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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1924
Page
8
Indiana taxpayers saved $10,000 through the oil of 1924 public contract examination program. Lawrence Ry, chief examiner of the state board of accounts, announced in a June 19 address before the American Association of Engineers meeting in Moby Aidianapolis, Ind.
Orr outlines changes in handling public funds under state board of accounts. He notes examinations occur on petition of 25 or more taxpayers and urges extending to petitions from contracting officials. He supports annual audits over end of term reviews, warning of dangers to the public.
Dane Quay, 23, of Fort Wayne, drowned Tuesday at Pine Lake while his wife watched from the back porch. The wind carried the boat away and he could not reach it, despite his wife’s frantic cries for help. The incident marked La Porte’s first drowning of the season.
Washington observers debate whether Coolidge's candidacy will forge a permanent new Republican lineup or prove temporary. The campaign shifts toward a Coolidge centered effort with personal leadership shaping Senate and House contests and party machinery realigned for a Coolidge run.
The column previews film showings at Liberty and Grand theatres with stars Bryant Washburn and Marie Dove in The Ring and Gallawampus, plus The Tired Business Man. Tom Mix films Eyes of the Forest and Eyes of the Fest are highlighted as new releases, with praises for production and scenery. A Washington Circuit note covers a Victory Memorial prize submission and church preaching in Keitheh and Sugarland services. A London police anecdote mentions a fashionably dressed woman jailed after a shoe-kicking incident contrasting with a 1000 mile French motorboat cruise by two yachtswomen.
Wallace C Hunter aged 25 of Bloomfield and Nova A QC Donald aged 22 of Oden are listed in a births notice. Birth announcements include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Martin Dettz of Jersey Street and a son to Mr and Mrs Ben Walter of Grand Avenue. Real estate transfers show Elisha L Hatfield and Milford N Palmer exchanging parcels in sections and townships with several descriptions across r7. Minor property moves involve Jackson H Carnahan and August Nemeier and Mary L Killion et al with multiple tract references in township r7 and section 336. A normal world cotton crop is stated at twenty two million bales.
Indianapolis June 19 Strips to merge the Southern Illinois Methodist churches into the Indiana state council will be taken at the Indiana conference at a meeting here next week. The merger was provided for at the recent general conference in Springfield Mass.
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