Charles City Students Raise Cash for Chinese Sufferers
A Charles City high school column notes students have raised 16 dollars to aid Chinese people in distress.
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Charles City
Charles City High School
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1938
Page
1
Mrs Nora Kirley, 102, Dies in Missouri Valley
Mrs Nora Kirley age 102 died at her home in Missouri Valley. Born in Ireland in 1835 she came to the United States in 1856 and had lived here since 1909.
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Missouri Valley
Nora Kirley
Houme
Ireland
Kirley
United States
Iowa City Officer Garrett Byrne Dies at 53
Patrolman Garrett Byrne, 53, the oldest member of the Iowa City police, died at his home from a stroke after patrolling his boat the day before. He served the local force 12 years. His wife and son survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Garrett Byrne
Thieves rob Nora Springs school safe take $20
In Charles City area thieves robbed the Nora Springs school safe and stole $20 in cash. They left four solid gold class rings inside an envelope, suggesting the rings were not taken.
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Charles City
Nora Springs
Seek Federal Permit to Operate Radio Station
Dodge officials announce an application for a federal permit to operate a radio station with 250 watts daytime power and 100 watts at night on 1,400 kilocycles. State Senator Edward Brey and Allen R Loomis, creamery manager, cited the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Edward Breey
Allen R. Loomis
Omvig Surrenders After Wright County Jail Escape
Jap Omvig 27 turns himself in at Eagle Grove after escaping the Wright county jail at Clarion a week ago. Chief Wilbur Baker says Omvig hid in barns most of the time. Companion escapee Howard Warrick 24 remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Grove
Jap Omvig
Wright County
Clarion
Wilbur Baker
Omvig
Howard Warrick
Liberty
Handwriting Expert Testifies In Modale Estate Trial
Logan W. O. Shane of Omaha testifies for the state in the will contest over the $150,000 estate of John Young the Modale banker. The state seeks to seize the estate claiming improper signing of the will. Shane says witness Frank Hammer did not sign at the same time as the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
W. O. Shane
Omaha- Neb
John Young
Modale
Young
Shane
Frank Hammer
Sixth Sense play staged at First Methodist Church
Iowa City residents attend the Original play The Sixth Sense by Mrs An sel C Martin of Iowa City to be presented at the First Methodist Episcopal church Mrs Roy Bus by plays Phoebe the ancient Quaker grandmother Mrs Martin acts her granddaughter Nancy with acting ambitions and Mrs L C Jones portrays Drusilla Phoebe’s devout and sinister daughter in leading roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Ansel C. Martin
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Roy Busby
Phoebe
Insurance man sought in $27500 embezzlement case
A warrant was issued for Clemens J. Ahtmann of Sioux City on charges of embezzling 27500 in Home Owners Loan Corp. bonds from Columbia Mutual Life Insurance Co. He vanished from the firm’s Sioux City office while an insurance agent from Des Moines reviewed the accounts. Authorities believe at least half the bonds were redeemed locally before discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Clemens J. Ahtmann
Columbia Mutual Life Insurance Co
E. P. Dopheide
B. R. Thomas
Des Moines
Home Owners Loan Corp
Dopheide
$28 000 Approved for Iowa WPA Engineering Station
Washington announces authorization of $28 000 WPA funds to establish an Iowa engineering experiment station in Des Moines. The office will coordinate county control surveys re locating corner points and elevation levels across the state. Work has begun in several counties, state officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Works Progress Administration
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Two Children Burn in Their Trailer Home
In Keokuk two young children Mary 4 and Carl Lee 1, children of Mr and Mrs Jessie McGee, burned to death in their trailer while their father was away at a store nearby. The mother managed the store and only learned of the fire when she saw the home in flames. Two older children Pearl 9 and Junior 8 were at school.
Masons to Attend Funeral for FE B Hammer at Kim Grove
William F. Mohland announces a brief Masonic graveside service at Kim Grove cemetery after FE B Hammer’s funeral at the Methodist church. Washington lodge Masons meet 2 15 at the Masonic temple. Dr Arthur Ataeck will conduct services. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Albert M Huff camp and Rotary Club members will attend. Hammer was a Spanish American War veteran and president of American Pearl Button Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Mohland
Washington Lodge of Masons
Kim Grove
FE. B. Hammer
Mobland
Masonic Temple
Arthur Ataeck
Washington County Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dc Shockey
Hammer
Post
Albert M. Huff
American Pearl Button Company
Rotary Club
Country Club
Crone Fire Stock Sells Out In One Day
Crone’s Grocery store cleared its stock in under a day during a fire sale. Vic Crone said only lemon extract and dog food remained as crowds emptied shelves. Water intrusion from melting snow prompted temporary relocation west of the former site, with new stock and delivery service to follow.
