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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1936
Page
1
Cherokee Presbyterian reading circle members have packed 1000 sponges for shipment to foreign missionary fields where they will be used in hospitals.
Maquoketa reports County Commander C C Byland of Bellevue canceled Jackson county's American Legion reunion at Bellevue due to the low Mississippi River stage. The event planned on the steamship JSS can no longer sail its excursion trips.
A Garrison Candy Co. truck from Des Moines was stolen from its parking spot in Knoxville. Forty five minutes later the vehicle was found ablaze northeast of town, the fire beyond control. The candy load valued at $200 disappeared.
Delores Parsons eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs A G Parsons Grundy Center swallowed a quarter which lodged in her throat hindering breathing. She was rushed to a Marshalltown hospital where the coin was removed.
Chinese silk expert Yung Chen Lee arrives at Iowa State College to study cotton marketing under Dr. Geoffrey Shepherd. He previously studied the Texas cotton industry for a year and will compare U S and Chinese market and price mechanisms, cooperative marketing, and strategic logistics.
Henry H. Scott, a man past 90, lives in La Porte City Iowa and finds life full of interest through woodcarving. He has carved hundreds of articles including bird houses clock cases wooden shoes hammers and mallets. His longest chain measures seven feet four inches.
Cedar Falls hosts the thirty seventh annual meeting of the rural letter carriers state association and the eleventh annual auxiliary gathering. More than 2,000 members from both groups are expected to attend.
Concrete for the new Waverly post office with a $72,000 cost is to be poured for the first floor slab this week. The building will be enclosed by September 1 and finished by late fall, according to George Dubbs.
More than 40 farm fires were reported in 12 northeast Iowa counties over recent days. Losses ranged from straw stacks to entire farm buildings, with many other blazes controlled before serious damage. Authorities suspect matches and discarded cigarettes along highways ignited most fires.
Rev. J. Frank Moore, Congregational pastor of Manchester for 26 years, dies suddenly in New Wilmington while on vacation. Plans for a reunion birthday party in Manchester on Sept. 17 were halted. Funeral in Manchester attended by 21 ministers from various denominations. mourners traveled long distances to pay respects.
DES MOINES Iowa August 4 State Democratic Chairman F E Birmingham said he will speak with National Chairman James A Farley to urge President Roosevelt to visit Iowa this month Governor Herring plans a personal appeal next week Roosevelt denied political use of death relief and called it a disservice to government administration President Roosevelt spoke from Hyde Park urging nonpartisan relief efforts and rejected tying aid to politics
City hall notes several complaints about people ignoring barricades on surfacing streets. Barricades are removed only when streets are ready for opening. damage has occurred to several streets and property owners protest paying for improvements that are not yet finished.
Des Moines reports the W. W. A. Morrow estate paid an inheritance tax of 1756.10 on a value of 35121.92. The notice lists the estate as belonging to Washington and dated August 4. The tax amount corresponds to the assessed value stated.
The Washington Municipal band will perform in Sigourney Thursday night to open a three day celebration sponsored by the Sigourney Chamber of Commerce. Secretary Charles Morton said they want the Municipal band and Frank Miller, the local president, arranged for the band and transportation. The band will meet at City Hall at 6 30 pm and may also play at the state fair on August 31 or September 1. The county band of 100 pieces, directed by Milburn McKay, will perform at North English on August 11 and Keota on August 14 for community events.
The Washington Chamber of Commerce canceled its August session per secretary Clarence Logan. No July meeting occurred due to the Centennial celebration, and officials decided to forego meetings in the hot month. The next meeting is scheduled for the first Thursday in September to discuss fall and winter business.
Charley Lorack regales Lew Meek at the Atchison-Widmer & Busby Store with a miraculous tornado near Riverside four weeks ago. He claims a sequence of rolling clouds, a rain of large drops, a wind gust that moved furniture, and a massive straw stack blown about. Two catfish and two one pound bullfrogs allegedly appeared on the drive, with the tale ending as the fish and frogs linger at the Lorack farm.
Des Moines reports the Iowa butter ring struck again at Oran in Fayette County. Thieves broke into the creamery in the early morning and carried off 16 tubs of 64 pounds each totaling 1 024 pounds. Sheriff Nehring says the loot, likely from an organized series of raids, totals about 15 000 dollars in Iowa since April, with a possible outlet in Omaha or Chicago.
