Prohibition Transfer Bill Faces House Hearing Start
Washington reports a Feb 12 hearing date set by the House judiciary committee for proposed amendments to repeal or modify prohibition. The transfer of the prohibition bureau to the justice department remains under debate with a mid-session vote on an alcohol permits amendment revealing split opinions. Senator Borah criticizes 2.75 percent beer and unity oath proposals as unlikely to solve issues.
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Washington
U.P
House
Judiciary Committee
Grasham
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury
Justice Department
Law Enforcement Commission
Williamson
Expenditures Committee
Treasury and
Justice Departments
Alcohol Administration
Treasury Department
Attorney General
Congress
Nets
Senator Borah
Idaho
Senate
Borah
Stone
Oklahoma
Man Accused of Forcibly Grabbing Woman Ruptures Rib Case
Lincoln Nebraska January 29 Grace Hartment testifies she was held tightly at a party by Leo P Wells an acquaintance who restrained her causing multiple broken ribs She already has a $10 200 damage suit on file against Wells and told him to desist.
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Incoln
Neb
Leo P. Wells
Grace Hartment
Funeral services for Mrs Henry A Langenberg
Funeral services for Mrs Henry A Langenberg were held yesterday morning at St James church. Father Joseph O Donnell presided and pallbearers included Harry Whittaker Charles Ragman Ed Harmeier Dr J A Marie Albert Donovan and J J McKeone. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Henry A. Langenberg
Father Joseph O'Donnell
Harry Whittaker
Charles Ragan
Ed Harmeier
J. A. Marie
Albert Donovan
J. J. McKeone
Elm Grove Cemetery
California Race Riots Escalate With Bombing
California's race rioting intensified in Stockton as a blue sedan was seen near a Filipino club house that was bombed. The blast demolished part of the building and injured occupants lightly while police cited a black powder device. This marked the first serious outbreak amid white Islanders clashes in the state’s agricultural areas.
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Stockton
Cal
California
Charles Woodrow
San Joaquin
Doctors Explain Eradication Law to Washington County
About 150 county residents attended a court house meeting to learn how the bovine tuberculosis eradication plan operates. Dr. Peter Malcolm and Dr. J. A. Barger outlined testing all female cattle to two weeks and steer cattle by owner option, with slaughter and partial compensation for losses. Dr. H. B. Johnson will lead the program in the county with much work done by local veterinarians. a pre-meeting with county vets outlined steps and introduced participating doctors.
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Washington County
Court House
Peter Malcolm
Animal Industry Bureau
Iowa State Department of Agriculture
J. A. Barger
Johnson
H. B. Johnson
Mason City
West Third Street
Malcolm
Barger
Fred Reid
Jack Reid
M. EB. Dicken
Washington
Oldaker & Meacham
Kalona
Marner
Wellman
White
Riverside
Gingery
Ainsworth
Horner
Brighton
Morris
Keota
Iowa City Hosts Washington Debaters Tonight
The Washington negative team debates the Iowa City high school affirmative on the abolishing jury system. Washington's debaters Charles Berdo Willis Witmer join Berne Enslin and Mark Koenig for the 7 30 p m clash led by Prof J A Taylor who accompanied the teams to Iowa City.
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Washington
Iowa City
Charles Berdo
Willis Witmer
Berne Enslin
Mark Koenig
J. A. Taylor
Open Session Prep for Navy Conference Plenary
London January 29 delegates proceed with private talks ahead of an open plenary session. Allied leaders meet at Downing Street and Grosvenor House. debate centers on cruiser plans tonnage limits and sequence of topics. Italian and French views shape tentative agenda with six items listed by France Britain and Italy.
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London
U.P
Stimson
Andre Tardieu
Dino Grandi
Reijiro Wakatsuki
No. 10 Downing Street
MacDonald
Isobel
Wakatsuki
George Leygues
Grosvenor House
Japan
R. L. Craigie
Foreign Office
Tomorrow
France
Britain
Italy
Mrs Charlotte Steed Dies at 79 in Washington Home
Mrs Charlotte Steed aged 79 died at 11 20 pm at 1051 West Madison street after a paralysis stroke. Funeral 3 pm Thursday at L A Jones funeral home. Rev A W Henke of the Methodist church officiates. Burial Woodlawn cemetery. Survived by three brothers George Henry Strouse and John with sisters Mrs Thomas Godfrey and Mrs Ella Winters.
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Charlotte Steed
West
Madison Street
L. A. Jones
A. W. Henke
Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Charlotte Strouse
Ohio
Enos
Mary Ann (Wethington) Strouse
Grace Hill
Henry Lowe
William Steed
Woodbine
Kansas
Washington
George
Henry Strouse
John
Brighton
Thomas Godfrey
Ella Winters
Des Moines
Farmers Pressed to Pay Insurance Co Loans
President Hoover was told by Secretary Hyde that many American farmers face financial embarrassment due to life insurance firms demanding more collateral and higher interest on farm loans. Loans total about 9 billion with insurers holding around two billion, with moral suasion seen as the government’s tool.
