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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1940
Page
1
The Iowa Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church passes resolutions opposing the appointment of Myron Taylor as president Roosevelt’s envoy to the Vatican and urging the General Synod to join. The body also votes unanimously against U S entry into the current European war.
More than 100 men living at the YMCA in Cedar Rapids were forced from the building at 4 a.m. Friday after ammonia pipes ruptured in the basement and flooded the premises with fumes. Sleepers awakened by the odor hurried from room to room to rouse others.
Des Moines reports the state filed notice of appeal from a Polk county district court decision ruling that the tax credit for owners of agricultural land in independent school districts is unconstitutional.
Grace Gilbert King of West Union a fixture in Iowa Republican circles and the American Legion auxiliary filed nomination papers for secretary of state. She will oppose incumbent Secretary E L Miller in the June primary after receiving papers from Dee Maines.
Mary Huff of Sioux City State University of Iowa was named Queen of the Pep Jamboree by Pi Epsilon Pi on the Iowa City campus. Attendants included Allayne Conechy Cedar Rapids Mary Jane Rivkin Davenport Miriam Clare Greenfield and Evelyn Nethergall Iowa City.
Cedar Falls article notes the fifth annual statewide two day Iowa Collegiate Rural Youth meeting opening on the Iowa State Teachers College campus. Dr. Winfield Scott, agriculture professor, leads the event with representation from Iowa State Teachers, Iowa State, Cornell, Central, Morningside, Granda View, Simpson, and Upper Iowa and Dubuque universities.
A calf strayed onto Highway 60 between Polk City and Madrid and brought together cousins Gaylord Martin and Willmer Benson who learned they were related after years apart. The calf was struck and killed by Benson’s car, prompting deputies to identify the owner.
Several hundred history and art teachers and supervisors from Iowa and nearby states gathered for the State University of Iowa annual conferences in Iowa City. The art conference featured the tenth annual Iowa high school art exhibit with lectures by textile designer Huth Reeve and noted Iowa artist Grant Wood.
A 17 day old infant at Mercy hospital in Des Moines faces a life threatening condition without breast milk. The hungry newborn boy is unable to digest current formula and doctors report a digestive disturbance developed three days ago. The hospital appeals for breast milk from a mother to save the child.
Funds are sought to open two playgrounds at Stewart School and Lincoln in Washington for two months this summer. Programs include organized games handicrafts and adequate supervision for boys and girls with daily sessions from morning to afternoon. Send contributions to E Morrison Jr chairman.
Lincoln students staged Around the World in Song and Dance in the crowded community room. The Mexican sixth grade group and Mother Goose first graders drew praise, with Virginia Morris directing dances and Margaret Christenson leading the overall production. A similar festival is planned at Stewart School Monday at 7 30 with full program names in Monday's Journal.
County supervisors and township representatives approved the 34 424 27 road program for this year with 15 091 07 allocated to concrete culverts and 19 333 20 for grading 18 65 miles of local roads. Township shares total 24 451 20 in various amounts as listed by township and board members named include Wentworth Dusenberry Barnes Liechty Mangold Kern Booth Boyd Flynn Horn Whestine Alliman Wolfe Hotle Trotman.
The state highway patrol examiner issued licenses to sixteen individuals to operate motor vehicles with no failures recorded. Recipients include Mrs. H. Israel, Paul Dodder, Hubert Wilson Jr, Merle Hiller, Dale Sojka, Faye Lambert, Cherry Stewart of Washington, Donald McDaniel of Muscatine, Alley Crooks of Atlossa, William Swartzendrube of Wellman, Wilma Wenser of Wellman, Anita Hesseltine, and others.
Last night about ten o clock the fire department was summoned to Tom Porters home on East Harrison street at the southeast edge of town. The blaze started in the attic probably from the chimney and roof shingles ignited. Firemen removed shingles to reach the fire. damage estimated around 50 dollars insured. Also notes chauffeurs tested with Allen Hampsher Homer D Birney Fred Broeg Cedric Ulin and Robert Smbree listed.
Final closings completed in Washington county under the Bankhead Jones tenant purchase program. Elmer K McArtor and family move to 142 acre McFarland Estate farm near Crawfordsville to run a stock operation. Clark Pfeifer family take 120 acre farm near Ainsworth, plan repairs and livestock focus. Loans set for 40 years at 3 percent with possible early repayment.
Claus Gunther Ernecke, a missing defendant in the conspiracy to overthrow the government case against 17 men, was found dead in his apartment cellar. He had hanged himself after failing to appear in court and bonds were forfeited. Denis Healy testified Ernecke introduced him to the Christian Front. Ernecke, a German who had taken out citizenship papers, was a New York National Guard member.
