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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
1
A man known to police only as Blackie The Tramp was found dead in a cave dugout in the north river bottoms near Burlington. He had been dead about a week.
Sioux City night clubs prepare for year end events though city and county officials state New Year’s Eve remains Sunday when local law bans beer sales. The issue centers on enforcement and timing of the sale prohibition.
Robert Floyd Foy three month old son of Mr and Mrs Richard Foy living five miles southeast of Griswold was found dead in bed. Suffocation apparently caused his death. Tie Woys have no other children.
Iowa State Senator Edward Breen said he would not run for lieutenant governor on the Democratic ticket next year. He made the statement after U.S. Senator Clyde L. Herring suggested a ticket led by former Lieutenant John K. Valentine might gain support. Breen said he would announce his plans himself and they would not involve a run for lieutenant governor.
Dr. Edward N Anderson football coach and E G Schroe der director of athletics left for Los Angeles to attend meetings of the National Football Coaches Association and National Collegiate Athletic Association. Prof Karl E Leib chairman of the Iowa athletic board left for Los Angeles earlier in the week. They expect to return about January 4.
Mrs Per Wijkman formerly Ruth Wallace of Des Moines living with her husband in Helsinki Finland wired her mother Mrs Henry C Wallace of Des Moines that all is well The cable came from Helsinki just before Christmas Wijkman is a Swedish representative in Finland and sister of Secretary of Agriculture Henry A Wallace Mrs Wallace said she is not worried for the family’s safety in Finland
In Waterloo district court the First National Bank of Cedar Falls sues Joseph B. Clay stockholder president and GM of Clay Equipment Corp to set aside the sale of 60 shares of common stock citing irregularities and appraisal in the transaction.
In Davenport Rt Rev Msgr George Giglinger pastor of St Josephs Church was slashed on the head and cut on the face after a Negro youth, who had visited earlier for money, attacked him with a large knife in the rectory while being refused further funds.
Georgina Szegedy de Ozdo Sajovarek, a Budapest native and descendant of Hungarian royalty, married Iman W. Tolso of Chicago over a holiday weekend. The license was issued by Court Clerk William Ralff at a home setting shared for the ceremony. The baroness, daughter of Baron Laszto Szegedy de Ozdo and Yula Szegedy de Ond, was attended by her sister Baroness Adrienne Szegedy and the ceremony was conducted by District Judge John F. Purcell.
Des Moines reports on December 28 1846 when President Polk signed Iowa into the Union. The article notes initial resistance to constitutions and a boundary dispute that shaped Iowa's growth to 29 full counties and parts of others.
Motorists faced dangerous driving conditions after the first winter snow storm. Snow packed on roads made slick patches. several minor crashes occurred but no injuries were reported. Three large trucks stalled on road No 92 near Chautauqua Park, blocking traffic until R A Frink dispatched crews to spread cinders and assist their release.
The Washington Goodfellows total contributions reached 202.67 dollars with 162.97 from Journal coupon and other gifts and 39.72 found in store containers. The funds cover all 127 Christmas dinners distributed by the Y's Mens club and reflect a successful drive despite early doubts. Highway crews in Des Moines Louisa Muscatine and Washington counties plowed through heavy snow with several plows still active today.
The Washington Municipal band of 45 pieces will perform at the YMCA New Year open house next Monday. Directed by Milo Borden and others, the roster lists clarinets, saxophones, French horns, trombones, baritone, tuba, and drums with named players for each section.
A powerful quake in eastern Turkey devastates towns across more than 25 000 square miles. Erzinehan city of 60 000 is nearly obliterated as dead and injured litter streets and tens of thousands become homeless amid cold and snow. Casualty figures are uncertain but likely in the thousands.
Des Moines December 28 40 Iowa reports the first general snow has abated with fair weather forecast for tonight and Friday. Snow fell in Mt. Ayr and throughout central western and southern Iowa adding to the blanket. Temperatures range from 8 degrees at Burlington to 24 at Fairfield with icy highways and partly overcast skies in places.
An earthquake shook the Salinas area today with no damage reported. The brief seismic event was recorded in Salinas California. No injuries or structural impacts were mentioned.
A district court injunction by Judge P. J. Siegers of Newton blocked a sheriff sale of farm property near Wellman. The suit, Violet Ayers et al versus H. M. Putnam and H. M. Austin, seeks court review of claimed interests in the property. The restraining order delays all sale actions until the next term for merits hearings. L. J. Kehoe of Washington represents the plaintiffs.
Premier Benito Mussolini will visit Pope on June 4 in Vatican City. Official statements say the trip is a visit of homage and will be formal and ceremonial at the papal residence.
Mrs. Christian Ruegsegger 85 died at 7 30 this morning at her Wellman home. Born Elizabeth Feldman on October 22 1854 in Weinsburg Holmes County Ohio she moved to Iowa as a child. She moved from farms near Kalona Holbrook to Wellman 36 years ago and farmed with her husband before his death 12 years ago. She was a Wellman Lutheran Church member and survived by six sons a daughter a brother three sisters fourteen grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral plans await word from a son in Montana.
Funeral services will be held at the Allen Wenger home in Wayland Friday at 1 p.m. Burial follows in Crawfordsville cemetery. Mrs. Huston, sister of Mrs. Allen Wenger, died yesterday at the home of her sister Mrs. Nellie Johnson in Des Moines.
Clifford Campbell of Muscatine is spending his holiday vacation at the T. H. Will residence in Alnsworth during the festive period.
The St James Church received several Christmas gifts over recent weeks including electrics chimes kneelers and a Missal Mass book. Donors requested anonymity and prayers were offered for their generosity and blessing.
Finnish troops and ski patrols reportedly pressed into Russian frontier areas to disrupt Soviet preparations for a major offensive. Dispatches claim patrols slipped past front lines and damaged the Leningrad Murmansk railway causing disruption and a food shortage among Russian forces while a counter attack pushed east of the Kemi river valley. Britain to extend rationing to sugar and meat with sugar limits set at 12 ounces per person weekly starting January 8.
The Daily Herald reports Field Marshal Hermann Goering is out of favor with Hitler and has retired to his Schorfheide shooting chalet. He plans a comeback on his own terms as the two leaders have exchanged only brief words for over six weeks.
Health authorities act to prevent spread after one scarlet fever case in the community. Fifteen year old Gladys Vinton of Muscatine visited or stayed briefly with others, prompting close contact tracing and orders to stay in while awaiting response. Doctors have given convalescent serum to those exposed and requested more serum from the state health department.
A fire department inhalator squad found John Bove dead and his wife with four children seriously ill from coal gas fumes at their home in Minneapolis.
A vivid description of an early morning service with a lit sanctuary, crimson blooms, acolytes in white and red garments, and choristers singing hymns, conveying a sense of close heaven on Christmas morning.
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