Europe Spends Vastly Yet Fails to Pay War Debts
Washington reports Europe is spending billions on military buildup while unable to meet its war debts to the United States. Only Finland sent a December payment. Britain, France, Italy, Poland, Latvia, and others remain behind. France cites a monetary agreement with the U.S. and Britain as a reason to withhold, hoping for negotiations to ease the debt burden. Uncle Sam holds the bag as a Johnson Act constraint limits new borrowing until debts are settled.
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Washington
Europe
Uncle Sam
Finland
Republic of Finland
Great Britain
France
Italy
Poland
Latvia
Lituania
William Toulllle
Delbo
United States
Sam
Friends Share Oyster Supper at Clyde Lambert Home
Pleasant Hill reports a social gathering as Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Wasson Louise and Gene Davis from Washington join Clyde Lambert's venue for an oyster supper. Various neighbors attend including the Gammon and Hesseltine families with other local residents joining for meals and visits.
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C. Lambert
Clyde Lambert
Boyd Stephens
Lambert
Fred Bleess
Morris
Lee Hesseltine
John Gammon
Christmas School Program Planned at Glendale
Glendale announces a Christmas program prepared by Mrs. Tom Gerdes to be held for friends and patrons on December 28. The item notes additional community events including Spread Eagle’s annual Christmas dinner on December 23 and mentions local residents Charles Custer and Mrs. Henry Miller with a gas incident.
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Glendale
Spread Eagle
Charles Custer
Muscatine
Henry Miller
Junior Class to Present The Rainbow Girl Dec 18
Ainsworth announces the junior class will stage The Rainbow Girl on Friday evening December 18. The cast includes Roxy Beal Joyce Butterworth Potter Carrington Bob White and many others with Miss Pollock conducting the orchestra. A pre Christmas Kid Program is planned for the Wednesday before Christmas with Dorothy Trotter as chairman and a committee including Alma Lins Maxine Simnos and Edith Megchelson.
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Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Roxy Beal
Joyce Butterworth
Potter Carrington
Bob White
Mary Ruth Pressly
Adele Carrington
Carol Stephens
Eugene Carrington
Theodore Goble
Elbert Chippendale
Conn Whiteman
Chippendale
Dorothy Trotter
Alma Lins
Maxine Simnos
Edith Megchelson
Operetta Planned For Crawfordsville Christmas Break
Crawfordsville students will perform The Magic Christmas Bell on December 24 at 2 p.m. under Miss McCracken with aides Miss Rice Miss Boddicker and Miss Halverson directing. The Christmas vacation runs December 24 through January 4.
Teacher and Pupils to Give Program at Lexington School
Miss Stricker and Lexington school pupils prepare a Christmas program for the afternoon of December 23 with a pot luck dinner beforehand. Mr and Mrs Richard Durian announce the birth of a 9% pound son named William Richard, with Mrs Durian formerly Marcella Flanders. Lexington Ladies Aid to meet Thursday with Miss Amanda Schulty and Mrs Mary Oldfield as hostesses for the Christmas exchange. Lunch to be served at the start of the afternoon due to short days. Sympathy extended to Mrs.
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Wade Gardner
Lexington
N. S. A. Club Meets With Nettie Miller and Brother
The N. S. A. club met Friday evening with Nettie Miller and her brother Lester, sharing conversation and fellowship.
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Ing
Nettie Miller
Lester
Death notices for Wilson and Greiner families
Carson Wilson and family mourn the death of Mr Wilson after a long illness. John Flading reports the passing of her father John Greiner and her uncle Peter Greiner this week, bringing sorrow to the neighborhood.
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Carson Wilson
Wilson
John Flading
John Greiner
Peter Greiner
Mrs. Ivor Davis Recovers After Operation at Parents Home
After a week at a John Deere school of instruction she is back from Washington County Hospital to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs J R Lease where she is recovering from a recent operation and is getting along very nicely.
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John Deere School of Instruction
Ivor Davis
Washington County Hospital
J. R. Lease
Plain faces gain beauty in radiant moods
The text asserts that cosmetics are unnecessary for homely folks as even the plainest face grows beautiful and noble when in radiant moods, offering a viewpoint on perception and self-image.
Open House Celebrates New Building in Columbus Junction
The Illinois Telephone Company held an open house in its newly remodeled Walnut Street building with coffee doughnuts and wafers served by the Philathea class. Community events include a hard time party at the library fund drive and a Christmas program at Gladwin Methodist Church. Local residents attend, visit, and note improvements while others travel for family and church commitments.
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Columbus Junction
Lowallilinois Telephone Company
Walnut Street
Philathea
Presbyterian Sunday School
RE. E. Heltibridle Grundy
Pleasant Grove Bethel Church
Mary Cline
Sigourney
Nettie
Main Street
Northey
Wapello
Charles Buser
Conesville
Simon Metzgar
Columbus City
Robert Hart
Ft. Madison
Gladwin Methodist Church
Corny Dykstra
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