Special program for Joan of Arc Court Christmas event
The Joan of Arc court Catholic Daughters of America held a social at the K. C. hall on Monday evening featuring a Santa tree gift distribution and a varied program. Readings include Has Santa a Middle Name by Charles Koenigsaecker and The Star by Marjorie Randall, with songs and piano pieces performed by Hessen children and others. The charity committee organized Christmas baskets for needy families.
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Joan OF Arc Court
Catholic Daughters of America
K. C. Hall
Santa Claus
Santa
Charles Koenigsaecker
Laura Genevieve Leysen
McDowell
Katherine Wessels
Marjorie Randall
Muriel Hessen
Helen Korte
Augustina Bisesi
the Clown
Alice Stapleton
Error in Telling of Lady Eagles Meetings
A lodge error caused incorrect notice about Lady Eagles lodge No. 7 holding a regular meeting tonight at 8 at the National Fraternal home. The Christmas party is set for Thursday evening at the same venue with a dinner and bridge at Geneva Golf and Country club Wednesday dinner at 6 30. Reservations close noon Wednesday. The German Congregational church Ladies Aid plans a Christmas gift exchange with the Wednesday meeting.
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Lady Eagles
Lady Moose Lodge
Lady Eagles Lodge
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Ladies’ Aid Society of
The
German Congregational Church
Faint raps from S-4 submarine crew grow fainter waiting aid
Six men trapped 105 feet below in the wrecked S-4 face a grim countdown as life support wanes. Navy experts estimate carbon dioxide buildup will kill them by about 7 am tomorrow unless air is found or torpedoes freed to release air. Lieutenant Graham Newell Fitch led the desperate effort and sent one final call for help.
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Graham Newell Fitch
Charles B. Momesesi
Navy
Washington
Momeen
Fitch
Van Camp Elected Head of Sweetland Farm Organization
Drew Van Camp was elected president of the Sweetland Farm bureau at the annual meeting Monday evening with 25 members present. Mrs. Howard Toyne became vice president and women’s division head, Blanche Pace was secretary and treasurer, and Albert Eckhardt Howard Toyne and Ray Downey were named to organize a township debating team.
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Drew van Camp
Sweetland Farm Bureau Organization
Howard Toyne
Blanche Pace
Albert Eckhardt
Ray Downey
Marian Parker Slayer Known in Bank Kidnap Case
Detective Chief Herman Cline disclosed findings after Maria Parker’s kidnapping and murder linked to Evan Hickman, a Kansas City bank clerk once paroled for forgery. The motive tied to parole conflict. a ransom note and forged signatures connected Hickman to the crime.
Christmas dinner costs no more this year than last year
A Muscatine survey shows the cost of a traditional Christmas meal about the same as a year ago. Turkeys range 69 to 65 cents a pound dressed, geese 28 cents, ducks 35, live poultry 50 cents, with potatoes and cranberries near previous prices. Christmas trees vary from 25 cents to 2.50, and store activity and gift deliveries buzz as Santa visits.
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Santa Claus
St. Nick
Iowa Briefs Terse notes from Des Moines and beyond
Des Moines reports include a 99 year sentence for a father guilty of improper advances toward his minor daughter. A Sioux City shift of prohibition director Bruns on possible move to Des Moines next July. Iowa City engineers doubt flood control data sufficiency. Adel man Laverne Harding gets 10 years for stealing two cents. Rawson named to GOP convention committee in Kansas City. Creston AG urges enforcing all laws while supporting repeal of unjust ones. Scottish judge sentences Polish miners' sons for theft. British Industries Fair expands space for 1928 event.
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Des Moines
Fort Madison
Iowa
Stephen Douglas Camp
W. G. Bonner
Sioux City
Glenn A. Brunson
Prohibition
Washington
Laverne Harding
Adel
Anamosa Reformatory
Charles A. Rawson
Kansas City
Parker Plea Rejected by Judge Amid Opposition to Probation
The record suggests Parker faced denial of approval for his plea and opposed probation terms. Details remain unclear from the fragment, but the decision appears tied to the judge in the case.
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Parker
Insect Pests Attack Radio Sets in Porto Rico
In Porto Rico insect pests are attacking radio sets, causing outages and damage. Reports indicate infestations hindering reception and harming equipment in households and public installations.
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Porto Rico
Complex obituary note mixed with lost child report and court delay
A fragmentary newspaper page describes a missing youth linked to a high school photograph caption, church attendance, and police vigil at dawn awaiting his return. It mentions a Los Angeles sighting, a suspect’s use of a car, and Dr. Mantz’s inability to identify the youth. Separate items note Miss Brandt’s funeral and a postponed hearing in United States district court on a coal miners’ injunction in Appanoose County.
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Central High
Los Angeles
Herbert L. Mantz
Hickman
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
United States District Court
Appanoose County
Emma Brandt Giver Of Land To State And Community
Emma Brandt a longtime Muscatine resident and philanthropist died at 77. She donated 68 acres including the Den to create a state park after negotiations with local boosters in Muscatine New Era and Davenport. Her philanthropy also funded X ray equipment for Lutheran Hospital Moline and she served on the hospital board. Born Oct 8 1850 in Muscatine she spent much of her life in Davenport and New Era and taught at local schools.
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Misses Brandt
Mississippi Valley
Muscatine
New Era
Davenport
Lutheran Hospital
Moline
Miss Brandt
Brown's Academy
Sweetland Center
Redwood
Pine Mill
Pine Bluiff
Brandt
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Jerry Parker
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San Diego
Dr. Mantz
Young Hickman
Young Hicks
Eerdink
Seventieth Congress
House of Representatives
Mary ‘T. Norton
New Jersey
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
John W. Langley
Kentucky
Florence P. Kahn
California
Iowa Briefs
Iowa City
Congress
Army
Sherman W. Woodward
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Quentin Page
Anna Flood
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Creston
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