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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1937
Page
1
Fire Chief Bernard Meany releases the annual tally showing 513 fires in 1936 answered by Ottumwa's fire department. Total property loss reached 38527 dollars as recorded in the department report.
In Audubon, Stanley Horn recalled a pencil lead he broke in his palm eleven years ago. He recently felt irritation in his left shoulder and doctors removed what was believed to be the same lead, now located in his shoulder.
Ernest Dorsey aged 19 son of Mrs Pearl Dorsey of Anita died in Atlantic from injuries after a coasting accident south of Anita He struck an icy bank and suffered a basal skull fracture leading to his death.
Iowa State College extension veterinarian Dr. K W Stouder reports pink eye is prevalent among feeder calves of 4 11 year old boys in several Iowa counties.
Shenandoah report states Jack Cowan, long presumed dead after 32 years away, has mailed a letter to his sister Mrs Mable Pressly at College Springs. Cowan now lives in the Philippines and runs a plantation there.
A Lineville pet cat belonging to the family of Stokes Moore went mad and bit three children and Mrs. Moore. After being removed from the house the cat attacked the dog, which killed it. The state laboratory at Iowa City confirmed rabies.
On the University of Iowa campus the annual military ball sold out with scalpers offering tickets at six dollars. The market for the event is strong, with the sale expected to rise above 2500 dollars. More than 1200 people are scheduled to attend Friday night.
Muscatine report says District Judge D W Jackson signed the first adult adoption petition in years making 24 year old E Ruth Keffie Yost legally the daughter of Alfred F and Kefle Keffle of Muscatine. Reared by the Kefles since age ten she will keep her name.
Veterinarian reports say more than 200 horses in Wright county died this winter from an uncommon disease. Iowa State College tests at Ames found brain white matter infection in several cases. Officials link the illness to horses feeding on mouldy ear corn.
Eight Union Pacific workers were killed when a locomotive crashed into a handcar they rode to clear snow near Brant California. The foreman and seven section hands were traveling from Brant toward Cima when the wreck occurred, with wreckage and bodies spread across about 460 feet.
WASHING WON Jan 13 The dangerous game Hitler plays in the Spanish civil war has only an outside chance of exploding into a broader European war soon, say military experts and diplomats. They expect Britain France and Russia to avoid war while Germany rebuilds, with 15 months needed to muster major war capacity.
M Martin Johnson world famous hunter dies in Los Angeles hospital after Western Air Express crash that killed Cleveland inkman James Braden. Mrs Johnson and other survivors injured and rushed from wreck site as rescue teams battled weather.
County agricultural officials plan 1937 soil conservation program meetings in most townships of Washington County. Notices to cooperating farmers outline explaining the program signing applications for membership and electing community committeemen. Several townships have scheduled dates in January at local schools and halls.
Pairfield Iowa January 13 John Kinkle 57 a farmer died from shock after being struck by a tree he had felled at his farm authorities reported in a brief casualty notice.
Iowa Governor Clyde L. Herring delivers a farewell address to the Iowa legislature before leaving for a six year U.S. Senate term. He urges permanent reinstatement of the 2 percent sales tax, cites a $3 million state appropriations increase, supports Krasecel for old age pensions, and reflects on the happiest four years of his life while praising Iowa’s institutions and temperance progress. He notes a cash balance rise from $472,000 to about $4.7 billion and outlines budget needs for the next biennium.
John Hesser of Coppock dies at his son Glenn's home after a heart attack. Born August 31, 1869, he served as Coppock town clerk for over 25 years and held roles as secretary of the school board and treasurer of the telephone company. He is survived by three children Glenn, Zilpha, and Dale, and brother Ed Hesser.
J H Hotle, a railway employee, was severely injured in Wichita Kansas after a switch engine train rolled over his left leg, losing it below the knee and injuring several toes. He is connected to W C Hotle of 302 West Fifth Street and to Mrs Ed Libe and Mrs Will Dunbar of Brighton. His wife is Maye Miksch of Dublin.
Junior Franklin Hill, a Centennial school boy reported missing from his southwest town home, was located at the home of an uncle in Fairfield.
Mrs. John G. Toeller, 61, Cedar Rapids, died in a hospital fifteen hours after an inquest into her husband’s death. The car they were riding in was struck days earlier. Her death marked the 14th auto fatality in Iowa this year.
Clarence Bruns, 38, of Sigourney, died last night when a glass sliver punctured his heart after a two truck collision. The incident occurred near Sigourney as Bruns’ truck sideswiped another. Police report the crash remains under investigation.
Hosking funeral home of Brighton will handle the service. No definite funeral plans have been made yet as relatives are contacted for guidance.
Representative LaMar Foster of Cedar county, a Democrat, was elected speaker of the town house after Rep. Albert Boltman of Sioux county defected from Republicans to break a 654 to 54 deadlock. Foster won 65 votes on the final ballot to 52 for Roy J. Spurg, with one member not voting, after Leroy Mercer withdrew as the party’s initial candidate.
Governor Frank Murphy ordered 2,800 National Guardsmen to keep order while General Motors and the united automobile workers union are urged to meet in a peace conference. Strikes hit Chevrolet and Fisher plants in St. Louis Pontiac and Detroit with thousands out of work. The Cadillac sitdown continues as Detroit Fisher plant closes and car assembly halts.
New York police say they have captured a suspect in the murder of Mrs. Mary Harriett Case, 25, found beaten and strangled in her Jackson Heights apartment. Major Green, 32, a former Jackson Heights bachelor club employee, was identified by three fingerprints on the body. he denies the crime.
J C Lewis president of the Iowa State Federation of Labor urges a special social security committee in both chambers. He outlines nine federal program subjects including old age pensions aid to the blind and unemployment compensation and says state laws must conform to federal rules.
Mrs I W Shenefelt plans a short visit to Oskaloosa this evening to stay with her sister Miss Dorothy Libe a teacher in the Os kaloora schools. Mr Shenefelt will travel there to bring her back on Sunday.
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