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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1932
Page
5
Joe Farcaro, national bowling champion since 1929, is five feet three inches tall and weighs 124 pounds. The article notes his endurance and lifelong dedication to setting up pins, with pictures showing his at home stance and his pocket for strikes.
Doris Wilson 26, a University of Pittsburgh graduate and daughter of Butler County physician H. M. Wilson, was shot at her Evans City home in the early hours after returning from a party with Richard Kelly who is being questioned about the events surrounding the shooting.
Mrs Sailendra Nath Ghose announces plans to head a group of American women who will travel to India to offer civil resistance in sympathy with natives. The move follows Mahatma Gandhi's arrest and imprisonment.
The President acts as commander in chief of the U S army and navy and may use any navy vessel whenever desired. When traveling on a warship, operating costs come from regular navy appropriations rather than the traveling expense fund.
Records show 3,980 objectors in camps during World War I with 1,300 in Noncombatant service 1,200 furloughed for alternative service 450 sent to prison by court martial and the remainder in camp when the armistice was signed.
Dr Frederick Eberson of Mount Zion Hospital San Francisco announced before the AAAS convention in New Orleans that he has succeeded in cultivating and isolating the infantile paralysis germ. The breakthrough will greatly aid efforts to combat the disease.
Dr D W Morehouse, president of Drake University, urged high school graduates to enroll in college now to help themselves and reduce unemployment. He warned that graduates seeking work only worsens the current situation.
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