Hausner Rescued By British Ship Circe Shell
Stanislaus F. Hausner sent a brief message from the British tanker Circe Shell after being rescued off the Azores. He is aboard en route to New Orleans and declined to answer reporters while Captain James W. Wilson reported continued course. The aircraft carrier-like plane was reportedly in good shape when Hausner was removed, with the craft drifting southeast.
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International News Service
8& SS
Circe Shell
INS
New Orleans
Stanislaus F. Hausner
Azores
Atlantic
Hausner
Decoration of graves by Washington Knights of Pythias
The annual grave decoration ceremony in Washington honors nearly 80 deceased lodge members. Roger Sherman led the event with ritual services at a recently buried member's grave. Graves across Elm Grove, Northwest, Southwest, Southeast, and Woodlawn cemeteries were decorated with flowers.
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Washington Knights of Pythias Lodge
Roger Sherman
Elm Grove Cemetery
L. ©. Brindley
F J. Bartholomew
James L. Brookhart
Pearl Dusenberry
W. H Hott
F. E. Lamphere
H. H. Messenger
James
Frank Massey
John McCall
Ed Nicholson
Bert Ragan
James M. Wilson
Northwest
Sherm
Brindley
H. M. Baker
J. R. Campbell
Thomas Dupuis
Lefevre Klein
Jack T. Morrison
W. D. Shearer
W. M. Squire
Southeast
D. Arthaud
Eugene Anderson
Jay Ashby
J. R. Burroughs
H. R. Brinning
Don Brindley
J D Glasgow
Ed Huff
W. N. Hood
W. A Holland
J. c. Ford
Ray Lemley
George Lewis
J. A. Looney
J. S. McElhinney
Charles Mercer
Chauncy Meyer
Ed Page
John FE. Ream
Rork
George Meister
HE. A. Thoma Clifford
Bert Wilson
C. H. Wilson
William Wilson Jr
Curtis Wells
Milk Advertiser Attracts Record Audience
An advertiser reports a surge in milk customer inquiries saying he could handle all the demand. The notice urges readers to call Journal Want-Ads at the numbers 6 or 54 for more orders and details.
Prohibition Leaders Hold Meetings in Chicago
In Chicago a loyalty convention of prohibition advocates opened at Third Presbyterian Church with Bishop James Cannon as keynote speaker. He urged continued support for the Eighteenth Amendment and attacked anti prohibition voices while wet protesters disrupted the gathering and were dispersed by police.
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Chicago
James Cannon
Third Presbyterian Church
Annon
Hoover
Anti-Saloon League
Cannon
Death of Brighton Man Lamansky
T. L. Lamansky of Brighton dies at 1:30 p.m. Sunday after prolonged illness. Born May 10, 1856 in Walnut township, he farmed near Brighton before retiring to the south edge of town. Funeral Tuesday at his home led by Rev. Leitzsinger. burial in Hillcrest cemetery. He is survived by wife Katherine Sinn, children Otto in Brighton and Mabel Shuppy nearby, plus siblings and in‑laws.
Eicher Rises to Second in Democratic Nomination Race
Washington candidate BE C Eicher moves up to second among four contenders for the Democratic congressional nomination as initial returns revised earlier third place standing. The report notes Eicher’s early lead among the three leading candidates.
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BE. C. Eicher
Washington
Mrs Weber of Riverside Dies at 77
Riverside, June 13 Mrs Josephine Weber aged 77 died at her Riverside home Sunday morning from a complication of diseases. She had been bedfast one week. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 pm at Riverside Methodist church by Rev C E Coggeshall. Burial in Riverside cemetery. She was born in Bohemia April 20 1855 and married Anton Weber in 1874. They came to America over fifty years ago and settled on a farm near Riverside before moving to town in 1919. He died January 1929. They had seven children seven living: Mrs Mary Prymek Riverside Mrs Frances Morgan Hills Mrs Josephine Soukup Ainsworth and sons Anton Albert John near Riverside. There are 24 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Two half brothers Frank Birka near Washington and James Birka Riverside survive.
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Brighton
T. L. Lamansky
Leitzsinger
German Lutheran Church
Hillcrest Cemetery
Theodore Lewis Lamansky
Walnut Township
Jefferson County
Katherine Sinn
Otto Lamansky
Mabel Shuppy
Peter J. Lamansky
Mary Cowan
Denver
Cole
John
Henry
Frank
Nicholas
Riverside
Josephine Weber
C. E. Coggeshall
James
Mary Prymek
Frances Morgan
Hills
Josephine Soukup
Ainsworth
Anton
Albert
Near Riverside
Weber
Frank Birka
Near Washington
James Birka
Close vote split among candidates at party convention
Candidates Conrad Eicher and Whiting trailed by narrow margins as results show Conrad with about 28 percent, Eicher 27 percent, and Whiting 26 percent. The party will name its candidate at a forthcoming convention.
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Conrad
Eicher
Whiting
House Votes to Consider Patman Bill
The House voted 226 to 175 to consider cash payment of the 2.4 billion world war veterans bonus in the first Patman bill test. The motion to discharge the rules committee passed, signaling a final vote with debate and amendment rights. Veterans largely stayed away, led by Rep. Patman of Texas in pushing for cash payment.
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Washington
House
Patman
Bonus Army
Capitol
Rep
Texas
W. F. Kopp
Children’s Day Programs Highlight Local Sunday Schools
Children’s day efforts at two Sunday schools brought joy to families and friends. Methodists and Baptists held programs yesterday at 7 45 PM, with more events planned as United and Presbyterian schools schedule future recitations and songs.
Memorial service for Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges
Dr. F C Witzigman spoke at a memorial service in the I O F hall for deceased members. Sixteen Rebekah members led by Mrs L E Larson conducted the service, followed by graveside honors at Elm Grove cemetery for seventy departed members. About 125 attendees and several committees helped organize the event.
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F. C. Witzigman
I. O. F. Hall
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
L. E. Larson
Dorothy Ruebsam
Doris Zeck
Grace Stewart
Oscar Jugenheimer
Ernie Norton
Cloyce Horsey
Maggie Horsey
Gibbons Attending Convention Takes a Water Ride
Chicago reporter describes a sunny start to the Republican National Convention with a water taxi trip along Lake Michigan. He notes delegates amid banners and elephants, government officials arriving, and political tension as veterans and the bonus army loom over the scene.
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Gibbons
Chicago
Windy City
United States
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
California
Charles D
Wet plank fight rages at Republican convention
Nicholas Murray Butler announces Iowa delegation backing a wet plank in the party platform. White House aides deny caucus action and seek to stave off repeal language. Butler and Hiram Bingham push for a straight repeal plank, dismissing the New York plan as weak.
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Chicago
Nicholas Murray Butler
Iowa
Butler
White House
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
New York
Congress
Opposition to Bonus Plank Faces GOP Platform
Rep Royal Johnson of South Dakota warned that any effort to include a veterans bonus plank in the Republican platform would be smacked down. He chairs resolutions and opposes immediate payment, arguing the veterans are already receiving too much and proposing cutting about 200.6 million dollars from veterans pay.
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Chicago
INS
Royal Johnson
S. D
Johnson
Resolutions Committee
Troop Cleans Up Seven-Plus On Carnival Stay
The mess fund of Troop F, 113th Cavalry, gained about 70 dollars during the S. W. Brundage carnival in Washington. The event drew fair crowds and did not yield the expected percentage for the troopers. The carnival then moved on to Fairfield.
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113Th Cavalry
S. W. Brundage
Washington
Fairfield
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