Highland Center Social Roundup
Local residents recount visits and gatherings at neighbors including the Chalupa McCreedy and Krotz families. Outings feature oyster suppers and birthday celebrations with relatives in Riverside Brighton and Ainsworth, plus New Years and midweek calls at several homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Center
Wilbur Chalupa
Joe Krotz
Milford McCreedy
Burke McCreedy
Wm. Murphy
W. R. Murphy
Lucille
Olive Lewis
Samuel Murphy
Gary
Earl Steele
Joe McCreedy
Murray McCreedy
Brighton
George Canott
Moults Portion of Bill is Pullin Moults 4 Portion
A fragmented note states that Moults Portion of Bill is pulling four portions from its bike once each year. No further context or specifics are provided in the readable text.
Rubio town notes and personal visits in Ottumwa
Arthur Lambert and others from Rubio town spent Tuesday in Ottumwa on business. The Rubio Telephone Company held its annual meeting at the bank. Thelma Ruby returned from Flint Michigan after Christmas. Church basement dovenut fry and games were enjoyed Tuesday night. Ivan Gilles and Donnie Long started school Monday. The A J Steinbeck family visited near Bata via Wednesday night.
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Rubio
Jan
Gene Snider
Fred Thompson
Ottumwa
Omer Leong
Walter Stevens
Charley Leppert
Thelma Ruby
Flint
Mich
Lymon Coox
Rubio Telephone Company
Laurence Rand
Washington
Ivan Gilles
Donnie Long
A. J. Steinbeck
Ralph Augustine
Batavia
Crawfordsville observes visitors and illness notes
Crawfordsville news notes visitors from Burlington as Mr and Mrs Roberts Holmes and Alice Holmes visit. Lillian Holmes returns home from a week with friends. Fred Strain and G0n of Aineworth stay overnight at the Raymond home. Rev E E Vous is ill with the flu but improving and not yet able to go out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Roberts Holmes
Alice Holmes
Burlington
Lillian Holmes
Fred Strain
Aineworth
A H. Raymond
E. E. Vous
Father seeks alternative treatment for child sarcoma
William Lewis a New York park department laborer appeals for an alternative to amputation of his eight year old daughter's leg. Doctors say the operation would give her slim chance to live and the sarcoma is likely fatal within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lewis
New York Park Department
Lewis
Roper Party Charge Denied by Hopkins Claim
Acting Comptroller General Richard N. Elliott accused Daniel Roper of hosting government yacht parties at taxpayer expense. Commerce Secretary Harry L. Hopkins defended Roper saying orders were followed and abuses traced to the Hoover era. Margie G. Renn named among those alleged to use the yacht Eala for private entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard N. Elliott
Secretary of Commerce
Daniel Roper
Commerce
Harry L. Hopkins
Roper
Hopkins
Elliott
Hoover Administration
Hiliott
Margie G. Renn
Eala
Desperado Hunted After Escape From State Hospital
One of four men still at large after escaping from the Lima state hospital for the insane is Frank Haines. An ex convict and former Chicago gang leader, he is believed to be planning revenge and is pursued by police across the midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
State Hospital For the Insane
Frank Haines
Chicago
Midwest
Hoover Aims at Miami Beach Racketeers During Vacation
J Edgar Hoover head of the FBI pursues racketeering suspects during a Miami Beach holiday. The chief's vacation location becomes a backdrop for ongoing law enforcement efforts in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Hoover
Miami Beach
California's new governor takes oath amid Mooney clemency push
The new California governor is pictured taking the oath of office in Sacramento while advancing the move to free labor leader Tom Mooney from prison, signaling a focus on clemency and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmesburg County
Philadelphia
Frank A. Craven
John R. K. Scott
Craven
Klondike
California
Tom Mooney
Sacramento
Death in electric chair nears for Franklin McCall
Franklin McCall of Princeton Florida faces execution by electric chair after conviction for kidnapping and murder of five year old Jimmy Cash. The Florida Supreme Court refused to intervene in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Pierce McCall
Princeton
Fla
Jimmy Cash
State Supreme Court
Ice Queen Sonja Henle Breaks Records On Tour
Ice queen Sonja Henle continues a personal appearance tour with the Holly wood Ice Review. The show opened in Los Angeles and heads to Cleveland's Arena January 10 for five nights with more than a million expected to attend across the United States tour. Her movie popularity has risen with reports noting she placed third at the box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonja Henle
Hollywood
Ice Review
Los Angeles
Cleveland
United States
Sonja
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Wisconsin
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Sam Rayburn
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Texas
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Congress
Eula Mae Coon
A. J. Sabath
Bankhead
Illinois
Seasion
Arthur Lambert
Mary Manners
Dorothy
Deny Roper
Garner
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Eee
Boston
Edward Askins
Rosaline Boyse
Springfield
Desperado
Olson
Culbert L. Olson
George Cardinal Mundelein
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