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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1929
Page
3
The Journal reviews weekly Iowa items from Creston to Des Moines. Highlights include the Creston bank merger with Bank of Creston, measles outbreak in Ames, a large New Western Bell School and health project, a $6 million construction program, and various local and state notices.
Iver P Hansen a sophomore at Iowa University has been missing since Monday with no trace found. Police and campus officials urge anyone with information to come forward as search efforts continue.
The air-raft Wright with 492 marines was ordered to Guantanamo Bay Cuba to await further orders after the storm battered Volumnia was abandoned. A crew of about 40 was rescued mid- Atlantic. News also notes Castle's nomination as ambassador to Japan and various Allied and domestic military actions.
A Minnesota report notes bank robberies and messenger heists in St Paul and surrounding areas have yielded more than 40 000 dollars so far this year. The tally highlights persistent robbery activity against state banks and financial institutions.
A vast undersea cable network stretches an estimated 409000 to 500000 miles along the ocean floor. If joined end to end, it would encircle the earth about seventeen times, highlighting the scale of global communications infrastructure.
Washington area items cover a 1919-12-10 shooting death of Albert Lindsey in Davenport, coal vein near Verdi, Elsie Janis at Fox Theatre, Harmony club gatherings, health bond fund raise, and a coal-saving train schedule note. December 10 1959 update discusses fuel demand and basketball practice with 30 boys.
The Journal reports the death of Mrs. Hiram Scofield at Jamaica Plain Mass on December 3. She was nearing eighty six, a former music teacher and community figure in Washington, Iowa. Survived by daughters Miss Cora Scofield and Mrs. Clara Patterson of Seattle, she was admired for dignity and kindness and linked to the enduring Scofield family prominence in county affairs.
Burlington Iowa December 14 The state health department will be asked to send a representative to advise on local sanitary measures and fireproofing plans in response to a request by city officials.
Doctors conference disclosed a decision reached after reviewing a illness affecting many Burlington residents. The meeting, held yesterday afternoon, aimed to identify causes and coordinate response.
Regular meeting of Pythians will be held Tuesday evening, Dec. 17, by order N B. C. 26813. This follows an earlier notice of work in third rank Monday evening by order of C C 25582.
Local Rotary members at noon in Washington shared turkey amid confusion over which attendance contest side lost and a potential all-hands payment of meals.
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