Bills for Prohibition Reform Move in House
In Washington on January 21 Representative Christopherson introduced two reform bills. One would allow U S commissioners to try prohibition cases without a jury and sentence guilty violators. The second targets digital operations and small manufacturers. Chairman Wickerham argued the first is constitutional as debate looms in both houses.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
House
Christopherson
South Dakota
Judiciary Committee
United States
Wickerham
Commission
Sigourney Plays at High School Tonight
Washington and Sigourney meet on the Washington court this evening for an eight o'clock basketball game. In the last meeting Washington won by a big margin and is favored to repeat. Coach Jim Shultz may use his second team considerably.
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Washington
Sigourney
Jim Shultz
Night Decline in Temperature and Prolonged Cold
Last night dropped to eleven degrees below zero with continued cold conditions today. Temperatures gradually moderate as sunlight returns but remain frigid under clear skies.
Samuel Knauss Dies in Oklahoma City at 93
Civil War veteran Samuel Knauss known as Uncle Sam died last Thursday at his daughter Ella Stephen son’s home in Oklahoma City. He lived in Washington long, spent years at the Marshalltown soldiers home, and was aged 93 with a brother James in Idaho and two other Knauss brothers in Company K Thirteenth Iowa. services held in Oklahoma City. The report also notes past damage estimates from Philadelphia smoke.
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Samuel Knauss
Washington
Sam
Ella Stephenson
Oklahoma City
Marshalltown
Eva
Sam Knauss
A. J. Knauss
David Knauss
Company K
Iowa
Dave
Shilo
A J. Knauss
James Knauss
Idaho
Michigan Man Expects Iowa Readmitted to Western Conference
Detroit dispatch reports University of Michigan official Aigler predicts Iowa will gain reinstate ment in the Western Conference after a report praising Iowa for cleaning up its athletic setup. He criticized the Carnegie Bulletin 23 for bias and urged impartial scrutiny. Des Moines notes Harvard would welcome a game with Iowa and questions Iowa’s athletic conduct.
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Detroit
Mich
Iowa
Ralph W. Rigler
University of Michigan
Aigler
Hawkeye
Carnegie Bulletin
Carnegie
Des Moines
Harvard
William J. Bingham
Bingham
Revival Continues At Baptist Church With Sermon and Duet
Evangelist Broeker praised the large turnout for Monday night’s revival at the Baptist church. A duet by Evangelist Boeker and Mrs. Vinz delighted the audience as the speaker preached on Lifes Greatest Experience using 2 Corinthians 5:17 as text, outlining how faith changes life and identity.
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Evangelist Broeker
Baptist Church
Evangelist Boeker
Vinz
Christ
God
Mellon Opposes Brookhart Plan To Buy Farm Loan Bonds
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon told Senate Banking Committee Chairman Norbeck that the Brookhart bill to let the treasury purchase 100 million dollars in farm loan bonds should not be adopted. He warned the wartime precedent could undermine banks by implying they cannot meet credit needs on their own.
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Washington
Treasury
Mellon
Norbeck
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Wallace Yard Continues Unaffected by Iowa City Sale
M C DeLong of Wallace lumber yard in Washington reports from Legh H Wallace that the sale of the Wallace lumber business in Iowa City to a St Paul concern will not affect the Washington yard. The Wallaces retain their yard in Washington and run the three yards from Iowa City offices. The Lampert company now owns the Iowa City business and operates more than forty lumber yards.
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M. C. DeLong
Wallace Lumber
Washington
Legh H Wallace
Wallace
Iowa City
St. Paul
Wallaces
Keota
Marengo
Lampert Company
Mrs John Speidel Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs John Speidel aged 42 died last evening at eight o clock at her home two and one half miles northeast of town after a brief illness starting with a cold at Christmas and a lung infection. Funeral plans await arrival of her Oregon parents and Mr Speidel s mother in California with services likely Friday or Saturday. Esther Leech born March 20 1887 in eastern Oregon married John Speidel February 16 1914 and has lived in this community most of the time. She leaves husband three children Ruth Archer and Mark ages 14 13 and 10, plus one sister and three brothers in Oregon. She belonged to the Methodist church and was active in church work and in the Kolah club.
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John Speidel
Oregon
Ruth
Archer
Mark
Speidel
Methodist Church
Kolah Club
ASK ALL MASONS TO ATTEND FRIDAY
Washington Masons are urged to attend Friday eight PM meeting at the temple hall to plan a new Masonic temple replacing the fire damaged building. The Temple Building Company and Masonic representatives will discuss structure type financing clearing fire debt and hiring an architect with work hoped to start in spring. Members express enthusiasm and many pledge support though size and location sparks debate about a two or three story design and avoiding a filling station at the site.
