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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1956
Page
1
In Chicago the Rev. Chester Brzegowy mistook a drifting heat wave for a six foot boa on the church lawn. It proved to be a tame boa kept as a pet. Anti Cruelty Society experts transported the reptile to Lincoln Park Zoo for care.
Gov Leo Hoegh and a drought committee ask Agriculture Secretary Benson to declare 33 southwest and extreme western Iowa counties drought disaster areas. The move would allow emergency relief for livestock feed, grazing on reserve crops, and a $1 per hundred reduction on grain purchases, with soil bank rules not automatically relaxed. A tour of the affected region is planned for July Fourth weekend.
Violent storms with tornadoes and water spouts sweep Wisconsin and lower Michigan killing four people. A light plane crash near Manitowoc adds a fatality. three drownings occur on Lake Winnebago. Five missing feared drowned. seiche waves lash Ludington. Tornadoes near Madison Green Bay Brussels and Sparta cause damage. frigid front drops Chicago to lower levels.
John M. McClintic 90 of Wayland died Sunday noon after an illness of five weeks. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Zehr Funeral Home with Rev L A Habegger. burial in North Hill cemetery. He was born Jan 28 1866 near Wayland, a retired farmer and miller, lived in Wayland since 1909, and married Lena Garrick on Feb 17 1904. Survivors include his son Paul of Richland and sister Mrs Dan Wenger of Mt. Pleasant. he was preceded by two brothers and three sisters.
The Federal Mediation Service weighs possible action in the Pittsburgh steel dispute between basic steel companies and United Steelworkers. Mediation chief Finnegan will meet USW President McDonald and U S Steel executive Stephens to seek steps to end a two day strike idling about 650000 workers. Both sides ready to resume talks though positions remain far apart.
Practically all Washington stores and offices will be closed on Wednesday July 4 in observance of the national holiday. Other business places will remain affected or operate on reduced hours per local regulations and notices.
One of the largest crowds ever at a household closing out sale gathered Saturday afternoon as auctioneers sold Mrs. L. R. Tripp's property. Antiques drew buyers from wide areas with over 700 people reported in attendance. valuable items fetched good prices while ordinary goods sold lower. Cars lined the area as license plates showed buyers coming from Iliinois and Kankakee.
Iowa safety officials mobilized for an all out drive against traffic violators during the July 4 period predicting at least nine deaths. The plan includes 225 highway patrols and 140 National Guard jeep patrols aided by air surveillance from two patrol planes and five observation planes plus two helicopters. American Legion posts will distribute 50,000 safety warning boards to entering drivers.
Following a long standing custom the Evening Journal will not publish on July 4. This marks one of two holidays each year when the Journal office suspends publication.
A helicopter rescue team descended into the Grand Canyon to recover bodies from a TWA and a United Airlines crash. Acting Coroner Shelby McCauley remained at the site as 128 victims were confirmed dead. Recovery efforts faced treacherous winds and difficult terrain over the canyon.
Funeral services were held at Gould's Funeral Home at 2 p.m. for the infant son of Rev. and Mrs. Tom Good, pastor of the Friends Church. The infant, born Saturday at 11 a.m., died Sunday at 4:30 a.m. Survivors include the parents, a brother John and a sister Emma Lou. Rev. Esther O. Figgins conducted the service. Burial followed in Friends Cemetery.
The Iowa Executive Council approved paying $900 for a 1956 black air conditioned Oldsmobile for Governor Leo A. Hoegh, trading in a 1955 model. Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst criticized the purchase as bypassing legislative intent and ethics rules.
Rain Sunday totaled 1.38 inches with a high of 105 degrees in Washington and a 103 degree record at Davenport. The storm brought lightning and continued for over two hours, the first major rainfall since last September. Farmers hope the moisture aids late bay crop and oats and guards against drought in 1956.
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson told a Senate panel he will not rush to spend the extra 900 million dollars for the Air Force but will use it as needed. He said B52 bomber production will not be stepped up beyond the current 20 per month, and he rejected the idea that Congress meant to push faster procurement.
Graveside services will be Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Clay Cemetery for Clyde W. MecKain 70 of Omaha Nebraska. He died June 20 in Omaha. Survived by wife Helen Waterman two sons Wilbur and Richard of Omaha and brother Ray of Independence. Gould's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A two year old barn on Wesley Smith farm 11 miles northwest of Columbus Junction burned Sunday night after a lightning strike during a storm. Fire crews from Columbus Junction Ainsworth and Riverside saved other buildings. losses included straw hay feed a tractor manure spreader wagon and several hogs. Only six tenths of an inch of rain fell that night.
United Press reports Iowa fatal road toll climbs to 304 for 1956 with two Iowa deaths on gravel roads near Center Point and Defiance. Victims include Lee Charles Mills 20 and Darrell Woodard 51, with others injured or killed in Nebraska and a tractor overturn near Ute.
Violent storms swept across Iowa ending a brutal heat wave with heavy rains in the southwest. Temperatures dropped from a 105 degree high in Washington and Keokuk as tornadoes touched down near Newell Pocahontas Wright counties and caused barn and utility damage. Hail damaged windows crops and barns in several counties with 4% inches at Lamont and over two inches in Bedford and Donnellson areas.
Mary Ellen Lytle 37 daughter of Merle Lytle of Washington was among nine killed in twin plane crashes in Northern Arizona. A TWA passenger from Long Beach California to Omaha Nebraska she planned to vacation with her father and step mother. Lytle born March 3 1919 earned A B and M A degrees later taught in Bettendorf and Cedar Falls and served as family counselor in Omaha and Long Beach. Funeral arrangements are by Jones Funeral Home.
Des Moines Governor Leo A. Hoegh said contracts will likely be let next fall to start making U S 6 a four lane highway next spring. The federal highway bill funds interstate work in Iowa including routes 6 69 and 75-275. Plans call for U S 6 relocation along a toll road route with a controlled access design and separated lanes. The state highway commission is refining an engineering study led by Chief Engineer John Butter Ames.
Eldridge reported a seven month-old New Hampshire red hen laid an egg measuring 8 inches long and 62 inches around.
Plans for highways 69 and 275 moved further forward than those for Highway 6, signaling progress in road development. The article notes comparative advancement and underscores ongoing infrastructure work.
The disaster killed 128 people in two luxury airliners with nine Iowans or former Iowans aboard. Names include Mrs T Harris Young of Marshalltown daughter of Dr Royal French and James Ritner co pilot from Fairmount Missouri and former Waterloo Marshalltown and Shenandoah resident Miss Mary Ellen Lytle of Long Beach former Washington Iowa social worker. Also listed are Frank C Caple of Oak Lawn Illinois formerly Des Moines and Richard M Payne of West Los Angeles formerly Des Moines with his children Monica and Richard.
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