T H Berdo Recovers After Can Operation
T H Berdo is recovering nicely after a can operation performed a few days ago. Doctors expect a full recovery as friends visit and offer support.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1934
Page
8
T H Berdo is recovering nicely after a can operation performed a few days ago. Doctors expect a full recovery as friends visit and offer support.
Mayor Herman Lord and local aviator Maurice Lorber will depart early next month for a three month study tour of South America to examine economic and political conditions. Lord will report findings to President Roosevelt on return in April.
Leslie F Francis, counsel for the state liquor control commission, states there is no provision in Iowa liquor law to prosecute Chairman Phearell M. Cooper for issuing 200 state liquor seals to J. L. Farmer in Cedar Rapids. He disputed Linn County Attorney G. K. Thompson's plan to pursue actions, claiming the report finds no prosecutable basis.
Davenport officials remind that sidewalks must be cleared within 14 hours after a snowfall. Property owners should ensure tenants keep walks clean, or be jointly responsible with the city in case of an accident.
Mrs Cyrus Birka visited Mrs John Strain on Thursday evening. Mrs Nash of Washington cares for Dennis Flynn who is slowly improving. Grandpa Wilson added a new coat of paint to his home. The detainers with colds include Mr and Mrs John Caldwell Mr Whetstine and Mr and Mrs Babb. Frederick Wenger broke his arm skiing last Saturday and is slowly recovering while attending school. Henry Dinkemeyer of Chicago visited Charles Wilson this week.
Local diary items mention Lou Rhodebeck traveling to Wilmington for the winter and Sanford staying with Briley and Mrs Elmer Cherry. Steve Crawford and Raymond Humeston take over the Des Moines Sunday Messenger route. Richard Polph and Willis Swartz noted on leave. Mrs Chris Swarty not improved. Junior Hameton visited Richard Pringle. Claude Rhodebeck mentioned.
Victor Herbert score guides Hal Roach MGM feature Babes in Toyland with minor modern saxophone insertions. Swallow says the wind parts were adjusted to fit the sax, while key Herbert tunes like Toyland Hang March and Country Dance appear. Starring Tanre? and Hardy, the film plays at the State Theater Sunday Monday and Tuesday.
Community diary items from Columbus Junction dated December include visitors to the Wilcox family in Rock Island and Muscatine accounts. Des Moines fair officials meet. Kingsbury Inn owner W A Knott suffers paralysis. Medical updates on Margaret Barker at Hershey hospital and J J Roberts returning from Chicago. Royal Arch Masons chapter officers elected with installation planned in January. Other travel news notes Kerrs visiting Chicago Hobart and F M Mossberry hosting Warsaw friends.
Iowa farmers review 1935 corn hog contract terms including 19 to 20 percent corn production reduction from 1932 base and 35 cent per bushel payment. Provisions cover hog payments, base changes, appeals, audits, and delegation to county committees with state supervision. A regional Kansas City meeting will discuss interpretations and rulings.
Lodges Washington lodge No 26, A M and A M announces regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Harry E Turner serves as W M and A W Yard as secretary.
Railway timetable listing eastbound and westbound trains with departures and arrivals at Washington and branch lines. Notes indicate special stop rules for Nos 3 4 11 and local stops at various towns and counties. Agents J McKay and L Goodlander annotate station details and service notes.
A 1665 program driver guides the county allotment process to allocate resources. Officials, likely from COMM Lecs, coordinate with local agencies to implement funding and scheduling. Community leaders discuss implications for services and future planning.
Eko A Conner and sister report the death of their brother W C Conner at his Hinckley Minnesota home. He was the eldest of the Conner siblings and born in Washington before moving away about forty years ago. He will be remembered by many old timers here. Five children survived.
Fred W. Far Cent, president of the Chicago and North Western Railway, told the Cham ber of Commerce that farmers faced a 50 percent cut in national income in 1929 versus 1999, arguing the burden helped produce widespread low mood.
Local items report Mr and Mrs George A Stewart and family attending Blossom Time in Madison with William Stewart in the lead tenor role. Other bits note Joneta Sarby and Elsie Glassburner off to Iowa City for Joyous Season, a Christmas tree display, and visits to the University of Iowa and Coe College. Also listed are prices, jobs, and a meal at Midway Cafe, with various residents and shoppers cited.
At the Washington county hospital a son was born this morning to Mr and Mrs Milo Patterson of Wellman weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces. A son was born to Mr and Mrs TNff Christner of Washington weighing 71 pounds. Jon Woods admitted for medical care and Miss Viola Curl had tonsil removal at the hospital this morning.
Miss Fannie Cooke of Brooklyn leaves here after four weeks with the Warren sisters and plans to reach Newark New Jersey tonight by aero plane after a bus ride to Moline. A motorcyclist skidded near the J C Penney store this morning but escaped serious injury, only a possibly hurt knee.
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