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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
12
A Des Moines after noon re session caucus brought 26 of 28 Iowa Republicans together to discuss homestead tax exemptions and leadership questions. Rumors about presidential selection and rival candidates circulated, with Halden and Gillette trading challenges over alleged statements.
Text notes Gillette will run for a full term in 1938 after his short Senate term. Party leaders plan to back him as a top nominee in the off-year elections, with the president using the same election timing as Roosevelt previously.
The Iowa Democratic scene heats as a leaked Utterback letter criticizing Keller to head Town A surfaces amid a Herring feud. Copies were sent to Democratic congressmen but leaks are scarce. The dispute touches party leadership and a Perry Halden publicity headquarter story.
State Motor Vehicle Superintendent Lew Wallace reportedly received an invitation for advanced traffic work at Harvard. He is said to take a year’s leave of absence to pursue the opportunity.
AAA field agent Guy Smith is reported offered the assistant to Secretary of Agriculture-elect Thomas Care ran after Jan. 1. Smith is weighing the offer. The current Agriculture secretary H. C. Aaberg sits at that desk under Ray Murray.
The Columbus High School junior class will stage the play New Fires on December 11 with a cast including Billie Gilkey Marjorie Harbison Craig Huston Dorothy Adamson Iris Cuthamp Arlene Carey Lavon Fullerton Billie Rueckey Betty Boulton Russell Newell Madalyn Jordan Max Marshall Leila Hantz and Myrna Borman.
Edd Chalupa and daughter Evelyn visited Davenport with Bill Chalupa. Families from Des Moines to Washington shared Thanksgiving meals in Pleasant Hill and nearby towns. Neighbors joined dinners, goose roasts, and oyster stews as relatives gathered for the holiday.
The text notes about 150 species of maple exist, excluding many varieties of well known species. It highlights the rich diversity of maple trees across types and forms.
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