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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1926
Page
7
Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts urged passage of the Johnson bill to hospitalize World War II veterans whose service records do not clearly prove service-connected disabilities. The measure was shelved due to cost estimates ranging from 500 000 to many millions annually.
Britain faces a state of emergency as mine workers strike nationwide and a general strike broadens labor action. The government bars military conscription but uses decrees to restore order while London cites civil war risk. France and the United States weigh economic reverberations and political reactions to the turmoil.
Congress faces divisions as farm groups press Haugen price fixing relief while Tincher substitute falters. Southern Democrats resist tariff aspects, weakening prospects for passage. Ames Watson easily wins Republican Indiana Senate bid. Robinson nominated for Ralston term. House Judiciary backs second impeachment probe into DC commissioner Fenning amid guardian fee charges.
May 10 reports list visits by Joe Widmer family and Nellie Brooks assisting Mrs. Ethan Brooks. Ed Widmer recovering from a knee injury. School at Stringtown closed May 7 with a weiner roast led by Miss Mary Graber. Several local residents and families visited friends and attended eighth grade exams in Washington.
Mrs Wood of Wayland spent Friday with her son Relendus Wood. Mrs John Wooley returned to Columbia Missouri after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs John Lease. Lee Lease and his mother Mrs John Lease took her to Columbus Junction to the train.
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