12 Jan 1933
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1933
Page
1
The House wrote into the farm allotment bill minimum prices to guarantee farmers prewar levels for wheat cotton tobacco hogs rice and potatoes. Wheat base price set at 75 cents a bushel for the period before the 1933 34 year with latitude given to the Agriculture Department to fix bases for other commodities.
Speaker Garner promised immediate action to revise bankruptcy laws and bring the La Guardia bill to the House next week. The schedule depends on judiciary committee time, with Republican support and a push from President Hoover urging action.
Medford Mass Tufts College restricts the pledge walk in which a fraternity pledge is blindfolded and set to travel 20 or 25 miles from campus before fending for himself Officials say the change aims to reduce danger and ensure student safety.
Sheriff office records show 62 foreclosure sales in 1932 totaling 566 151 82 dollars. Mortgages prevailed in all bids with costs paid in cash. mortgage holders issued receipts. Defendants have one year to redeem property, with county general executions totaling 508 64 dollars.
Washington the Cardinals host Albia in a Blackhawk junior college clash after a 2-0 league start. Albia touts its strong season form and claims top status, signaling a tough test for coach George Pyshwaters and a likely full lineup. A large crowd is expected as last season Washington beat Albia 45-24 and 41-21, but tonight’s margin and performance are uncertain.
Secretary Leigh W. Soule of the YMCA announces a volleyball match tonight at 7:30 at the Y. The event features a Washington team versus university faculty members and graduate students from Iowa City, who have played here before.
Walter Keriz Beetle Jr seeks a 50 000 mile air circumnavigation in 600 flying hours over 90 days starting Feb 12 from Clear Lake. He will visit 51 countries including Mexico Guatemala Costa Rica and Europe and plans to finance via selling 1200 postal cards for one dollar each.
Beverly Hills humorist notes Shaw in Bombay started a war with 100 Indians killed. He jokes about Hollywood buying one of Shaw's nine scenarios. He scolds Congress on beer legislation and predicts a voter reprise in the next campaign.
Arguments closed this afternoon with Judge Hamilton calling a 9:30 a m recess to read instructions before the jury. The case, started yesterday and retried after supreme court remand, concerns damages from a 1928 tractor injury on the Brown farm and a faulty device installed on the machine. Lye Wilcox testified about making and installing the device. A separate matter, West Chester Savings Bank v J D Dayton, will begin next Wednesday for $5500 in notes disputed as paid by real estate transfer. Ralph H Munro represents the bank. Dayton is defended by Hamilton Updegraff and Wilson & Wilson.
Peter Koehler of Crawfords ville shopped here today at the local store, stopping by for purchases and browsing.
The Washington high school operetta Once in a Blue Moon by Noble Cain will be staged Tuesday evening January 31. Miss Helen Coffey directs the glee clubs and chorus, with announced cast parts and soon the chorus personnel. The show blends mystery and romance with noted musical and staging effects as students prepare.
Dwayne Peterson and Maurice Mayo entertained with piano and trombone numbers at the Y's Men's Club gathering. Karl Bevins joined on piano. Claude Tucker introduced the performers. Roger Sherman was elected club treasurer with other officers to be chosen in June.
Two masked men robbed the Neren Savings Bank in Berea Ohio taking 90000 dollars. A gunfight erupted as citizens pursued the bandits. One robber was wounded captured others fled with the loot. Clarence E K Fox aided in stopping one suspect and securing the weapon.
An unmasked bandit about 30 years old robbed the Everett Denison Sinclair oil station on Fast Washington street yesterday evening, taking four to five dollars from the cash drawer. He threatened the two attendants, forced them into a toilet room, then fled toward East Main Street. Officers suspect a quick getaway by car on Fast Main Street, while noting a similar recent Cedar Rapids holdup by a man of similar description.
Word from Davenport reports the death of David B. Johnson aged 75. He was a member of Washington’s historic colored families, left the area long ago, and is survived by two sisters Kya Guinn Turner and Josie Austin. His parents rest in Woodlawn cemetery and the body will be buried there tomorrow with funeral arrivals in Washington between two and three o clock.
Farmers in Washington county ready to join the Extension Farm Management project led by L. G. Allbaugh. Meetings set for January 16 at the farm bureau office and January 17 at Security Savings Bank in Wellman. Beginners receive a new book. record keeping and simple accounting will be taught.
Des Moines January 12 bills filed in the Iowa legislature would delay mandatory road levies through 1936 and empower county boards to halt most secondary road construction, restricting road funding to state gas tax revenues. The move came as Clyde L. Herring was set to be inaugurated governor, with Sen William Carden’s proposals described as the session's key development.
Des Moines reports Iowa legislators convene to set funding for state, county, and local government and to consider large tax cuts amid mounting deficits. The treasury lags behind by about 785,000 monthly, while the general appropriation bill seeks nearly two million dollars less than the prior year.
The square side store room owned by Claire Dewey is being remodeled under contractor IL FE Blick. His family crew will remove partitions and install four new fronts while redecorating the space ahead of a forthcoming business announcement.
Berlin outlines a one milliard mark budget driven by municipal taxes and state subsidies with two other income streams from Reich subsidies and municipal utilities profits. Net expenditures around 138 million. about 92 million to be raised by taxes, rest from transfers and profits. Major taxes include income, sales, real estate, trade, head, beer, rental, and an amusement tax, with real estate tax slated to 81.5 million. Welfare outlays remain the dominant expense.
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