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Insurance Co
Hoover
Washington
U.P
Hyde
Klein Challenges to Sawing Battle
Pastor Carl W Klein challenges the Rotary Club of Washington to a cross-cut sawing contest next week in Dutch Creek woods. Two groups of twenty huskiest members will cut for five hours with outside volunteers allowed, and all wood produced to be distributed to city residents in need.
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Carl Klein
Rotary Club
Klein
Rotary
Valley Church
G. H. Mayer
Dutch Creek Woods
Mr. Klein
Rotarians
Washington
Singmaster
Carl W. Klein
Expansion announced for H. and A. Bakery in Washington
E. T. Hansen announces a major expansion to modernize the H. and A. Bakery in Washington. The business will move from North Marion Avenue to West Second Street near the Studebaker garage, with possession on March 15 and a May 1 opening planned. The $25,000 remodeling includes a 750 loaf hour traveling oven, new dough mixer, auto pan cleaner and other equipment. The bakery, operating five truck routes with twenty employees, has grown rapidly since its four-year start.
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H. and A. Bakery
Washington
North
Marion Avenue
E. T. Hansen
West Second Street
Sweet Motor Company
Cox Motor Company
Studebaker Garage
Hansen
Anderson
Ray Cox
Cox Moto Company
Buick
F. M. Ritchey
West Washington Street
Cox
Sweet
Ritchey
Ten Below Zero Temperature Recedes Slowly
Last night saw temperatures fall ten degrees below zero. Forecasters say the cold snap is easing today as conditions moderate across the region.
Attorneys Prepare Trials in District Court
Attorneys are busy making up issues for trials to be held later in district court. Yesterday motions were argued preliminarily in two cases Wallace Lumber co vs Ada C Dewey and Cedar Rapids Sash and Door Co vs Charles Redman. Motions were filed today in Harold Bain vs M M Thompson.
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Wallace Lumber Company
Ada C. Dewey
Cedar Rapids Sash and Door Co
Charles Redman
Harold Bain
M. M. Thompson
Farm Groups to Press Higher Tariff on Farm Goods
Farm organizations plan to extend their campaign for higher tariff duties on agricultural products. Chester Gray of the American Farm Bureau Federation said the program mirrors earlier efforts during the tariff debates. Dairy products will be a key focus while optimism remains despite recent senate and house changes on specific items.
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Washington
Chester Gray
American Farm Bureaiu Federation
Gray
House
Senate
Berenguer Seeks Constitutional Government in Turbulent Spain
Premier designate Damaso Berenguer said he could not form a government before tomorrow while aiming for a constitutional regime reviving the 1876 constitution and summoning the cortes. Rioting students near the Royal Palace in Madrid shouted for liberty and a republic as police and troops reinforced guards around the palace.
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Madrid
Damaso Berenguer
Berenguer
Primo de Rivera
Cortes
Funeral for Mrs McKoon Thursday at L A Jones
Mrs Ida Lou Ella McKeon dies at daughter's home in Lake Forest Illinois plans funeral Thursday at 1 30 pm at L A Jones funeral home with Rev A W Henke officiating burial in Elm Grove cemetery She lived in Washington for years and was a practical nurse known as Aunt Lou Her survivors include four children two brothers one sister four grandchildren and one great grandchild
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Ida Louella McKeon
Lake Forest
L. A. Jones
A. W. Henke
Methodist Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
M. R. Porter
Washington
Jacob Harvey Burham
Glenn Arthur
Cloyce Earl
Burham
Chauncey McKeon
Nita Belle
Irwin Charl
Iowa
McKoon
New York
Ilenn Arthur Burham
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Cloyce Earl Burham
Nita Belle Porter
Illinois
Irwin Charl McKeon
Lorenzo Legrand
Wesco
Cleveland
Ohio
Nancy L. Fleming
Bomb Plot Foiled as Investigator Targeted on Michigan Ave
Chicago reports a bomb plot aimed at Patrick Roche chief investigator for State's Attorney John A Swanson. A negro attendant stopped the plan at a Oakland Square garage as bombs rocked Michigan avenue and other sites. Police say Roche’s actions against criminals triggered the attack. A separate raid near North Side apartments led to a criminal ambush capture. The Michigan Ave blast damaged a shoe shop in the Bryan Mawr building and frightened residents.
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Chicago
Patrick Roche
John A Swanson
Michigan Avenue
Roche
Oakland Square
Clifford Ones
Jones
Legion
North Side
Gold Coast
Michigan Ave
Automobile Company
Clement Jesuits
Bryan Mawr
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