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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1937
Page
1
Des Moines report notes 12 004 income tax return blanks mailed to residents by the Internal Revenue Bureau, a figure about 10 000 higher than in 1935. Collector Charles D Huston provides the tally and context.
Mrs. J Patterson Eldora was hanging out clothes when a loose wire tore her eye. She was rushed to Iowa City in hopes of saving her sight.
Ottumwa report of a seriously injured pedestrian found in the street with a broken leg after a hit and run. G K Benson notified police. the victim identified as Gus Carlson.
The Cayler family welcomed a rare pair of newborn girls on New Year’s Day 1937 in Cedar Rapids. The first baby is Cedar Rapids’ 1997 New Year infant and a twin, arriving 46 minutes after midnight. Her sister’s birthday is December 1 and January 1, with the twins arriving one hour and 29 minutes apart.
Mrs. Newton Gidley 46 died at Newton after a stroke suffered while attending the burial of her 2 day old son Ronald Gidley at a cemetery near Colla. She never regained consciousness. Survived by her husband and several children.
Red Oak resident Algot Alm sues AHH Harmon and bondsmen for damages while Harmon's Red Oak office is cited in the claim. The incident involving a liniment labeled good for man and beast caused Alm to be jailed for hours for intoxication without medical help.
The Rev M Anderson, pastor at Gray Evangelical Lutheran Church, announces twin daughters born to his wife in Des Moines. Lone Gall arrived Thursday at 7:20 p.m. weighing 5 pounds. Sandra Jean followed Friday at 1:14 a.m. weighing 5 pounds 2 ounces.
Newton Dale Lawrence is in Skiff Memorial Hospital with multiple cuts and bruises after his car skidded on gravel north of town and overturned, pinning him beneath the vehicle. Police report possible internal injuries as rescue crews freed him from the wreckage.
Oskalooge George Shoemake, a restaurant operator, was charged two weeks after a slot machine was confiscated at his establishment. A raid led to charges of ownership of 187 gallons of alcohol. His car was stolen Thursday, found wrecked Friday.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon for Dr James C Kessler a prominent local physician who died at his home after suffering a stroke four hours earlier He was the son of Dr J B Kessler of Cedar Rapids who helped establish the dermatology department at University Hospital here.
Rock Island freight conductor Corner Freeman aged 47 from Valley Junction lost both legs in a railroad yard accident. He had just arrived with his train and stepped onto an adjacent track as a switch engine backed up with two mail cars.
A two aboard army plane with Col. F. J. Elgin and Lt. Shelton is about 24 hours overdue after departing Langley Field Virginia for Maxwell Field Alabama. Thick fog across the region hindered any search with no trace found by 9 a.m. today as officials report no active aerial search due to bad weather.
Gas from five open jets in the apartment of Julian Fossen, 22, an art student, exploded before dawn today in Greenwich Village. Windows, gas and water pipes were shattered. 23 families fled in night clothes. Autopsy pending to determine if suicide.
Jan. 2. No official word issued after a conference between Attorney General-elect John Hi Mitchell of Fort Dodge and W W Akers Marshalltown, newly appointed chief of the state bureau of investigation. They had expected to announce most of the bureau personnel, including nine to twelve special investigators, after the talks. The bureau offices on the top floor of the state house were busy with new and prospective employees getting acquainted as Mitchell prepared to announce state agents Monday.
Mrs. Ametia Lambert of Pleasant Plain dies at her daughter’s home in Pleasant Plain after months of illness. Born May 1857, she lived most of her life in the Pleasant Plain area and belonged to the Christian church. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 PM at Antioch church near Fairfield with burial in Antioch cemetery. survivors include four sons and three daughters.
Dr. 8S. C. Ware of Kalona reports the birth of a fivepound baby boy on January 1 at 6 45 AM to Mr and Mrs Noah Yoder living north of Kalona in Washington county. Merchants plan gifts for the first New Year Babe as later proofs confirm this year may have earlier births.
Ivan Norton of the Ev Eready Plumbing Shop leaves tomorrow for Indiana for a three week course in summer and winter air conditioning. The class is at Purdue University under the National Warm Air Heating Association sponsorship.
In Pleasant Plain a resident is noted for a large family including grandchildren and great grandchildren. The spouse is reported as deceased for many years, indicating a long widowhood and a strong family legacy in the community.
Britain and Italy ratified a united front in the Mediterranean ending over a year of rivalry. The pact, signed at the Chigi Palace by Eric Drummond and Count Galeazzo Ciano, with France giving blessing, commits reciprocal assurances shielding their Mare Nostrum interests amid ongoing tensions.
Detroit Jan 2 A partial industrial paralysis hits United States workers as the United Auto Workers union threatens to spread. About 30 000 GM workers idle in twelve plants across five states and 20 400 more out of work in shops supplying parts. GM President Tromer Martin says a strike could be called at the world's largest auto maker.
Washington reports circulating in June name ex Senator Smith W Brookhart former independent Republican from Iowa as a candidate for the Interstate Commerce Commission. He would fill the Tate vacancy as commissioner, with Brookhart backed by prominent New Deal figures after his 1932 defeat and recent political activity in the capital.
Ottumwa reports 19 men and two women seated to hear Franz Jacobsen's defense. The nine drinking men on the jury asked to view a case of whisky on New Year's Eve, but District Judge Wennerstrum refused, fearing distraction.
More than 1000 people attended the ninth annual Open House at the Y M C A yesterday. The event featured stamp and money exhibits, local industrial displays, a 40 piece Washington band concert, swimming demonstrations, and a reception committee led by Cloid Willits. The volleyball exhibition was omitted and results of recent basketball games will be reported Monday.
A city church week of prayer starts Monday night at 7 30 at the Baptist church. Rev M C Carstensen presides Milan Thompson leads singing. Sponsored by the ministerial association it is a regular event with the theme The Gospel of God.
Ruth Olive Byrd born 1866 Atlantic Iowa. died suddenly at seven in a Long Beach to Pasadena bus. Funeral in Long Beach. Survived by husband J F L Taylor, daughters Jet Combs of Long Beach and Leora Dodder of Washington, brother J Byrd of Omaha, eight grandchildren, one great grandchild. Jessie Louise Shafer predeceased. Mrs Taylor longtime Methodist and Rebekah lodge member.
Miss Ellen Morrison leaves this afternoon to resume work as an art instructor in the St. Joseph public schools after a Christmas vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs E D Morrison in St. Joseph Missouri.
Snow covered Iowa with 14 inches in Estherville at 10 am and winds threaten more traffic tie ups. Heavy snows across the state, seven and a half inches in Sioux City, roads blocked in South Dakota and Nebraska, bus schedules canceled, streetcars unable to run, and temperatures plummeting toward 10 below zero in places.
The December precipitation in Washington totaled 2.06 inches per the official weather observer. The month was notably wetter than November with rain predominating over snow. The coldest reading was seven degrees below zero on December 17, while Christmas Day reached 59 degrees above zero.
Bayonne France Jan 2 A Spanish ship the Soton refused to yield to the German cruiser Koenigsberg. The skipper ran her aground to escape. A German warship sped away as a loyalist air plane flew over. The Soton was fired on while aground. The second mate declined to sign a reprisal declaration.
Wairfield Charles Gilly grandson of Mrs CC J Gilly begins a long collecting and photographic trip by motorcycle with a two wheel trailer. He will study plants in the southern United States and nearby territories during winter including Florida Cuba Isle of Pines and Mexico.
Mrs Julius Kunik hosts a New Year gathering with fifteen relatives and their families joining for a social afternoon and a New Year supper at the Kunik residence.
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