Prohibition Spotlight Ten Years Old in United States
The nine year old Prohibition regime is in the national limelight amid debates over a Harris amendment to boost enforcement funding by 26 million dollars next year. Supporters call Prohibition a farce due to funds. critics warn of a dangerous bootlegging network. Dr Scott McBride will speak at the Iowa League veteran meeting in Des Moines to discuss educational work on prohibition laws.
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Pennsylvania
Clinton N. Howard
Henry H. Curran
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Curran
Bitter Cold Winters Grip U S and Europe Cause Suffering and Deaths
Bitter winter weather blankets much of the United States and Europe with temperatures plummeting to extreme lows. Reports from cities like Detroit Philadelphia New York Chicago and Paris describe deaths from exposure, widespread outages, stalled trains, and homelessness as deep snow and hunger affect rural areas and public health concerns grow alongside influenza and pneumonia cases.
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American
Second Round of Y Games Tonight in County League
Second round of county basketball league games tips off at seven with Wellman versus West Chester leading the slate. Other matchups include Lenders against ? Brighton versus dike, while Washington Independents draw a bye as teams ride a cold spell into this week’s action.
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Atlanta Simagriardtmes
Getange
Coldest Day Yet as Winter Deepens
The passage notes eight days with zero weather this year and records a string of extreme cold. Yesterday marked the coldest day of the new year with temperatures staying at zero for much of the day. A midnight drop to twelve below zero and only brief rises above zero defined the forecaster’s feature, with potential snow tonight and tomorrow.
Officers Named by United Presbyterian Church
A congregational meeting followed communion at the church on Saturday afternoon. Stewart presided as chairman with Aletha Montgomery Nellie Tripp Sherman and George Maxwell listed among officers. R W Galloway and Farlane named trustees for three years Hingent treasurer and RF declined to serve. The meeting adjourned to April at 7 40 after supper for the consecration.
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Aletha Montgoman
Nellie Tripp. Sherman
Mission Treasury
Eorge Maxwell
Coor
R. W. Galloway Farlane
Treasur
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Davenport Man W I Bragg Dies at Home
The Davenport resident W I Bragg dies Sunday. funeral planned for Wednesday in Denlonsport. He served in Company I of the 116th Town militia in the Civil War and was well known as William Bragg’s grandfather. A conference report will be given by Bragg, attended by representatives from nearly every denomination in the state.
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C. A. Ram
Brad
Davenport
Denlonsport
L6th
William Brage
Des Moines
F. A. Moore
Trinity Method
Trving Fisher
Yale
Moore
Canada
South
Carolinas
Car Crashes Into Man On Sidewalk Near Jewelry Store
F R Harvey sustained a severe head gash and ankle injuries when a car owned by Willard Thompson, parked on the east side of the square, suddenly reversed onto the sidewalk and struck him. Richard Clark stopped the vehicle by cranking it down after the near miss with storefront windows.
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Richard Clark
Willard Thompson
Westphal Jewelry
Clark
Harvey
Kiddies Color Page Contest At Evening Journal
Widespread interest fills the color-page contest for the Saturday Journal. Young artists up to eleven color pages. five dollar top prize, two and one dollar runners up. entries due by Friday night and judged by the Color Page Editor in Washington Iowa.
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Virginia Elgar
Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Hoover abandons West Indies trip plans with Hughes talks
President-elect Hoover met with former Secretary Hughes at breakfast to discuss Latin American affairs and potential State Department appointees. He may alter Caribbean outreach, drop planned visits to Havana and other Caribbean nations, and return earlier than expected to lay groundwork for a March 4 inauguration.
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Cuba
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Mexico City
Towa Legislature Opens With Pro Tem and Speaker Named
Des Moines reports the forty third Iowa legislature opens with Frank Shane of Ottumwa named president pro tem of the upper house and Joe Johnson of Knoxville named speaker in the house. Oath of office taken for all members, with Carolyn Pendray singled out for note as lone woman legislator. Committees announced to inform the governor and inform the other branch that the houses are not yet organized. A joint resolution calls for a recess from Thursday afternoon to allow inaugural duties and study of the governor’s biennial message.
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Ottumwcordingly
Joe Johnson
Knoxville
Tom
Carolyn C. Pendray
Maquoketa
Shane
Tommitt
Tuesday's Five Best Radio Features From 1929 Broadcasts
A compact review lists five notable radio features from early 1930s network programming. Highlights include WOR Newark and WLW Cincinnati programs, with mentions of WABC network shows and WEAP, WAKE stations. The items span symphony presentations and prominent hosts, reflecting era broadcasting style.
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Newark
WLW
Cincinnati
Symphony Wabc
Columbi Weap
Nine Deaths From Cold Weather Hit Chicago Region
Chicago and the middlewest faced deadly cold with wind and snow driving temperatures 10 to 40 degrees below zero. Nine deaths reported in Chicago and nearby states, many tied to fires and accidents. Temperatures ranged to 41 below in International Falls and plunged across Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin. Train service disrupted. A fire burned a two story bank tower in Chicago loop as crews fought the blaze through frigid hours. Wealthier residents started moving out in large numbers.
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Roosevelt Declares Democratic Defeat Fuels Fight Spirit
Governor Franklin D Roosevelt says Democratic loss in the last presidential election will only arouse the party. He cites communications from about two thousand county chairmen across states as evidence of renewed fighting resolve and support for a national reform movement.
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Reservationists Open Direct Attack on Kellogg War Treaty
A late 19th century style notice reports that reservationists in the Senate launch a direct attack on the Kellogg War Treaty, amid community lecture plans. The event, tied to the Business Professional Women's Club, features Lew Surett delivering a talk sponsored by the Band P. club for educational entertainment and civic purpose.
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Special Services Start On Sunday At Presbyterian Church
Evangelist Rev Mr Jeambey led special services beginning yesterday, with Mrs Jeambey as song leader. He preached personal responsibility and being one’s brother’s keeper, drawing examples from daily life as the audience reflected in divisions of belief. Mrs Jeambey sang a solo as weathered attendance stood steady despite the severe conditions.
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Jurors Excused From Court Service In January Term
Members of the petit jury for the January term gathered in the court room with Judge J. G. Patterson of Oskaloosa noting excusals. Fifteen jurors were excused either for the term or to a later date. The court set jurors to be excused until tomorrow morning at nine o clock when the first case is to be heard. A firm assignment for which cases will be tried was not announced. Earlier the fraud jury, in session last week, reported for the term. Paul Witrig of Crawfordsville visited Washington Saturday.
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J. G. Patterson
Oskaloosa
Senate stalls vote on Kellogg anti war treaty
In Washington a one hour debate collapsed the effort to set a vote on the Kellogg anti war treaty. Borah proposed a two pm vote with 80 minutes debate for each senator, Reed objected, and the plan failed. Political maneuvering continued as resistanceists and officials debated the treaty’s interpretation and possible direct vote. Prohibition anniversary events and Hoover era political maneuvering also colored the day’s agenda as the house prepared to pass the war department appropriation bill.
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Hoover
Harris
Hardy
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Treasury
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War Department
Great Lakes states lose diversion case in high court
Washington January 14 The United States Supreme Court denied the injunction sought by the upper Great Lakes states to halt diversions from Lake Michigan. The case was sent to Special Master Charles E Hughes to devise a method to reduce diversions on a legal footing and restore Lake Michigan to its proper level.
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United States Supreme Court
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