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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1929
Page
4
A brief 1920 holiday feature highlights a Friday program titled Freedom by the Truth. The item notes plans, speakers or readings expected to illuminate moral lessons for readers during the Thanksgiving period.
Local residents praising the Junior College entertainment Tuesday evening. Notable performances include Irene Roe and Margaret Williams on piano and Clifford Reinert on cornet, with strong future potential suggested for all.
A child recalls a family beekeeper nicknamed Honey Bee Joe. Seeing the man approach, the youngster blurted a playful mispronunciation, calling him Honey Bee Gee, capturing a lighthearted family moment from childhood.
The piece praises Washington high schools and the city musical group Washington Concert Band for shaping community life. It notes the value of local drama, the Tuesday show surprises, and compliments Washington Junior College as a fine young institution.
A compact note presents word study guidance highlighting misused phrases like raised and increased and mispronounced terms such as lithesome. It promotes vocabulary growth by defining actuate as to move or incite to action with an example sentence.
Santa Barbara guards recount Stanley McCormick’s confinement at Riven Rock over 23 years. Kenneth McKillip testifies on treatment by Dr. Kempf and the cost, while Katherine McCormick seeks to oust Harold and Anita as co guardians.
The text notes McKillip being allowed to wait unguarded in the rooms of McCormick while relatives visited him. It states the treatment by Dr. Kempf had been very beneficial and he was permitted to wait with arms unbound.
Fairfield Iowa November 29 Jerry Woolsey nine was recovering from serious injuries after a car ran him down yesterday near town.
In Des Moines Indiana district court 29 former Des Moines University faculty members filed injunction actions to collect judgments for back salaries.
Cedar Falls Iowa November 29 sixty nine diplomas were awarded to students who graduated at the end of the fall term at Iowa State Teachers College.
Two oil stations in Des Moines were robbed by bandits on November 29. One station yielded 90 dollars in cash, the other 12 dollars. No injuries reported and police seek suspects.
Waterloo on November 29. Two bandits stopped J. F. Thompson a Waterloo street car motorman on his way home and escaped with $5 in cash. Thompson carried a box of dimes the bandits did not obtain.
A campaign to stamp out venereal diseases and curb rising cases in Des Moines began after a meeting of the Greater Des Moines committee. Public health officials spearhead the effort to combat the spread through education and outreach.
Des Moines teenager Kermit Lowe aged 15 remained hospitalized with a fractured skull and injuries after being struck by an automobile while alighting from a street car. Doctors said his condition was serious with little hope of recovery.
Radio station WOI at Iowa State College in Ames has been granted permission by the federal radio commission to broadcast on 640 cycles, replacing the old wavelength of 560 kilocycles. The change was confirmed from Washington, D C.
Cedar Rapids jailer records show Leon Brown, a 24 year old Black man, was sentenced to 65 years in the state penitentiary after being found guilty of assault with intent to commit murder and robbery. Brown had been charged in connection with a violent crime case.
In Ottumwa Iowa on November 29 Mr and Mrs Edward F E Rudolph of St Louis Missouri were injured seriously when their car ran off the pavement and toppled into a ditch. Doctors said Mrs Rudolphs injuries likely fatal.
Dr J K Johnson Sr of Jefferson was elected president of the Iowa division society of the American Osteopathic association at a trustees meeting in Des Moines yesterday. He succeeds the late Dr L V Andrews of Algona.
West Chester correspondent reports on a cold Tipton Iowa business trip, reflections on holidays and birthdays, a local store visit to Hoover and Portris, the funeral of Mrs Sam Schulty by Rev Gray O Williamsburg, and Charlie Greiner’s visit and corn shucker work with a nephew of Harp’r. mentions local church and community figures.
In Williston North Dakota officials report crude oil of high grade surfaced at the Big Vik no. well south of Ray. The discovery spurs a fund drive to resume and finish drilling operations halted a year ago.
Snow covers roofs trees lawns and streets in a thick white blanket transforming the landscape. The writer notes snow purity contrasting with California cleanliness and jests about shoveling walks while predicting winter is here for good. A playful, local reflection ends with a cue about a late column.
A collage of old jokes and local humor. A paralyzed man who never sins, a dutchman at the gas house, and a married couple banter about death and mischief. Stories range from social quips to a Travelers Aid Society inquiry at the rail terminal. We note a Washington reference and a quip on fashion and obedience.
Francis E. Warren, longtime U S senator and Wyoming figure, arrived by funeral train in Cheyenne on Thanksgiving Day. Gen. John J. Pershing and a Wyoming escort accompanied the body from Washington D C to the state capital where it lay in state for citizens to view.
The senate, longer serving than any other man, was honored as a military guard watched the casket. At 11:45 a.m. the flag-draped casket left Fort Russell under unit escort to Lakeview cemetery. Warren, Civil War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, received full honors as artillery fired salutes and taps at the graveside.
St Louis November 29 Bankers of America will support President Hoovers business program John C Longsdale president of the American Bankers association said here He indicated bankers already planned to back the president and showed firm resolve to back his plan
Lonsdale announced four bankers named to attend a Washington conference on December 5, with Albert H. Wiggins of Chase National Bank, Arthur Reynolds of Continental Illinois, John T. Scott of First National Bank Houston, and Herbert Freishacker of Anglo and London Paris National Bank San Francisco. The M. E. Choy group will meet Friday for regular rehearsal.
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