Dodder Elected President of Better Washington Club
Harrison M. Dodder was elected president of the Better Washington club at last night's meeting succeeding Paul Gorham. Wilson of Wilson & Roth spoke on the East Washington Street modern apartment project with insulated sound proofing and in-building conveniences. Loren E. Pesaut preached at the Christian church series urging business men to boost energy and confidence.
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Harrison M. Dodder
Better Washington Club
Paul Gorham
Dodder
L. E Wilson
Wilson & Roth
East Washington Street
Wilson
Loren EK
Pesaut
The
Christian Church
Leslie Dunlap
Democrats Name Their Delegates at Davenport Convention
Delegates to the state Democratic convention at Davenport on March 29 were named at the county gathering at City Hall. The list includes William Griffin Riverside, Joe Quinn Iowa, William Hessel Schwerdt Kalona, George Hein Kalona, Mrs. June Wellman, F. W. Zilmer Wellman, Boyd Foster Jackson, Newt Whetstine Highland, I. B. Rabernold Oregon, Chas. W. Jackson Washington Two, Joe Peiffer Richmond, M. C. De Long First Washington, Ed Sullivan Second Washington, Z. C. Eicher and F. J. Smith Third Washington, HT. G. Richardson Fourth Washington, A. J. Johnson Brighton.
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Davenport Warch
City
William Griffin
Riverside
Joe Quinn
Iowa
William Hesselschwerdt
Kalona
George Hein
June William
Wellman
F. W. Zilmer
Boyd Foster
Jackson
Newt Whetstine
Highland
I. B. Rabenold
Oregon
Chas. W. Jackson
Washington
Joe Peiffer
Richmond
M. C de Long
Ed Sullivan
C. Eicher
F. J. Smith
HT. G. Richardson
A. J. Johnson
Brighton
Johnson questioned at Lindbergh estate in Hopewell case
Henry Johnson, suitor of Betty Gow and nursemaid to the Lindbergh baby, is being questioned today at the Lindbergh estate near Hopewell. Vel H. Schwarzkopf, New Jersey police superintendent, announced the inquiry in an official press bulletin. Johnson has been in custody since days after the kidnapping and was moved from Jersey City to Hopewell for a personal interview.
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Trenton
Henry Johnson
Betty Gow
Hopewell
Vel H. Norman Schwarzkopf
New Jersey Police
Johnson
Jersey City
Two Types of Basketball to Be Seen in Washington Contest
Washington Cardinals junior college champions host the Pasadena Majors from California in a big Tuesday night game at the Washington birth sheet court. Receipts go to the local unemployment relief fund and a preliminary high school game will follow. The De Molay rotation from Washington and Muscatine ties into the event as prep for a state tournament.
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Washington Birth
Washington Cardinals
Pasadena
California
Washington
Kansas City
Chicago
Albert Cleaners
Cedar Rapids
Blackmar
Giant
Iowa City
Break
University of Iowa
Central College of Tellay
Iowa
Cardinals
George Freshwaters
Hurch
de Moray
Washington de Molay
Muscatine
Ahrens
Kiesey
Wells
Little
Cline
de Molay
Wellman and
Ainsworth
Union Passion Week Services at United Presbyterian Church
Dr. Harry C. Whiting, missionary evangelist, will preach during union passion week at the United Presbyterian Church starting Monday at 7 30 PM. A union communion service is planned for Friday. Whiting, a 16 year veteran of the Presbyterian foreign missions in Korea and a physician surgeon, will speak on The Shadow of the Cross and follow with daily themed messages urging deeper consecration and higher living.
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Harry C. Whiting
United Presbyterian Church
Whiting
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Korea
Jesus
Cold Wave Forecast for Iowa Sees Snow and Freeze
A new cold wave moved into Iowa on March 19 bringing snow and subfreezing temperatures as the first day of spring approached. Des Moines reports bitter air sweeping statewide with chilly winds and temps near or below freezing.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Repairing Theater Begun After Fire At Congress Building
Karl Simpson and workmen began erecting scaffold for a new ceiling at the Fox theater damaged in the Congress hotel fire last week. Improvements include a new ceiling roof and wall decorations. Clarence Goodwin started removing debris from the Congress building site. owners have not announced future plans. All fire losses have been adjusted. Slosser sewing machine shop nearby remains closed for stock arrangements after loss adjustment.
