The Rocking Chair Brigade and Local Christmas News
A column spans community life with notes on visitors babies births and family Christmas dinners. It mentions P. G. Wodehouse in a camp and Daniel Frohman’s death, plus local hospital visits and festive events across Shiloh and nearby towns.
Donaldson Family Enjoys Christmas at Parental Home
Bordelle Donaldson and Mr and Mrs Warren Donaldson celebrate Christmas at the parental home in Shiloh. Mrs Schoonover reports a warm family gathering with gifts and hearty meals, reflecting a quiet holiday observance.
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Donaldson
H. J. Schoonover
Shiloh
Bordelle Donaldson
Mra
Warren
Washington Lodge No 26 Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No. 26 a ww and A M Regular meeting first Friday of each month. Howard McBride W M A W Yard secretary.
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Washington Lodge No
A. M
Howard McBride
W. M
A. W. Yard
Westbound and Eastbound Rail Schedules and Bus Routes Listed
The page details numerous rail services including Golden State Limited No. 8 and Californian No. 43, with local and branch trains, plus eastbound and westbound departures. It lists Knoxville branch No. 430, mixed trains Nos. 23 and 22, and Davenport routes. Burlington routes and city bus departures from Washington are also shown with ticketing notes and depots.
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Golden State Limited
Californian
Washington
Gree
California
Knoxville
Kansas City-Davenport
Southwest Limited
Sunda
W. C. Bell
Burlington
Dr and Mrs Gordon Spend Winter in Texas
Brighton reports Dr and Mrs H L Gordon left Thursday to spend the winter in Texas. Christmas visitors at the Groves home included their sons and families Lynn Grove and family from Emmetsburg and Lt and Mrs Phillip Groves of Indianapolis. Rev and Mrs William Noland and Beja Atta of West Burlington visited from Tuesday to Thursday at the Koch home.
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Sam Marsh
James
William Cochran
Dave Schantz
Fanny Christner
Coppock
L. F. Sigafoose
Jean
Ben Coppock
Jean Sigafoose
Brown’'s
Rock Island
Roland Armstrong
J. Sehoon
Armstrong
Shiloh
James van Nostrand
Newton
Ross van Nostrand
Josephine
Bertha Lowash
Myra van Nostrand
Gray School
Bill Rawn
Schoonover
Ames
Inez Schoonover
St. John's Hospital
Springfield
Ilinois
Fae Schoonover
Bonny West
Muscatine
Washington Muscatine
Donald Knight
Maquoketa
Sam Lambert
Basil Derby
Harold Beenblossom
Paul
Donald
Roy Fetters
Washington
Orville Caldwell
Billy
Anna Landiau
Amline
Emanuel Blick
West Liberity
Owen Blick
Pleasant Plains
Lester Blick
Everette Swift
Joe Amline
Robert Laughinge
Bobbie Joe
Keokuk
Joe Dig
Orie DeWolf
Deloras
East Moline
Mildred Horner
Margaret Jean Rudolph
Richard Artfold
Davenport
Dorothy Helmick
Dallas Center
Charles Crandall
Iowa City Hospital
Santa Claus
Brighton
Mr. Christy
Kate Snyder
Ty. BB. Davison
Keith Murray
Des Moines
Otte de Wolf and
Moline
C. V. McCarty
C. V. Robison
W. B. Robison
Walter Hagans
Rex
Charles Robison
Janice
Art Rieh
Phillip
Fairfield
Floyd Robison
Altha
Dorothy
Mildred
John
Mildred Happer
Urbana
J. F. Frazey
Harry Bailey
Oakville
Donald Messer
Karen Katheryn
Donald McClean
Ralph McClean
Mary Jane
Frank McClean
Ralph Frazey
Charles Hoover
Ben Sittin
Harry Sinn
Chicago
Eugene Sinn
Clarence Phillips
King Johnson
Jim Johnson
Jerry
H. W. Helmick
Charles
L. C
Donald Robison
Rosalie
H. Gordon
Texas
Rhua Helmick
Ata
H. L. Gordon
William Noland
Beja Atta
West Burlington
JF. Koch
Leet Families Visit Relatives and Christmas Guests
Dayton Grove Dee December 28 Mr and Mrs Walter Leet and family hosted relatives including Miss Lucy Leet and Wilma Leet while others visited in Wellman and Washington. Martha Stephens remains hospitalized in Iowa City. several families enjoyed Christmas gatherings with friends and neighbors.
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J. B. Moore
Dayton Grove
Dee
Walter Leet
Harold
Wilma
Willard Leet
Lucy Leet
Walter Miller
West Chester
Richard Leet
Washington
Ernest Crawford
Earl Dill
Lyall Moore
Thursay
T. O. Nicholson
Carol
Mark Schaffer
Wellman
William Carr
John Carr
Wilma Leet
New London
Fred Ladehoff
Glen McCall
Bessie McCall
Albert Dayton
Sadie Moore
Carl Oldfield
Leo Oldfield
A. EB. Knotts
Irena Oldfield
Martha Stephens
Robert Stephens
Iowa City
Bruce Moore
Marion Timmons
Walter Duvall
William Embree
Eli Harlan
Raymond Hammond
Bomb Disposal Advice Says Dunk in Oil
Philadelphia police are advised to dunk any found bombs in lubricating oil rather than water because some bombs contain chemicals that explode in water.
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Philadelphia
Leading Gold Producer NC in Early US Mining Era
The fragment notes North Carolina as a leading gold producer in the United States before 1849, highlighting its role in early US gold mining history and mentioning the gold rush era that followed.
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North Carolina
Usim
Box Office Star Autry Joins Top Ten In 1940
Mickey Rooney heads the 1940 list of 10 top money making movie players while Gene Autry rises to fourth place marking the first cowboy in the top ranks since Will Rogers in 1934. Motion Picture Herald notes this notable shift in star power.
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Mickey Rooney
Gene Autry
Motion Picture Herald
Will Rogers
Maas Relatives Share Christmas Dinner at Milton Maas Home
A holiday dinner tradition is noted as Maas relatives and friends gathered at the Milton Maas residence in Washington ik on Christmas Day. Several families including the Maas, Brinning, Green, and Godwin households joined in, with children named across multiple generations.
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J. C. Penney
Maas
Milton Maas
Washington
Dee
Allison Maas
Harold
Henry Brinning
O. L. Green
Meredith Maas
Donald
Reta
Ivan Maas
Albert Maas
Harold Godwin
Henry
Florence
Fulton and
Wessley
Wayne Dann
Lydia Horak
Louie Crow
Newt Benson
Lenard Johnson
Baby
Harley Meyers
Orville Meyer
Billy
Elaine
William Koening
Carol
Bill Brewer
Omar Flading
Ora Stump
Dave Stump
Rex Stump
Marvin
Alvin Hasty
Viola Coffman
Thomas Coffman
Viola and
Lila Bell
Sam Hostettler
Boys Find 520 in Canal City Dump
In Independence a 12 year old, Floyd Kietzbach Jr., found a crumpled wad of cash in a city dumping ground. His father, a local tavern operator, checked the pile and confirmed the money looked real rather than stage props, prompting a whirlwind of excitement and plans for a treasure hunt.
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Independence
Old Hills
Floyd Kietzbach
der Klotzbach
Clo
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Homer Brown
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J. A. Dickinson
Norma Eyestone
Joe Knight
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Norman White
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Virginia Schooley
Ray Seaton
W. L. Statler
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Carrie Lemley
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Richland
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