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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1938

Page

8

Memorial Services Plan in Keota on Memorial Sunday

Keota prepares Memorial Sunday ceremonies with visits to nearby cemeteries Harper Talleyrand Tyrone New Haven led by the Pulver Mertini band. A Keota cemetery parade forms on Broadway with a revival of exercises and an address by Rev Father Schoenfelder. Local organizations include the Blythen Sheets post American Legion auxiliary W. K. C. Hoy Scouts.

Kate B. Glover Keota Patriotic Organizations of Father Schoenfelder Harper Blythen Sheets Post American Legion The Legion Auxiliary W. Kh. C Hoy Scouts Glycceries

Freight tariffs raised by Iowa commission

Des Moines May 27 The state commerce commission granted higher freight rate increases up to ten percent on all shipments in the state except agricultural products and coal Agricultural rates were raised five percent while coal rates remained unchanged Chairman Harry Dunlap announced the decision to railroads.

Des Moines State Commerce Commission Harry Dunlap

Loren Clark Dies at 7 in Columbus Junction

Funeral services for Loren Clark seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Clair Clark will be held at 2 pm Sunday at Pleasant Grove Bethel church with Rev E F Hellbridle of Grundy Center officiating. Burial in Indian Creek cemetery. He died Thursday after a brief illness of measles and pneumonia born August 9 1930 in Omaha Nebraska survived by parents two brothers Robert and Keith two sisters Mary Elaine and Patricia Ann and two grandparents Mrs Harriet Clark Washington and Isaac Stone Columbus Junction.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction Loren Clark Clair Clark Pleasant Grove Bethel Church E. FE. Hell Grundy Center Indian Creek Cemetery Omaha Neb Pleasant Grove Bethel Sunday School Washington Independent School Robert Keith Mary Elaine Patricia Ann Harriet Clark Washington Isaac Stone

Memorial Day Services Planned in Ainsworth

Across Ainsworth committees set Memorial Day events on the school grounds and at the cemetery with a 2:30 p m band concert led by Milo Sorden. L J Kehoe of Washington will deliver the address as Rev S Fred Sharpe gives the invocation. Ainsworth High School band leads the parade to the cemetery with firing squad taps and graveside decorations. Women gather Saturday to prepare breaths for the day.

Ruth Norris Ainsworth L. J. Kehoe Washington Milo Sorden Sic Kenneth McConnell E. L Bellows Front Street

Public Enemy Number One By CC H Henry Brighton Town

A tract by CC H Henry of Brighton denounces the liquor industry as Public Enemy Number One. It cites liquor’s harm to youth, argues repeal protections enable crime, and urges unified temperance action to remove liquor from business. Data on liquor licenses and arrests are presented to support the case.

CC. H. Henry Brighton Town Blas United States

Sees Hope in Hopper Menace by Using Bait

Iowa State College entomologist Dr. H. D. Tate reported very large grasshopper populations in Iowa, especially in southern and southwestern counties. A survey found as many as 200 newly hatched grasshoppers per square yard in newly seeded alfalfa, but he noted baiting this year has been successful.

Ames H. D. Tate Iowa State College Iowa

Temperance debates loom as 1937 liquor stocks rise

A 1937 discussion cites Captain Riley blaming drunken driving on lax beer-joint oversight near highways. It notes California whisky stocks totaling 445 285 663 gallons in June 1937, compares to 1914 peaks, and warns repeal promises failed to curb crime or bootlegging.

Associated Chambers of Commerce Tulare County California William E. Riley County Highway Patrol SSS United States W. G. Calderwood Temperance Facts Bureau Wreckard

Sievers Orchestra to Play for Dance at Rendezvous

Red Sievers and his celebrated orchestra return to the Rendezvous for a dance on June 3 after a well received debut weeks earlier. Roy Means notes many requests to bring the group back, describing them as among Washington’s finest. The venue closes for summer after Last Dance Next Friday. The band has played Royal Grove Omaha Blitches Gardens Denver Hotel Fontenelle Omaha and Hotel Pax.

Red Sievers Washington Roy Means DeMolay Baok Minneapolis Royal Grove Omaha Blitches Gardens Denver Fontenelle Pax

Not a Dent in Hootleg Vigen Booze Racket vs Nation

The passage pols a grim view linking deficits booze and failed sectors to economic decline. Secretary Mor genthau cites drink as a fault line amid rising debt and unemployment shadowing prosperity.

Morgenthau

Sioux City Saloon Scene Hints at Midwest Outing

Fragmentary notes mention Sioux City Iowa and Des Moines with references to Riverview and nearby towns. The text references places in the Midwest and a with unclear context suggesting a travel or event note.

Sioux City Iowa Rive Park Des Moines the Bismark N. D. Ton Omaha Riverview

Memorial Service Set at Wayland School Auditorium

Wayland on May 30 hosts a Memorial day program at the DK school auditorium at 2 PM. Rev. E J Shook will speak, with Helen Martin performing Flanders Field, Mary J Sietsman and Elizabeth Linman contributing selections, and a male quartet. Mrs. Clara Wenger will present a decoration of graves.

Wayland Pegram Helen Martin Flanders Field Mary J. Sietsman Elizabeth Linman EB. J. Shootsone Clara Wenger Ciefion

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