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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1936
Page
1
Fred Wise a Shenandoah area farmer values a Bible 100 years old as his proud possession. The Bible was given by his parents and has been treasured since.
Des Moines officials revive hopes for a national forestation program in southeast Iowa. The state conservation commission weighs releasing about 40,000 acres to establish a nucleus for a national forest reserve after fearing Iowa might stay outside the program.
Wapello county supervisors extended the appointment of highway patrolman Soots for one year from March 1936 to March 1937. He is believed to be the county's only patrolman and he will continue indefinitely on the new term.
Des Moines Chief John Hattery orders all patrolmen to stop automobile-towed coasting on highways and streets. He warns motorists who enable it and directs officers to tell children to avoid coasting on public thoroughfares.
A public wedding in Clinton ended in dispute as Marie Base, a waitress, entered the hall and was struck on the forehead by a flying beer bottle of glass. The bride and groom clashed, the bride’s sister joined the quarrel, and the bride returned to her boarding house.
Federal Agent Oscar Hansen described a raid at the Barth farm in Everly in which 96 pints of whiskey and 16 gallons of alcohol were seized. Dogs barked and William Barth ordered “See ’em” as the raid unfolded. a witness said he fled to a car.
Council Bluffs baritone Walter Cassell, 25, who left for New York a year ago to pursue singing, will receive a Twentieth Century Fox screen test after being heard on NBC radio. If the test goes well he may enter films. Cassell’s facial features resemble Lawrence Tibbett.
Lincoln Ellsworth and Herbert Hollick-Kenyon, missing since November after a crash near Little America, are alive and safe at Admiral Byrd's base Lith America. They survived two months on emergency rations and suffered no serious injuries, though Ellsworth had a cold. A rescue ship reported their location after a failed transmitter cut outside contact.
Louis J. Kehoe a Wellman lawyer announced his bid for county attorney in the June primary. He has practiced since 1917, previously in Riceville Mitchell county and Iowa City, and studied at Hamilton Law College Chicago.
Sheriff Marold M. Putnam announced that one of two new suits held by two shoplifters in the county jail was traced to a theft at J. Venney store in Iowa City. The suspects are J. M. Jackson and another man.
Judge D W Hamilton assigned several non jury cases for trial in Washington County District Court for next week starting Monday afternoon. The schedule lists cases for Monday January 20 through Thursday January 23 involving L A Andrew versus Pauls Lumber Co and other disputes. Also notes individuals from Columbus City and Dubuque referenced in unrelated shoplifting sentencing at Montgomery Ward in Washington.
Mrs. M R Meek born September 3 1864 in Kirkwood Illinois died at 3 30 this morning at her home 820 West Main Street Washington Her funeral will be held Saturday at 3 at the residence conducted by Dr B P Schwartz Burial at Elm Grove Cemetery She is survived by four children Harvey S Meek Alice Caroline Carl Ralston Meek and Walter M Meek four grandchildren and brother Walter S Wilde Funeral arrangements offered by Sherman funeral home Her long life included church service and active local club work but she spent recent years at home and kept informed through letters
Workers remove the partition between the council chamber and the rear room used for police sessions as part of a WPA project. The two rooms are made into one larger space, with doors between them gone. Plastering and wall repairs are underway after recent removal of old plaster.
Washington high school won the boys division with a first and second place in Muscatine. Davenport placed second with a first and a third, Muscatine took a first and finished third. Cox led Washington with a first in humorous and Whisler took second in oratorical.
Winfield Smouse celebrated his 87th birthday by remaining active in his duties at his office in the State theater building. He has spent 18 years in Maryland and 69 in the area since arriving with his parents in 1867 when Washington was the Rock Island Railway terminus. He started in a drug store on the square, moved to Blair & Brokaw, earning $25 a month before switching to $35 a month in dry goods.
An Anglo-Italian incident led to the internment of an Italian military airplane and four crew members by British authorities after a forced landing at Debetawab in the Sudan. The move follows neutrality rules amid tensions with Ethiopia. Italy rushes troops and matériel to the Ethiopian front as the advance toward Addis Ababa continues.
The Democratic majority on the House Ways and Means Committee announced no tax bill will be advanced this session unless the administration requests action. They canvassed tax proposals but will not consider general sales taxes or tariffs. President Roosevelt has said he will not favor new taxes, while the AAA ruling complicates budget plans and potential payroll tax reenactments.
Dean Harland Mead of Washington Junior College reported at noon that 35 students have registered for the second semester, less than half of the expected total as the term opens next week. He noted 81 students enrolled in the first semester and expects a similar second-half total.
Miss Grace Walker and Mrs Lyan Van Horn both of Ainsworth were in town shopping today.
A man named Ed bought a restaurant and within two to three years earned about £8,000. His share of this capital grew through investments that, in later years, helped him become Washington's wealthiest citizen.
Des Moines reports Governor Clyde L. Herring will not run again for governor and will pursue the U S Senate seat held by L J Dickinson. Lieutenant Governor Nelson G Kraschel announces candidacy for the Democratic governorship, endorsing Herring policies.
Alva L. Vincent aged 43 of Scarboro rural mail carrier was killed when his car was struck by a Minneapolis St. Louis passenger train near Oskaloosa Iowa January 17.
A. E. E. Warner came back last night from Trenton Missouri where he was summoned by the serious illness of his sister Mrs. John Atkinson.
In Trenton New Jersey Governor Harold Hoffman signed a reprieve today's order extending Bruno Richard Hauptmann life for at least eight weeks despite questions about witness credibility. Hoffman said he acts by conscience and does not declare guilt or innocence while citing doubts about some key witnesses.
John Wesley Owen of Brighton, a member of the Three Quarter Century Club, was caught in a Kane sas prairie fire as a young man. He ran for his life and found refuge in a plowed strip of ground where he lay still until the fire passed.
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