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Crones
Vic Crone
Journal
Funeral services for Otis Robinson held at L. A. Jones
Funeral services for Otis Robinson were held yesterday at L. A. Jones funeral home with Rev. J. Fredmund of the Baptist church officiating. Music included a vocal number by Mrs. Fredmund, Ernestine Murdock and Charles McConnell. Burial followed in Keota cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Robinson
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
J. Fredmund
the Baptist Church
Fredmund
Ernestine Murdock
Charles McConnell
Clayece Gault
Rene Warner
John Moore
George McDaniel
Lemmon
Ralph Scott
Keota
Harold Widener Pleads Guilty to Bad Check
Harold Widener of Packwood pleaded guilty yesterday before Justice of the Peace W. Eldridge to passing a bad check at a Rubio store. He was sentenced to twenty days in the county jail.
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Harold Widener
Packwood
Justice of the Peace
Eldridee
Nine Chinese officials executed for failure to defend China
Nine high Chinese officials were executed and 16 others dismissed by Chiang Kai-shek for neglecting duties defending China against Japan. An official statement in Hankow listed slain officers including an army commander and various division and battalion leaders. The report also notes Japanese forces captured Hohsien along the Yangtze from Wuhu amid fierce fighting.
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Hankow
Hohsien
Yangtse River
Wuhu
Destruction of Chinese Schools Under Japanese Occupation
The Shanghai museum and numerous schools suffer wreckage as Japan destroys educational institutions in China. General Neill Malcolm reports to November 15, 1937, three universities razed, 14 damaged, 53 high and 15 primary schools wiped out or seized, with ten million dollars in losses and fifty thousand students deprived of schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Shanghai Museum
China
Neill Malcolm
Universities of China Commission
Shanghai
Nanking
Paoting-Fu
Nanchang
Miss Patton to Retire as Washington High Principal
Miss Della Patton, principal of Washington High School for 18 years, will retire as principal at the end of the current school year but will remain on the faculty. She will share mathematics duties next year as additional classes are added, and Supt. E A Ralston and the board of education supported her decision, praising her tenure and announcing her continued involvement with Washington schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Patton
Washington High School
Miss Patton
E. A. Ralston
Board of Education
Washington
Altho
Supt. Ralston
Winona
D. F. Barnes
Jesse Busby
Walter Rukgaber
Claude Tucker
Merritt McDaniel
W. C. McFadden
Paul Thomason
Ed Hanson
G. E. Mace
FE. A. Ralston
L. A. Jones
Fred Downing
L. E. Wilson
C. V. Crull
A. E. Atchison
Stanley Zager
C. 5. Lemmon
Albert Orentt
Wise Lane
James White
Ray Cox
Barnes
S. W. Easter
John M. Tomlin
Internal Revenue Office
Boy Killed in Davenport Bicycle Automobile Crash
In Davenport Iowa a bicycle struck by a car killed 15 year old Robert Winn and critically injured 14 year old Oliver Tallerway. Driver Robert Carlin said bright lights blinded him and he did not see the youths. The incident raises 1938 automobile fatality toll to 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Robert Winn
Oliver Tallerway
Robert Carlin
Carling
Roosevelt says talks with business leaders helpful
President Roosevelt reports conferences with business leaders have cleared the air and been most helpful. He says he is glad to clear up false impressions from the sessions and to improve understanding between the government and business interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Dpd. C
Roosevelt
Labor Rows Delay Work in Morrel Packing Plant
A dispute among workers at John Morrell & Co. packing plant halted operations in the heel department and previously in the pork by products department. Both departments resumed later. About 2,000 workers are affected by ongoing labor negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
John Morrell & Co
Sub pirate sighting reported near Malta Island
A British vessel reported a sighting of an unidentified submarine allegedly attacking a French destroyer west of Malta. French and Anglo-French piracy patrol ships searched the area guardedly. The report follows the Nantucket Chief seizure by Spanish rebels who accused the tanker of attempting to run ashore for royalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Mediterranean
Gune
Spain
Nye asks probe of CCC fund shortage
Senator Nye proposes a Senate Public Lands Committee inquiry into rumors of a $1,259,000 shortage in CCC funds amid allegations of dishonesty in fund administration. The January 21 hearing in Washington, D C, focused on the alleged shortfall and its impact on programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, PD
INS
Senate Public Lands Committee
Nye
North Dakota
Farm Bureau to Re Elect Johnson Leader
