Beef Cattle Producers Meet Here
A district meeting in the government beef reduction program formed an eleven-county organization. K L Stewart of Washington was elected president and Roy Murphy of Burlington secretary and treasurer. Delegates will attend a Des Moines state meeting to plan Iowa cooperation. E T Davis of Johnson was named alternate. Ten counties favored avoiding a processing tax, at least until 1935, and another resolution urged retiring grazing lands to aid Iowa cattle raisers. All counties except Lee were represented, with delegates listed from Johnson Iowa Fort Dodge Jefferson Des Moines Louisa Muscatine Van Buren Washington and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farm Recovery
Withk. L. Stewart
Washington
Roy Murphy
Burlington
Mr. Murphy
Des Moines
Iowa
E. T. Davis
Johnson County
Lee
Johnson
Fort Lorse
Jefferson
D. BE. Rogers
Cedar
W. Hinkhouse
Henry
F. G. Abraham
Louisa
R. S. Johnson
Muscatine
Fred Kauffman
van Buren
Craig Pettit
E. LL. Stewart
Oregon Gubernatorial Candidate Seeks 1946 Run
Portland. Thomas L. Taylor, 24, announces his candidacy for Oregon governor in 1946 claiming he cannot qualify until that year. He notes his age and timing as reasons for the future bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Thomas L. Taylor
Oregon
Delegates Wanted for County Sunday School Supper
Mrs Vernon Witting the secretary treasurer of the county council of religious education seeks reports from Sunday school superintendents on how many delegates will attend the fellowship supper on April 11. The event starts at 6 30 PM and plans hinge on church by church counts. Only three Sunday schools of about forty five had reported by the due date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Witting
Rounel
Clem Tatenett Admits Arrival in Washington Seventy Years Ago
Clem Tatenett admits he came to Washington seventy years ago today and has remained since. On the same day, famed outlaw Jesse James, likened to John Dillinger of that era, was shot, marking a notable concurrent event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clem Tatenett
Washington
Jesse James
John Dillinger
Clem
Legion Post Sets April 12 Joint Party with Auxiliary
The Leon Beatty post and Legion Auxiliary named April 12 for a joint party. A dinner will be served at North Side cafe at eight, then events in the K C rooms near the square. All members urged to attend even if dues are unpaid. no dues collection at this meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Beatty
American Legion
The
Legion Auxiliary
K. C
Legion and Auxiliary
Plans Hold For Iowa District High School Music Contest
Superintendent J in Peet announced no changes will be made to the list of schools in the district high school music contest to be held in Charles City Friday and Saturday next week. About 1,260 students from southeastern Iowa will compete, with Washington contestants staying in.
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Supt J In
Peet
Charles City
Washington
Io Wn
H. F. Ross
Welman
W. D. McKee
Shenandoah
State Organization
Supt
I CC. “Apham
Eet
Iowa
Statue of a Polo Patron Saint Honored in Hollywood
Hollywood notes celebrate Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock, a 67-year-old woman revered as godmother and patron saint of American polo. The piece highlights courage, horsemanship, sportsmanship, and paternal devotion embodied in her and her love of a horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hitchcock
Washington County Democratic Club Postpones Meeting
Secretary H G Richardson announced the next Washington County Democratic Club meeting was postponed a week. It is now set for Thursday April 12 at city hall with a possible out of town speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Richardson
Washington County, Democratic Club
City Hall
Richardson
Gangster Is Shot in Raid At St. Paul
In a St. Paul raid, Eugene Green was seriously wounded and John Dillinger was identified by Justice agents as one of two men who shot their way from an apartment last Saturday. FBI head J Edgar Hoover announced the identification as agents questioned about a dozen people including a red headed woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Washington, D.C
John Dillinger
Department of Justice
J. Edgar T Woover
Federal Department of Investigation
Eugene Green
Green
Helen Sartor Dives Into Cornell Symphony Spring Tour
