Garner Proposes Billion Dollar Bond Plan to Aid Relief
Speaker Garner urged a $1.9 billion bond issue with $1 billion for loans by the Reconstruction Finance Corp and $100 million for emergency relief. It would be financed by a temporary one third of a cent gas tax, repealed as conditions improve, while opposing direct dole. Leaders from both parties praised the proposal.
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Garner
Washington
INS
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Speaker Garner
House
Congress
Dole
Open Garden Day Invites Community May 26
Washington declares May 26 as Open Garden Day inviting residents to visit local gardens including a new Sunset Park site with rock gardens and pools. Miss Nellie Tripp, Fortnightly club Garden department leader, asks hosts to notify her to open their gardens for afternoon and evening tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nellie Tripp
Miss Tripp
Sunset’ Park
Fruit Market to Enlarge Its Store
Julius Kunik announces Washington Fruit Market will close Monday through Thursday for remodeling to enlarge capacity. A larger fruit and vegetable store will reopen under manager Tom Berdo, noted as competent. Activity on the west side of the square has increased recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Kunik
Washington
Tom Berdo
Berdo
Notable Names List in Local Obituary Section
Gene Turner, Gene Tucker, Edward Tucker, William Varney, Stanley White, Albert Ward, Merle Warnher, Naomi Wilson, Robert Wells appear in the community obituary notices, indicating a directory of residents with possible service or memorial details. Individual entries range across multiple ages and affiliations within the town.
Hora Divorce Decree Granted by Judge Hamilton
Judge D. W. Hamilton granted a decree of divorce to Milada A. Hora who filed for separation from Mela Hora. Testimony and arguments in a foreclosure suit by Ruth Thorne and G. C. Neiswanger against Ralph S. Woodford and others were completed and the case was taken under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. .Hamilton
Milada A. Hlora
Mela Hora
Ruth Thorne
G. C. Neiswanger
Ralph S.S. Woodford
Washington Sunday School District Meeting at Baptist Church
Sunday school workers from Washington are invited to a district meeting at the Baptist church next Sunday afternoon. Experienced leaders will lead department sessions including Adult with Rev Eastwood, Young Peoples with Mrs C S Williams, and Children with Mrs Leigh Soule. A male quartet from United Presbyterian church and an address by Mrs Vernon Witting will occur before officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday School Workers of
Washington
Baptist Church
A. A. Vinz
Eastwood
Young Peoples
C. S. Williams
Leigh Soule
United Presbyterian Church
Vernon Witting
Wall Street Pool Profited $5 Million in Radio Stock
Senate committee described a 1929 New York Stock Exchange pool that bought 561000 Radio stock shares, invested $9.67 million, and netted $3.22 million in eight days, with total profits near $4.92 million from two accounts and $12.9 million invested. Prominent figures named include Joseph Tumulty and Eddie Dowling. Meehan and associates testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Radio Corp
America
Senate
New York Stock Exchange
Senate Committee
Thomas FE. Bragg
New York
Bragg
Franklin Ellsworth
William A. Gray
Percy A.rockfeller
Nicholas
F. Brady
Walter P. Chrysler
Herbert B. Swope
W. F. Kenny
JJ. Raskob
L. P. Fisher
Charles Im. Schwab
W. C. Durant
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation
Meehan and Company
Hutton and Company
Meehan
Brady
Kenny
Raskob
Michael F. Brady
Gray
Block and Maloney
Fletcher
Florida
Dentists Meet Washington County Association Talk by Dr. Fenton
The Washington county dental association held a regular meeting Tuesday evening with dinner at the North Side cafe. Dr. R. A. Fenton of Iowa City delivered an address of interest to dentists and invited members of the Washington county Medical society to attend. Several attendees found the talk worthwhile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Dental Association
North Side
R. A. Fenton
Iowa City
Washington County Medical Society
Funeral for Mrs Williams Set for Friday at Sherman’s
