Santa Claus Halts Washington as Congress Rests
The Spirit of Christmas slows the capital as Santa Claus and supporters halt many government activities. Congress adjourns until after New Year’s with a three day holiday, while some cabinet members leave town. A special congressional act makes Saturday a legal holiday in the District of Columbia. President Coolidge orders closures for Christmas and the following day.
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Washington
Santa Claus
Congress
District of Columbia
Coolidge
Pocatello Tops Lava Hot Springs in Nordwood Opener
Pocatello High School beat Lava Hot Springs 37 to 11 in its Nordwood floor debut this year. Stowell led with 11 points as Pocatello showed early form with strong shooting and floor play in Hot Water City.
Flanagan Flays Fake Adoptions In National Campaign
Omaha December 24 AP Father E J Flanagan head of the home for boys bearing his name condemned fake adoptions where boys are taken to farms or beet fields for labor then returned to institutions. He announced plans to launch a nationwide campaign to end the practice.
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Omaha
E. J. Flanagan
Flanagan
Decorated tree tragedy ends in suicide in New York
Bryan Coleman a 27 year old World War veteran shot himself after placing a Christmas tree ornament for his young daughter. He spoke lines about testing the gun before firing. The incident occurred in Roosevelt Island New York, details filed by AP.
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New York
Bryan Coleman
Roosevelt L. I
Coleman
Veteran Consul General Morgan Resigns in Buenos Aires
Henry Hays Morgan United States consul general in Buenos Aires retires after forty years in American diplomatic and consular service. He will sail to New York December 31 to rejoin his family with Robert Harnden consul at Rosario taking temporary charge of the Buenos Aires office.
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Buenos Aires
Henry Hays Morgan
United States
New York
Robert Harnden
Rosarioo
Harry Bryan Nets Two National Drug Awards
Harry Bryan of Cook Drug Co. won two national prizes in August from the United Drug Co. He took first in window display and first in the Otis contest. He is noted as the first in Pocatello to win a national prize for window display since Graham Pharmacy several years ago.
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Harry Bryan
Cook Drug Company
United Drug Company
Bryan
Pocatello
Graham Pharmacy
Cinderella Goes Modern With Ukulele In London Holiday Show
London dispatch reports a fresh holiday version of Cinderella where she uses the ukulele and the prince joins in with sprightly Hawaiian music and a song and dance. The playful update mirrors modern dressing and pace in the seasonal production.
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London
Cinderella
Hamlet
Prince
Four Arrests Reported In Disturbance and Alcohol Case
F W Harris and Joe Black were booked at police headquarters Wednesday night on disturbing the peace and possession of intoxicating liquor after a gallon jug of moonshine was found in their car. They were turned over to Bannoca county authorities. Bob Rudick and James Moore were arrested Wednesday night on intoxication charges.
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F. W. Harris
Joe Black
Bannoca County
Bob Rudick
James Moore
Bigamist Bowen Returned to Face Two Charges
Deputy Sheriff Hutchinson of Driggs Idaho escorted Harvey K E Bowen to Idaho Falls to face two charges of bigamy and perjury. Bowen allegedly married Goldie Chisman of Driggs while his LA wife and four year old daughter resided there. California authorities pursued him after his absence raised suspicions. Bowen was arrested in Indiana with his second wife.
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Tribune
Idaho Falls
Hutchinson
Driggs
T+ion county
Harvey KE. Bowen
Idaho
California
Bowen
Los Angeles
Goldie Chisman
Indiana
The Florist Shoppe Delights Blackfoot Audience
Blackfoot audience enjoys a Stake Relief Society entertainment featuring The Florist Shoppe. Lola Davis plays a bookkeeper, Peter Rich Johnston is a Jewish proprietor, and J Mathien Squires a woeful suitor. Musical numbers by Maude Butler Weber, Wilford Beck, and others receive praise.
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Blackfoot
Stake Relief Society
Lola Davis
Peter Rich Johnston
Owen Henzley
Lora Whittle
J. Mathien Squires
Dennis Cox
Springfield
Wallie
Clair Whittle
Ruth Foster
Mary Peterson
Sylvia Rider
Maude Butler Weber
L. C. Collins
Weber
Wilford Beck
Florence Egil
Barbara Holbrook
Margaret Millick
Julian Bills
Dorothy Dean
Elen Engstrom
Ethel Terry Rowdon
R. A. Robbins
Ronald Hammond
Funeral Services Held for Idaho Falls Man
Funeral services were held in Idaho Falls for Samuel E. Colesen who died after a mastoid operation. Rev. Horace E. Turner officiated at Trinity Methodist Episcopal church with choir music. Idaho Falls Lodge A F and A M performed rites at Hillside cemetery. Colesen had lived in Driggs for the past year while working on the Brown Bear tunnel for Teton County Coal Mining Co.
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Idaho Falls
Samuel E. Colesen
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Horace E. Turner
A. F
A. M
Hillside Cemetery
Colesen
Driggs
Teton County Coal Mining Company
Rotary hears brief address from Ed Browning
Ed Browning, back from a business trip to Toledo Ohio, spoke at the Idaho Falls Rotary Club during their Wednesday meeting. No musical program due to the Christmas rush.