The Candy Kitchen management announces the New Grill will open tomorrow with Tommy Cantoni as manager and a staff including Betty Wilson Caroline Sampson Mildred Lemley Hazel Horn Earnest Marshall Ardel Hasty and Hazel Smith. The remodeled restaurant features indirect lighting silver trim booths new neon sign and cool well ventilated clean facilities with black and white uniforms and white headbands for waitresses. An official grand opening is planned for the day after the announcement.
Clergywen and the county Farm Bureau team up for a half day rural church conference on Thursday August 6 in the G A R room at the courthouse. Dr W H Stacy extension sociologist from Iowa State College and Rev W A WinterStein of Iowa Falls will outline church and rural life trends and discuss attendance, town country relationships and plans for a national country church conference. Ministers and rural leaders are urged to attend.
A brief line notes Lew Meek said he gave up and left to consider devising another idea, signaling a pause in current efforts and the search for a fresh approach.
Iowa Democrats in Des Moines prepare district conventions to nominate congressmen from the second and ninth districts. In the second, attention centers on a possible seat for the late Rep. B. M. Jacobsen’s successor with William Jacobsen favored by some, while Glenn Kelly and Louis Rodewig contest. In the ninth, leaders seek a strong candidate to replace Rep. Gillette, with Harrington or Wenig as leading contenders and Harrington seen as inside track. County chairmen will assign delegates and set convention sites and dates ahead of the Aug. 15 gathering in Cherokee.
P L Bishop assistant state director of community sanitation starts a state wide education campaign in the county to replace old open toilets with modern standard structures. He will work with the Washington county health unit and contact local groups, with information at the county health unit office.
A fire at the D. Y. Saylor farm south of Waterloo early today destroyed a large barn two corn cribs and two granaries with total damage estimated at $10 000. The blaze swept the property leaving about 40 head of cattle and other equipment affected. Fire crews responded swiftly but could not save the structures. No injuries reported.
A meager shower act as a trace of moisture reached Washington this morning. A few drops fell around midnight and briefly at six o clock, with another brief shower later in the forenoon. Clouds looked heavy but yielded no rain. the scant precipitation offered no agricultural benefit.
Mr and Mrs Lauder Kennedy returned from Chapman Nebraska where they visited Mrs Kennedy’s parents Mr and Mrs George Fishburn They brought back hogs three calves two heifers 1400 bushels of corn 700 bushels of oats 25 tons hay and 25 tons straw
Funeral services for Jacob Benjamin Hagist five years old will be held at the home of his daughter Mrs L E Arnold in Keota at three o clock Wednesday afternoon conducted by Dr S P Telford of Washington Burial will be in Keota cemetery He died at the county hospital after an operation and the body was taken to the L A Jones funeral home He was born April 16 1871 in Keokuk county and married Florence Teets They lived in Keota and nearby areas before moving to Washington five years ago He leaves his wife a daughter Mrs Arnold and a son Glen deceased five grandchildren and siblings Mrs B F Holmes Mrs J R Van Winkle Emma Hagist William Hagist Henry Hagist He was a member of the Church of Christ at Keota.
Roger A. Eicher son of Mr and Mrs Leslie M Eicher earned the bronze medal awarded yearly by the Citizens Military Training Camps association to the top student in the red second year course for military tactics and citizenship. The Journal learned of the honor from Major W L McMorris an officer at the Fort Des Moines camp where Eicher studied this summer.
Secretary of War George H. Dern was described as a very sick man today at Walter Reed hospital in Washington as officials provided no further details about his condition. The report notes the severity of his illness and the uncertainty surrounding his prognosis.
Government reinforcements saved Madrid in a 24 hour Lomta Sierra clash, repelling rebels with 300 killed and 84 government dead. Food shortages gnaw Madrid as price controls widen. In Tangier, rebels and loyalists clash in a tense air battle above the straits of Gibraltar, with seaplanes forced down and two others fleeing toward Spanish Morocco.
At yesterday evening’s meeting the city council adopted the budget estimate for next year, about 1221 dollars less than last year. Two county board members attended to discuss Elm Grove cemetery road project and a potential WPA grant. The council also reviewed curb plans for South Second avenue near the city hall and the State theater property, aiming to curb both sides of the block.
Florence Donley arrives as a new resident of Washington and takes a position at Washington County Hospital. A Delavan Alabama native and Proctor Hospital graduate, she completed five months of training at both Proctor and a Chicago hospital, and is active in the Eastern Star and Presbyterian church.
A patient remains in a hospital with an econ fined status after several weeks of treatment, highlighting a precarious condition and ongoing medical care.
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