Emperor Yoshihito dies. Hirohito ascends to throne
Emperor Yoshihito of Japan died of pneumonia at 1 25 A M in Hayama. Crown Prince Hirohito, regent since 1921, becomes Japan's 124th emperor. The nation paused as doctors fought for days with illness worsening to fatal. Accession and state funeral plans follow in coming weeks.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Yoshihito of
Hiroohito
Yoshihito
Hirohito
Hayama
Emperor Matsuhito
Haruko
Imperial Palace
Grinnell glee club to undertake eight concert tour
Grinnell College glee club of twenty four members directed by Prof. David E. Peck will tour Iowa and Illinois during Christmas holidays for eight concerts from Dec 28 to Jan 3. The itinerary includes Iowa City Washington Denmark Galesburg Monmouth Kewanee Rock Island and Davenport with violin solos readings and a quartet and trio performances. This marks Peck's twenty fifth year with the club. Other members include Ivan Legore Loren Adair Russell Smith Howard Peck and George Moore.
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Grinnell
Iowa
Grinnell College Glee Club
David E. Peck
Illinois
Iowa City
Dee
Davenport
Washington
Denmark
Towa
Galesburg
Monmouth
Kewanee
Rock Island
Jrl
Professor Peck
Robert Pierry
Shenandoah
Ernest McIntyre
Audubon
Myron Burt
Creston
Peck
John Spencer
Jerome Hughes
Muscatine
Prof
Ivan Legore
Rockwell City
Loren Adair
Kellogg
Russell Smith
Howard Peck
Huron
Force of American Sailors Is Landed in Nicaragua Today
Washington dispatch reports a rising Nicaraguan crisis with Rear Admiral Latimer landing bluejackets at Rio Grande Bay. He sails aboard the Rochester toward Puerto Cabezas to engage the revolutionary movement’s hub.
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Nicaragua
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Julian L. Latimer
American Special Service
Rio Grande Bay
Rochester
Puerto Cabezas
Iowa State Wards to Be Remembered
Iowa marks Christmas with broad giving to the needy as civic clubs churches and the American Legion aid in homes and institutions. State hospitals Mount Pleasant Glenwood Eldora and penal facilities in Anamosa and Fort Madison plan gifts programs and festivities for inmates through Christmas week and into the new year.
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Associated Preags
Des Moines
Iowa
American Legion
State Board of Control
Mount Pleasant
Santa Claus
Henry
State Institution
Glenwood
Iowa Training School For Boys
Eldora
Mother Baker
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Local residents named in regional notice
Charles Parrish Grinnell Erwell Spurlock York Neb Lyle Hartley West Liberty Charles Hallstad Preston Carl Read Topeka Don ald Laird Malvern Raymond Nible Grinnell Grant Smith Grand Junction Colo William Gossen Rock Rapids James Infelt Des Moines William Miller Kewanee Ill Richard Wilson Red Oak Lothrop Smith Winterset
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Grinnell
Erwell Spurlock
York
Neb
Lyle Hartley
West Liberty
Charles Hallstad
Preston
Carl Read
Topeka
Donald Laird
Malvern
Raymond Nible
Grant Smith
Grand Junction
Colo
William Gossen
Rock Rapids
James Infelt
Des Moines
William Miller
Kewanee
Richard Wilson
Red Oak
Lothrop Smith
Winterset
Murder of Mrs Berard Shocks Council Bluffs Home
Mrs. John Berard aged 42 was strangled in her Council Bluffs home at 351 Willtow avenue. Police seek a man who visited the house Thursday afternoon after an introduction as Mr Williams by a stranger. An autopsy confirmed strangulation and the body was hidden beneath basement clothing.
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John Berard
Berard
Wiltow Avenue
Robert Moore
Milwaukee Railroad
Martins to spend holidays with mother
Marie and Lucile Martin are due home in the morning to spend the holiday season with their mother Mrs. J. D. Martin.
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Marie
Lucile Martin
Crawford Family Suffer Auto Accident Loss in Colorado
J O Crawford received a telegram reporting the deaths of two nieces Edna and Alice Crawford and his sister Mrs Clara Pearson in an auto accident near Greeley Colorado. Clara Crawford Pearson formerly of Crawford, brother Charles Pearson deceased, Edna and Alice survived by Ed Crawford widow and two daughters Grace Fellwood Flagstaff AZ and Mary Crawford at home in Greeley. Relatives remain in the community as Ed Crawford left town about thirty years ago. Details of the crash have not been released.
