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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1938
Page
1
The Carnegie Foundation presented Ames Iowa State College with a music set featuring a recording reproducer 950 phonograph records and 71 books on biography and history.
Nazaren e church in Centerville hosts funeral for Eli Lever 60 whose death followed scarlet fever linked quarantine at his home. Lever, an employee of the Iowa Southern Utilities Co., died of heart disease while his wife and daughter could not attend.
Thomas C. Bartow camp of Sons of Veterans of the Civil War organized in Clinton with Bruce L. Holt as its first commander. The camp is named to honor the sole surviving member of General Baker post of the Grand Army of the Republic in the area.
Mrs. Charles Fair formerly Rowena Gable of Indianola won a Los Angeles radio contest named for personality and beauty. She is a University of Iowa graduate and daughter of the Rev and Mrs M A Gable of Fairfield, now set for a Warner Brothers screen test.
An allotment of $227 961 to aid Iowa in its public health service was announced in Washington D C by the United States public health service.
Des Moines city manager committee will pursue a special election on the manager plan, potentially taking the petition battle to court if the 16,005 name tally fails to satisfy the city council. J C Ferguson chairs the group.
Des Moines announces four Works Progress Administration projects with about 36000 dollars. Projects include a Jasper county sewing project land corner restoration in Black Hawk county platting Des Moines River in Recone county and a Sioux City site.
Des Moines report announces American Legion's Boys State to launch June 12 at Camp Dodge. The program will create a miniature commonwealth with boys serving as governor lawmakers mayors and other officials to train future Iowa leaders.
From South Carolina's Blue Ridge, Vivian Freeman begins her second term at Iowa State College in Ames. After graduation she plans to teach in Tomassee, assisting mountain children with her education funded by Iowa D A R members.
Mrs. ER. L. Humphrey 40 reports a dented fender after a snowstorm on a highway near Fast Dubuque. Police locate Alfred Slowey 26 Holy Cross farmer found dead in snow beside the road.
Alfred P. Sloan Jr of General Motors earned 561 311 in 1936, the highest pay among U S corporate officers. Nine of 13 top earners were GM executives, with Knudsen second. Movie stars and other firms also placed highly, with notable figures from Mae West to IBM and Du Pont in the pay scale.
John P. Frey of the AFL metal trades department released what he called a communist party questionnaire he said aims to use the CIO to take over the United States. He claimed the party seeks an independent farmer labor front and cites alleged ties to John L. Lewis and CIO leaders.
Shanghai dispatch reports Tsingtao, Shantung province, surrendered to Japanese forces after landing eighteen miles south of the city. German officials, led by Nazi leader Herr Ohlwein, urged peaceful occupation as U S cruiser Marblehead watched. Chinese defenders withdrew toward Weihmen with Japanese troops advancing. Britain, the United States, and France agree to cooperate through consular offices to resist Japanese dominance in Shanghai.
Word was received of the death of Mrs. John Hays of Washington in Chicago at her son L. Benezier’s home after contracting pneumonia during a visit. The body will be brought here for burial arriving Tuesday afternoon. funeral time not yet set.
More than seventy stockholder members attended the Mt. Pleasant Production Credit association meeting. John J. Jenkins and Walter Moehn were elected to two and three year terms on the board. The 1937 reports show 151 loans in six counties with total loans over $435,900 since 1934 and member stock now valued at $8,620.
Alfred W Hull aged 57 died Sunday morning at Washington County Hospital after illness since January. Born February 2 1880 in Seventy six township he lived in Washington county most of his life. Survived by brothers Ralph Pomona California Amos Long Beach California a sister Mrs S S Israel Quincy Illinois a niece Mrs D L Bryant Silver Spring Maryland. Funeral arrangements and Masonic burial planned at Wellman Methodist Church with services slated to fit California relatives arrival.
Louis P. Piquett, a Chicago lawyer, was released from federal prison in Leavenworth. He had been sentenced to two years in May 1936 for aiding the desperado John Dillinger to obtain a new face through surgery.
Grant Livsay of Fairfield will speak at the committees of Washington County for the Iowa poultry produce marketing association meeting at the G A R rooms Tuesday Jan 11 at 1 30 oclock. The session selects representatives from each township to aid in a cooperative marketing educational campaign and explains cooperative methods to poultry producers. All county committees are expected to attend.
Washington residents woke to a four inch snow blanket that fell between midnight and dawn delaying church routes until sidewalks were cleared. Temperatures moderated but stayed below freezing delaying melt and keeping stays in cold conditions. Des Moines reports Iowa from January 10 notes deep cold with lows around 16 below and forecasts further frost.
Claudius Murchison president of the cotton textile institute and Lammot du Pont urged Washington to cooperate in a program to end the industrial recession. They criticized government attitude toward business as an encroachment on individual rights and called for revision of tax and labor laws.
Mr and Mrs G M How ard visited Mrs Howard s uncle Mr Rhue in Fairfield yesterday.
Funeral services for Stewart KE Wilson 29 husband of Cherie McElhinney were held at 2 30 p m in the Presbyterian church Iowa City He died at Oakdale sanitarium after a five month illness A University of Iowa College of Law graduate four years ago he joined Wilson Clearman and Brant firm He served as president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce prior to his illness He is survived by his father Edwin B Wilson senior partner in the law firm.
LeRoy Pratt, assistant agency manager for the Davenport Investors Syndicate agency, led North American agencies in 1937 with top sales totaling over 3.75 million dollars. The Davenport office outpaced over 210 agencies including Chicago, Detroit, and New York. Pratt ranked ninth in a 200 plus man Iowa Illinois Nebraska Missouri division.
Washington January 10 Supreme Court Justice Ben N Cardozo remained in a weak condition after another day of alarming heart attacks. The 67 year old jurist's status was reported as unchanged at noon.
The House rejected the Ludlow war referendum resolution 209 to 188 after a swift 20 minute debate. President Roosevelt directly appealed, and Speaker Bankhead announced the vote amid prolonged applause. Administration supporters argued the vote upholds U S conduct in international affairs. Eicher of Iowa sided with the minority. The president had sent a letter to be read on the floor before the roll call.
Kenneth James Chalupa was born last Monday at 6:50 AM to Mr and Mrs Glenn Chalupa. The infant weighed seven pounds and twelve ounces. Winnie Chalupa is caring for mother and son.
Colorado counties begin mailing pension checks to more than 24 000 residents. A $27.07 jackpot plus the regular $45 monthly payment raises the average to 67.36 per month, with $134.72 for dual-pension households. The state fund, however, remains largely depleted amid strict budget cuts.
The Fox Theater marks its twenty fourth birthday with a celebration. Opened January 10, 1914, the building was specially constructed for the venue by the late E G Fox. The first manager was Clyde Pratt and Ralph Pratt later ran a Pratts theater in Winfield before managing both the Fox and the State theaters.
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