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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1940
Page
1
In Des Moines Iowa the navy raised its July enlistment quota by 25 percent. The former quota of 120 men now allows enlistments up to 150 men, reflecting heightened wartime manpower demands.
In a special election Estherville voters approved selling the city gas plant to Northern Natural Gas Co for 42500 and granting a 25 year franchise by 1180 to 550, after a defeat by 250 votes two months earlier.
At the Iowa peace officers course on the University of Iowa campus a roundtable of 15 county attorneys discussed driving while intoxicated penalties. All but one favored extending penalties with only one suggesting no license revocation for a first offense.
Ottumwa coroner’s jury ruled Chester L. Frazier died from head injuries suffered in a drunken free-for-all fight on June 28. The inquest found no single killer and exonerated all persons involved as the investigation began after his death at Ottumwa Hospital.
Jesse Rollins of Rock Island HL scored a hole-in-one on No. 13 at the Rock Island arsenal, 178 yards with a No. 4 iron, but he did not win honors. His partner George Snider added a deuce to tie Rollins after Rollins gave him a stroke on the hole. Rollins’ second ace follows his 1924 Des Moines feat.
Four state reformatory inmates who escaped were returned to their cells at Anamosa under sentences of an extra five years. They had pleaded guilty after changing from not guilty last week. The men are Robert Randall of Sioux City 23 Fred Smith of Allamakee County and Delbert Pucks of Henry County and Ralph Hertjies of Allamakee County.
Mrs. Carson Bransby, local AAUW chair, seeks homes in Council Bluffs for European war refugee children. Her husband, pastor of First Presbyterian, is English born. Transportation will be aided by parents, and children would stay for the war’s duration.
Firefighters were called late yesterday to a roof blaze on a barn behind a vacant house in the 800 block of East Madison Street. The fire was extinguished with little damage. investigators suspect a bonfire nearby sparked the flames.
A Red Cross relief auction is planned tomorrow on West Main Street in front of the courthouse to raise funds for civilians in European invaded countries. The sale starts at 1 PM with items brought in beforehand for sorting. contributors may include live stock, furniture, produce, and other goods. Auctioneers Charles Brown Frank Mason and William Bruty will sell the items under crowd control organized by Mayor Lytle and Police Chief Brown. Eldridge chairs the committee hoping for substantial contributions.
Washington county farmers fight chinch bugs by erecting barriers and applying creosote oil supplied by state and federal programs. A county agent reports infestation is sporadic, with some areas heavy as in 1934. Oil shipments and a storage plan aim to keep a ready supply for local farmers.
A heavy bulge appeared yesterday afternoon on North Marion Avenue near the Occetjen seed store, lifting bricks several inches. Cars jolted over the area until a heavy vehicle caused it to break. a barricade and detour were set. City workers under Street Commissioner Blaine Holmes repaired the bulge and replaced bricks with concrete, with a second minor bulge nearby also fixed.
Three ex convicts who aided a prison break at Fort Madison last night are believed hidden in timber five miles east of Allendale. Sheriff Kier and six deputies are monitoring the area as two carloads of highway patrolmen head in to assist. One guard, Robert Hart, died of wounds from the escape attempt. Cunningham, Haenze, Sullivan and Estes are named as the escapees. Hart, a Junction man, had lived in Columbus Junction and previously served as a sheriff candidate.
Ames Iowa July 9 Leslie M Eicher of Washington was named chairman of the Iowa state highway commission at an organization meeting today He succeeds Randall Nelson of Humboldt R B Laird was not further described in the fragment
German bombing planes pounded scattered areas of the British Isles and clashed with Royal Air Force fighters over southeast England. Casualties were reported with anti-aircraft batteries in near continuous activity along the coast. two killed and several injured in Wales. In France, deputies and senate approved a draft resolution ending the Third Republic and giving Marshal Petain full powers to establish a totalitarian state.
Lincoln and Stewart grade schools began well on their new premises but the board of education requests full public cooperation to protect turf. Cars have been driven across the lawns, especially at Stewart, harming growth and necessitating care to preserve fine grass for the schools.
The article notes the selection of a new vice chairman to replace Bicher on the commission. Details on the identity of the successor or date of the change are not provided in the accessible text.
Judge J. G. Patterson of Os kaloosa granted a divorce to Irma Ahrens from Herman Ahrens and awarded custody of two minor children. In William S. McKeown vs Reva E. McKeown, the court found no contempt for non-payment of alimony but ordered future compliance with the divorce decree. The March term session addressed miscellaneous court matters. another day is planned in Washington on July 18.
Mrs Charles Root a former Washington resident died last evening at 7 o clock in her Waterloo home. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 10 30 from Kerans funeral home in Waterloo. Surviving are her husband a daughter Mrs John Witterman Waterloo and three grandchildren.
Night Marshal D C Rogers confronted two youths at a Hubbard drug store early today. One youth, Kenneth Clark aged 15, was wounded in the ankle and described as not seriously hurt after exchanges of shots. The pair gave varying names and localities including Litchfield Minnesota and West Union Iowa.
Dr. O. R. Latham 69 longtime president of Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls died at University hospital after an operation. Born in Boone Iowa he previously served as Duluth schools assistant superintendent. He led Iowa State Teachers since 1928 overseeing new departments campus improvements and a testing program for instruction.
President candidate Wendell L. Willkie selected Representative Joseph W. Martin Jr. of Massachusetts as campaign manager and chairman of the Republican National Committee. John D. M. Hamilton of Kansas will serve as executive director under the reorganized national committee plan.
Sioux City Iowa letters carriers and auxiliary members focus on preparedness on the convention's second day. The group discussed defense planning and potential action items amid the event.
Severe storms hit Portsmouth and western Iowa with two waves of heavy rain and tornado winds. The village of 328 lost most businesses and homes. damage about 75 000 with total losses near 500 000 across five counties. Three people injured severely August von Tersch 47 Frances 13 Eugene Peterson 20. May or Monahan aided rescues.
The forecast notes a light forenoon shower totaling 0.2 inches while humidity makes it feel hotter. Official observers reported 3 degrees on the thermometer at noon, with yesterday’s high of 96 and overnight low of 67.
Chicago dispatch reports Postmaster General James A. Farley states his name will be placed in nomination for president next week at the Democratic National Convention. He confirmed the plan today.
At a Washington school board meeting Marion Covey resigned from her second grade post. Covey will leave for Wapello to care for her mother, creating the only vacancy in the Washington public schools for the next year.
The state convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers and its auxiliary report strong convention turnout and growing branch counts as they back a new defense program.
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