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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1932

Page

6

Evening social rounds with clubs in Wellman and West Chester

Reports from Pythian Past Chief circle meeting with Mrs Emma Jones on East Jefferson street and the Woman's Home Missionary society gathering with Mrs Walter Bauer detailing prayers verses a June 17 session. Officers elected for the coming year include Mrs O Laubach and Mrs R Gardner.

Pythian Emma Jones East Jefferson Street John Applegate Wellman O. Laubach R. Gardner W. Bauer H. Stewart F. Lindenmeyer J. Coffey

Mack Nominates Franklin Roosevelt At Chicago Convention

Gov Franklin D Roosevelt taps John E Mack of Poughkeepsie as his political sponsor to nominate him at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Mack, former supreme court justice, helped spark Roosevelt’s first political rise in 1910 and later backed his 1920 convention bid for vice presidency.

Albany INS Franklin D. Roosevelt John E. Mack Poughkeepsie Chicago Mack Supreme Court James A. Stillman Roosevelt Senate San Francisco

Sealed bids for 6x3 inch egg coal from Illinois counties

County Auditor ETHEL GRECIAN calls for sealed bids by 1:30 PM on July 6 1932 for 6 in by 3 in egg coal from Franklin Saline or Perry Counties to supply the Court House Jail County Home County Pool and County Yard for 1932 1933 with every bid to include carload analysis.

Franklin Saline Perry Illinois Ethel Grecian

Farmers revolt rises in Finland at Mantsala clash

Northern Finland faces a new farmers revolt after the government recently quelled an uprising. Troops and police were sent to Mantsala as a mob captured a police inspector and threatened to drown him.

Helingfors INS Finland Mantsala Soyenborg

Two Men Held for Freight Train Theft in Des Moines

Des Moines authorities report Henry McFarland 22 of Gandy and Sylvester Wilkins 31 of Buffalo admitted stealing about 1000 dollars in merchandise from a freight train. They boarded the car, broke a seal, and dumped goods into a nearby field as the train passed a farm. officers recovered the items.

Des Moines Henry McFarland Gandy Sylvester Wilkins Buffalo N. Y

Largest pike hatch in Iowa sets state record

Des Moines Iowa June 20 The Iowa fish and game commission reports the largest pike hatch in history with 90 850 000 pike hatched this year W E Albert state game warden notes Spirit Lake hatchery produced 59 350 000 and Clear Lake hatchery 31 500 000 both specializing in pike in waters statewide

Des Moines Iowa Iowa Fish and Game Commission W. E. Albert Spirit Lake Clear Lake

Murder Suspect Dies After Room Confrontation in Shanghai

In Shanghai June 20 4INS John M. Hansen of Brooklyn shot and killed Robert K Heim of Portland Me then killed himself during a police search. Hansen a former U S Marine Corps member and voting manager of the American Oriental Banking corp Shanghai branch had lured Heim to a suburb where Heim’s body was found yesterday.

Shanghai John M. Hansen Brooklyn N. Y Robert K. Heim Portland Hansen United States Marine Corps Tientsin American Oriental Banking Corporation America Heim University of Iowa

Sioux City Man Charged With Assault in Carroll Shooting

Albert Miler, 25, of Sioux City, faces assault with intent to murder charges tied to the Carroll shooting of Night Marshal Warren Clark. Clark remained in serious condition after being shot while attempting to arrest an intoxicated suspect. Miller was found hiding under a bed. County Attorney F P H Cooney also filed informations against Tom Bowler Speed Hinze and Vincent Nixon for being accessories to the crime.

Carroll Iowa Albert Miler Sioux City Warren Clark Miller Clark FP H. Cooney Tom Bowler Speed Hinze Vincent Nixon

Gunmen Kill Brooklyn Booze Boss In Street Ambush

Police probe the murder of Charles Higgins known as Vannie Higgins, Brooklyn racketeer, felled by gunfire on a street as he protected his daughter. Detectives seek Salvatore Spitale Tough Willie McCabe and Lefty Burke for questioning. Autopsy planned. Augie Pisano sought for potential information.

New York INS Charles ‘‘Vannie Higgins Brooklyn Edward P. Mulrooney Jack ‘‘Legs Diamond Spitale Salvatore Spitale Willie McCabe Arnold Rothstein Lefty Burke Mulrooney Jean Mary Higgins Grace Vannie Augie Pisano Chicago Florida

Teen Girl Dies In Beverly Hills Car Crash

Los Angeles June 29. Harold J. Menjou 26 adopted son of actor Adolphe Menjou faced murder suspicion after a fatal midnight joyride killed 16 year old Beverly Hills student Marjorie Gauthier. Menjou escaped with minor injuries and was jailed after officers said the car traveled about 80 mph before crashing into a tree on Redondo boulevard.

