The Messiah to Be Performed in Iowa City
The University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with seven soloists directed by Prof. Philip G. Clapp will perform part of Handel's The Messiah at the Christmas Vespers in Memorial Union in Iowa City. In Perry, Paula Junkin announces the fourth annual midwinter state championship bridge tournament January 16 to 18 at the Elis Club.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Symphony
Philip G. Clapp
Handel
Memorial Union
Perry
Fairfield
Paula. Junkin
Iowa State Bridge League
Elis Club
Stove Explosion Blamed for Keosauqua Fire
A leaky gasoline stove caused a cafe stove explosion that touched off a fire destroying two Main Street buildings and damaging two more. Firemen estimated losses at 5000 dollars. Fairfield's fire wagon after rushing to assist skidded into a ditch near the scene.
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Keith Lazenby
Fairfield
Fort Dodge Seizes Police Car Over $350 Judgment
The city faced a $350 judgment after Ida Walton was injured in a fall on an icy Fort Dodge sidewalk. With cash short, the Fort Dodge municipal fund had to seize a police squad car to cover the payout, and the sheriff’s office retrieved the vehicle unsuccessfully.
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Fort Dodge
Ida Walton
Sheriff's Office
Cay
Townsend plan decried as impractical by Davenport Bureau
Davenport County Farm Bureau denounces the Townsend old age pension plan as impractical in its present form at the annual meeting. Resolutions praise the administration on the Italian Ethiopian situation and urge support for the general one contract AAA proposal.
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Davenport
Townsend
It County Farm Bureau
Nelson calls Channel swim easy despite illness setback
Marvin Nelson, 24, holder of the world professional swimming title, labeled the English channel round trip attempt as easy. He trains in Toronto for the summer swim but left Toronto due to his father H L Nelson’s illness. the elder Nelson is much improved and Marvin will return to Toronto soon.
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Fort Dodge
Mavin Nelson
Nelson
Toronto
Canada
H. L. Nelson
Marvin
Des Moines Bank Robbers Flattered by Bank Employee
The Iowa bureau of identification notes that bank thieves may be swayed by flattery. Cecelia Galantine, then bookkeeper at Euclid Avenue State Bank, recalled two robbers who got away with 982 dollars saying they were not bad looking. Two days later she received a postcard from Saint Cloud Minnesota signed Bart and Bill promising future visits and more beauty treatments.
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Flattery Des Moines
State Bureau of Identification
Cecelia Galantine
Euclid Avenue State Bank
Quebec Receives 33000 Firearm Carry Applications
The Quebec Government reports more than 33 000 applications for the right to carry firearms under the new federal law set to take effect this year.
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Montreal
Quebec
Jesse Busby Tells of Sears Career Across Cities
Jesse Busby of Widmer and Busby clothing describes a four year tenure with Sears Roebuck as a merchandise man. He worked in Nashville Utica Syracuse Gary and Reading before returning to Washington Iowa in 1932. He favored Nashville least and Washington Iowa most.
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Jesse Busby
Widmer & Busby Clothing
Sears Roebusk Organization
Sears
Nashville
Tenn
Utica
N. Y
Syracuse
Gary
Indiana
Reading
Penn
Jesse
Washington
Iowa
Etiopians Drive Back Italian Outposts Mysterious Angles In Todd Death
In Hollywood a car death of actress Thelma Todd is ruled an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in a garage overlooking the Pacific. Police note mysterious angles include sighting her car on Hollywood Boulevard and a late phone call from Mrs. Wallace Ford, with jewelry undisturbed in the car.
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Todd
Hollywood
U.P
Thelma Todd
Pacific Ocean
Thectress
Walace Ford
Ford
Miss Todd
Hollywood Boulevard
Iniloloiaioo
Battle for Ethiopia Rages as Ethiopian Forces Hit Italian Outposts
In Ethiopia, Ethiopian forces attacked Italian northern outposts and drove them back twelve and a half miles near Makale. Casualties include four Italian officers, nine white soldiers, and several scores of Eritrean troops. The engagement may be the war’s most significant yet on the northern front. Elsewhere in Paris, Pierre Laval won a confidence vote over the Anglo French peace plan amid fears of broader European involvement.
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Rome
Ras
Europe
Recess in Sioux City Case as Duckworth Contempt Appeal Advances
The trial in Sioux City pauses as Max Duckworth who refused to testify petitions for review of a contempt finding. Special Prosecutor Havner leaves for Des Moines to appeal to the state supreme court while Atty General Ed L. O Connor case regarding gambling conspiracy proceeds halted.
