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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1937
Page
8
Des Moines January 26 The question of clerk pay for Iowa senators and representatives moved to a conference committee after the House, 72 to 2, refused to adopt Senate amendments. The House declined to raise all clerks salaries from 3.60 to 4 a day, while a Senate amendment would raise Senate pay but leave House pay unchanged.
Burlington leader Mrs. J. C. Pryor emerges as a potential successor to the late Mrs. Alex Miller as Iowa secretary of state. Other contenders include William Hart Iowa City. Flora Etter Sigourney. June Fickel Hastings. Ellsworth Richardson Eddyville. Leslie O. Ross Sidney. and Hubert Utterback, formerly a congressman and Democratic national committeeman.
Riverside residents report weekend visits from Cedar Rapids pair Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dautremont and two daughters who stayed with his parents. Miss Viola Eagle from Iowa City spent time with her aunt Mrs. M. J. Wilkinson. Mrs. Glenn Gringer of Hills visited with her mother Mrs. Russell Denison on Sunday.
Members clash over whether the senate can set pay for its employees. Some defend parity arguing secretaries work as hard as their counterparts, others urge limits and centralized control.
Dorothy Mackail a noted motion picture star returns to New York after a prolonged stay in England. She visits old friends and may begin a new film project in Hollywood.
The Keystone state records the first paper factory and early sulphite process trials. David Rittenhouse established Rozborough’s mill in 1793, producing paper from rags by hand labor in now Philadelphia.
A Cedar Rapids note describes Iowa house factional clashes over reform proposals naming the unicameral legislature as senators or representatives. Governor Kraschel’s inauguration and salary are noted, plus committee battles over liquor and medical licensing laws. Contests for floor leadership and patronage debates hinge on party lines as sessions progress.
Jan 25 Wellman report lists Girls' Glee club and mixed chorus members with names for first and second sopranos altos tenors and basses. Also notes newly elected band officers and local community items including visits, births, and sports results in Wellman and nearby areas.
A Collier’s Weekly note recalls ancient contracts sealed by a handclasp through a hole in a Bar gain Stone, viewed as more sacred than parchments. It cites the iconic Strongbow stone in Christ Church Cathedral crypt, Dublin, as the best known example.
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