Beacon City plans to tour Century of Progress exhibit
The Evening Journal promotes a Beacon City plan offering Washington county residents a complete all in one visit to the 1933 Century of Progress in Chicago. The package includes housing, meals, transport by train in 38 minutes to the fair, and admission all for one price.
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Runaway boy returns home after Chicago flight
Eleven year old George Schimek left Kansas City with thirty cents to avoid violin lessons. His father found him in Washington after the boy rode a Milwaukee freight train to Rubio. Sheriff McCarty and the father advised him to stay, though the family plans continued lessons.
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Des Moines Sees Heat Wave Eases as Clouds Gather
Iowa faces a fourth day of extreme heat with highs near 95 degrees and nights around 73. Thunderclouds and locally expected showers bring relief from the scorching sun and hot spell across the state.
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Beacon City Visit to Century of Progress Detailed
A continuation notes Beacon City features and the Century of Progress visit, describing exhibits and experiences likely to impress readers. The passage invites attention to the events and highlights planned for visitors.
Aged Wellman Woman Martha Sigler Dies After Illness
Martha Sigler aged SS years died yesterday at her Wellman home after about a year of illness. Funeral Sunday at four at her home with Rev. W M Moore and Rev. T C Kennedy, burial in Taylor Cemetery. Born April 8 1844 in Allegheny County Maryland, she came to Iowa in 1862 and lived in Lexington before moving to Wellman in 1910. She leaves a half sister Mia Eliza Johnson and two half brothers G F Sigler and H M Sigler.
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Seven arrested, eight fined in liquor raid case
Des Moines report says seven people were arrested a week ago in a liquor raid. The case today was dismissed for those seven, while eight others were fined five dollars each with payment suspended.
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Harris pair seeks marriage license after baby murder charges
Sibley reports Henry Immons 24 and Vera Leckband 22 of Harris jailed on charges of murdering a newborn baby in December have filed an application for a marriage license.
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Booster Trips for Pageant Promoted in Local Drive
A schedule for booster trips to spread the George Washington pageant message lists evening departures from the YMCA each night next week. The caravan runs Tuesday through Friday at 6, returning by 9 to 9:30. Many cars are needed, and drivers will wear George Washington colonial hats as the band accompanies.
Taxing Plan Outlined For Iowa Gross Income Tax
Fred A. Hinrichson of the Iowa Association for Tax Justice spoke to the Better Washington club detailing a proposed gross income tax to replace property taxes. He argued the plan would reduce inequities, not burden the poor, and would tax income rather than property with a likely rate around half to one percent.
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Mrs Lohberger Dies at Riverside Home
Mrs. John Lohberger 82 died at 6 15 last evening at her Riverside home after 22 years of invalidism. Funeral at 9 Monday morning at St. Marys church Riverside Rev B Jacobsmeter officiating Burial in Mount Olive Cemetery Riverside. Born Ann Podaris December 6 1849 in Bohemia she came with parents to Washington county. She married John Lohberger and lived in Riverside leaving stepchildren and siblings including Joseph Lohberger Mrs J J Minick Anna Colbert Mary Lohberger James Podarit and Mrs Hansen. Husband died February 27 1917. She was a member of St Marys church Riverside.
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Legger Given Jail and Fine in Bootlegging Case
Karl Burns pleaded guilty to bootlegging in district court. Judge D B Hamilton sentenced him to a $400 fine and four months in county jail, with jail time to be served at $2.53 per day if the fine remains unpaid. Witnesses included W Livingston and Green Squire.
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Kittenball Tournament At Wellman Sunday
First ward kittenball team will play the Wellman team and the MccCleery Calendar factory team in a round robin at Wellman tomorrow afternoon. The first game starts promptly at 2:69. Washington fans are expected to attend and admission is free.
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Evening Pageant Rehearsals Amid Heat Brighten Social Scene
The evening felt brighter than usual due to the extreme heat and the flurry of pageant rehearsals drawing crowds. Residents note the warm air and late gatherings as preparations continue for the upcoming event.
Campaign talk shifts to fish as Nurmi arrives
Beverly Hills columns note Nurmi the Finnish runner arriving from New York for upcoming events while Roosevelt begins campaign efforts. The piece satirizes candidates using fishing imagery to debate who should lead, asking whether a deep sea fisherman or trout advocate would suit the White House.
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City Golf Meet Opens With 18 Hole Qualifiers
The 1932 city golf tournament starts with eighteen hole qualifying rounds. Entries due to Harwood shoe store or tournament committee Ralph Gibson, Lester Orr, Wil Harwood, Hill Shannon by one week after Monday. Fee fifty cents. three flights of sixteen players. prizes for top finishers and traveling cup for the club champion after three wins. Vic Westphal seeks a fifth title amid strong competition.
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Colonial booth sells pageant tickets to fund local Y programs
Tickets for the pageant go on sale at a special Colonial booth on the square this evening. The Y and YW organizations sponsor the event to raise funds for costumes and miscellaneous costs, with local handling and minimal outside expenses. The ticket committee includes Glen Eldridge, Shirley Clark, and Mrs Gee Stewart.
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To Have Gravelled Road to Richland
A state highway plan in Washington calls for gravel on road No. 77 from Richland to the No. 2 junction near Keota. The nearly eleven mile project will create a gravel pavement from Washington to Richland. Bids are to be opened at Ames on July 20.
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Washington Band Tonight Selects Classical and Light Menus
The Washington Band presents a program featuring Invictus King Suite Anthony and Cleo Rio Rita melodies, Moonlight and Roses, Trombone Solo by Tierney, Overture by Mayo, King Mydas, Nights of Gladness, Three Musketeers March and Encore pieces Extraordinary Gal Some of These Days You're the One.
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Senate approves unemployment relief bill for Hoover signature
The Senate approved the conference report on the 2.122 billion unemployment relief bill and sent it to the White House for President Hoover to sign. No record vote was taken. all present voiced approval with no nays.
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Plan for Washington boys visit to Cedar Rapids
Secretary Leigh Soule of the YMCA says Cedar Rapids chamber of commerce will cooperate as Washington boys visit the city on August first. The group will tour local industrial plants after leaving the chamber offices following their Camp Wapsie break up near Central City.
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Post Office Construction Opens With 25 Men On Site
Sioux City reports twenty five workers on the job this day as excavation begins for a new one million dollar post office building.
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Baptists Attend State Assembly at Iowa Falls Camp
Local Baptists will travel to the Iowa Baptist assembly at the Iowa River camp in Iowa Falls from July 26 to August 2 for education recreation and inspiration. Rev A A Wing and family along with Elizabeth Wing visit from Peoria as they join Parkersburg dedication of a German Baptist church.
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