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Karl Simpson
Fox Theater
Congress Hotel
Clarence Goodwin
Congress Building
Recreation Club
Congress
Slosser Sewing Machine Shop
Henry Fields Considers U.S. Senate Run
Des Moines reports Henry Field of Shenandoah plans to seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate and will make a definite announcement within days as friends press his candidacy.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Maren
Henry Field
Shenandoah
U. S. Senate
Russia and Japan May Have a War
Reports from Mukden, Tokyo, and Washington describe heightened Russo Japanese tension along the Manchurian Siberian border. Japan tightens control in Manchuria amid rebellion while denying plans for Manchuria recognition. Officials fear a Shanghai like crisis as Russia rapidly moves troops and stockpiles, with transportation and rail assets a potential vulnerability in a looming east Asian conflict.
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Tokyo
INS
United States
Japan
Manchuria
Foreign Office
China
Washington
Shanghai
Stimson
Russia
Siberian
State Department
Vladivostok
Soviet Russia
Siberia
Ussuri
Soviet
Girls in Popularity Contest Urged to Get Votes in Every Day
Thirteen additional nominations bring total to sixty eight. The notice lists nominating entries from Washington Kalona Wellman and Crawfordsville among others with votes to be cast each evening in the Journal office lobby ballot box.
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Journal
Coffice
Evening Journal
Washington merchants publish Europe trip itinerary contest
Contestants are urged to study the published itinerary of a Europe trip and imagine the places to be seen. Nominations close March 26 at midnight for women aged 18 to 30 in the Washington trade area, with standing to be printed in the Journal each Monday.
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Europe
Washington
Dieken
Church of Notre Dame
Washington Trade Area
No confession from Powers on gallows night in Moundsville
Harry F. Powers, the alleged Slaughterhouse Harry and quadruple killer, died on West Virginia’s gallows after refusing to break or confess. He maintained innocence in the deaths of Mrs. Dorothy Pressler Lemke and Mrs. Asta Eicher and her three children.
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Honolulu
Clarence Darrow
Granville Fortescue
George S. Leisure
United States District Attorney’s Office
New York
Metropolis
Hawaii
Leisure
Dudley Field Malone
Moundsville
W. Va
INS
Harry F. Powers
West Virginia
Harry
Dorothy Pressler Lemke
Asta Eicher
Papers Belonging to Missing Aviator Found at Sea
A bundle of Parker D. Cramer papers including his flying license a letter to his mother and a description of his aircraft were picked up near the Shetland Islands by a Dutch trawler and turned over to the American consul in Amsterdam.
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Amsterdam
INS
Parker D. Cramer
United States
Copenhagen
Shetland Islands
Cramer
Long Denies Signing Expense Vouchers in Audit Probe
Iowa records show State Auditor J W Long testifying that signatures on 13 expense vouchers are not his. Defense cites Mrs Alta Moore imitation claims and notes Moore signed some vouchers with Long’s authorization for municipal exams but not county accounts. Witnesses discuss balancing errors and potential recalls as commission probes continue.
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Des Moines
Iowa
INS
Commission
J. W. Long
Long
R. 8. Thayer
Thayer
J. W. Lemley
Long’s
County Accounting Department
Lemley
Moore
Alta Moore
Municipal Examiners Department
Carl] J. Stephens
Move to Put Tax Burden on Wealthy
Washington March 19 The house shelved the 1.1 billion tax bill as Chairman Crisp of Georgia urged a Monday showdown vote on the manufacturers sales tax. Opponents called the move a blow to foreign trade while progressives pushed to tax gifts and estates, proposing 65 percent on estates over 5 million.
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Washington
INS
House
Ways, and Means
Crisp
Georgia
Treasury
John N. Garner
Progressive Bloc
Income Tax Figures Show a Reduction From 1931
Income tax receipts for the year ending March 17 totaled 124.6 million, down 70 million from last year. For the July 1 to March 17 period, collections were 782.7 million, 584 million less than the prior year. March 17 receipts were 24.3 million versus 44.0 million a year ago.
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Washington
INS
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