Roosevelt Aloof from War Debts
President-elect Roosevelt would avoid cooperation on foreign problems until March 4, with Hoover stating the administration will handle issues as they arise without binding the new Democratic administration. In Paris Premier Paul-Boncour said France will shelve the debt issue until its budget is balanced.
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Young People Sing Christmas Carols
Youth from the Methodist Epworth League plan a Christmas Eve carol sing at the church. They meet at 5 49 pm Saturday and form four groups to visit the church shut ins from 6 to 8 with about twenty five participants. After songs they return for refreshments.
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Methodist Epworth League
Caurech
Burns decision amazes Georgia officials in Oslo style headline
Georgia officials expressed astonishment as Gov A Harry Moore of New Jersey refused to honor Georgia requests for the return of Robert E Burns the escaped convict and hold up man. Burns was expected to join his family at Palisades New Jersey to celebrate his deliverance freeing him from a Georgia prison camp and chain gang.
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A. Harry Moore
New Jersey
Robert FE. Burns
Econvier
Georgia
Newark
N. J
Robert Elliott Burns
Palisades
Christmas Day Services at St James Church
Christmas day services at St James Catholic church begin with high mass at six o clock Sunday morning. Low masses follow at eight and nine o'clock. Special music will be sung by the St James choir at the six o'clock service.
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St James Catholic Church
St. James
New Plea to Good Fellows Seeks Christmas Aid
Contributions to the Good Fellow fund continue with a final push at the Journal office through Saturday evening. The U S Men’s Good Fellows committee led by Dick McCleery coordinates baskets with Mrs. Miller at the courthouse and Catholic ladies, aiming to deliver twenty five to thirty baskets to Washington’s needy.
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Good Fellow Fund
Journal
Dick MccCleery
U's Men's Good Fellows Committee
Dick McCleery
John Wings
Henry Bailey
Fred Stow
Harland Mead
Miller
Washington
Christmas Programs Hit Multiple Churches Tomorrow Night
Sunday schools and churches schedule Christmas programs across several congregations. Readings and songs by all ages mark services at Methodist Baptist Trinity Lutheran St James School and Church of Christ Bible School with trees, Santa, and Christmas narratives following morning or evening sessions.
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Democrats Formulate Their Plans
A tentative farm relief program was adopted by Democratic leaders after talks with national farm leaders and President elect Roosevelt's advisers. It calls for a debt conciliation commission for mortgaged farms, an emergency loan fund, consolidation of land banks, and a temporary relief on mortgage payments where refinancing is possible.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Washington junior college opens season with win at Muscatine
Washington junior college defeated Muscatine junior college 38 to 24 in Muscatine. Walter Wells Marshall and Kiesey led scoring while Curt Wells and Cline anchored defense as coach George Frost waters used eleven players. Washington built a 21 to 13 halftime lead and extended to 30 to 18 after three periods.
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Cline
Curt Wells
Curt
George Frostwaters
Y M C A Team Triumphs At Keokuk In Basketball
Stan Kiesey led his Y M C A. squad to Keokuk where they defeated the Keokuk Y team 37 to 31. Ahrens 18 points fueled the comeback as Washington edged ahead in the second half. Ander son led Keokuk with five field baskets.
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Keokuk
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Little
Anderson
Keota
Crawfordsville Woman Isabella Kelsey Dies at 88
Mrs. Isabella Kelsey of Crawfordsville died last night at about 10 30 after a three week illness. She was a devoted member of the United Presbyterian church and will be buried in Crawfordsville cemetery. Surviving are two sons C O Burris and Ralph G Kelsey a daughter Miss May Burris a brother R C Holmes and eight grandchildren.
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Crawfordsville
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
United Presbyterian Church
A. N. Porter
W. H. Parker
Cotter Presbyterian Church
Kesley
Thomas and
Nancy (McCracken) Holmes
Washington County
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James Kelsey
C. O. Burris
Cotter
Ralph G. Kelsey
Ainsworth
Miss May Burris
Washington
R. C. Holmes
Mary McDonald
Washington State
Ehrlington
Technocracy talk prompts debate in Los Angeles
The excerpt questions whether technocracy is a real policy or a press stunt. It argues that four hour workdays and no politicians would mean the government must live cheaply, implying current officials live beyond the average citizen. The piece critiques government spending and cites California as a backdrop for the technocracy discussion.
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Los Angeeles
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Technocracy
Grace Hill Church Announces Christmas Eve Program
Grace Hill Church will host a Christmas program on December 24 at 7 30 P M. Mrs Ed Libe superintendent announces a choir concert and a boys and girls Sunday school pageant. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Ed Libe
Gracehall Moravian Church
Defer Pastors Meeting Postponed Next Day
It was announced that the Washington county ministers meeting at the Y M C A next Monday has been postponed to the following day. Wives of ministers are invited. Speakers include Rev W T Boston and Rev Carl W Klein. Fred L Moore Jr returned home Tuesday night from the University of Iowa for vacation.
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Washington County
W. T. Boston
Carl W. Klein
Fred L. Moore, Jr
University of Iowa
League to Study Cut in Local Tax Expenditures
Washington County Taxpayers league will study methods to cut local state and county costs to reduce taxes. The session at City Hall Friday at 1 PM will review 12 of 65 proposed bills covering real estate assessments budgets and exemptions with leaders Bauer Dayton Jones Miller Foster Romine Dye Barnes Smouse and others presenting.
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Elity Hall
State Committee
Morrison
League
Whho
J. C. Bauer
C. Dayton
John Jones
Enos Miller
B. C. Foster
Frank Romine
Wellman
Harry Dye
Harvey Barnes
Winfield Smouse
County Tax Budget Commission
Persia
House Passes 3.2 Percent Beer Bill 230 to 165
The 3.2 per cent beer bill is sent to the senate and faces judiciary committee scrutiny. Supporters forecast prompt action as Republicans and Democrats pledge to push the measure, with possible veto implications from President Hoover.
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Senate
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New Hampshire
Senate Judiciary Committee
Borah
Idaho
Sheppard
Texas
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Doral
Capitol
Hoover
Judiciary Committee
Finance Committee
Win of Brighton duo begins 30 day jail term
John Peweil and Charles Good were sentenced to thirty days in Washington county jail for stealing coal. The arrests were made by railway special agents under the administration of Mayor A. J. Johnson of Brighton.
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John Peweil
Charles Goodwin
Brighton
Washington County
A. J. Johnson
St Paul Youths Sing Carols Visit Shut_ins
About seventeen members of St Pauls Evangelical church Washington led carol singing last night. They performed in town and visited three country homes of shut ins before ending with a lunch at the home of Rev C W Klein and his wife.
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St. Paul's
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