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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
1
Column reports large chinch bug presence in Bremer county with 2 640 bugs per square foot sample from a field south of Readlyn. Additional samples show 144 bugs north of Buck Creek 124 west of Janesville 1 692 north of Denver and 275 west of Fredericksburg.
The Cedar Rapids Presbyterian minister Rev. George Korteling, pastor of Central Park Presbyterian Church, died in a fire. Dr. Eastwood and others recall him as a fine Christian gentleman and capable pastor, with noted church work in the state.
Iowa State College extension service reports November 1994 butterfat price 25 percent higher while feed cost per pound of butterfat rose 60 percent from a year earlier in the monthly summary of 52 Iowa farming associations.
Federal money about 18000 will reach Muscatine county farmers in the coming weeks as corn hog contracts move to Washington for a second payment. State release for the county was received this morning.
Arnolds Park Fifty five fishermen are removing rough fish from the Okoboji lakes under contracts with the Iowa fish and game commission. Supervisors are on watch to ensure that the same fish are not illegally taken from the lakes.
Des Moines reports the appeal from a district court exonerating Ottumwa Mayor Ed C. Manning and two city councilmen over removal charges was submitted to the state supreme court today and is under advisement.
The trial of Adolph Martens of Keswick proceeds slowly on its third day as jurors are impaneled. Martens, accused of murdering his wife and stepdaughter last August, fled to Nebraska and returned two months ago to surrender voluntarily.
John Ehmer sold his load of hogs for 192 dollars in Dubuque. He cashed the check and walked away with the money in his purse. A half block later he reached for his purse and found it missing.
Damage from a break in a frost and ice formation caused about 20,000 dollars in losses early Wednesday. The ice breached the government bridge and the roller dam, sending four barges from the Kansas City Bridge Company downstream. Two barges sank while debris damaged the sea wall and dirt embankments.
Inspector Hootman, chief clerk for the Des Moines mail service, visited Washington to study extending the star route from Mt. Pleasant to Crawfordsville and nearby towns. He backed the extension, saying Washington should be included and action could come within weeks after support from local business interests.
A portion of the back wall and a section of the parking levee were uncovered or displaced during the event. No injuries are reported and responders assess structural integrity and next steps. Further details and location are unavailable in the fragment.
Des Moines Iowa PWA approved a 327040 grant to extend Oskaloosa waterworks. The mayor had previously demanded a personnel change among water trustees before signing the grant application.
Iowan city business revival appears ahead says Prof George F R Davies of the University of Iowa in the monthly Iowa Business. He asserts prosperity can be renewed or provided that business and government cooperate, and that as a technical problem it can be made relatively stable.
Cloud Willits came back from Chicago Tuesday night to view a new set of ears.
Des Moines authorities aided by federal agents raided the J L Farmer canning plant in Cedar Rapids seizing about 2000 dollars of liquor bar equipment and 260 state liquor seals. Charges of illegal possession of liquor expected against J LeRoy Farmer as he contends the seals were given to him by Chairman Cooper for distribution to friends.
The piece notes the Japanese ambassador’s hardline warning over North China if England and America provoke Japan. It mentions Max Baer as world champion and includes a crude aside about Shirley Temple. Dr. and Mrs. Honsinger from Wellman attended.
Homer Kolosick and Irvin Hindahl appeared before Justice J S Boyee and were bound over to the grand jury on bootlegging charges with bonds set at $1000 each. Sheriff Putnam ordered county keeps to remove slot machines and punch boards as part of a state wide crackdown on gambling devices.
Rev S P Williamson of Fairfield was elected president of the southeastern Iowa district of Christian churches at the closing session. Rev Tom Foglesong of Muscatine was named vice president. M H Williams of Oskaloosa was re elected secretary and treasurer. Mrs Williams will represent the district on the women's board of missions with Mrs Vernon Stagner as alternate. About 100 delegates attended. The event included a fellowship banquet at the Baptist church and speeches by Raymond Witting and Rev C O Hatviles on church work and God through people.
A 1935 Iowa State Teachers Association convention will be held in Des Moines on October 41 and November 1, announced by Secretary C. F. Pye. Invitations will be sent to Senator William.
The Iowa City board of education approved a wage increase for teachers totaling 7500 dollars annually, a 3x percent rise that brings pay within about eleven percent of three years earlier. The raise becomes effective immediately.
Alfred C. Johnson 67 died suddenly this morning at his North Fourth avenue home. The body was taken to Sherman’s funeral home. funeral plans were incomplete. Johnson formerly ran a restaurant on North Fourth avenue near the water works before selling the business and retiring in 1931. Born June 19 1867 in Jefferson county, he married Mary E. Oswalt March 7 1893. They lived in Salina and Henry counties before moving to Washington, where he had resided since 1910. He was a Swedish Lutheran and leaves his widow and a brother Will Johnson of Burlington plus several nieces and nephews.
Walter Lippmann, Br. Harry Fosdick, and Hamilton Holt will deliver addresses. The lineup includes prominent figures sharing insights on current events and public affairs.
Fire at the Hotel Kerns in Lansing claims multiple victims as searchers recover bodies. The death toll includes state legislators Representative Knox Hanna and State Senator John Seidlein, with many still missing. Rev George Kortelling and his wife identified among dead in the Lansing blaze.
The Washington County Medical Society elected officers at a dinner meeting at the Congress hotel. Dr. W. L. Alcorn became president, Dr. C. Ware of Kalona vice president, and Dr. W. Kyle re elected secretary treasurer. Albert to attend state meeting next May as delegate with Statsman as alternate. Miss Marian Baker attended briefly to discuss relief work.
The Chamber of Commerce schedules a Saturday 11 AM parade in the business district featuring Sapta in a large sleigh, grotesque firures, Noahs Ark animals, and twenty Shetland ponies. Santa will distribute candy to children and offer free pony rides in the afternoon.
A four person team begins studying Washington County relief operations to evaluate current procedures and propose government improvements. The survey follows recent work in Page, Mashaska, Guthrie counties and northern Iowa counties, with a traffic survey starting tomorrow on primary road No 1 to count vehicles. Lloyd Todd assists with a county relief audit under Director EB Mulceck.
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