Los Angeles INS Harold J. Menjou Adolphe Menjou Marjorie Gauthier Menjou Inglewood A. L. Abrahams Catherine Conn Menjou

Trenton Witness Brings Brinkert to Lindbergh Case

Ernest Brinkert of White Plains New York, a chauffeur, is left jobless and despondent in Alpine New Jersey after Violet Sharpe, a maid at the Morrow home, died by suicide. Brinkert was questioned after misidentification of his photo as a kidnapping suspect, and he offered to confront Sharpe to prove he had never seen her before.

Trenton N. J Ernest Brinkert White Plains N. Y Alpine Brinkert Violet Sharpe Dwight W. Morrow Englewood Department of Justice

Younger Capone Freed at Cicero

Albert Capone the younger brother of Scarface Al was released on bond in Cicero Illinois after being booked for disorderly conduct. He was among eleven suspects in the bombing of Mayor Cernys home but was cleared of the bombing charge. He claimed to have come to Cicero to drink some near beer and said he is a ginger ale manufacturer despite the nickname Capone origin.

Cicero Ill Albert Capone Scarface al Jooseph G. Cerny Young Capone John L. Sullivan Chicago Cerny Capone Syndicate Hawthorne Sullivan Capone Scarface

Club Women Elect Second Vice President Runoff in General Federation

Seattle reports a runoff election will determine the second vice president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Grace Morrison Poole was unopposed for the presidency. Josephine Pierce led with 275 votes for second vice president, facing Clarence Fraim after Edward W. Land was eliminated. Fraim had 205 and Land 98 votes. Eugene B. Lawson won first vice president. Other offices were uncontested.

Seattle Wash INS General Federation of Women's Clubs Grace Morrison Poole Brockton Mass Eugene B. Lawson Tulsa Okla Henry C. Taylor Bloomfield Iowa Josephine Pierce Lima Ohio Clarence Fraim Wilmington Del Edward W. Land Statesville Ind Land Pierce Fraim

Masonic Lodge Meeting Schedule and Officers Listed

Lodges Washington Lodge No. 26 A J A M holds regular meetings first Friday each month. Damascus Shrine No 10 W 8 of J meets fourth Tuesday at the Masonic Temple rooms. Mas Grace E Twinam W H Mrs J W Bidwell W Scribe.

Washington Lodge No A. J A. M Glenn Mace W. M A. W. Yard Damascus Shrite Masonic Temple Grace E. Twinam

Railway Time Table Bulletin for Multiple Lines

Listing of eastbound and westbound trains on the C R L and P railways with numbers, names, and daily or Sunday exceptions. Includes passenger, mixed, freight, and motor car service with times such as 7 45 A M and 6 19 P M. Notes identify stop rules and station mentions.

Prohibition Stance Split Not Affects Field Senate Bid

Shenandoah Iowa June 20 Henry Field Republican nominee for U S senator says he does not favor the prohibition resubmission plank but denies disloyalty. He emphasizes a lifelong temperance record and in party terms calls prohibition not a party issue while urging focus on jobs prices for farmers and food relief. He pledges to oppose repealing the eighteenth amendment unless guaranteed to prevent saloon evils.

Shenandoah Iowa INS Henry Field United States Chicago

Financiers Accused of 1.8 Million Fox Film Pool Profits

Washington reports allege a short pool in Fox Film stocks yielded 1.8 million in April 1929 profits. Names tied to the scheme include William Fox John J. Raskob Walter P Chrysler and William F Kenney with broker Michael J Meehan & Co handling the trades.

Washington William Fox John J. Raskob Democratic National Committee Walter P. Chrysler Fox Films Senate Banking and Currency Committees William A. Gray Michael J. Meehan Michael J. Meehan and Co., New York Brokers. “Raskob Elizabeth Meehan Branford Elsworth Gray William F. Kenney Elsworth

New Thatcher Colt Detective Mystery Unfolds in Nightclub Threat

Lola Carewe, socialite and jewel thief ring suspect, receives a death threat on New Year’s Eve. District Attorney suspects her brains the gang as Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt guards her penthouse amid a fatal heart attack diagnosis.

Lola Carewe Merle K. Dougherty Lola Gaylord Gifford Thatcher Colt Chung Eunice Vincent Rowland Christine Quires Colt Christine Lion’s Paw Mrs. Carewe Hugh Baldwin

Death at the Terrace The Lola Carewe Case

Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt investigates Lola Carewe s death in a overheated apartment on a stormy night. Suspects include Dr Baldwin and others as Colt notes the robe buttons and hints of poisoning. A medico legal autopsy is demanded while MacKenzie searches for clues outside the window.

Baldwin Colt Doctor Baldwin Lola Thatcher Colt Hugh Baldwin Tony Mackenzie Lola Carewe Dougherty

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