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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1937
Page
1
A Bloomfield column notes the death of Cedrick Greiner aged 44 on his farm north of the city. He collapsed while doing chores and his wife found his body between two cows. His heart had been weakened by a recent pneumonia illness.
Mrs George Heater aged 72 misread a doorway to the cellar stairs and tumbled headfirst into the basement. She sustained injuries and died shortly after at the scene or hospital.
A fire severely damaged a four apartment building under construction in Jefferson. Firemen battled the blaze for about an hour. Harsh weather and difficulty cutting water openings hampered efforts. Ownership is listed as F. P. Cudahy.
Clerks at a Marshalltown grocery were astonished when a buffalo catfish from Chicago packed in ice began to flop after the box opened. The four pound fish was christened Elmer and now swims in a container in the store window.
Iowa City schools prepare to test 30 000 pupils in 250 schools with 20 000 exams from the university of Iowa college of education. Schools will score papers and results will be compiled into a detailed analysis of teaching effectiveness.
W Arnold-Fos a noted English author and lecturer will present eight talks at Grinnell College starting February 15 on Organizing the World for Peace. He recently left the British service to lecture and will travel from Cornell University Ithaca New York. An unidentified donor funded his campus visit.
Twins Mrs Jane Giles and Miss Rachel Rader marked their ninety second birthday in Piketown Ohio with their brother Anthony Rader aged past 98. All in good health, but icy walks and bad weather prevented a party.
A delegation led by Charles Kennedy and another group appeared before the county board of supervisors to press for improved road conditions in Washington township between Washington and Havre. They urged grading and surfacing a southeast road toward Havre with routes from No. 2 east of town or the Wayland road. The board said it would study the proposals and decide later which road to upgrade.
Ann Harding blonde American film star and Warner Jenssen renowned American conductor filed notice of intention to marry in the London Registry Office. She is 34 and he 37. It will be her second marriage.
A ship's bell calls scholars to school in Gatooma Rhodesia hundreds of miles from the coast. Eight bells begin the morning, followed by bells at half hour intervals as at sea signaling the school day start.
In the Pyrenees the beret gains cultural prominence as a convenient headgear. Festivals celebrate the beret and Basques value it highly, never removing it when scrutinizing friends.
Loyalist forces say they repelled revolts and struck near Madrid as rebels launched frontal assaults on the capital. In Barcelona, 14 plotters confessed to plans to land a force on the Catalina coast and seize areas until relief.
Union leaders and General Motors officials meet with Governor Frank Murphy in Lansing to resolve a widespread auto strike. On the company side are Donaldson Brown John Thomas Smith and William Knudsen. Union reps include John Brophy Homer Martin Wyndham Mortimer and Larry Davidow.
Rome reports Italy may dispatch an expeditionary war force including infantry to crush Barcelona unless leftists and the Russian Soviet move quickly to bar volunteers for Spanish service.
The United States consulate at Malaga Spain was completely wrecked by a high explosive bomb. No injuries reported as the building was deserted since Sept. 20. Malaga is held by loyalists. bombing presumed by rebel planes. Consul Herbert C. Williams at Gibraltar transmitted the notice.
About 50 members of Washington's Company K, Iowa National Guard, aged over twenty years, gathered in Columbus Junction for the 1937 reunion despite cold weather. Sheriff George Oakes presided and was elected captain of the group. the sixth reunion will move to Washington on June 20, commemorating the unit's first call to service in 1916, with catfish dinner and entertainment by Bunny Blair and his Hill Billies and a talk by Major L. T. Saul on modern fighting.
In Chicago a conference of five railroad brotherhoods struggles over wage boosts. Leaders agreed to seek a pay increase while a subcommittee debates whether to raise all classes equally or maintain current differentials. The meeting risks collapse if junior unions push for reduced differentials.
H. R. Lund, longtime manager of the J. C. Penney store in Washington, resigns after 14 years with the firm. D. F. Barnes will succeed him, coming from Peoria, Ti. Lund plans several weeks of deliberation before choosing new work, keeping his family in Washington during the transition.
Five equipment of the United States army. Washington guests Emil Fink Vic Crone and John Pehler attended not as part of the company group. Spanish-American War veterans Harry Crone Frank Gray Alonzo Beitel and John Jones joined by special invitation. Read Military Records for Col Co J Wilson and Max Kurtz killed since last year’s reunion. Letters from Dr Reed Salladay Pierre S D Major Leigh Bell San Antonio and Capt Allen YT Hupp Omaha. Honorary members voted for Troop F 113th Cavalry officers in Washington’s Iowa National Guard.
Jury trials set in district court with the case of EB I Coffey versus Carl P Ruegsegger in Wellman as the first cause. Damages are sought for injuries from an automobile accident and the trial is expected to begin Monday afternoon unless settled or continued.
Miss Lucy Ann Bowdre, 71, of Floris, was found semi conscious after four hours in a roadside ditch. She suffered a broken hip and exposure to cold after slipping on an icy road near her home and was treated at St. Joseph hospital in Ottumwa.
Officers for the year were elected with Captain Harry Church of Columbus Junction and First Lieutenant Harold Ed mondson also of Columbus Junction. Second lieutenant Ed Squire hails from Washington with Dale Atkinson as company clerk and M N Brown as quartermaster. Musician Tom Dodd is from Washington and duty sergeants include Edgar Porter of Washington and Ellis Swisher of Ainsworth.
J. N. Waldschmidt fractured his right arm when he slipped on ice and fell while carrying a bucket of oats at his Riverside area farm. Mrs. Hora is reported improved after illness at her home. Eli Younkin, father of Riverside resident Mrs. Eva Thompson, died at Corning Ohio on New Year’s Day at nearly 90.
Mrs. Alex Miller secretary of state has recovered from influenza and was moved from Hotel Fort Des Moines to Iowa Methodist hospital for quiet and rest. Doctors say the influenza condition is past and there is no danger. Her daughter Mrs. George Gallup of Princeton New Jersey is with her. Miss Aletha May returns to work at the Evening Journal Monday.
He is identified as a first cousin of John F. Younkin and Dr. George W. Younkin of Riverside. Mrs. Younkin is spending the winter with her daughter.
Newly elected directors of the National Bank of Wash were chosen at a stockholders meeting on January 12. Officers for 1937 announced: R. E. Dougherty chairman, C. E. Negus president, Fred L. Stewart vice president, and E. F. Muck cashier.
SIOUX CITY A resolution calling for federal prosecution of cattle thieves was adopted at the annual meeting of the Producers Commission Co.
In Tacoma Washington a mass search expands around Everetts thicket where ten year old Charles Mattson vanished two weeks ago. Police suspect the kidnapper Tim likely killed himself after the boy’s body was found and the ransom plot collapsed. In Portland Maine an army deserter named William J Gallagher surrendered at Fort Williams and is being interrogated for possible links to the Mattson case.
The Nevada fire department answered 38 calls in 1936 the highest in 15 years while total fire loss reached 1459 dollars the smallest in the same period.
Manager Harry Sowden announced the new Washington hotel will open to its first guests next Monday. An open house is planned for the following Saturday for the community and interested readers to view the establishment.
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