26 Feb 1938
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1938
Page
1
Mercy hospital in Cresco welcomed triplet girls to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Henry their first children. The birth marks a notable family milestone.
Estherville reports attorney Pat O'Leary who came from George last year has closed his Estherville office and will relocate to Washington D C where Mrs. O'Leary works in a government office.
Mrs. Vivian D. Daehler of Waterloo asks a divorce from Marion A. Daehler alleging he refused to seek employment and insisted the family go on relief. She states he is physically able to work. The couple married in Independence in 1930.
George Martin a senior from West Union won first prize of 30 dollars in the Upper Iowa University oratorical contest for his talk The Price of Prudery. George Caswell a freshman from Maynard took second prize of 20 dollars for I Found No Peace.
STORM LAKE Eck Hohnas, an Alta farmer, was fined 2 dollars for driving his horse and wagon after dark without lights. State Highway Patrolman Brasser made the arrest.
Rev. W. T. Wolfram of St. John Lutheran church and his wife escaped injury when three large work horses bolted into their car near Garner. One horse bled, and the owner of the horses was Otto Wohlwood.
George Comp, 63, a Shellsburg farm hand, woke to fire on his bedding and fled through a window. He was taken to City hospital with burns to hands face and back and smoke inhalation.
Juliet Brewer of Smith College Northampton Massachusetts will vote in Clinton's city primary using an absent voters ballot designed by her grandfather Welker Given of Clinton.
Six hundred University of Iowa fraternity members attend a peace banquet in Iowa City. It marks the first joint gathering since Pan-Hellenic groups ended hostilities last fall. Dean Robert F. Nienow calls it the culmination of years of dreaming and notes the united front. Also addressing the group is Dean Otis C. McCreery of Washington State College.
Logan The state will continue its fight to seize for school funds the 150000 estate of Join Young banker who died without known relatives. He left the money to charity chiefly Father Flanagan's boys' home near Omaha and a non existent old folk home in the same city. The state claims miswitnessed will. A district court jury ruled against the state.
A 17-year-old Seymour High student received a gold watch after winning a national dress making contest with 10,000 entrants. Jack Wlarbert, the sole male contestant, was cheered by about 200 attendees as he stepped forward to accept the award. He later substituted a needle for football due to a heart ailment.
In Washington Iowa, the independent school district votes next Monday on issuing bonds totaling 96 500 to build a new grade school replacing Heights school. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm at city hall with provisions for absent voters. eligibility requires six months in state, 60 days in county, 10 days in district.
The Heights district P T A safety committee urges Washington Independent School District voters to approve a building upgrade on February 28. They warn the current Heights school is unsafe, held together by rods, with walls spreading and potential collapse if a rod fails. They cite two unfavorable engineer reports and urge public examination before voting.
Northeast Iowa officers are on the lookout for three fleeing men who attempted a heist at the St Paul federal reserve last night. The text notes security concerns, a new school project in Fairfield, potential tax impacts, and urging support for a safe building upgrade by the Heights Parent-Teachers Association in urging passage of a measure.
Rev Harry C Whiting M D of Fairfield will speak at the Presbyterian church Christian Endeavor services tomorrow at 6 30 p m on Obstacles in the Way of Young Christians in Korea The evening service at 7 30 p m features The Message of the Korean Church to American Churches with Dr Whiting.
Paris February 26 Foreign Minister Delbos told the Chamber of Deputies France will honor its pledges to the Czecho Slovakia alliance and remain faithful to European solidarity. He urged an end to the arms race and asserted Austrian independence is vital for European equilibrium, noting close Franco British accord and potential peace if arms and propaganda to Spain cease.
Washington county farm land rose in value from roughly 51 dollars per acre in 1900 to 80.32 dollars by 1935, while the total number of farms fell from 2,511 in 1909 to 2,452 in 1935. Tenants rose from 803 to 1,088 as owners and part owners declined, reflecting shifts in ownership and tenancy tied to the 1938 tenancy elimination program.
Fred Burger announces the March 1 opening of a produce station in his former Iowa Poultry Producers' Marketing Association location across from the post office. He brings years of industry experience and will buy for Swift and Company, paying cash for poultry, cream, and eggs and carry a full line of poultry feeds. Swift and Company is a familiar name in the region.
At a reorganization meeting William Griffin of Riverside was elected chairman with Alice Lemmon as vice chair Lucy Dempsey secretary and Harry Dye treasurer. Griffin succeeds Dr O F Boller who served five years as chairman and plans to devote more time to other interests as the 1938 campaign approaches. The committee met in harmony and set plans for a vigorous campaign with another meeting scheduled March 8 at Congressman E C Bicher’s office.
Builders gain value as material costs ease since 1926 with fixtures and equipment now about 3.8 percent cheaper. Lumber lath portland cement glass cedar shingles roofing plaster brick insulation hollow tile show declines amid a predicted rise in housing construction nationwide.
Corinne Martin of Waterloo formerly a teacher in Washington is visiting friends here this weekend.
Women from Washington and nearby towns attended the Washington county republican women's meeting in the G. A. R. hall. Leslie Eicher spoke on local republican work, and Wayne Norman, soil conservation chair, was introduced by Warren Morgan. Norman reviewed the corn section of the new farm bill and answered questions. A committee was elected to nominate officers for the coming year.
Five hundred county agricultural conservation committeemen will gather at Iowa State College on Monday to study the 1938 AAA docket and launch the new program in Iowa. Claude Wickard is expected to attend to discuss plans as committees prepare to hold county and township meetings later in the week.
Mrs Olive Tomlinson Richards dies at 41 after years of illness. Born near Havre January 11 1897 she taught in Ainsworth and Washington schools. Survived by her husband Stanley six children and her mother two sisters and many relatives. Burial at Elm Grove cemetery with Rev Vernon Carter officiating.
Rutherford B. Co., a Unionville Missouri coal trucker, was arrested by City Marshal Jay Brown for overloading on a restricted street and selling coal without a city license. He was fined £10 by Mayor Lloyd Lytle, and $10 by Justice J. E. Bovee for a delinquent Missouri license. With no funds, he awaits jail time three and a third days per fine. He also faces an Iowa state charge from Walter R. Brown for improper weights.
Efforts aim to speed the AAA program in Iowa so farmers are well informed before spring farm work begins. Information distribution will focus on timely guidance, eligibility, and available benefits to support early planning and compliance.
Chinese planes bombed a Yangtze ship concentration twelve miles west of Wuhu sinking a destroyer and a gun boat. The Tokyo cabinet faces a possible crisis as the war mobilization bill stalls in parliament and fears of a forced resignation grow. Washington moves to block troop withdrawal from the Philippines while maintaining 5 000 American troops and 6 400 Philippine scouts.
Associate Justice Benjamin Cardozo of the Supreme Court is gravely ill and likely unable to return to duty after weeks of heart trouble and a recent stroke. At nearly 58, he was appointed by Hoover in 1932 and has served on the New York Court of Appeals. If he dies or resigns, Roosevelt would face another vacancy on the high court.
A three hour blaze in Cedar Rapids downtown damaged stock at W. L. Cone Ready Towear, Fleming Meat Market, and Rapid Blueprint Service Office. Smoke water and fire caused heavy losses across the three business houses.
Davenport Iowa Feb 26 Henry McCoy 46 foreman at Rock Island arsenal died from a fractured skull after a fall on a tavern stairway Witnesses said he had not been drinking but tripped leaving the tavern
The Albert Graber family moves from a Washington Route 1 farm to a new Mount Pleasant Route I farm, marking a relocation within the region.
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