Support for Agreement Grows as Agencies Push Codes
The industrial recovery administration works to perfect its campaign for universal acceptance of the agreement to raise employment and wages. Johnson and aides press codes for ship building and electric manufacturing while Roosevelt plans to appoint state and regional public works officials to accelerate financed projects. Trading on the Chicago board of trade is suspended again as grain leaders are called to Washington to discuss stabilization plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Industrial Recovery Administration
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Chicago Board of Trade
Washington
Rock Garden Opens at Main Street Park Annex
The Sunset Park annex rock garden is now open after over a year of work by T. C. Deal and Frank Skipton. A stone stream, lily pond, and island feature form a mini landscape with nine seed varieties and 28 tree species. Picnics aided by tables and facilities are planned with access via the Main Street gate or the Merle Lytle path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
Rock Garden
Main Street
Journal
T. C. Deal
Skip
Bir
Hhurlington Park
Merle Lytle
Retailers Meet Monday Evening in Washington Iowa
I Rothschild sponsor of the meeting of retailers in south eastern Iowa announced for next Monday evening at the Y M C A that the event cannot be opened to the Washington public to accommodate attendees from other counties. Invited are retail merchandise dealers and businessmen in the area. Speakers include K C Bieber congressman and N H Neilson secretary of the retail merchants bureau. The meeting starts at eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Rothschild
Iowa
Washington
Washington County
Rothschild
K. C. Bieber
N. H. Neilson
Retail Merchants Bureau
Des Moines
Silver countries sign four year silver control pact
Nine nations that produce or hold silver signed a four year control agreement at a session in London. The meeting took place in the suite of Senator Key Pittman of Nevada the American silver expert at the London economic conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
London
Key Pittman
Nevada
Repealists Lead Oregon Election As Returns Rise
Portland July 22 Repealists held a steady lead over prohibition forces as early returns from 1112 of 1785 precincts showed repeal at 50 098 and against at 2 690. The text notes continued public interest and references park annex efforts and unpaid volunteer work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Three Dead at Gladwin Identified
Three of the transients burned to death in the Milwaukee freight wreck at Gladwin were Day ton Bond 18 Joe McKibbens 19 and Kenneth Cheek 21 from Dewey Oklahoma. The bodies were burned beyond recognition and brought to Columbus Junction for burial arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Junction
Rock Island
Muscatine
Washington
Sinc
Gladwin
Milwaukee
Dayton Bond
Joe McKibbens
Kenneth Cheek
Dewey
Oklahoma
Orval Delavier
Charles Shull
Davenport
Dewey Portland Cement
Lynnwood
Gladwin War Front Echoes as Derailed Freight Bursts
Gladwin residents report a derailment of Milwaukee freight No. 86 east of town at 10 30 yesterday causing 23 cars to burn and a grocery store and the railroad station to be set ablaze. Four hoboes killed and a dramatic explosion witnessed as officials investigate the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladwin
Milwaukee
Here
Back to the soil plan and forest land purchase push
President Roosevelt orders $25 million to move miners from crowded industrial regions to farms as part of a broader national recovery effort. An additional $20 million is allocated for purchasing forest land. A weekend Potomac cruise precedes a major domestic recovery speech. In a separate wreck, four die and two workers are injured in a train incident near Ottumwa Iowa with a survivor mentioning a wife and seven children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Ickes
Interior Department
Washington
D. C
U.P
Potomac
White House
Iowa
John Kaharasotu
R. J. Ruckman
Dick Culberson
Bill Surgin
Ottumwa
Wreck at Gladwin Depot Shows Veteran Custodian
Side Lights on the wreck reveal John Hanley custodian at Gladwin depot with four wrecks in four years and 38 years with the company. W. M. Allinsworth owner of the burned grocery store declined to set a value on the loss today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hanley
Washington
Gladwin
Hanley
Journal
W. M. Allinsworth
Cut Period of Trade on N Y Market
New York stock exchange shortens daily trading to three hours from noon to three beginning Monday. Today the market opened with activity above prior records as July sales top 100 million more shares than any July. If the pace continues the year may surpass 1929 totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Charity Tax Proposal Repeal and Drinking Tax Wonder
