Germany and France propose four year disarmament plan
Hamburg newspaper cites a French proposal to arm 200000 militiamen for four years while limiting France to 200000 home militia and creating an international control commission. The plan includes eight to nine month enlistments and gradual integration of air forces, with mutual disarmament goals under an international convention.
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Hambes
Germany
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
France
Paris
Atens
Automatic Control Commission
Dian
Yievrspaner
Twenty Die in Radical Revolt Sparks in Argentina
Riots in Rosario Santa Fe and Buenos Aires leave at least 20 dead and 100 injured. Police fire on crowds storming mounted HQs. arrests range from 300 to 590 as authorities vow to restore order. Rebels seize Rosario arsenal after meetings as censorship limits lines.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Aiuiin
Rosario
Santa Fe
Chamber of Deputies
Las Plata
Santa F
Buenos
Garcia
Pelicec
Partickely
Kansan Sees Hollywood Romance and Rumors
A Kansan relays Hollywood mood as Rudy Vallee softens his anti Hollywood stance amid talk of movie stardom. Doug Fairbanks reportedly cool to press chatter. Ray Long and Frederick L. Collins plan Fox movie yarns. Hal Leroy leads Warner’s Harold Teen musical. Jeanette MacDonald faces scrutiny over figure. Gene Raymond linked romantically with Mary Brian, while Marion Nixon promotes the Eastern school.
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Hollywood
Cal
Rudy Vallee
Hamlet
Remy
Doug Fairbanks
Mary
Ray Long
Columbia
Victore
McClure
Fox
Hal Leroy
Warners
Harold Teen
Jeanette
MacDonald
Romeo
Gene Raymond
Brian
Marion
Nixon
Skater’s Bold Claim Sparks A Great Race
The fly proclaims a daring plan for a major skating contest with a pair for the feet and a pair around the waist, predicting it will be the best race ever. The whimsical rhyme hints at a festive, competitive event unfolding in a historical era.
Rose Bowl notes tease Westwood shop scene and star flirtations
At the New Year Rose Bowl Mary Pickford operates a dress shop in Westwood Village. The exclusive suburb hosts Bebe Daniels and Pauline Gallagher opening a new shop in the same building. Al Jolson is pressing Ruby Keeler to quit films for a European trip.
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Mary Pickford
Westwood Village
Baby undergoes successful brain operation at Johns Hopkins
Five month old Ettle Sue Trammell from Houston had hydrocephalus treated today in Baltimore. Johns Hopkins surgeons led by Dr. Walter E. Dandy reported the procedure removed the obstruction causing the condition and termed the operation successful though the final outcome remains uncertain. Parents, grandmother, uncle, and nurse accompanied the baby, who traveled 1,400 miles by air after an 11 hour flight.
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Baltimore
Ettle Sue Trammell
Johns-Hopkins Hospital
Sue
W. W. Trammell
Houston
Jimmy Wedel
Texas
Walter E. Dandy
German paper reports arms plan in Nazi legal reform
Berlin dispatch notes centuries of legal custom being scrapped to conform German law to Nazi racial ideals. Nazi justice commissioner Hana Frank cites 700 year old Sachsenspiegel as influence while emphasizing race based Teutonic law. Coverage highlights removal of Jews from the legal system and anti Semitism as permanent features of German judiciary.
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Berlin
Helmut Nicolai
Ministry of Interior
Hana Frank
State Library
Gerlin
Nicolai Es
Hitler
Frank
Aurora Bank President Confesses Defalcation in Aurora
U S District Attorney Thomas Morrissey and assistant Ivor Wingren announced that I Frank Gilligan, former president and conservator of the closed First National Bank of Aurora Colorado, confessed to about 74000 in defalcations over eight years. Gilligan said he spent years wondering when the law would catch him and that his conscience is clear. He claimed money was used to prop up the bank rather than personal gain.
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Denver
Dec
Thomas J. Morrissey
Ivor. Wingreni
I. Frank Gilligan
First National Bank
Aurora
Colo
Morrissey
Gilligan
Frederick “E. ‘Dickerson
Morri
Farm prices fall to 70.4 percent of 1926 average
Washington December 28 The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported marked declines in farm and manufactured food prices for the week ended December 23. The farm products index dropped to 70.4 percent of the 1926 average from 70.8 percent the prior week, the year high being 71.7 in mid November.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Christmas Visitsand Family Gatherings in Oskaloosa
Miss Catherine Campbell Franklin county treasurer spent Christmas with aunt Mrs Margaret Kirkham and relatives in Dover. Rebecca O Brien attended Mrs Coleman s Christmas dinner. A big dinner party at Will Nincehelser home included many local families. Nellis Pennington and others traveled to Kansas City for Christmas. Families Decker Decker and Russell Decker hosted gatherings with relatives from Enterprise and Olbur.
