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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1932
Page
8
Local residents visit Hedges home this weekend
Miss Helen Breese returned from Iowa City. Mrs John D Jones and Lena of Crawfordsville shopped here this afternoon. Mrs John Builers and Mrs Scott Welch of Crawfordsville were here on business today. Several families including Jones Bos hart Boshart Allen and Hills visited the Hedges home over the weekend with Louise Allen departing yesterday with her parents. Louise had been staying since Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Breese
Iowa City
John D. Jones
Lena
Crawfordsville
John Builers
Scott Welch
Will E. Jones
Cotter
Omar Boshart
Billy
Wayland
Allen
Kathleen
Louise
Richland
W. Hedges
Louise Allen
Hedges Home
H. H. Hills
Mt. Pleasant
Local social notes from Washington County area
Mrs Harry Miller and Mrs Thomas Swift discharged from Washington County Hospital. Mr and Mrs BE Strickler visited from Iowa City bringing Wilma Ellis and Marguerite Caldwell home for part of spring break. Floyd Roe and son visited Centerville with Mrs Roe’s sister Mrs Allen. Dr and Mrs Charles Brown return from Ohio Nebraska trip. mother’s health improving. D FE Ernst of the state banking department was here from Des Moines on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Miller
West Monroe Street
Washington County Hospital
Thomas Swift
BE. J. Strickler
Iowa City
Wilma Ellis
Marguerite Caldwell
Strickler
Widmer
Charles Brown
J. B. Brown
Ohiowa
Brown
D.fe. Ernst
State Banking Department
Des Moines
Busine
Wellman Citizen Seriously Burned In Lantern Accident
Stanley Mash suffered severe burns to the face and right hand while pumping a lit gas lantern at the Gingerich turkey farm shack south of Wellman. He was living there for the summer to tend turkeys and was brought to town for medical care by Marion Yoder, with plans to return to the farm tomorrow. He extinguished the flame by throwing the lantern outside and using a coat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Stanley Mash
Gingerich
Marion Yoder
Arthur Gingerich
CWA's Fire Loss Heavy This Year
Iowa fire losses in the first three months of 1932 totaled 2 001 blazes causing 2 144 129 dollars in damage. Largest loss occurred in adjoining buildings with 324 531 dollars. Defective flues caused 198 201 dollars. Sparks from wooden shingles 175 796 dollars. Smokers carelessness blamed for 36 127 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
INS
John W. Strohm
New Ways Suggested for Iowa Tax Assessments Today
A state committee proposes biennial real estate assessments be replaced by four year intervals to cut costs and errors. It calls for simplifying records to a field book and permanent taxpayer cards, with tax bills produced by carbon copy, eliminating repeated recopying and complex math in the current system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Assessment and Review
Iowa
Fleming Funeral Held in Lexington for Civil War Veteran
Frank Marion Fleming aged 96 died at his daughter's home south of Wellman after a long life as a Civil War veteran. Services were conducted at Lexington Methodist Church with Rev. Walter Smith and the Women’s Relief Corps, followed by burial in Lexington Cemetery. Born January 23, 1845 in Madison County Ohio, Fleming enlisted July 22, 1861 in Co. B Tenth Missouri Infantry and served three years before moving to Iowa.
Senate orders farm board probe in Senate action
Washington April 11 An investigation into the activities and operations of the federal farm board was ordered today by the Senate without a record vote. The Senate adopted a resolution sponsored by Senator Norris Nebraska authorizing the investigation to be conducted by the committee on agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Federal Farm Board
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
Committee On Agriculture
Wall Street Probe Opens at Capital in Senate Inquiry
The inquiry focuses on short selling and market manipulation with Richard Whitney leading witnesses. The probe aims to cover bull pools bear raids and identify parties behind price surges while noting past major investigations by Hughes and Pujo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Senate Group
Capital
New York
INS
Washington
Richard Whitney
Stock Exchange
Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes
Pujo Money Trust
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Lindbergh Ransom Paid to Kidnappers, Swindle Alleged
Dr. Condon, linked to the Lindbergh case, avoids press discussion and says he was warned talking could get him killed. He had placed cryptic notes signed "Jassie" in New York papers that allegedly facilitated the ransom meeting, while his Sing Sing connections raised suspicions of intermediary role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindbergh
Bronx
Dr. Condon
Jassie
New York
Sing Sing
Gibson Proposes Cut in Armaments at Disarmament Talks
Geneva April 11 report United States proposal calls for abolition of all tanks mobile artillery over six inches caliber and all gases. Hugh S Gibson acting head of the U S delegation presented the formal resolution at the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
United State
Hugh S. Gibson
Belgium
United States
Beatrice Anderson and Betty Jones Visit Clinton Friends
Beatrice Anderson of Clinton was a weekend guest of Betty Jones. they travelled from Wednesday to Saturday before returning to Clinton. The item notes social visits, store ads, a funeral in Dubuque, and various local residents visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Anderson
Clinton
Betty Jones
Betty
Beatrice
K. C
Boyd
Lytle Family Visiting Washington From Des Moines
Mr and Mrs Charles Lytle of Des Moines are visiting in Washington at the home of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Lytle. Regular ice routes have been started and a contact number 176 is listed for ice services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lytle
Des Moines
Washington
Mr Lytle
Lloyd Lytle
Wilson Coal Co
Fred Bartholomew
Long Beach
New York
Panama Canal
Santa Cecilia
Ocean
Panama
Grace Line
Havana
Cuba
Knight says RFC cuts red tape speeding projects
H B Knight returned to Chicago after visiting his family here he says the Reconstruction Finance Corporation has eliminated much of the usual red tape causing government work to move faster. Adophe Hol, former Des Moines resident, and his wife spent Sunday and Monday in town visiting friends. Casey's Cafe interior has been refinished and the front exterior repainted recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Knight
Chicago
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Adophe Hol
Des Moines
Casey
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