Community club notes and family gatherings reported
Local society pages detail a General Aid meeting planned for December 28 with Unit 2 in charge, Maple Leaf Club entertaining with high scores for Mrs. Conrad and others, a family Christmas dinner at the Powers home with relatives from Ackley Waterloo and Jefferson, and a clockwatcher column previewing new timepiece features and a mysterious clock inkwell.
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Maple Leaf Club
Evvy Welch
Conrad
Bencke
Iowa
Kruchiec
Allen
Scharfe
Thomas Powers
Fifth Avenue
Aly
Gay Roosevelt
Ackley
Idloyd Fo'vall
Waterloo
Glenn Allen
Ray Ives
Jefferson
Art Layton
Elva Daniels
Jewelry design through the ages inspires modern sparkle
Mary Knight notes fashion history from the twelfth century cloak clasps to early French tassel brooches and gem set pendants. She envisions jewelers drawing from museum studies and libraries to craft enduring pieces, praising beauty that lasts anew across eras.
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Mary Knight
United Press
Paris
Max von Boehn
Wirnt von Gravenberg
Rue de la Paix
Congress Today Senate Meets Upon Expiration Recess
Senate meets as the Christmas recess ends but adjournment is expected with little business. The culture committee continues and farm relief legislation is under consideration.
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Senate
Farm Relief Legis
Persia presses Britain over oil concession in league notes
Teheran reports Persians from merchants to interior tribes back the Shah against British aim to use the Anglo-Persian concession for naval fuel. They submit to the League of Nations in Geneva after Britain seeks Hague arbitration, charging coercion and demanding fair terms. The dispute sparks anti British sentiment as Tehran denounces the British note as false and seeks wider support.
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Tehonim
Persia
Tehera
Shah
Mhan Patdevi
Anglo-Persian Air Company
Royal
Permanent Court of International Justice
The
Hague
Anglo-Persian Company
Yersia
Great Britain
Wa Wlimatwin
League of Nations
Geneva
League
London
Tran Am
Shah Riza Khan
Britain
Iran
Tyan
The Menace Of Over Production In 1929 Economy
The article debates Technocracy’s over production claim as cause of unemployment, arguing maladjustments in production and distribution drove conditions. It cites Dr. Mills on rising national income in 1929, noting production growth outpaced demand due to limited purchasing power and analyzing postwar output per worker in manufacturing.
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Dr. Mills
Mills
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pasy Wold
Counry
Organization of Engineers
Technocracy
Railway Age
Frederick C. Mills
National Buyer of Economic Research
United States
Flore
Senate Vacation Sparks Brief Adjournment
Twenty one senators interrupted Christmas to convene the Senate only to adjourn again until Friday. With the House active, the Senate grants itself a prolonged recess while limiting adjournment to three days at a time under congressional rules.
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Senate
Congress
House
House of Representatives
Liquor Sought at Old South Meeting House Site
Boston report notes imported wines and rum once sold with no expense in the cellar of the Old South Meeting House where Benjamin Franklin was baptized and revolutionary lawn meetings were held. The wine cellar now houses a hook shop.
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Boston
Old South Meeting House
Benjamin Franklin
Historic rolling pin tied to Beveridge family legacy
A wooden rolling pin with a unique design, in use for over 150 years, remains in the Beveridge family through Mrs. AL W. Beveridge. The heirloom, passed down since Brneracingg tt Beverothon, reflects a long local craft heritage in Olathe, California.
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Olathe
Calo
Emily
Mra
AL W. Beveridge
Truck Catches Fire Across Ice At Marquette Iowa
Two men Cornell and Louis Johnson narrowly escaped when their truck sank through the ice on the Mississippi near Pig's Eye Inlet. A bystander Lyte Van died attempting a similar crossing two years earlier. Local officials warn against crossing the river as widening ice and current threaten more incidents.
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Marquette
Iowa
Ol’ Man River
Jata Thesday
Cornell
Louis Johnson
Mississippi River
Sea of Pig's Hye Inlet
Ule River
Lyte Vans
Johnson
Meur
Cornell Johnson
Wisconsin
Federil
Chien
McGregor
Appendix mixup leads to discovery of misplaced organ
In Florence Cole Mrs Louise Viola underwent surgery for an appendix misplacement. Surgeons discovered the removed appendix on the left side after a careful search. The standard appendix resides on the right side. Wanted ads bring results.
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Newly
Cole
Apy
Jocal Phyis
Louise Viola
Florence
Guodioi
Miners Death Toll Darkens Christmas in Monequa
In Monequa Tennessee a mine disaster shatters Christmas as families gather in vigil. Santa Claus performer Sam Jackson was among the trapped, and a community fund of 500000 is set to aid survivors. The town mourns while hopes for rescues fade.
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Hage One
Monequa
Jolly
Sam’ Jackson
Santa Claus
Mathers
Aha
Moweasna
Til
Thomas Jackson
Jackson
Brown
House Cutting Own Expense
A 1932 report reveals the House trimmed miscellaneous expenses under Speaker Garner. It notes gas, taxi, and car costs, and contrasts Senate spending with selections of brus h brushes and fireplace gear for members.
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Raymond Clapphie
AL P. Washington
Dee
House of Representatives
House
Garner
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Senate
Carnay
Capitol
Curtis
Gaun
Joseph Burns
Dom
Temi
Pratt
Dem
Capitol Building
Leap year woes and oddities in tabloids across cities
Tabloid items from St. Louis to London recount marriage dips in 1932, a goose trade mishap in Ludington, a Philadelphia obituary, a Chicago corpse transfer notion, a Florida child’s pine tree miracle, a Wilkes-Barre kidnapping case, and London science news on an ancient sky fragment.
Eight-hour Week Demanded for Congress Buildings
The text notes that guards must work eight hours daily for seven days, and that regular Washington police have no jurisdiction inside the congressional buildings. It presents a labor condition and a jurisdictional nuance affecting security operations.
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Washington
Congressional
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Atlantic
Aris Styles
Congress Today
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Russia
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Barbara Bennett
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Charles Niedlinger
Columbus, Ga
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Wilkes-Barre
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Los Angeles
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