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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1941
Page
1
OTTUMWA Iowa a special train carrying Sonja Henie skating star and her troupe halted for a crew change while en route to Omaha Neb local officials note the visit as a brief stop in the travel itinerary
Ray Williams 29 of Montgomery suffered a double skull fracture when a tire rim on a large county road maintainer slipped and struck him while changing a tire. He was taken to a hospital where attendants deemed his condition serious.
An employee at Mississippi Feed and Grain Co in Muscatine voted 15 for and 3 against forming a Muscatine chapter of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Chauffeurs Warehousemen and Helpers, affiliated with the AFL.
In Newton Robert Shaw of Sigourney urged national defense planners to seek specialist advice. Shaw state American Legion commander spoke at a three day Farmers' institute program and said what we need now is confidence in our higher command and complete unity.
Mercy hospital in Dubuque reports 22 year old Fred Zentner in critical condition awaiting targeted blood transfusions. Brother Mike Zentner and millworker Frank Story have provided several transfusions, but doctors say he requires about ten more to survive.
Des Moines editor Donald Murphy urged Iowa lawmakers to require insurance firms to sell farm holdings within two years. Appearing before a senate committee on farm tenancy he also favored relaxing the current law granting landlords a lien on crops livestock and personal property to ensure rent. He proposed removing livestock from under the lien.
Five southeast Iowa suspects were arraigned before U S Commissioner Herm an J Schaefer on indictments from Cleveland charging them with using the mails to defraud in a cattle fraud ring. The group brings to 16 arraigned locally on similar charges. Names include Creighton C Peterson Mount Sterling Harry F Smith Fairfield J Ferguson Teal Fairfield William Channel Douds Bert C Nason Don's.
Bedford County Attorney Ralph C. Jones said George H. Petherick a 35 year old unordained pastor is held in Taylor county jail on charges of writing malicious threats to extort. Petherick allegedly sent notes to a Bedford secretary pleading for her company and threatening her if she did not comply. He admitted leaving the notes on her windowsill.
The federal government with the American Red Cross surveys all graduate nurses in the United States and asks unregistered Iowa nurses in Washington County to report to Eleanor Cruikshank at the county health unit. Names and addresses are collected for the report.
Sioux City municipal Judge Berry J. Sisk sought an Iowa Supreme Court order to appoint a substitute to hear contempt charges against fellow Municipal Judge George M. Paradise. Chief Justice Oscar Hale denied the motion, leaving Paradise to proceed with the contempt case as originally scheduled. The incident centers on Paradise, then not on the bench, who had obtained a continuance in a 1940 suit on Oct. 22.
Italian high command acknowledged heavy British pressure in Africa as Italian troops retreat toward Ben Ghaazi. Rome reported 500 fascist students marching against a wartime whispering campaign. Darlan left Vichy for Paris with cabinet reform proposals amid Franco German tensions. British air losses disputed by Germans centered on Calais. Willkie travels home via Britain and Caribbean routes.
Rev. Jay Phipps of the Church of the Nazarene announces that District Superintendent Rev. Hardy Powers of Des Moines will speak at his church Friday evening at 7330. Powers has led the Iowa district for four years and recently spoke in Texarkana Arkansas at a major holiness convention. An instructive message is promised.
Iowa readers and Washington community members will note that Clara M Wallace daughter of the late G F Wallace has received the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the State University of Iowa. She has taught in rural schools served as principal of Ainsworth high school and county Superintendent of schools. She recently worked in Des Moines in the state superintendent of public instruction office as supervisor of naval training high schools and public junior colleges.
Officials report all nine passengers and three crew members died when a Trans-Canadian Air Line plane crashed near Armstrong Ontario. The disaster, Canada’s worst in commercial flight, prompted a dawn search as airline leaders rushed from Winnipeg.
U S army air depot said a four motor Flying Fortress left McClellan field at 10 28 a m for Lowry field Denver. Officials began checking its route after a plane was believed to have crashed near Lovelock Nevada with seven aboard.
