Roosevelt Is Quoted at Beer Trial
Democratic lawmakers were freed from the party platform wet plank by Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt during his campaign for the presidency. Mrs. Leigh Colvin testifying against the Collier beer and light wines bill cited a Roosevelt letter saying senators and congressmen must vote with constituents. She also staged a protest by displaying an exhibit of items she said would be scarce if prohibition ends.
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Washington
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Leigh Colvin
New York
House
Ways and Means Committee
Collier Beer and Light Wines
Chindblom
Illinois
Roosevelt
Iowa City Baptist choir sweetens Christmas at local church
The Iowa City Baptist choir gave a Christmas concert at Washington Baptist Church in Iowa City drawing a full house. Soloist Wilma Walker, a Washington girl studying at the university, sang two anthems while Mack Henderson directed and played organ preludes. Rev. Elmer Dierks preached a brief message and Miss Harriet Stull and Virgil Flogdall delivered readings. After the program, visitors and locals shared Christmas color table decorations, sandwiches, coffee, and fruit cake served by Mrs. Nora Marsh, Mrs. Ruth Lemley, Mrs. Bill Sickles, and Mrs. Frank Sage with Mable Walker assisting.
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Iowa City Baptist
Washington Baptist Church
Wilma Walker
Washington
Iowa City
Miss Walker
Baptist Church
Harriet Stull
Virgil Flogdall
Elmer RE. Dierks
A. A. Vinz
Mack Henderson
Ilowa City Baptist Church
Nora Marsh
Ruth Lemley
Bill Sickles
Frank Sage
Mable Walker
Christmas Service at Methodist Church Features Readings and Choir
J A Taylor read King Robert of Sicily as a feature of the Methodist church service with Carolyn McCleery on organ. Irma Tucker read the scripture. Grant McKune Gay led prayer. Vernette Johnson and Helen Sartor sang. the young people’s choir performed carols. Rev F Witzigman delivered a brief Trinity sermon.
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J. A. Taylor
Robert
Sicily
Carolyn MecCleery
Mr. Taylor
Irma Tucker
Grant McKune Gay
Vernette Johnson
Helen Sartor
Young People's Choir
F. (. Witzigman
Couple welcomed a son at Washington County Hospital
Mr and Mrs Marion Stranksky of near Wellman announce the birth of a son about 11 o'clock this morning at Washington County Hospital. The mother was Miss Winifred Allen of Washington before her marriage.
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Marion Stransky
Near
Wellman
Washington County Hospital
Winifred Allen
Washington
Washington County Farm Bureau to Meet December 17
The annual Washington county farm bureau meeting is set for December 17 at United Presbyterian Church. Lloyd Walker will preside as reports and officer elections occur at ten with a noon pot luck lunch, followed by Farmer Brown's address and a short music program.
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Farmer Brown
Washington County Farm Bureau
United Presbyterian Church
Mr. Brown
Lloyd Walker
Will Speak Here oration and long service in Arizona farming groups
The text notes the career of a prominent farming figure known as "Farmer" Brown. He served nearly five years as president of a major Arizona farm bureau and formed cooperatives. He directed the agricultural division of the Arizona Industrial Congress and helped build commodity cooperatives. He participated in multiple grower associations in Arizona and organized the Tucson Dairy association. Brown spoke at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting and addressed numerous Iowa counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S
Brown
Arizona
Farm Bureau
Federal Farm Board
Mesa Arizona
Utah
West
Arizona Farm Sureau
Arizona Industrial Congres Commodity Cooperative Organizations
Roosevelt Hay Growers Association
Prima Cotton Marketing Association
Mesa Lettuy Growers Association
Onion Growers Association
Tucson Dairy Association
Home Fives Face Kalona and Mt Pleasant Rivals
Washington high school teams prepare for a doubleheader week with Kalona high school on Tuesday and Mt Pleasant Enna Jettick junior college on Tuesday. Kalona last season won the Ke-Wash league title and beat Richland 18 to 7 in a conference opener, while Mt Pleasant's Cardinals seek to leverage new players and a potent offense led by Cline and Marshall.
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Kalona High School
Demons
Kalona
Richland
Kalonaites
Guy Carlton
Carlton
Enna Jettick
Mt. Pleasant
Cardinals
Cline
Marshall
Funeral Services for Mrs Onieta Palmer Sprole Held
Funeral services for Mrs Onieta Palmer Sprole were conducted at two o clock in the afternoon at Shermans funeral home with Rev D Chalmers Fulton presiding. Music featured duets by Lloyd Walker and Marion George. Casket bearers included Harry Swift Oscar Hughes Harry Maxwell Walter Rn Brown Emmett Hayes and Will Dupuis. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery.
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Onieta Palmer Sprole
Sherman
D. Chalmers Fulton
Lloyd Walker
Marion George
Harry Swift
Oscar Hughes
Harry Maxwell
Walter Rn. Brown
Emmett Hayes
Will Dupuis
Elm Grove Cemetery
Emergency kitchen reports surplus vegetables in city hall
H K Sitler and the business group running the emergency kitchen announce a large surplus of vegetables and urge no further vegetable donations at this time. Potatoes may be shared, and additional meat contributions from farmers are welcome. The kitchen serves needy schoolchildren with milk and an apple, and asks the public not to give tramps money but to direct them to the kitchen for nourishment.
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H. KR. Sitler
Reister Creamery
Gibsor
Reister
Charles Welsh
Ita Service
Weather Turns Severe as Coldest Winter in Two Years
After a mild previous winter, a sharp drop in temperatures grips the area with a new cold snap. The government thermometer shows ten below zero as snow blankets the ground and officials report a historic fall in temperatures compared with last winter’s warmth.