The Farm Bureau plans to re elect Francis Johnson as president as details on the leadership will be announced. The report notes ongoing efforts within the organization to renew leadership and guide policy directions moving forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Johnson
Dyes Movies
Francis Johnson
Terri
Washington Chamber Opens New Year With Committees
The Washington Chamber of Commerce held its January meeting at the Congress Hotel with A E Atchison presiding. Committees for 1988 were announced and discussions covered taxes, office space for agents, farm tenancy issues, and a federal loan plan to promote farm ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Congress Hotel
Iowa Farm Bureau Holds Election For District Committees
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation announced today that no other candidates are being considered for the district committee posts. The election is scheduled for this afternoon and district committeemen and committeewomen from district 0 will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
New Horses Arrive for 113th Cavalry Troop F
Captain Jay Brown of Troop F reports 20 cavalry horses to reach Washington from Fort Robinson Nebraska this week. Fourteen stay with Troop F three go to Burlington and three to Des Moines headquarters. Two more arrive from Fort Des Moines giving Troop F a full 33 mounts. A prior supply loss left 13 horses condemned last summer. Brown and Lieutenants Conner Donaldson and Harry Donaldson head to Des Moines for archery dedication with a banquet and horse show planned for all 113th officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Brown
113Th Cavalry
Washington
Fort Robinson
Nebraska
Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
Brown
Walter Conner
Max Donaldson
Harry Donaldson
113Th Regiment
Spirited Legion Membership Contest Sees Competing Teams
Officers and workers in the American Legion membership drive contest push daily effort. S. W. Easter leads his team with Harry Simpson's squad close behind. The contest ends February 1 and a pep meeting is set for Monday night January 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
S. W. Easter
Harry Simpson
Automobile Industry Anticipates Spring Sales Rise
Washington January 21 leaders of the automobile industry told President Roosevelt they expect a seasonal spring sales increase, predicting higher business activity across the sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Patrolmen to honor Mrs Miller on first anniversary
State highway patrolmen will wear arm badges next Monday to mark the first anniversary of Mrs Alex Miller former secretary of state A wreath laying by Ottumwa station patrolmen will occur at Washington cemetery at two oclock Monday in memory of Mrs Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dps Moines
Alex Miller
Ottumwa
Washington Cemetery
Hoover injured in struggle with Anders attack
J Edgar Hoover said Peter Anders attacked him and a federal squad after leading them to graves of victims Ross and Gray in the woods. Hoover described Anders as the most cold blooded criminal, recounted hijackings, murders, robberies, and $50,000 ransom, with $30,000 found at a roadside cache.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
J. Edgar Hoover
G-men Today
Peter Anders
Anders
Hoover
G-men
Ross and Gray
North Woods
INS
Federal Department of Investigation
Charles F. Ross
Chicago
James A. Gray
Spooner
Wis
Ross
Accountrny
John
Olive Boreda
United States
Senate to Hold Night Sessions on Anti-Lynching Bill
Senate plans night sessions beginning next Monday to push the anti-lynching bill. Senate Democratic leader Barkley warned the chamber the measure must be disposed of soon to allow other stalled legislation to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
PD. C
INS
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Japanese liner Higo Maru tied to time bomb plot
Seattle police reported pieces of wire and other materials found under the deck of the Japanese liner Higo Maru, indicating an alleged attempt to blow up the vessel with a time bomb while it was anchored offshore. The investigation points to an intended victim on board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
INS
Bandit Takes Over $30 in Fairfield Oil Station HoldUp
A gunman robbed an oil station in Fairfield last night fleeing with more than $30. Police reported no injuries and described the incident as a quick, single-actor hold up at the service station on the city’s south side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandit
Fairfield
IWS
House approves 74 million for Sugar Act benefit and loans
Washington January 21 The House passed and sent to the Senate a resolution legalizing seventy four million two hundred fifty thousand dollars for benefit payments under the Sugar Act and for crop loans mainly to cotton growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Senate
House Rejects Naval Bill Change
The House rejected by 93 to 25 an effort to raise naval appropriations for airplane purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
Washington, D. C
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