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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1939
Page
1
Des Moines reports an overtime parking ticket against W. L. Lowe, a Salvation Army officer slain by 17 year old Glen Kidwell of Kelley on March 25, was heard by Municipal Judge Ralph L. Powers. The charge was dismissed.
Mrs Marguerite Sexton Moseley 34 a former secretary in the law firm of Longley and Frank died here after a three month battle with cancer. Services are set for Wednesday afternoon. She is survived by her husband and father and a sister Mrs John Wehr who lives near Washington.
About 600 to 700 entries from 36 schools are expected for the annual high school graphic and plastic arts exhibition in Iowa City. Edna Patzig, manager, announced the event running from next Sunday through April 27. The feature will be elimination of the contest angle.
Iowa City program features Judge Seth Thomas of the US circuit court of appeals addressing University of Iowa law during Supreme Court day. Henry C. Shull, president of the Iowa Bar Association, attends as event participant with four law students arguing before the Iowa Supreme Court and awards to students for outstanding work.
Sheriff Paul Applegate and state patrols search for Olivé TM Reynolds a Marion county high school senior and Katherine Meyers a Knoxville store employee who left town with five men described as magazine salesmen. The red sedan with Oklahoma plates is the vehicle.
Waterloo reports twenty nine employees of the Flour City Box and Crating Co. walked out demanding higher pay. F. W. Cronin of the truck drivers union organized the walkout while co-owner M. M. Blindman stated negotiations had been ongoing for months.
Appeal to the supreme court from a district court ruling says Union Bank & Trust Co. in Ottumwa is not liable for about 4590 dollars to the Federal Land Bank of Omaha. The case involves 11 checks payable to the Omaha bank indorsed by John F. Webber, former attorney for the federal bank, and honored by Union Bank & Trust Co. Judge G W Dashiell held Webber had implied authority to indorse and cash checks for his client.
A Des Moines bill proposes to establish the Iowa Missouri border along the current Des Moines River between Lee county Iowa and Clark county Missouri. A companion bill is pending in Missouri. Iowa would cede 325 acres southwest of the river and Missouri would abandon 200 acres northeast of the stream.
Mayor Mark Conkling proposes a bill in the Iowa senate creating industrial schools under the supervision of Iowa State College in Ames. The schools would offer mechanical, industrial and building trades training and could be placed anywhere in the state where needed, though overseen by the college.
Four telephone girls from the office will face the American Legion in a battle of the sexes during the Big Broadcast at the State theater tomorrow night. Contestants are Margaret Davidson Kathleen Godfrey Wilma Thompson and Letha Turnipseed coached by Miss Vera Darbyshire. The Legion team includes Ed Squire Arnott Wylie Kenneth Carris and Maynard Brown.
Look magazine asserts Italy and Germany likely win the next war citing three advantages: air supremacy, modern submarines and bases to cripple Allies, and France facing three fronts. It notes 15000 fascist planes to 1000 Allied aircraft and 241 U boats powering a tighter blockade of Britain, with France, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Spain as resources.
Albert N. Chaperau the confessed master smuggler who counted Jack Benny and George Burns as clients was sentenced to five years and three days in prison and fined $5 000 Mrs Elmer Lauer wife of Justice Edgar N Lauer received three months as a second offender was placed on probation for one year and fined $2 500
Grinnell Iowa April 11 George A F Bunge 26 of Detroit osteopathic student returning to Still College Des Moines after Easter home trip was killed when a car left the highway and overturned near here. Two companions from Michigan were injured.
Cloyce Gault custodian of the club and lodge rooms at the Masonic temple wears a wrist sling after breaking a small bone in his right wrist in an accidental fall while on duty.
Board of Directors of the Young Men’s Christian Association announced plans for the annual meeting on Tuesday May 2. The dinner meeting begins at 6 30 with special features and following the dinner. Five directors will be elected for three years including terms of John Lemmon Ralph Livingston Charlie Davis Claud Tucker and Harry Ramseyer. The nominating committee comprises Ralph Shannon Harry Sizer and Foster Bickel.
Audubon resident George Milliman, 75 or 76, an old time hack driver, plans a hitchhiking trip to the New York World Fair after potato planting. He has depended on his thumb since 1925 and logged 26,000 miles in 14 years with a recent 6,000 mile southern jaunt.
Ames Iowa April 11. The article contrasts democratic US farm programs with Nazi Germany’s controlled system. It notes US counties grant farmers program control while German policies are compulsory from authorities, with state-set prices, delivery points, and quotas. It highlights rising costs for small farms and higher consumer prices for staples since 1934.
Dr Ro M Gouldner a Wichita physician says his Balkans and Italy tour may have worsened central Europe's muddled situation by distributing hundreds of Kansas sales tax tokens. He notes the tokens were readily accepted and likely still circulate as exchange media.
Joan Crawford was granted an uncontested divorce from Franchot Tone in Hollywood. She testified Tone had been mentally cruel.
C. V. Kline of La Porte City, chair of Black Hawk county poor committee, urged keeping inefficient men on WPA jobs and firing competent workers to avoid reducing relief. He argued competent workers seek private jobs while the inefficient linger on relief.
The text explains the German aim to boost production for food self sufficiency. It notes subsidies to farmers initially raised costs for other groups, and later middlemen and farmers share burdens as consumer strain eases.
The Classical Chemistry Club of Washington High School earns its charter from the American Institute of Science and Engineering clubs. Sponsored by Lucy Stahl, the 27 members join the young science movement, receiving cards and pins and displaying their certificate to peers.
Britain and France dispatched warships to the Mediterranean to back diplomatic demands against Italy. Chamberlain seeks a Greece independence pledge. Halifax meets the Soviet envoy on Russia's position. France reportedly calls up 400,000 more troops atop 650,000.
Washington high school will participate in the district music contest in Mount Pleasant Thursday through Saturday. Lois Humble leads soprano solo and violin while Frances Sartor and others perform in mixed choruses, sextets, quartets and bands. Contest includes Class A and AA schools such as Davenport, Muscatine and Iowa City with Washington entering 20 events. Ruth Stewart and Maurice Brayton direct vocal and instrumental groups.
Science Observer reports the metropolitan Science and Engineering clubs will showcase research at the Westinghouse building during the New York World’s Fair. About 100 clubs will present projects from physics to photography, led by president Bill Kiesey of East Second Street Washington.
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