Funeral services for 85 year old Mrs Sarah Ellen Williams will be held at 2:20 pm Friday at Sherman's funeral home. She died about 3:30 yesterday at her home 511 South Marion avenue. Rev D C Fulton to officiate. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Survived by son Mack of Buffalo and daughter Miss Gretta Williams of Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milburn A. McKay
Ruby Washburn
George Leebs
Alice van Vliet
Sherman
Sarah Ellen Williams
South
Marion Avenue
D. C. Fulton
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mt. Pleasant
Henry Co
Iowa
James Harvey McPherron
Margaret Baker McPherron
Williams
Iowa City
Mack
Buffalo
N. Y
Gretta Williams
Denver
M. E. Conference Elects One Bishop
The Rev. Dr. Ralph Magee of Seattle was elected bishop by the Methodist Episcopal Church general conference in Atlantic City after 17 ballots. Magee received 561 votes as delegates continued voting since Saturday.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Ralph MaGee
Seattle
Wash
General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Magee
Ford to Re Open Des Moines Plant
Des Moines May 19 Approximately 590 men will be called back to work at the Ford Motor company assembly plant on May 31 G F Nelson manager announced Volume production of the new model cars will begin that day The men will work on a five day week at a minimum wage of 6 dollars per day If business meets expectations several hundred more men will be added gradually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Laws
Ford Motor Company
G. F. Nelson
Nelson
Iowa G A R Head Suffers Breakdown
Marshalltown Iowa May 19 State Commander John T Lucas of the Iowa department of the grand army of the republic was in a hospital today recovering from a physical breakdown. He had traveled nine thousand miles in the organizations interests since taking office last year. His condition was not considered serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Iowa
INS
John T. Lucas
Iowa Department of the Grand Army of the Republic
California Gift of Arabian Horse Ranch T:
The text praises Gov. Prairie Hay Bill Murray and Gov. Ralph as they plan to accept a gift of the world’s largest Arabian horse ranch from Kellogg of Battle Creek, noting state rights and breakfast food expertise.
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Bevery Hills
Cal
Prairie Hay
Bill Murray
Bill
Ralph
State of California
Mr. Kellogg
Battle Creek
Harbor Light Opens at University Theater in Iowa City
The University theater in Iowa City presents the first performances of The Harbor Light by Owen Davis. Washington attendees join locals for three evenings, with Priscilla Morrison and Lawrence McKune in key roles. The production features six quick scene changes in the second act and a repeat show on June 4 during commencement week. The next university production will be Paul Green's Tread the Green Grass in summer session July 10 to 21.
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Priscilla Morrison
Lawrence McKune
Washington
Harbor Light
University Theater
Iowa City
Owen Davis
Natural Science Auditorium
Jane Hibbard
C. $8. Williams
Pva Denny
M. W. Bailey
Mary Pauls
Aileen Milligan
B&b. K. “Tateman
Vera
Donald
Ricard McCleery
Helen McCleery
Eewin Griffith
Harvey Coulter
Tom McFlhinney
HW. Cotell
Josephine
Ruth Cunningham
Mary Briley
T. J. Berdo
Wuniversity Theater
Paul Green
Mayo Bakery Reorganization Plans Move Forward
The Karmel Korn shop will take the Mayo location on the west side of the square. Remodeling is underway this week to partition and rearrange the interior. Mayo's Pastry shop fixtures will be relocated to allow the change, and Gallagher's equipment from the former Fox theater building will move in soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karmel Korn
Mayo
Gallaghers
Fox Theater
Congress Hotel
Evert H Westen Dead at 73 After Illness
Evert Harm Westen aged 73 died at 8 05 this morning at his home two miles northwest of town after a brief illness. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Monday while preparing to plant corn. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 00 at the home and 2 30 at St Pauls Evangelical church Washington with Rev Carl W Klein officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery. Westen was born in Eilsom Germany September 13 1858 and came to America at 23. He is survived by his wife Sophia Koehler and six children John Martin Harm George of the area Dora Klockenga Pekin Kathryn Pease Washington, ten grandchildren, and one brother Harm Westen of Lincoln IL. He was a member of St Pauls Evangelical church.