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Catherine Campbell
Franklin County
Margaret
Kirkham
Menefee
Reda
Dover
Lala Coleman
Willetta
Low
Rebecca
O'Brien
Coleman
Will -Nincehelser
Fred
Thompson
Mary, Kirkham
Mae
Nellie
Agnes “Nincehelser
Charles Wendorf
Kansas City
Nellis
Pennington
Ted Rueny
Judge Decker
John Decker
Enterprise
Russell
Decker and
Olesburz
Christmas Day Reunions Highlight Perry Area Notes
Community members from Valley Falls Perry and nearby towns gathered for Christmas Day events. Family reunions included John Martin’s children, a Lawrence visit by Kermit McLaughlin, and a Lawrence hostess dinner hosted by Leech. Several high school carols and tableaux were staged at the Methodist church with notable participants and a lighting display.
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Clyde Brooks
Valley
Falls
John
Oklahommes Swoyer
Kermit
McLaughlin
Lawrence
Vinland
Alice
Alt Buck
Kansas City
Joh Morris
Charles
Dockhorn
Chester
Peebler
andiMra
John Elliott
Topeka
Land
Leech
Christmas Gatherings and Local Notices in Hiawatha Area
Families from Hiawatha hosted and joined Christmas meals across Topeka Valley Falls and Clifton, with gatherings including Mrs Amanda Hosler’s group and the Leech family visiting Mrs Mary Leech. Maud Hudson Davis died in Kansas City last Friday and was buried in Plum Grove cemetery.
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Lee Gibson
Jimmy
Hiawatha
James Gibson
George Raines
Lucy
Topeka
Oscar. Raines
Worth Hawk
Amanda Hosler
Valley Falls
Walter Turner
Amos. Leech
Amos
Billy
Jeanette
Ruth
Lawrence
Mary. Leech
Maud
Hudson Davis
Kansas City
Plum Grove
Davis
Grayson
Passin
D. L. Harcourt
Clifton
Merle Whitlow
Christmas on holiday notes from area residents
The piece lists local names and places tied to Christmas activities. It mentions Naomi Gragg Marie Stevens Charles Sutton from K U Lawrence Roxie Alexander Washburn college Toneka and teachers Miss Margaret Ford Agnes Nincehelser Nellen Nincehelser Irene Brock from Perry grade school. The Presbyterian church held Christmas services with an adult choir anthem and boys choir carol. Dr Marlin McCreight and family visited Lawrence for Christmas dinner. W. D. Monroe family visited Topeka to spend winter with Abe Gilbert. Ida Steffey and Kenneth Steffer from Pleasant View shopped, Curtis Patrick home hosted Christmas dinner with family including Jack Frisbie Grantville C W Roberts Mary Jo Patrick Bill Patrick and others. A Christmas tree cheered the home and grandchildren enjoyed it.
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Naomi Gragg
Marie Stevens
Charles Sutton
Roxie Alexander
Washburn College
Toneka
Margaret Ford
Ottawa
Agnes
Nincehelser
Council Grove
Nellen Nincehelser
Columbus
Irene Brock
Perry
Presbyterian Church
Ida Steffey
Kenneth Steffer
Pleasant View
Curtis Patrick
Jack.Frisbie
Grantville
C. W. Roberts
Mary Jo Patrick
Bill Patrick
A- G. Patrick
George Huddleston
Jameses Visit Edwin James Family in Lawrence
Mr and Mrs J H James of Kansas visited his cousin Edwin James and family last Sunday. The best evidence of the value of Lawrence Business College training is that its graduates secure positions.
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Lawrence
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Billy Finley
Warren ‘Metzger
Evelyn” Wendel
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Hazel Metzger
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Kathleen Wray
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Margaret Roberts
Ralph Perry
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Dorothy Gabel
Freda Lobb
Angel
J. W.: Roberts
Earl Harbour
Rev. Harbour
Ruth Gilbert
M. F. Gabel
Holton
Larence Gabel
Celia Phinney
Jack Frisbie
C_.E. Patrick
Caddie Patrick
Lizzie Brown
Ferda Atzenweiler
Atchison
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Stralege Partners
Chicago
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Pauline
Judith Allen
Randolph Scott
Paramount
Metropolitan Opera Association
New York
Plete
Metropolitan Opera House
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Ecross Amer. Tee
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ZaSu Pitts
Sant Ware
Gary Roopes
Um Kri Heert
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Irene Dunne
Clive Brook
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