Local News Briefs From Oak Park And Surrounding Areas
Miss Helen Helwick, a nurse trainee at West Suburban hospital Oak Park, visits her parents Mr and Mrs Oren Helwick. Penny supper Tuesday December 30 at Ainsworth M E Church led by church men at 5 p.m. Mr and Mrs David Livingston and children visited yesterday with Livingston’s parents en route to Chicago from Winterset after Christmas. Fa Hartman returns from Columbus Indiana where his mother’s illness is improving. Auctioneer D F Macos Washington Iowa listed. Theodore Neill from Rockford Illinois for a ten day vacation. he teaches physics at Central High School. Mr Neil and family home from St Louis last night.
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Helen Helwick
West Suburban Hospital
Oak Park
Oren Helwick
David Livingston
David
Robert
Mr. Livingston
Mrs. Schuyler Livingston
Chicago
Winterset
Mrs. Livingston
Theodore Neill
Rockford, I
Neil
Central High School
Ed. Moore
J. A. Marsh
Des Moines
Maynard
Cantril
V. J. HW. Krenmyre Ors
Warner
Krenmyre
B. i. Rhodesan
Moline
Harry Rosman
Muscatine
Frank Chak
Rand
Buckley
Desota
Kansas
Raymond Buckley
Tarhar
Kan
Arch Preserver idea explains relief for foot strain
Gray Literary Society members debated a tongue twister about money and crime, while an ad claims Areh-Pre servers, Arch Preservers with a double arch, relieve foot, arch, and limb strain. North Site is noted for offering explanations and demonstrations.
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The
Gray Literary Society
Tee
Various Local Social News and Obituary Notices
Miss Mary Atchison returns from Aliia while Mrs Phil Hahn of Sigourney arrives. Johnson visits Des Moines for knee treatment and improves. The Gloria Ensemble debuts at Nicola Harmon's store with sport jacket ensembles. Funeral services held for William James Little with thanks extended for sympathy and help.
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Mary Atchison
Aliia
Phil Hahn
Sigourney
Johnson
Des Moines
Nicola & Harmon's
Manche McCleery
Mary Little
Walter Little
William James Little
Community Obituaries and Birth Announcements Highlight Week
Local families gathered in Lexing ton and nearby towns for funerals and celebrations. Notable mentions include Harold Schmoeller's funeral attendees from Muscatine Richland Keota and Dublin, births in Riverside Washington County Hospital, and Christmas play at Richer Mennonite Church followed by a watch night service after a pot luck lunch and social.
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Harold Schmoeller
Fred Mannhardt
Minuet and Whitney
Muscatine
Rosanna Greiner
Richland
Pearlett
Keota
Mrsaries Becker
Menne Ite
Hold suspect in teacher's death near Tonkawa
Lyman Constant 34, former inmate of the Norman state hospital, was held at Enid by Kay county officers for investigation in the attack and slaying of two school teachers near Tonkawa. Bodies found Sunday afternoon showed both women shot in the head in a car, dragged from the machine, and the suspect fled in the vehicle. The car was abandoned on U S highway 17 ten miles north of Perry.
Abandons Plan for Paying Bonus to Veterans
Washington December 29 AP report says President announced after a White House call that he abandoned the proposal for cash payments of adjusted compensation to war veterans and is now pursuing a compromise.
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Washin
AP Andenburg
Michigan
White House
Ten Years Ago Today Miss Esther MacGugin Heads to Cleveland
Miss Esther MacGugin plans to leave tomorrow morning for Cleveland Ohio to take up newspaper work. Weather forecast calls for fair and Tuesday, with colder tonight.
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Esther MacGugin
Cleveland
Ohio
Judge Lyle Bids to Clean Up Chicago Government
John He Lyle, a Chicago anti crime figure, vows to run for mayor to end waste and cronyism. He criticizes city administration as efficient but notes operators and graft undermine progress, claiming Cook County spends millions annually on a bloated machine. He cites hiring, salaries, and police counts while promising decisive action if elected.
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John He Lyle
Chicago
United Pro
Judge Lyle
Gaia
Lyle
Cookounty
William Hale Thompson
Bandits Rob Times Square Movie House
A bandit raided the Paramount Motion Picture theater in Times Square during a midnight show in New York, escaping with at least $1,000 as audiences were kept inside while police searched the area.
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New York
Paramount Motion Picture Theater
Times Square
Endowment Gift at Iowa Wesleyan Reaches Goal
Mount Pleasant Iowa December 29 The permanent endowment of Iowa Wesleyan College was funded today moving the college closer to North Central Association requirements. Donors were not announced and President James B Coons announced the gift.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Dee
Ueda
Iowa Wesleyan College
North Central Association
James B. Coons
Connolly Sought Over Ottumwa Bank Robbery Extradition Sought
Ottumwa Iowa December 29 extradition papers signed for James Connolly wanted in connection with the September 9 robbery of the Ottumwa Savings Bank. The heist totaled 40000 in cash and negotiable bonds, with bonds allegedly sold in Minneapolis and St Paul.
