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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1924

Page

3

Washington Varsity Ups Ottumwa 23 to 13 on Ottumwa Floor

Washington high school held Ottumwa to 23 to 13 on Ottumwa’s floor improving weekly under Coach McKinstry. Vincent led Ottumwa with five field goals while Washington’s forwards Thompson Elwell Hill and Marshall contested every shot in a hard fought game.

Washington High School McKinstry Ottumwa Washington Yount Reguer Duke Don Duke Ottumwa High School Vincent Niman Korf Hawkes of Oskaloosa Thompson Elwell Hill Marshall Kort Solomon Ninan Mattheney Grove Mattheney Grove Muscatine Guy Carleton High Schoo Gay Waymack Fisher Badham Howard Crone Conner Bevins Morrette Eastwood Palmer Bain Lewis McCall

British to Develop Beet Sugar in Suffolk

British plan a beet sugar factory at Southwold Harbor Suffolk to open next season. A 45 mile railway feeder will move beets from about 200000 acres to the plant. The factory aims to produce around 8000 tons of sugar annually.

London Suffolk County Southwold Harbor

Below Zero Temperature Rebounds to Eleven Above Noon

Cold spell ends as readings shift from one degree below zero to eleven above by noon. Weather bureau says the chill will be brief as temperatures warm today across the region.

Weather Bureau

Anti-Saloon League Plans Aggressive 1924 Drive in Iowa

Iowa Anti-Saloon League officials unveil a broad 1924 program to back dry candidates in every election and enforce prohibition laws. 1,506 local committees will mobilize in cities and towns, urging church involvement and stricter city enforcement while aiming to send a solid Republican delegation to Washington.

Associated Press Des Moines League Iowa Iowa Anti-Saloon League P. Mc- Naught Mc- Naught Prohibition Washington Congress Anti-Saloon League McNaught General Assembly KE. J. Moore

Want Bankers Help in Stabilizing Iowa Corn Prices

Des Moines Iowa January 26 bankers of Iowa are asked to back corn growers to stabilize prices through a new Iowa Corn Growers association proposed by A J Banks Montour. The plan, using existing institutions, may leverage the state warehousing act and a potential export corporation to lift grower revenue. The group elected officers and a board of directors including J J Ryan Webster county and KB Corry Des Moines among others.

Des Moines Iowa Lowa Iowa Corn Growers’ Association A. J Banks of Montour General Assembly J. J. Ryan Fort Dodge Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association The New Association M. McFarlin Association Webster County J. C. Dunn Polk County J. H. Habenieht Calhoun County W. W. Taylor

New paneled wedding stock printed by The Journal

Wedding stock featuring paneled design offered by The Journal printer. Printed or engraved to order.

the Journal Inquire Journal

Livestock Barns Burned at Seaberry Farm Near West Chester

A fire destroyed a barn at the Charles Seaberry farm near West Chester early this morning killing thirteen cattle and two horses. The blaze began about three o clock and the building and its contents were a total loss. Loss estimated over three thousand dollars with insurance on the barn only.

Charles Seaberry West Chester Seaberg Maxwell

West Chester Tigers defeat Sigourney 18 to 8 in fast game

West Chester High School Tigers beat Sigourney 18 to 8 with a strong fourth quarter surge. Ted Bauer and C Harland led West Chester while Sigourney's forward played through an ankle injury. Referee Lisle Ware from Penn College officiated the fast, clean contest. Coach Tandy plans a home date with Lacey next Friday.

West Chester West Chester “Tigers Sigourney High School Tigers Sigourney Guards Sigourney Ted Bauer C. Harland Tandy Lacey

Trainer Teaches Language of Wild Animals in Berlin Circus

Berlin editor reports Otto Seiler Jackson a tiger trainer with 25 years in the business. He says man eating beasts have a language learned by living with them and studying their moods. He cites voice, daily movement, and variety as keys while noting feeding tigers is tough due to meat shortages and prices.

Berlin Otto Seiler-Jackson Seiler-Jackson Europe Hagenbach Hamburg India Lord George Saenger Bostock England Roosevelt Africa Bourbonnel Jackson Becaues

De Molay Loses 20 Members to Keota

Amos Chapter of De Molay reports twenty Keota residents leaving to form a new Keota chapter on February 6. Washington Chapter to institute the new Keota unit as Amos Chapter’s fifty members drop to reflect the loss. Glenn Eldridge resigns as master councillor to attend college. vacancies filled. Officers: Clarence Carris master councillor Wade Crone senior councillor Olav Bramer junior councillor Tom Carson senior deacon Robert Shields junior deacon Carl Kunath treasurer James Sexton scribe.

Amos Order of de Molay Keota Washington de Molay Glenn Eldridge Clarence Carris Wade Crone Olav Bramer Tom Carson Robert Shields Carl Kunath James Sexton

French Naval Units Named for Animals of the Jungle and Sea

France selects animal themed names for new naval ships under the Washington accord program. New cruisers bear names linked to admirals and wildlife while destroyers and submarines carry a mix of fierce animal and mythic female names. Ships ordered for 1924 25 expected to be in service by mid 1925.

Paris Lorient Saint Nazaire Nantes Clemenceau Seven Seas Dunkirk Riviera Lave Havre Orage Caen Simoun Tramontane Mediterranean Pyrenes Alps Bordeauix Harfieur Ministry of Marine Cherbourg Brest Dauphin Toulon

Antisaloon League Reelects Hillman President

Rev. John L. Hillman of Simpson College was reelected president of the Iowa Anti-Saloon League at Des Moines while D N McMillan of Sioux City was chosen secretary. The convention backed a campaign program to press public officers to enforce liquor laws and urged dry forces to lead a national example.

