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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1932
Page
3
Jim Turner, a noted colored trapper living in Washington, discusses his career begun as a youth, trapping mink and muskrat. He notes seasonal laws, his trapping methods, and partnerships, and predicts a strong coming season with plans for fox and mink campaigns.
The week ends with reports of typhoid fever and whooping cough each seven cases the most prevalent diseases in Iowa. Des Moines seeks a good looking bandit after a pharmacy hold up and a large unemployment relief distribution recorded. Various local items include a jewelry store burglary charge in Clinton a self inflicted death in Cedar Rapids and a powwow earnings in Tama as well as new posts in Newton Osceola and Fort Dodge among others.
Mrs Dolly Gann sister of Charles Curtis will speak in Iowa this week in support of his candidacy. She will address listeners via radio station KMA on Thursday August 1.
In San Bernardino California Charles Hudson aged months old died from burns after he overturned a pot of coffee. The incident occurred when the child spilled the hot liquid causing fatal injuries.
Martha Butler reports community notes from Columbus Junction. The Columbus high school class of 1922 plans a reunion at Chautauqua Park on September 4. A fall lyceum program includes Tamburitza Serenaders and Premier Players. Local residents arrive as guests of S J Lewis. Arthur Blair visits Cedar Rapids. Mabel Troxel stays with Clyde Jones. F A Lewis refurbishes a basement. Albert McKean haying operation noted.
Bert Hesseltine hosts a family gathering with his sister Mrs. Guy Springs from New Mexico visiting on Friday and Saturday. The trip included travel by bus with plans to return by train. The event also mentioned other local visits and attendance at a Des Moines state fair.
A Des Moines dispatch reports a legislative committee on reducing government expenditures used examples from 36 cities to argue for combining city and school elections in Iowa. Sixteen keep them separate, three vote on the same day, and eight have appointed school boards. the panel says consolidation saves costs and strengthens school director influence over tax dollars.
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