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Mercury
Washington
Iowa Faces Deep Freeze With Snow Promised
Des Moines reports the coldest weather in two years with temperatures plunging to 16 below in Charles City and 14 below in Sioux City. Other cities including Des Moines and Davenport registered 10 below as the cold wave peaked, with snow forecast for tonight and tomorrow.
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Des Moines
Iowa
At & A M
Charles City
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
Santa Claus Visits Washington Saturday Afternoon
Santa Claus was in Washington last Saturday afternoon to delight a large crowd of youngsters who followed him on visits to local stores. The cold weather made for warm rooms as families sought shelter, and Santa joked about weather conditions while hinting he may return next Saturday if preparations allow.
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Santa Claus
Washington
Santa
Happy Hour Meeting Set At YMCA After Church
The first Happy Hour of the year will be next Sunday evening at the Y M C A after church. A toss, krems, and Christmas carol singing are planned. Officers elected by the Happy Hour committee are Ernest Simpson president Eva Diller vice president and Grant McKune secretary.
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Tos Krem
Happy Hour
Ernest Simpson
Eva Diller
Grant McKune
Weather outlook for Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys
Snow in the east and south portions Monday followed by generally fair midweek with snow near the end. Temperatures mostly below normal, possibly moderating toward week’s end.
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Dee
Mississippi
Lower
Missouri
Goodfellows Appeal Updates and Local Support
The Journal reports progress in the Goodfellows drive with $18.50 raised to date, about one tenth of the goal. The day by day report notes private donations and voluntary mail contributions while announcing next week’s listing and continued distribution of baskets by the Dick McCleery, Fred Stow, and John Winga committee. The Y's Men's Club backs the effort and Louis Baird funds promotional displays in a window, with the newspaper providing promotional support.
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Goodfellows Department
Goodfellows
Dick McCleery
Fred Stow
John Winga
Y's Men's Club
Louis Baird
Widmer’s
Dolls for Needy Girls Gift Drive At Junior High
Junior high students donated small sums to buy forty five dolls to be dressed by seventh graders in home economics. Dolls will be given through the YWCA as Christmas gifts. A Christmas assembly with music is planned at 11 a.m. at the YMC.
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Ruby Washburn
Ethel McCreedy
Notre Dame Carries On for Rockne With Coach's Lesson
Los Angeles reflects on Notre Dame's continuation of Rockne era. The writer contrasts coaching leadership with political candidacy and urges leaders to teach cooperation and enduring ideals.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Notre Dame
Rockne
Y. W. C. A. Christmas Toy Drive Seeks Donations
The Y. W. C. A. asks for new or gently used toys and dolls at the Y. M. C. A. building. Coed toys are needed and broken items are not usable. Donations from merchants and volunteers will help 144 children last year, with Toy Scouts and Campfire Girls assisting.
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Goy
Y. W
People of
Washington
Penney Store
Graham’‘s
McLellan’s
Montgomery Ward
HW. 1
Ward
Boyd Rerdo
Lester Orr
George Dowell
Ottumwa Checkers Triumph Over Cedar Rapids Team
Ottumwa checker players won a Warrington M C A match against Cedar Rapids. Each town fielded eight men in a 173 to 84 victory. Roy Martin, 14, a leading Iowa checker, keyed the Ottumwa win as Washington enthusiasts watched at the Y.
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Ottumwa Checker
Warrington ¥. M.C. A
Cedar Rapide
Roy Martin
Iowa
Ottumwanes
Washington Checker
Funeral Attendee Plans for Roy C. Dunn's Service
L. A. Jones of Washington and president of the Iowa State Funeral Directors association will travel to Des Moines Thursday to attend the funeral of Roy C. Dunn of Des Moines, a leading funeral director who was killed in a Texas plane crash.
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L. A. Jones
Washington
Iowa State Funeral Directors Association
Des Moines
Roy C. Dunn
Dunn
Texas
Reorganization Plan Urges Consolidation of Iowa State Departments
A legislative committee in Sioux City Iowa proposed drastic government cuts and consolidation to shift control to the governor. The plan lists a dozen changes including merging the motor vehicle and railroad divisions, parole with the gate, and centralizing state purchases under one department. The effort follows a study aimed at removing activities from politics.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Ed R. Brown
Herring
Brown
Clyde L. Herring
Brooklings Institute
Division of Railroad Commission
Secretary of State
Board of Parole
Board of Control
Department of Investigation
Attorney General
Commerce
Railroad Commission
Bodiet
State Board of Assessement and Review
Securities Division
Secretary Or State
Industrial Commission
Bureau of Labor and Mine Inspectors
State Library and Library Commission
Tate Geological Survey
State Historical Department and
Historical Society
State Department of Public Instruction
State Printing Board
County Assessors Meet December 28
The annual meeting of the assessors of Washington County will be held Wednesday, December 28. Miss Ethel Grecian announced the event, with supplies and instructions for January real estate assessments. George Crane from the state board will attend to confer with the assessors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ase Sensors
Washington County
Ethel Grecian
Audisor
George Crane
State Board of Assessment and Review
105 Years Old Mathilde Steiger to Celebrate Birthday
Born in Germany in 1827, Mathilde Steiger will celebrate her 105th birthday tomorrow. An open house was held at her home in Suburban Park Ridge or yesterday at her daughter's home. Her descendants include three daughters, twelve grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren.
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Chicago
Germany
Mathilde Steiger
Park Ridge
Mr and Mrs Philip George Move Household to New Address
Mr and Mrs Philip George and their children have moved from 851 South Marion to 466 East Main, updating their residence with the family.
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Philip George
South Marion
East Main
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Colte
Calvin Coolidge
Alfred E. Smith
National Transportation Committee
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Pontor High School
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Evening Journal
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