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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1929
Page
1
Voters in Crawford County and Cherokee County headed to the polls with two road bond proposals. Crawford seeks $1,500,000 to pave the Lincoln Highway across its section linking to Sioux City and Council Bluffs, while Cherokee schedules a June 19 ballot on a primary road improvement issue to advance Highway No. 2 and other project lines.
May 22 Dublin reports a weekend of visiting relatives in Washington and local gatherings. Families mentioned include the Rand, Tucker, Robertson, Staunton, Richardson, Reighard, Weller, and Ma noon with activity at county hospital events and a family picnic at Tyrone school.
The article describes a local high school production with divisions called staves, noting George Zeck Hannah’s uncle James Davidson as prime minister Carlton Lytle as a cousin and Henry Little as a post boy. Metlery Richard McCleery directed the play with praise for intelligent supervision and cast effort. The high school orchestra provided music and Homer Moriarty and Charles Uarclay built the stage, with a second show planned amid strong advance sales.
An event filled with speeches and awards marked the year’s last assembly at the junior high. Honors included a most outstanding eighth grade student medal, D A R and G A R recognitions, marble contest medals, and marble trophies for the sixth to eighth grades.
The Graf Zeppelin was back in its home hangar at Friedrichshafen after a failed Atlantic crossing attempt to the United States. Engineers study the malfunctioning motors while the airship rests, awaiting repairs and guidance from French and German authorities.
New York report describes nightlife altercations over attentions in clubs. A well known sportsman’s friend provoked a quarrel, a flirtation led to numbers and romance, then a racketeering arrest story shattered the relationship, leaving the woman withdrawn and wary of new advances.
A communication from Governor General Stimson to the secretary of Justice urges that judiciary nominees must have at least working knowledge of English. The note signals the administration’s push to adopt English as the national language in the Philippines, even as Spanish-leaning Filipinos strive to keep the old tongue alive.
A silver loving cup with mahogany base will be awarded tomorrow by Mr. Enslin to the school winning best exhibit in the rural exhibit at Clark and Ellis streets windows. The winner keeps the cup until next spring's show, with permanent possession if a school wins two years in a row. each yearly winner gains possession for two years.
Lebanon Kentucky May 24. Mrs Avey Shoal age 38 killed her three children in a cemetery today. Two children died at the scene and one later at the hospital in critical condition. Investigators say the family were in deep domestic troubles.
Mexican War Department figures show about four thousand killed and eleven thousand wounded as the rebellion began March 1. Estimated losses include fifty million dollars in expenses and rail infrastructure damage totaling around ten million. The report notes widespread disruption across the country with railways partially destroyed and economic impact mounting.
Research by Dr. MacDougal at the Carnegie Institution desert laboratory examines long lived trees nicknamed balloon trees. He notes cells show recuperative powers after injury and that dry weight can exceed living weight, suggesting some trees may endure for millennia before decay.
A Los Angeles street incident ends a traffic delay when a policeman uses a nickel to calm a tense crowd. Commuters protested a stopped streetcar as the officer confronted a rider demanding payment to pass.
Old Orchard Maine May 24. French pilots Assolant and LeFevre with Bernard arrived from Roosevelt Field New York in two hours. American aviators Williams and Yanrey await departure amid heavy rain and shifting winds over the mid Atlantic.
In Moscow on May 24 three leading Soviet officials were executed and a larger group arrested for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government. The official Soviet secret service released the announcement detailing the crackdown and charges against the conspirators.
About 400 Urbana High School students joined a mass meeting to consider the board of education ultimatum that they return to classes or risk expulsion. The strike actions reflect opposition to Superintendent Loss L. Planningham as school chief.
Isler will set up at the Berdo show grounds on Town Avenue Bay, hosting a week long outdoor amusement carnival under Leon Beatty post of the American Legion. The event, long regarded among the best, aims to welcome the Legion sponsorship and community supporters. Journal carrier boys are invited to attend Monday evening as guests, per advance organizer Hope Shearer.
In Mexico City clashes by university students sparked two deaths among bystanders. Authorities ordered all city schools closed as police moved to quell continuing rioting and treat participants as ordinary lawbreakers.
Saturday's features include WJZ and WEAF network programs with Shilkret's orchestra and a Victor Herbert Memorial concert. The National Oratorical contest airs on WABC. In Paintsville, six year old Carl Mahan faces reform school after a yard killing. Judge A W Butcher sentences the boy to 21 years.
Washington report notes a House vote of 84 to 10 deciding not to open the tariff bill to more changes beyond what the Ways and Means Committee approves. A final vote on passage was planned for 3 pm May 28. The farm relief bill debenture clause caused a deadlock between House and Senate committees, drawing opposition from President Hoover.
Waslington junior college students and faculty traveled by motor to Cedar Rapids with stops at West Branch Tipton and Cornell College. They toured Hoover birthplace and John Brown era sites, visited the 1100-employee Quaker Oats plant, and observed wheat purifying and box making departments. The group also toured the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Memorial and enjoyed a theatre outing before returning home.
Ninety five tickets have been sold for the Better Washington lab dinner this evening at 62:26 in the TV room of the Y. Mets A. About 100 men are expected to attend the program will be brief and end by eight. The event aims for fellowship and to enlist local business.
Mrs. M. J. Holden dies yesterday morning at 2:20, funeral in charge of Dr. W. W. Bowers at L. A. Jones funeral home. Burial planned at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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