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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1933
Page
4
Sing Sing warden Lewis E. Lawes calls for all major crimes to be federal offenses under a single nationwide code. He argues uniform laws across states would reduce enforcement difficulties and eliminate weak jurisdiction gaps. He asserts federal authorities are more effective and that current state laws lag behind modern needs.
Mrs. Lisse Morehouse and daughter Josephine visit Washington after thirty years away. She recalls the city as it was in childhood, while locals note rapid changes around landmarks and new developments. She treasures both the old image and the evolving city.
In town visiting old friends Pat Leverich, once Washington’s star pitcher in the 1914 to 1916 era, recalls rivalries with Riverside Lone Tree Brighton Fairfield Keota Wellman and a no hit game against Lone Tree. Now general manager of an enamel ware firm in Camden New Jersey he still fondly remembers Washington days.
A mosaic of light verse and satirical quips about weather, society, and daily life. Touches on Washington DC at the Century of Progress Exposition, banking fears, cinema, and a playful jab at modern media. References to Old World and American city life mix with humorous lines about drivers, influence, and radio replacing print.
A fragmented excerpt presents humorous exchanges involving Mrs Malaprop and Mrs Neighbor about a college football player. The scene features rural speech patterns and a character exchange, with stray lines suggesting a bustling, informal neighborhood setting.
National League standings show New York leading with 66 wins and Pittsburgh 62 at .559. Chicago 62 wins, Philadelphia 46, Brooklyn 44. Yesterday New York beat Cincinnati 4 1. Chicago 4 Boston 3. St Louis rain at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh at Boston. American League lists Washington 74 38 .661, New York 68 95?. Cleveland 68 69 .406. Philadelphia 65 56 .495. Detroit 61 155?. St Louis 44 73 .376. Schedule: Yankees at Chicago, Washington at St Louis, Boston at Cleveland, Philadelphia at Detroit.
The text reflects on how young people view places differently with time. It contrasts past friendships with present neighborhoods, suggesting maturity shifts the importance of where friends live.
The article reports on plans to reopen Washington banking by creating a new national bank for Washington and releasing 50 percent of old deposit assets. It urges depositors to sign and mail their agreements to accelerate relief of funds tied up after the Washington National Bank closed. It notes government endorsement and the potential for two well run banks to improve the local banking climate.
Mrs Eleanor Jarman known as the blond tigress, a two year old Chicago woman, was captured with George Kennedy in a hideout connected to the August murder of Gustave Hoeh a Chicago haberdasher. Police say the pair were associates in a string of forty holdups and Kennedy is held for Hoehs murder.
Jack Griffith visits near West Chester with friend Jessie Harvey. A baby boy weighing 11% pounds was born Sunday evening to Mr. and Mrs. Woody Dawson. Grandparents Mrs. Bellard of Pleasant Plain assist with the new grandson. The Wolf family spent Sunday at Ad Henry’s parental home. Hays and children stayed at the Pickard home near Pleasant Plain. Forrest Brinsing, Walter Wilson, and Lloyd visited Washington on Friday. Grandma Kowen of Keota visits Eddy Stoutner. N. Griffin from Washington visits his daughter Mrs Geo Lemley. The Brinnings and Ira Mikeehs’ parties head to the World’s Fair. Geo Brinning leaves Tuesday. Gunnard Johnson digs for Edd Stoutner. Betty Joice and Clifford Corpman stay with aunt and uncle Nelson Woodford while parents are away at Elmer Kolosiuk’s hogs.
The larger houses of Rome used local limestone with stucco facings, while most of the city in the First century B C was built of exposed brick.
A New Jersey residence built in the form of an elephant features six rooms reached by spiral stairways inside the body. The house is perched about sixty feet above ground on the animal’s back, marking it as one of the oddest structures in the world.
Readable fragment notes tropical timbers such as teak ebony mahogany boxwood rosewood Circassian walnut balea and lignum vitae in demand in America sourced from tropical regions. The text references trade but contains errors and unclear terms.
Cosme de la Torriente, a former ambassador to Washington and Cuban representative at the League of Nations in Geneva, is tentatively named Secretary of State in the Cabinet of Dr. Carlos Manuel De Cespedes, new Cuban president.
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