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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1927
Page
1
American Catholic missions have been looted and burned by Chin ese forces in Shenchow and other western Hunan cities. Priests fled and whereabouts are unknown. U S reports say property at Chang Sha remains safe.
Washington high school scored twelve and one half points at the invitation track meet in Eldon where seventeen schools competed. Bain won the pole vault with 10 feet five inches, F Tucker tied for third, Mc Avoy placed third in the low hurdles, Morrison was fourth in the broad jump, and the half mile relay team finished second. A heavy rain slowed many events. Seymour won the meet with Fairfield second and Ottumwa close behind.
In connection with the annual poppy sale of the American Legion Auxiliary a poster contest invites children up to eighth grade to enter. Posters must be 15 by 18 inches or smaller, bear the writer’s name on the back and be delivered to Nicola and Harmon's store by May 20. Prizes include 2 dollars for first, 1 dollar for second, and a candy box for third. judging will occur by a committee and entries will be displayed at poppy sale booths on May 28.
Chicago directors threaten to suspend future trading on September 30 if the pending regulatory bill becomes law. State Senator Harold Kessinger counters that Chicago will remain a central grain market and that seats on the exchange are too valuable to halt trading. He says the bill would regulate futures, not ban them.
Richmond community reports visitors from Iowa City Kalona and Harper. Examinations at Holy Trinity school proceed. Movies restart on Sundays. Local residents move or recover from illness. Apple orchard bloom and road hazards noted. Lillian Horshowsky and Vera Prebyl cited as upcoming graduates. Albert Hess returns from Cedar Rapids.
A total of 150 dollars was pledged to the St. Louis Red Cross flood relief fund with 100 dollars collected in Riverside and nearby communities. Contributions came from the Iowa township Red Cross and local groups plus 10 dollars from the carpenters union and 5 dollars from the Rural Women's club, bringing Washington county to about 1800 dollars with expectations to exceed 2000. In Louisiana, workers strengthened the Mississippi dike at Big Bend despite engineers predicting a likely levee break, risking 12 parishes if the wall fails along a 27 mile river stretch.
James H. Baird of St Louis accompanied the body of Samuel J. Kellogg as a representative of the local Spanish American War veterans. Brief services were held at a St Louis funeral parlor by a chaplain from a veterans post. Baird praised the burials site at Sunset Memory Gardens.
Washington high school Cedar Rapids contestants competed in the Iowa City state high school music contest missing top placements. The boys quartet with Clifton Bady Clifford Baker Dave Springman and Harvey Burham faced eleven groups. Thora Warner entered the alto solo contest. The alto results gave Dorothy Hinchcliffe Minburn first Elizabeth Curtis Jefferson Council Bluffs second Genevieve Jackson Manilla third Dorothy Lutt Perry fourth. Local social notes mention Mr and Mrs D M Bridges of Muscatine with daughters Edna Ruth and Mrs Ernest Rouse visiting, plus return trips and ongoing sickness and car updates among area residents.
Des Moines health officials warn Iowans of rabies or hydrophobia as bites rise in the southeast and near Des Moines. Dr Albert urges muzzling or immunizing dogs and quarantine to curb local spread after a Newton squirrel case and multiple recent attacks.
Brighton High School seniors stage a three act comedy And Home Came Ted at the club house on Tuesday May 10. Cast includes Skeet Kelly played by Kenneth Johnson and Ted the groom by Lester Buzzard with Elsie the bride played by Ethel Knerr. The feature also reports on the Brighton Enterprise sale to Kraemer of Lansing who plans July 1 move and health trips for his family.
A week end of cyclonic winds caused heavy damage across Missouri Kansas Texas and Nebraska drawing in rain and electrical storms. At least fifty people died and over 190 were injured with the worst hits in Texas Nevada and Garaland. Dead tallies show Texas 27 Kansas 13 Missouri 10.
Thieves entered Pauls Lumber, Family Shoe Store, and Dankwardt Meat Market last night. Rain coat and small sums of silver were taken while safes were not breached. entrances came from the rear and intruders appeared amateurish. Night watchman W M Bailey alerted police. Sheriff Denison and Deputy Sweet investigated but found no clues. This marks a second night intrusion at the lumber office in about a month.
The United States intends to start at once construction of steel and wooden ships valued at 1,004,000,000 dollars to relieve the U-boat threat ten years after the Great War began.
The report lists grades and names of participants from Hecate to the Scotch and Gypsies, followed by a community lunch and notes on Chapter A Q P E O activities. Movements include visits by Mrs. Helmick and Mrs. Lechner, kin visits, and local job changes with Clyde Free buying a pool hall in Fairfield.
At the regular Rotary meeting Fred H. Moore announced he and Mrs. Moore depart tomorrow for a new home in the south where Moore will head a Continental Telephone Co district. Members C J Wilson Er T Wickham Frank L Wilson and Orville Elder praised him as a business associate and citizen while Moore thanked them. The day featured a delightful musical program by Mrs H B Knight Mrs Gladys Williams and Miss Mary Hunter.
The text asserts that natural or artificial sunlight serves as brain food and that proper exposure to sunshine increases intellectual output. It frames sunlight as beneficial for mental performance and overall cognitive function.
Jud Tunkins questions whether many men merit the extensive obituary praise printed after their deaths. The Washington Star notes that readers debate the value and accuracy of lavish memorial notices.
Sunday evening brought brisk wind and .62 inch rainfall but little damage in the area. Poles toppled southwest of town and utility lines received a few trouble calls, while the storm’s onset seemed severe only to break into a minor disturbance with thunder.
A quirky line from the Los Angeles Times notes that quoting facts from certain books can astonish guests. The remark frames reading as a social show of knowledge and wit in a casual setting.
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