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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1937
Page
8
Funeral services for Mrs. Samh Frances Edwards were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Haskins Presbyterian Church by Dr. F. W. Eastwood, with burial in Union Cemetery. Pallbearers were six of her grandsons. arrangements were by Sherman Funeral Home.
The Iowa state conservation commission plans to plant 325000 trees this season to replace drought deaths from 1936. Officials said the effort will increase game cover and food for wildlife across the state.
The Eclipse Lumber office was turned into a moving theater for the film The House That Anne Built. A 126-person crowd attended the talkie about remodeling, romance, and a secret remarriage, shown again at 7:30 pm and earlier at 1:00 pm in the high school auditorium.
Washington reports a push to speed liquidation of large bank loans held by the REC. The agency controls over 600 million dollars in preferred stock from 1988 bank crises and about 2006 million in direct loans to banks, insurers, mortgage lenders, and credit companies. Officials urge settlements and note some repayments may be possible without hardship as banks improve. Only a small portion of railcar loans have been repaid, with 517 million advanced and 176 million repaid so far due to railroad reorganizations and high revenues. Officials say a faster repayment pace could aid a balanced budget next year.
Local social notes report visits and moves among the Kraemer Hel mick Adams and Beaubien families with weddings, exams, travels, and church events. Separately the U S fleet completes maneuvers near the Pacific in mock mass attack drills as Lt. Commander Thorn hill moves to relief after pleurisy.
The melodrama stars Jean Muir Beverly Roberts and Warren Hull as a love triangle. The story hinges on a wife, her husband, and an office aide with a thrilling climax including a 150 foot steel girder ride and a forest fire. Set in modern offices and a Maine woods camp, the film plays Friday at the Fox theater.
The dahlia was named for Swedish botanist Dahl who discovered the plant in Mexico and carried it to Europe.
Aller relatives totaling twenty five shared a cooperative dinner Sunday at Charles Grisham's home in Hardscrabble. Attendees included the Aller family members, plus guests from nearby towns, with several short visits and birthday celebrations noted.
Mrs Lyle Wilson and daughter Beverly returned home from the University hospital in Iowa City after five weeks. Beverly is much improved. Local social and family updates follow including visits by the Wentworths, Chorpenings, Millers, and Nelsons. Road conditions and a correction to last week’s item are noted.
Vern Brown of Columbus Junction has been hired as band leader for the Wapello band for the summer. Mrs. Bell Wagner directs a one act comedy The Tantrum to be presented by Conesville eighth graders on May 12. Cast includes Alice Cox Donald Abbott Edith Stafford Mary Elizabeth McKee Ernest Buckman Donald Sprouse Ruby Warnstaff Flora Crist Keith Abbott Pred Finley Vera Stratton Fred Lauderdale. Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson moved to Fredonia. Anna Mulhern visited the Mark Schaffer family at West Liberty. Siefrich Schmiechen of Plymouth Wis preached at local Reformed churches.
The University of Iowa announces a summer physics colloquium for college teachers running June 17 19. Prof George W Stewart head of the physics department outlines discussions on lighting advances metallic crystals physics of dental problems acoustics mechanical filtration and nuclear physics.
An elder says in vernacular speech that predicting favorable weather earns more respect than reporting bad news, advising to emphasize good forecasts and downplay negatives. The remark reflects local attitudes toward weather lore and public discourse.
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