Men Enjoy London Holiday at YMCA Eagle Hut
December 26 report describes American soldiers and sailors spending Christmas Day in London at the YMCA Eagle hut and Paton hall. The scene had trees, Yuletide decorations, a dance in the auditorium, and Red Cross gifts as thousands of doughboys joined in service, music, and fellowship at Westminster Abbey services the following morning.
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Jackies
London
Y Cc. A
Eagle Hut
Red Cross
Paton Halle
Westminster Abbey
Louise M Pirtle Dies at 626 13th Ave
Louise M Pirtle wife of W Pirtle vice president of Mac Southwick company died at the family residence 626 13th Ave Tuesday evening. Formerly Louise M Barbour of Louisville Kentucky she had lived in Se for six years. She attended Columbia Tennessee and leaves two children James 10 Barbour 5 her parents Mr and Mrs Frank M Barbour of Louisville and two sisters Mrs Hegan Louisville and Robert L Russell Wyncotte. Body at Ronney Watsons will be taken for burial.
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Louise M. Pirtle
W. Pirtle
Mac Southwick Company
13Th Ave
Pirtle
Louise M. Barbour
Louis Ky
Columbia Inall
Columbia, Tenn
James
Barbour
Frank M. Barbour
Mrs. Hegan
Louisville, Ky
Robert L. Russell
Wyncotte
Ronney-Watson's
Fire Damages Dyerville Postoffice in Christmas Blaze
A package fire in Dyerville during Christmas night caused an estimated loss over twelve thousand dollars hitting the postoffice and general store. The blaze followed by investigations into the cause. Local authorities and fire crews battled the flames, with no confirmed injuries reported.
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Eureka
Cal
Dyerville
Dream of Gas Attack Haunts LA Couple
A man dreams of fighting in France and a gas attack while his wife wakes him. She scolds him for wearing a sheet over his head as a mask during the dream. Aside from humor, the ad urges savings on fall suits coats dresses and hats at the Florence Upstairs Store in Union.
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Lana
Florence
Ersatz Christmas Hovers Over Berlin As War Ties End
United Press reports Berlin on Christmas Day, 1945, showing ersatz or substitute goods and muted cheer. Shoppers eye gaudy window displays, while civilians and soldiers alike endure a frugal holiday, with scarce candies and dinners yet relief in peace.
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Berné
Switzerland
Berlin
United Press
Germany
Unter den Linden
Sommers Named as Mine Inspector in Alaska
Robert J. Sommers, an Alaska pioneer from Fairbanks and Nome, now in Seattle on holiday, is appointed mine inspector of Alaska by Gov. Thomas Riggs Jr. Sommers is credited with importing 200 autos into Fairbanks through his leadership of the good roads movement.
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Robert J. Sommers
Alaska
Fairbanks
Nome
Seattle
Thomas Riggs, Jr
Sommers
Nine Arrests for Drunkenness Reported in Seattle Christmas Day
The article notes nine arrests for drunkenness on Christmas Day in Seattle. It references higher totals in previous years with figures from 1917 showing 17 arrests, 1916 with 24, and 1915 with 40, indicating a pattern of seasonal public intoxication over time.
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Seattle
Elizabeth Lloyd Jones, King County Pioneer, Dies at 85
Mrs. Elizabeth Lloyd Jones, a four generation pioneer of King County, died in Auburn at age 85. The longtime resident leaves a legacy in local history and community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Lloyd Jones
King County
Auburn
See America First Senator in Town
State Senator P. H. McGarry of Minnesota tours Seattle urging Americans to see their own country before visiting Europe. He promotes a nationwide travel viewpoint during the tour.
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America
Europe
P. H. McGarry
Minnesota
Seattle
Ambassador Sharp Sails Home from Brest
Paris Dec 24 William G Sharp American ambassador sailed from Brest on a transport for New York. He is returning due to the serious illness of his brother.
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Ambassador Sharp
Paris
William G. Sharp
Brest
New York
Seattle welder George F. McConnell dies after stroke
George F. McConnell a Seattle resident since 1942 and a charter member of the Seattle Elks Lodge died from the effects of a paralytic stroke. He was employed as a Skinner and Eddy workman.
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Seattle
George F. McConnell
Skinner & Eddy Workman
MccConnell
Elks’ Lodge
Battle Fleet Homeward Amid Snowstorm Spectacle
The homecoming fleet enters the Hudson under snow with the Mayflower escorting ships including Pennsylvania and Iowa. Secretary Daniela greets Admiral Mayo by wireless as Dreadnoughts, destroyers, and hospital ships anchor off New Jersey and New York.
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Gravesend Bay
Hrighton Beach
Coast Guard
Daniela
Admiral Mayo
Pennsylvania
Mayflower
Daniels
Mayo
Ihs
Hudson
New York
New Jersey
York River
New Mexico
Mississippi
Maine
Wisconsin
Kearsarge
Mitmois
Alabama
Iowa
Indiana
Bridge
Prairie
Vestal
Solace
Breeze
Dent
Radford
Lamberton
Mahan
Ringed
Jersey Shore
Fort Washington Point
Granite State
Cervera
Santiago
Bob” Evans
Japanese Peace Delegates Land in San Francisco
Baron Nobuaki Makino leads the Japanese peace commission into San Francisco aboard the Tenyo Maru. The delegation includes Marquis Saionji Viscount Chinda Baron Matsui Junnosuke Inouye and Kirkusaburo Fukui. They will proceed to New York tomorrow before heading to Paris.
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San Francisco
Nobuaki Makino
Japanese Peace Commission
Versailles
U. S
Marquis Saionji
Viscount Chinda
England
Baron Matsui
France
Junnosuke Inouye
Yokohama Specie Bank
Kirkusaburo Fukui
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Louise M, Pirtle
J. W. Chapman
J. Wil Chapman
Chapman
Richmond
Ind
Gas LA
Pioneer
Union
Old Times Bldg
Daniels Ix
Frederick & Nelson's
Russia
Hildren’s
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