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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1931

Page

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Memorial Day Program Outlines City Observance

Walter L. Graves announces Memorial Day plans in central park at nine with a Washington band concert and a 9 30 address by Leigh W. Soule of the Y M C A. The parade forms on Avenue B west of the square and goes to Woodlawn and Elm Grove cemeteries in two sections led by band and drum corps.

Walter L. Graves Central Park Washington Band Leigh W. Soule Graves C. S. Williams Jay Brown Avenue RB Washington Main Streets Avenue B Main Street the Square Avenue BR Woodlawn Elm Grove Towa Main Marion and Puth Woodlawn Cemetery Iowa Elm Grove Cemetery J. H Peet A. W. Henke H. H. McCleery J. A. Taylor F. W. Eastwood Frank R. Sage Loan and Trust Company Washington National Bank Commercial Savings Bank Courthouse Blanche Zelma McAvoy Milady Mrs. Dalton Paul The Journal

May employment shows slight, gradual improvement says Doak

Secretary of Labor Doak notes May data not complete but shows employment a little better, with seasonal factors considered. William Green AFL president reports union worker employment up about half a percent in early May. Officials expect late summer crops to indicate broader business improvement despite low prices.

Washington Doak Secretary of Labor William Green American Federation of Labor LP High Department of Agriculture Pacific Northwest

Stolen Graham Paige Car Recovered Near Ottumwa

A Graham-Paige car registered to Dora Spiwak, stolen and abandoned on West Main, was recovered yesterday evening and will be returned to Ottumwa if the owners claim it. Deputies report the vehicle ran out of gas and that two young men fled the scene, leaving the car curbside for hours.

Graham-Paige Ottumwa Dora Spiwak West Main Street Harold Putnam

City Beautiful drive under way in Washington cleanup

Washington prepares for Alley Week in the City Beautiful campaign as residents tidy lawns, plant hollyhocks, and city crews repaint parking lines. Sub-committee reports begin on ward conditions while Miss Eva Smeltzer handles plant requests.

City Beautiful Washington Plant Exchange Committee Eva Smeltzer

Friese of Kalona Dies After Long Illness

Frank P. Friese, 49, longtime Kalona hotel and restaurant proprietor and prominent community figure, died at his home after failing health. He recently returned from treatment in Haskins Arkansas and funeral plans awaited word from relatives on the Pacific coast. He leaves wife Margaret Marhoefer, daughter Catherine Viola Walker, his mother, and several brothers in Washington and Oklahoma.

Kalona Frank P. Friese Haskins, Ark Pacific Coast Holy Trinity Church Richmond R. Friese Brighton Margaret Marhoefer Catherine Viola Walker Khalona August Henry Leo Fred Washington State Frieze Bernard Washington William

Prof Auguste Piccard Lands After Ten Mile Balloon Flight

Prof Auguste Piccard and companion Charles Kipfer landed on a glacier in Austria after an 18 hour ascent to about ten miles high. The pair reported successful scientific observations and instruments intact. They trekked to a Tyrolean village to retrieve data and plan further analysis.

Insserruck Austria U.P Auguste Piccard Piccard Charles Kipfer Here Yurgi

Conference Chat Turns To Wheat Policy And Fatigue

Beverly Hills reports a London conference on surplus wheat dissolved amid chaos and jokes as Russia proposed quota exports. The writer mocks excessive conferences and calls for a duty on goodwill groups while noting fatigue and distrust among delegates and hosts.

Beverly Hills Cal London Russia

W R C Urges Decorating Committees to Consult List

The W R C president asks decorating committee members to review the list published in the Journal Tuesday and be ready to serve in their designated sections at FFAL Resort cemeteries.

Three Injured In Auto Crash Near Spirit Lake

Three men were critically injured when a car overturned near Spirit Lake Iowa as they traveled from Spirit Lake to C Prouty's cottage. The victims named were C C Prouty Des Moines wealthy retired grocer Carl Lindeman and an unidentified man. They were taken to a hospital in Estherville.

Spirit Lake C. C. Prouty Des Moines Carl Lindeman Prouty Estherville

Move to Impeach Governor of State Heralded in Tennessee

A five member committee recommended impeachment of Gov. Henry H. Horton to the Tennessee house of representatives on May 28. The panel cited admitted and undisputed facts supporting the move. Harold Briley returns home from Iowa City for a few days.

Nashville Tenn Henry H. Horton Tennessee House of Representatives Harold Briley Iowa City

Diplomas Graduated Class of Honorees Named

A June 6 ceremony lists numerous graduates and honor students led by Arnold Berniece B and Leota A Allbaugh. MIT notable names include Evelyn Anderson, Pauline Bridges, Marjorie Robertson, Helen Schoonover, and James Sehmoeller among others.

