Holiday Visitors In Miller Home
In Wayland on December 24 Velma and Beulah Roth of Kansas City visit their mother Mrs. David Miller for Christmas. A skating party at Amasa Miller pond drew the Girl Reserves and Hi Y boys. Local literary society meeting at Earl Swartzen druber home drew about seventy attendees. Various relatives from Kansas City, Dunnison, Beatrice and Davenport arrived or visited through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Velma
Beulah Roth
Kansas City
David Bk. Miller
Amasa Miller Pond
Sugar Creek
Becktworth Named Youngest Texas Representative in House
Lindley Beckworth of Texas will be the youngest member of the new House of Representatives. Beckworth, a former school teacher, unseated Representative Morgan Sanders, an 18 year veteran, in the Democratic primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindley Beckworth
Texas
House of Representatives
Beckwith
Morgan Sanders
Christmas Observances and Local Movements Across Nebraska
Paul Oswald travels to Aurora after summer work for cousin Ezra Freyenberger. Joseph Suter attends grandfather John Suter’s funeral in Milford. Earl Bachman of Low Point, Illinois visits for Christmas at Joseph Hirschy’s. Glenn Showalter of Havana, Illinois spends holidays with P. P. Showalter. A large crowd fills Wayland high school gym for a Christmas program with multiple grade level songs and carols presented by students.
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Paul Oswald
Ezra Freyenberger
Aurora
Neb
Joseph Suter
John Suter
Milford
Earl Bachman
Low Point
Ill
Joseph Hirschy
Glenn Showalter
Havana,Jr
P. P. Showalter
Wayland High School
Little Town of
Bethlehem
Two Civil Service Factions Shape Iowa Plans
In Des Moines on December 27, two schools of thought divide Iowa officials over civil service. One side favors keeping only about 300 top state workers exempt while preserving direct hire fire authority for elected leaders. The opposing view, supported by the union, would extend protection to all state employees and tie job security to a civil service board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bliss
ICPA
Des Moines
Civil Service
A. F. of L. Union of State
Highway Commission
Board of Control
Liquor Commission
Civil Service Board
Washington's Short Second Inaugural Address
Washington's second inaugural address, at 134 words, is noted as the briefest on record. The concise speech reflects the early republic's emphasis on unity and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crawfordsville Tops Nichols 70 15 for 10th Straight
Crawfordsville won 70 to 15 over Nichols to extend its winning streak to ten games. The Washington County Board of Supervisors schedules a meeting to approve county claims, with all claims due to the auditor by December 28.
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Crawfordsville
Nichols
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Ethel Grecian
Mary Manners
Cyclones
Clinger
Schlatter
Blankenhorn
Miller
Sommer
Kle
Ra Davis
McCall
Whiting
Beene
Cuccenun
Ross Ee
Jones
Lease
Kimberlin
Washington
Cyclonettes
Nichols Girls
Rhea
Darbyshire
Meeks
G¢ Clark
Ewe Wee
Saint Malo: Walled City of France and Seafaring Hub
Saint-Malo, a granite island port in Brittany, became a bastion of the French navy. Louis XIV ordered all sailors and officers of his admiral’s fleet to be citizens of Saint-Malo, famed for mariners and buccaneers who reputedly captured over 1500 vessels in one war. The storied port also links to the tale of la Duchesse Anne who wed two French kings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis XIV
Saint-Malo
Brittany
Anne
France
Origin of Shorthand Traces to Marcus Tullius Tiro
The earliest organized shorthand dates from 63 B C with Marcus Tullius Tiro creating a system to record Cicero and Seneca in the Roman Senate. Tiro's method was taught in Roman schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Tiro
Seneca
Tiro
Spice origins from East West Indies and Jamaica
Nutmeg and mace come from the East and West Indies while cloves originate in Zanzibar allspice and tingar hail from Jamaica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
West Indies
Zanzibar
Jamaica
Ides Tale Clarifies March Fifteenth Rule
The Roman calendar marks the Ides on March May July and October the fifteenth while other months place the Ides on the thirteenth. This note explains the historical dating rule and its seasonal spread.
An Esthete as a Person of Art and Beauty Creed
A definition of an esthete describing a person who proclaims art and beauty as the central creed of life and devotion. The passage emphasizes extravagant professing and devotion to aesthetic values.
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Atla eCa
Helen Hayes
Gary Cooper
U. S
Montgomery Ward
Geo. L. McDaniel
Iowa
Ily
Nebraska
Lv Pry
Apollon Orchestra
Macmurray
Ray
Louise Campbell
Andy Devine
Mts Ome
Porter Hall
Walter Abel
Pauline Henns
Elizabeth Stutzman
Men
Cornet
Helen Martin
Beautiful Savior
Carolx
Herald Angels
Dr. Esch
Sara Esch
Amasa Miller
Tom Pettit
Earl Miller
Highway Patrol
Pettit
Pye
Charles F. Pye
Iowa State Teachers Association
Mary A. Baker
Davenport
Association
B&b
Melton
Arrow
la Salle
Pontis
Price
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