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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1933

Page

1

Tax Revision Topic at Better Washington Club Dinner

The Better Washington club schedules a dinner program on October 23 in the YMCA community room with speakers John Speidel and J. H. Peet addressing tax revision and the gross sales tax. Tickets go on sale, aimed at 100 attendees, with a meal of chicken and pumpkin pie at six.

Better Washington Club Washington John Speidel Supt J. H. Peet Speidel Peet

Card Party at K C Hall Sponsored by St James Church

The St James Church will sponsor a benefit card party at the K C Hall tomorrow evening. Prizes for high score and refreshments will be features. Everyone is invited to attend.

St. James Church K. C. Hall Almas Wallace

Moratorium Considered on Iowa December Tax Sales

Des Moines reports Governor Clyde L. Herring open to a moratorium on December tax sales across Iowa. He asked Attorney General Ed O Connor for a constitutional ruling while noting potential relief for property holders and counties from sale administration costs. O Connor will not issue guidance until law is reviewed.

Des Moines Clyde L. Herring Iowa Ed O'Connor O'Connor

Iowa with no general quail season this year

Iowa will not hold a general quail shooting season in 1933. The plan calls for experimental shooting in selected spots by state and National Wild Life research staff to judge advisability and extent of a possible open season in 1934. Factors include quail surplus, crippled birds, and hunting with dogs.

Des Moines Iowa H. M. Sanderson Iowa’ Fish and Game Department Fish and Game Department National Wild Life Research Staff Sanderson

Bridges to Match Landscape in Vermont

Bridges spanning Vermont rivers will be painted to blend with the landscape. Steel spans will wear a verdant hue and wooden spans a mellow woodbrown according to state highway officials.

Montpelier Vermont

Little moisture in 1933 Iowa corn

Iowa's 1933 corn averaged 20.11 percent moisture from 215 government samples, 3.77 points below 1932 and 8.5 below the long term average. Dry conditions prevailed statewide with only the southeast showing higher moisture and frost-driven husking and rapid drying aided by one to three inches of central rains.

Iowa Des Moines Charles D. Reed Jtcern

Waste Disposal Conference In Ames Focuses On Federal Public Works

Municipal officials and sanitary engineers from across Iowa gathered in Ames for the Iowa Waste Disposal association annual meeting and the 15th Iowa State college sewage disposal short course. The conference runs through Oct. 20 with emphasis on how the federal public works program will affect Iowa communities. H. M. Cooper and P. F. Hopkins explained the national recovery program.

Ames Iowa Iowa Wastes Disposal Association Iowa State College H. M. Cooper State Advisory Public Works Board P. F. Hopkins

Iowa Public Works Allotments Made in Iowa Projects

Public Works Administrator today announced allotments for Iowa projects. Bloomfield receives 3200 for water works, Iowa City gets 92000 for building, Dyersville 7000 for sewer, Ottumwa 50000 for viaduct.

Iowa Public Works Washington, D U.P Public Works Lekes Iowa Bloomfield Iowa City Dyersville Otfumwa

Corn Empire Events Highlight Washington Corn Harvest

A Better Washington club meeting laid plans for two corn celebrations in Washington Iowa. One is the statewide Corn Empire observance next week and a local corn show planned for mid November. Officials include Carl Hedges Harry Ward and Paul Gorham.

Better Washington Club Committee Wash Ington Washington Ecorn Iowa Washington County Carl Hedges Harry Ward Paul Gorham Ralph Scott Better Washington Club

Iowa Farmers Expected to Reap $76 Million from Corn Hog Plan

Iowa leaders forecast about 76 million dollars in benefits from a federal corn hog program set to start November 4. Iowa would receive roughly 51 million for hog benefits and 25 million for reduced corn production, with widespread payments tied to contract-based production cuts and hog adjustments across the Midwest.

Iowa U. S Des Moines Lowa Washington, D. C Wiswestern Henry A. Wallace Geo. N. Peek

Car Plunges Over Bank On Road 161

Mrs. F. F. Case of Fairfield and Mrs. Popham wife of Judge A R G Popham of Iowa City escaped serious injury when their coupe plunged off Primary Road No 161 a mile south of its intersection with No 2 east of Ainsworth. They sustained bruises cuts and sprains but were not critically hurt. Mrs. Popham was taken to Iowa City and Mrs. Case to Fairfield. The car landed on its top and was towed to a Washington garage after being damaged.

F. F. Case Fairfield Popham A.R. G. Popham Iowa City Ainsworth

Glen Rich Dies After Danville Area Car Crash

Glen Rich 24, son of Mr and Mrs Dave Rich, died at Burlington hospital after a vehicle crash a mile from Danville on Saturday night. Passenger Milburn Gorgstrand is in critical condition with a crushed chest and broken bones. Paul Ross suffered brain concussion. Funeral plans unresolved. Rich family includes siblings Ray Earl Mia Lola Bower Velma Freda Ada Georgia Minnie Max Mina.

Wayland Glen Rich Dave Rich Burlington Hospital Danville Lester Manning Paul Ross Milburn Gorgstrand Gorgstrand Ross Ray Earl Mia Lola Bower Velma Freda Ada Georgia Minnie Max Mina

Call for Abolishing Conferences to Avoid War

Beverly Hills observes that shorter international conferences prove only temporary fixes. The piece argues the Versailles 1919 and Washington 1922 conferences set flawed precedents and suggests pensioning delegates, using parading as if at a conference, to end ongoing disarmament talks.

Beverly Hills Cal Versailles Washington

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Ceed A. E. Atchison Speidel and Peer Herring Thomas Massie Thalia Massie Asrirage Germany Geneva Pere Secre Tary Baron von Rheinbaban von Blomberg von Freyberg Wolczek Schonheinz Rudolf Nadolny United States Commercia Middle Western Ohio Indiana Ilinois Missouri Kansary Nebraska South Dakota Minnesota Agricultural Adjustment Administration Federal Emergency Relief Administration Federal Surplus Relief Corporation Emergency Relief Administration Wallace Paxplains County Cornhog Production Control Association Secretary of Agriculture Paige Case N. W. Thompson Mrs Clarence Logan Ann Roper sNaught Odieete, Tam
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