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J. O. Crawford
Edna
Alice Crawford
Clara Pearson
Greeley
Colo
Clara Crawford
Charles Pearson
Pearson
Ed Crawford
Grace Fellwood
Flagstaff
Arizona
Mary Crawford
Colorado
Farmers Union Announces Statewide Speaking Tour
The Iowa Partners Union will send a corps of speakers across Iowa during the coming legislature session to promote its legislative program. Key goals include a bank depositors' insurance law and opposition to the Youd bond issue. Milo Reno, president, said the campaign starts January 4.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa Partners Union
Milo Reno
Ainsworth Independents Battle Washington Y M C A
Ainsworth Independents lose to the Washington Y M C A 23 to 3 in a hard fought game. Molesworth of Monmouth College led Washington with five field goals and two free throws while Hetfeldt added three field goals and two free throws.
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Washington Y. M. C. A
Ainsworth
Molesworth
Monmouth College
Hetfeldt
Monmouth
Washington
Holland
Herfeldt
Schulty
Kolesick
Harbigan
Mullen
Cook
Ainswort
Todd
Kiesey
Kolosick
C. Harbison
D. Harbison
Bain
Funeral services for Alba K Knotts
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Lexington Church for Alba K Knotts conducted by Rev P B Gray of West Chester. Pallbearers in Knight Templar uniforms included P A Ayres Harry Dusenbery Will Embree J D Dayton W B Boyer and Herman Luers. Wellman Masonic lodge members attended in full and handled graveside rites at Elm Grove cemetery.
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Alba K.knotts
Lexington Church
P. B. Gray
West Chester
Knight Templar
P. A. Ayres
Harry Dusenbery
Will Embree
J. D. Dayton
W. 8. Boyer
Herman Luers
Wellman Masonic Lodge
Elm Grove Cemetery
Circus Day at the Fox Christmas Circus Feature
Ralph Lewis leads the cast in Bigger Than Barnum s at Washington s Fox with Viola Dana George O Hara and Ralph Ince. The film promises a striking circus life epic with strong entertainment value for the whole family amid the famed show on earth.
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Ralph Lewis
Barnum
Washington
Fox Tomorrow
Viola Dana
George O'Hara
Ralph Ince
Pratt
Grinnell Native Donald Duke Enjoys Vacation Visit
Donald Duke of Grinnell is spending his vacation here with relatives.
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Donald Duke of
Grinnell
Warm wet Christmas forecast across much of the country
The nation awaits a wet Christmas with rising temperatures in Iowa from sub zero to 235 by Saturday afternoon in Des Moines amid little snow for the holiday. Snow covers parts of North Iowa while other regions expect warmer air and light snow elsewhere.
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Associated
Peasy
Des Moines
Charles City
Weather Bureau
North Iowa
Sioux City
Dubuque
Keokuk
Davenport
California Awaits First White Christmas in Years
Southern California faces a white Christmas as storms bring snow frost and cold rain through the lower state while heavy snowfall blankets the Rocky Mountain region from Montana to Northern New Mexico.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
California
Southland
Rocky Mountains
Montana
New Mexico
Debutante Adelaide Bre voort Hutton Hosts Christmas Ritz Ball
New York society gathered for Adelaide Bre voort Hutton’s debut at the Ritz where 1,000 guests enjoyed a Christmas fairyland with giant pines and artificial snow. Her fiancé, Thomas Wells Durant, a son of a financier, attended. Miss Hutton wore white velvet with fur trim while her mother wore crimson velvet with rhinestones and rubies.
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New York
Adelaide Brevoort Hutton
Ritz
Thomas Wells Durant
Hutton
Adoption Rush Brings Orphans Real Homes This Christmas
In New York and London, numerous childless couples rush to adopt. In New York 16 adoptions filed in surrogate court with 6 more to finalize. Gerald Atterbury and Sylvia Nettie Babcock join prominent families. Mr. Atterbury heads a banking linked firm. Mr. Babcock directs an investment company.
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Associated Press
New York
London
Surrogate’s Court
Gerald Atterbury
Roward KE. Atterbury
Atterbury
Atterbury Brothers, Inc
Morgan Banking
Sylvia Nettie Babcock
Fredrick Huntington Babcock
Babcock
No Definite Clue to Stealers of 4 Tires
Deputy Sheriff Fred Sweet investigated theft of four tires from two cars at the Charles Rieh home near the county line south of town. No clues were found but officials hope leads will develop to identify the guilty party.
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Fred Sweet
Crawfordsville
Charles Rieh
Kuilty
Chicago pair spend Christmas with Mrs Faris
Harold Paris and his friend Miss Marian Wilson of Chicago travel to visit Harold’s mother Mrs Edith Faris for the Christmas season.
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Harold Paris
Chicago
Marian Wilson
Edith Faris
Highways and Banking Before Iowa Legislature
As the Forty-second Iowa Legislative session nears, topics likely to dominate include highways, banking stabilization, penal labor, funding for state schools, taxation, and agricultural aid. Governor Hammill shapes a message on these issues, with highway expansion and a depositors insurance plan at the forefront of debate.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
John Hammill
Assembly
Hammill
Highway Commission
State Highway Commission
Fred G. Lovrien
Humboldt
W. EB. G. Saunders
Emmetsburg
Lowrier
Banking Department
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