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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1938
Page
1
Funeral services for Janice Lee Smith five year old child of Mr and Mrs Lyle Smith are announced after a months cancer illness burial at Macedonia.
Eldora attorney D. W. Dickinson announces his Republican candidacy for county attorney. He is a nephew of L. J. Dickinson, the United States Senate hopeful.
Dr. O. E. Hoffman, acting director of the bureau of dental hygiene, announced that 84 counties and 425 cities and towns in Iowa are taking part in the University of Iowa's dental hygiene program this year. More counties than ever before are represented.
Arthur H Brayton, former Des Moines businessman, will succeed George E Hamilton as secretary of the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce convention bureau. Hamilton resigned after 23 years in the post to retire, with resignation accepted by Sam Park, bureau board chair.
Mrs. M. C. Nelson wife of the owner was sweeping the Waterloo suburb grocery when a young robber rushed in and demanded surrender. Nelson struck him but he threatened her life, scooped $7 from the cash register and fled.
William A. Hunt an attorney and longtime Republican activist announced his bid for the fifth district seat. He would succeed Representative Lloyd Thurston who will run for U.S. Senate. This is Hunt’s first run for office.
Commander George V. Zeithamel of Roy L. Chopek post was the first to receive a four star membership badge for twenty consecutive years with the American Legion. The award came from the state region department and was presented by Le s jonairre B M Ricketts, membership committee chair.
A crew of photographers arriving in Webster City refused to pay the $5 daily or $25 yearly license fee. City Manager E. BR. Compton checked the ordinance and found no local photographer license assessment. The group left, noting the rule would be knocked by their challenge.
In Iowa City Sheriff Don McComas rushed from his car to calm a staged disturbance at the Hotel Jefferson during a Kiwanis meeting. Mayor Yrow J. Walker spoke to Kiwanis about police radio advantages while the room was surprised by the drill.
William N McCarty 76 died at his home 1106 North Marion Avenue at 525 AM after years of rheumatic illness. He leaves wife Belle Porter and daughters Hazel Washington and Edna Jackson Michigan, plus brother A H McCarty Brighton and sister Mrs Mary Lamb of Lirmingham Alabama. Funeral Friday 10 30 AM at L A Jones funeral home with Rev I Fredmund, burial Elm Grove Cemetery near Brighton.
Des Moines reports George A. Wilson declares he will again seek the Republican nomination for governor in the June primary. He notes he trailed Kraschel by 2,451 votes in the last race as Roosevelt carried Iowa by 133,000. Wilson, a Des Moines lawyer and former state senator, urges continued reform and honesty in state government.
The county home shows an extensive annual inventory totaling 18500.64 dollars this year down slightly from last year with items from 75 tons of coal to 171 pounds of coffee and 500 stone jars. The list covers furniture farm equipment livestock feed and crops including 320 chickens 86 hogs three head of cattle and 40 bushels of corn.
Iowa State College economists W A Murray and Lauren K Soth say farm land values likely rise over the next two decades driven by higher returns on land investment and new government farm policy. They note regional variations and warn long downturns in general business could lower land prices, with prices per acre rising from 49 to 85 or 90 in recent years.
The Samoan Clipper wreckage was found 15 miles off Pago Pago. Seven crew members aboard are unaccounted for with last contact near Apia harbor after an oil leak. Cecil G. Sellers, once Chiang Kai Shek’s pilot, was identified as missing Clipper crew.
In Graettinger Iowa grambling county officials delayed the blast investigation after William Powers 45 died and his wife was badly hurt. Mrs Powers regained consciousness but cannot recall the blast or details. She stood near the car as her husband tried to start it and may recover barring pneumonia.
Iowa state liquor stores sold nine million seven hundred seventy one thousand eight hundred forty dollars in 1937, up two million one hundred seventy five thousand nine hundred eight dollars from 1936. The report notes an average expenditure of sixty seven dollars and fifty five cents per liquor permit holder among one hundred sixty four thousand six hundred forty four holders.
Judge J G Patterson of Oska loosa completed January term case assignments with sixteen jury cases listed for trial starting next Monday. Some cases will settle or be continued. non jury cases will follow jury outcomes as trials to the court proceed.
An 18000 blaze damaged a three story brick building at the Sumner Bros Seed company in Grinnell Iowa and destroyed seed stocks after starting by spontaneous combustion in a first floor seed storage room. No injuries were reported and the loss is insured.
Sheriff H. M. Putnam left for Anamosa with Sam Gregory Earl Campbell and Merle Dawson after Judge J. G. Patterson ordered sentences up to five years in the reformatory for stealing turkeys. Wilford Dawson’s arraignment was delayed. Ray Whetstine of Riverside pled guilty to forgery and received six months in county jail.
Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Bruce Young in Los Angeles California on Saturday. She was a former Washington resident and had been ill for some time. funeral services were held Monday in Los Angeles. Mrs Young was formerly Ola Hye Stone.
The docket lists Kohblicek versus Kohblicek et al and Raymond versus Raymond et al along with Reber et al versus Deuker, indicating a batch of civil actions involving multiple parties and cross claims.
Among shoppers in Washington yesterday were Burke McCreedy of Haskins, Carrie Roberts of Ainsworth, Mrs. John Koehier of Ainsworth, Mrs. Troy Forinash of West Chester, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cornic of Morning Sun.
Shanghai January 12. Japanese authorities charged that three thousand American and German trucks are being assembled at Hong Kong for Chinese forces. The charges come amid rising Japanese American friction after the sinking of the Panay.
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