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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1934

Page

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Iowa Corn Loans Top 23 Million in State

Iowa farmers and the federal corn loan program have issued more than 23.3 million dollars in loans. Yesterday 1,498 producers added notes totaling 74,161 dollars, bringing total farm loans to 23,326,151 with 36,227 farmers involved. Pocahontas leads with 54 loans totaling 44,530 dollars. Greene 66 loans 40,758. Pottawattamie 48 loans 34,988. Webster 46 loans 31,641. over a thousand borrowers in Kossuth and Calhoun counties also participate.

Des Moines Iowa Greene County Pottawattamie Webster Pocahontas County Kossuth Calhoun Counties

Auto Registration Boom In County In Early Year

County treasurer reports rising auto license activity with 873 cars and 88 trucks registered so far this year. Last year 4 710 cars and 618 trucks were registered. all vehicles must be licensed by February first or face delinquent status and potential arrest for driving with 1923 plates.

Bevely Hills notes on Hoover at Stanford game

In Beverly Hills a reader recalls Mr. Hoover at a Columbia Stanford football clash. The writer, a Columbia graduate, reflects on the game and broader trends in sports and economics, noting experts were wrong again.

Beverly Hills Cal

Thirty Churches Call for Spiritual Advance Leaders Sign

Thirty churches with a combined 27 million members issued a call for spiritual renewal at the New Year. The statement titled The Present Crisis as a Summons to Spiritual Advance was signed by heads of major American denominations gathered by Rev Albert W. Beaven and Rev Lewis S. Mudge. The document urges personal renewal in Christ as the basis for societal healing and greater Christian cooperation.

Albert W. Beaven Lewiss. Mudge Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America Council God

Borrowed Keota Man's Car Returned After Short Ride

Keota resident Marsh reported a car theft near the courthouse to Sheriff McCarty and later returned to say his car had been brought back in good condition to roughly the same spot. The sheriff had circulated the vehicle description to nearby towns but no arrest was noted.

Marsh Keota R. H. McCarty

Roosevelt Reports $7.5 Billion Deficit in Budget Message

President Roosevelt announced in his first budget message to Congress an overall deficiency of 7.509 billion dollars for the fiscal year. The figures imply large emergency expenditures by the government.

Washington, Dc Roosevelt Congress

Government budget estimate in dollars dwarfs human spending

Washington January 4 The government projects a 16 billion dollar budget for the year. If stacked end to end the money would reach about 635000 miles, nearly 27 times around the earth. Even a man spending ten dollars a minute from the birth of Christ would not exhaust the total.

Washington Christ

Roosevelt Seeks Two Billion Emergency Funds

President Roosevelt notified Democratic congressional leaders that he aims to secure two billion dollars in emergency funds during the current session. The discussion comes as part of a plan to cover rapid expenditures, with reports noting spending tops a billion dollars every thirty days and annual totals around 16.53 billion dollars.

Roosevelt

32 Masons Play in Billiard Tourney

The 1934 billiard championship at the Masonic temple club houses opens with 32 Masons split into six teams under captains Wilder Bell Ralph Gibson Oscar Cuddy Doe Lee and others. A round robin within teams precedes finals featuring the six team champions and Pollok Wallace the 1932 champion by virtue of last year’s victory.

Masonic Temple T. R. Phillips Pollok Wallace Wilder Bell Zear Hinshaw Tom Carson J M. Lloyd Ernie Rouse Carlingbluth Ralph Gibson Bob Jrimes Preston Wolf Floyd Noe Peter Cnossen Claire Dewey

Police shed tears over new tear bomb demo in Billings

In Billings a crowd of about thirty officers gathered as a salesman demonstrated a tear bomb. The device reportedly produced a rapid tearful effect, leaving the officers unmoved and without blushes.

Billings Mont

Russian Farmer Irakly Toumanot Rises Turkeys

Prince Irakly C. Toumanot of Persia, former colonel of the Russian Imperial Guards, has become a successful turkey farmer in Hancock New Hampshire.

A Stephens, Ainsworth Native Dies at 86 in Iowa City

Cornelius Allen Stephens died early this morning at University hospital Iowa City at age 86 after a three week stay. He was born March 3, 1847 on a farm near Ainworth and spent most of his life in Ainsworth with periods in Washington. Funeral arrangements are being made at L A Jones funeral home. He leaves nephews and nieces. He was a Methodist church member.

Cornelius Allen Stephens University Hospital Iowa City L. A Washington M. L. Orris Ainsworth Stephens Nerces Methodist Church

Social news notes from Washington Ro 4 area

Local households share visits with extended families and friends including the Linder Lambert Simmering Stephens and Masson families. Weekly gatherings feature Stevenson Zeck Keplhart and Wasson hosts with children Ariene Maxine Harold and George in attendance.

Washington Boyd Stephens Merla Harold Clyde Lambert Grant Humston J. Kk. Linder Howard Baker Ralph Lytle Ralph Linder Minnesota J. K. Linder Ariene Maxine Lloyd Stephans Eon

Sixty Years in Business Honored for Local Veteran John Shields

The county honors John Shields on sixty years in business at the same spot beginning his 61st year. A Civil War veteran, he was wounded and left on the field for dead but survived. His longevity is credited to humor, a never give up spirit, and Christian faith.

John Shields Mr. Shields Shields

Auto slides into ditch injuring Norton near Hedrick

Ivan Norton of Eyver-ready Plumbing suffered a head bump and minor injuries when his car slid into a ditch near Hedrick on the way home from Ottumwa. One wheel and other damage left the car unusable. Norton was expected to return home later today after a trip to Ottumwa yesterday.

Ivan Norton Ottumwa Hedrick

City Emergency Kitchen Feeds More This Winter

Charley Welsh reports higher demand at the city hall emergency kitchen with 904 meals served at the counter in December compared to 613 a year ago and 1 042 bowls sent to homes vs 590 last December. Total meals 2 306 vs 1 202 in 1932, including 452 counter and 451 home meals.

Charley Welsh Welsh

Slick pavements and walks slow Washington travel

Drizzle froze on contact overnight leaving icy sidewalks and slick roads. Automobiles faced treacherous conditions while windshields fogged from freezing spray. As temperatures rose later, ice melted to slush and water. Western Iowa saw some snow and sleet while eastern counties reported rain.

Washington Iowa

Orrs Visit Washington on Business

Mr and Mrs Ralph Orr of north of Crawfordsville were in Washington on business a day.

Ralph Orr Crawfordsville Washington

Liquor Sale By Druggist Is Approved

Des Moines Iowa January 4 the house approved a local option amendment to the state monopoly bill allowing liquor to be resold by drug stores on prescription. The amendment would limit liquor stores to towns applying via city councils with no popular vote and require two years before any discontinuation. The house deferred five amendments to the bill while the senate continued informal tax revision discussions.

Des Moines House Senate

Amendment Defeat Steers Iowa Liquor Bill Toward Three-Man Commission

In Des Moines on January 4 the state liquor control bill won momentum as the lower house rejected an amendment to remove the commission. The body approved a Teeter Reed proposal to cut nine part time members to three full time commissioners at 3600 dollars yearly, scrapping a liquor administrator. The house also defeated a private sale provision 86 to 17, keeping state control and salaries at set levels. Governor Herring backed the substitution, which passed 67 to 1, indicating a shift to centralized, nonpoliticized administration.

Des Moines Town House Representatives Speidel Washington House Teeter Marion Reed Mahaska Cunningham Polk Elliot Weed Madison Herring Fabritg House Liquor Control Committee

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