Associated Press Des Moines John L. Hillman Simpson College Iowa Anti-Saloon League DN. McMillan Sioux City America

Ferrells Star in Cedar Falls Oratorical Contest Duet

Mr and Mrs Grover Ferrell of Washington performed a vocal duet O That We Two Were Maying by Smith in the thirtieth annual contest at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. They entered twice and their singing drew favorable notice from the program attendees.

Ferrells Cedar Falls Grover Ferrell Washington Iowa State Teachers’ College Smith

Sullivan and Jablonski Indicted in Mann Act Case

Chicago January 26 federal grand jury indicted Thomas P Sullivan and Jeie Jablonski for allegedly bringing two young women from Cedar Rapids Iowa to Chicago in violation of the Mann Act.

Chicenge Chicago Thomas P. Sullivan Jeie Jablonski Federal Grand Jury Cedar Rapida Chicase

Finish testimony in drainage case heard in Kalona district

Judge Hamilton set 9 am Monday for hearings on the Martha G. Snider drainage dispute with the county board of supervisors. Jury trials begin Tuesday, likely spanning weeks, with several cases to be heard, including the supervisor controversy as the last jury matter.

Martha G. Snider County Board of Supervisors Kalona Hamilton Washington County

Mellon Income Division Proposal Rejected by Committee

Washington January 26 The Ways and Means Committee rejected Secretary Mellon’s recommendation to bar husbands and wives from splitting family income for filing separate tax returns as allowed in eight states.

Associated Press Washington Mellon House Ways and Means Committee

Republicans to Convene in St. Paul for March Convention

Minnesota Republican state central committee members meeting in St. Paul issued a call for a state convention on March 8 to select seven delegates at large to the party’s national convention in Cleveland.

ST. Paul Republican State Central Committee of Minnesota Cleveland

Attorneys General to Probe Gasoline Prices

Anoth er conference of attorneys general will meet immediately to investigate rising gasoline prices. Georgia Attorney General Napier and Nebraska Attorney General Spillman announced the plan, possibly to be held in Washington.

Associated Press Atlanta Geogre Napier Georgia Spillman Nebraska Washington

Dakota robber is caught at Fort Dodge

John Hanrahan charged with stealing an automobile belonging to Mark Kuhnen was found guilty of first degree robbery after a pursuit through several northwest towns that ended in Fort Dodge Iowa. Two Huron policemen were shot during the incident and Hanrahan was captured following the chase.

The Associated Press Huron John Hanrahan Mark Kuniven Hanrahan Fort Dodge Iowa

Senate Moves to Limit Woods Authority in Province Boundaries

The Senate approved a bill removing the governor general’s power to alter provincial and town boundaries at his discretion. The measure places such authority in the legislature, sending the bill to the House.

Associated Press Manila Senate

Pennies for Relief Aid In German Child Camp Appeal

In Los Angeles on January 25 the executive committee reported $9,000 raised for the German child relief campampaign. A spokesman said inmates at the Norwalk county poor farm were moved by German poverty and suffering and contributed through the drive.

Los Angeles Norwalk Ane Anems Germany

Miss Lucille Reynolds Visits Miss Clara Wallace

Miss Lucille Reynolds of the tenth came last evening to visit Miss Clara Wallace.

Lucille Reynolds Clara Wallace

Car of oil meal on track Monday afternoon and Tuesday

Farmers' Co-Operative Exchange reports a car shipment of oil meal arriving and slated for track delivery Monday afternoon and Tuesday.

Farmers’ Co-Operative Exchange

Glen Laffer of Washington Seeks Ft. Dodge Postmaster Job

Glen Laffer a former county resident and brother in law of Mrs. C A Dewey is a candidate for postmaster in Ft Dodge where he now lives. He recently became Adjutant of the Ft Dodge American Legion post and has a noted WWI record including service as a captain on the Mexican border and major in 1917. He later instructed at Fort Sill and served with the First Division and the Sixty first British division overseas before returning to Washington Iowa and moving to Fort Dodge three years ago to work for A Garlock Insurance.

Glen Laffer C. A. Dewey Ft. Dodge Glenn American Legion Laffer L. 8. Patterson Ft Dodge National Guard Washington Iown Mr. Laffer Fort Sill Oklahoma Deming Iowa Fort Dodge A. Garlock Insurance Agency

White Sox to Take Six New Players in 1924 Training

Chicago readers learn the White Sox will bring thirty three players to Winter Haven Florida in March for the 1924 season. Six newcomers are John Burns J Stub Gallagher Richard Falvey Admiral Martin Joe Rabbit and Milton Steengrafe. The roster also includes fourteen pitchers such as Doug McWeeney and Harry Courtney.

Associated Press Chicago White Sox Winter Haven Florida John F. Burns Shreveport J. Stub Gallagher Three Rivers Canada Richard Falvey Notre Dame Admiral Martin Quebe¢c Joe Rabbit Muskogee Milton Steengrafe Doug McWeeney Harry Courtney San Francisco

Vanity and the Wounding Pride of Others

A compact reflection on vanity noting that others pride wounds us by its display. The saying frames social perception as a mirror that amplifies own insecurities and discomfort.

Smiles the dog stars in The Huntress at Fox Theatre

Colleen Moore leads a First National comedy drama The Huntress shown today and tonight at the Fox Theatre. The famous dog Smiles was chosen for the part for its unique ability to shed tears on cue and to act with minimal effort.

Colleen Moore Fox Theatre Los Angles Lioyd Hughes Bela

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