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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1932

Page

5

Hack Wilson Powers Dodgers Fans Rally in Narrow Loss

Hack Wilson, acquired from St Louis for 42500, boosts Brooklyn with a .308 average and ten homers this season. He hit two round-trippers against Philadelphia as Brooklyn fell 15 to 7, with Phillies' Hart collecting four hits as Don Hart joined a 21-hit Phils attack.

New York Brooklyn Dodgers Hack Wilson St. Louis Cardinals O’doul Brooklyn Wilson Phillies Hack Dodgers Cubs Reds Phils Chuck Klein Glenn Wright Lefty O’doul Joe Shaute Quakers Don Hart Collins Benge

James Simpson Succeeds Insull as Utilities Chairman

James Simpson was elected chairman of the boards of Commonwealth Edison, Peoples Gas, Light and Coke Company, and related units, replacing Samuel Insull who resigned amid a $70,000,000 financing program. Insull began as a junior clerk in England and helped build the electric power empire.

Chicago INS Insull Utilities Samuel Insull Insull England James Simpson Commonwealth Edison Company The Peoples Gas, Light and Coke Company

Stimulating Iowa Lard Industry Discussed In Ames

Meat packers and Iowa State College officials met in Ames to form a committee to advertise lard and standardize products. Aimed at boosting sales with education programs, experts cited potential state revenue gains and shifting export trends due to substitutes.

Ames Iowa Iowa State College R. F. O'Donnell Iowa Livestock Marketing Corporation O'Donnell W. Lee Lewis Institute of American Meat Packers P. Mabel Nelson College Lewis

Lily Lou Lansing rises in Butterfly then heads west

Lily Lou Lansing, the young Metropolitan star, towers from night clubs to major opera stages. Tony praises her luck as she tours in Butterfly and Violetta, while tabloids hail her as the newest prima donna. Back home her family questions the risks of adopting Robin and her strained ties to May and Irene.

Gwin Long Island Tony Rosa de Rocca Lily Lou Ken Butterfly Robin Tina Lily Lou Lansing Royal Navy Lily Nahlman Eph New York Toscani Gilda Lucia Tosca Balkis Maxine Rochon Los Angeles San Francisco San Francisco Opera Company May Madame Lansing Fairmont Hotel Woodlake Irene Marie Oakland Bess

Senate votes 46 to 35 on final approval of revenue bill

Washington June 7 the senate approved the one billion dollar revenue bill by a 46 to 35 vote. Republicans listed include Austin Barbour Bingham Carey Dale Davis Dickinson Glenn Goldsborough Hale Hastings Hatfield Hebert Jones Kean Keyes McNary Metcalf Moses Oddie Patterson Reed Shortridge Smoot Steiner Townsend Vandenberg Walcott Watson White. Democrats named include Ashurst Bailey Barkley Bratton Connally Coolidge George Harrison Hayden Kendrick King Lewis Rob.

Washington, D. C Senate Austin Barbour Bingham Carey Dale Davis Dickinson Glenn Goldsborough Hale Hasting Hatfield Hebert Jones Kean Keyes McNary Metcalf Moses Oddie Patterson Reed Shortridge Smoot Steiner Townsend Vandenberg Walcott Watson White Ashurst Bailey Barkley Bratton Connally Coolidge George Harrison Hayden Kendrick King Lewis Rob

Rockefeller Backs Repeal of Prohibition in Public Letter

John D Rockefeller Jr. declares prohibition a failure and endorses repeal of the eighteenth amendment in a public shift toward anti sober-line politics. He supports Butler's plan to amend the Republican platform by submitting repeal to state conventions and vows to oppose the saloon while prohibition remains in effect.

New York INS John Dpd. Rockefeller, Jr Anti-Saloon League Rockefeller Nicholas Murray Butler Columbia University Republican Party Chicago Butler

Baseball Record and Political Rosters Highlight 1889 Sports and Elections

A Cleveland league player Lawrence Twitchell struck a single double three triples and a home run in six at bats on August 15 1889. The record accompanies a list of legislators and party figures including Blaine Borah Capper Couzens Cutting Brasier Howell Johnson Lafoylette Norris Nye Bankhead Burkley Bulow Byrnes Cohen Costigan Dill Fletcher Glass Hawes Hull Logan McGill McKellar Neely Pittman Sheppard Smith Thomas Cokla Trammel and Tyding plus Shipstead the Farmer Labor candidate.

Lawrence Twitchell Cleveland Jason Arkansas Wagener Walsh Massachusetts Montana Blaine Borah Capper Couzens Cutting Brasier Howell Johnson Lafoylette Norris Nye Bankhead Burkley Bulow Byrnes Caraway Cohen Costigan Dill Fletcher Glass Glass, Hawes, Hull, Logan, McGill, McKellar, Neely Pittman Sheppard Smith Thomas Cokla Trammel Tyding

Taxes Take Effect as Revenue Bill Nears Passage

Washington reports the 1932 revenue bill will raise taxes across categories including individual and corporate income taxes from July 1 1932, gift taxes for 1932 onward, manufacturers excise taxes with oil coal copper and lumber levies, amusement and stock transfer taxes, boat and yacht tax from July 1 1932, and postal rate increases 30 days after final enactment.

Washington INS Senate

Arrillo Repeats in The Broken Wing at State Theatre

Leo Carrillo, famed for Lombardi, returns in Paramounts film The Broken Wing. He portrays the swaggering bandit who holds the aviator captive near camp alongside Lupe Velez and Melvyn Douglas. Velez stars after recent stage and film appearances including Hot-Cha and Cuban Love Song.

Arrillo Spageh Leo Carrillo Paramount Carrillo Lupe Velez Melvyn Douglas San Francisco Hollywood Miss Velez Ziegfield Lawrence Tibbett

Revised Version Young People Kiss and Make Up

A Boston Globe quote notes that youth favor reconciliation over grudges, describing a preference for making up and kissing rather than holding onto old feuds. The line treats reconciliation as a modern, brisk social practice among young people.

Boston Globe

Dentists and contact details listed for local offices

The notice lists dentists with office locations and phone numbers: Dr W D Dwyer at the galley Building northeast corner square third floor end of hall, phone 176. Dr T J Pease opposite Court House upstairs turn west at Penney store corner 19 West Main St, phone 364. Dr OfL Boller turn west at Commercial Bank corner upstairs 219 West Washington St, phone 76.

W. D. Dwyer Northeast Corner Square T. J. Pease Court House Penney

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