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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1935
Page
8
A vaudeville stage show titled Merry Whol plays tonight and Wednesday afternoon and night at the State Theater. The group of eighteen includes Chelm St. Orr the armless wonder. Phil Stone author of state Fair has a new popular story Village Tale filmed as the screen feature. The program aims to please the whole family.
Four daily vacation Bible schools opened this week in Washington with large attendance. The Foursquare Gospel school started with 37 pupils under Rev. W. J. Stevens. Eastwood’s Presbyterian school reached 69. Union School enrollment exceeds 200. Christian church school opened with 30, rising to 37.
Missouri farm woman Mrs George S Simmons of Arrow Rock Marshall demands lower taxes and interest rates for agriculture and less government interference. She argues the tax system is a mess and political graft should be cleaned from government to benefit business and industry nationwide. She questions lenders confidence if the debt could be cut in half and urges reforms.
Celia Venable, 26, a Chicago night club entertainer, was killed when two masked men forced entry to her apartment and opened fire. Police have not released a motive or suspect details.
Riverside Garden club members sponsor a flower show next Wednesday in the basement of the Methodist church with Mrs William O Loughlin as committee chair. Judges include Mrs A B Baldrige of Washington and Mrs Bailey.
Ira Welch chairman says final details are set for the third annual band festival to be held Thursday in Atlantic. A dinner and theater party have been arranged as part of the event.
Hugh McCleery entertained the United Presbyterian Men’s Forum with a talk on travels in the south and east. A crowd attended and enjoyed a 6:20 dinner served by the Ladies Aid society before the talk following. Roger Sherman was elected president, Neill Trotman vice-president, and Ralph Kleese secretary-treasurer a month ago.
The Beaver launched in London began the first steamboat service to the Pacific, marking a milestone in early maritime transport with a vessel associated to Pacific routes.
In Des Moines on June 11 the Polk county grand jury recessed until next Monday to allow prosecutors to subpoena additional witnesses related to a state slot machine racket. Existing evidence implicates the attorney general's office in the case.
The excerpt notes panics clustering in autumn and lists incidents such as the 1869 panic and the 1873 panic starting in September. It cites the 1007 panic in autumn, the 1920-21 downturn beginning in April, and the 1029 panic starting in October.
Jud Tunkins reports a gangster claims to do one favor for society by making police appear more popular. The remark frames lawmen as beneficiaries of the gangster’s actions.
Regina and Deedee Burham, two Muscatine girls, have been awarded a long term picture contract in Hollywood to appear in Rip Van Winkle. They will start work in two weeks after a successful vaudeville tour in Southern California. The sisters, grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Cloyce Burham, traveled west with their mother last year and have drawn praise from directors and newspapers.
Mrs. Harry Pearson and daughter Wilma of Ainsworth shopped here today. Dr. A W Clow attended Grinnell commencement with his daughter Betty. Sarah Jane Lemley attended as honorary degrees were conferred on Chester C Davis and Harry Hopkins. Dr Clow, a 1907 graduate, knew Davis in school and was surprised when Davis hailed him by his first name. Davis was in the 1910 class.
Davenport Iowa June 11 Warm weather ends a cool rainy May as Freeport fisheries station prepares to stock ponds with fingerlings. Station Foreman Leslie Bennett notes delayed spawning but expects at least a half million fingerlings this season. Eggs from market fish are fertilized and planted. since March 77,750,000 carp eggs and 21,226,000 buffalo eggs processed.
A regional official urges cleaner tributaries to the Mississippi and proposes posted miles upstream from the river mouth to restrict fishing except by rod and reel to safeguard channel catfish populations. The plan targets streams feeding the Father of Waters to preserve the popular sport and ecosystem.
The 1685 River Theme froze over and London residents skated with great enthusiasm. English gentlemen of the nineteenth century wore free coats and top hats while skating.
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