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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1935
Page
1
State liquor store receipts in Iowa nearly doubled in November due to rush business after a fire destroyed the nearby Waterloo store. Receipts rose from 3257 dollars in October to 6010 dollars in November.
In Ilora county officials questioned Charles Robinson, 20, a Black man. He shed many garments in the sheriff's office, removing a sheep-lined jacket wool jacket three zipper jackets two overall jackets seven shirts two pairs of overalls and two pairs of trousers. After stripping he appeared slender.
Cedar Falls President O R Latham urges expansion of the Iowa State Teachers College band to 150 pieces with more than four trombone players. He says it’s not ethical to seek star halfbacks but sees no rule against signing all capable trombone players.
Organized labor accepted a challenge from the Iowa Works Progress Administration as work on eight Des Moines WPA projects was suspended. C Lewis, president of the state federation, commented on the dispute.
Ruth Paine reported her auto stolen in Boone. The car was recovered and returned with a free paint job. Ed Lorentzen, a garage employee, had taken the vehicle to repaint it. Police arrived as the sanding was in progress.
Mrs Ida B Wise Smith national president of the W C T U urged forming an Iowa committee on alcohol education to ensure school children are taught about the effects of alcohol. She presented the plan at a Mothers and Daughters of Town Citizenship conference sponsored by the YWCA.
Louis A. Mulroney 57 of Emmetsburg tours county jails under custody from Im Lake. He is serving 15 days for bad check and has completed terms at Storm Lake Emmetsburg and Fonda since last July with warrants pending from Clarion Fort Dodge and Garner.
Sam Markin about 80 of Sioux City died here four hours after falling sixty feet from a windmill tower on the Charles Lindsey farm while finishing generator repairs. He suffered a broken back and other injuries. Harold George of Sioux City was with him when the accident occurred.
Additional donations of 15 dollars have been made to the Goodfellows Fund since the last report. The fund now stands around 49 dollars and needs much more to meet ongoing needs. A full contributions report is expected early next week.
Dr. Robert W. Hockman of Wheaton Illinois, an American Red Cross surgeon, was killed by an Italian aerial bomb at Daggah Bar on the southern front while remaining at his post during air raids. Mussolini sought clarification of British French proposals for Ethiopia, delaying commitment as he weighed Italian zone influence and defense provisions.
About 75 people gathered at Gobble Inn to honor Cleo Yoder a Johnson county youth who raised and showed the grand champion steer at the International stock show The Wellman community club presented an old gold blanket bearing the club name County Agent W J Rouda bush spoke on 4 H club work Fardley Bell presided Grandfather Fli Yoder father Charles brothers Howard and Cuarrro sister Mrs Edna Rhoadds were among honored relatives guests from Holbrook Cedar Rapids and area attended
Clarence Chance Merle Walker and Thomas Deweese of Washington are jailed in Louisa county after a robbery at Columbus Junction freight depot. A fourth suspect is sought. Dean Hornacker, in charge, was knocked unconscious as the money drawer was robbed of about 35 to 40 cents. Marshal George Oakes and Sheriff took the men to jail.
Thieves broke into the high school office and vault last night and stole an undetermined sum including receipts from the basketball game. Tools from the manual training and boiler rooms were used to breach a wall, but the vault door remained locked. sheriff Harold M. Putnam leads the investigation into multiple prior night intrusions.
Auburn Township town hall went on the block with Col. Vance Hoover as auctioneer. Jerome Meyer bought the hall for 155 dollars, excluding the stove pipe which brought 1.50 dollars to William Htines.
James Bales 80, son of Joseph and Billa Bales, died Friday December 1 at 4 40 pm in Washington hospital after abdominal surgery. Born September 30 1878 near Walnut in Jefferson County he lived near Brighton most of his life. Married Mary Madden in 1909 he leaves foster son Richard Hisel and brother John Bales. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
Funeral services for Mrs Freeman Chesley who died at 4 30 yesterday afternoon will be held at 1 30 Sunday afternoon at Sherman's funeral home with Rev Merle Lefever of West Chester officiating. Interment will be at West Chester cemetery. She had been bedfast 24% years and critically ill three weeks. Born near Washington December 7 1850 she was a daughter of Bennett and Martha Trowner. She lived in Kansas City three years after her 1875 marriage to W W Hayden and then remained in Washington County. She married Freeman Chesley in November 1882. She belonged to the U P church and Woman's Relief corps of West Chester. Survived by daughter Mrs Virgil Weekly Mt Union and son James Chesley West Chester plus nieces and nephews.
A notice reports a burial that took place Sunday afternoon at Hijlcrest Cemetery with service details implied in the readable fragment.
Keota on December 14 shows festive setup for the Christmas plan by the Community club. About fifty small trees line Broadway with a thirty foot tree at Broadway and Fulton, all lit with colored lights and a luminous star atop the big tree. Central Broadway block features a canopy of lights as store windows receive holiday trims. The club hosts a country store auction of donated merchandise to fund free candy for children.
Nearly 200 people gathered at the Methodist church for the county Farm Bureau convention. Elections closed at 1 30 p m with results to be announced after programs including musical numbers and a speech by J J Boatman of Montezuma.
Judge J C Patterson of Cokaloosa spent yesterday in Washington for a day of district court work. He signed various orders in foreclosure cases law actions and bank cases and plans to return before the new term starts in January. A divorce case R Elizabeth Clark vs Griffin Clark is filed for January term.
The Methodist Sunday church prepares a vesper service on December 22 featuring younger children from beginners to junior departments. A 15 minute organ prelude will be played by Mrs. B F Schwartz. Details of the program will be announced next week.
A Washington County delegation returned from Des Moines with a satisfactory plan for allotment of state relief funds. The state holds 4 009 000 for distribution to counties. Officials including Ralph Kittinger and Ina Tyer attended the conference. Washington County participants listed M T Coon Boyd Foster Fred Bauer Ethel Grecian Jane Lady Jay Brown Everett Burham Carl Kein and Griffin.
Santa Claus will attend a Keota community program around the large tree on Tuesday December 24 beginning at 3 30 o clock. He will give gifts to those who do their shopping there.
The 1935 annual report of County Agent W. J. Roudabush to the Farm Bureau outlines office activity and outreach. It cites 6029 office callers, 2801 telephone calls, 771 interviews, 792 personal letters, and 6120 miles driven. He visited 215 member homes and helped organize 133 meetings with 7800 attendees. The report notes cooperation with local groups and roles with the Wheat Production Control association and Corn Hog committees, plus expanding educational talks and Women’s Home Project work.
Joe Buzzard of the Bugeard Produce Co. escaped serious injury when his truck was struck by an M and L freight on a Brighton street toward a canning factory. He sustained a head cut and a deep hand cut, while the jammed truck was dragged half a block along the railroad tracks.
Investigators probe the Iawa liquor seals mystery claiming a leak let 3 000 stamps flow to bootleg channels. The inside source named Fred Rice former clerk for the liquor control commission in Des Moines who died in an automobile crash last August. Other persons may be involved. Bernard Manley not implicated, officials say.
Washington residents sign up to decorate their yards porches and entrances for Christmas. The Chamber of Commerce offers five cash prizes for the most effective displays with entries due by December 16.
George F. P. Madden of Brighton joined the Three Quarter Century Club after moving from Cumberland Virginia to Washington in 1855. The journey spanned four transport modes via Terre Haute Davenport Muscatine and a final stage to Washington. Madden credits hard work and outdoor activity for his longevity.
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