Oscar Raschit 22 of Fort Madison died in a Keokuk hospital from injuries in an automobile crash last Saturday night. Edward Larsen 20, also of Fort Madison, was killed in the same wreck.
Funeral services for Mrs Hugh A. Dougall will be held Monday at 9 00 in St James church with Rev H J Corcoran officiating. Burial follows at Elm Grove cemetery. A rosary is planned at the Dougall home Sunday at 8 00. Mrs Dougall died yesterday by inhaling gas at 602 North Fourth avenue after a long illness. She was born Bertha Reiner June 29 1885 in Richmond and married Hugh A. Dougall May 14 1907. She aided in the Dougall case for 23 years and leaves a husband a daughter Mrs Don Powers four grandchildren five sisters and two brothers.
Dr. A J Brace, longtime YMCA worker in China, arrives for a three day stay in Washington. He will speak Sunday evening at United Presbyterian Church, address the Rotary club Monday, and speak Monday evening at the YMCA.
Matilda Johnson 67, wife of John L. Johnson, died suddenly at midnight seven miles southwest of Washington near Titus from a heart attack after a cold and flu illness. Funeral Monday at L. A. Jones funeral home with Swedish Lutheran church rites. burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Survived by husband, six children Grace Ferns Florence Brinning Mabel Ruth Walter Frank, a son Oscar (d.1920), six grandchildren, and sister Mrs Henry B. Smith of Galesburg Illinois. She was a Swedish Lutheran and Rebekah lodge member.
Anna Tsehantz 74, of Wayland, was found dead in bed at 5 AM by her son Homer. Doctor cites heart condition as cause. she suffered a paralytic stroke years earlier and had been ill since. Born February 24, 1866 in Jefferson County, she married Peter Tsehantz in 1885. Survived by five sons Homer Lester Vernon Ted Andrew, two daughters Mrs Harry Stutsman and Mrs Wallace Darnell. Funeral arrangements by Boller funeral home, services likely Monday at Wayland Mennonite Church.
This map shows air and water distances between major cities in the northern war zone. German bombers continue attacks on Scapa Flow despite long ranges. Narvik remains outside the main North Sea operations, where a large naval battle occurred.
The county 4-H committee set August 19 20 and 21 for the annual Achievement show. Plans involve the Negus sale barn with cooperation from Chamber of Commerce, the board of supervisors, and the Farm Bureau. Exhibits include 4-H projects by boys and girls with swine room a consideration for larger space.
Two brothers Joe Boshart of Up land California and Jacob Boshart of Mt Pleasant lead a family record totaling 24 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
A motion for a new trial was filed in the district court clerk’s office in the case of J. B. White against James Gardner and Edna Gardner. Attorneys Bradley Bell Jr and D. Morrison Jr filed the motion claiming the verdict was contrary to evidence and law and that the court’s jury instructions were in error. The suit seeks damages for personal injuries from an alleged assault. the jury sided with the defendants.
Berlin reports the British cruiser York sunk off Trondheim. Unconfirmed accounts say several large British warships land troops at Narvik amid heavy bombardment. Norwegian troops aid the offensive but lack heavy guns and aircraft. British residents urged to prepare to evacuate to Amsterdam or Rotterdam. The RAF bombed Stavanger port and its airdome, damaging hangar and planes. Stavanger airport had been targeted earlier in the week.
Paris reports intensified infantry action on the Rhine section of the western front. German forces are repulsed in an effort to seize the Rhine island held by the French north of Hueningfue, per a high command communique published today.
A Norwegian destroyer Dra ung of 549 tons sunk a German transport by gunfire near Haugesund, a spokesman for the Norwegian legation announced today.
Paris report states Polish army units trained in France have been offered to Norway to oppose German forces. The move was announced today in Paris.
British airplanes raided the Norwegian port of Bergen destroying transports and supply ships and blowing up a munitions warehouse. The admiralty said only one British plane was lost in the attack.
German news agency reports large allied forces moved through the British sea and air blockade to Trondheim between Bergen and Narvik, asserting transports arrived on the Norwegian coast. Earlier the agency claimed substantial additional German units had landed at Oslo.
Conflicting reports say Norwegian soldiers and volunteers hold Halden on the Oslo fjord while German troops may have landed elsewhere. The flag still flies over Fredrikstan fortress as evidence, but German control appears to extend to Moss about twenty miles south.
Kart Grady of the Grace Hill community was sentenced to ten days in the county jail after pleading guilty to uttering a false check. The plea resolves the misdemeanor charge and places Grady under brief incarceration.
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