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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1928

Page

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Congressmen Face Looming Clash Over 1928 Legislative Agenda

Washington dispatch reports Congress will reconvene next Monday to resume debate on tariff revision farm legislation Boulder Dam Muscle Shoals and the Kellogg anti war treaty. Leaders split on extra session with tariff and farm bills first but too much uncertainty on priorities and time.

Washington Congress Monay Boulder Dam Muscle Shoals Senate Moulder Ds Hiram Johnson California Ashurst Arizona Houlder Dam Johnson Coolidge Asburet Longworth House Ion J Tilson Wader Senator Boral Hoover Cam Senator Capper Senator Watson Indiana Hoover South Amelia

Green reelected as AFL president in Louisiana

William A. Green was reelected president of the American Federation of Labor today in a Louisiana event. The leadership vote confirms Green’s continued control of the nation’s labor federation amid ongoing postwar labor dynamics.

William A. Green American Federation of Labor

Priests Kept Busy In Calcutta Temple Feting Hindu Goddess

In Calcutta a temple for the Hindu goddess Kall sees priests busy daily as more than a hundred goats are sacrificed in rituals.

Calcutta Kiliea Dally

Congressmen favor Hoover for farm relief in next Congress

Washington November 28. Senators and agricultural leaders show willingness to assign farm relief legislation to President Hoover in the next Congress. Some push for quick action, others favor a staged approach with MeNary and Borah factions seeking three separate measures including marketing, surplus disposal, and tariff revisions. The debate centers on timing and scope as Congress reconvenes.

Hoover Washington Meaver St. Louis Congress Oral Tsaho Nator McNary Borah Nieher

Thanksgiving Union Service at United Presbyterian Church

Washington churches hold a community Thanksgiving union service at 10 am in the United Presbyterian Church with Dr W W Bowers and Dr F W Eastwood leading prayers and readings of President Coolidge's proclamation. Music includes organ preludes and hymns, the collection aiding local charities.

Washington United Presbyterian Church Tne W. W. Bowers FW. Eastwood Th Presbyterian Church Coolidge D.C. Fulton Carolyn Hamilton Ruth

Thursday's Five Best Radio Features

Fragmented OCR notes list 1928 radio scheduling across WEAF WIZ WORAWARC and WARE networks. It mentions football games Penn vs Cornell Pitt vs Penn State, and music programs with Hank Simmons show boat. Details are incomplete and sections clash.

United States WEAF N. B.C Penn Corne Wiz N.C Pitt Penn State Worawarc Columbia S Sonora Hour Ware Coln Hank Simmons Hia

Fete Read in the Stars and Fate Foretelling

The text discusses star reading as a method to predict future events, especially men's fates, tracing its origins to Greek and Roman traditions. It notes astrology once meant astronomy, and compares it to alchemy and chemistry in historical context.

Crude cotton seed oil ventures fail in Natchez and New Orleans

From CMT on CE country10 extract crude cotton seed oil were made in Natchez Miss 1 ISM and at New Orleans in 18 Both were complete failures from the standpoint of practicability firm foothold of this industry in Providence 1

Natchez Miss New Orleans Providence

Skipper Captain Tale Ties Ships to Dutch Sea Terms

The Skipper captain of 145 known as the "skipper" links to Dutch sea language, where ship and sailor terms derive from old usage. The note traces how many sea terms entered English from Dutch nautical speech and influenced naming in maritime culture.

Lambs Idea Poet Kates Lamb Praises Spenser Fights

Poet Kates Lamb admires Edmund Spenser and his stylistic battles in verse. She argues that only a high artistic sense, honed by careful study, enables true appreciation of Spenserian poetry in Ager eight pounds.

Lamb Kates Lamb Edmund Spenser Spenser

Rest Advantage In Farming Echoes Ovid Wisdom

A proverb-like note suggests rest yields a bountiful crop, invoking Ovid’s wisdom on using downtime to renew strength and productivity. It frames rest as strategic for farmers and creatives, aligning ancient insight with modern work cycles.

Ovid

King’s illness described as serious by doctor

The king’s physician released a formal update stating the monarch suffers from inflammation and congestion of the right lung with pleurisy on that side. The letter to the home secretary notes anxiety ahead but reports some improvement and maintained strength, hoping for a shorter duration. The prince of Wales was en route to the king’s bedside and wished to avoid causing worry.

