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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1932
Page
4
Not So Bad Not So Bad Iowa Survey Notes Coffin Trade
The Iowa Employment Survey reports generally weak business across many lines with few improvements. An upbeat note comes from the coffin industry showing no uptick while furniture faces slow cash down payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rogers
What is the liquor harvest and its woes across eras
A compilation of authorities offers six statements on liquor’s impact in saloon days and under prohibition. Cardinal Mercier says liquor destroys more lives than war, while common knowledge notes drunken armies. The National Educational Association cites educational harm, and the Salvation Army with Samuel Dow links broad poverty to drink. Additional claims include higher arrest rates for drunkenness and double alcoholism deaths during prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Mercier
National Educational Association
Salvation Army
Samuel Dow
Bruere
Alcohol Information Committee
New York World Almanac
Liquor Reform Debate Prompts Strong Prohibition Arguments
The article recounts a pro prohibition argument stressing liquor’s negative impact on wages and economy. It cites experts from Yale and Columbia and notes strong medical opposition to alcohol. It argues regulation has failed and urges a revolutionary reform to civil policy.
St Marys church graduation highlights Riverside notices
The Riverside program at St Marys hall includes 8th grade diplomas and a June 5 commencement at St Marys church for seven seniors led by Rev J J Hopkins. Honors are to be conferred by Rev B Jacobsmeier and others. A June 19 alumni banquet is planned, with a Riverside Garden club meeting June 7 hosted by Mrs J W Mellecker. A large Knebel family reunion and a Senior Needle club gathering are noted among local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
St. Mary's Hall
St. Mary's School
Brb. Jacobsmeier
Whispering Hope
Mary Gertrude Griffin
Dorothy Klein
House of the Heart
Mary's
St. Mary's Church
J. J. Hopkins
Solon
Evangeline Schradel
Loretta Gerot
Dorothy Waldschmidt
Lenore Thomann
Harold Waldschmidt
Omer Kiefer
James Dautremont
B. Jacobsmeier
Mary Perpetua
Racine
Wisconsin
St. Mary's Parish
St. Mary's High School
Norval Flynn
J. W. Mellecker
Fiora Knebel
Walter Knebel
Buffalo
Wyoming
Jan Maxwell
Delmont
South Dakota
William Muller
Roberta
Elmer Knehbel
Marcus
Iona
Mary Consolata
Luella Knebel
Spring Green
Ralph Pelzer
Hills
Jerome Droll
C. W. Ingram
Needlework club meeting and primary election officials
Afternoon spent at needlework and refreshments with a hostess at Miss Helen Shra der's home. next meeting June 23. Primary election personnel: Receiving board judges Fred Fisher D SS Hardy Claude Flynn. clerks Joseph Knebel A D Craig. County Board judges Mrs Fannie Meeks Mrs Joseph Knebel Mrs Edith Price. clerks Elmo Knittel Fred V Skubal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Shrader
Fred Fisher
D. SS. Hardy
Claude Flynn
Joseph Knebel
A. D. Craig
Countrie
Fannie Meeks
Edith Price
Elmo Knittel
Fred V. Skubal
Milwaukee Train Wreck Kills Engineer Near Durand
The Southwest Limited derailed two miles east of Durand after a washout. Engineer Harvey Rowe of Milwaukee died pinned beneath the engine as the fireman Bert Emory leaped clear. A special doctor and nurse train was rushed from Rockford. no passenger injuries were reported as officials investigated the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Southwest Limited
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Pacific
Durand
Kansas City
Harvey Rowe
Bert Emory
By The Way and Quotations From Washington
A collection of light anecdotes and observations from a 1920s Washington column. Includes notes on marriage incomes, public figures, bouquet compliments to Mrs. Roger Jones, and quips about timing and speech delivery.
