Automobile Tires Knifed During Raid
Joe Moore of Coppock road near Brighton is jailed awaiting liquor charge arraignment after deputies found 14 gallons of alcohol in his home during a raid. Moore’s car tires were slashed while investigators searched the premises and recovered the liquor. Deputy Putnam and Sheriff McCarty aided by a Brighton garage repaired the tires and Moore was arrested and jailed. Spud Sharp of Richmond also jailed on bootlegging charge and bound over to the March grand jury under $560 bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Moore
Brighton
H. M. Putnam
Moore
Coppock Road
RE. HW. Me.Carty
Putnam
Moore Place
McCarty
Come Mission
Sharp
Spud” Sharp
Richmond
Justice of the Peace
J. BE. Bovee
March Grand Jury
Lincoln Leads Grade School Basketball Standings
Lincoln tops the Washington grade school league after the first round with three straight wins. Heights Centennial and Wallace trail with one victory each. Lincoln beat Wallace 24 to 4 as Birney struck seven field goals, Klein and Mitchell added two apiece and Owen netted two free throws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Birney Stars
Lincoln School
Heights
Centennial
Lincoln
Birney
Klein
Mitchell
Owen
Governor Closes Banks in Michigan
Detroit and the state shutdown all banks and financial institutions for eight days under an order by Governor W. A. Comstock. The action halts financial activity in Detroit the auto capital and in Michigan's farming and industrial centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Detroit
W. A. Comstock
Boxer Dies From Brain Clot After Carnera Knockout
Ernie Schaaf, 24, Boston heavyweight, died in a New York hospital from a brain clot after a knockout by Primo Carnera. He never recovered from a coma following the bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ernie Schaaf
Boston
Carnera
Schaaf
Chinese to Reject Japanese Demands in Jehol Province
In Jehol Province three Japanese ultimatums were issued demanding withdrawal. Marshal Chang Kai-shek ordered Chinese forces to hold the line along the Great Wall and fight. The acting premier declared the demands rejected and pledged to resist the invasion of Chinese territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehol Province
Pieping
Jehol
Chang
Hold Meeting Every Evening at Washington National Bank
Depositors, directors, and stockholders are invited to discuss the Agreement plan at the Washington National Bank headquarters. Depositors who signed or who have questions should visit at 7:30 this evening or other evenings this week. Interview any director. aim for clear understanding through open discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington National Bank
Declamatory Contest Winners At Crawfordsville High
Crawfordsville high school Friday night awarded first in oratorical to Victor Hesseltine dramatic to Verlee Orchard and humorous to Eldred Berkshire. Second places went to Manda Davis Virginia Miller and Mary Irene Edgar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville High School
Victor Hesseltine
Verlee Orchard
Eldred Berkshire
Manda Davis
Virginia Miller
Mary Irene Edgar
Winne
Juanita Herring
Sally Lou
Junior Hamil
Man
Donald White
Pup
Marion Williams
Naughty Zell
Girls’ Glee Club
Edna Hall
Dorothy Dyall
Gene Swartzenbach
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt Union students lift scholarship averages
Mt Union College reports an overall rise in scholarship averages with men students boosting by three percent and women adding one percent. The gains reflect improved academic performance across the student body.
