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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1940
Page
1
A weekend theft at Lowell Hall farm near Griswold ends with a butchered 800 pound steer found by Hall. The animals were driven about a half mile from the farm before being killed on the spot.
Patrolman Thomas Herron was suspended indefinitely after leaving the jail door open while serving as jailer. Barron, 15 years in the police department, faces charges of willful neglect of duty and disobedience of orders.
Newton Jasper county held a delinquent tax sale for 132 properties netting about 11000 dollars. Regular sale brought 7095 dollars while scavenger bids added 569 dollars and county auditor bids totaled 5232 dollars. The sale was continued to March 8 by County Treasurer Frank H. McCari.
Mason City reports Harold Stone son of Clarence Stone of Britt lost three fingers and part of his left thumb and badly lacerated fifth finger when a found dynamic cap exploded as he lit it.
Carrie Brown administrator of Robert FE Brown estate sues J F Nebiker and the Iowana Hotel Co of Creston for 15000 alleging a pork chop contained a foreign bone fragment that pierced the man's esophagus causing fatal injury three days after the April 20 1939 meal at the Creston hotel.
Appanoose County Ministerial association ends two hour meeting with a call for support of law enforcement and no further public discussion of Rev Luther W Childs crusade against Centerville night spots. The event followed raids on three places on New Year’s Eve by Childs and his wife.
Wapello county supervisors divided on party lines in appointing the county physician. Republican Seth Carlson and D. G. Shoemaker approved Dr. Donald Mekliderry as the new county physician, replacing Dr. R. J. Selman, while Chairman Walter K. Smith, a Democrat, dissented. The decision faced opposition from the Wapello County Protective Association, a Works Progress Administration group, which criticized Dr. Mekliderry’s prior service.
Mrs Edward A Steiner 73 wife of Dr Edward A Steiner longtime writer lecturer and professor of applied Christianity at Grinnell College died at her home from a nervous ailment Born Sara Levy in New York she studied at Cincinnati Art School and taught art for years on the faculties of Oxford College for Women DePauw University and Thayne-Miller Art School Cincinnati.
Des Moines will stage the first Iowa showing of Gone With the Wind at the Paramount theater starting January 26. Three daily showings begin at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 8 p.m. with prices 75 cents for matinees and 1.12 dollars for the evening reserved seats.
Mrs. Raymond Sayre state chairman of the Iowa Farm Bureau womens committee will speak at the Washington County Farm Bureau annual meeting Thursday starting 10 30 A M in the Washington Methodist social hall. She plans to address business men at 1 30 P M with the meeting to adjourn around 3 00 P M. A basket dinner will be served at noon and elections will be held during the forenoon sessions.
Citizens led by William Graf press remarks on the Thursday school election. They question disposal of old buildings now, urge waiting for time and experience, and ask if bids appraisals and taxpayer protections are in place for a fair, low-cost future school system.
Former Governor N. G. Kraschel said he would support Henry A. Wallace as president if Roosevelt seeks a third term. He would back Roosevelt with all his strength if Roosevelt runs. Kraschel spoke in Des Moines at the Jackson Day dinner and hinted at possible 1936 state candidacy without naming an office.
Washington county was selected as one of seven new TVA demonstration counties in the state. County agent J. Chandler and Farm Bureau leaders announced the plan after a county soil improvement committee meeting. Bruce Kilpatrick outlined the TVA setup and the program follows months of county planning and a prior tour of Lee county to study results from a similar program now in its fourth year.
Virgil DeMarce, a Washington Dairy employee, suffered second degree burns to the chest and scalds to the right arm and leg when boiling water flooded him as he opened a hand-hole near a drained boiler. The accident occurred about 4:30 yesterday afternoon at the dairy. he is resting well at Washington County Hospital. Mrs. F. Anderson and a local physician provided immediate first aid and care.
Alois Belter 54 of 514 South Avenue SD is in critical condition at Washington County hospital after an auto accident at the Clarence Gott corner north of Wash. He suffered a fractured skull and has not regained consciousness since the 4 PM crash. Doctors fear other injuries cannot be ruled out without x rays.
DES MOINES Iowa ticket sales for Jeanette MacDonald’s concert on April 8 are strong, announced by Mrs George Clark Invine auditorium manager. Clark also notes plans to book two musical comedies for next month including The Hot Mikado with Bill Robinson’s dance numbers around mid February.
Week of prayer services occur at United Presbyterian Church with Rev. William M. Nichol assisted by church elders taking turns for about 30 minutes per service. The pastor speaks on the Lord s Prayer and a Thursday address by Miss Ruth Nichol on Ethiopia at Prayer highlights the program inviting public attendance.
The Washington Chamber of Commerce moves its secretary’s office to the Y.M.C.A. building to improve convenience. The deal was made between the chamber and Y.M.C.A. boards, with Secretary O. E. Lehmitt now near the general Y office and gym area. Wilbur F. Pribyl of Kalona and Bernadette Te Bockhorst of Washington obtained a marriage license yesterday.
The production White's Scandals featuring Willie and Eugene Howard could flop as it finishes its present Chicago engagement.
County invites rural teachers and school board members to 6:15 dinner at the Methodist church, with 225 already reserved. Lincoln school hosts a separate dinner for the county schoolmasters club, about 45 attendees. After dinners, the Des Moines goodwill team with two ministers a priest and a rabbi speaks at the high school in an open 7:45 program, no admission fee.
Des Moines Safety Commissioner Henry HasBrouck collided with a car driven by Lieutenant Commander John G. Davis marine recruiting officer in Indianola. HasBrouck was talking and failed to see Davis signal for a turn.
Davenport Arp 17 year old bachelor furniture dealer died Monday after a stroke at Mercy hospital. He carried 4197 dollars in his trousers pockets. His brother Otto Arp, also a bachelor, survives. The brothers lived to the scene.
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain urged a vigorous war effort with a grim outlook and praised U.S. President Roosevelt's international stance. He cited closer Brit France cooperation as a model for Europe and signaled future European federation efforts while aiming to speed armament production and shorten the conflict. German air raids continue on British waters with ships attacked and a lightship hit wounding 32 men.
District Judge David son dismissed the suit to stop state senate nominations from being certified, ruling the state has not redistricted since 1911. William Woodcock of Spencer filed the action as part of Northwest Iowa residents push for greater representation in the legislature.
The Washington State bank re elected all directors and officers at yesterday’s meetings. 331 of 600 shares were represented. 174 holders own 500 shares. Directors re elected: G N Barclay, John N Foster, W W Jarrard, George N McDaniel, Ernest Knotek, Dr W L Alcorn, L A Holland. Officers re elected: John F Foster chair, Glen N Barclay president, Lee A Holland vice president, Frank L Kos cashier, Charles M Barclay assistant cashier. Year report: resources and liabilities totaled 1 652 454 99. same dividend of 6 000 to stock holders. surplus increased by over 8 000.
The brother explained that Herman Arp lost his faith in banks after two institutions failed in 1931. This detail appears in a preserved OCR segment describing local financial distress and its impact on individual trust in banking.
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