Local news notes and holiday travels in Iowa and Arkansas
Local item lists visitors and holiday travels including Bob Stutsman returning to Little Rock with Dr. Hoyt Allen and families visiting relatives in Wayland, Des Moines, and Keota. Other notes mention an oyster supper fundraiser at the Christian church and a newborn son Paul Albert Juber born to Des Moines parents Clarence Juber and Grace Shellabarger.
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Bob Stutsman
Little Rock
Ark
Hoyt Allen
Wayland
Bob
BR. E. Stutsman
Allen
FE. C. Allen
W.S. Reister and Sons
The
Christian Church
Clarence Juber
Des Moines
Juber
Grace Shell
Hospital Dismissals Include Local Residents
Claudine Greiner and Catherine Russell of Keota and Mary Westphal were sent home this morning. Mrs. Ivan Enfield of Wellman underwent an appendectomy yesterday morning, instead of Mr. Enfield as previously reported.
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Claudine Greiner
Catherine Russell
Keota
Mary Westphal
Ivan Enfield
Wellman
Mr. Enfield
Bear and Good Eagle to Wrestle Here
Two Washington teams played at the YMCA gym last night with Maid-Rites defeating Ainsworth 56 to 46 and a nameless Washington squad beating Crawfordsville 39 to 35. Notable scorers included Don McClure with 28 points and Dale Kiesey adding five field goals in the final two quarters.
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Washington Maid-Bites
Ainsworth
Washington
Crawfordsville
Maid- Rites
Don McClure
Dale Kiesey
McFarland
Maid-Rites
McClure
Kiesey
Mangold
Gao
Westermark
S&s
Rhum
Hammill
Mitchell
Beauchamp
Anderson
Clark
G Davis
Atteren
Dougall
McKune
Teak Va
Esucio
Gerdes
Ginkens
Keiper
Christmas Visits Span Burlington Mediapolis and Kirksville
Mr and Mrs S W Kaster and son Jimmie spent Christmas and Sunday with relatives at Burlington and Mediapolis. Mrs Kaster and son stayed in Burlington and will not return until late week. Tom Bowden of Kirksville Mo left Sunday for Granger Mo to spend vacation with grandparents Mr and Mrs Wilson Martin. He is a Kirksville college student who came to spend Christmas with his mother Mrs Wanda Bowden. Mrs John Wehr and her daughter and son of Keota were shoppers in Washington today.
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S. W. Kaster
Jimmie
Burlington
Mediapolis
Outstanding athlete of the year Henry Armstrong
Henry Armstrong is named the outstanding athlete of the year in New York, praised for surpassing rivals in boxing as the featherweight world champion. The article notes his imagination-capturing impact similar to Jack Dempsey and Babe Ruth.
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New York
Henry Armstrong
Jack Dempsey
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Dempsey
Little Warrior
East St. Louis
Dorais Close to Michigan Head Coach Job
New York reports Gus Dorais of Detroit University is near taking over as Michigan football head coach replacing resigning Harry Kipke. The rumor links a Notre Dame move in Ann Arbor with Hank Anderson as line coach and a strengthened defense shaping the succession.
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New York
Gus Dorais
University of Detroit
Michigan
Harry Kipke
Notre Dame
Ann Arbor
Hank Anderson
Kipke
Local Social Notes from Cedar Rapids to Washington
Mr and Mrs Paul Harvey Vera and Preston visited Cedar Rapids with Miss Martha Harvey a nursing student away from home. Raymond Minick traveled to Des Moines on business. Ottumwa couple Mr and Mrs Robert Hannah and son Tommy spent Christmas weekend with Mrs Hannahs parents the Ray C Tracy family. Glenn Wilson of Oskaloosa works in A and P meat department. George Dodds family from Muscatine spent Christmas weekend with TL Dodds. K of C Christmas party set for Dec 29 with dancing and cards admission 25c. Will F Jones of Cotter and sister visited in Washington county hospital. Swain Beatty and daughter Gertrude of Brighton visiting the Beaty home. Shoppers include Misses Belle and Nettie Davis Crawfordsville Cloyce Zieglowsky Crawfordsville Olive Moore. Bob Shields of Lansing Mich visiting his aunts Titia and Edith Shields.
