R Erlenbush Faces Eye Injury at Work in Pleasant Hill
In Pleasant Hill on December 27, Ralph Erlenbush suffered a painful eye injury when a piece of steel became lodged in his eye while working. The injury is not serious, and he remains hospitalized. The column also notes holiday visits, church service cancellations due to bad roads, and various family gatherings and social events spanning local residents including Kephart, Pratt, Dickinson, and Corbin families amid Christmas time.
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Farl Kenhart
Pleasant Hill
Ralph Erlenbush
Dale Cole
Colorado
Dr Reid
Frank Kepharts
Roy Kephart
Alvin
Clyde Lamberts
Will Miller
John Weston
Fairfield
Fred Kephart
Homer Kephart
GW. Corbin
Jones Funeral Home
Warren Groft
Wellman
G. Anderson
Week-Old Chicks Burn in Riverside Brooder
Riverside December 27 morning a fire destroyed a brooder house three miles southeast of Riverside, along with 121 week-old chicks intended for market. Insurance partially covers the loss.
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Riverside
Riverside Fire Company
Wito
Linwood Heck
Heck
Heiress Helen Varner Vanderbilt Ties Hint of Marriage
Link Heiress and airline head Mrs Helen Varner Vanderbilt, recently divorced from Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr and Jack Frye, pictured. It is reported the two may marry.
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Helen Varner Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Jack Frye
Transcontinental & Western Air
Local Families Gather for Christmas at area Homes
Lenbushes and Sam Sigafoose visit the John Pratt home in Washington while Ernest family near Wayland hosts relatives. Clyde Lambert and daughters dine at Wim Wasson’s Washington residence. Keith Hanan, a student at U of Iowa, spends Christmas vacation at home. Eugenia and Priscilla Dickinson enjoy a two week break with parents. Lloyd Dickinson and Raymond Wittrig families visit kin in Washington and near Fairfield with L A Foss hosting.
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Wilma Jeaniper
Jennies Lauderman
Washington
Ada Pratt
Ross Wittrie
Father Sechanty
Eugenia
Priscilla Dickinson
Esther
Wm. Fry
Buffington
Elloitt McKinstry
Linda
George Chalupa
Harry Bishop
Don
Dale Coles
Sam Sigafoose
Glenn Pratt
Raymond Witting
Charles Cannon
H. OL. Wittrie
Frank Kephart
Frank Sickles
Mack Reenblossomes
Don Darbyshire
Will Saville
Lizzie Corbin
Heeseltines
William
John Gamoen
W. R. Gamona
Leslie Beendblesom
Wilmer Landermans
Ben Bruenge
Jim Winglers
Riverside
Dale Cole
Will Spenners
Kalona
Keith Hanan
Charley Kephare
I. P. Hanana
Rodney Hanan
Florence Kimen
Frytown
Warren Groff
Wellman
Salina
Liverd Anderson
Mart Anderson
Ola Haeohs
Lloyd Dickinson
Raymond Wittrig
H. Ll. Wittrig
Harley Holm
Fairfield
L. A Foss
East Sunset
Killen Grater
Granger
Ind
Milburn Underwood
Ollie
John Weerman
George Martin
Kahoka
Missouri
Hazel Hicks
Ft. Madison
John Koehler
Marshal Koehler
Ekhme Koehler
Carl
George
Robert Koehler
Joe Rieh
Clarence Fulton
W. C. Hotle
Dick Blanchard
Robert
Doris
Perry
Elmer Jones
Harry Jones
W. J. Hartzell
Verne Moss
Riel Domne
Joe Rich
P. PB. Graber
Homer Wenger
Jake Graber
Merle Twinam
C. A. Stratiman
New London
Merle Twinom
Mary Virginia
Charles
Ernest Kisele
Canesville
Jechie Wolferd
Marie Eisele
Cherryholmes
L. A. Cherryholmes
Ferguson
Jennie Clemmens
Olive Moore
Dinner Guests at East Sunset
Christmas dinners were shared by numerous families across East Sunset and nearby towns. Numerous households hosted relatives from Granger Indiana to Crawfordsville and Washington, with visits from Ka hoboka Missouri and Goshen Indiana.
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East Sunset
Roosevelt picks Arthur Prettyman as new White House valet
Arthur Prettyman has been selected as President Roosevelt's new valet. His duties include caring for the First Dog Scotty, recently added to the White House circle, and managing routine presidential household tasks.
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Arthur Prettyman
Roosevelt
Scottie
White House
Film Manuscripts Shrink To Page and Half
The article notes film scripts once long like stage plays or novels now shrink to brief formats. It cites Harold Lloyd earning about 2 million dollars for Grandma's Boy and The Freshman grossing 3 million with a script written on a page and a half.
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Harold Lloyd
Pepper bomb pranks spark 1859 city ordinance
Historical note recalls Hagerstown youths tossing pepper and stink bombs to disrupt meetings a century ago. The city council responded with an 1859 ordinance imposing a fine of 1 to 10 dollars on pepper or bomb tossers.
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Hagerstown
California Celebrations Highlight 1940 Travel Calendar
The 1940 calendar from the state chamber of commerce travel committee lists 200 annual celebrations across California. It includes historical pageants flower shows dog shows pilgrimages fairs fiestas rodeos barbecues and sports events.
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Travel Committee of the
State Chamber of Commerce
Tea imports show U S rising as tea nation
Tea imports for the year ending June 30 reached 100 million pounds, a 17 percent rise from the prior year, marking the second time in two centuries that U S tea imports have climbed to this level according to the Tea Bureau Inc.
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America
England
Tea Bureau, Inc
United States
Christmas Dinner Gatherings Across Local Families
A string of Christmas dinners and holiday visits reported across local households. Mae Rees and others joined Addie McFarrland for Christmas at the Prior home near Columbus Junction. Families including Hall, Willing, Davis, and Sebbatter gathered for meals. The report notes arrivals of a baby to Virginia Stafford and travels of Irvin Graber and the Graber family, with various visits to St Johns, Michigan and Iowa locations.
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Mae Rees
Cora MekKew
Earl Ferguson
Lynn McKee
Roger Ferguson
Robert Wells
Charles
Addie McFarrland
Theioyd Prior
Lon Hall
Martin Willing
Glen Davis
Lioyd Prior and Sons
Prior
Columbus Junction
Joe Sebbl
Max
J. & Lemley
Lyman Johnson
New London
Marie Fisele
Virginia Stafford
Irvin Graber
Bluffton
Ohie
Pr PL Graber
Denis
Dennis Graber
St. Johns
Michigan
Clarence Fulton
Maxine
George
Harold Fulton
Washington
Max Schlatter
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Mester
Lockridge
al Hahn
Charles City
Weterloo
Elephants Reach Full Growth Around Seventeen Years
A study notes elephants attain full adult size by about seventeen years old. Researchers tracked growth markers across populations, indicating steadier size increases until maturity and implying timeline for conservation planning.
Lead imports rise as domestic output is lagging
Imported lead fills the gap as U S miners cut output leaving domestic producers, led by St Joseph Lead’s Clinton H Crane, to rely on foreign supply. A Glendale California widow Mrs Edith Kernegan becomes Mrs Wright after a cottage Rent sign brings Mr Charles W Wright, drawing many hopeful letters from widows nationwide.
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Clinton H. Crane
St. Joseph
Edith Kernegan
Glendale
Calif
Charles W. Wright
Cupid
Canada Thistle Pest Threatens Illinois Farms
Since 1872 Illinois enacted a Canada thistle law and the weed has since grown about 1000 percent, becoming a major farm problem nationwide.
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Illinois
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