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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
1
A large posse hunted Fillmore Davis after he killed Under Sheriff Guy Jarvis when arresting him on a gasolene theft charge. Despite night searches near Cleo Springs, no trace was found and guards were reinforced by state units.
Local offices of the Oklahoma Contracting company have been ordered closed and the office force has left, with the last of the natural gas pipeline workers gone. The workers, once numbering over 500 in Washington, left ahead of county tests as the pipeline is prepared for use in moving gas from Texas to Chicago.
The district Sunday school convention covers Seymg ton West Chester Valley Grace Hill and New Haven to be held at New Haven Sunday at 2 PM. Walter Leet presides with song service scripture and prayer by Rev H W Gordon. Divisions led by Esther Booth Khaleen Tinnis Rev C W Klein Howard Mangold L W Soule. An address by L W Soule precedes nominating committee report and election before the offering and closing benediction by Rev I J Robins.
Ministers from Washington Henry and Louisa counties gather at Crawfordsville for a day event starting 10 30 a m at the Presbyterian church. About 100 clergy are expected with a basket dinner after a program and planned games for all including children.
Rev. Father B. J. Decker departs Keota after ten years to head St. Patrick's Church Ottumwa. He led St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception from 68 to 113 families, expanded the parochial school, added lots, and oversaw brick church progress. Parish honors him with a large outdoor banquet attended by nearly 300 people and 20 visiting priests.
Iowa bids for primary highway work total a minor schedule for July 7 in Ames. The state highway commission, re organized after three new appoinments and one re appoint ment by Gov. Dan Turner, will hear bids including one minor paving contract one grading schedule and 20.31 miles of gravel plus bridges and culverts in nine towns. New members Thos A Way Des Moines W D Archie Sigourney and L T Quirk Wall Lake join the board. Carl C Riepe Burlington is re appointed.
District Judge John J. Halloran issued a temporary injunction preventing two state officials from paying expense accounts of members of the 44th Iowa General Assembly. The ruling follows arguments in a suit by George Gallarno, editor of Plain Talk, an east Des Moines weekly.
The notice lists grading and gravel projects on state primary highways in several counties including Winnebago Van Buren Appanoose Clarke Page and Bridge and culvert work in Buchanan Cherokee Crawford Keokuk Lee Woodbury Mahaska and Polk with gravel bids to be considered.
The Winnie Mae piloted by Wiley Post and Harold Gatty reached Novo Sibirsk with nearly half its world circumnavigation completed. They plan Irkutsk next, after flying 1,700 miles from Moscow over Ural mountains.
A June 26 storm with cyclonic winds hail and heavy rain swept southern Lake Erie shores, causing power outages and property damage. Two youths drowned near Baycrest while another man died from lightning near Yale. Soldiers injured at Selfridge Field and several others hurt as trees fell and wires snapped across Detroit Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.
The public memorial service for deceased members of the Women's Relief corps is set for 2 30 p m Tuesday June 30 at the G A R hall Graves at Woodlawn and Elm Grove cemeteries will be decorated after the services Attendees are asked to bring flowers and car parking will be needed
Post and Gatty left Berlin at 7 Se fm yesterday pursuing a 10 day around the world record. They planned a brief rest in Novosibirsk then continue toward Irkutsk with a possible stop at Krasnoyarsk. They fly the Trans Siberian route across northern Asia and remain cheerful despite fatigue.
Beverly Hills June 26 Rogers argues that proposed world solutions will fade once Congress meets in December and new schemes replace them. He says plans cause trouble but working is needed. He notes a public interest in the PPS Vanderbilt duel remaining unresolved.
Sixty one persons were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. The defendants allegedly belonged to four gangs that merged into the largest liquor syndicate in the Midwest producing and distributing about 100000 gallons of alcohol monthly across Illinois Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota.
The official temperature hit ninety seven degrees at two o clock this afternoon. Yesterday’s high was ninety six and the day may rise a degree or two more. The low last night was seventy seven, marking the warmest night of the summer so far.
An attempted robbery of the Bohemian Savings Bank was discovered by bank officials when the bank opened. No loot was secured as the bandits departed after trying to enter the vault. Local county and state officials were notified and a search started.
Secretary of State Stimson says full relief under Hoover debtors plan needs French revisions to be effective. Mellon meets Laval and discusses French reservations while eyeing Washington’s stance amid optimism from officials.
Mrs John Ferguson of New York president of the National Federation of Women's Church Organizations will address United Presbyterian Church at 7 20 Sunday evening on The Church and World Leadership All community members invited She is due tomorrow and will visit sister Mrs W A Gibson She has spoken in Colorado and before Denver and state delegations and was in Des Moines today
Final disposition of the John M. Smith case may occur in Adel district court. County Attorney George Sackett said formal charges would be filed against Smith, declared insane after state alienist exams, with the question of his sanity decided by a commission. His truck containing a burned body was found last February.
A thunderstorm struck San Dimas California yesterday with lightning touching a growers association building. The bolt ignited the structure and tripped the automatic fire alarm. Fire crews arrived after rain began and the blaze was extinguished by the downpour before firefighters reached the scene.
Washington Iowa merchants announce stores will close Saturday July 4 with Friday evening hours for normal shopping. A weekend band concert in the park will accompany the change as a convenience for business and customers.
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