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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1932

Page

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Republicans Are Blamed By Raskob

John J. Raskob, Democratic National Committee chairman, accuses Hoover supporters of staging short selling on the New York market during the crisis. He denies doing any short selling despite evidence he once sold 78,000 General Motors shares short in 1928. He denounces anyone who would sell America short.

Washington General Motors John J. Raskob Democratic National Committee Hoover New York Raskob Senate Ameria

Kittenball League Reschedules Three Night Games

A revised schedule for the kittenball league moves three games to Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at the high school field on South Fourth Avenue. Matchups include Third Ward vs Second Ward Monday, Fourth Ward vs Button Factory Tuesday, and Troop F vs First Ward Wednesday at Berdo field.

South Fourth Avenue Button Factory Troop F Berdo Field

Munice couple visits Ben Briley home

Mr and Mrs M M Kline of Munice Missouri arrived yesterday and are visiting at the Ben Briley home.

M. M. Kline Munice, Mo Ben Briley Home

Five Drowned In Oklahoma Flood

Oklahoma City suffered a cloudburst that flooded the North Canadian river and left more than a thousand homeless. Three women, one man and a boy drowned, with unidentified bodies found in the South Oklahoma City industrial district. A six foot river rise near El Reno spurred rescue efforts to clear Capitol Hill of homes washed away and flooded.

Oklahoma City Okla el Reno Capitol Hill

Joanna Kyle Dies After Operative Complications in Cedar Falls

Miss Joanna Kyle, longtime assistant professor at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls, died at Sartori hospital after an appendicitis operation. Born in Washington in 1886, she earned degrees from the State University of Iowa and pursued work toward a PhD at Columbia. Funeral services are at her Washington home with arrangements by L A Jones.

Joanna Kyle Washington Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Sartori Hospital West Second Street L. A. Jones Funeral Home J. M. Kyle Carrie and Jeannette Kyle Joseph Addison Kyle Albany N. Y C. M. Fleming Noel Leona Sutherland D. C

Hausner Takes Off for Europe in Bellanca Monoplane

Stanley Hausner departed from Floyd Bennett airport at 9 46 AM bound for Warsaw Poland with London as his first objective. He aims for a great circle route using dead reckoning and expects a 4000 mile trip over about 40 hours with 520 gallons of fuel aboard.

New York Stanley Hausner Floyd Bennett Airport Warsaw Poland London Hausner Charles A. Lindbergh

Reassessment Ordered in Highland Township Tama County

Des Moines Iowa June 3 reassessment in Highland township Tama county was ordered by the Iowa board of assessment and review on petition of Tama county officials who alleged the Highland township trustees destroyed records and made arbitrary assessments.

Des Moines Iowa Highland Township Tama County Iowa Board of Assessment and Review

Judge state teachers college remembers devoted educator

The Cedar Falls chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution honors a longtime teacher who served at Casper Wyoming before Cedar Falls. She previously led Wellman High School and taught rural schools near Washington, praised by students for her ability and character. Her father died in 1926 and her mother in 1900.

State Teachers College Cedar Falls the Daughters of the American Revolution Casper Wyo Wellman Washington

Election Returns Communicated at Journal Office

The Journal will broadcast primary election returns Monday evening for county and state. L. A. Jones provides a loud speaker outside the Journal to relay results as they arrive. The state news will be carried over the Journal TI, N. S. wire service for those indoors.

Journal L. A. Jones

Candidates Stretch Field as Iowa Primary Nears

Washington county voters face a large field in the Iowa primary next Monday with many county district and state contests. Polls open at eight in the morning and close at eight in the evening across 20 voting places after consolidations. Conserved races include both Republican and Democratic contests with candidate lists printed in ballot order.

Washington County Iowa Lime Creek Township Wellman Franklin Township West Chester Brighton Township Brighton Nira Franklin Center

County Ticket Listings for Washington and Surrounding Areas

A dense list of candidate names for county and state offices across Washington Polk Webster and other counties. Includes nominations for Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Auditor Treasurer Attorney General Secretary of Agriculture Railroad Commissioner among others and county board of supervisors with terms beginning January 1933.

