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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1930
Page
5
Dr. McBride argues national Prohibition shows success using figures and public sentiment. He notes reduced public liquor presence, shifts in liquor trade, increasing congressional support, and compares prohibition violations to pre Prohibition era licensed liquor law breaches.
The history notes President Wilson vetoed the Val Stead Act but Congress overrode to enact the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act. Wayne W Wheeler led the dry forces while Roy A Haynes directed enforcement and pressed constant praise of the law. Brig Gen Lincoln C Andrews then led enforcement with mixed results and eventual resignations. Dr James M Doran and Seymour P Lowman succeeded in their posts.
Des Moines leaders of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Chicago and Great Western railroads depart after predicting 1939 gains. Rock Island plans a 400000 dollar Des Moines yard and passenger station improvements as part of a 50 million dollar program. Boatner cites rising grain and livestock shipments as signs of a bright farm state future. He says the October stock crash slowed but will not affect the overall upturn.
Fire in Mason City caused damage to the Princess cafe, the North Side fruit company, and the Drama shop. Investigators found a kerosene blanket and two kerosene cans in the cafe basement suggesting incendiary origin.
Creston Iowa coroner's jury finds Robert Hinchman killed himself after attacking Mr and Mrs Sam Heriford in a wage dispute. Mrs Heriford shot four times and both victims hospitalized with serious injuries. Hinchman had served five years for second degree murder of his wife, a sentence commuted by a former governor.
Washington reports psittacosis outbreaks with seven deaths and over forty illnesses. Surgeon General Hugh S. Cummings asks Argentina through the Pan American Sanitary Bureau to send psittacosis organisms and bacillus to Washington for study to find a cure.
Alexander Athas seeks a divorce from Anna amid accusations of infidelity. A key courtroom moment involves Athas admitting he spoke in Greek to Irin Markos, but the reporter’s record cannot include Greek profanity. Judge Bonner sustains the objection and the case is continued.
A joint ground search for Maury Graham, missing after a snowbound flight, continued as two men reported locating his plane near the Bristol mines. The aircraft appeared undamaged but Graham remained unlocated as crews pressed on through worsening weather.
The group refuelled at a point and then continued the search early today, continuing efforts to locate the missing subject.
Port Washington Wis Jan 16 Gilda Gray the dancer once tied to Milwaukee nightlife is finally free from marriage to G Boag. The pair divorced last year on cruel and inhuman treatment and the final judgment was entered. Boag, also her manager, allegedly drank and struck Gray. He received a Lone Island house valued at about 20000 and waived claims to her earnings. Gray began as Marianna Michalski in cabarets. her first husband was John Gorecki, a cabaret bartender, when she was 17.
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