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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1931
Page
7
Mr and Mrs Elwood Grubb of Keota spend the day in town and plan to travel to Havre this evening to visit their daughter Mrs John Woch. Weather mostly fair tonight with frost. Stationery sale notes few boxes left of the 89c special. Some buyers bought multiple boxes.
A list of local residents from Wayland Keota Welman Pulaski and Washington visits, including Mr and Mrs Will Kauffman and families Leola Marie Max and others. Art Edmondson cut his hand and hurt his shoulder last night when breaking a moving car window near the Washington cafe corner. He cannot work at the American Pearl button factory or pitch for the Boosters.
Local shoppers report new spring stock at Schmoelles Stros. Several residents, including Mr and Mrs Russell Frink, were seen in Muscacine on business. Others travel for family illness, Rotary events, and social luncheons as listed in today’s notes.
Art Prentiss of Cedar Rapids, Lucille and Ethel Carper of Olds, and Mrs. W B Bink of Morning Sun were in town for business or shopping. Crawfordsville residents including Mr. and Mrs. Clint Fletcher and family, Clarence Fletcher, and Will Owen and son were noted. Local Knights of Columbus leaders plan to attend the state convention in Marshalltown with Archbishop Beckman presiding. Louise Bell of Packwood visited Irene Paul before returning home.
Major General C. Mek Saltzman, chair of the Federal Radio Commission, warned that advertising sponsored radio programs could lead to a national tax on radio sets. He told the first annual assembly of the National Advisory Council on Radio in Education that censorship power does not lie with the commission and cited England’s taxed radio receivers as a contrast.
Graphic testimony in Columbus reveals 322 inmates died in the Ohio Pen blaze as Clinton Grate 81 Dayton convict stands trial for murder. Prosecution aims to use Grate admission that he and fellow prisoner Hugh Gibbons started the fire to prove a daring escape plot.
Marshalltown Iowa May 21 1 P No competition was forthcoming today in opposition to John T Lucas commander of the local G A R post who will seek the state presidency at the annual convention to be held here in June A sharp fight was expected in the Women's Relief Corps with Mrs Maude Troutner of Marshalltown and Mrs Nellie N Penney of Denison opposing candidates for the presidency Gov and Mrs Dan W Turner will attend the convention but national commander James Jewel of Fort Morgan Colo will be unable to attend.
Mrs Winnie Palmer county superintendent will present diplomas at the rural school graduation in the Methodist church at two o clock Saturday. The program features Olive Barker Cedar Falls directing music Doris Leffler Donald Hines readings Merrill Johnson and Daryl Hotle duets Enterprise School chorus and eighth grade chorus Lincoln school fifth graders Marionette plays Richard McCleery speak and final benediction by Rev A W Henke.
In Los Angeles on May 21 a gunman killed Herbert Spencer 40 and Charles Crawford in Crawford's office. Frances Spencer, widow of Spencer, fears a threat to her life and a police guard is posted. Crawford was a political power and Spencer a veteran newspaper man. The killer remained at large.
Miss Leona Parcell closed her Tyrone school on Friday with a picnic dinner and an afternoon program. Attendance was good. She will teach near Washington next year and Warriett Times of Valley will teach the Tyrone school. George Crawford learned of his sister in law Elmer Crawford's wife death from cancer and attended the Keota funeral. Grandma Sheets remains poorly at her son Otto's home.
Washington IA visitors include Joan Wilson daughter of Dallas Center residents staying with grandparents in town. Cedar Rapids trips by Mr. and Mrs. Keck and Mr. and Mrs. Ross. Orville Elder returns from Ozark trip. McCalls and Mrs Wahneetahingalls expected back today after Oswego KS visit with Lee Scranton. Sues Mi La Dema Lchrader visits Cedar Rapids parents. Eagle Stamps promo tied to Widmer's Clothes Shop. S216 cod.
Electric polishing is described as a popular department with a car shining after the polisher has been used, illustrating a friendly sales pitch and product promotion.
Local groups the drum corps high school band and the Legion Auxiliary plan assembly at Elm Grove Cemetery gate 2 45 p m Sunday. Baby Say boys and mothers note Widmer's carries boys suits from 160 and up at reasonable prices. N L Black returns from Council Bluffs Iowa after attending electoral college of Northwestern conference elected as alternate delegate to A M E church general conference in Cleveland 1982. Frank Frazier travels to Kinceslory Springs for rest and Schmoeliler Bros offers spring suits tailor made.
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