Column on Iowa Hen Rescue After Craw Obstruction
Mrs Dave Cassel operated on a hen using Brigsors and a common thread to remove an obstruction from its craw. The hen is recovering.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1937
Page
1
Rock township approves two rural schools in special election
Orange City voters in Rock township Sioux county approve construction of two rural schools. In the special election 85 votes were cast with all supporting the project which will cost about 1500 dollars more than the township board has on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange City
Rock Township
Sioux County
Bread Truck Hit by Freight Train Near Clio
A Des Moines bread truck driven by John Gilbert from Chariton was struck by a freight train at Clio. The vehicle was demolished and bread, pies and cakes scattered along the tracks, but the driver escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lineville
Des Moines
John Gilbert
Chariton
Clio
Scarlet Fever Tops Iowa Communicable Disease Report
DES MOINES The Iowa State health department weekly report lists scarlet fever as the most prevalent disease with 292 cases in the state. The bulletin shows 49 cases of smallpox, 36 cases of whooping cough and 32 cases of chicken pox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State Health Department
Edward Sehmitt dies after arm severed in shredder accident
Edward Sehmitt died after his arm was severed in a shredder at his father in law’s home. He had earlier been shown in a Carroll plumb firm display. In Iowa City three performers of Clive of India will be staged by 64 University of Iowa students at the Art Building with April 19 21 dates. A third performance will be added April 22 to seat expected audiences. The play is directed by an official from the dramatic department and is the first play in the 1926 37 comedy series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Edward Sehmitt
Sehmitt
Carroll
Fowa City
Unity of Iowa
Atharte
Siesfred
Dramatic Department
Washington
Iowa City
Supt
BE. A. Ralston
City Tackles Parking Woes With Towaway Plan
Mayor Myron Walker asked residents for help solving the downtown parking problem and ordered Police Chief O. Paine to tag all unattended vehicles left double parked. About 100 automobiles were tagged under the towaway initiative Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowa City
Myron Walker
Towa
O. Paine
Ofrm
Designs for Living to Shape 1937 4-H Girls Convention
Mrs Edith Barker of the nation service said today the theme for the 1937 4-H girls convention at State College is Designs for Living. The event runs June 14 with limited attendance of one teen and one adult from each local club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Edith Barker
Neion Service
Eal Club
Survivors of Light Brigade Battle Witnesses Readied
Five Iowa teachers and three Coloradans recall their g grandfather who fought in the Charge of the Light Brigade. Ellis ing, a Crimean War veteran who survived the battle and died in 1924, left ten children. His descendants challenge a modern portrayal, with Mrs Burke and Arthur Cutting asserting the present tale diverges from their father’s account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Light Brigade
Milford
Iowa
Charece
Ht Brigade
Colorado
Ellising
Ajaklava
Sedat Rapids
Mre
el Burke
Arthur Cutting Conford
Two Picnic Cabins Planned at Lake Ahquaouth and Dolliver Park
Conservation commission members announce opening two cabins for summer picnics at Lake Ahquaouth and Dolliver Memorial Park. Each cabin hosts eight campers with a 48 person camp capacity including leaders and cooks. Facilities include toilet rooms mess hall assembly room and fully furnished bedding and dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PRS
Lake Ahquaouth
Dolliver Memorial
The
Conservation Commission
Washington and Keokuk Girls Win Superior Ratings
Washington and Keokuk girls glee clubs tie for superior ratings in a southeastern Town district music contest. Washington high schools groups win superior ratings. piano solo preliminaries complete with final results to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Keokuk
Fairfield
Fort Madison
Iowa City
Washington High
Davenport
Superior
Burlington
Iowas City
Ottumwa
Muscatine
Deny Rehearing for N. G. Baker in Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa supreme court today refused to reconsider imposing a $50 fine and one day in jail on Norman Baker for operating a so called cancer care hospital in Muscatine in violation of a court injunction. Baker’s sentence cannot be enforced unless he is found in Iowa. The denial was forwarded to Muscatine county court. Baker has been in Muscatine and Mexico where he runs a radio station. He argues the Muscatine hospital was controlled by hired doctors. His rehearing petition was argued before the high court this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Norman Baker
Muscatine
Supreme Court
Naker
Iowa
Kaker
Mexico
High Court
District music contest fills Washington high school
Washington buzzes with a district high school music contest drawing about 2000 entrants and spectators. Supt. Ralston notes 20 percent more schools in the southeast Iowa region, with 3 judges per event evaluating orchestras bands glee clubs and soloists. Readiness and scholastic standards emphasize balance between music and academics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gettne
Red haired fans flood Menotti opera premiere
New York April 9 A young composer Gian Carlo Menotti offered free tickets to red headed listeners who sent samples of their hair for the New York premiere of Amelia al allo all red headed. Sponsors then limited the shade of red to protect the box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amelia al Allo
Gian-Carlo Menotti
Menotti
Loyalists Drive Rebels Back in Madrid Offensive
Loyalist battalions pressed a fresh assault in Madrid driving rebel lines from the Lacpilla cemetery area and forcing them across the river. A parallel push targeted the opposite city side, with a hospital near Madrid reported captured as the siege nears five months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Lacpilla
Guadalajara
Robel
Judge Patterson Opens March Term Probate Hearing
Judge J. G. Patterson conducted a brief session hearing miscellaneous matters. He heard testimony and arguments in the Jeffrey probate case and arrived from Sigourney where he is holding an April term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Patterson
Jeffrey
Patterson
Sigourney
Lindberghs Return Home After Long Flight
Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife arrive in London after a lengthy flight that included an African route and a European crossing and then drive to their Kent home after landing at a London airport.