London Van Lord Dawson Mono Natu White Allem Africa Notifield St Twas Otter Will Lette Phe Fetter Home Secretary

Influenza Epidemic Claims Forty Two In Los Angeles

Health officials in Los Angeles report 42 deaths from influenza this month with 2,152 residents diagnosed and many mild cases likely uncounted. City health officer Dr George Parrish notes the surge, while community events including a Baptist bazaar offer quilts and items for sale.

Los Angeles Br. George Parrish Auenza

Oskaloosa Bank Merger Takes Effect Today

In Oskaloosa Iowa today November 28 a merger of state banks under the Peoples Trust and Banking names is announced as becoming effective. The consolidation unites local financial institutions into a single entity serving the community.

Oskaloosa Oskaloosa, Ta Aloosa

Local Brighton Social Notes and Farm News Then Thanksgiving Plans

Brighton area social round including visits by Mrs. Clapper of Washington and Grace Conger with Frank, Uncle J Palmer death remembrances, Kinney and Gobie families in Richland area, Woodford and Bray families in Fairfield, and Thanksgiving gathering hints. Cattle shipments by Homer Brinton and farm harvest notes amid family calls and hospital updates. Families announce winter relocations to Osburn Kansas and plans for care shifts.

Brighton Ro LY. Clapper Washington Porter Grace Frank Conger Atlantic Iowa Col. J. Palmer Fred Grosseup Willard Kinney Hear Richland Don Gobie Geo. Duke Lewis Brighton Hotty Mel Ford Hammond H. A. Woodford IL. A Colado Osburn Kansas Arthur Boo Wilbur Seth Hart Richland Han D. E Fairfield

Candy and Tax Social at Franklin Center School

There will be a candy and tax social at the Franklin Center school on Wednesday, November 28. A program will be given by the School and a hot lunch of sandwiches, pie and coffee will be served. Everyone is welcomed by teacher Miss Esthertooth. David Klee has been holding the Little Gale Davis who has been seriously ill and is reported to be slowly improving. It is probable she will not attend school this winter. In W. P. Moore eaters Mr. and Before Jealousy Sprang Up Wedow her coming was about the only woman in Fy whose lesser half didn’t with some other woman.

Titus Franklin Center Esthertooth David Klee Gale Davis Schoonymore W. P. Moore Thomas Cat

Hoover Arrives in Costa Rica with Warm Welcomes

Costa Rica greets President elect Herbert Hoover with large crowds and an official reception. Thousands line the station and legation fronts as Hoover lands on a goodwill tour. Nicaragua hopes U.S. Marines supervise future elections while training boosts the national guard.

Costa Rica Hoover United States San Josr Nicarazua Herbert Puenta Arena Legation Cleto Gonzalez Viquez South Amer Latin America

Husking Corn Progress in Northwest Iowa

Des Moines report notes corn husking nearly finished in extreme northwest towns while southern counties lag. Weather observer Charles Reed cites sunny mild days then a late cold snap, fields soft, roads rough, excess corn shelled and marketed, livestock pastured where husking is done, down corn to be salvaged if snow delays. Sugar beets lifted and sent to nearby factories expected to shut within a week.

Des Moines Theouthern Charles D. Reed

Turkey contest winners named for grade drawing test

The third to fifth grade turkey drawing contest sponsored by Klein Klothing Ko and Miss Van Viet crowned winners Billy Cox Centennial first Miles Knight Lincoln second Eugene Thomas Heights third and Virginia Leffler Heights fourth The results were published incorrectly last evening and the contest aimed to secure best student drawing from the listed grades.

Miss van Viet Klein Klothing Ko Billy Cox Centennial Miles Knight Lincoln Eugene Thomas Heights Virginia Leffler

Grandson of Mrs. Orris Buried Today

Ora A. Pierce of Chicago train dispatcher dies at age, buried at Marion Lawn today. Born and raised in Marion, he served 15 years in railway work and was married to a Marion girl with five children. Survived by his father, mother, brothers Rex and Darrell, sister Mrs Loren Harl, and grandmother Mrs Orris Bur. Relatives in Washington state and Cedar Rapids also mourn.

M. Ls Ortis Ora A. Pierce Chicago Marion Lawn G. Pierce Marion Washingto Rex Sioux City Darrell Iscosin Loren Uarl Cedar Rapids

Taster Line Ends With a Noir Quote Fragment

Fragment from Disraeli quotation shows the line about criticism versus correctness. The text remains incomplete and lacks full context or concrete events. This item reads like a clipped literary fragment rather than a complete report.

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