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Sioux City
Max Duckworth
Woodbury County
Atty
al Ed L. O'Connor
Earl Peters
H. M. Havner
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Duckworth
District Court
Curbing Speed Demands Stop Signs Near Schools
Local Parent-Teachers Association and the school board urged the city council to strictly enforce traffic laws to protect students. They request stop signs at East Washington Street, South Iowa Avenue, and West Madison at D Street with heavy penalties for violations.
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Washington Street
Iowa Avenue
West
Madison
No More Relief Money for Iowa and Nebraska
Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins refused any further direct relief funds for Iowa and Nebraska. He also rejected funding for the planned Cornell Bluffs to Omaha Missouri River bridge. Governors Herring and Cochran urged action from President Roosevelt and Secretary Wallace amid AAA concerns.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Harry L. Hopkins
Iowa
Nebraska
Hopkins
Clyde U. Herring
Roy L. Cochran
Cornell Bluffs
Omaha
Missouri River
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Agriculture Department
Herring
Supreme Court
Cochran
City Plans Sale of Improvement Bonds on Jan 6
City council moved to offer for sale improvement bonds to fund past season street surfacing. Part bonds issued in anticipation of special assessments, part to cover the city’s share. Sale set for January 6 at 7 30 PM at city hall. Benefited residents have paid about $1500 so far. many are paying in full and those assessed above $10 have a three year window.
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Journal Today
Major Frank Nelson Addresses Rotary on Leadership
Major Frank Nelson, 23 years in the regular army now teaching at Burlington in the 113th Cavalry, spoke to the Rotary Club on leadership. He traced his rise from private to officer and argued leadership is vital in both army life and all industries, citing industry, self confidence, moral ascendancy, dignity, and courage as key traits.
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Frank Nelson
Burlington
113Th Cavalry
Rotary Club
Nelson
Rotarians
New Trial Granted in Schantz Automobile Case
The Iowa state supreme court upheld a motion for a new trial in the automobile damage suit W. H. Jordan vs. D. C. Schantz. Schantz had appealed Judge Patterson's grant of a new trial after the lower court sided with the plaintiff.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Supreme Court
W. H. Jordan
D. C
Leadership Talk Highlights Genuine Qualities in Leaders
An audience heard a practical analysis of leadership emphasizing honesty and substance over bluff. Guests at the club included Captain Jay Brown Lieutenant Conner Donaldson Eldridge and Attorney A Baldrige.
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Jay Brown
Conner
Donaldson
Eldridge
A. &. Baldrige
Court Rules Killer Must Serve Term
Iowa Supreme Court orders new trial for Louis Clay of Iowa City while upholding murder conviction of Dewey Beriovich, Wes Mollensen opera, and Vudd Sales. Justices rule Clay’s case merits retrial after girlfriend Mabel Davis testified. mother and sister corroborate alibi. ruling cites fair trial concerns.
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Des Moines
Dewey Beriovich
Wes Mollens
Operatu
Vudd Salesmai
Sue Prasvs
Donald Merrigan
Vainey Junction
Iowa Supreme Court
Clay
D. W. Jackson
Johnson County
Mabel Davis
Folsom
Iowa City
Davis
George Buckley Improved After Heart Attack
Reports from the Buckley home say George Buckley a New York banker long gravely ill with a heart attack shows marked improvement and may recover Two days ago hope was small and the news came by phone from his brother Frank to Harold Buckley who is en route from Washington to Chicago
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Buckley
George Buckley
New York
Frank Buckey
Harold
Washington
Chicago
Plan opening of new police radio stations in Iowa
Des Moines dispatch reports finishing touches on two new Iowa police radio stations at Atlantic and Fairfield under state radio engineer Eugene F. Brown. Official inaugurations await dates from the Bureau of Investigation and may be delayed until after Attorney General Edward L. O Connor’s trial.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Eugene F. Brown
Atlantic
Fairfield
State Bureau of Investigation
Edward L. O'Connor
KACC
Towa
Netwok
Waterloo
Storm Lake
Glen Schmidt
Oau
Stores Open Evenings Until Christmas
Washington stores will stay open evenings through Christmas to aid holiday shopping. Secretary once Logan of the Chamber of Commerce announced the extra hours as a customary courtesy for the public. Stores offer attractive Christmas goods and have seen steady shopper traffic this season.