Frisco vs Outsider Comedy Amid Budget Talk

A bemused rant contrasts San Francisco charm with a Western country view. The speaker jokes about a LA man visiting Frisco and a Stanford student ignorance of Hoover. The note criticizes budgets and political manipulation, claiming taxes and the senate balance are frauds.

San Francisco Los Angeles Frisco Greta Garbo West Stanford University Palo Alto Herbert Hoover Senate

Local Supervisor Candidates Listed in Iowa Township Areas

A fragment lists candidates for the Board of Supervisors term beginning January 1934. Names include W. C. Hradek Lime Creek, T. H. Huston Crawford, Herman A Koenig Iowa, O. G. Patterson Cedar, Walter C. Sheets Dutch Creek, with D. Lewis Wellman and Harry L. Whittaker Washington also noted.

Lime Creek Township RE. D. Lewis Wellman Harry L. Whittaker Washington Board of Supervisors W. C. Hradek T. H. Huston Crawford Township Herman A Koenig Iowa Township O. GC. Patterson Cedar Township Walter C. Sheets Dutch Creek Township Roy H. Mapel Theodore W. Zillmer M. T. Coon Highland Township Ed Kos Jackson Township Wm. Griffin Riverside W. P. Wells

Iowa Ballot Candidates Listed by Counties and Offices

The text lists numerous 1933 Iowa political nominees by county for offices including Senator Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Auditor Treasurer Attorney General Secretary of Agriculture and local roles. Names cover Bremer Shelby Woodbury Dubuque Wapello Polk Humbolt Scott Boone Mahaska Johnson Jasper Lee Winnebago Cass Woodbury Washington Van Buren Johnson Oregon township Washington Lime Creek and more.

Fred P. Hagemann Bremer County N. G. Kraschel Shelby County Charles F. Lytle Woodbury County Louis Murphy Dubuque County Daniel F. Steck Wapello County Clyde L. Herring Polk County L. W. Housel Humbolt County Louis BE. Roddewig Scott County Francis G. Cutler Boone County T. R. Osborne Mahaska County Alex Miller Washington County Ed Bachman Calhoun County Edgard. Medary Allamakee W. M. Shaw Jasper County W. Storms Lee County E. J. Riegel Lyon County Leo J. Wegman Carroll County Edward L. O'Connor Johnson County D. Myron Tripp C. E. Walters Tama County Ray Murray Winnebag

Garner Bill Approved in Committee

The House Ways and Means Committee reported favorably the Garner relief bill by a strict party vote. The panel trimmed construction authorizations and kept high income tax rates and tariff elements in the revenue bill. A conference digest by Senate Finance Chairman Smoot showed amendments receded to the Senate, while a bootlegger tax was removed and the bill’s revenue outlook was $1.119 billion with a $250 million annual expenditure cut needed to balance the budget.

John N. Garner Texas House Ways and Means Committee Willis C. Hawley Allen T. Treadway Washington INS Hoover Hurley Senate Smooth Utah Senate Finance Committee Glenn Ilinois Crisp Treasury Congress

Rain Boosts Local Gardens and Crops

A beneficial rain fell yesterday evening and last night totaling 1.02 inches with .67 inches in the afternoon and .35 in the evening. May rainfall ran below normal at 2.22 inches. May's low was 39 degrees on the 28th and high reached 90 on the 14th.

Hollywood Cafe Robbery Stuns Celebrities

In Hollywood the Brown Derby cafe was held up by an unmasked bandit who fled with $1,000 after a crowded scene this morning. Police search for the suspect as celebrities looked on in alarm.

Hollywood

Spitale Seized in Times Square Speakeasy Raid

New York June 3 Salvatore Spitale an underworld intermediary in the Lindbergh kidnapping was seized by detectives and taken to a police station for questioning. One woman and five other men found with him were detained at the scene.