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Toledo
Tribune
Idaho Falls
Ed Browning
Ohio
Blackfoot Club Receives First Baby Born to Johnson Family
Blackfoot is notified of the club’s first baby Reuben Frederick Johnson Jr born to Mr and Mrs Reuben Frederick Johnson in Moscow on December 20. Mrs Johnson will be known as Christine Johnson a member of the Blackfoot club though she now resides in Caldwell.
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Blackfoot
Blackfoot Business and Professional Women's Club
Reuben Frederick Johnson, Jr
Reuben Frederick Johnson
Moscow
Johnson
Christine Johnson
Blackfoot Club
Caldwell
Standard Oil of New York Declares 25 Percent Stock Dividend
The Standard Oil Company of New York declared a 25 percent stock dividend for its stockholders on Christmas Eve. The move distributes additional shares to shareholders as a year end surprise.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
Confirmation of Hoyt E. Ray as Idaho district attorney
The Boise report notes the U S senate confirmed Hoyt E Ray of Pocatello as Idaho district attorney. He had a summer recess appointment and, according to supporters, has many convictions and well prepared cases. The move ends party tensions over four years and follows a prior interim appointment by Judge F S Dietrich.
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Tribune
Boise
United States Senate
Hoyt E. Ray
Pocatello
Idaho
Ray
Washington
Frank R. Gooding
Mr. Ray
E. G. Davis
James Airshie Jr
Tom Jones
Frank L. Stephan
Twin Falls
Roy Black
United States District
F. S.S. Dietrich
James F. Ailshie
Ailshie
Conference Never Held Boise Meeting Sparks Editorial Debate
Dec 24 report notes Idaho editors skeptical that a Boise conference of Republican leaders ever occurred during a Boise state Chamber of Commerce gathering. Attendees from north and south discussed politics and the Four Year Tech controversy but no real meeting took place. The main outcome favored a Clean Sweep of current state officials, with calls for new blood and possible turnover of appointed officials.
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Boise
State Chamber of Commerce
Hogan's Alley At The Capitol Review Of A Romance Drama
Lefty O'Brien a prize fighter idol of the Bowery alley clashes with Battling Savage and loses his left hand in a title fight. Patsy Ryan grows into a beautiful girl and clashes with her fiancé over a rich doctor. Patsy is kidnapped but Lefty rescues her as a train wreck and a final battle ends his boxing career.
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New York
Lefty O’brien
Monte Blue
Battling Savage
Frank Hagney
Patsy Ryan
Patsyuth Miller
Lefty
Willard Louis
Franklin
Nigel Barrie
Patsy
Christmas programs mark Blackfoot schools holiday closure
Blackfoot city schools closed for Christmas holidays after festive activities in all grades. Senior and junior high programs featured singing, solos, readings, dances, and an operetta with students presenting gifts to staff.
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Blackfoot
Miss Carroll
Florence Egli
Miss Thornton
Lola Davis
Lone Cone
Fred Mark
Elden Boice
Thoma Merrill
American Aviators Return From Moroccan War Service
Three American aviators who served with French forces in Morocco arrived in New York. Captain Paul Rockwell of Asheville New York Captain Thomas Butts and Captain Lansing Holden will visit. Rockwell described dangerous low flights and heavy rifle and machine gun fire from Moroccan forces and natives blending with the rocky terrain.
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New York
Paul Rockwell
Asheville
N. Y
Thomas Butts
Lansing (Holden
Rockwell
Santa Claus unmasked as Ku Klux Klan protests in Salt Lake City
AP reports protests filed with the city commission and police chief led to Santa Claus appearing on Salt Lake streets unmasked. Salt Lake ordinances ban wearing masks in public, while groups dressed as Saint Nicholas staged fundraisers downtown to aid the poor at Christmas.
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Salt Lake City
Bee
City Commission
Santa Claus
Saint Nicholas
Utah approves state claim on Senator Clark estate
The Utah probate court approved the state of Utah inheritance tax claim of $41,288.93 on the late Senator William A. Clark estate. The order fixes the estate at $851,804.16 with $20,025.50 exemption, including stock in mines power lines and railroads.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
William A. Clark
M. L. Ritchie
White Christmas Reported Across the South
Snow flurries fell at several points with heavy falls in a few places as Dixie towns eyed an unofficial Christmas. Temperatures ranged from 14 degrees in Louisville to 35 in Miami, with Atlanta likely the southernmost spot to record snowfall.
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Atlanta
Dixie
Louisville
Miami
Appointed Agent Named at Blackfoot Station
W. D. Ashire of Shelley is named Oregon Short Line station agent at Blackfoot to succeed the late F. W. Kelly. Ashire has worked for the Short Line since March 1996 and was Mackay station agent before moving to Shelley about a year ago.
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Blackfoot
W. D. Ashire
Shelley
Oregon Short Line
FR. W. Kelly
Salt Lake City
Mr. Ashire
Short Line
Mackay
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