Mid Year Vacation Closes Schools and Music Program
Schools closed for the mid year vacation and will not reopen until Monday January 1. At the high school a short musical program was held from 7:30 to 9. The cancelled play A Dressing Gown was due to the illness of a cast member. The program featured Elmer Zeigler piano Lyle Hocke violin with Miss Caroline Richard, Elizabeth Beveridge piano, and Beulah Reynolds vocal with Miss Beveridge. Dr Leo Frantz praised the basketball game upcoming and lunch was not served. regular afternoon session followed the morning session with earlier dismissal. Parochial schools dismissed yesterday for the holiday.
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Igh School
Tollows
Elmer Zeigler
Lyle Hocke
Caroline Richard
Elizabeth Beveridge
Beulah Reynolds
Beveridge
Leo Frantz
Reduced taxes for Muscatine county year ahead
Readable figures from County Auditor Shoemaker show total 1914 taxes to R E Johnson at 499308.69 with city taxes 125067.34, yielding a countywide total of 518876.03 and a reduction of 17905.72 from the current year. City taxes rise, but overall levy declines. County lists include school, road, bridge, relief, and numerous district taxes across Muscatine area ending with a total of 392,808.60.
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Musca
Tina
Shoemaker
R. E. Johnson
Muscatine Corporation
Mrscatine Corporation
Aireeh
State University
Wnate
Agricultural College
Normal School
Capitol
Court House
Vanceburg Fire Devastates Downtown Portage Ohio Town Without Fire Service
Fire broke out in the opera house at Vanceburg Kentucky early today destroying about a dozen buildings. The town lacks organized fire protection and a bucket brigade formed too late to stem the blaze. The mayor telephoned for aid to Portsmouth Ohio and Mayville for assistance.
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Hart Coven
Mayayilie
College Students Reception Planned in Muscatine
A joint Y M C A and Y W C A reception for college students home for the holidays will be held at the W M O A building on Wednesday evening December 20. The program includes a 2 half basketball game between Ames students and an all college team, a social period, and a violin concert. Committee members include Harry Haulin Iowa State Charles Baker Northwestern Charles Heezen Iowa State Harold Kemble and Albert Bauerbach.
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Muscatine
J. B. McNiel
Tim
Harry Haulin
Iawa State College
Charles Baker
Northwestern University
Charles Heezen
Iowa State College
Harold Kemble
Iowa Wesleyan
Albert Bauerbach
Ames
Y.3f
President 38 ta Claus heralds White House Christmas
President Wilson will play Savva Claus on Christmas Day for his young grandniece Anne Cothran at the White House. She will spend the holidays with her mother and grandmother Mrs Anna Howe, the president's sister, as a large Christmas tree was delivered to the White House today.
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Wilson
Santa
Washington, D. C
Anne Cothran
White House
Anna Howe
Couple Divorced Over Forty Years Reunited In Ceremony
In Kansas City Missouri a forty seven year interval ends as Abraham J Rand and his former wife, now aged eighty four, reunite in marriage. The pair were first wed in 1848 and divorced in 1867, with the remarriage taking place today at their longtime home.
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J .Kansas City
Abraham
J. Randa
Christmas Plans Change for a Rockies Recluse
Dan Had lived alone in the Rockies as a collector of rare geological specimens. His former wife remarried, and her other husband W. Scott had died years earlier. Randall recalled a daughter saying Christmas was coming and decided to spend it with her in May. Harry Martin of East Third Street left for Denver to begin his future home.
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Dan
Rockies
W. Scott
Randall
Harry Martin
East Third Street
Denver, Col
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