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Masonic Order
Washington
Ety Hall
Temple Building Company
Washington Square
Bergman Withdraws From Iowa Gubernatorial Race
Iowa Republican interest narrowed to three with State Senator A H Bergman of Newton withdrawing. Bergman will seek re election to the state senate and retirement leaves Ed M Smith Dan W Turner and Otto F Lange as the remaining GOP candidates for governor.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. H. Bergman
Newton
Bergman
Ed M. Smith
Winterset
Dan W
Fire Notes Mark Wreck Still Smouldering At Scene
Smoke hangs over the west scene as crews begin clearing the wall onto North Iowa Avenue. Washington concert band bass drum burned in rehearsals by a Masonic orchestra. Early estimates place losses at around $100 000 to $200 000 with uncertainty.
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Iowa Avenue
Washington
Totel
Washington Masons
Charles A. Dewey
Iowa
Zeredatha Council
War rumors inflame Bolivia Paraguay clash near Chaco
Reports from the Bolivian Ministry of War say troops are active in the Caraya region of the Chaco disputed district west of Fort Cacique Ramon. An official communique notes machine gun fire near Forts Cacique Ramon and Boqueron and counters Paraguayan attacks while Bolivian officials claim Paraguayans struck their posts to aid President Hernando Siles.
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Ministry of War
Caraya
Chaco
Fort Cacique Ramon
Cacique Ramon
Boqueron
Caco
Foreign Office
Hernando Siles
Funeral services for Mrs G H Eskamp held at St James
It is announced today that funeral services for Mrs G H Eskamp were held at St James Catholic church Thursday afternoon at 2 30 instead of Friday morning as first planned. The body is expected from Palo Alto California early Thursday morning.
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Wlre
St. James Catholic Church
Eiskamp
Palo Alto
Calif
Andover School Sets Aside 126 Acre Bird Sanctuary
Philips Andover Academy has set aside a 126 acre woodland tract to protect and study bird life, creating a sanctuary for winged creatures. The action aims to foster student interest in conservation and natural history.
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Andqaver
Mass
Philips Andover Academy
Lintz Given Three Months In County Jail For Liquor Nuisance
Harry Lintz pleaded guilty to maintaining a liquor nuisance and was sentenced by Judge Hamilton to three months in the county jail plus a $300 fine. Co defendants Coffin and Walters faced illegal transportation charges, pled not guilty, and the case was continued to the March term. Petit jurors were excused as trials had been settled or postponed.
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Harry Lintz
Hamilton
L Coffin
Dick Walters
Funeral services for James H. Laughead announced
Funeral services for James H. Laughead are set for 2 30 Wednesday at L A Jones funeral home. Dr F W Eastwood of the Presbyterian church will conduct. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery.
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James H. Laughead
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
F. W. Eastwood
The
Presbyterian Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Temple Wall Lands In Knupp Building Damages
A fire alarm drove Mr and Mrs A Bieter from their Knupp building flat to temporary quarters as brick and mortar fell through skylights after the Temple building wall collapse. The adjacent Pease family escaped damage.
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Knupp
A. Bieter
Temple
Knupp Building
J.L. Pease
Establishes Contact for King's Speech Through His Body
A New York radio engineer faced a high voltage shock as he kept the circuit live to relay King George VI address and the London naval conference. Harold Vivian, CBC chief control operator, steadied the generator after a trip in the control room. He endured leakage currents and spasms for about 30 minutes until technicians restored connections.
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King George
Control Room
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Harold Vivian
Car Crash Injures Girls At Y M C A Sled Party
Vehicle driven by Verne Garrett struck a small bob-sled behind a large sled carrying Girl Scouts at the Y M C A on East Washington Street near the Arthur Griffith home. Three girls Charlotte Ward Mary Juliet Lemmon and Jean Stewart suffered bruises and shock but no bones were broken.
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East Washington
Arthur Griffith
Verne Garret
South of Washington
Charles Reed
Bob
M Garret
Charlotte Ward
Mary Juliet Lemmon
Jean Stewart
Charlotte
Mary Juliet
Jean
Sunset Park
King George Opens Five-Power Naval Conference
King George opens the five power naval conference in London at 11 07 am pledging to seek disarmament and to avoid a repeat of the world war. Delegates express willingness to concede for world peace as discussions cover limits, parity, and reductions in armaments. The session adjourns to Thursday with further talks scheduled at St James Palace.
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London
King George
Italy
France
Britain
United States
Japan
Mediterranean
House of Lords
England
Henry L. Stimson
St. James Palace
U.P
Washington Wins In Initial Debate At Muscatine
Washington negative team defeated Muscatine affirmative by three to nothing in Muscatine. Debaters Cherrie McElhinney and George Jones led the Washington side in the opening round of the 1930 season coached by Prof. J A Taylor.
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Washington High School
Washington
Muscatine
United States
Cherrie McElhinney
George Jones
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