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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1924
Page
7
The State Department nearly finished the reply to Japan’s protest against the new immigration law while remaining silent on timing. It will be friendly in tone yet reject any claim that exclusion violates international obligations. President Coolidge signed Alaska fishing reserves and salmon conservation measures.
Theodore Elijah Burton of Cleveland will preside as temporary chairman and deliver the keynote at the Republican national convention in Cleveland June 16. A veteran lawmaker and former senator, Burton has 24 years in the House and a long record in finance and public service.
Des Moines June 7. F L May tag announces E C Martin of Des Moines as secretary and assistant to the state budget director. The appointment was approved by the state executive council. Martin is a certified public accountant.
President Coolidge submitted nominations for Iowa postmasters to the Senate. Des Moines picks Z C Thornberg El Dora Charles A Norris Hawkeye Gilbert Jones Marble Rock Esther Y Walster Fort Atkinson Elizabeth Summers.
Connecticut board of fisheries and gillnetting reports tagging lolinters shows lobsters can move roughly a mile daily beneath the sea. The finding highlights lobster mobility and potential patterns in underwater travel behavior.
A dense broadcast page lists daily radio programs for multiple stations across cities such as Atlanta Chicago Dallas Los Angeles New York Philadelphia and San Francisco. Entries include sermons services concerts orchestras organ recitals talks and lectures with varying start times throughout the day.
A fragmented OCR of radio and concert listings shows numerous stations from Chicago to Seattle with schedules including orchestras, choirs, dances, talks, lectures, and educational programs. Notable mentions include WGQ Buffalo 4 30 music and 5 30 news, WRAP Fort Worth 9 30 10 45 concert, WHN New York 5 30 9 chestras pianist, and KGO Portland 10 education al music.
William A. Disque of the Interstate Commerce Commission opened a hearing on alleged discriminatory and unreasonable railroad rates for coal from Indiana Illinois and Kentucky to Iowa destinations. More than twenty organizations from six states attended to oppose rate changes as Iowa shipper representatives cited include Judge J. H. Henderson Lehigh Portland Cement Mason City Atlas Portland Cement Alaska Fifth and Ninth District Coal Traffic bureau and the Belleview Group of Minnesota Illinois Kentucky and Iowa. The hearing is expected to last two weeks.
The Riverside society notes a June 6 afternoon at Mrs. Joseph Hertzgman home hosting the Sen Jor Needle Club. Twenty members and guests enjoyed a pleasant meeting with a business session following secession of social time.
ABE MARTIN muses on who deserves vacations and why some shirkers grab rest. He notes workers long for a break while others overindulge, recounts family memories and a few political loyalties, and argues diversions matter though earned rest is unevenly shared.
Officers for the ensuing year were elected: President Mrs Albert Hahn, Secretary-Treasurer Mrs Kate Ingram. Two new members joined. Margaret Griffin played piano. Fatelle Crutz won the contest prize. The next meeting is at Mrs R A Kanitzel’s on Thursday June 19. A Senior and Junior Mary’s School dinner at Mr and Mrs George Yeggy’s featured royal blue and old gold decor, with dancing and music by Mrs E E Blythe and John Walton. James Truxaw arrived from Fresno to visit Shradel and Truxaw homes, noting changes since leaving twenty one years ago and witnessing a Wyman Independents win 16 to 6. James Dunn spent time in Burlington with Lawrence Rhea. Crawford and Price opened a store in the former restaurant building.
Wyman residents report visits and travels including Mrs Kracaw of Mt Pleasant and Neil Kracaw. The Wyman Community club to meet June 12 at Mrs P Bacen’s home. Memorial Day exercises attracted a large local crowd and updates on ill Burlington patient Ben Werner.
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