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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1938

Page

8

Dickinson Speaks for Republican Hope in Iowa Event

Former Senator Dickinson argues the party remains viable as he addresses a luncheon for Republicans. He urges saving over borrowing and supports an American market for American products tied to tariff principles. The gathering drew 160+ attendees, with local Republican women coordinating and serving the meal despite late reservations.

Dickinson Republican Party Senate Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society Rennie Dawson T. A. Michels T. E. Martin Iowa City A. Claire Dewey Carrie Snider West Liberty Martha McClure Mount Pleasant Roger Sherman F. W. Fastwood The Presbyterian Church

Charlie McCarthy Spooks Peters Store With Lifelike Dummy

Customers in Peters store encounter a life size Charlie McCarthy image perched on an electric refrigerator or Dexter washing machine. The reproduced ventriloquist dummy resembles Edgar Bergen's famed character and sits friendly on laps, though it cannot talk like the real Charlie.

Peter Charlie McCarthy Charlie Edgar Bergen Stooge

W. C. Wooley Rears 800 Turkey Eggs for Hatch

South Hill reports farmer W. C. Wooley has eight hundred turkey eggs setting and several hundred more ready to set. He once gathered twenty nine eggs in a day as rain and cold weather slow farm work. Several local families and friends visited for Mother’s Day and town events.

W. C. Wooley Ry Vera L. Sands South Hill Farrel Young and Sons Washington LeRoy Conrad John Harole Jones Kenneth Long Donald Sands Wayne Meeks Muscatine Farrel Young James Richard Frank Young Crawfordsville Charley Rodgers Olds John Long Doyle Sands Bobby Doyle Frank Sands Harold lHuarter Hypo Curtis Ray Johnston Ernest Jones Joe Conrad LeRoy and Grace D. J. Messenger Wayland

Treasury plans 37 new tax collection bureaus in major cities

The treasury department proposes 37 new revenue bureaus to decentralize and speed income tax collection. Several centers may open late this summer in large cities, with the rest starting in 1929. The Los Angeles unit serves as a model, handling disputed cases with limited Washington review and appeals to the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals.

Washington Treasury Department Internal Revenue Los Angeles Treasury California Arizona U. S. Board of Tax Appeals

AAA Payment Rules On Acreage Planting In Ames Iowa

The State AAA committee announced that payments for general soil depleting acreage will not drop if farmers plant at least 80 percent of their allotment. To earn maximum corn payment, plant between 80 and 100 percent. below 80 percent yields 125 percent payment on actual planted acres.

Ames Iowa Jotmart AAA

Wilbur Crawford Suffers Finger Bone Break In Wringer

Tyrone reports Wilbur Crawford son of Mr and Mrs Omar Crawford injured when his finger caught in a wringer. He is under care of Dr Montgomery. Mrs Josephine Singmaster accompanied Dr Helen Butcher to Des Moines for visits. Mr and Mrs George Bond visited Richland Jesse Bales home on Sunday.

Tyrone Little Wilbur Crawford Omar Crawford Montgomery Josephine Singmaster Helen Butcher Des Moines George Bond Richland Jesse Bales

Local visits mark weekend at area homes

Leland Sheetz spent Sunday afternoon at the Omer Crawford home. Mr and Mrs Otto Sheetz and family visited the Dale Carris home Monday evening. Dorothy returned home after a week with the Carris family. Washington callers Tuesday included Mr and Mrs George and Charles, Otto Sheetz, Dwe Thy and Helen.

Leland Sheetz Omer Crawford Otto Sheetz Dale Carris Dorothy Ris Washington Mrs George Charles Dwe ™Thy Helen

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