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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1924
Page
3
Washington residents head to Chautauqua Park for the first presentation of the Washington county historical pageant. Gates open at 6 45 pm with performances at 8 pm under Weldon B Wade and Albert Peters. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
The program begins at 7 30 PM at the Chautauqua Grounds with concert accompaniments for all numbers. Three thousand seats are available and crowds are urged to arrive early. The American Legion committees plan many attractions and a large parade featuring floats and comic acts will highlight the day along with bands and a noon address.
Concerts by the Wellman Mt. Pleasant Winfield and Washington Bands will be frequent throughout the day. The event closes with the second and final presentation of the Washington county historical pageant at Gohautauqua Park.
Federal intermediate credit banks have made loans totaling 76.6 million dollars to farmers in just under a year since the new credit system began. By May 1, about 27.7 million had been repaid, leaving 48.9 million dollars of government funds in use to finance crops, livestock production, and marketing.
The Washington County Historical Pageant advance seat sale begins tomorrow morning at Phillips Drug Store for the Fourth of July celebration. Due to expected crowds the organizers urge attendance tomorrow evening to avoid the rush and ensure good views. Tickets cost 25 cents and 5 cents each.
All city jewelry stores will close at 11 oclock on July 4 and remain closed the balance of the day.
Tooley, the British amateur Cyril Tooley, won the French open championship at Larboulin with a total of 290 over 72 holes. Walter Hagen, holder of the British open, finished second with 293.
On July 4th at Washington Oil Co. customers receive a balloon for every child accompanying them. The promo notes the balloons are special and the display includes Certo 29c and Johnsons products.
Chairman Al Baldrige announced parade formation details for Friday morning. The sequence includes marshal staff, color guard, band, speakers, and old soldiers in front of the court house. floats and decorated cars on Main Street. a pageant section led by the Old Mt. Pleasant band. saddle horses on N Second Street. Well man band with comics and racing cars. and any extras forming on N Ave B north of the rail. The route runs from Avenue B and Washington Ave to the Commercial Club corner before dispersal.
The U S destroyer La Vallette struck a reef off Fort Ross 54 miles north of San Francisco harbor in dense fog an hour before dawn. Reports said she was off the reef and undamaged and continuing. A separate notice from the Chamber of Commerce marine department confirmed no damage.
The speech argues for a progressive platform and warns against nominating a reactionary candidate. It credits Wm Gibbs McAdoo with enabling a progressive convention and the election of a progressive platform, asserting reactionaries would fail to draw support.
At Madison Square Garden on July 2 the New York delegation shows a break in Gov. Alfred E. Smith’s bloc as two New York members vote for Wm. G. McAdoo on the 37th ballot. Roosevelt and the New York delegation chair violate unity, urging delegates to follow personal choice. ballots 1 through 36 fluctuated between Smith and McAdoo.
New York July 2 The Democratic National Convention enters its fifth ballot with McAdoo and Smith leading a record field of 12 candidates. McAdoo shows a net drop from the 15 ballot high while Smith gains and Davis rises, as observers forecast continued deadlock in the race for the presidential nomination.
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