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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1930
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Lee Goble and Mr and Mrs Will Linder of Fairfield spent the day yesterday with Mr and Mrs W I Hill on South Marion Ave.
In Outarde Falls Quebec a Danish diver Peter Trans is trapped in his suit beneath icy St Lawrence waters after slipping at 10:30 am Monday while inspecting a new coffer dam for Ontario Paper. Rescuers fight to surface him dead or alive after hours of failed communications.
The Senate passed a bill to raise federal annual highway aid to state governments from 75 million to 125 million dollars. The increased funds will be available for the next three fiscal years starting this year ending June 30.
Miss Ella Montgomery travels to Washington D C to visit her brother W H Montgomery for a month. Weather is fair with increasing cloudiness tonight and Thursday.
Universal thriller stars Joseph Schildkraut as a journalist marked for death by gangster Robinson after his wedding. The plot follows a fast paced chase ending on a spray filled motor boat off Southern California. Life guards stand ready as the hero battles the gangster to save his bride and himself.
Warner Brothers Vitaphone musical The Sacred Flame plays at the Fox Theatre with Julvne Frederick in the lead. Conrad Nagel sings without a voice double and is backed by Corrad Nagel William Courtney Walter Byron Alec B. Franci and Dale Fuller under Archie Mayo's direction. The film adapts Somerset Maugham's stage success and features writers Grant Clarke and Harry Akst.
Washington reports the senate privileges and elections committee voted unanimously that Senator Joseph R. Grundy of Pennsylvania is entitled to his seat. The challenge centered on Grundy’s December appointment by Gus Fisher and his role in the expensive 192 primary. The decision followed an executive session with Senator Nye leading the challenge.
The buffalo ranged over most of North America with grassland habitats from Texas to Great Slave Lake. It inhabited New York and Virginia and roamed west to the Sierra Nevada, indicating a broad historical distribution.
The Rosemary club met at Mr and Mrs John Cherry’s home and played four tables of bridge. Glenn Thompson won the high score prize. A red and white Valentine luncheon followed. The next meeting is set for February 10 at Mrs Cloyce Stewart’s home, an afternoon session.
Paris dispatch reports 14 men of the British steamer Knesworth clinging to the forward section after the ship broke in two amid a three day storm. Daybreak brought hope of rescue though darkness hampered efforts. eight comrades were rescued but one more was lost.
Deputy Sheriff Lee Wright died from a wound received during a gun battle with Mrs. Irene Schroeder of Pittsburgh and two male accomplices at Chandler on January 13. Wright was shot while officials attempted to rescue Deputy Sheriff Joe Chapman, who had been kidnapped by the suspects.
Local items include coal shipments from Paul Lumber Co with Kentucky and Iowa coal, various resident visits, and business travel by L V Emery A J Steinbeck and others. An auctioneer ad for D F Macon Washington Iowa appears with contact. Naomi Rhodes returns to Wellman after visiting J E Curl home.
Two bus lines on state highway 34 with intra state passenger rights approved by the state railroad commission. Operators Kansas City and Interstate Transit Omaha cover Clinton Cedar Linn Benton Tama Marshall Story Polk Boone Greene Carroll Crawford Harrison and Pottawattamie counties. Also local item notes baby born to Mr and Mrs Taylor Newell of Goshen Indiana named Marjorie.
James C. Stone of the federal farm board outlined a five part plan to assist agriculture in Lexington Kentucky. The program calls for promoting marketing of farm products, curbing speculation, eliminating wasteful distribution, fostering national cooperatives, and controlling crop surpluses. The board will help existing cooperatives while encouraging formation of national marketing co operatives. Stone noted tobacco's-specific aid depends on farmer organization and mentioned a survey to identify unproductive marginal land to be removed from farming.
Miss Vera Fear visited Washington to handle business at Iowa Southern Utilities. Farmers urged to spray Eby's Chicken Medicine on hens to prevent laying drop when cold. bottle suits 150 chickens and costs $1.50 sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy. G H Mayer of Keota and Fred Bleese of Havre stopped in for brief business. T A Michels opened a law office in Blair Building. A L Griffith back to work at Washington Loan and Trust after influenza. Manton Hebner travels to Des Moines for Phileco show. John Erlenbush visits from Havre for a short time on business.
A small cyclone near Lake Weir twenty miles north of Leesburg Florida killed a Black woman, demolished three barns and stripped several orange groves at noon today authorities said.
Mrs A J Dawson is ill with influenza at her home on East Jefferson Street. Miss Etna Dawson also at home from work at the Commercial Savings bank with influenza. Enna Jettick Health Shoes. 27014.
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