Blazohn Humorous Quips and Public Satire
A collage of witty lines and social jabs from Blazohn material includes monkeys at the zoo dismissing a Scotchman, quips on bankruptcy and fur trade, radio broadcast mix ups, and a weary verdict on the war. The piece mixes humor with light social commentary and dated slang.
Rail disaster linked to heavy rains undermines track
A wreck occurred as heavy rains undermined a track section causing rails to spread under the train’s weight. Investigators assess how water damage and track stability contributed to the incident and ensuing derailment.
Victor Martin Theme of Sermon at Methodist Church
The life of Victor Martin who served as a missionary in the orient for over thirty years inspired Dr. F C Witzigman to preach on The Price of Service to the World at the Methodist church. Martin guided English phonetics education for Japanese learners and endured the Boxer uprising and the 1923 Japanese earthquake. His family suffered fire losses and a daughter was burned. he later took a teaching post in a Japanese school after missionary funds fell. The service ended with the song There’s a Light on the Cross sung by Mrs K D Melcher with Mary Hunter at the organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Martin
Orient
F. C. Witzigman
Methodist Church
Martin
Peking
China
Methodist Episcopal Board
K. D. Melcher
Mary Hunter
Capture Prowler Who Terrorizes Des Moines People
Nathan Lewis a 17 year old confessed prowler admitted a string of burglaries and attacks in Des Moines and surrounding towns. He pleaded to charges to be filed and was identified by several victims after fleeing an apartment where three women were threatened and one attacked with a meat grinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
INS
Nathan Lewis
Bucknell
Monroe County
Newton
Colfax
Summer Heat Hits Iowa Voters as Polls Open
Summer temperatures arrived after a cool spring with highs around 90 degrees in Estherville Cedar Rapids Davenport Iowa City and Keokuk. Forecasts call for unsettled weather with possible showers tonight or tomorrow. The coolest readings last night were 61 in Inwood and Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Estherville
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Iowa City
Keokuk
Carroll
Inwood
Extra Guards Around King and Mussolini After Plot
In Rome heavy guards protected King Victor Emmanuel III and Benito Mussolini following the discovery of a plan to assassinate Mussolini. Angelo Sbardellotto confessed to plotting bombs and a revolver attack near Palazzo Venezia, fled to Switzerland years ago with a forged Swiss passport, and faces execution by firing squad after a defense tribunal verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Victor Emanuel
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Angelo Shardellotto
TJ Duce
Shardellotto
Palazzo Venezia
Sbardellotto
Switzerland
Sun Never Sets on Old Glory Revered by Nation Since 1777
The nation honors the flag as a symbol of unity and ideals. It notes dates from 1777 when the first flag was adopted, and describes daily flag-raising rites by Marines and military posts worldwide, emphasizing the flag as a symbol of justice and national identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Woodrow Wilson
Continental Congress
United States
U. S
New York
Boston
Norfolk
Pacific Seaboard
Obituary of Calvin Clayton Pearson Dies in Iowa Veterans Hospital
Calvin Clayton Pearson born near Ainsworth Iowa November 26 1889 died May 30 1930 in Knoxville Veterans Hospital Iowa He taught and served as superintendent in Ainsworth later taught in Colorado and Nebraska He was ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church and spent years as a minister in Kansas Oklahoma and Iowa He married Audra Meador and they had four children Dorothy Daryl Lois and Bruce Survived by his parents siblings wife and children his faith and devotion to home community and world affairs defined his life The family prayer ends the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Clayton Pearson
Martha Colthurst Pearson
Ainsworth
Iowa
Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
Clayton
Ainsworth High School
Highland Park College
Des Moines
Colorado
Nebraska
Louisville
Kew
Southwest Kansas
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wakeeney
Kansas
Forgan
Oklahoma
Audra Meador
Dorothy
Daryl
Lois
Bruce
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New York City
Great Medical Association
Fred S. Spence
Canada
Frank Rummelhart
John E. Rummelhart
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Marie Rummelhart
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Kirby
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