Washington County Adds 18 Men to CWA Labor Ranks
Washington county will add 18 men to Civil Works Administration projects next Tuesday. Selected by the county relief committee from relief rolls and re employment list, they join Grace Hill quarry No 1 crew raising total at the plant from 52 to 70. Overall county CWA workers will total 345 with crews at Bailey farm quarry Grace Hill quarry No 2 Guy place quarry and primary roads under the highway commission. There are 12 women employed on various CWA projects in the county.
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Grace Hill Quarry
Washington County
Civil Works Administration
County Emergency Relief Committee
County Relief Rolls and
C W. Klein
EF. H. Muleck
Des Moines
Hey
Grace Hill
Bailey Farm
Guy Place
Highway Commission
Goodfellows Appeal Highlights Ongoing CWA Aid Shortfall
Communities in Washington face continuing need despite CWA support supervised by Rev. C W Klein. The Goodfellows committee led by Dr W D Dwyer asks local donors through the Y M C A and volunteers to provide money and food for Christmas baskets.
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Washington
CWA
C. W. Klein
Goodfellows Committee
W. D. Dwyer
Y's Mens’ Club
Goodfellows
Mr. Klein
Oskaloosa Giants Rout Washington Demons 42 to 20
Floyd De Heer at 6 feet 7 inches led Oskaloosa with 13 field baskets as the Giants overwhelmed the Washington Demons. Leeper added three early baskets for Washington but the Demons could not overcome the fast start, trailing 13-1 after the first period and 27-10 at halftime.
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Floyd de Heer
Oskaloosa
Washington High School Demons
de Heer
Washington
Lester Leeper
Carlton
Leeper
McFaddens
Demons
Cantoni
de Heer Tribe
Floyd
Roscoe Turner Performs in Phoenix Benefit Stage Show
In Phoenix Roscoe Turner and a companion stage a benefit show in two hours covering 400 miles. The act includes quips about Democrats and Republicans and mockery of France. The speaker mentions Jesse Jones’s gold offer and a surge of miners heading to the hills seeking silver as money.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Roscoe Turner
Roscoe
France
Jesse Jones
West
Moore to Serve at Reformatory After Knife Charge
John R. Moore was arraigned in district court and sentenced by Judge W. Hamilton to up to two years in the Angamosa state reformatory after pleading guilty to carrying a concealed large saw edged knife. The December 1933 charge stemmed from being armed with a dangerous weapon. The judge cited Moore's failure to reform after a 30 day county jail term and adjourned the November term.
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John R
Jack’’ Moore
Dr. W. Hamilton
State Reformatory
Angamosa
George B. Morrison
Moore
Seth
Hamilton
Sigourney
Success of Act Proved In Half Year
Washington reports the NRA marked six months as a compact, ready organization. The administration sees the National Recovery Act as workable and capable of lifting the country from low mood with enforcement of codes to follow. About fifty blue eagle revocations illustrate enforcement actions by justice and the FTC.
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Washington, D. C
NRA
Department of Justice
Federal Trade Commission
Judge Dewey Heads Bethlehem Knights Templar Commandery
Judge Charles A. Dewey elected eminent commander of Bethlehem commandery Knights Templar at the annual officers election held in the Masonic temple last night. Other officers named include L A Jones generatissime Zear Hinshaw captain general George McDaniel treasurer AW Yard recorder Clover Gault senior warden Brookhart junior warden and Dr Fr Witaigman prelate. Dewey remains a Bethlehem member after moving to Des Moines for a federal judgeship and may later become grand commander if his duties allow. Installation set for January 19 with a dinner and large attendance expected.
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Charles A. Dewey
Bethlehem
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
L A. Jones
Generatissime
Zear Hinshaw
George McDaniel
A Ww. Yard
Clover Gault
Brookhart
Fr. C. Witaigman
Washington
Des Moines
Dewey
Judge Dewey
Washington Lodge
Iowa
Sioux City Cigar Store Bomb Victim Incident
Two men threw a bomb into the George Myers cigar store in Sioux City early today causing a loud explosion that alarmed 35 hotel patrons in the building above. No injuries were reported. Police blame rival gambling factions for the attack. Myers had previously been shot at his car in a separate incident.
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Sioux City
U.P
George Myers
Myers
New Duties for County Agent Highlight Farm Recovery Work
The 1933 annual report shows county agent duties shifting from direct personal aid to training local leaders and sustaining programs. Office visits reached 8 261 with 2 022 in the second quarter and 2 261 in the last quarter, plus 2 498 calls and extensive mail outreach. The Farm Bureau notes growing interest in 4-H and women’s projects, plus events like the Girls 4-H rally and the Corn Husking contest drawing large crowds.
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Roudabush
Th Farm Bureau Offic
Farm Bureau
Parm Bureau
Federation Officers Named At Washington County Meeting
Emmett Hayes of Washington township was re elected president of the Washington county farm bureau federation at the annual meeting held today at the United Presbyterian church. IL H Rinner of Crawford was elected vice president A L Duensing of Jackson secretary and Earl Smith of Cedar treasurer. Presidents of township bureaus will become directors of the federation.
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Emmett Hayes
Washington Township
Washington County Farm Bureau Federation
Bureau
United Presbyterian Church
Ll. H. Rinner
Crawford
A. L. Duensing
Jackson
Earl Smith
Cedar
Washington county farm bureau approves hog program coop proposal
A resolution passed at the Washington county farm bureau convention urges Iowa farmers to form non stock cooperatives for meat processing. It calls on the United States government to finance and operate plants for processing, financing construction, equipment, and maintenance through its programs.
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Washington County
County home project committee chair named amid large meeting
The county home project committee elected Mrs. Homer Birney of Jackson as chairman. A farm bureau dinner drew 230 attendees, one of the largest on record. Royal Hidbrook of Ames prepared to deliver the afternoon address as Jean and Helen Stewart of Crawfordsville shopped.
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James Gardner
Lime Creek
Alva Miller
English River
Wade Gardner
Cedar
Joe Knotek
Jackson
H. C. Finney
Washington Co
Farm Bureau
Royal Hidbrook
Ames
Lindberghs Return to Florida After Record Atlantic Flight
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh landed in Miami this afternoon aboard their monoplane returning from an unprecedented Atlantic flight that covered 25 000 miles and visited 19 countries. Thousands crowded the landing barge to greet them.
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Lindberghs
Florida
Miami
Fla
Charles A. Lindbergh
San Pedro
United States
Atlantic
House Probe of the State Road Board Not Yet Complete
Des Moines Iowa December 16 UpP The Iowa house recessed for the weekend without deciding whether to continue the open investigation of the state highway commission The inquiry heard chief engineer Fred R White explain charges raised by the investigating committee The senate deferred tax revision action and passed several non controversial bills.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
State Highway Commission
House
Fred R. White
Senate
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