Iowa House approves Tamisiea redistricting plan
Des Moines April 2 The Iowa House adopts the Tamisiea bill to redraw congressional districts. The vote is 64 to 48 with Dayton of Washington voting in favor. The plan places Cole and Jacobsen in the second district and Ramseyer and Thurston in the fifth. The map assigns districts across Iowa and leaves three current districts intact.
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Town House of Representatives
House
Dayton
Washington
Senate
Cole
Jacobsen
Ramseyer
Thurston
Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa
Johnson, Cedar
Muscatine
Louisa
Jefferson
Henry
Lee
Vian Buren
Scott
Clinton
Jackson
Dubuque
Jones and Linn
Washington County Hospital Honored as 1931 Accredited Institution
Boston April 2 The Washington County General Hospital Washington Iowa earns top 1931 status from the American Medical Association council on medical education and hospitals. Accreditation hinges on physicians nurses management pathologist and patient safety standards amid a national survey. Seventeen Iowa hospitals were not approved and 6 719 top institutions listed.
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Boston
Washington County
Washington
Iowa
United States
Council of Medical Education and Hospitals
American Medical Association
Boy Skates 25 Miles From Bins ham to Salt Lake City
Albert Hatfield twelve year old skated from Bingham Utah to Salt Lake City covering twenty five miles in three hours. The journey showcased his speed and dedication as a prankish bid for fame and perhaps fortune.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Albert Hatfield
Binsham
Petitions Signed For Test Of Law In Iowa County Meeting
About 150 farmers and taxpayers at Washington county Iowa gathered at city hall to oppose bovine tuberculosis testing. They signed petitions authorizing a legal action to test the legality of chapter 129 in the 1927 Iowa code, agreeing to pay specified sums and to fund counsel and expenses from on hand funds. Signers and donations were secured in numbers at the meeting.
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Washington County
Iowa
United States
Knute Rockne, National Hero, Honored Across America
The article laments the sudden death of Knute Rockne and credits his impact on Notre Dame and American football. It emphasizes how his departure shocked the nation and elevated him to hero status, noting his lifelong fight from behind and enduring fame across every gridiron.
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Rascal
Notre Dame
Collision Claims Thirty Lives On Two Ships
In Mataga Spain on April 2 a collision between the French liner Florida and the British carrier Glorious killed thirty steerage passengers. The captain listed 17 Italians 4 Poles 3 Yugoslavs 5 Syrians and Turks and 1 Spaniard among the missing. Six were hospitalized with 20 to 30 injured overall.
Fish and Game Commission Bill Passes Senate
Claire Dewey and the Will Dily Conservation League announced the Iowa state senate backed a fish and game commission bill after house approval. The six member plan was reduced to five, with W. Fr. Albert the current game warden retained during the term. the measure awaits governor signature and expected swift implementation for stronger conservation oversight.
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Will Dily Conservation League
Fish and Game
de Moines
Fish and Game Commission
State Senate
House
Senate
Dewey
Stae
Pipe Line Pipe Unloaded Here
Large lengths of steel pipe are being deposited on the Rock Island Railway lot on North Iowa Avenue. Natural gas line workers have secured the area as a temporary headquarters for their pipe stringing operation. Unloading uses a crane truck. weather and mud cause delays. A Gladwin gang may move here in about two weeks if conditions improve.
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Iowa Avenue
Washington
Journal
Gladwin
Union Sunrise Service Next Sunday
The inter church council announces a Union Sunrise Easter service at seven oclock on April 5 at the Christian church. A breakfast will follow the service and all union young peoples members and friends are invited to attend.
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April Snow Storms Mark End of March Weather
The report notes two heavy snowfalls this period, with March precipitation at 2.98 inches more than winter. A March melt reduced snow quickly while temperatures ranged from five degrees above zero to 58 degrees, with two March snow events on the 5th and 28th.
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Maren
Robinson v Winga Case Remains in Trial all week
Evidence continues in district court in Otis Robinson's lawsuit against John Winga over injuries from a fall at the Winga restaurant. Testimony on plaintiff Otis Robinson’s injuries proceeds as the trial is expected to occupy most of the week.
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John Winga
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Winga
Brothers Case in Hands of Jury Now
The Leo V. Brothers murder trial for slain Chicago Tribune reporter Alfred J. Lingle ended its crime case and the jury began deliberations at 2 24 this afternoon after nearly three weeks in the criminal courts of Chicago.
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Chicago
Leo V. Brothers
Alfred J. Lingle
Chicago Tribune
Fourteen Fathers Attend Conference on Child Discipline
Fourteen fathers attended a child study meeting for men at the Journal building last night. Dr. W. J. Mason Dr. E. F E. Stutsman and Vernon Crull led a discussion on problems of discipline. This is the fourth such meeting with ongoing interest. The group meets every Wednesday at 7 89 pm and all interested fathers are invited.
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Journal Building
W. J. Mason
E. F E. Stutsman
Vernon Crull
Easter Music Announced for St James Parish Mass
Special Easter services at St James Catholic Church next Sunday include an eight o'clock high mass led by Rev J H O'Donnell with Father Browne assisting. The program features hymns and liturgical selections performed by a mixed choir headed by Soprano Winifred Ragan and Organist Aelred Te Bockhorst, with low mass at ten o'clock and a children’s choir benediction.
