Enslin Explains Curran Co. Growth to Chamber
J W Enslin outlined the Curran company’s growth from a local tally card idea to a national business. From small beginnings in Washington and St Paul the firm now ships tally cards nationwide and employs regulars in Washington with a sizable payroll.
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Enslin
Car Jungbluth
Carl
American Pearl Button Company
Jungbluth
Dick Curran
St. Paul
Curran Company
Washington
Merle Lytle
Mr. Enslin
Mills Seed Cuse
Canada
Hawaii
Inslin
Chamber
Plan Revival of Dutch Creek Fair Near Washington
Men of the Dutch Creek community plan to revive the annual fair, halted eight years ago by bad weather and low spirits. Rev Carl W Klein reports strong local interest and potential support from Washington businesses. The event would likely run late August with a chicken dinner by Valley church women, and a large advance ticket sale was discussed with the Chamber of Commerce backing the effort.
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Dutch Creek
Helr
Carl W. Klein
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Temperature plunges then warms in weekend forecast
Washington Iowa saw a 37 degree drop from 92 to 55 with cool spells following hot conditions. Forecasts promise warmer weather by weekend as storms, tornadoes and lightning deaths affect the Midwest and emergency water shipments head to Creston.
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Creston
Cornell Bluffs
Iowa
Atlantic
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Chicago
North Dakota
Middle West
Tarner
Nebr
Roseland
Detroit
New York
Massacre of 400 Farmers Near Korean Border
A band of 300 armed pandits massacred about 400 villagers named Nantientisu as they headed to a village reclamation project near the Korean border. The cause of the slaughter is not known.
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Hardin
Nantientisu
Washington County 4-H Livestock Show Dates Set
Big Parade and livestock show planned for August 7 through 10 with about 300 4-H members exhibiting 50 baby beeves 20 heifers 12 colts 100 lambs and 50 litters of pigs. The Eclipse Lumber yard and other sites to host displays as Chamber of Commerce urges business support. Final day features a large parade on August 16 and prize announcements by judges from Ames and surrounding groups.
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Washington County
Caputo
Eclipse Lumber Yard
Roudabush
Sioux City Girl to Visit Bridges and Rouse Aunts
Myra Jane Knupp of Sioux City plans a Monday morning visit to her aunts Edna Bridges Ruth Bridges and Mrs BE L Rouse. She is a junior high pupil and makes her first solo trip to visit them.
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Myra Jane Knupp
Sioux City
Edna and
Ruth Bridges
BE. L. Rouse
Myra Jane
Senator Borah Faces Political Shift in 1920s Debate
The piece notes Senator Borah's winter with the Democrats and his intent to disavow responsibility for their bills. It implies a possible return to the Republican fold or a stance of independence, hinting at shifting alignments in California discussions.
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Borah
Helen Galloway Dies in California
Miss Helen Galloway died June 26 at her home in San Diego California Friends and relatives recall her as the daughter of the late James and Mrs Galloway who grew up here and served thirty years as a Methodist missionary in China Survived by three brothers and one sister Relatives in this community include Mrs Lioyd Walker and Lou and Marcelus Meek cousins The family moved away when she was young and most immediate family now lives elsewhere
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Helen Galloway
San Diego
California
Miss Galloway
China
Pier collapse dumps sugar into Delaware River
In Philadelphia on July 7 an old pier collapsed unloading 4 million pounds of raw sugar into the Delaware River. The sugar dissolved before it could be recovered. it was to be sent to a refinery after being discharged from a steamer.
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Philadelphia
Uio
Delaware River
Bruce Family Narrative Extends with Mrs Bruce’s Mother
Dr. and Mrs. G W Bruce host relatives as Mrs Bruce’s mother joins the gathering. The household notices a continued family presence and cordial reception during the informal event.
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G. W. Bruce
Bruce
Fletcher Opens G. O. P. Campaign
In Jackson Michigan Henry P Fletcher national Republican chairman opens the 1934 campaign criticizing the current administration as a meddlingsome dictatorship said to be backed by rubber stamp congressmen He decries a vast bureaucratic government and likens Congress to a mere parliament fulfilling royal decrees.
