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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1936

Page

8

Straw Hats Help Doodlebugs Stage Spring Style Show

Local businessmen Harold Lufkin and L. Karsten led the annual Doodlebugs spring style event in Newton. Attorney M. R. Hammer Jr. contributed as part of the planning team, continuing last year's straw hat tradition while noting the origin of the gin name as a juniper derivative.

Newton Harold Lufkin Newton Manufacturing Co. L. Karsten M. R. Hammer, Jr Straw Hats

Four candidates seek county superintendent post

Four candidates enter the race to succeed Harry Phillips as county superintendent. Local weather forecast notes snow tonight and Saturday with warmer temperatures expected. The article lists George L. McDaniel, a druggist, among the candidates.

County Superntendent Harry Phillips

Bring Em Back Alive Fang and Claw at Fox Theater

After nine months in the Malay Peninsula and northern India and a year editing, Frank Buck’s Bring Em Back Alive Fang and Claw screens at the Fox theater Sunday through Tuesday. The film promises new trapping secrets and Buck’s hairbreadth escapes as a worthy successor to his jungle adventures.

Frank Buck Fox Theater Malay Peninsula India Buck

U. S. Halts Deportation of Burlington Chinese Mother and Daughter

Mrs. Bing Gow wife of a Burlington cafe owner and her American born daughter Marjory Ann were returned to Burlington after detention in Chicago. Deportation of Mr Gow to China was pending cancellation.

U. S Burlington Bing Gow Marjory Ann Chicago Mr. Gow Chins

Fort Dodge Laborers Load 25 Tons Coal from Car

Thirty five men claiming WPA status took 25 tons of coal from a car owned by E. H. Williams, a Fort Dodge coal dealer, on Great Western tracks. They loaded the coal into trucks and autos without resistance. The coal was weighed as loaded, and earlier the men appealed to Webster county supervisors and Mayor C. A. Gar.

Fort Dodge Works Progress Administration E. H. Williams Great Western Railroad Webster County C. A. Gar

Morgan tells senators bankers not to influence neutrality

John Pierpont Morgan testified before the Senate War Munitions Committee in Washington saying the neutrality question lies with the government and that bankers loans to the Allies during World War I did not affect Wilson's policy.

John Pierpont Morgan Senate

Coal Group Warns of Fuel Exhaustion in Deep Freeze

Spokesmen for the group said their fuel had been exhausted during the last few days of intense cold and that they were without money to buy coal.

Two Beauty Winners Star in Dangerous Intrigue at Fox Theater

Joan Perry and Gloria Shea, listed as Nation's Model and Queen of Beauty of America's Radioland, headline Dangerous Intrigue at the Fox theater opposite Ralph Bellamy. John Wayne's The Oregon Trail plays the same night, with Wayne noted as six feet three and a half inches tall.

Joan Perry Goria Shear Apear Columbia Fox Theater Miss Perry Manhattan Gloria Shea New York America Radioland Ralph Bellamy Miss Shea John Wayne Republic Histories

Mail robbers receive federal prison sentences

Ottumwa residents were sentenced for stealing two mail pouches at Chariton last October and the nine government checks worth 706 dollars. John M. Smith, 29, got 10 years in federal prison at El Reno Oklahoma. Willard Davis drew five years at Leavenworth Kansas.

Ottumwa Chariton John M. Smith el Reno Okla Willard Davis Leavenworth Kan

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