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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1926
Page
3
Washington High School placed second in the Little Six track meet at Burlington led by Hill who set a conference shot put record and high point honors. Burlington won with Muscatine, Fairfield, Mt. Pleasant, Ottumwa and Washington following.
Columbus High athletes won the Louisa county meet with 52 points as Morning Sun 39, Wapello 10, Oakville 0. Events saw Whitham Morning Sun take 100 yard dash and Whitham again 220 yard dash with 25.3 seconds. Teel Col. Jet. won mile and high jump, while Meyerholtz Wapello won discus. Morning Sun led multiple relay and distance victories.
London May 3 The Apple a Day maxim is to be tried on the Australian cricket team during their stay in England. Australian authorities arrange daily apple supplies for the players who have eaten at least one daily on the voyage. A large Australian apple fleet sails to England to boost fresh fruit sales and create a new market, aiming to educate the public to request Australian fruit amid concerns over arsenic sprays on competing imports.
Mrs F W West returned from Burlington after weeks visiting her daughter Mrs H B Sowden. Miss Mable Dempsey went back to Des Moines after a brief vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Dempsey. Mr and Mrs Vernon Gipple of Columbus Junction visited Mr and Mrs Edwin Griffith yesterday. Durand Ross and Cloyce Dusenberry came back from Cedar Rapids after a few days visiting friends. Irwin Blankenhorn and wife travelled from Crawfordsville to visit Dave Blankenhorn. Dorothy Ward left Iowa City after a short visit with friends. Mrs Carl Hedges and Ruth returned from Wayland after weekend visits with Mrs Hedges' mother.
Perkin, an Englishman, discovered mauve at age eighteen. In a set of events, McConnell of Washington won the low hurdles, Hayes of Fairfield was second, and M Affleman of Burlington took third. The high jump saw Robinson of Burlington first, Muelder of Burlington second, Eckhart of Muscatine third, with Howell of Fairfield and Hill of Washington tied for fourth. Height reached 5 feet 9 inches.
A severe tremor lasting ten to fifteen seconds was felt in Ventura at 6 45 this morning. The quake was preceded by a low rumbling sound and stopped an electric clock in the Ventura Free Press office. No damage was reported as residents fled their beds.
Last Wednesday Enterprize New Haven and Hardscrabble joined at Hardscrabble school for a schoolchildren play day. Pupils and parents shared baskets and ice cream after a morning of races with many winners across grades in sprint events, relays, jumping and pole vaulting.
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Rev. L A Caldwell area missionary with the American Sunday School Union reports forming more than 100 schools in 12 years across counties including Linn Benton Jackson Jones Cedar Clinton Scott Muscatine Loulan Washington Keokuk Iowa and Johnson. He estimates 30 000 rural communities lack a religious presence and notes humanitarian work alongside school organizing. Caldwell recalls aiding a tuberculosis patient with ice cream and arranging hospital care for a paralytic girl. he also serves in family missions with six Caldwell children.
Four teen men were arrested near Grimes and brought to Des Moines on charges of violating the state cock fighting ban. Four birds and four spurs were seized as evidence. The liquor bureau led by Captain Lou Hardenbrook and humane officer Charles Young conducted the operation with eleven agents. Two boys aged 11 and 13 are held as material witnesses at the juvenile home.
John A. Schneiders, cashier of the defunct Mariners' State Bank at Dyersville, is sentenced to up to ten years in Fort Madison state prison after being convicted in district court of fraudulent banking. He was taken into custody immediately. Indictments await against other bank officers and directors as the bank closed two years ago. Schneiders is the only one to be tried so far.
A report on the Metropolitan Opera chorus highlighting how few singers from the supporting chorus become stars. The article notes long tenures, yearly auditions, free training, and the shift from foreign to American singers, with occasional minor roles and one notable former chorus star, Lauranti.
Indoor baseball games will be played in the Y M C A gym this evening while remaining games may be moved outdoors if the weather cooperates.
Federal agents describe Dubuque and nearby land as the wettest spot in the state after raids on Pearl and Round Islands seized 1,240 gallons of moonshine, 4,650 gallons of mash, 4800 pounds of sugar, 1400 pounds of rye and eight stills. Two men, L E Redman and Clarence Robbins, were arrested and await grand jury action. more arrests expected as raids continue along the river.
We thank those who sent floral tributes and expressed sympathy at the death and funeral of Mrs. Henninger WD Loftis and children.
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