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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1930
Page
1
Storms and floods lash the country from the Mississippi valley to the West. Rivers swell and break levees, leaving hundreds homeless and causing extensive crop and property damage. Rescue teams seek a pilot missing since Friday and residents evacuate flood-threatened towns as winter storms continue.
Nate West of Long Beach California dies suddenly. Relatives here report his wife before marriage was Nannie Brindley daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Brindley and sister of Mrs George Stewart.
Mrs H W Russell will arrive Thursday morning at 3 43 on the Golden State Limited bearing the body of Mr Russell who died last Saturday in San Diego California. The funeral is set for Friday afternoon.
Judge D W Hamilton returned to Washington today and resumed the January term work of the district court after a weekend recess.
Pastor Evangelist L H Broeker of Chicago will conduct a two week evangelistic campaign over three Sundays for the local Baptist church. Known for leading a large vacation Bible school at Aiken Institute, he is praised for his speaking ability and pastoral experience. Washington Baptists invite all to join the effort.
Washington January 14. The administration emphasizes the prohibition program does not relieve states of enforcement responsibility as Congress begins Hoover's program. Recommendations by the president Attorney General Mitchell and the law enforcement commission aim to fix federal enforcement faults and keep states largely responsible for enforcing the dry laws nationwide.
The January grand jury resumed work this morning with Earl Smith quarantined at home for smallpox. J A Dickin son of Brighton was drawn to take his place this morning.
County Agent Harold Montgomery, voting delegate Max Waterhouse, and H L Walker, county farm bureau president, traveled to Des Moines for the annual state farm bureau convention. Walter Brown attended yesterday, and state vice president Joe Jones will also join from this county.
Police trapped three bandits in a dark west side corridor after a buzzer alert. Two robbers were killed, a third captured, and one officer was wounded in the dawn confrontation with Harry Sucherman and accomplices trying to force open a wall safe.
Washington high school travels to Burlington for a decisive Little Six basketball clash shaping the league standings. A win over Burlington with Ottumwa beating Fairfield could leave Washington Burlington and Fairfield tied for third. Burlington opens a new floor at the Y M C A, and Coach Thomason’s squad has played strong ball despite close overtime losses to Ottumwa and Muscatine.
Sunset Park gates now closed to automobiles and slopes set aside for youth winter coasting. City board action today allows children to coast safely while parents can permit outings with reduced accident risk. Slopes, ideal for slides, gained neglect due to car interference.
Straven Alabama January 14 six miners were killed in a gas explosion at Peerless Cahaba Coal mine. Officials investigated as the blast ripped through the workings about 1200 feet underground. five miners named Chalon Brantley Coleman Davis Arthur Lawler and Robert Vernon died and James Chesser was severely injured.
The Skinner children express gratitude to friends for kindness and sympathy shown after the death of their mother Mrs. Del Skinner.
Armstrong a United States weather bureau meteorologist urged residents in threatened parts of southern Indiana to be prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice and seek higher ground if necessary.
Elmer McFadden was in the neighborhood on business. The writer and husband visited Wellman for the poultry show last Wednesday afternoon. Mr Cochran of Ames spoke in the afternoon. Weather included snow. Frank Bruty Jr. is ill. Stephen Wolfer is sick with grippe. Dr Stewart visited Sunday. Fred Wagner lost a young mare to acute indigestion last Friday. Mrs Geart Cnossen and Betty Jean have measles. Eva Wagner spent the weekend with her parents. Marcus Kuhn is sawing wood this morning Monday.
Hugh McCleery spoke against the proposed thirteen month calendar noting more drawbacks than gains. He warned adaptation would be imperfect but possible. A junior college quartet performed two songs with Cortano guiding on piano. Carl M. Keck urged expanded air mail use to improve facilities.
Two Hungarian engineering students Sulkowsky and Bartha arrive in Sydney on a world tour by motorcycle and sidecar. They expect to travel about 60,000 miles during the journey.
Des Moines hosts the Iowa farm bureau federation eleventh meeting with about 6 000 farmers registered as the convention opens registration today and runs through Thursday The day features bureau contests 4 H plans and poultry egg marketing talks along with standard township certificates and reports from President Charles Hearst and secretary Daisy Williams who address tomorrow morning.
Hamilton Bermuda reports a new high class night club, the first of its kind here, set to open soon for American visitors after hotel hours for evening entertainment and leisure.
West Chester earned its first win with a 37 to 13 victory over Montgomery Ward as the county independent basketball league resumed after the second series. Wayland Wyman and the Y Leaders remained undefeated while Kalona and Ainsworth dropped opening games.
A fresh two inches of snow settled last night, taking the place of the earlier melt from a warmer spell. The fresh fall thickens the light winter layer across streets and yards.
Word comes that Rev. Nelson D. Rariden died December 31 at his home in Altadena California. He served as pastor of the local Baptist church for several years and is survived by his widow.
Burial services were held at Elm Jrove cemetery for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Orville Caldwell of five miles north of town born yesterday and living only five hours.
A small hotel fire on the second floor of the Congress hotel caused a few hundred dollars in damage. Firemen confined the blaze after quick action and a report from Iowa City guests Ray Dicu and George Fairall and Journal staff. A Journal linotype was harmed by chemical extinguishers as firefighters cut through a partition to reach the fire.
June Sheetz reports visitors including Mr and Mrs Robert Sheetz in Keota with Mrs Trier and Nora Tinnes. Nearby gatherings feature Nora Tinnes party and several family drop ins. The town operates a turtle farm supplying hotels and restaurants fed minnows.
An explosion at the Iowa Nebraska Light and Power gas plant in Shenandoah killed foreman Virgil Bettis, 35, and seriously injured co-worker Hugh Shadduck. The blast shattered windows up to ten blocks away, caused panic, and left the plant partly standing with gas production halted for days. Residents, including children from a nearby school, rushed to the scene as fires raged and authorities investigated the cause. Local reports described widespread damage and disruption to gas service.
The Y W C A elected six new board members in a yesterday evening meeting. Polls were open 4 to 7 30. Miss Althea Montgomery presided in Mrs Orville Elder's absence as officers and committees presented yearly reports. The elected directors are Mrs W L Alcorn, Mrs Lloyd Lytle, Miss Ida Harmon, Mrs B E McCoughney, Mrs Ruth Wilson and Miss Della Patton.
In Kenosha Wisconsin Silver Lake defeated St Martins 30 to 18 in a late season inter county league game. Silver Lake produced six doubles two triples and three home runs showcasing power and pitching strength.
The season kicks off with three Broadway premieres The Haunted House The Trial of Mary Dugan and the Spider marking a lively start to the 1927 28 theatrical year in New York City Madrid notes an engagement with the productions.
Four propelers on the Leviathan each weigh thirty five thousand pounds and have a diameter of thirty feet.
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