Christmas Party Notes From Washington Community
Local society items describe multiple Christmas gatherings in Washington and nearby towns. Readers learn of a factory holiday party with gifts, family dinners, church youth outings with oyster supper, and a Chafing Dish Club exchange at Carl Roberts home. Guests from several states attended weddings and family dinners, with detailed gift and meal descriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second United Presbyterian Church
John Warnock
Washington
Sylvia Warren
Evanston
Ilinois
Myrtle Bolce
Coe College
Brooklyn
New York
Cora Porter
Fairfield
Dade Bee Shearer
Greencastle
Indiana
Simple Elegant Wedding At Cavin Home Columbus Junction
Miss Edna Lois Cavin and Mr. Phillips Taylor wed in a double ring ceremony at eight o clock hosted by the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Ott Cavin in Columbus Junction. About thirty five friends attended as Virginia Cavin played the wedding march from Lohengrin beside a Christ Bible tree and silver decorations. Reverend W E Ruston officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavin
Gertrude Owen
Ruby O'Neill
Julia Darrow
Washington
Taylor
David Lee Taylor
Wilmette
Illinois
Grinnell College
Kimball Publishing Co
Waterloo
Minois
Whitman Taylor
Chicago
Fred Winter
Eagle Grove
Iowa
R. H. Cavin
Morning Sun
Ernest Browning
J. A. Mathews
Oskaloosa
J. T. Mathews
John, Jr
Ophelia Miller
Edna Lois Cavin
Phillips Taylor
Ott Cavin
Columbus Junction
W. E. Ruston
Virginia Cavin
Lohengrin
Community Society Announcements and Meetings
Notices list the Bethel Presbyterian Woman's Missionary Society meeting with Mrs. James Gray on Wednesday, W R C officers practice Friday, Rural Womens Club with Mrs. Frank Heinzman, 68th Young Woman's Missionary Society at the Methodist church with Mrs. Vernon Crull, Baptist Young Woman's Missionary Society social with Miss Dorothy Chance, Priscilla clubs with Mrs. Livingstone, American Legion Auxiliary officers installation Tuesday Dec 30, Go A. R. A members attend funeral of J S McClelland in Chicago.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the
Bethel Presbyterian Church
James Gray
Rural Womens Club
Frank Heinzman
Young Womans Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Vernon Crull
Gots
Baptist Young Woman's Missionary Society
Dorothy Chance
East Madison Street
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Charles Brown
Fred Downing
Ed Carris
Sherm Crone
Independent Club notices and meeting schedule
Notice lists a special meeting of W. & OC. of Ainsworth on Tuesday afternoon December 30 at 2 o clock. It invites good attendance for initiation. Mrs Oscar Hughes hosts the Independent Club next Tuesday afternoon. Mrs John Kennedy hosts the Independent Club and families Wednesday evening.
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Ainsworth
Oscar Hughes
Independent Club
John Kennedy
Washington Lodge Calls Members to Sunday Meeting
Washington Lodge No. 26 A M and A M scheduled a called meeting Sunday at 1 45 p m to attend the funeral of J E Clelland at 2 30 p m. A large attendance is urged by W M L B Lupton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge No
A. M
J. 8
eClelland
Toe
L. B, Lupton
W. M
Year of Prosperity Predicted For 1925 By Bankers
New York Dec 27 business in 1924 deemed fair by bankers and industrial leaders with 1925 outlook bright. Prospects hinge on Dawes plan stabilizing Europe, easy money, strong credit, rising exports, high crop prices, hydro power push, and railroad consolidation moves ahead of a new year.
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New York
Presti Coolidge
Congress
Europe
Nickel Plate
Hocking Valley
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pere Marquette
Erie
Southern Pacific
el Paso & Southwestern
Southern
St. Louis-San Francisco
Baltimore & Ohio
United States Steel Corporation
Africa
Fourteen Bodies Recovered in Saltville Disaster
Fourteen bodies recovered, search continues for eight missing after the Christmas Eve dambreak in the Holston river valley. More than two hundred men assist in the search as Saltville plans burials for the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saltvill.e
Holston River
Here
Saltville
Car Fire Injury From Lighted Match In Radiator
In Galesburg Illinois on December 27 Charles Moore 18 of Prairie City was severely burned after using a lighted match to see alcohol in his car radiator. He lost most of his eyebrows and hair, his face badly burned, while glasses protected his eyes.
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Galesburg
Charles Moore
Prairie City
Here
Moore
Bryan Applies to Join Scientific Association
William J. Bryan has sent a letter with a $50 membership fee to the American Association for the Advancement of Science indicating his desire to join the group of scientists who defend Darwinian theory. The announcement comes as Bryan continues his anti evolution campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ean Washington
William J. Bryan
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Wsue
Bryan
Governor appoints Iowa Golden Star Highway committee
Governor Kendall named the Iowa state committee to assist in extending the Golden Star Highway from Davenport to Council Bluffs. Members include General Louis G. Lasher Mrs. Lon C. McHenry and Mrs. A. H. Hoffman all of Des Moines Major P. C. Lainson Council Bluffs Captain Daniel F Steck Ottumwa De R Jones of Casey and Burt L. Halligan of Davenport.
