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Newspaper
Waukesha Daily Freeman
Location
Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1925
Page
3
Local families hosted relatives and friends for Christmas meals and visits, with numerous households in Milwaukee and nearby towns reporting celebrations at homes including those of the Wentlands, Wertpahls, Sorensons, Pinichers, Cook, and others. The notices mention children, marriages, and a funeral at Tess Corners, along with plans for church social events and a first 1926 meeting.
Fragmented local notices recount social visits for Christmas and New Year. Mentions visits by Mr and Mrs Brown and families, hospitalities in Milwaukee and Mukwonago, and a watch night planned by the Community club with oyster supper and modest admission.
Local residents exchange visits and greetings amid church events and school celebrations. Vernon Center basketball games at the Y M C A in Waukerba draw crowds with a 21 to 13 score for Vernon over the card players. Residents report travel, adoption news, and upcoming community programs at the Burgovat Amusement hall January 9.
January meeting of the W. PF will be held next Wednesday January 5 with serving to follow by Mrs. A Ickley Rose Winkley and Mrs. W Cox. Mrs Lena Jacobs spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs Geo Lean in Waukesha. Mr and Mrs He West hosted W. O. Hinkley families. Mr and Mrs A West and family Mrs 4 Hinkley Rose and Miss Jeanie West attended a Christmas dinner. Mr C Orth and family spent Christmas with relatives in Balgeton. Mr Mathias Sherman broke his wrist last Saturday. Mr and Mrs A Klatt celebrated Christmas with friends in Milwaukee. Mr and Mrs Dewey Stocks spent Christmas with their parents in Jerico. Mrs W P Robetin and child spent Christmas at Wauteshs with their parents. Mrs A Len visited. O Tumbley spent Christmas at Dodwuen. A special So catetht ye nee a me.
A preaching service is planned at the Af church for Sunday evening. Nely Gom mamfian is slated to attend this service, extending the event’s guest presence and religious observance.
Obituary notice from Clear Lake Wisconsin reports the sudden death of Mrs Jovorl Stewart. She will be buried as Evans, daughter of Werley Hyans, with four children surviving behind her husband and parents. The item notes travel disruptions from blizzard conditions affecting milk transport and lists numerous Christmas gatherings and social visits across towns, ending with a vehicle collision injuring Edward Carroll and Fred Binney and their accompanying aftermath.
The Baptist Sunday School hosted a Christmas program featuring a pageant performed by the young people and a Christmas offering dedicated to division work. A municipal tree adorned Five Points center, and members noted a sad death of Albert Sloreh with funeral plans. Decorations included family displays and white stars. the event included music, a tree alternative, and multiple church activities across the Christmas season.
Mr. and Mrs. Wennall entertained relatives including Frank Jaffery of Milwaukee Warner Jeffery of Madison Tolph Jeffery the Misses Irma and Jane Waite Jean Jeffery and George Jaffery of Douglass Mire Vila Church Eleanor and Helen Trowlet from Milwaukee Chicago and others spent Christmas with parents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Probert High school students and district children enjoy a two week vacation J Laney left for Odin Washington to visit his son Mr. T
Severe flooding from a major Channel gale swamps towns across a 200000 acre region in England and neighboring countries. Reports say Transylvania and Belgian ports face shipping disruption and food shortages as villagers flee rising waters. Martial law in hard-hit areas guards against further damage.
Families and friends gather for holidays with visits to the Baiyd home in Waukesha and Christmas day entertainments. Officers of a local Masonic lodge are to be installed at the Masonic Temple in Dowson. Guests include Stewart, Probert, Turvey, and Stuhr families plus various Chicago and Evanston connections.
Readings from a Miami era piece describe waves of workers and families arriving from the north with hopes of wealth, only to face rising living costs, failed ventures, and dependence on construction wages. The account portrays tents and shacks, scarce lodging, and competition with Black workers, ending with a bleak view of many returning northbound.
Reports from Cologne and Mannheim note swollen Moselle and rising water levels while Amsterdam and Brussels report heavy flooding. A violent gale damages parts of the coast and six people drown when a bus is blown from a ferry. Telegraph links to Tyland are disrupted as communications fail and air travel is affected.
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