20 Dec 1938
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1938
Page
1
Fairfield report notes the First National Bank announces a 15 percent payment totaling $50,000 to depositors, bringing the total paid to 93 percent.
A stench bomb exploded in the Grand theater sending fingerprints to state investigators. The blast drove a full audience from the venue and forced removal of six rows of seats to install new flooring.
Ed Classen 41 of Iowa Falls pleaded guilty before District Judge H. F. Fry to driving while intoxicated. He received a three month sentence with one month suspended and the remaining two months to commence after February 1, reflecting a Christmas spirit approach to justice.
District Judge Frank Bechly ruled that the state has a direct interest in the reorganization of the Iowa Southern Utilities Co and thus the case rests under state jurisdiction. Clyde Mc Farlin of Montezuma was appointed temporary receiver by Bechly after preferred stockholders objected to the plans.
Ottumwa reports three G A R veterans have died in a week shrinking the local post. Leander McCants aged 93 died at home Sunday John W Fuller 92 died Wednesday and Francis M Eisenhart 97 died Saturday night in Batavia.
Clarinda state hospital to open a $200000 self serve cafeteria for inmates. Nearly two thirds of 1700 patients will select their own meals as part of a new method to treat mental disorders, said Superintendent Dr. R D Smith.
The Iowa board of control seeks 200000 to fireproof and remodel wings of the Main Patient building at Mt. Pleasant State Hospital. The project is the largest item in a 478250 capital improvements plan for the next two years. Chair Harry D. White noted the work concerns sections of the old structure razed by fire over two years ago.
Christmas events at the Y include ping pong winners Gray Kenneth Palme Juniors Darwin Vacha Older Boys Paul Boya advancing to Saturday championship. Rotary guests reluctantly left Monday noon after toys were shared with the Y WCA tree donations and a treasure hunt with prizes.
Postmaster M C DeLong reports the annual Christmas mail rush is in full swing with 14000 letters processed yesterday and hundreds of packages arriving. Extra staff are on parcel post and clerks work through the next few days aiming to finish before Christmas. Mail service resumes Monday December 26 as a holiday closure.
Exterior of the refrigerated iron work at the Cooperative Service company locker plant on North Marion Avenue nears completion. Roof work and concrete flooring are next, with brick walls and insulation to follow. Minicks J. J. Minick and crew report rapid progress and aim to have the plant operating soon after the first of the year under Manager Glenn B. Plolden.
Marcella Espinosa 17 sues John J. Espinosa for divorce in Mason City alleging fraud and deceit induced marriage while plaintiff was impaired. The article notes Mrs Jackson's discharge from hospital to home yesterday.
Chicago astronomers debated the Star of Bethlehem guiding the Wise Men. Maude Bennet cited theories including Jupiter Saturn conjunction about 7 B C, Halley’s Comet near December 25, or a nova, noting no confirmed actual star observed.
Federal grand jury indicted 21 leaders in medicine and surgery including Morris Fishbein and Olin West for restraining a group health movement. Prosecutions target the American Medical Association and related societies. potential penalties include up to six thousand dollars fine and one year in prison.
Loren Snyder five years old suffered a crushed forehead after mounting a manure spreader driven by his father Harold V. Snyder on a farm five miles south of Iowa Falls. A rod called the apron swung back striking the boy as he fell to the ground. the father, unaware of the climb, heard the dog bark and saw the injury.
Joseph Heitzman 77 died at Mercy hospital Iowa City after a brain concussion from a Riverside accident. Elmo driving, Mr Heitzman fell from the moving car near Riverside. funeral planned at St Marys church. Heitzman lifelong Riverside resident, caretaker of the public school, married to Mary Creitz since 1894, survivor list incomplete.
A plea from the Good Fellows campaign asks Washington residents to contribute to fund Christmas food baskets for needy families. Only enough money has been raised for twenty five baskets, far short of last year’s output of over one hundred. Winners are urged to send contributions via the Evening Journal or drop them in Good Fellow boxes at local stores.
Supt W H ODonnell of Massman Construction expects to restart digging Wednesday at the North Second avenue underpass after a two week halt caused by a damaged drag line and a mysterious explosion. A replacement part delay may keep the machine idle another week or ten days.
Three children Eva at home Elmo of Riverside and Mrs Bertha McKernan of Iowa City are listed with two brothers Richard and Robert of Riverside and six grandchildren in a regional family record noting kinship and locations.
Mrs Ida Cook Owen, 73, died in Iowa City hospital after weeks ill following a stroke. Funeral at Swank country church near Lone Tree with Rev. Hatfield, interment Swank cemetery. Survived by son John Owen, daughter Minnie Denison, brother James Cook, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Burglars entered five locations including the Mangold fire and radio shop on North Iowa avenue and the Farmers' store nearby. Gains totaled about $4 plus $25 from Farmers' store, with attempts at Wilson Coal, Smart & Parrish implement, Sitter Auto Parts, and Economy oil station all failing.
Waterloo. A charge of bigamy was filed against Lawrence Arch, 36, of Waterloo on the complaint of his wife Mrs. Helen Arch. She says she married Arch in 1931 in Waterloo and that he later married Phyllis Mathes, 17, of Cedar Falls, who has brought suit for annulment.
Mason City report states Tom Martin 54 a transient died after drinking alcohol and antifreeze drain from car radiators Coroner J E McDonald of Cerro Gordo County issued the finding describing the fatal mixture and cause of death.
Report details a series of break ins in town over two months. Burglars gained entry by breaking windows at two lumber yards on Oct 21 and at Farmers' store on Oct 15. Earlier depredations hit Shields coal office on July 28 in the same area.
Capone says a bum wisecrack about bringing President Hoover to a Miami party triggered his downfall. Look magazine traces the 1929 incident to Hoover's call to tax probes, leading to Capone's 11 year federal sentence and later judicial appointments for prosecutors.
Nobel newly unemployed former WPA worker James Hagan punched Mayor Fiorello La Guardia on city hall steps. The mayor subdued him and police later charged Hagan with assault. the attacker claimed a long feared nervous breakdown.
A naval board opened a probe into a coast guard plane crash near Boerne Texas that killed four aboard including Lieut Perry F Lyons a coast guard hero pilot Rupert H Germaine George C Latham and Ensign C E Peague. Lyons reportedly fought to save others and tried to keep the craft aloft until it cleared the village before plunging to the ground.
Ralph Pratt of the State theater arranges his annual free Christmas show for Washington children set for Saturday morning December 24 at the theater. The feature is The Mighty Trove based on a Terhune novel with a dog central to the plot and stars Noah Beery Jr Barbara Read Alma Kruger and Samuel S Hinds among others. Further details on time age limits and additional plans will be announced later.
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