Santa’s Corner letters seek readers to craft gifts
The Journal invites boys and girls to write Santa Claus in care of the paper with names and addresses and brief letters. Older readers pass letters to Charles Kern of the Welfare association for aid decisions. Many children request toys, clothes, dolls, instruments, and hats, with simple notes of love and family references.
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Santa Claus
Santa’s Corner
Santa
Charles Kern
Welfare Association
Day of Penitence Called as a Check on Mob Violence
The Federal Council of Churches calls for a Lincoln birthday penitence and Race Relations Sunday to protest lynching. It cites 4,000 lynching victims in the United States and urges justice and reform. Des Moines reports a dispute over hospital funds at Broadlawns General Hospital with statements from the board and officials denying irregularities.
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New York
Lincoln
Federal Council of Churches
United States
Des Moines
Broadlawns General Hospital
Office of the Auditor of State
P. B. Sherriff
T. P. Sharpnack
Charles H. Sprague
Unity club Christmas party in Pleasant Prairie
Pleasant Prairie Ia Dec 19 A Unity club all day meeting featured a pot luck chicken dinner for about 60 plus families. Christmas carols were sung and Mrs Rosa Egel gave a reading. Officers elected for the year include President Mrs Millie Schroder Vice President Mrs Emma Baker Secretary treasurer Mrs Etta Plett Pianist Mrs Florence Allbee Assistant pianist Mrs Bessie Moor Prees reporter Mrs Blanche Paul The program committee comprises Mrs Rosa Egel Mrs Mary Paul and Mrs Lissie Grimm.
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Pleasant Prairie
Unity Club
Rosa Egel
Millie Schroder
Emma Baker
Etta Plett
Florence Allbee
Bessie Moor- Prees
Blanche Paul
Mary Paul
Lissie Grimm
A Welcomed Gift For Hot Point Pad Buyers
Consumers who purchase Hot point electric heating pads at this time receive a registered fever thermometer at no extra charge. The offer shows a promotional gift tied to the heating pad purchase.
Washington Club Wins Canvass for Toys Prize
Washington school's Pioneer club won a prize presented by Ben L. Gallagher general secretary of the Y M C A for raising the greatest number of toys in the house to house canvass for the toy hospital to aid poor children at Christmas. Several hundred toys were gathered and being repainted and retinted at the Central fire station with Central station firemen and Otto Bailes of Heitz garage working to prepare them.
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Washington School
Pioneer Club
Ben L. Gallaher
Toy Hospital
Central Fire Station
Central Station
Otto Bailes
Heitz
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Mulberry Avenue
Edward
Elimer
Ruth
Elmer
Leonard Willag
Water Street
Dwight Carter
Wayne Carter
East Fourth St
West Liberty
Harold G. Bird
Fairport
Mamma
Jessie Rickett
Velma Arvyla Bird
Velma
Papa
A. J. Snyder
Oregon Street
Charles Moore
Muscatine
Margaret Jensen
Richard Cottrell
William Koepping
Anna Koepping
Clifford Raymond Bird
Classified Ads
Lady Dover Irons
Dover
de Luxe
Solialy
Oriental
Renegal
Catterson
Washington Club
Newton
Faye Haltzmas
Johnn
Ed Mahaffey Gregory
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