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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1932
Page
1
Congress moved to vote on two measures. Senate action on Hoover's $2 billion credit program was near. A $150 million Depositors Relief Corporation would lend to receivers of banks closed since December 31, 19%.
William Stewart will play Seth Parker in the Seth Parker gathering at the Happy Hour program Sunday evening at the Y after church. Cast includes Mother Parker Alice Wolfe Captain Harvey Coulter Lizzie Velda Parcel Cephas Leigh Soule John Earl Kindig and Mrs Hooper Wilma Walker. The United Presbyterian boys quartet with Stewart Simpson Owen and Coulter will sing.
A group of young women from Elder Shannon Advertising met at the offices to map the 1932 Betty Low shopping feature campaign. Delegates from Des Moines Leavenworth California Missouri Muscatine and local offices discussed travel to Illinois and Indiana and coordinating with Orville Elder Ralph Shannon and Karl Melcher.
The Washington county Farmers Mutual Insurance association reports insurance in force topping 20,448,984 with gains of 899,324 for the year. Directors re-elected include W. G. Huston George M. Lord Ed Kos and others. James J. Benda notes 32,769.52 paid on 188 claims and a year end balance of 31,195.78. James M. Stone honored with resolutions for 37 years as director and 27 on the executive committee.
Washington High lost 29 to 18 to Muscatine as Barko dominated with a big third quarter. Jackson, Washington guard, also scored well, while fans debated how the game might have changed with different early chances. The report notes Barko’s ideal physique and coaching by Bob Kinnan.
The Democratic National Committee chose Chicago as the 1952 convention site on the first ballot with 67 votes for Chicago 19 for Kansas City and 20 for San Francisco. June 27 was set for the convention date.
Funeral services for W S Green were held yesterday afternoon at Sherman s funeral home conducted by Dr F W Eastwood of the Presbyterian church with a quartet providing music. Pallbearers included Ira Rathmel James Zeck Frank Wilson Palmer Babcork Roll Gallagher and Richard Johnson. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery.
Des Moines January 9. Iowa plans to surface 75 additional miles of primary roads this year, raising paving to 190 miles from 115. Total construction costs near 11.4 million, with 3.8036 thousand miles of paving and 3 thousand graveled roads reported by the state highway commission to Governor Turner.
Weather outlook for January 11 to 16 calls for colder conditions across the upper Mississippi and lower Mississippi regions. Forecasters warn of below normal temperatures and potential wind chill impacts as Arctic air moves southward.
The forecast covers the northern and central Great Plains and Missouri Valleys. Occasional snow possible in northern portions with no severe cold likely, though temperatures may drop toward the end of the week.
A fragmentary wire theme urges Uncle Henry Ford and Uncle Harvey Firestone to cable a request to check rubber operations in Singapore. The note claims rubber ranches could supply punctures for years at cheaper costs than wheat farms in Kansas, calling for rapid orders.
Twenty five Journal Carrier boys gathered at Mr and Mrs R B Shannon home to receive yearly prizes for best route records. Stewart Bell won the gold watch for 21 weeks of perfect service, Vincent Krabill the ten dollar prize for 27 weeks, and Maurice Putnam a five dollar bill for fourteen weeks. Paul Gorham announced next year’s awards and the boys pledged continued effort.
A nine indoor and three outdoor session boys leadership course will start next Thursday at 7 30 PM in the Washington high school auditorium. Fred Downing, vice president and county chairman, announces the program to extend messages and work to Washington county residents. Views on guiding youth and character building will be taught to anyone interested whether in scouting or not. Enrollment blanks are available from Fred Downing now.
Chancellor Bruening told reporters that Germany cannot continue reparations payments and warned that any attempt to uphold the system would lead to disaster. He said Germany has no elbow room to change its stance and urged others to consider the situation at Lausanne. The Lausanne conference date was set for January 24 after recommendation by the Young Plan advisory committee.
Silas Sewell, about 80, resident above the Lease restaurant, fell stairs this morning and suffered a broken collar bone and possible light stroke. He lies semi dazed and is being cared for at Dr. N. J. Lease's home.
Funeral services were held today for Rev. HB Hustvedt a pioneer clergyman educator and journalist who died Monday at the age of 79 in Decorah Jans UP.
James Clark a 79 year old resident of Washington died suddenly of heart trouble at his son’s South Second avenue home at noon. He had recent severe heart attacks and died while shaving. The body was sent to L A Jones funeral home for funeral arrangements likely Monday at 2 30 pm. Clark was longtime in Washington with three sons Charles James and Richard Clark living there.
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