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Evert Harm Westen
St. Pauls Evangelical Church of Washington
Carl W. Klein
Elm Grove Cemetery
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Westen
Eilsom
Germany
Harm
Gerteg Mara Westen
America
Logan County
Washington County
Washington
Sophia Koehler
John
Martin
George
Dora Klockenga
Pekin
Kathryn Pease
Harm Westen
Lincoln, Il
Reformed Church of Germany
St. Paul's
Iowa to search all prisons for Lindbergh kidnapper
Des Moines authorities announced a statewide prison and jail search for the Lindbergh baby kidnapper and slayer. New Jersey officials requested inmates confined since March 1 be checked to aid the case. In New York, Dr. Condon faced questioning as suspects shifted amid the sprawling investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
INS
Eevery
Dan Turner
New Jersey
United States
New York
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk
John F. Condon
Fordham University
Kaster Attends Mount Pleasant Meeting On Farmers Holiday
S W Kaster county chairman for the farmers holiday movement attended a Henry county meeting in Mount Pleasant. The room was crowded with farmers and business men. Others from the county included Ted Anderson Ed Testrout and Henry T Rockhorst. Er G Kennedy national secretary of the Farmers Upton spoke. A Des Moines county delegation attended and plans were made for another interstate conference in Des Moines on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Kaster
Henry County
Mt. Peasant
Ted Anderson
Ed Testrout
Henry T. Rockhorst
Er. G. Kennedy
Farmers Upton
Des Moines
German Flying Boat Begins Homeward Flight
The German flying boat Co X, crewed by Captain Ernest Niemann, took off from Sands Point Long Island shortly after 5 am for Newfoundland as the first leg of its return journey to Lake Constance in Switzerland.
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New York
Co-X
Sand's Point
Long Island
Newfoundland
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Ernest Niemann
Decoration Day Plans Under Way in Washington
Memorial day exercises in Washington will be announced soon as the general committee, led by Russell Frink, outlines a fore noon program. The planning group includes L. W. Soule, Orville Elder, Carl Hedges, J. M. Thompson and Mayor John W. Applegate, with Milan Shields chairing the music committee and Capt. Jay Brown of Troop F set as officer of the day. A procession to cemeteries and brief programs at each site are planned.
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Washington
Russell Frink
L. W. Soule
Orville Elder
Carl Hedges
J. M. Thompson
John W. Applegate
Milan Shields
Milburn McKay
T. R. Phillips
L. A. Jones
Roger Sherman
Transportation Committee
Jay Brown
Frink
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Sunset Park
Hoiday
Riday
Case Field
Guy Carlton
Foma Clemons
Miss Coffey
L R. Baker
J. C Boice
Fred Stewart
Dale Booth
Ethel McCreedy
Alice Anderson
Jamie Arrasmith
Maxine Baker
Charles Bear
Bernadine Baker
James Birney
Paul Campbell
Anna Crawford
Ferne Crozier
Virginia Crull
Goldie Carbaugh
William Cox
Rosamond Chumbley
James Campbell
Charles Dusenberry
Arthur Donovan
June Davis
Madaleen Dowis
Douglas Eastwood
Howard Edgar
Richard Fields
Roy Glider
Francis Glider
Jack Gibson
Roy Grecian
Cathleen Godfrey
Wanda Goodwin
James Haight
Pauline Hamilton
Hazel Hotle
John Hughes
Billy Hinkle
Evelyn Hoxworth
Richard Hansen
Donald Howard
Irene Hlavel
Ardelle Hasty
Betty Jones
Leona Jones
Jean Jarrard
Emily Koehler
Florence Kelley
Mildred Kyle
Milburn Krabill
Vincent Krabill
Floyd Kerr
Miles
Adrian Sutton
Geraldine Springman
Lois Samson
Pauline Snyder
Elizabeth Thorne
Eugene Thomas
Geneva
Hoover
W. H. Moran
United States Secret Service
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Fruit Market
Dan Hamilton
Baptist
Wall St
Joseph P. Tumulty
President Wilson
Eddie Dowling
M. J. Meehan
Europe
Georges Philippar
Messageries Maritimes
Gulf of Aden
Cape Guardafui
China
Marseilles
Mrs. Williams
Funeral Home
Fulton
M. E. Conference
FORD
G. A. R. Head
McNaught Syndicate
Mayo Bakery
Evert H. Westen
Home Ant Church
Curtis
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Colonel Schwarzkopf
Naval Leutenant
Schwarzkopf
Jassie
Bronx
Colonel Lindbergh
Fleischer
Jersey
Harry Fleischer
Detroit
Lindbergh
Englewood
New York Evening Journal Today
George and
Clara Bartels
Palisades House
Dwight W. Morrow
Kaster
Mount Pleasant
Vicehs
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