New York INS Salvatore Spitale Underworld Spitale Times Square

Chicago leaders pledge funds to sustain emergency relief

In Chicago on June 3 1934 eighty business and civic leaders pledged funds to sustain the citys 47 emergency relief stations for another month as destitution affects 600000 residents. The report lists officials such as Roy H Mapel and Theodore W Zillmer and local township names amid related election notes at Members Hospital Board with candidates Griffin and Wells.

Chicago INS

Diplomas Awarded to Faculty and Graduates

A long list of names including Helen G Alcorn Irene Lou Batterson Willa Briley Wilma Brinning Edsall Brown Mildred LeNora Brown Irene Vendette Bush Loretta Cantoni Robert H Carson Rose M Carbaugh Arnold B Carr Beth Clow Dale Crandall James Crawford Oscar Street Cuddy William Dayton Gilbert Dickinson John Edgington Leo Embree Gene Endicott Lucille Fetes Velma Finke Stanley Foster Karl Frederick Charles Fuhr Russell Griggs Myra Harvey Marie Hay Lloyd Helwick Cora Hotle Henrietta Hull Vera Jarrard Vernette Johnson Helen Jungbluth Mary Jurging William Kern Kindig Stanley Knupp Marian Larson Hazel Longer John Lytle George McAvoy Francis McConnell William McConnell Jr Laurel Lo McGee Troyd Marek Mildred Masson Martha Mathers Maurice Mayo Omar Meeks Fred Minden Lucille Minick Jessie Mises Charles Owen Jr Velda Parcelle Anna Plummer Marjorie Reed Phyllis Reeves Carl Rothlisberger Helen Sartor Mariella Blythe Scott William Schulty Wendell Shaffer Ella Shakla Marjorie Smith Jean Smith Vaughan Smith Helen Smylie Paul Snyder Edward Sorrell Mildred Starr William Stewart Duane Stutsman Edward Stoutner Eugene Thompson Hubert Turner Ethel Wagner Adrienne Wanerus Curtis Wells Donald Welsh Catherine Wilson Arthur Witthort Frances Witthort Orlin Wittrig Richard Young

Helen G. Alcorn Irene Lou Batterson Willa M. Briley Wilma Brinning Edsall D. Brown Mildred LeNora Brown Irene Vendette Bush Loretta R. Cantoni Robert H. Carson Rose M. Carbaugh Arnold B. Carr Beth Clow Dale M. Crandall James Daryl Crawford Oscar Street Cuddy William Stanley Dayton Gilbert R. Dickinson John Richard Edgington Leo L. Embree Gene W. Endicott Lucille C Fetes Velma R. Finke

Notable Class Members Listed for Junior College

The report lists Harold Ahrens Wendell Booth Lucy Bruty Kenneth Cline Ruth Cunningham Berne Enslin Dale Fuhr George Jones Lucille Knox Ruth Knox Henry Little Dorothy Masson Maurice Meyer Raymond Minick William Shields Ferdinand Skola Wilma Walker Leona West Burdette Westermark as current junior college enrollees or affiliates. The names indicate a cohort or roster featured in the issue.

Harold Ahrens Wendell Booth Lucy Bruty Kenneth Cline Ruth Cunningham Berne Enslin Dale Fuhr George Jones Lucille Knox Ruth Knox Henry Little Dorothy Masson Maurice Meyer Raymond Minick William Shields Ferdinand Skola Wilma Walker Leona West Burdette Westermark

Diplomas Awarded at Washington Exercises

Governors Turner presence highlighted a Washington high school and Washington junior college commencement. Ninety two graduates earned diplomas while scholarships valued at 100 dollars were awarded. Governor Turner urged self reliance and hard work as key to future success amid taxation remarks.

Dan Turner Methodist Church Towa Washington High School Washington Junior College Washington Public Schools Turner Belle Rice American Legion Auxiliary James Daryl Crawford Harland Mead George and Ella Griffith Omar E. Meeks Griffith George Washington Benjamin Franklin Abraham Lincoln Washington Iowa

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