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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1928
Page
3
Washington county's notices show sixteen troops depart Jefferson Barracks Missouri while other drafts and Red Cross drives unfold. Local schools hold patriotic events as leaders announce quotas for Camp Dodge and raise funds for war relief.
Wednesday stormy plans set for a May 15 drive to save stamps. A canvass will be made in every town and township in the county this year, with several townships already taking part.
On Friday May 17 1918 Helen Wilson daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wilson North Iowa Avenue was selected as May queen with Lucile Reiner as maid of honor. Patricia Ann Kelley and Tommie Stewart named attendants and Vera Palmer as herald. Mrs C J Wilson for the D A R presented a prize to Esther.
The article sketches Washington County’s early religious and civic development. It lists churches including Associate and Old School Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal beginnings, and a Sabbath school in 1849. It notes first residents, early burials, mills, stores, and officials from district court to drainage commissioners, plus figures in territorial and state legislatures and constitutional conventions.
A historical roster lists county commissioners including Joseph Neil Joseph B Davis Simon P Treple Richard Moore Morgan Hart David Bunker James Daw son John Wasson John Hendee N P Cooper James Watters Nathan Baker Nathan Harnar Samuel Culbertson Amos Hart Micheal Hayes John B Webster William Robinson. Clerks shown as 1838 Thomas Baker 1846 Richard Marsh 1842 William Churchman 1847 Clark Anderson 1849 J L.
Col Robert W Stewart of Standard Oil Indiana returns to Chicago after Rockefeller demands resignation. Canadian liquor firms merge forming a half billion dollar capital. Britain signals disarmament cooperation with the United States. Nobile plans to land his dirigible near the North Pole. Mexico says it crushed the Catholic rebellion in Jalisco. Al Smith campaign funds reach 103000 with 92000 spent. Hoover loses Indiana primary by 21600. Michigan casts all 30 votes for Al Smith at Houston convention. Mussolino assures Kellogg of U S Italy anti war pact collaboration. Roumanian peasants disband as Crown Prince Coral warned to leave Britain. Reed says he pays his presidential campaign expenses under 1500.
Reported se crets describe Japanese destroyers as larger and faster than U S vessels while a senate inquiry grills eight presidential hopefuls over campaign funds. In Europe a vast Roumanian rally presses for toppling Bratiano, and Crown Prince Carol hints at a Romanian crown.
A week of Washington county items notes Memorial day planning, school honors, and local activities. Irene Roe chosen pianist for the high school orchestra. 21 members of R O T C at Iowa State College earn Scabbard and Blade membership. Temperature hits 91 degrees. Fortnightly club dinner speaker announced Edith Morton of Monmouth College. Crawfordsville high school graduation for six girls and six boys. Wellman’s band concerts begin. Walnut Sunday school organized with forty enrolled. Crawfordsville senior play In Cherry Time performed. Etta Hesser of Coppock dies in Davenport. buried at Wayland. Y M C A hopes to add two more teams for a Washington county baseball league. Little Six track meet in Burlington. local Bain wins 100 yards in 10 seconds. Powelson body found in Mississippi. disappearance ten weeks prior. L B Lupton elected T P A national convention delegate. J E Lemmon made honorary Phi Delta Chi member. Fire damages C R Barr home. slight damage. Four-year-old dies near Ainsworth en route to Iowa City for rabies treatment. John Gibson funeral at Elm Grove. Forty-four crates carrier pigeons released by Rock Island club. McCleerys welcome a son. Quinn of St Louis dies. Nurser y site at county hospital park prepared. sewer contract let at 90 123 35. First place in oratorical, dramatic, humorous contests awarded to Widmer, Rittenhouse, and Clegg. Beal home fire near Ainsworth. Music week opens with local performers. West elected VP of Boston bank. George McAvoy wins juniors marble championship. about 130 boys compete.
Sunshine improves Iowa morale as corn planting advances though rain is needed in the southeast. Ford Des Moines reopens for capacity production as a gala event. Cedar county Hoover farm club forms with 600 members led by John Thompson. J H C Peterson Stores merges with Harned & Von Maur Davenport stores. Opponents meet Des Moines over paving bond issue. Des Moines records 74 with heat wave easing. Navy enlistment adds 35 Iowans in early May per Chief Yeoman Eck. M L Bowman defends highway bonds as tax burden. Edward Branch to receive youngest PhD from University of Iowa. M L Bowman campaigns GOP governor bid in Union County. Harry E Boyd named Daily Iowan editor. Ottumwa Legion airport hosts 40 planes on May 25 for demos.
A conference report on the 325 million flood control bill, believed approved by President Coolidge, was accepted by the senate. United States Ambassador Herrick delivered the keynote at the Le Bourget field dedication honoring Col. Charles A Lindbergh Col. Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli.
Nine Japanese soldiers were killed and 117 wounded in Friday’s clashes with Chinese nationalists in the walled city of Tsiwan. Chinese casualties were described as large. The Hoover for president campaign shows costs of 42032.18 dollars with contributions totaling 49150 dollars. Edsel Ford was the top contributor.
The board of supervisors named the required number of judges and clerks for each precinct to serve at the primary election on June 4.
Friday's program featured school organizations and solo performers on the east lawn of the high school. The event showcased student talent in a free outdoor concert setting.
Jose L. Robinson, secretary of the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers association, said 513 entries were accepted when the 1928 state wide corn yield contest closed at Ames. A death note blamed despondency over ill health for the suicide.
Lending bankers and insurance executives in Des Moines predict land values will not fall further. Optimism rests on rising population, passage of the McNary Haugen bill, cooperative farming marketing, and lower production costs.
Second month in succession dairy herds of Tama county farmers who are members of the North Tama Testing association placed first among all associations of the state during April. A weather-beaten For Rent sign was tacked on the former home of Emerson Hough, the late author. Iowa State college hosted a convention short course for conservationists and nature lovers. University of Iowa mothers were honored by their children in campus entertainment. Charles Meyers, 73, hiker from Keokuk, arrived home from Oakland after a 2,739 mile journey in 83 days.
The Iowa road issue looms as 60,000 cattle wagons move yearly through cooperative shippers. Cedar Rapids to host 500 delegates June 8 for the formal Lincoln highway opening across the state, with Prof. Charles F. Ward noted in the report.
Harold and Horace star in a high school themed film lineup including Lil Lums Giggles and Lillums as central figures. Arthur Lake leads in Stop That Man opposite Barbara Kent while Buck Jones features in Chain Lightning with his horse Silver Buck. The schedule continues with Harold Teen on Monday and Tuesday and a variety of Richards and Buck Jones in a stacked week.
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