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Ottumwa
Towa
James Connell
Paul
Ottumwa Savings Bank
Robery
Lly
Minneapolis
St. Ponl
Colder Weather Predicted Across Iowa As Snow Ends
Iowa headlines report plunging temperatures with a 26 degree low in Charles City and forecasts of colder air night across the state. Multiple incidents unfold including injuries from a car crash near Cedar Rapids and a fatality from an auto accident. Fire destroys inventory at Persistant Ladies Ready-to-Wear in Waterloo, with losses in the thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Charles City
Mes
Cedar Rapids
Dee Muth Kublas
Mton
D.C
Miss Kubis
Iey
R. W. Morrison
Waterloo
Persistan Ladies
Ainsworth Christmas Program Ends Despite Strong Wind
The community Christmas program in Ainsworth opened with a concert led by Glen Ayers of Columbus Junction. Students sang carols, a mixed chorus performed readings, and Mr and Mrs Santa Claus visited. Despite a south wind making everyone uncomfortable, the event was judged a success. Local families and teachers attended and many planned Christmas visits with relatives in nearby Parsons, Kansas.
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Ainsworth
William Chihak
Virginia
Zetta Paulkner
Parsons
Kas
Kensington Chuir
D. A. Marsh
Wanda Spessard
Martha San Florence Baird
Fay
W. 3
Jesse
Mary Marr
Martin Stewart
Floyd Simkins
Tinton
Wan
Simkin
A. P Jeffrey
Grace Walker
8. R. Wallace
Maskins
Crawford
Christman
Killers Searched In Salem Family Feud
Salem Indiana reports the Gibson and Spurlock feud legacy in hills. Sheriff and deputies were wounded as citizen posses scoured the countryside for two brothers linked to renewed Tennessee era hostilities. One Gibsons body lay in a morgue and another was in jail amid martial law and a store fire in Gibbons Novelty.
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Salem
Ind
Indiana
Tennessee
Salem Vir
Jali
Miton Trinkle
Spurlock-Gibson
Ththers
Patton Gibson
Christmas Letter From Soldier's Home In Marshalltown
The Journal received a Christmas letter from Lewis Wallace at the Soldiers home in Marshalltown. He also sent the Christmas dinner menu from the home, noting good health and enjoyment there.
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the Journal
Lewis Wallace
Marshalltown
Wallace
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Box
Pathe News
Ayres
M. E
Fa Hartman
Columbus
D. F. Macos
Washington
Louis Pacini
Chi
McCormick Deering Farmall
Washington International Co
Sehmeetier Fron
J. M. Lattimo
Hoyt
St. Louis
A. E. Atchison
Roy Pratt
Peter Witting
Hopedale
Sam Wittrig
Armory
Newell Wiliams
Western Military Academy
Alton
Linois
Williams
W. H. Newen
Cedar Falls
Ila Mae Hotle
Mr McLellans
Charlie Greenwood
Laughter
Mary
Mo Shafter
Keata
Willis Wood
Norman Wood
McKinney
Little Richard
Frances
Dunbar
Grace Hill
Dallas Hotle
Homer Hot
Charles Libe
Clarence Hotle
Grace HI Cemetery
A.B. Sehmoeller
Harold Sehmoeller
F. W. Eastwood
Presbyterian Church
Ernest Marshall Mal Williams
Robert Thompson Clifford Campbell
Vernon Witting
Gale Pisher
John Mapel
Erma
James Murphy
Lexington
Orville Hardin
Maple
Hardin
Murphys
George and
Merlef
Hoth
Minnie PF. Wenger
Wayland
Dean D. Francis
Jews City
Pearl Maxine Schwab
Mra
Carl Jungbluth
K. Smevez
Peter Jungbluth
Henry Tlete
Eddie and
Marian
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Anna Marie
Siven
Dewey Weeks
Riverside
Washington County Hospital
Darrell Ross
Wilfred Albright
GPO. L. Medant Druggist
Super Lyle
Iowa Wesleyan
Connolly
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Wisie Long
Proprieta
Iowa State News
V. Shaw
Wto
Dale Conley
Shaw
Burlington
Bers
Eagle Lodge
Harvey Cyer
Santa Claus
Jaeger
Steen
Bert Steen
Elizabeth Steen
Brazil
Swen
Kram
Indicati
San Jose
California
Chales Beasly
Fort Madison
Heasly
Ames
Lincoln
Neb
Early
Keokuk
Mayme Hamilton
Hamilton
Mississippi River
Pondent
Akept
Gibbons Novelty
Ical News
W. J. Littie
Newton Danner
Gon James
Chariton
Jesse den
James Goben
Harry Heston
Taeas
Everette Lewis
Welsh
Schmoeder Bros. Tailors
Ben Share
Milwaukee
Moose Hall
Aces
Miss Henr
Sweet Motor Company
Washington International C2
Southtowa Ave
C. G. Conard
Macon
John Shields & Sons
Reed
Sherman's
Funeral Home
Caskets and Clark
Barclay’s
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