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J. H. O'Donnell
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Leonard
Agnus Dei
Dona Nobis
Winifred Ragan
Marie Hay
Helen Melinski
Loretta Cantoniakos
Arlys Flynn
Gina Bianchi
Lawrence Ryan
Omer Te Bockhorst
Aelred Te Bockhorst
Leo Marie
Charles Belie
Demons Ready for Indoor Meet at Town City
Washington high school coach Jim Shultz takes about twenty boys to an invitation indoor meet at Town City university field house. Preliminaries start 2:30 pm with finals at 7:30 pm. Shultz expects Washington to score modestly despite stiff competition as Stutsman targets the mile and Bowes Crone aim for the quarter.
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Washington High School
Town City
Towa High
University Field House
Washington
Shultz
Stutsman
Bowes
Washington teachers re elected for next school year
The Washington board of education re elected nearly all teachers for the next year. Contracts will be issued today with signing or rejection due by April 14. Salaries remain unchanged and most staff expect to sign, though vocal instructor Mrs Freshwaters plans not to return.
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Washington Board of Education
J. H. Peet
George Freshwaters
Peet
Washington
Close Prayer Service Series Wrapping Up
Attendees from diverse churches concluded the series of weekly prayer meetings held yesterday morning. The 117 participants included 14 at the men’s Y M C A session, with total series attendance peaking at 141. Mrs. David McLaughlin served as general chairman.
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Union
David McLaughlin
Eastwood to Speak Tonight at Union Easter Services
Reverend F W Eastwood of the Presbyterian Church will address the union pre Easter services at 7 15 p m at the Baptist church on Christ in Fellowship with His Disciples This follows Rev A W Henke's address last night titled Lifes Silent Spaces at the Methodist church
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Christ
Baptist Church
A. W. Henke
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Mud Closes Sandisfield School For Month
Muddy roads force Sandisfield officials to close the town school for a month until conditions improve. Children face a long break as transportation and safety concerns persist.
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Sandisfield
Death Claims Mrs. Verna Fulton at Home
Mrs. Verna May Fulton 26 wife of Everett Fulton died at 4:90 this morning at the North Avenue home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Keller after months of illness. She was a daughter of Mrs Keller and is survived by her husband. Funeral plans were pending with the body sent to L. A. Jones funeral home.
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Everett Fulton
Ralph Keller
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Keller
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Presbyterian Church Meets for Annual Dinner and Elections
Members and friends of the First Presbyterian Church gathered for the annual congregational dinner and meeting at 6 20 last evening. Officers were elected including Orville Elder as President, Harold Montgomery as Vice President, Dewey Hass as Secretary, William Graf as Treasurer, Ella Gordon as Financial Secretary, Henry Bailey, Frank Pearson as Trustees, S T Rickey as Chief Usher, Harry Ramseyer as Sunday School Superintendent, and Fred Moore along with W J Brooks as Deacons. Dr Eastwood highlighted a year of progress and reduced debt.
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Ella Gordon
Henry Bailey
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S. T. Rickey
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W. J Brooks
Barber-Prisoner Finds Jail More Profitable Than Freedom
In Logan Ohio, an inmate-turned-barber stays in jail enjoying free room and board while earning meals and shelter from the county. He leverages his skills to service fellow inmates, making prison life financially preferable to freedom.
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Logan
Hocking County
Contracts Awarded for Bridges on Washington County Roads
The Iowa Bridge company of Des Moines wins two contracts for Washington county works. One bid covers construction of a bridge, 89 culverts and raising another bridge on road No 1 south from Wellman to road No 2 for 33010.50 dollars. A grading contract for eight miles of the same road was awarded previously. Another contract for an overhead crossing on No 161 east of Ainsworth goes to the same company for 9988 dollars.
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Wellman
Iowa Bridge Company of
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The
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Iowa Bridge Company
McCleery Calendar Plant Expands With $6000 Addition
Excavation has begun on a 42 by 46 foot addition to the H. H. McCleery calendar factory at Third Street and North Seventh Avenue. J. J. Minick holds the contract. completion expected in four to five weeks. The $6,000 project adds a basement and two upper floors to increase storage, offices, packing and shipping space, using prick construction and original wall layouts for easy expansion.
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Calender
March Taxes Near 300000 in Washington County
Tax collections for Washington county in March totaled $299,730.24 with additional later receipts to be added. Last year March payments reached $318,062.25 and this year is expected to be close once mail payments are included. The final two days were especially busy with nearly $70,000 received on March 20 and 31.
Drum Corps Rehearsal Tonight at American Legion
Regular drum corps practice scheduled for this evening at eight o'clock in the American Legion rooms. All members urged to attend the rehearsal.
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American Legion
Managua Struck City Faces Possible Abandonment
Disaster reports from Managua describe widespread ruin along Lake Managua with an uncertain death toll possibly reaching 1,000. United States Marines and national guards men oversee relief as refugees flee by ox cart and truck amid fires and aftershocks.
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Nicaragua
Jose Maria Moncada
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Leon
United States Marine Force
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Cuntryside
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