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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1947
Page
1
London transport workers vote to return to work ending a 10 day strike that shut transit and prompted sympathy walkouts. The eight hour day and overtime pay proposal may be reviewed by a new joint industrial council of employers and unions, affecting about 60,000 workers.
Judge J G Patterson yesterday and this morning imposed sentences in two cases. Lawrence Droll pleaded guilty to desertion of his family and was given a suspended year in Fort Madison prison with parole to Sheriff Putnam on $15 weekly support payments. Clarence M Porter pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and was fined $300 plus costs after colliding with a parked car on West Madison. Ray Reeves and Elmer Simmering compelled Porter to stop and Sheriff Putnam later arrested him.
DETROIT January 16 An explosion at fire station No. 12 killed two firefighters Paul R Einer and Charles Parish and injured nine others including a critically hurt unidentified negro truck driver placed in an iron lung. Captain Loren G Farrell said 123 men were in the station at 11 47 AM when the blast wrecked the building, damaging the board room kitchen and walls and leaving about 75 injured or shaken.
The Ford department of the CIO Auto Workers union praised Ford Motor for price reductions but emphasized the cuts would not change the union's demand for a 22 16 cent hourly wage boost. Richard T. Leonard said the move is a step in the right direction though prices remain 51 percent above 1941.
Immanuel Lutheran held its annual voters meeting electing Paul Boettcher as trustee Aug Diekman as chairman E J Blatter as secretary John Boren as treasurer and Lester Nichols as usher Trustees Karl Schmidt and Harry Anderson will remain in office The new trustee will be installed after next Sunday's service The congregation marks its fifth anniversary in June.
Des Moines Jan 16 The state commerce commission scheduled Feb 4 for hearings on 24 petitions to build about 97 miles of electric transmission lines in Iowa. Largest requests include 15 miles in Montgomery County by Iowa Power and Light Co and 14 miles in Cedar County by Eastern Town Light and Power Cooperative Davenport. Other counties named include Sac Des Moines Washington Palo Alto O'Brien Muscatine Black Hawk Grundy Tama Boone Poweshiek Iowa Hamilton Webster Story Polk Madison and Marion.
The Orders of Rainbow Girls and DeMolay Boys schedule a joint installation Sunday afternoon at the Masonic temple. The public is invited to attend this ceremony at the temple venue.
Washington January 16 Senate commerce committee chairman Wallace H White Jr announced a five member aviation sub committee will probe air travel safety and recent crashes Sen Owen Brewster will chair the panel with further members to be named The sub committee will soon begin hearings on two McCarran safety bills following a closed session with civil aeronautics board chairmen and members.
Senator Harlan Foster of the Washington Henry district was appointed today to several key Iowa Senate committees. He holds membership on agriculture, appropriations, highways, labor, private corporations, public health, and public lands and buildings.
Farmers must file the 1946 performance report with the AAA office by February 1 1947 to receive payments. Bring lime tickets or other practice evidence from 1946 to the Washington County AAA office before the deadline. County office is preparing payment applications and will notify farmers when ready for signature.
Mrs Iva Myrtle Gates, 48, died from injuries after a car crash near Lindsborg Kansas on Sunday. Her son Darwin, 16, was unhurt. The family was returning to Iowa from California when the accident occurred.
The installation ceremony is scheduled for 2 30 and will be followed by a coffee hour. Attendees are invited to mingle after the formal program.
Gov. Robert D. Blue urged abolishing the state board of control and its interim committee and backed a four year governor term. He called for a single commissioner of public institutions, under an executive council, with reorganized departments, a public utilities unit, and moving law enforcement to the attorney general. He pressed school district consolidation and expanded state school funding.
John L. Boren demonstrated a colorless odorless liquid named Oxydont that renders fabrics unfireable. Tests showed treated textiles do not ignite on contact with flame while untreated ones burn readily. The Washington Chemical and Manufacturing company plans production and distribution with C. Walter Morton as associate, aiming to revolutionize fire prevention and save lives.
John Lemley of Wellman and Dorothy Mae Semler of Kalona obtained a marriage license at the courthouse yesterday.
At the Washington federal Savings and Loan association board meeting L A Jones was elected president replacing L E Dunlap and C V Crull became vice president replacing Dr W L Alcorn. Ralph V Bauer was reelected secretary and treasurer. Members reelected Jones Crull and Bauer to the board for three year terms.
Three large blasts shook Amman early today with initial reports of no casualties. Two detonations occurred near Prime Minister Ibrahim Hashem's palace and a third beside a British girls' school. The attacks were attributed to a youth group opposing the old regime and British influence. Abdullah the Great recently crowned king of Transjordan.
In Atlanta, Herman Talmadge, elected governor by the Georgia legislature, seized the main executive offices and barred Ellis Arnall from the mansion. Arnall denounced Talmadge as a pretender and usurper and promised court action to resolve the disputed succession. Troopers were ordered to keep Arnall out as four guards posted at the mansion. The move followed a court filing challenging Talmadge’s election and Arnall’s plan to turn duties to Lieutenant Governor M. E. Thompson.
A historical note recalls spring following the declaration of independence in May, marking a pivotal period in the kingdom's early liberty and political change.
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