Swallow Aircraft Executives Die In Plane Crash
In Bakersfield California today two company leaders perished when a Swallow Aircraft Corp flight plane crashed. Christoffer, president of Swallow Aircraft of Wichita, Kansas, and A. Grom, vice president of a financial firm in aircraft industries, were killed in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Calif
E. BR. Christoffer
Swallow Aircraft Corporation
Wichita, Kan
A. Grom
Governor Kraschel to Sign Several Bills
Governor Kraschel announced plans to sign the budget appeal bill the motor vehicle code revision bill and the act making the state planning board an official unit of state government. He withheld comment on the two percent use tax bill and the civil service expansion bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pes Moines
INS
Kraschel
State Planning Board
Iowa
Des Moines Fight Ends With Handshake After Claims Hearing
At a claims committee hearing a state representative Thomas Kep hart of Peterson and Senate assistant sergeant at arms Joe Chocholka of Cedar Rapids exchanged remarks, then shook hands amid fluster. Kep hart joked about past battles while Chocholka offered a quiet thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate
Claims Committee
Thomas Kephart
Peterson
Joe Chocholka
Cedar Rapids
Chocholka
Fall Festival Venues Debated as Washington Scale Sought
At the Chamber of Commerce meeting the revival of the fall festival was discussed with emphasis on a Washington scale and a several thousand dollar cost. A committee will study the proposal and report next meeting. The group also approved holiday closings on observance days when Sundays fall on holidays, favoring Monday closings. Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Armistice Day, Christmas and New Year’s were named. A screening of Here Comes the Mail featured Postmaster DeLong and Melvin Gingerich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank B. Miller
Harry Ramseyer
Stanley McKeown
Ramseyer
Chamber of Commerce
United States Postal Service
M. C. DeLong
Melvin Gingerich
Bull Ends Strike In Ithaca Cows Back At Milking
Farmer John Brown faced a sit-down strike by two hired men over pay. He released a temperamental bull named Nebb, with a lead pole in his nose ring, and the cows resumed milking as the strike ended quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
John Brown
Nebb
Lawyers Attack Roosevelt Plan
Notre Dame law professor William Cain and New York attorney Frederick Coudert denounced the Roosevelt judicial plan in Washington. Cain warned the court would lose power to protect citizens if the bill passes, while Coudert urged defeating the proposal as a national calamity and insult to court independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
INS
William Cain
Notre Dame University Law School
Frederick R. Coudert
New York City
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Cain
Senate Judiciary Committee
Coudert
New York Bar Association
Murphy announces Hudson strike settlement in auto industry boom
Governor Frank Murphy says the Hudson agreement echoes Chrysler and Reo settlements, ending Michigan’s major strikes. About 95,000 workers return to work in two days with union recognition in Hudson plants and a projected industry boom after an eight hour session with Hudson officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Hudson
Chrysler
Reo
Frank Murphy
United States
Murphy
Michigan
Chrysler and
Tornado Strikes Miami Unroofing Homes at Daybreak
A freak tornado ripped through southwestern Miami shortly before daybreak, unroofing houses and damaging wiring. Several residents suffered minor injuries, treated and released. most homes sustained heavy damage but none destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Correction court Hussey Band at Rendezvous next Wednesday
Correction states Court Hussey and his well known dance band will play at the Rendezvous next Wednesday evening April 14 instead of this evening. The DeMolays sponsor the dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Hussey
Swans Force Plane to Make Emergency Landing
A passenger plane with four aboard was disabled near Townsend Missouri after striking a flock of swans flying northward after winter migration. The impact forced the aircraft to land for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
INS
Tipton Cedar County Uses Bell Gongs for Meeting Punctuality
Cedar county supervisors adopt a time-saving gong system using an old hand bell to enforce ten minute limits for salesmen at meetings. The bell sounds at the end of the allotted time, and tardy members are summoned with it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Lowa
Cedar
Court House
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POR
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KB. A. Ralston
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Charlee A. Lindbergh
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Ethel Kudner
Joseph Gedeon
Robert Irwin
Ronnie Gedeon
Gedeon
Ronnie
Joseph Gedeeon
Kudner
Irwin
Indiana
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