Christmas Eve Programs At Methodist And Christian Churches
A Christmas Eve program will be presented at the Methodist church at 8 pm featuring a choir, recitations, songs, and a pantomime with many local youths and families. At the Christian church a second program follows at 7 30 pm with song, chorus, recitations, a violin solo, and seasonal selections by classes and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Poole
Ethel Hillyer
Betty Pike
Theodora Neff
Dorothy Dedrick
Doris Heath
Little Helpers
Berry Schmitt
Corrine Foster
Roger and
Daryl Brown
Three Fox Boys
Charles Elder
John Loeb
Edwin Nash
Santa Claus
Elder
Mr. Druse
Christian Church
Mr. Nickle
Joyce Borgstadt
Amelia Hadley
Jean Swickard
Leroy Marine
Betty Poole
Ralph Borgstadt
Jean
Margaret Swickard
Charlene Nichols
Edna Rollins
Lorna Nichols
Rose Marie Goldsberry
Loretta Borgstadt
Robert Borgstadt
Aubrey Daedlow
Billy Borgstadt
Iola Cristofferson
Doris Meyers
Morning Sun community notes brighten holiday weekend
The Morning Sun morning and church groups held numerous Christmas events Saturday afternoon. About 50 children attended the Union Bible School party with decorated parlors and two lighted trees. The Cairo C E circle hosted an all day Christmas gathering with a quilt top contest won by J W Briggs, gift exchanges, and a treasure hunt for the pastor’s wife. Raymond Wilson spoke at Mt. Pleasant Christian Endeavor services after returning from Russia. Various societies met, and many residents planned holidays with family, travel, and college students returning home for break.
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The
Union Bible School
Guy Wiley
Cairo C
H. A. Hendricks
Club
Treasury
J. W. Briggs
Raymond Wilson
Russia
First Methodist
Mt. Pleasant
Christian Endeavor
Young Women’s Missionary Society of the
R. P. Church
Helen Willson
Marion Honeyman
Curtiss Royer
J. T. Hensleigh
E. H. Hensleigh
McNeil
Winchester
Kas
Russell McConnahay
Cairo
W. A. Thompson
H. G. Patterson
Kirksville
Robert
School of Osteopathy
Margretta Butler
Grinnell College
Hilton Briggs
Orville Graham
Galesburg
Biggsville
Ill
Donna Peterson
Kenneth Wilson
Parsons College
Fairfield
Mae Stodgell
Rowan
Alice Hudson
Greene
Pageant At Blue Grass Church Draws Local Audience
A Christmas pageant and program directed by Miss Ina Jamison and Mrs. Hattie Healy at the Blue Grass Presbyterian church featured songs recitations and exercises. The church choir sang carols and children received a post program treat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Grass
Ina Jamison
Hattie Healy
Blue Grass School
Blue Grass Presbyterian Church
Lonnie Houvernagle
Webester City
Nellie Houvenagle
Clestia Peterson
Melpine
Mildred
Leota Kautz
Walter Benshoof
Paul
Vivian
Ardella
Elmer
Falls From Basement Stairs Injures Stockton Resident
Mrs. H. E. Moeller of Walcott fell on basement stairs at home and lay unconscious for hours before crawling to summon a physician. The scalp was torn from ear to ear and she received a painful injury. Other notes include visits among Davenport and Walcott residents and a move by the Dittmer family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
H. E. Moeller
Walcott
C. H. Anderson
E. E. Moeller
Davenport
C. C. Hamilton
Durant
G. F. Broders
Alice Anderson
Marcella Hintze
Fritz Belter
Doris Belter
Walnut
B. Bohnsack
Herman Thoene
Range Chapel
Emma _ Borck
Max Thoensen
Underground air harbors eyed for wartime protection
British air officials consider building underground air harbors in London to shield fleets from bombers. Planes would be stored underground and surfaced via elevators amid thick concrete shelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Murder Backstairs Drama Unfolds In House Secrets
Penny and Dundee chase clues in a murder case surrounding Nita Selim and Ralph Hammond. Suspects include Sprague and Clive Hammond as Polly Beale, Karen, and the nursemaid watch for Ralph’s car. Dundee pieces together alibis, weapons, and a cherished silver pencil marked with R. H. while tensions rise over loyalties and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundee
R. H
Penny
Ralph
Nita
Polly Beale
Polly
Clive
Young Hammond
Stuart House
Clive Hammond
Theatres Tonight Feature Holiday Lineup and Films
A MUSEA closes until Christmas Day. Crystal Fox Palace presents Louis Wolheim and Evelyn Brent in The Silver Horde. Rex Beach tale about Alaska salmon. Louise Fazenda stars in Too Hot to Handle. Rotary Koys band to perform in concert tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Wolheim
Evelyn Brent
Rex Beach
Louise Fazenda
Rotary Koys
Murder Mystery Teases a Runaway Suspect Named Ralph
Penny learns Ralph fled after Nita’s murder while Dundee claims he entered by the back, and Flora’s muffled closet cry hints at a delay in notice. The scene shows a house with a broken lamp bulb and a chaise near the west windows as clues. To be continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny
Dundee
Strawn
Ralph
Captain Strawn
Nita
Clive
Polly
Flora Miles
Flora
Bonnie
Pilot Haven Struck by Tool Box in Aerial Loop
Pilot M. G. Haven was struck on the head by a detached toolbox during an air loop and rendered unconscious. The airborne toolbox and plane righted itself, landing in a tree, and Haven and his mechanic escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
M. G. Haven
Haven
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Methodist
Nichols
Karterine Cruse
Cumberland
H. C. Druse
Theodore Gabel
Chicago
W. E. Loeb
West Liberty
Nina Quimby
Newhall
Andrew Nester
Muscatine
Clarence Whitlock
Harold Meeker
Lowry Kirkpatrick
Elsie Stolley
Lone Tree
Pearl Kirker
Ed Hudson
George McGinnin
Kenosha
Wis
J. B. Owens
Morning Sun
Harriet Hudson
Ames
Geneva College
Beaver Falls
Pearl Hays
Sterling
Blue Grass Church
Anne Austin
Neab Service
Mrs. Crain
Judge Marshall
Ralph Hammond
Lydia Carr
Pooh
Tracey Miles
Lydia
Dexter Sprague
Sprague
Nita Selim
Karen
Hugo
Turkeys
Hell
California
Waltman & West
Mulberry Avenue
Zoller
FOX Palace
East Second St
Citron
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