Helen Sartor of Washington joins forty Cornell College music students for the twenty ninth annual spring tour of the Cornell Symphony orchestra. The celloist travels with eight concerts across eastern Iowa and northern Illinois before returning to campus. Prof. H A Miller directs the tour, starting Thursday in Lost Nation and moving to Savanna Pearl City Freeport Lanark Polo Lena and St Charles on successive nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
Helen Sartor
Washington
Cornell
Cornell Symphony Orchestra
Miss Sartor
Iowa
Illinois
H. A. Miller
Cornell = consevatory of music
Savanna
Pearl City
Freeport
Lanark
Polo
Lena
St. Charles
Reverse decision on preference law in Iowa case
The Iowa supreme court reversed and remanded Clint A. Allen's suit for reemployment under the soldiers preference law, sent back to district court for further action. The report also notes Bernice Sheets and her son Marion visiting the Taylors on Easter Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
U.P
Iowa Supreme Court Today
Clint A. Allen
Leo Wegman
Polk County Court
Supreme Court
District Court
Softball Association Meeting Planned in Washington
A public meeting will be held at the YM tomorrow evening to organize a Tri County softball team. Ted Brown will preside as organizers elect officers and set up the squad, inviting local residents and players to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ted Brown
Iowa Receives 804000 April Relief Funds Share
Iowa will receive 80015 dollars as its share of federal relief funds for April per figures announced today. Mrs Jay Tracy visited at Kidon over Easter Sunday with her sister Mrs Lida Marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jay Tracy
Kidon
Mrs
Lida Marsh
Rainfall totals reach near inch in spring shower
The first substantial spring rain of 1934 brought about 0.40 inch, starting early evening and lasting several hours with thunder and lightning. The storm boosts weekly and monthly totals toward an inch and a half, lifting lawn color after a warm spell and drier period.
Milk Wagon Runaway Triggers Downtown Excitement
A gray drive team pulling the sanitary Dairy milk wagon bolted from its driver on a Washington street scene this morning. The runaway headed north on Iowa avenue to the city limits before the driver, in an automobile, overtook and stopped them. Practically no damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Gray
Sanitary
Clever
Lytle
Iowa Avenue
Board Hears No Objections to Tax Exemption Request
At a board of education hearing last evening no one appeared to object to the board's application for exemption from the Teaity Bennett taxation law provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
In Board of Education
End of Insull Run Arrest Sows Greece Turkey Tensions
Samuel Ineul aboard the Greek freighter Maiotis was arrested by Turkish authorities at Istanbul while the fugitive is believed to have arranged a haven in Romania. The Bosphorus arrest could complicate Greece Turkey relations due to its location in the international straits zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Ineul
Maiotis
Sstanbul
Chicago
Roumania
Bosphorus
Greece
Turkey
Entertains in Mason City Visit with In-Laws
Mrs. E. L. Busby traveled to Mason City yesterday for an extended visit with her parents in law Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Busby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Busby
Mason City
Mrs
H. L. Busby
Appointments Confirmed by Washington City Council
Washington city council adjourned session renewed the present officeholders for another year. Mayor Lloyd Lytle kept all committee posts and announced no changes. Fire department officers elected by the firemen were approved, listing Fulton as city clerk Bailey as solicitor Jordan as water and light superintendent Mobland as city marshal Holmes as night marshal Reister as fire chief and deputies Meek and Kuhn among others with Werner named street commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WH. Fulton
Henry EB. Bailey
Pr. L. Jordan
William Mobland
Local Moves and Visits In Des Moines and Iowa City
Frank Sage of Des Moines was in town on business. Miss Hilkea Jacobs returned to Iowa City after visiting with Mrs B G Widmer Mrs Laura Graham Pred Graham and Mr and Mrs Everett A Stewart and four children moved from 319 North Second Avenue to 614 North Iowa Avenue the Sam Forman house Mrs Stewart is a daughter of Mrs Graham. No one had lived in this home on North Iowa since the Formans moved away about seven years ago. Mr and Mrs Claude Keister Jr were living at 314 North Second where Grahams and Stewarts formerly lived. The Formans live at Molan Pa.
