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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1932
Page
3
In Cherokee an election is set this week to decide if county funds will issue bonds to pave all primary roads. The American Legion backs the plan as an unemployment relief move. In Des Moines a burglar set a speed record breaking into two places in eight minutes before escaping with $2 in loot.
Miss Alice Lee Grosjean twenty five year old secretary of state of Louisiana will serve as acting governor for ten days during Gov Alvin O. King absence. King travels to Richmond Virginia to attend the governors conference.
The Allen Furniture Co. conducts daily 7:30 P. M. auctions with strong crowds and brisk sales. Snider and Seaton oil station nears completion for public service. The American Legion Auxiliary hosted a bake sale at Hinson Jewelry, netting a sizable treasury gain. Ha G. Figgins buys Clarence Neville’s hardware and implement business and moves with wife to Richland. Florence Spohn visits her parents in Richland. the Spohns reside in Chicago.
Classifieds list Washington Lodge No 26 A M and A M regular meetings on the first Friday monthly with Glenn Mace W M and W Yara secretary. Damascus Shrite No 10 W S of J regular meetings fourth Tuesday monthly at Mason ic Temple rooms with Grace EB Twinam W H P Mrs J W Bidwell W Scribe.
Iowa state entomologist Dr. Carl J. Drake warns farmers across the middle west to begin preventive control now. He notes millions of grasshopper eggs in infested areas will hatch late April to early May and outlines deep plowing discing and poison bran mash as effective measures.
Boston Braves lead the National League with six straight wins as Detroit Tigers surge to first in the American League by scoring 62 runs in seven games. Chicago Cubs and Washington also strong, Athletics stumble. six-run first two innings sink Earnshaw as Hafey debuts with the Reds.
Farmers are advised that emergency pasture crops may be poisonous to livestock. County agents can advise on crops best suited to local conditions and safety considerations for use with herd grazing.
Cedar Falls Iowa April 25 A D Dickinson head basketball and track coach at Iowa State Teachers college will work on his master's degree at the University of Southern California next year. Coaching staff rearrangement will occur in June when L I Mendenhall returns from leave spent in advanced work at the University of Iowa. Dickinson since 1924 on athletic staff produced two Iowa conference championship basketball teams and two runners up, while his track teams have won three consecutive Iowa conference outdoor championships.
Iowa will observe National Egg Week May 1 to 7 with Prof E W Henderson of Iowa State College as Iowa chairman. The week aims to boost egg consumption across the state with national Poultry Council sponsorship. In sports items, the Cardinals beat the Braves 3 2, the Giants defeated Brooklyn 7 2, Root beat the Pirates 12 3, Stephenson contributed doubles for the Bruins in a 4th straight win, Cleveland routed St Louis 14 3 led by Averill with two homers and a double.
Two deaths were attributed to late spring snowstorms that hit the Rocky Mountain area last week. C. C. Johnson of Marion Kansas died of heart failure while attempting to walk to a store near Cheyenne Wyoming after a stalled bus became encased in a snowdrift. Mrs B E Snowden a Glendale Colorado schoolteacher was found dead in a deserted cabin near Trinidad.
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