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Paul Harvey
Vera
Preston
Cedar Rapids
Martha Harvey
Raymond Minick
Des Moines
Robert Hannah
Tommy
Ottumwa
Hannah
Ray C. Tracy
Glenn Wilson
Oskaloosa
A. & P. Company
George Dodds
Kathleen
Margaret
Muscatine
T L. Dodds
Will F. Jones
Cotter
Washington
Jones
John Jones
Washington County Hospital
Swain Beatty
Gertrude
Brighton
FE. Beaty
Belle
Nettie Davis
Haskins
Cloyce Zieglowsky
Crawfordsville
Mise Olive Moore
Bob Shields
Lansing
Mich
Titia
Edith Shields
Mt. Vernon
Dale Rhoades
William Dale
Rhoades
Kathryn Durian
Nathan Wilson, Jr
Eddy
FE. C. Jones
Morris Miller
Mary Patricia
McIntosh
Everette Lewis
Davenport
J. J. Ward
Warren Straw
Mary Linda
L. C. Miller
Lewis Yoder
Kalona
Spends Holiday With Relatives
John Bock nephew of Mrs. Lloyd Durst leaves Wellman to return to studies in Missouri. Christmas guests at Keith Adams home include Lloyd Durst family and Bock siblings from Dubuque and Missouri. Russell Winegarden and family also visited the Miller home over the weekend.
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Martha Adams
Wellman
John Bock
Lloyd Durst
Chilicothe
Keith Adams
Marian
Blanche
Betty Bock
Dubuque
John
Dora Durst
Nelle Adams
Russell
New Year's Wrestling Night Sets Two Main Events
Washington fans urged for rematch as Tom Good Eagle meets Jimmy Bear at City Hall on New Year’s night with no time limit in the main event. Also billed Rev. Jack Atkinson and Carl Peterson to clash in a two out of three falls semi windup, with Tony Chong and Gordon Schaeffer opening. Bull Morgan to referee and handle duties.
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Washington
Tom Good- Eagle
Henry Kolln
Jimmy Bear
Cedar Rapids
A. BE. Palmer
V. F. W. Athletic Show Committee
Bear
Good Eagle
City Hall
Jim
Muscatine
Atkinson
Palmer
Jack Atkinson
Texas
Carl Petersen
Peoria
Henry Kolin
Kolin
Tony Chong
Galveston
Gordon Schaeffer
Columbus
Ohio
Bull Morgan
Kelln
Ainsworth U. P. to Hold Friday Dinner
The annual United Presbyterian church dinner in Ainsworth will be served Friday December 21 at noon. All members and adherents of the church and Sabbath school are urged to bring well filled baskets for a noon meal. Brief department reports will be made and a program of songs and readings will be presented.
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United Presbyterian Church
Ainsworth
Christmas Births and Visits Lighten Mt Vernon Holiday
In Mt Vernon Christmas brings joy as Dale and Kathryn Rhoades welcome a seventh son named William Dale. The Durian and Wilson families exchange celebrations, while J M Sechlabaugh shifts to hatchery plans. Illness touches Mrs W B Daniel. families visit Davenport and Oxford for gatherings with relatives.
Rotary dinner highlights Mace on school needs at Heights
Rotary ladies hosted a Turkey dinner at the Y assembly room with music from high school and junior college groups led by Ed Ralston. Glen Mace, president of the school board, urged a survey and gradual modernization of all elementary schools, stressing older, obsolete buildings and the case for consolidation to improve safety and efficiency.
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Rotary
Rotarians
John Dodd
Ed Ralston
Heights
Glen Mace
Mace
Della Patton
Ethel
What They Are Saying What They Are Saying
Susan Ertz argues that the best known fictional characters are all women and created by men. Dr Frederick D Patterson notes Tuskegee endowments totaling 100000 dollars and a brighter Christmas. Emanual Cohen says film fortunes lie in comedy for young actors. Gene Evangeline Booth, at 72, defends retirement plans and returning to America as home.
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International News Service
New York
Susan Ertz
Holly Woo
Emanual Cohen
Crawfordsville Holiday Homecomings Note Local News
Miss Mary Edgar returns from Phoenix to Crawfordsville after visiting sisters. Miss Margaret Gault, Creston vocal instructor, visits home to spend the holidays with her mother. A. E B. Gault and Kenneth Rhea from Denver visit relatives. Gerald Rhea from Davenport also home for Christmas. Marie Welch returns from Cedar Rapids for two days.
