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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1934
Page
6
Harry Schwab of Oxford formerly of Haskins arrived last evening for an indefinite visit at the S. P. Hubbell home northeast of town. Miss Nita Corbin left this morning for Des Moines to spend a week or two visiting with friends.
Incoherent OCR fragment references Chinatown and a tribute with terms like gage and bunging, unclear meaning and missing context. No identifiable persons, organizations, dates, or concrete events can be established from the readable words.
Noon reports said Dr. McWilliams known as Huck and Freshwater, a Farmington native and veteran, were injured during a reunion event. McWilliams feared to have a serious concussion while Freshwater sustained head injuries after a car left the road near Riverside on the way to a basketball game.
Mrs. S C Douglas of Mairfield and Mrs. Leland Morrison attended a recent University basketball game. Washington residents filled the stands and many planned noon meals at the fieldhouse. An injured person with severe cuts to the end was rushed to Town City hospital. river inquiries could not identify the victims.
Government sues Standard Oil Company of New Jersey in District of Columbia alleging violation of the industry code by giving premiums to promote gasoline and other products. An injunction hearing is set for January 5. The complaint claims the company refused to abide by code provisions banning premiums.
Vic Westphal installs a jig saw circular saw and turning lathe in the store basement. He will focus on woodworking during leisure and may expand to manufacturing if demand justifies. He has produced fine display decorations and backgrounds.
In foggy weather and dark nights giant icebergs over 1700 feet long weigh about 36 million tons but rise only about 60 feet above water. Such monsters are very difficult to locate.
A brief reflection notes that true motives behind actions often diverge from self flattering beliefs, describing the evolving idea as a great discovery in psychology.
The Y M C A basketball team edged the Fast Five of Mt Pleasant in a close contest. Standout players contributed key baskets as both sides traded leads through the game.
Claus Johnson died Sunday in South Bend where he lived with his children. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Flynn-Lundquist chapel Chesterton and burial followed in Chesterton Cemetery. Surviving are children Edward Elkhart Richard Washington Ilona Herbert Vernon Agnes South Bend Laura Kansas and fourteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The saying by Hi Ho of Chinatown frames a critique of social Darwinist ideas calling fitness to be earned under ideal conditions. He questions whether society can reliably assign worthiness and honor in reality.
Des Moines Iowa January 1 A major Iowa Supreme Court ruling held that a motor carrier serving an association on a fixed route at set intervals is a common carrier and subject to taxation and the common carrier law. The decision affirmed the Cerro Gordo County Court ruling in the Rosenstein Northern Town Bus Service case, rejecting the claim that deliveries to association members made the carrier private. The court urged liberal construction to reflect the evolving automobile traffic and the law's intent.
Bureau of Navigation files catalog vast vessel roster from motor boats to transatlantic liners detailing ownership class and tonnage across fleets. The database spans small crafts through large liners with identifiers and specifications used for navigation and regulation.
Members gathered for a reunion at the Congress Hotel with dental surgeon Cap Harvey listed as a border. Dale Atkinson, company clerk, provided a roster of attendees including Brown, Maynard Brown, Jay Brown, and many others from towns such as Ft. Madison and Knoxville.
A compact diary of visits and errands lists Jill Harold Reynolds in Chicago for a short trip, Nick Baker shopping in Fairfield, Mrs. E. R. Strum in West Chester, and Mr. and Mrs. Thormas Sen with others visiting Harvey relatives. George Young advertised plastering services. The notice also mentions an auction in Washington Iowa and F R Mauthe and family en route to Los Angeles for winter with daughter Mrs. Mildred O Loughlin.
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