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Frank Sage
Des Moine
Hilkea Jacobs
Iowa City
B. G. Widmer
Laura Graham
Won
Pred Graham
Everett A. Stewart
North Second Avenue
North
Iowa Avenue
Sam Forman
Stewart
Graham
Iowa
Formans
Claude Keister, Jr
North Second
Grahams
Stewarts
Formann
Molan
Federal Detention Prison At LA TUNA Runs Poultry Farm
La Tuna Texas confinement facility operates a poultry farm with electric lighting and heating to keep hens laying year round. The prison kitchen uses about 125 eggs daily.
Neiswanger Reopens Monument Works In Washington
F B Neiswanger buys the L T B Lupton monument works and resumes operation at the old stand after a 13 year hiatus. The plant will be modern and fully stocked, offering all kinds of monument work with longtime cutter S B Campbell joining as partner and foreman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neiswanger
Neiswangers
By BF. Campbell
Washington
Mr. Neiswanger
Mrs Russell Dies at Cedar Rapids Iowa
Mrs Merrett Russell of Cedar Rapids formerly of Keota dies age last member of her father’s family. Funeral at Cedar Rapids home Friday then body to Keota for burial beside husband. Survived by son Frank and daughters Mrs George Osborne of Cedar Rapids Mrs August Geno of Lovilla.
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Kk. Oh. Norton
Merrett Russell
Cedar Rapids
Keota
Russell
Russelle
Waiden
Pame
Sarah M. Norton
Frank
George Osborne
Mra August Geno
Lovilla
Lowa
Young Boy Recovers From Hip Fracture In Two Weeks
Oak Bluffs Massachusetts reports nine year old Stephen W. Smith injured by a house furnace accident. He suffered a compound fracture of the hip but was up and using a wheel chair within two weeks of the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Bluffs
Mass
Stephen W. Smith
Iowa mortgage moratorium upheld by high court in emergency ruling
The Iowa Supreme Court sustained the 1935 moratorium on mortgage foreclosures by a 56 to 4 vote, ruling the state may legislate for welfare during economic emergencies. The decision allows foreclosures after March 1 if the emergency ends earlier, in a Boone County case involving Da vis Nordham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
U.pr
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
46Th Assembly
Supreme Court
Boone County
Des Moines Joint Stock Land Bank
Davis Nordham
Boone
O. J. Henderson
Kindig
Moday
Evans
Mitchell
Donegan
Anderson
Claussen
Kifitzinger
Stevens
Albert
High Court
County Physicians Hear Iowa City Man
Dr. Erwin von Groff of State University Medical School addressed Washington County Medical Society at their regular monthly meeting in the courthouse G A R room. Thirteen physicians attended besides the speaker. a social welfare worker named Marian Baker concluded the gathering with a conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin von Groff
The
State University Medical School
Washington County Medical Society
G A. R
von Groff
Marian Baker
Home Department Postpones April Meetings
The American Home department of Fortnightly club will delay its April meetings by one week so members may attend the Journal Cooking School. The school runs Monday to Wednesday afternoons April 9 11 and 12 at city hall, as organizers Mrs. W J Massen and Mrs. Loyd Morrison planned the shift.
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American Home Department of
Journal Cooking School
City Hall
Home Department
Mra. W. J. Masson
Mra
Loyd Morrison
Lincoln Taller Claim Sparks History Debate
Charles Ragan reports from the Chicago Tribune that Abraham Lincoln stood six feet four inches while George Washington was six feet two inches tall. The finding settles a long running height controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ragan
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Charlie
Chicago Tribune
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Reister
Harry Reister
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Red Werner
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