Bevery Hills residents discuss redirecting the gasoline tax revenue to charity and unemployment relief. They propose a high tax on alcohol to fund aid, arguing it would be a painless approach and that even a large party could help hungry families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bevarly Hills
Cal
Roosevelt Son Eliott to Wed at Burlington Garden
A marriage license was issued for Eliott Roosevelt and Ruth Googins. George Swiler arranged the license and will host the sunset ceremony in his garden with a six o'clock wedding conducted by Rev Naboth Osborne. The couple will depart westbound after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Eliott Roosevelt
Ruth Googins
Art Worth Society
George Swiler
Mississippi River
Naboth Osborne
First Congregational Church
Burlingtoun
Reduction Seen in City's Budget 1934
City officials explain the 1934 budget estimates under Senate File 131 faced limits. Low 1930-60 levies, slow tax collections, and a 20 drop in property valuations kept expenditures high to cover debt interest and retirement costs. Budget planners noted more funds are needed since over 50 thousand dollars were unavailable to carry over as a surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
45Th General Assembly
Beatty-Bennett Bil
Henry HB. Dalley
Beatty-Bennett
Fourth of July Show Receipts And Expenses Reported
Lee Holland the treasurer released a statement on receipts and costs for the Fourth of July evening entertainment. Net receipts totaled 214.34 after expenditures 173.44, with 388.28 in receipts and 173.44 in expenses. Funds will support next winter’s emergency kitchen operations. Major income came from gate 193.70 kitten ball 46.50 corn game 51.35 stand 49.03 paddle wheel 2040. Major expenses included 57 for wrestlers and boxers 23.31 stand supplies 9.05 lights 18.20 labor and other small items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Holland
Kross
Unusual Garden Produce At Mrs Andersons Farm
Mrs Charles Anderson of route 4 brought two unusual specimens to the Journal office. A small prickly gherkin and a martini prohibition variety used in pickles alongside a shell of a three yolked ewe eleven inches in diameter. The egg was laid by an Indian Kame chicken in her pen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Anderson
Route 4
Journal Office
Anderson
Visit Notes From Iowa City Resident to Morrison Home
Hunton Seliman of Iowa City arrived last night for a brief visit at the KK b Morrison home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunton Seliman
Iowa City
Morrison
City Budget Shows Reduced Expenditures and Salary Caps
The 1934 budget estimates city expenditures at 63 420 dollars, showing a drop of around 14 000 from the 1932 total of 77 412 dollars. City officials plan further salary reductions and economies initiated by the current administration to maintain proper city government management.
Wiley Post Seeks Solo Round-The-World Record Flight
Wiley Post, flying Winnie Mae, left Saskatoon heading toward New York in a 2200 mile leg of his solo world flight. He refueled with 438 gallons of gasoline and aimed to beat the eight days fifteen hours fifty one minutes record, targeting arrival in New York within 15 hours. Balbo plans to depart for Italy with 24 seaplanes on the first leg to Newfoundland Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Wiley Post
Winnie Mae
New York
Post
Harold Gatty
Globe
Floyd Bennett Airport
London
James Molison
Amy
County Cork
Ireland
North Atlantic
Balbo
Italo Balbo
Italy
Newfoundland
Wayland Man Payne Dies After Illness
Wayland July 22 M. ce Payne a resident of the Wayland community for nearly 75 years died last evening at six o'clock at his home after an illness of about two years. Survived by his widow and five children all of Wayland: Edgar Homer Mrs Nina Bain Ace and Clarence. Funeral services and burial will be held at the Finley church at 2 30 Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
M. Ce. Payne
C. H. Payne
Payne
Edgar
Homer
Nina Bain
Ace
Clarence
Glenn
D. H. Barr
Harry
Washington
John
Whrtfield
William
Colorado
Finley Church
Des Moines Women Visit with Friend in Town
Des Moines resident Gertrude Nichols is visiting with her friend Elizabeth Dowell in town, enjoying sightseeing and social events during their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Nichols
Des Moines
Elizabeth Dowell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Covery
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
Bilbo
Oregon
Milwaukee Freich
Frankli S. Hutchinson
Col. Hutchinson
Teip
N. Y
Hell
Elliott
TEXAD
Chicago
International Congress of Women
Lena Madesin Phillips
National Council
Yi-Fang Wu
China
Shidzue Ishimoto
Japan
Rachel Crowdy
England
Muthulakshmi Reddi
India
Stow
Saskatoon
OC Payne
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!