League of Nations Tells Japan to Leave Manchuria
Beverly Hills dispatch quotes Japan’s defiant reply after the League of Nations urges Japan to withdraw from Manchuria. The league proposes wet nursing duties be given to America and Russia, which are not league members. The writer compares the situation to a policeman handing a criminal to civilians and hints Europe fears U.S. involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Cal
League of Nations
Japan
Manchuria
League
America
Russia
Europe
Supreme Court Reverses Damages Award in Minor Injury Case
The Iowa Supreme Court today reversed a Washington county district court ruling that awarded damages to Eleanor Gamoe, a small girl, after being struck by a car driven by Roger Colthurst on October 14, 1931. The reversal cited unsatisfactory instructions by Judge D. W. Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
U.P
Iowa Supreme Court
Washington County
Elanor Garmoe
Roger Colthurst
D. W. Hamilton
Re-Decoration in Washington Stores
Winter weather aside, spring cleaning and re decoration are under way in Washington business houses on the square. Klein’s clothing Ko walls get ivory ceilings and tan side walls by Longwell Roy Richardson. Oetjen’s seed store displays updated orange painted cases and tables by D W Hote. I Rothschild millinery woodwork changes to green by Russell Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klein's Clothing Ko
Rank Longwell
Roy Richardson
Oetjen
D. W. Hote
I. Rothschild
Russell Bell
Billiard Tournament Matches Schedule And Result
Oscar Cuddy defeated Zear Hinshaw 100 to 91 in last night’s Masons tournament. Tonight at 7 15 R L Grimes faces T R Phillips and at 7 45 Dr J M Lloyd meets Art Jones. Wednesday’s slate includes P J Wallace vs Lee Holland and Doe See vs Wise Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Cuddy
Zear Hinshaw
R. L. Grimes
T. R. Phillips
Dr. J. M. Lloyd
Art Jones
P. J. Wallace
Lee Holland
Doe See
Wise Long
Reister Creamery Contest Judging Nears Final
Judges have worked through roughly three to four hundred word lists since Saturday night. Officials hope to announce the eight prize winners and many honorable mentions tomorrow or Thursday. Washington Butter is highlighted as Washington’s own product and the creamery thanks participants for their strong showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reister
Washington
Hoover Urges International Cooperation for Economic Revival
President Hoover ends his administration with a Lincoln Day address urging nations to cooperate on economic recovery. He calls for stabilizing world economics through currency and debt concessions while opposing protectionist actions that harm trade. He warns the gold standard era and urges joint action to halt a vicious cycle of depreciated currencies and rising unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hoover
White House
United States
Europe
National Republican Club
Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Howard
Senate votes to kill abolish Coroners office in Iowa
Des Moines reports coroner offices will stay as the state senate defeats a bill to transfer duties to the sheriff. The measure aimed at tax relief failed 25 to 6. House sent nine minor measures, while the mileage bill moves toward Gov Herring signature. A tax bill for income and sales taxes is introduced. Gov budget amendment seeks to avoid state fund shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
State Senate
Senate
House
Herring
Clyde Topping
Treasury of
County Quintets Show Strength In This Year’s Tournament
Washington county high schools field strong basketball teams with a wide field of contenders for the county tournament at West Chester. Crawfordsville leads in the Tri County league with Ke-Wash leaders Brighton Kalona and West Chester also strong, others like Ainsworth Wellman Riverside likely to contend. First round opens Thursday at 2 20 with Crawfordsville versus Washington and ends Saturday with the title game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
West Chester
Crawfordsville
Washington
Loulea
Henry
Brighton
Kalona
Keokuk
Ainsworth
Wellman
Riverside
Crawfordville
West Cheater
Faculty Teams Set For Night Basketball At Washington High
Washington and Murrington School faculty teams clash at Washington High School tonight. Burlington seeks revenge after a 20 19 loss in last week’s close game. A 7 30 p m main event follows a 6 30 p m Washington junior college versus Roosevelt military academy bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Murrington
Washington High School
Buriington
Burlington Men
Washington Junior College
Roosevelt Military Academy
Aledo
George Freshwaters
Cardinals
Burlington
Burlington Junior College
Parsons Frosh
Special Band Concert Sunday by Washington Municipal Band
A free Sunday concert from 2:00 to 4:00 features solos with band, marches and overtures. The Washington Municipal band plans a social platform and seating for a large crowd. John Westphal was elected treasurer and Milan Thompson and Tom Stewart named to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Municipal
John Westphal
Milan Thompson
Tom Stewart
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bismarck
Ministry of the Interior
Bismark
Herbert von Bismarck
Count von Bismarck
German Empire
Brown
Bidwell
Boxer
National Bank
Phoeby Rogers
Supreme Court
New York Club
Chicago Fire
Clyde L. Herring
North Carolina
Rosenbaum
Chicago
Chester
Tion
Aledo VS. Cardinals
City Hall
William H. Woodin
American Car & Foundry Co
Alan Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodin
Commerce
Jesse I. Straus
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!