Families Finish Yuletide Visits at Numerous Homes
Brighton area residents keep festive travels busy as relatives and friends gathered for Christmas and New Year visits. The report lists dozens of households hosting kin from Des Moines to Chicago, with many extended family dinners and holiday greetings across multiple towns.
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Rhua Helmick
Brighton
Charles Carter
Alverta
Fteft
Abingdon
Noel Carter
Maude Brinton
Paola
Kansas
Lillian McFarland
Chicago
Ira Schafer
Arlene Karlen
Ottumway
Alice
Des Moines
Lloyd Karlen
Davenport
A. H. Karlen
Carl Hamann
Baby
Persia
Chris Mann
A. E. Horton
Glen Willits
Marion
Ohio
Frank Gibson
Sally
Osceola
Ted Horton
Des_Moines
Dorothy Helmick
Dallas Center
Svalyn Helmick
Galen Moore
Newton
H. W. Helmick
Harry Bailey
Oakville
Ralph Frazey
Eugene MecClelland
Sioux City
Clarence Dayton
Mumper
Malcolm Griffith
Chas. Mumper
Town City
Clyde Coffin
Gilbert
Moses
Joel Hoskins
Yeo
New Sharor
Edwin Loft
Robert. Laughrnge
Bobby Joe
Keokuk
Joe Day
Louis Rath
Iris
Washington
Ralph Hoxworth
Pity McCracken
Woonsocket
Mase
Florence
Keswick
Yee
Glen Hagans
Ames
S. H. Hagans
Tracy
Dan Bailey
Herman
Yuletide
George Milam
Racine
Wise
Yates Knerr
Fairfield
Joe Christy
West Sunset Community Dinners and Visits Note
West Sunset diary lists multiple Sunday dinners and Christmas gatherings across families in Washington Fairfield and Wayland. Entries mention J T Wenger Victor Wenger Wilbur Schantz Sam Baker and others with meals at Griff Davies John DPD Jones Dick Tratt George Barr Chester Spangler Earl Ferguson Bessie McCoy Claude McCoy Carey Long and others. illness and birthday observances noted. Ernest Baker injury reference ends fragment.
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Sam Baker
West Sunset
J. T. Wenger
Victor Wenger
Washington
Wilbur Schantz
Griff Davies
John Dpd. Jones
Dick Tratt
Wilfred Smith
Frank Bailey
William Bailey
Gilbert Barr
George Barr
Wayland
Chester Spangler
Rock Island
Fred Spangler
Fred Spartler
Harold
John Hissong
Fairfield
John May
Ainsworth
Earl Ferguson
Bessie McCoy
Claude
Roy Hahn
Ila Marie
McCoy
Mary
UniversityStudent Visits at Dr McIntosh Home
Jack Hill of Cleveland Ohio, a University of Iowa student, vacationing with Jean McIntosh at the Dr W S McIntosh home. Local residents and guests share meals and calls across Wellman Iowa as Christmas week continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hill
Dr. McIntosh
Mortar Vdemsy
Wellman
Cleveland
Ohio
University of Iowa
Romine
Stall
Missouri
Frank Romine
Grant Graham
John Durst
Dora Durst
Washington
New Navy appoints Admiral Claude Bloch as commander-in-chief
Admiral Claude C Bloch, veteran of the Spanish American and World Wars, becomes the new commander-in-chief of the United States naval forces in February, succeeding Admiral Arthur J Hepburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Naval Forces
Claude Charles Bloch
Arthur J. Hepburn
Purge Victims Include Avel Yenukidze in Soviet Execution
The latest purge in the Soviet Union executed eight prominent officials including Avel Yenukidze ambassador to Turkey and former secretary of the Central Communist committee. Yenukidze was a close ally of Dictator Josef Stalin until his arrest on charges of terrorism and espionage for an unnamed foreign nation.
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Soviet Union
Avel Yenukidze
Turkey
Central Communist Committee
Yenukidze
Josef Stalin
Slayers Sought in Death of Rose Ault in Pittsburgh Hotel
Pittsburgh police probe the death of 29 year old Rose Ault whose nude body was found in a hotel room. An autopsy did not determine the cause of death. Four New York union organizers at a convention were questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Rose Ault
New York
Bluebeard figure Weidmann brought to magistrate in France
Eugene Weidmann, dubbed France's modern Bluebeard, is taken from Versailles prison to an examining magistrate on charges tied to a murder syndicate blamed for six deaths including American dancer Jean de Koven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Weidmann
France
Bluebeard
Versailles
Jean de Koven
Aircar designed for the man on the street
J. M. Gwinn Jr, an aeronautical engineer, unveils an aircar with tricycle gear and no tail or rudder. The steering wheel and automobile-like pedals control takeoff, landing, and cruising, with speeds up to 125 mph. Shown in a test flight over New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Gwinn, Jr
New York
Hollywood’s Most Identical Double Portrait Revealed
William Hoover, a stand in for Edward Arnold, matches the screen star’s looks so closely that he often substitutes at public events and premieres. Hoover’s Tennessee accent prevents him from delivering speeches for Arnold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
William Hoover
Edward Arnold
Hoover
Arnold
Tennessee
Puerto Rico Recovery Path Under U S Reconstruction Program
Puerto Rico edges toward a steadier economy as the U S reconstruction plan seeks to curb poverty in a 1,860,000 population. It targets land and urban concentration, absentee ownership, monoculture farming, and poor sanitation as core issues.
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Puerto Rico
United States
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