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Washington
Logan
Chamber of Commerce
Y W C A Cookbook Proves Popular In Local Sale
The Y W C A cookbook goes on sale at Nicola and Harmon store and attracts interest. It features 148 pages of favorite recipes from local households with donor names listed. The front cover credits Washington's famous cooks and the U W Ways and Means committee thanks contributors and organizers.
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Nicola and Harmon
George C. Stewart
U. W. Ways and Means
Journal
Miser Clarice Meek
The
Stewart
Manton Hebner
Ted Bailey
Robert Templeman
Mildred Lemley
Miss Meek
J. O. Sexton
Ted Brown
Dan Brindley
Carlton Wilson
Harry Simpson
Vic Cone
Fred Downing
Elmer Wells
A. E. Baldrige
John Lemmon
Richard McCleery
Evaleene Lemley
Preston Wolf
Ralph Junkin
Walter Burger
Washington
U. W
Howard L. McCleery
Mrs. Miller Travels to Washington for Safety Conference
Mrs. Alex Miller leaves yesterday for Washington DC to attend a conference of highway safety workers called by President Roosevelt. She plans to stay through Christmas with her daughters in New York as the trip brings her near them.
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Alex Miller
Washington, DC
Roosevelt
New York
State police to blanket Iowa with crime alerts network
The plan creates a rapid reporting system linking police, peace officers and highway patrol. Five stations will instantly broadcast descriptions of criminals after any bank robbery or crime is reported, via a short wave frequency of 1662 kilocycles.
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Iowa
Four Washington Men Cleared in Columbus Junction Robbery
Clarence Chance Everett Chance Merle Walker and Thomas Deweese, four Washington men formerly held for investigation in the Columbus Junction freight depot robbery, were released after Dean Hornaker confessed to stealing the money himself. Hornaker, about 19, in Louisa county jail at Wapello, said he took the cash totaling between three and four dollars from the depot office around 11 p.m. He had claimed the other men were responsible.
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Columbus Junction
Clarence
Everett Chance
Merle Walker
Thomas Deweese
Washington
Dean Hornacker
Hornaker
Louisa County
Wapello
John Hornacker
Dean
Lost tackle box found as Christmas present for Dr. Schwartz
A fishing tackle box lost last July in Estes Park reappeared as a Christmas present delivered by the National Park Service. Dr. B. F. Schwartz had searched for two hours and, with no address inside, assumed the box was gone along a main road.
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B. F. Schwartz
National Park Service
Estes Park
Schwartz
New Supervisor of the Operating Room at Washington County Hospital
Miss Dolly Bennett of Rockville Missouri is named operating room supervisor at Washington County Hospital succeeding Miss Bertha Hansing who will move to a Wisconsin hospital after January 1. Hansing left this week to visit her Galena home before starting new work. Bennett previously worked in Massachusetts. Dessa Shaw, hospital superintendent, left for a one month vacation and Mary Arrowsmith remains in charge as assistant superintendent.
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Dolly Bennett
Rockville
Washington County Hospital
Bertha Hansing
Wisconsin
Hansing
Galena
Miss Bennett
Massachusetts
Dessa Shaw
Yellow Springs
Mary Arrowsmith
Park Service hastens return of lost tackle box
National Park Service notified him the box would be sent in exchange for about 38 cents postage. It would take a few days to mail back with contents intact. Officials checked park lodging guest records or prior inquiries to locate the address. Dr Schwartz praises Rocky Mountain National Park staff for their thoughtfulness and efficiency.
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National Park Service
Park Service
Schwartz
Rocky Mountain National Park
Washington's Homel ingston Christmas decorating effort
Washington residents cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce to install outside and porch decorations to brighten the city. A growing list of participants includes L. A. Warren, Mrs. Frank Carter, Ward Chandler and many others with plans to light up residential districts during the Christmas season. Journal invites undecided residents to join and will publish a tote list again Thursday.
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Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Yee
Clarence Logan
Klein Klothing Ko
Journal
Boon
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Ethiopia
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Schantz
Beriovich
Nicola & Harmon
Junction
Dr. Schwartz
Methodist Church
National Park
Ingston
North Iowa
L. A. Warren
M Son
Frank Carter
South 4Th
Lyle Snyder
County Hospital
East Pork
G. Schmoeiler
Clara Barton
Harland Mead
South
Ward Chandler
J. M. Lloyd
South Iowa
O. R. McCutchen
O. F. Boller
A. B. Schmoeller
Madieson
D. D. Sherman
W. Jefferson
O. KR. Mayo
N. T. Rehmel
Marion
J. E. Lion
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