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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1930
Page
1
Dr J H Mc Combe urged practicing religion in daily life during the union evangelistic campaign at the Methodist church. The four week series features nightly services with music by Mr and Mrs Clase and the Union Choir, emphasizing religion as experience and action.
Dr and Mrs J C Bolee celebrate sixty one years of marriage observing their 61st wedding anniversary today. They were married on December 30, 1869, and remain a longtime local couple honoring the milestone.
Postoffice to close New Year’s Day with no mail deliveries city or rural. Window hours set from eight to ten in the morning for stamp sales only. Postmaster Harry McCall announced the change.
Mrs George Alexander received a telegram yesterday afternoon announcing the death of her sister Mrs Charle Rosen in Staunton Virginia. Mrs Rosen died at two o clock yesterday after noon after years of poor health. She had two sisters Mrs Bila EB of Washington and Mrs gg Jones in Missouri. Mrs Rosen was born June 2 1861 and lived in Staunton all her life. Her husband preceded her in death and she leaves two daughters and two sons.
Lars Emil Larson, 63, died at his home in the northwest part of town after a recent illness and a prior operation. Funeral services are planned for Thursday at Sherman funeral home, with burial at Elm Grove cemetery and the Odd Fellows handling the grave service. Survived by wife Hilma Engstrom, three children including Bergie Larson, two brothers Gust Bergeson and John Bergeson, and three Washington area relatives. Larson was born in Sweden in 1867 and came to America at 18, living in Moline and Washington. He was active in the Swedish Lutheran church, the Swedish community, and Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges.
In a south Norway storm twenty four crew members aboard the 2485 ton Norwegian steamer Torefjell are believed drowned. The ship owned by Lukesfjell of Oslo sank off the southern coast.
Washington December 2 Representatives from states losing seats will oppose a new district alignment. With 435 members fixed, 21 states would gain or lose representation. South and Midwest expect the heaviest losses. Democrat John Rankin of Mississippi says a bill to increase House membership to 528 to prevent any losses is likely, though details are undecided.
plan to double output of refined corn sugar following removal of use restriction in foods. Corn Products Refining Co. will expand Kansas City plant and build Pekin facility, costing several million dollars. Anticipated annual corn sugar consumption rise 15 to 20 million bushels with daily output around 400,000 pounds. Refined corn sugar to be used without label declaration, and priced about 60 cents per hundred pounds cheaper than sugar from cane or beet sources.
C. L. Cunningham died at 3:20 this afternoon at his North Seventh Avenue home from pneumonia. His wife, Mrs. Cunningham, died of the same disease earlier Sunday and her funeral was held today. A heart weakness in Mr Cunningham's case complicated his illness.
Three young men William Gimbel 20 of Bloomfield Joseph Calarese 21 of Newark and Arthur Cort 22 of Newark were executed by electric chair in Trenton prison for murders tied to robberies. They remained calm and were pronounced dead within 17 minutes.
A long line of people waited in the county treasurer’s office as the deadline neared for 1931 auto license registration. Cars must be registered by five o'clock tomorrow to be street legal next year, with a delinquency penalty for late filings. By two this afternoon 3,611 licenses had been issued. yesterday's total was 340, with about the same number expected today.
To those who were kind at the time of our mother Mrs. A. W. Strum we express sincere appreciation from her children and grandchildren.
This Week sees the Knights of Pythias and Knights of Columbus lodges in new quarters in the Cunningham building on the square. Furniture has moved from the Morrison building and the RC hall. Painters work to finish the rooms but are expected to complete soon. A card party in the new rooms serves as an informal dedication this evening.
A report on the 4 H clubs gathering in Ames outlining plans for a community program. The notes mention discussions and varied perspectives among participants with emphasis on youth involvement.
At the courthouse it was announced January 7 as the hearing date for the state highway commission AL Ames to review the appeal by interested parties for establishing the Muscatine to Monte Uma road as part of the primary road system. A five-county committee will travel to Ames to present the case, with Supervisor B N Jessen of Wellman to represent Washington county. others from the northern part of the county are expected to accompany. The route passes Riverside Katona and Wellman, and if added to the primary system the road would be upgraded to standard grade and likely treated later.
In St Paul on December 30 Harney NW prohibition chief accused David L McBride head of Minnesota anti saloon league and brother of the national head of the league of being a professional racketeer in the reform business in a heated retort to a previous statement. The attack signals deeper tensions within the prohibition movement amid disputed leadership and strategy.
A KWKH Shreveport broadcast featured Senator Smith W Brookhart reading a telegram from Washington City Conservation League members opposing furtive land reclamation for agriculture. Signatories Carl W Klein A Claire Dewey John Rittenhouse W F Barber urged Henderson to oppose increased agricultural acreage.
Deg twenty Mor ph Joffre shows slight improvement with more regular respiration and a stronger pulse per bulletin at 5 30 pm. Camphorated injections given to stimulate the heart and venous injections aid circulation while the cabinet moves to honor Joffre's burial wishes at Louveciennes rather than Invalides amid looming demise.
The United Presbyterian, Congregational, and Associate Presbyterian churches plan New Year’s Day basket dinners at noon, with committees led by Nellie Tripp Bing and J. A. Porter. Afternoon meetings will report on organizations. a floral bereavement note follows from the Schmoeller family.
Olds beat Wyman 34 to 27 in a Y.M.C.A. independent league game. West Chester 50 Brighton Hawks 24, Kalona 48 Brighton Independents 23. West Chester Kalona and Olds lead with 3-0 records, Ainsworth 2-2, Wayland 1-1, Mt Pleasant 1-2, Ward 0-2, Cotter 0-2, Wyman and Brighton Independents 3 losses.
In Storm Lake Iowa on December 30 John Kiefer killed his wife with a shotgun as she visited her mother and then set fire to his barn, dying by suicide in the flames. Authorities tied the killings to domestic trouble and reported the body of Kiefer found in the burning barn hours later.
Chicago December 20 Federal Judge Charles A Woodward sentenced Jack Guzik business manager for Scarface Capones gambling interests to five years in Leavenworth and a 17500 dollar fine for income tax evasion The sentence marks one of the heaviest penalties in the Internal Revenue departments drive to seize unpaid taxes on concealed gang profits from 1927 and 1928 including unreported income of about 1 2 million dollars
New york forecasts from business leaders and economists indicate expected improvement in industrial and commercial activity in 1931 after 1930’s slump. Most anticipate gradual gains, with a slow return to normal and possible intermediate shifts, while some delay firm predictions until early 1931. Strong entities include United Press interviews and national business leaders.
Yesterday the Washington county ministerial association met to discuss the observance of special days in the Christian year. Speakers included Rev. D. C. Fulton and Rev. H. J. Parker among others, with Evangelists J. H. McCombe and H. C. Clase contributing to the dialogue.
Washington reports Prohibition will be a live issue when Congress reconvenes after recess. The Wickersham commission report is promised for January 6, and the House approves a $2,000,000 Prohibition Bureau appropriation to hire 500 more agents amid strong dry sentiment and expected bitter debate.
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