Arnold Berniece B. Adrian Leota A. Allbaugh Leo Delbert Allbaugh Evelyn M. Anderson Lloyd D. Augustine Genevieve E. Bailey Charles Winter Berdo Donald O. Bowes Alice Jean Bratten Leonard J. Bridges Pauline Vivian Bridges Helen M. Caldwell Mark Campbell Henry M,. Carris Jim Casey Donna Clow Donld M. Coats Evelyn T. Crawford Woodrow W. Crone Eva Lucille Davison Bernice Ethel Derby Lawrence M. DeWitt Marjorie Mae Dunbar Waldo Ke, Fickling Mildred Irene Arvilla Louise McCall Mildred Irene McCarty Helen McConaughy Cherie M. McElhinney Robert McFarlane Leroy McGraw Grant Sr. McKune Eloise M. Mallory Mildred Maurine Martin William J. Masson, Jr Lester M. Messer Mary Ellen Mickey Virginia C. Mirgon Raymond Mohr Harry A. Montgomery, Jr Harriette L. Moore Edna Mae Moriarty Ernestine Doris Murdock Georgia V. Musil Alice Lucile Nicola John C. Owen Mary Pauls Robert M. Petratz Elizabeth BE. Ragan Winifred M. Ragan Kar D. Rath Marjorie M. Robertson Lawrence James Ryan William Marvin Sartor James A. Sehmoeller Helen Martha Schoonover William J. Shannon Alvin R. Shebeck Martha M. Shelangoski Stanley Kf, Simpson Robert Woodrow Springman Thomas W. Stewart Robert Fe, Statsman Lloyd A. Wagner Virginia Gail Wallace Louise Jane Wasson Sherman RB. Watson William Wells, Jr Lois Jane Wilkin Raymond A. Witting Doris A. Zeck

Train wrecks in Moorhead storm kill two and injure many

A tornado ripped a Great Northern passenger train near Moorhead Minnesota, killing one passenger, James Anderson of Montesano Washington, and a second man nearby. Over 20 injured as eleven coaches derailed. The storm also caused heavy rain and flash flooding while sweeping rural North Dakota and Minnesota. Desio cyclone near Milan damaged homes and felled trees.

Moorhead Minn Great Northern North Dakota Minnesota James Anderson Montesano Wash Andrew Hatledal Italy Milan Desio Pope Pius XI Lombardy

Presbyterians elect Dr Mudge moderator of General Assembly

In Pittsburgh on May 28 Dr Lewis Seymour Mudge of Philadelphia was elected moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, succeeding Rev Hugh Thompson Kerr. The vote was 519 for Mudge and 379 for rival Rev David De Forrest Burrell of Williamsport. Birth control was excluded from discussion as the 1143rd General Assembly opened in a special executive session.

Pittsburgh Lewis Seymour Mudge Philadelphia General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the United States Hugh Thompson Kerr Rev Mudge David Deforrest Burrell Williamsport Awith 1143Rd General Assembly The Presbyterian Church In United States of America

Tornado like Winds Roar Through Nebraska Farmland

Storms in south central Nebraska caused extensive property damage with no reported human casualties. A statue in the town square was damaged and areas around Alma and Orleans in Harlan county sustained about 225000 dollars in losses as winds smashed farm buildings disrupted lines and wrecked orchards.

Nebraska Lincoln Neb U.P South Centre Alma Orleans Harlan County

Latham Delivers Commencement Address at Washington High

Dr. O. R. Latham, president of Town State Teachers College, spoke at the Washington high school and junior college commencement exercises yesterday evening, giving the address and addressing graduates.

O. R. Latham Town State Teachers College Washington High School

Scholarship Award Honors Sherman Watson in 1931 Graduation

Sherman Watson of the 1931 Washington high school class received this year's junior college scholarship from G. W. Griffith and Mrs. Bila Griffith. The award, now funded by Mrs. Griffith's will, was presented during the commencement program interrupted briefly by a call to the platform. The faculty selected the senior recipient based on character and promise for further education.

Sherman Watson Washington High School G. W. Griffith Bila Griffith J H. Peet B.D. Morrison Morrison Griffith

Crawfordsville Resident Elizabeth Owen Dies at Home

Elizabeth Owen born July 13 1849 Vendovia Ohio died at her Crawfordsville home May 28 funeral pending burial in Cambrian cemetery Welsh neighborhood She was married to Evan J Owen September 22 1870 and moved from Ohio to Cotter then Crawfordsville In survivors include four children two grandchildren and six great grandchildren with one brother D R Jones of Cotter

Crawfordsville Elizabeth Owen Cambrian Cemetery Elizabeth L. Jones Vendovia Ohio Richard Mary Jones Evan J. Owen

Weather Frontier Expands Across Regions

A broad weather system stretches east of Alma and across the nation toward the southwest beyond Orleans and into the Republican valley, signaling widespread impacts.

Alma Orleans Republican Valley

Washington class graduates in grand city ceremony

In a formal service at the Methodist church 92 boys and girls were added to Washington high school alumni and 17 Wash ington junior college diplomas awarded. The event featured a well received commencement address by Dr. Latham of Iowa State Teachers College praising public schools and the machine age as a future challenge. Seniors Maurine Martin and Lucille Davis delivered the salutatory and valedictory after the audience enjoyed caps and gowns and a large turnout of relatives.

Washington Washington High School Washington Junior College Methodist Church O. R. Latham Iowa State Teachers College Latham Dr. Latham Maurine Martin Lucille Davison

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Court House A. B. Schmoeller Women's Relief Corps Shorty Cantion William “Shorty Louis Miller Otturowa Proram Frank Friese Tleness SEYV Eral Prof Alps Langing Augsburg Gurg Tyrol Ffal Resort STAT Alice Joovise McDaniel Lawrence McKune Hilda Frances Marcueed Charles Wesley Rademaker Clifford K. Robert Alice Evelyn Wolfe John Edward Westphal George Zeck Presbyterian Dr. Mudge O.R. Latham Vestraday Peizabeth Owan
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