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Des Moines
Kendall
Towa
Golden Star Highway
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Louis G. Lasher
Lon C. McHenry
A. H. Hoffman
P. C. Lainson
Daniel F. Steck
Ottumway de R. Jones
Casey
Burt L. Halligan
Mexican Budget Report Blames Heavy Military Spending
Mexican budget minority figures total national obligations at 808,070,015 dollars and urge reform of tax powers. They say military needs consumed 60 to 70 percent of the budget 1918–1922, with debt service rising, and warn that deficits and revolutions have weakened finances. The report cites Lamont external debt, internal banking debt, and revolutionary damages totaling about 550 million, urging congress to consider these in the 1925 budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies Budget Commission
United Radical Bloc
War Department
de la Huerta
Lamont
Tehuantepec
Congress
Executive
Hollywood Dives In for Beandine’s Self Made Film
Crowds of elites and studio leaders flocked to Hollywood Studios to witness the start of J. K. McDonald’s First National release A Self-Made Failure directed by William Beandine. The production reportedly cast ten renowned swimming and diving stars from over two hundred hopefuls for the bathing pool sequence, including Chuck Relaner borrowed from Charlie Chaplin as Spike Malone.
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Hollywood
William Beandine
J. K. McDonald
MccDonald
Chuck” Relaner
Charlie Chaplin
Spike Malone
Labor leaders freed after Mexico arrest fallout
Twelve leaders of the labor party arrested in Queretaro City after a bomb exploded in the mayor's house last Thursday night were released by the prosecuting attorney. One leader remains in custody as investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Labor Party
Queretaro
Sorrow Hits Green Family in Missouri Valley
Mrs. Green lies unconscious after a paralytic stroke as George Green dies at 72 in Missouri Valley. The Greens, longtime residents, once led Green's band with Mrs. Green’s cornet and authored band pieces earning royalties. Their daughter is Mrs. F. P. Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Hansen
Emma Green
Missouri Valley
George 8. Green
Mr. Green
Cable Briefs From Around The World
Buenos Aires Archbishop Boneo sends pontifical documents for apostolic administrator of Buenos Aires to Foreign Minister Gallardo for approval. Mexico City's circulation of a revolutionary manifesto claims to be signed by defeated candidate General Angel Flores. Sinn Fein reports Britain offers Ireland 20 000 600 pounds to withdraw separate representation at the League of Nations. Ex-Premier Ahmed Zogu's forces seize Tirana and summon former government members to the capital, press dispatches say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Boneo
Gallardo
Archdiocese of
Mexico City
Angel Flores
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Free State
Pelerade
Tirana
Ahmed Zero
Tag
Be True to Yourself
It is difficult to be always true to ourselves and to live up to our ideals. Our aspirations reflect the true nature of our soul more than daily behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muller
Ottumwa to Host State Cage Tourney This Year
Ottumwa has been selected to host the state high school basketball tournament on March 27 and 28, marking a shift from a fixed site to a rotating schedule across schools. Boone had hosted the event for the previous two years under the state athletic association board’s plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Ottumwa
Board of Control
State Athletic Association
Divorced and Wedded Third Time in Under an Hour
Toledo Ohio reports a dramatic sequence as Martha Pis ex Wolf 16 from Indian Village court records shows her divorce from Bari Kesex first, annulment of her second marriage, then immediate remarriage to Gilbert Wolfe all within about an hour. The case highlights legal entanglements surrounding engagements and divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riv
Toledo
Martha Pis
Ex Wolf
Bari Kesex
Gilbert Wolfe
Euit
Enfit
Wolfe
Premium Coal Sparks Comfort at Home
A concise促 ad tone touts premium coal as essential for home comfort. It highlights warmth and steady heat as key benefits, appealing to households seeking consistent fuel efficiency and reliable performance.
Fire engulfs Duluth plant causes frostbite injuries
A fire at John Morrell and Company meat packers in Duluth Minnesota caused about $100000 in damage. One firefighter was hospitalized with frozen feet and others suffered frostbite as firefighters fought the blaze, which was still burning late today and of undetermined origin.
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Duluth
Minn
John Morre! and Company
Meat Packers
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Mr. Burham
W. F. Leppert
North Marton
M. L. Orris
C. A. Stephens
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Harry Duncan
Gilbert Goff
Charles Baker
Clifford
Fred Jones
Lester
Lorene
G. A. Peirce
Cedar Rapids
Matus
Eldon
Neices
al Fields
Warren Fields
Nate Jones
Miss Besse BK. Jones
Fields
Lloyd Humston
Humeton
Priscilla Clubs
W. Livingston
A. R.A
S. McClelland
Jones & McElhinnevs
Publi Utilities
Middle West
Imdustry
American Woolen Company
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Amperican Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Virginia- Carolina Chemical Co
Wilson Packing Co
Railway Labor Board
Science Association
Names Highway Committee
Winford Larson
University of Minnesota
David Crowther
Datal
Patent Office
Crowther
J .P. Smith
U. S. Court of Custom Appeals
Dr. Larson
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Sen
McDonald
Fox Theatre
Cable Briefs
Washington Steam Laundry
Wilson
Hale
Jonah
Cott
Sabine
Imleneth
Port Arthur
Tex
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