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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1938
Page
8
In Crawfordsville on JIANG 13 a large number of Fairview Community club members and families surprised Mr and Mrs Ralph Orr and son Donald as they prepare to leave the neighborhood. Entertainment included progressive rock and a game with a handkerchief shower for Mrs Orr. The group wishes them success in their new home and refreshments were served.
Alfred P. Sloan Jr and four other major business figures meet with President Roosevelt and express optimism about improved understanding and closer cooperation to tackle current difficulties. Irving Fisher calls for renewed confidence and more money to revive the wheels of commerce. Ben Reitman argues anarchist principles no longer serve the nation. Frank Knox urges reduction of excessive tariffs to lower living costs and curb domestic monopolies.
Palo Alto Calif Jan 13 Herbert Hoover has accepted an invitation from Belgium to revisit the scenes of his wartime relief work. The announcement came today as Hoover confirmed plans to travel abroad again.
Clarence Fulton resigns as teacher at New Haven rural school and Miss Florrence Thomas is selected to fill the position.
Iowa records show about 1.215 million bushels of corn consigned to southern points since Christmas, with shipments from Burlington Cedar Rapids Davenport and Des Moines. Major moves include 750k to New Orleans from Burlington and 225k Cedar Rapids to St Louis 20k to Kansas City and 140k to New Orleans.
The term baker’s dozen dates to early English days when bakers gave 13 items per dozen to avoid antifraud laws and ensure fair weight for customers. The practice reflected trade rules and caution among bakers.
In Ottumwa on January 13, Mrs. J C Leahy Katheryn Leahy’s step mother spoke for the family opposing any commutation of Franz Jacobsen’s death penalty for the killing. Jacobsen shot the girl after she spurned his affections. Governor Kraschel may consider leniency.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Moore and baby of Monroe and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Coon and son Jimmy of Sigourney visited the FE Evans home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Anderson were in Washington Monday evening. Mrs. Anderson attended a Fortnightly club meeting.
Eskimos in Alaska developed a sign language akin to those used by Native American tribes in the United States. The practice aided communication in cold environments and among groups with limited vocal interaction.
State party factions debate whether Kraschel should run for the U S Senate in 1938 or stay as governor. Backers see a Kraschel gubernatorial win boosting influence, while others push for a senatorial bid alongside talks of Wegman Murphy Valentine Wearin and Henry Wallace as potential rivals.
In January at Pago Pago the 21 ton Samoan Clip vanished into flames over the Pacific with Captain Edwin Musick and six others aboard. President Juan Trippe of Pan American Airways announced all seven are dead as the wreckage drifted toward a navy search ship. A fire and gasoline leak hindered efforts to make a safe landing.
Two prisoners escaped from a Jacksonville jail after holding the jailer and two assistants at gunpoint. They seized a Mack gun and three other firearms from the prison arsenal before fleeing.
Iowa farmers report a 20 percent rise in cattle on feed versus a year ago. Growth focused in southern and western Iowa where feed shortages had reduced earlier stocks.
Reno Stitely, former official of the national park service, admitted embezzling over 85000 dollars from the government chiefly via an imaginary CCC camp. The confession came before the Senate Public Lands Committee in Washington on January 13.
The Laurentian mountains in Quebec are older than the Rockies and Himalayas and span most of the province. Heights range roughly from 1,000 to 1,500 feet, shaping enduring terrain features.
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