The jury in Colburn versus Kra bill deliberated on damages after a trial in district court. Evidence concluded yesterday afternoon and the panel received final arguments from RL J Kehoe for the plaintiff and S W Livingston and John Owen for the defense. The case was the term’s only jury trial and other jurors were excused for the term.
Ferdinand Brandt 82, a Davenport pedestrian, was killed when struck by two cars. The first was driven by Gus Schreiber 53 of Walcott, and the second by Ed win Voorhis 23. Voorhis’ car passed over Brandt. Both drivers were released after questioning.
Des Moines Feb 6 legislative action intensified to reform the high school athletic association. A joint house and senate committee will investigate charges against George A. Brown, executive secretary, with subcommittees to conduct inquiry and draft corrective legislation as needed.
Assistant Attorney General Horace Pike a reserve captain expects assignment to the training camp at Rolla Missouri soon after it opens His successor has been selected by Attorney General John M Rankin but the official announcement is withheld until Pike receives orders.
Des Moines Feb 6 State auditor Chet Akers announced the department saved 7365 in audits of 47 cities and 34 schools last year. City audits dropped from 20695 to 15124 while school audits fell from 4837 to 3054. Audits shifted from mandatory to optional.
In Ottumwa Lloyd Sherman as receiver for the Iowa Poultry Producers Marketing association is ordered to pay $1,267 in wages owed to employees at the time of receivership. He was appointed after the Omaha Bank for Cooperatives petitioned on January 20 and may hire auditors to settle the books to that date.
Sir Edward Robert Peacock, a British financial leader, arrives in New York by clipper plane. He says his trip aims to liquidate British assets in America so England can make further purchases.
The Mills family marks Philip Albert’s first birthday noting his extreme low birth weight. He weighed under three pounds at birth, grew to seven pounds by two months, and has reached normal weight and good health. His father is a machinist at Sitter Auto Parts.
Iowa State College prepares to host 3000 to 4000 visitors February 10 through 15 for Farm and Home Week 1941. The six day program, themed Fortifying the Farm Frontier, features talks, demonstrations, and discussions by national and state experts on farm efficiency, homemaking, and youth activities.
Five of twelve aboard a Canadian Airlines plane were killed when it crashed near Armstrong Ontario. Airline officials declined to comment.
Eight members of the house proposed today an appropriation aimed at promoting the use of certain products. The measure, announced in Des Moines on February 7, seeks funding to support campaigns and outreach efforts.
Firemen carried three women and one man to safety from the Alexandria Apartment building in Centerville Iowa on February 7, with the fire starting in the basement and causing estimated damage over $10,000.
A $25,000 grant is approved to promote conversion of Iowa farm products into industrial uses. The program supports research, development, and pilot projects to expand processing and value-added manufacturing.
Washington Feb. 1943 Democratic lawmakers report progress on the British aid bill as a proposed amendment to set a two billion dollar limit is defeated 145 to 0 by a teller vote. The party also approves three year time limits and neutrality protections while rejecting a ceiling on spending. Democratic Leader John W McCormack notes broad support.
Jake Weber of between Richland and Keota died while bidding on livestock at a farm sale on the Arthur Smith farm two miles south of Richland. He reportedly suffered a stroke and died within minutes. Funeral arrangements were set for today.
The Iowa unemployment compensation program reported January benefits totaling 366,295 dollars, up 48 percent from December. The increase reflects higher claim activity and ongoing aid to unemployed workers in the Des Moines area.
The Cedar Rapids LaPlant Choate Manufacturing Co. vote shows CIO winning bargaining rights for 400 workers by 878 to 81 with seven choosing no option. The result highlights union strength in the plant amid labor organizing in the era.
Statewide group of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies will be organized by mail in the next few days. Gerard S. Nollen, Iowa general chairman, announced.
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