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Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
Mary Edgar
Phoenix
Ariz
Margaret Gault
Creston
Mia
A. E B. Gault
Kenneth Rhea
Denver
Colo
Gerald Rhea
Davenport
Marie Welch
Cedar Rapids
Christmas Party and Dance at K C Hall
Knights of Columbus lodge sponsors a Christmas party and dance at the K C hall tomorrow evening. Music by Rogers and his troubadors of Kalona plus card games for non dancers. J M Kelly serves as party committee chairman.
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Knights of Columbus Lodge
K. C. Hall
Rogers
Kalona
J. M. Kelly
Wade and Russell Nuptials Bring Holiday Cheer
Mr and Mrs Woodrow Wade wed Christmas Day at 3 pm in Stanberry Missouri. The bride Miss Maxine Russell wore a dark suit with yellow corsage. Rev Long officiated at the Methodist parsonage in Stanberry attended by family. The couple reside in Washington in an apartment on West Second Street. Wade works in the J C Penney shoe dept and both graduates of Stanberry High School.
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West Second Street
Woodrow Wade
Stanberry
Maxine Russell
Orie Russell
Long
Sybil Mitchell
Willis Wade
Lexington
Washington
Alice Tnownd
Wade
O. C. Wade
J. C. Penney Company
Penney
Mrs
Stanberry High School
Miss Helen Murray Weds H. F. Wykert in Muscatine
Miss Helen Lucile Murray of Wapello and Howard FF. Wykert of Columbus Junction married Thursday afternoon in the parsonage of the First Methodist Episcopal church at Muscatine with Rev. Leroy L. Weis officiating. Attendants were Miss Leota Richardson and Ernest Wykert. The couple will reside on a farm near Columbus Junction.
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Columbus Junction
Helen Lucile Murray
Wapello
Howard FF. Wykert
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Muscatine
Leroy L. Weis
Leota Richardson
Ernest Wykert
Mrs Howard Lee and Ruth Korf Visit Olds Friends
Mrs Howard Lee and Miss Ruth Korf from Olds spent Monday with Mrs Charles Faulkner and her daughter Marjorie, sharing a social call.
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Howard Lee
Ruth Korf
Olds
Charles Faulkner
Marjorie
Railroad and Masonic Society Notices and Train Schedules
Washington League No 25 Masons meet first Friday monthly. Route and train listings show daily departures and arrivals for lines including Apache Californian Golden State Limited and Davenport Ottumwa Local with times. Agents Goodlander Anderson and Bell listed for stations and train notes indicate California passenger stops by advance notice.
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ORL & P
Golden State Limited
Ieeida
Christmas Party for Young People at Webster Home
Crawfordsville December 28 A jolly Christmas party gathered twenty two church youths at Rev and Mrs Norman Webster s home on Christmas Eve. They shared a pot luck supper, caroled around town, then returned for games and a grab bag gift exchange. Gifts from Ladies Aid and United Presbyterian Church were given to the Websters and David.
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Crawfordsville
Norman Webster
Lee Lease
Ladies Aid
United Presbyterian Church
Webster
David
Methodist Choir Plans a Supper Honoring Carleton Haven
The Methodist choir schedules a potluck supper tomorrow evening to honor Carleton Haven, a choir member. The event is hosted by the church and invites all congregants to join in the tribute.
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Methodist
Carleton Haven
Christmas and New Year Parties Planned by Baptist Church
The Baptist choir and cantata helpers are invited to a Christmas party at the church. Rev I Fredman will host the New Year’s Eve watch at 10 to midnight with games refreshments and devotions led by the pastor Res Fredmund. Social committee members include Wayne Kendrick Lloyd Predmund Rosalie Combs Fern Reinier. Entertainment by Kathryn Vacha Isabelle Comn Wilma Thompson for the Baptist Young People union.
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Baptist Choir
Baptist Parserage
Res Fredmund
Wayne Kendrick
Lloyd Preemund
Rosalie Combs
Fern Reinier
Kathryn Vacha
Isabelle Comn
Wilma Thompson
Baptist Young Preble’s Union
Choir member leaving Washington station supper event
A church gathering announces a departure from Washington with a supper at 6 15 p m in the church basement. Attendees are asked to bring sandwiches table service and one dish to pass.
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