Christmas notices and local business holiday hours
Local shops announce early closures with some open Friday night and New Year’s Day. Santa arrives at 4 PM at The Washington Oil Company station with gifts for children. Free ash trays with $10 purchases offered at Studeaker Garage. Christmas candy sold at Candy Kitchen. Gas stations to close Christmas day 1 to 5 PM. The Rothschilds travel from Iowa City to Washington for the holiday.
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Santa Claus
Washington Oil Company
Iowa Avenue
Studeaker Garage
Winning Stenographer Lesbia Carroll Wins Hearts
Jimmy Dawson schemes to keep Lesbia Carroll from entering a beauty and speed typing contest. Charley Underwood helps, but Lesbia falls for Charley and wins the race and the pair’s affection, leaving Dawson regretful and humbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Dawson
Charley Underwood
Belmont Grill
Lesbia Carroll
Tarvel
Charley
Dawson
Long Island
Lestia
Jimmy
Leebia
Miss Carroll
Lesbia
Leshia
Pasaille
Machiavelli
Jhenny
Gloria
Beatrice Wadle Returns Home From Melcher Visit
Mrs. Wadle travels to Melcher Iowa for Christmas at her parents home. She has been living with her sister Mrs Frank Yeggy and is attending school locally.
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Beatrice Wadle
Melcher
Iowa
Frank Yeggy
Harry Rossiter
Winfield
O. L. Samson
Burlington
J. P. Walker
Christmas notices and visits fill local town pages
Local items report residents recovering from minor injuries visiting relatives students returning home from Cedar Falls and Ames for holiday break. Shoppers flock to Blue Bird Cafe for turkey dinners and local stores advertise specials through Christmas.
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Blue Bird Cafe
Local students and relatives plan holiday visits across Iowa and beyond
Mrs F M Smith visits Havre for Christmas time with daughter. Arnold Link returns from Iowa City to spend vacation with relatives. Mrs A L Young travels to Waterloo to see daughter Bertha Jehrens. Rodney Davis family heads to Ainsworth to stay with Mrs J W Gosling. William Livingston Harvard student visits home with Ruth Gibson. Ruth Morrison and Virginia Breitenbach travel to West Chester to visit Fern Freshwaters. Will Pardun leaves for Jamestown to see son Ray. Florence Rohrer Ames student spends holidays with parents. Jack Walker Keokuk student comes home to visit brothers Hubert and J B Walker.
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TI. Rothschild
Iowa City
Mr. Rothschild
Jeanette
Kansas City
Rothschilds
Washington
Arnold Link
Virginia Breitenbach
Ruth Marie Morrison
West Chester
Virginia
Miss Fern Freshwaters
Only One More Day Till Christmas Store Reminder
A holiday reminder urges shoppers to finish Christmas buying and highlights popular gift items. The notice notes Cadet Corticelli and Arrowhead hosiery in gift boxes as desirable options.
Christmas Wish For A Joyful Season
A hopeful message expresses sincere wishes for a very pleasant and happy Christmas experience, wishing readers warmth, cheer, and festive goodwill for the season ahead.
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Marion Davies
Beverly of
Graustark
George Barr McCutcheon
Antonio Moreno
Gibson, Reister Creamery
Robert Kephart
Dougherty Bros
North Side Square
Clayton Nicholson
Georgee Benson
Joe Knotek
F. & M. Bank
Martha “W
Geo. L. McDantel
McEthinney Drug
South Side Square
Klein Klothing Ko
McNamara Furniture Company
W. A. Carpenter
Billy
Trenton
C. B. Kelly
A. Carpenter
Will Knox
Will Kendrick
Keota
Omar Dillon
Helen Brown
University of Iowa City
Mrs
George W. Brown
F. R. Sage
Max Orr
Wellman
L. C. Crawford
Dorothea Thompson
Grinnell
Teresa Blecha
Dorothy Libe
Carroll, Iowa
John Libe
Harry Macon
Herbert Korf
Cedar Falls
George Brinton
Humeston
Robert Brinton
Arthur Ranki
Hampton, Iowa
Rankin
Brinton
Robert McKee
Oak Park, Dik
R. G. Vincent
Ed Mayjew
South Englsh
B. F. Campbell
Mrs. Campbell
South English
Glenn Britain
Republic, Mo
Will
George Lewin
Jerome
Chicago
George Freshwaters
Ed Gibson
Des Moines
John Davis
Elizabeth Klein
St. Paul
Edna Klein
Mt. Pleasant
Isabelle Davis
Pajamas
Graham
Candy Kitchen
B. F. Goodrich
Studebaker
Likely and Lilly Line
Hubert Beal
University At
W. M. Beal
Nellie Wilson
J. M. Wilson
Howard McCléery
Sam
Nick
Col. Nicola
Doucherty Bros
the Candy Kitchen
North Side
Walter E Eastwood
Fairfield
F. W. Eastwood
Dan Brindley
Robert Thompson
Ames
Nathan Young
Yontil
Elmer Nevin
St. Louis
Warren
Mel Ebner of
Haskins
Wade Crone
Marshalltown
H. M. Crone
Samuel Evans
Wyman
Newt Davis
Rees Davis
Evan
Joe Davis
Edna
Mary Morarity
Crawfordsville
Beatrice Hesseltine
G. W. Brush
Kenton
Ill
George Heil
Lucy Bruty
Kathleen Bruty
Dolores Costello
Bride of the Storm” Comedy—News
James Oliver Curwood
Washington Cleaners
F. M. Smith
Havre
A. L. Young
Waterloo
Bertha Jehrens
Rodney Davis
Ainsworth
J. W. Gosling
William Livingston
Mrs. Schuylar Livingston
Harvard University
Ruth Gibson
Ft. Madison
Will Gibson
Will Pardun
Jamestown
Ray Pardun
Florence Rohrer
Iowa State College At
Jack Walker
Keokuk
Brothers
Hubert
J. B. Walker
Kodak Store
Florsheims
A. E. Atchison
John Little
Amy Edworthy
Ville
Kentucky
M. R. Regan
Regan
Miss Edworthy
Regans
Rock Island Lines
H. W. Russell
Island Lines
Dee
N. Anderson
Ben
U.S. Pat
John Shields & Son
Hans
the Wardrobe Cleaners
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