Raskob Linked to Fund Solicitation for Wet Cause
Senate inquiry reveals John J. Raskob, DNC chair, signed letters soliciting Democratic contributions for the anti prohibition association while Lamont Dupont sought funds from Republicans. Curran defended lobbying, claim five states in revolt, and a prediction that future Congress will grow wetter.
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Tes Democrats
Senate Lobby Committee
Association
Raskob
Lamont Dupont
Congress
Caraway
Henry H. Curran
Curran
Walsh
Curaway
Capital
Washington
New York
Marinland
Wisconsin
Montana
Nevada
Nicholas Murray Butler
Butler
McBride
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Presbytery Elects Fulton Moderator
At the Keokuk presbytery closing session in Columbus City United Presbyterian Church Rev. B. C. Fulton of Washington was elected moderator. The report notes Fulton will lead the body in its upcoming term and oversee deliberations and duties of the presbytery.
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Columbus Junction
Keokuk
United Presbyterian Church
Columbus City
B. C. Fulton
Washington
Senator Dill Seeks Block on Electric Radio Merger
Senator Dill urged the Department of Justice to halt the proposed merger of General Electric and Westinghouse Electric with the Radio Corporation on the Senate floor. He warned the deal would create worldwide control of power, electric manufacturing, and radio, and link to the International Bank tied to the Young plan.
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Department of Justice
General and
West Jinghouse Electric
Radio Corporation
Senate
Dill
Washington
Power Trust
International Bank
Owen D. Young
Washington to Form Local Baseball Club This Summer
A meeting is set for Friday at 7 30 PM at the Colenso hotel to discuss forming a home talent baseball team in Washington similar to last season. Stant Kelsey, last year’s leading pitcher, may stay, boosting an effort that may join the T and I league with teams from Muscatine Wilton Dunmant Letts Iowa City and Bettendorf.
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Washington
Colenso Hotel
Stant Kelsey
Lkely
Muscatine
Iran
Eams
Dunmant
Iowa City
Lone Tree
Bettendorf
Letts
Wilton
Last Minute Easter Shoppers Busy Local Stores
Washington firms advertise year round Easter merchandise with a complete stock across the business district. Weather optimism spurs men and women to buy new Easter costumes and harmonizing outfits from merchants promising up to date goods. In Woburn Massachusetts a Rhode Island Red hen laid an egg nine inches long containing an extra yolk within a shell.
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Washington
Woburn. Mass
Rhode Island
Frank L. Hawkes
Clergy Officers Named for Year in Mission Board
The Rev. S. Fred Sharp of Winfield was elected clerk as moderator for six monks and superintendent of missions for a year. Rev. W. J. Giffin of Morning Sun was chosen secretary of young people's work and W. H. Hemphill of Stanwood was named superintendent of Sunday school work.
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S. Fred Sharp
Winfield
W. J. Giffin
Morning Sun
Young People’s Work
W. H. Hemphill
Stanwood
Forest blaze in Philippines halts after river barrier
Worst fire in Philippine history slows as river stops spread between Sagay and Fabrica Centrallopes. At least 20 dead, town and mill razed, 13,000 homeless, 5,000 jobless as rehabilitation workers cope with extensive mahogany forest losses and panicked residents.
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Iloilo
P. I
Sagay
Centrallopes
Philippines
Febrica
M. E. Gray
Insular Lumber Company
Fabrica
Red Cross
Easter Service for the Masons in Washington
Notices to Washington Masons invite attendance at an Easter service next Sunday at eight in the Methodist church with a sermon by Rev. A W Henke. Knights Templar are urged to assemble at City Hall at 7 30 Easter morning to march in full uniform to the church. East ern Star and White Shrine members and families are asked to go directly to the church.
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Washington
Masonic Order
A. W. Henke
Knights Templar
City Hall
Eastern Star and White Shrine
Complete merger of stations soon announced
Des Moines April 17 announces synchronization of radio stations WHO Des Moines and WOC Davenport by Central Broadcasting after purchase. Stations will broadcast on the same wavelength at the same time once synchronized, currently they split time under the Federal Radio Commission ruling.
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Des Moines
WHO
WOC
Davenport
Edgar Twamley
Central Broadcasting Company
Federal Radio Commission
Lawsuits Filed Against Sigourney Driver After Accident
Charles Bell of Sigourney named defendant in six suits by Oskaloosa residents over a February 23 automobile crash near Rose Hill. Plaintiffs seek an aggregate sum from the case.
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Sigourney
Iowa
Charles Bell
Oskaloosa
Rosehill
Dale of Vermont to Complete Primary Probing Committee
Vice President Curtis secured Senator Dale of Vermont to fill the final vacancy on the senate campaign investigating committee. With the appointment complete, a meeting likely will be held to set the investigation in motion. Chairman Nye plans to tackle the Pennsylvania and Illinois primaries first with hearings possible next week.
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Dale
Vermont
Senate
Curtis
Nye
Pennsylvania
Illinois
God’s Heart Seen at Foot of Cross Sermon
Dr. F W Eastwood spoke at the Methodist church on the third and fourth words from the cross in the series Seven Words From the Cross. He described the price of redemption and the care for family, faith amid darkness, and Christ’s triumph. A Presbyterian quartet provided music and another service plan for tomorrow includes the Lord’s Supper with a visiting speaker.
