Deadly Christmas Bomb Ends Family Dinner Near Washington
A belated Christmas package exploded at the Hall home near Washington DC as Naomi Hall Brady opened it at the kitchen table. The blast killed Naomi and injured seven others including her mother Nora Hall and eight year old Thomas Hall, with authorities suspecting black powder dynamite and nails. Police across state and local lines investigated the parcel tied to Naomi Hall.
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Washington, D. C
John Hall
Naomi Hall Brady
Nora Hall
Public invited to Y open house and basketball game
Wet weather reduced turnout for the Y open house but a good crowd is expected tonight. The 8:15 pm feature is a basketball game between the Y M C A team and Crawfordville college boys, with a full slate of events from 5:80 volleyball to 8:15 Shields orchestra.
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Prografh
Crawfordville College
Shields Orchestra
Seaman Pastor Returns After Honduras Voyage
The Rev. Wolcott C. Treat, pastor of Atonement church in Westfield, Massachusetts, has completed a vacation by serving as an able seaman on the steamer San Benito. The voyage included a trip to Honduras and back.
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Westfield
Mass
Wolcott C. Treat
Atonement Church
San Benito
Honduras
Willebrandt Quiet On Prohibition Controversy
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, former assistant attorney general, sits in a Washington office amid prohibition uproar and denies supplying Borah or Brookhart with private evidence. She warns she will remain a private attorney and will not disclose her confidential files on enforcement personnel and permit leaks.
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Washington
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Justice Department
Willebrandt
Borah
Idaho
Treasury
Wllebrandt
Senator Brookhart
Iowa
Fairfield Washington clash moved to Thursday night
Fairfield and Washington will meet on the basketball court Thursday evening instead of Friday as originally scheduled announced athletic director George Fresh waters. Washington recalls Westermark from illness. both teams expect a tight contest after last season two close games. Scrimmages with the junior college precede Maquoketa Friday’s trip and Muscatine defeat in week two.
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Washington
Fairfield
George Freshwaters
Jim Shultz
Maquoketa
Muscatine
Iowa adopts Bergman road law shifting control to county boards
Iowa goes into effect with six new statutes from the 1929 session. The Bergman secondary road law places supervision of secondary highways under county supervisors, consolidating administration from 1 610 township trustees to 99 county boards, aiming for economy and coordinated road work.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bergman
Polk County
Used Car Market Place Is Started
Work began on a market for used cars on the former White Yard lumber lot at North Iowa avenue and Third street. The Washington Motor Company leases the 66 by 132 foot site for ten years to operate the facility separate from Ford, with a 40 by 42 foot building and a fenced yard for overflow. Glenn Mace of the Washington Motor Company said plans are not final and a manager will be announced later. The facility should open within weeks and cars will go on sale then. The Ford display car drew about 500 visitors yesterday with more expected.
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White Yard
Iowa Avenue
Third Street
Wilson & Roth
Washington Motor Company
Ford
Iowa
Glenn Mace
The
Motor Company
Mace
Christmas Basket Distribution Totals 104 This Year
The committee secured names from six agencies and delivered eighteen baskets by a Catholic organization, bringing total baskets to 104 for Christmas. The effort ensured many would receive thoughtful gifts this season and reflects cooperative community service.
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Mead
Unusual Southern California Weather Draws Rain Wish
In Los Angeles on January 1, locals lament the drought with only 0.32 inches of rain in six months, the driest period since 1898. Forecasters predict fair weather, as faith groups quietly pray for relief.
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California
Los Angeles
Mark Twain
Licenses Rise as County Auto Department Sees 1929 Boom
The county treasurer reports 4 265 autos licensed for 1930 as the rush ends. Trucks total 376, up from 318 last year. Nearly 5 949 cars labeled for 1929 with a projected 5 800 car plates and 550 truck plates for 1930. New blue and white plates praised for appearance.
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Automobile Registration Department
Bess Jones
All Scotland Grieves Over Fire Victims
Paisley Scotland January 1 sixty nine children under fourteen are dead and more than 150 are in hospitals after a fire and panic at the Glen Motion picture theatre A fund for victims relief has been started with initial large gifts from James V Bryson and Western Electric company others followed.
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Paisely
Scotland
Glen Motion Pcture
James V. Bryson
Universal Picture Corporation
Western Electric Company
Services Continue at Christian Church Sermon Likens Truth to Mirrors
Evangelist Coonrod delivers message titled Misused Mirrors Truth is a Mirror to a fine audience. He cites truths as liberators not shackles and references Robert Burns and a call to see ourselves as others see us. The sermon centers on knowing the truth.
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Robert Burns
Evangelist Coonrodt
Cambridgeer Exonerates After Vinegar Evidence in Drunken Charge
Nelson Brown stood in court on a drunkenness charge where hard cider offered as evidence turned to vinegar and cleared him. The column pivots to a moral reflection urging spiritual adornment through God's Word, faith, baptism, and virtuous traits.
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Nelson Brown
President and Wife Greet Public at White House New Year
President and Mrs Hoover opened the White House to the public for New Year wishes. Crowds queued at the northwest gate before the doors opened at one o'clock after the president met Washington officials. The Hoovers favored a quiet eve and prepared to greet thousands.
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White House
Washington
Hoover
Havig
Cooperative Marketing Meeting Opens 1930 Series
The first coopera tive livestock meeting of 1930 will be held Friday evening January 8 at 8 o'clock in the Washington Y M C A Community room. Iowa field man Francis H. Kelley of Cheago will address on Cooperative Marketing and the new marketing act. All livestock producers are urged to attend to discuss current marketing problems and become better acquainted. Everyone is welcome.
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Washington Y. M. C. A
Francis H. Kelley
Iowa
Corporative Commission Company
Cheago
Kelley
Trace Woman in Brady Paul Case
Irene Schroeder 30, missing, with two companions after the killing of Corporal Brady Paul. Her 4 year old son Donald testified at the casket about his mother. Police seek Tom Crawford and know Dague as a companion. family denies knowledge. motive linked to protecting the boy.
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Pittsburgh
U.R
Irene Schroeder
Donald
Brady Paul
Hickory
Benwood
W. Va
W. Glenn Dague
Dague
Viola
Tom Crawford
Joe Crawford
One Dollar Investment Implies Century Growth at Varying Rates
A dollar invested for 100 years at six percent compound interest grows to 328.30 dollars, while at three percent it yields 19.21 dollars. The contrast highlights long term effects of interest rates on capital growth.
Wayland shopper Mrs. J T Wenger visits store today
Mrs. J T Wenger of Wayland is seen shopping at a local store today, stopping to browse shelves and consider purchases.
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J. T. Wenger
Wayland
United States Welcomes New Year With Raucous Cheer
New Year celebrations across the nation featured late night revelry, big dinners, and hopes for a strong year ahead. New York reports orderly festivities with fewer arrests after stricter curfews and widespread closure of speakeasies. Chicago recalls roistering crowds and a safer, more restrained mood with officials reporting few incidents.
Weather signals strange change as 1930 begins
New year in Washington brings notable weather shift with overcast night, light rain, then wet snow by morning. Snow coverage melts quickly but indicates a temperature drop and northerly winds. Citizens observed the moment at midnight with quiet, decorous behavior overall.
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Mercury
Washington
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