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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1934
Page
6
A cross section test demonstrates furniture construction quality. Montgomery Wards uses this method to verify adherence to specifications and overall quality. Wards August Furniture Sale begins Friday July 27.
Regular session led by Mayor R L Lytle with council members Squire Dupuis Hedg es Reid Morrow. Bills across General, Grading, Water, Sewer and Cemetery funds approved after finance committee review. Petitions for zoning ordinance and beer permit discussed. permit granted. Monthly treasurer and water plant reports accepted. several tax suspension and vacation measures approved. city purchases caps for extra police. Meeting adjourned.
Reverend G Logan Heiserman returns from a four week trip through northern Minnesota and Iowa visiting friends. Families travel for music, funerals, and summer leisure while Everette Johnson dies after an auto crash near North English, fracturing his skull and brain.
Dupuis and Morrow move to suspend Jennie Smith taxes on Fr Lot 9 North East Washington for the Board of Supervisors. Mayor appoints Dupuis to interview S. B. Smith about renting a vacant lot on Santa Marion Ave to install hitch racks. Council adjourns to meet June 5 1934 at 7 30 P M.
Thelma Kenefick of Eagle Grove will showcase her winning state women's title play in Des Moines with an exhibition at 2:15 pm on the YY courts, featuring also Kenneth Cline and Charles Okerbloom in matches. The final Cline versus Okerbloom is set for about 5 pm.
German jurist Johann Reuchlin published the first Hebrew grammar not written by a Jew in 1508, marking a milestone in early Jewish linguistic study and medieval scholarship.
Excavations in Germany uncover temples to Roman Greek and Asiatic Celtic deities along with Neolithic artifacts dated to 2000 B.C. The report mentions related events including a Republican convention in Des Moines and local threshing activity in Iowa Territory.
Hot weather delays have halted play in the city golf tournament. Only 25 of 41 first round matches completed after more than a week. All first round games must finish by Wednesday, with second round later in the week. defaults possible. Bill Shannon won his match over Harry Montgomery, Tom Brookhart edged Osear Davis to a decision at an extra hole, and Washington Wnvers had a match against Muscatine postponed due to heat and rescheduled for next Sunday.
Yesterday results show St. Louis beat Boston 6 4, Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 7 3, Philadelphia defeated Chicago 6 5, and New York won 2 1 over Cincinnati. Today games feature Cincinnati at Boston and St. Louis at New York.
Crawfordsville Aces lost 7 to 6 in a tight pitcher’s duel as Cotter tallied seven runs on ten hits. The Crawfordsville Legion won 7 to 6 in a closely contested game with Cotter providing six runs on four hits. Upcoming schedule lists multiple local games through July 27 at Crawfordsville.
The table shows American League standings with teams and win totals, including Detroit 65 33 and New York 53 33, alongside Cleveland 48 39 and Chicago 39 42. Upcoming games list Detroit at Boston, New York at St. Louis, Philadelphia at Cleveland, and Washington at Chicago among others.
The note discusses dynamite's impact on iron lead copper and related metal industries, noting cheaper explosive use influences mining and processing in new ways. It highlights industrial adoption and potential shifts in production costs and output.
In a Montreal domestic case the Quebec chief justice defined the term nagging as a constant reiteration of an unpleasant truth. The remark framed the dispute and reflects judicial language used during the hearing.
England holds the Wimbledon singles titles through Fred Perry and Dorothy Round and leads the Davis Cup, with Perry as top contender to win his singles and Austin or the Perry Hughes doubles effort providing a path to victory on home soil amid a hostile crowd.
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