Many writers painters and musicians remain but are wealthier and prefer paying for a modern city
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Carmel-by-the-Sea
Cal
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First Methodist Episcopal Church Service Schedule
Corner 10th and Vermont Streets Edward Hislop ministers with Edwin F. Price as associate. Sunday school at 9:45 led by E. S. Weatherby. morning worship at 11 on “An Oft-told Tale.” High School League at 7 p.m.. evening worship at 8 with sermon “Starting Young” and Picture: “The Call of Samuel.” A cordial invite to young people not in another church for the 8 p.m. Good Cheer Service.
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10Th and
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Edward Hislop
Edwin F. Price
Weatherby
Samuel
Church of Christ Preaching at Ninth and Tennessee
J C Bunn will preach for the Church of Christ at the corner of Ninth and Tennessee Streets Sunday morning and evening. Morning lesson Redeeming the Time. Evening lesson Jesus' Wonderful Witness of Himself. We extend a cordial welcome to all visitors.
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Ninth and
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Jesus
Deaths and Funerals in Lawrence and Oak Grove
Word arrived in Lawrence of the sudden death of Mrs. Mary C. Dickey 1135 Ohio Street killed in an automobile crash at Wichita while visiting her daughter for the holidays. Mrs. Frank Menet died yesterday afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs. W J Frick Oak Grove Missouri services Monday at 12 30 at Oak Hill cemetery. Mrs L F Wilson 76 funeral Monday at 2 at Cross undertaking parlors burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Wilson died Thursday night at her home 1027 12 Massachusetts street.
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Ohio Street
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Claude Sharpe
Dickey
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W.J. Frick
Oak Grove
Oak Hill
L. F. Wilson
Cross Undertaking
Oak Hill Cemetery
Funeral Notice for Miss Marie Hageman in Vinland
Marie Hageman age 22 daughter of Mr and Mrs E E Hageman died at the family home in Vinland after illness lasting months. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 PM from the Methodist church in Vinland with Dr Arge officiating. Interment follows in Vinland cemetery.
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E.E. Hageman
Vinland
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Funeral rites for Winfield Scott held in El Paso home
Funeral services for Winfield Scott age 36 who died Wednesday at El Paso Texas will be conducted at the home of B G Gustafson 700 Indiana street on Monday afternoon at 2 oclock.
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Burial Planned in Oak Hill Cemetery for Local Resident
Mr. Scott, formerly of Lawrence and a former local student, recently resided in Durant Oklahoma. Burial will take place in Oak Hill cemetery.
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Lawrence
Durant
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Standard Oil Sues Cosden Over Patented Refining Process
The Standard Oil Company of Indiana filed suit in the U S district court at Muskogee Oklahoma to force Cosden and Company the largest independent oil firm in Oklahoma to stop using Burton Humphreys refining patents and to surrender all profits from that use The petition outlines the Burton Humphreys refining process patents and alleges Cosden infringed within six years prior to filing the petition.
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Okla
Standard Oil Company of
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United States District Court
Cosden & Company
Oklahoma
Standard Company
William H. Burton
Robert E. Humphreys
Burton
Cosde Company
Death by own action with a chisel in Massachusetts
In Winthrop, Massachusetts, postal clerk William J. Downes was found dead at home with a chisel driven into his head and a hammer nearby. Police term the death peculiar and suggest he forced the chisel into his head while facing a mirror, noting he had brooded over his wife's death.
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Winthrop
Mass
William J. Downes
North Side Petition Signers Counted Near Union Pacific
A North Lawrence resident reports to the Journal-World that petition signers for the new school house north of the Union Pacific tracks totaled 578, compared with 48 signatures for structures south of the tracks.
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North Lawrence
Journal-World
Union Pacific
Gasoline Price Prompt Arrest In Chanute
Fred Hardendorf filled his tank to buy gasoline before a price increase and was arrested for speeding. Police Judge T A Maxwell suspended his license for ten days.
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Chanute
Kan
Fred Hardendorf
T. A. Maxwell
Spooner Library to Close for Two Periods
Spooner library will be closed all day Monday and Tuesday causing temporary access disruption for patrons and staff.
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Spooner Library
North Lawrence Social Notes and Church Activities
Dr Braden left for Indianapolis to deliver lectures then Chicago for a conference. E T McFarland will lead the Christian church services in Braden’s absence. Mrs May Courtney and family visit from Lawrence for holidays. Esther teaches near Colorado Springs. Ladies Aid elect officers for the new year and plan work. Sybil Walker visiting Edward McKittrick family. Mrs Harold Higgins leaves for California for health reasons. Billy Blevins of Pine’s grocery absent due to illness. Mrs Benton Hubble improving. Billy Lowe visits relatives in Kansas City. Jack Popplewell joins high school basketball trip to Kansas City. Millie Reed visits Lawrence relatives then returns to Rushville Illinois.
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G. B. Castle
A. J. Martin
Farr Gordon
W. A. Courtney
Aid Society
Sybil Walker
Husbard
Edward McKittrick
Harold Higgins
California
Billy Blevins
Pine’s Grocery
Benton Hubble
Billy Lowe
Kansas City
Jack Popplewell
Millie Reed
Lawrence
Rushville
Illinois
Lyman Wiley
Marriage Licenses and Ceremony Report
Raymond C. Holmes and Opal KE Hill of Toneka were married this morning by Probate Judge Menger. Noble C. Lindstrom and Helen Maxwell of Leonardville Kansas were granted a license this morning.
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Opal KE. Hill
Toneka
Menger
Noble C. Lindstrom
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Leonardville
Kans
Finance committee to report dues progress at luncheon
The Chamber of Commerce finance committee will meet Monday at the Chamber building for a luncheon to report progress in collecting last quarter dues. The committee aims to have all dues paid by year end to discharge all financial obligations. Market Basket is every Friday. Four killed at crossing in Columbia area.
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Chamber
Standard Oil Announces 15 Cent Oil Raise in North Louisiana
The Standard Oil Company of Louisiana today announced a raise of 15 cents a barrel in all grades of North Louisiana and Arkansas crude oil. The notice appears from Shreveport Louisiana dated December 29. A separate line invites readers to try a "Position Wanted" act.
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Shreveport
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
North
Louisiana
Arkansas
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