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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1930

Page

6

Charges N. Baker Abusive On Radio

N Baker operator of radio station KENT in Muscatine was charged by Federal FCC counsel with broadcasting defamatory and abusive material against physicians and other local officials. The hearing on KTN’s renewal featured Baker admitting opposition to smallpox vaccination and discussing plans for a new institution and a Muscatine newspaper with a $120 000 corporation formed and stock sold. He acknowledged soliciting business for various ventures during cross examination.

Washington Rman Baker Jon Kent Muscatine Town Ben Fish Federal Radio Commission Physeians Fisher Walter Nlacket Coaeus Saker Medical Trust Waker Neer Muscatine Baker

Indoor Golf Course And Dance Hall Opens Saturday

Washington armory to host an indoor miniature golf course and dance hall by Frank Gastright owner of Mansion mini golf. A ten dollar gold piece prize for best business name will be awarded. names accepted at the Journal office through Saturday night. The armory lease runs five years and the first floor will be used for auto storage and washing while the center houses dancing. The layout features a greens carpet and hazards resembling outdoor courses with decorative redecorating and an entrance arcade.

Washington Armory Frank Gastright Gastright Journal

Northwestern Wisconsin Lead Big Ten Title Race in Early Standings

Oct 20 Chicago Nor western and Wisconsin are labeled as the league’s strongest contenders in the Big Ten title race. Michigan, Purdue and Minnesota follow with mixed prospects as Illinois and Indiana linger in weaker positions. Michigan aims to beat Illinois Minnesota and Chicago, while Northwestern eyes Notre Dame on Nov. 22 after Captain Hawk Bruder’s return. Northwestern routed Illinois 32 nothing and Ohio State 13 0 with Purdue 20 0 and Minnesota 6 0 amid shifting estimates.

Chicago Western Michigan Norwestern Wisconsin Northwestern Michiigan Purdue Minnesota Ohio Illinois Indiana Iowa Wolverines Tulane Oh! State Wildcats Hawk Bruder Notre Dame Ohio State Wisconsi Ilinois Town

Ward School Boys Soft Ball League Opens Play

Ward School boys from four wards enter a soft ball season under Gale Fisher of the Y M C A. First round results saw Wallace 29 Heights 9 and Lincoln 24 Centennial 11. This week games at Wallace and Lincoln feature Wallace versus Centennial and Lincoln versus Heights. Finals set for next week. Thursday Centennial versus Heights and Friday Wallace versus Lincoln.

Gale Fisher Y My. A Wallace Heights Lincoln Wallace and Lincoln Centennial

Zionist Leaders Protest MacDonald Policy Over Palestine

Dr Chaim Weltman resigned as head of the Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization in protest at a government report on Palestine. He said Britain's mandate policy undermines Jewish rights and a homeland, urging immediate Zionist council meetings to decide next steps.

Alady Rionists MacDonald Palestine Chaim Welzmann Weltzmann Centre Council of the Zionist Organizations MacDonald & Vermament Valegine League of Nation Permanent Mandates Commission Lord Pasefield Secre Wetiman Palevatine

Tall Structures Sway in Wind Across City and States

A garbled item notes tall structures in Paris and New York swaying in wind, with measurements like three feet in a heavy wire hunt and a Woolworth building reference. It also lists multiple college football games and several teams with open dates for the week.

Paris Woolworth New York City

Political battle in North Carolina intensifies in 1920s race

North Carolina shifts from Republican gains to a Democratic hunt as Bailey and Pritchard seek Senate and House seats. Bailey camps on tariff and economic relief while Pritchard defends the Hoover administration. Observers predict Bailey wins the Senate and Democrats take most districts, with only the ninth contest seen as potential GOP close.

New York Northarolina Peverage Emeate Erator Purnifold M. Simmons Josiah W. Bailey South North Carolina Bailey Mr. Hoover Smith Aesta Weltenands House of Representatives Awnate Hooter Senate Jude Sohn Parker Sipresue Parker Watling Furs North Californa

Worlds Largest Stones Linked to Antonius Pius in Syria

Ancient stones in Syria allegedly built under Roman emperor Antonius Pius near Motens, with blocks over fifty feet long and nearly twenty feet square at the ends. Ruins remain a few miles east of the modern Motens.

Enltee Senna Antonius Pius Raatbeek Syria Motens

Lawsuit seeks 35000 against tobacco company officials

In Muscatine district court petitions allege Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company employee Hendrickson caused a fatal car crash by reckless driving and speed. The Hendricksons, ages 52 and 60, residents of Union Township near Columbus Junction, seek damages for their deaths. Attorneys Frank L. Messer filed for Town City, Iowa.

Columbus W. C. Hall Coles Jorge M. Hemderckvon Wridge Thitbenios Coneis Platin Liggett Ad Myers Telopany F. J. Sullivan Muscatine Liggett and Mrs Company Hendrickson Muscatha Frank L. Messer Town City Union Township County Fotambus Junction

Traffic signs require baby carriages to stop before highways

In Des Moines on October 21, Judge HM Sawyer ruled that traffic signs apply to baby carriages as they approach arterial highways. Sawyer’s test case interpreted the term motoric in state laws, stating the legislature’s wording intended this enforcement.

Des Moines Towa HM. Sawyer Sawyer

Street Car Fined For Rolling Onto Arterial Street

A street car operator named C P Johnson was fined ten dollars after failing to stop before moving onto a major arterial street. The case hinged on broader readings of motor vehicle definitions to include all moving objects and stages of vehicle operation.

C. P. Johnson

Odor Remains After Attempted Removal at Danan Site

A damaged note describes persistent odor at the Al Danan area, asserting the odor is a definite chemical and similar in scent to other properties. The fragment implies ongoing concerns about chemical presence and property impact.

al Danan

Human Weakness and the Burden of Intent

A reflective note on universal struggle with self discipline. The author considers moments of weakness and the tendency to abandon good intentions, inviting readers to acknowledge common human frailty and seek steadier resolve.

Deadly blaze kills six hundred in Shanghai water front

Reports from Hong Kong say about 600 Chinese died in a fire on the Shanghai riverfront. The blaze began in a riverside restaurant, destroying boats and wooden buildings in a congested district along the Sikiang river. Wachow, a shipping center in Kwantung province, is described as crowded with boats and native ferries.

Shanghat Chin Hong Kong Wachow Sikiang River Kwangal China Canton

Marr Funeral Saturday in Alp Worth at Olde Home

A telegram to Frank Malcon reports the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Marr will be held at two o'clock Saturday at the old home in Alp worth. A second message says the body will arrive Friday morning on the Olden State Limi.

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