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Jackson
Mich
Henry P. Fletcher
National Republican
Fletcher
Ooo
Michigan
Mietcher
Hitler
Mussolini
Congress
Washington merchants report first quarter sales tax gains
Washington business men filed first quarter reports covering April 1 to July 1 under the sales tax law. Des Moines reports show the state has received 64048.91 dollars in revenue since collections began. A 32500 dollar portion came from merchants permit fees as the division completed its setup.
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Washington
State Department of Assessment and Review
Des Moines
State Tax Board
Paxton Sighted in Washington During Shopping Day
Anna Paxton was seen in Washington on a shopping outing today with local observers noting a casual visit to city retailers. No official statements were issued.
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Anna Paxton
Washington
Labor Crisis In Portland Minneapolis
United Press reports general strikes looming in three large cities with declared actions on the Pacific coast. San Francisco crews faced forceful waterfront removal by 2,000 soldiers while 15,000 potential idle workers loomed. Portland weighed a coast wide strike affecting about 20,000 workers as Minneapolis sought to avert disruption through talks with the regional labor board.
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United Press
United States
San Francisco
Portland
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Minneapolis
Cigarettes Worth 7000 Hijacked Near Bluffs
Sheriff Perry seeks three armed bandits after a freight truck near Council Bluffs was hijacked early today. The robbers took 7000 dollars worth of cigarettes and transfered them to another truck. Driver Stielow of Omaha said hijackers overpowered him on a steep hill and bound him before fleeing.
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Council Bluffs
Joe KE
Perry
Here
IF Stielow
Omaha
Dr Edward Harrison of Winfield Dies Sudden
Dr Edward Wesley Harrison of Winfield died suddenly yesterday afternoon after a brief illness. He was born in 1867 and graduated from Keokuk Medical College in 1894. Funeral services are planned for Monday at the Winfield Methodist church. His wife died about a year ago. He leaves three children, a married daughter in Colorado, a daughter in Des Moines, and a son Maurice in Winfield.
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Edward Wesley Harrison
Winfield
Winfield Methodist Church
Harrison
Keokuk Medical College
Colorado
Des Molinees
Maurice
Winefield
Dorothy Round defeats Miss Jacobs for Wimbledon title
Dorothy Round defeated Helen Jacobs of California in the women's singles final to win the Wimbledon championship for England, succeeding Helen Wills Moody. Fred Perry won the men's singles, and George Lot of Chicago with Webster Stoefen of Los Angeles took the men's doubles final.
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Wimbledon
End
Dorothy Round
Helen Jacobs
California
England
Helen Wills Moody
Fred Perry
George Lot
Chicago
Webster Stoefen
Los Angeles
Balloon Team Follows Major Kepner for Global Flight
Rapid City report notes Major B Kepner and Lt. Orville A Anderson led a training balloon ascent. They plan a next mission to pilot an army balloon into the stratosphere for the National Geographic Society next week.
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Rapid City
B Kepner
Orville A. Anderson
National Geographic Society
Sales Tax Receipts Corrected After Daily Check
Officials report 51 548 91 in sales tax receipts and 920 receipts correct during the day’s check. About 40 percent of receipts were issued incorrectly and sent back to senders for correction.
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Country Club C. of C
Washington Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Enslin
Country Club
Hubble Beginnings
Paul Gorham
Ralph C
Luther
H. H. Dieckhoff
Hans Luther
Bane WH. Dieckhoff
Nazi Foreign Office
U.S
Washington D. of C
Scott
Gorham E
Gorham
Missouri
Edwin Knupp
W. J. Roudabush
Joe Caputo
Clarence Logan
Steuart
Mission Streets
San Franccisco
H Sperry
Frank F. Merriam
California National Guard
Sperry
International Longshoremen’s Hall
Lower Market Street
East Bay
Beverly Hills
Cal
Potie
Staesman
HHS
Edward Hodges
Hodges
King Street
Tholpand
Mn AQ
Pend Repubelican Rally
Arpes Alito
Dis Moines
Frisco
E. H. Harrison
Miss Jacobs
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