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F. W. Eastwood
Methodist Church
Dr. Eastwood
Christ
John
The
Presbyterian Church
Ruth Miner
Lawrence Wilson
Kenneth Carris
Glen Conard
Kelsey
Roll
Christian Church
Henke
Three-Year-Old Bobby Sigler Dies in Keota
Bobby Sigler aged three, son of Mr and Mrs Verle Sigler of Keota, died at 5 30 this morning after a brief illness. His mother is Agnes Snyder, daughter of Mrs Anna F Snyder of Washington. He leaves a sister Carol May about one year old. Funeral plans are incomplete with services expected Saturday at Keota.
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Robert Francis
Bobby) Sigler
Verle Sigler
Keota
Agnes Snyder
Anna F. Snyder
Washington
Carol May
Lawsuit filed over car accident negligence by six named plaintiffs
Forty thousand seven hundred fifty dollars were filed late yesterday by George Phillips R F Fitch George A Fritz W B Fitch Eugene Fritz and Charles Ahrweiler. They charged negligence on the part of Mrs. Bell who was driving when the accident occurred.
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George Phillips
R. F. Fitch
George A. Fritz
W. B. Fitch
Eugene Fritz
Charles Ahrweiler
Bell
Gandhi defies British in widening India civil disobedience
Gandhi urged continued struggle against British rule as violence flared in Calcutta Karachi and elsewhere after his statement. His son Devi Das Gandhi received a three month sentence in Delhi while six Gandhi movement leaders were jailed in Karachi for sedition amid rioting outside the jail.
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Devi Das Gandhi
Delhi
Calcutta
Karachi
India
U.P
Milwaukee Gangs Work on Ballast
Two 250 strong work gangs in Washington county repair ballast and track for the Milwaukee railway. One gang in Washington yards, the other at Titan, with a steam shovel clearing a trench, ballast removed and new ties laid. Work follows new heavier steel on the line to Linby and should finish in a few weeks.
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Washington County
Milwaukee Railway
Washington Yards
Titan
Washington
Linby
Rainfall Totals Over an Inch in Early Week
Rain for the first three days totaled 1.30 inches, mainly the night before last. Today is mostly fair and warmer than yesterday. The rain has invigorated vegetation and benefited crops and greenery around town.
Mrs Walter Wallace Obituary Notice
Word has reached here of the death of Mrs Walter Wallace in Los Angeles on Sunday. Her husband formerly lived here as a son of E A Wallace who ran a photograph gallery in Washington years ago. She leaves her husband and one child.
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Walter Wallace
Los Angeles
E. A. Wallace
Washington
Davenport Names New Police Chief Col Harry Ward Davenport
Col Harry Ward Davenport, commander of the 18th field artillery of the Iowa National Guard, today becomes Davenport police chief after a mayoral appointment by George E Bank.
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Col
Harry Ward Davenport
Davenport
Harry Ward
18Th Field Artillery
Iowa National Guard
Col Ward
George E. Bank
Indictments Charge Jamaica Ginger Beverages Sold Widely
Cincinnati and other cities see 51 individuals and 10 firms indicted by a federal grand jury for selling Jamaica ginger as a beverage amid a partial paralysis outbreak. Indictments echo earlier actions in Covington Kentucky and describe a broad network including firms in Boston New York and Brooklyn.
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Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Federal
Covington
Ohio River
March Tax Payments Total $427623.21, County Treasurer Reports
Marion George, county treasurer, announced March tax collections reached $427,623.21 as the first half of the year’s payments were due. January and February totals were $11,136.70 and $26,765.85, respectively, with year to date at $465,525.75.
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Marion George
Visitor dog visits Junior College class in lighthearted tour
A friendly small dog explored a college hallway and attended Freshman English, greeting students and the teacher with curiosity. The canine calmly wandered between chairs, receiving warm welcomes before moving on to a new scene of campus life in this light notice by Winifred Carris and Gladys Edwards.
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Institution of Higher Education
Isles
Hoover Borah confer on London naval pact ratification
President Hoover and Senators Borah and Cotton held a preliminary White House conference on the London naval agreement. Borah said no opposition yet but the exact treaty form must be studied before a ratification program is set. Other leaders will join in luncheons and talks as discussions continue.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Hoover
Borah
Rep
Idaho
Cotton
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
London
Hale
Naval Affairs Committee
Jene Robinson
Arkansas
Reed
Pennsylvania
Joseph Robinson
Track Squad to Cedar Falls Meet
Washington high school coach Jim Shultz takes the track team to the State Teachers college invitation meet in Cedar Falls. The squad leaves tomorrow afternoon to arrive for Saturday preliminaries, their first outdoor meet, aiming to collect points and gain experience for later clashes with longtime school sports rivals.
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Jim Shultz
Washington High School
Teachers College
Cedar Falls
College Town
Washington
Weather outlook for extreme south Friday
Partly cloudy and cooler in the extreme south portion Friday with fair conditions in other areas.
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