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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1940
Page
1
Greer 27 of Mount Pleasant signed a statement admitting breaking into the Pel Mulder jewelry shop in Ottumwa. Detective A. Elliott said Greer used a car jack to smash a window and stole four watches valued around 150 dollars. He claimed prior incarceration at Fort Madison penitentiary and Anamosa reformatory.
A three week old baby and a young bride perished in a Des Moines residence fire after flames trapped them during a rescue attempt. Seven others escaped. one burned critically and another seriously. The dead are Ruth Davis age 16 and Arlene Davis, a twin, daughter of Melville and wife of Merlin Davis. Merlin Davis, 18, husband of the bride, lies at Broadlawns General Hospital with head and shoulder burns.
Swea City, Iowa, built an 18 foot doughnut for Doughnut Day. The Viking club used 513 pounds of dough but failed to plan disposal. J. B. Vaux considered buying the doughnut if a hole large enough could be dug, proposing a park shrine for dunkers.
Three Washington men, three from Columbus Junction, one from Fort Madison and one from Ainsworth elected to Company K corps at the reunion in bar Madison. Captain Rmdmondson of Columbus Junction leads the group with Schumaker of Fort Madison as first lieutenant and Adams of Ainsworth as second lieutenant.
Delno Allen McConnell, 13, shot his foster mother Mrs Harold McConnell at a Richland area farm and attempted to shoot his foster father. McConnell, adopted at age two, hid behind a door and fired as he reentered the home. Mrs McConnell was rushed to Iowa City hospital in critical condition after the 22 caliber rifle wound.
Funeral services for Bert Williams will be held at L. A. Jones funeral home at 10 30 Tuesday morning conducted by Dr F W Eastwood of the Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery. Williams died at 1130 Saturday night at his home 300 East Thirteenth street after a long illness and legacy of invalid years. He was born January 31 1877 in Indianapolis Indiana and lived in Afton Iowa 1887 to 1903. He married Ethel Curl October 6 1894 and is survived by his wife and one son Hal Williams of Washington. He worked for the Rock Island railroad from 1903 to 1924. He leaves two brothers Ross and Vint Williams of Creston Iowa. two brothers Howard and Richard are deceased.
Board of supervisors reports about a dozen WPA workers will clear a county road near Brighton to ready it for grading and bridge work. Stone removal on a Wassonville bluff will supply material for surfacing the new road and approach to the English River bridge. Quarry work near Wassonville should finish in about two weeks before workers move to Grace Hill quarry under Les Small.
Funeral services were conducted at two o'clock at Sher mans funeral home for Phil Bratten 51 who died Saturday at his home after a long illness Dr F W Eastwood of the Presbyterian church presided and burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery Pall bearers were Russell Knott Floyd Polis Fred Bauer Howard Mc Bride Edgar Porter and Robert Welte Bratten born in Washington June 30 1888 lived here all his life He worked in Klein Clothing and later in the County Engineer office Surviving are his wife Vera McCarty two sons Stanley and Harlan and daughter Mrs Virgil Linnencamp one sister Miss Elsie Bratten six grandchildren and three children
Otto Schauf, 58, died at 7:25 p.m. Saturday in Washington county hospital after five weeks as a patient. He was born March 10, 1882, in Daytonville, married Ollie Kelley on August 8, 1906, and lived in Wellman. Survived by wife, daughter Mrs. Wayne Booth, three grandchildren, and siblings Phillip, Ed, George, John, Mrs. Lydia Taylor, and Mrs. Mary Starr. Funeral at Wellman Baptist Church with burial in Wellman cemetery.
A coroner's jury examined eleven crushed bodies and two wrecked cars after a head on crash on a high speed curve near Slayton Minnesota. Police estimated speeds up to 60 miles per hour. Most victims were 17 to 22 and two survivors were severely injured.
A special meeting at Eureka church five miles south of Washington formed a union Sunday school under Rev. Jacob De Koning of the American Sunday School Union. Officers include Mrs. Clark Wagner as superintendent and Wayne Wagner as secretary and treasurer. Teachers named Rev. Wads Clapp Mrs. Howard Wagner and Miss Carol Benson. Sunday sessions at 10, sermon at 11 by Rev. Clapp. All invited.
Justice of the Peace J K Bo vee fined Don Proudfit twenty five dollars plus costs after a guilty plea to reckless driving. Arrest was by Officer Walt Kiesey.
Washington April 22 Rear Admiral Joseph K Taussig a former assistant chief of naval operations told the senate naval affairs committee that he believes a war between Japan and the United States is inevitable He said Japan plans to conquer the Philippines French Indochina Netherlands East Indies and other parts of the Far East citing a 1927 memorial to the Japanese emperor as evidence
Editor notes the three week war in Scandinavia shows Germans leading with rapid initial successes. German forces seized Narvik Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Kristiansand and Oslo while Allied efforts in the north face tough campaigning. By April 9 Norway and Denmark were at war with Germany as Oslo fell and Narvik port was captured.
Four members of Amos chapter, Order of DeMolay, attended a southeastern district officers meeting in Muscatine yesterday. The attendees were Wendell Baker, Everette Burham, Raymond Whisler, and Tom Gray who served as district master councilor in charge of the proceedings.
Allied expeditionary forces press toward Trondheim and Narvik as Britain warns of immediate land sea and air attack on Narvik. Captain Robert Losey of Iowa killed in a German air raid near Dombaas, first U.S. casualty in the European war. Losey, 31, West Point graduate and aeronautical meteorologist, was an Andrew Iowa native and son of Rev Leon A Losey.
Cleveland reports the Ohio River flood covered lowlands across five states and forced thousands from homes while inundating several villages. Officials expect the crest to pass without major disaster.
President Roosevelt asked the Senate to approve a plan to recapture 700000000 of surplus funds held by 31 government corporations and transfer the money to the treasury general fund.
The Y W C A launches its annual drive from Tuesday through Friday with over fifty local women making house to house calls and visiting schools and businesses. Membership options include adult privileges at five dollars and various swimming passes, plus a contributing tier from one to fifty dollars or more.
Final plans were set for a district conclave to be held in Clinton on May 10. Delegates from local chapters announced details and transportation arrangements for attendees.
The Washington meeting Friday features Miss Himrich, president of the National Education Association, as after dinner speaker. Guests include Fred Cram state director and Agnes Samuelson Iowa State Teachers Association secretary. Dinner costs 61 cents. reservations due by Wednesday via Tom Parsons or Helen Wiley.
Justice Lewi investigates a case involving five individuals detained with muskrat skins during a closed session. Authorities aim to enforce conservation laws and determine penalties for possession of protected furs.
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