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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1938
Page
1
Frank Gibbs Shelby county administrator of relief issued a weekly notice urging relief workers to take jobs in harvest fields. He argues harvest work should provide employment for many and help lighten county relief rolls.
Keith Wickett, 17, of Laurel Nebraska, learned a day after diving into a lake that he had broken his neck. He was hospitalized in Sioux City as doctors checked his neck after he reported persistent pain. His parents had an X-ray taken following his complaint of ongoing pain.
Melvin Brown twenty two of Waterloo received a second parole in less than two months in district court. He had been arraigned May 31 on operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent and sentenced to 90 days in county jail. He was paroled, arrested again Monday for parole violation, and parole was reinstated Tuesday.
COUNCIL BLUFFS Flames from an exploding gasoline can fatally burned Hans Anderson 55 a Weston farmer. His wife said he was in the basement when the accident happened he ran up stairs his clothing aflame she helped him descend to the basement to extinguish a fire in a wood storage room.
Rob Bickel, a local insurer, was sent a live snake by express from Burlington. The reptile's head was tied inside the box. Bickel gave it to Claude Krebs who kept it briefly and then surrendered it to Bever Park zoo. The snake was identified as a poisonous water moccasin.
Capt. John Minser of St. Paul led a night maneuver at Fort Des Moines warning soldiers to watch for airplanes. He stepped back to survey distant lights, toppled into a creek, later learned the lights were from a car on a nearby hill. The group laughed at the incident, nearly a week later.
Des Moines reports tents pitched for the arrival of 911 Iowa and Missouri youths who will undergo C. M. T. C. training for a month. Officer personnel are at camp brushing up on tactics and 56 enrollees will be ready for the preliminary inspection period during the first days.
DES MOINES Formal approval of the legislative interim committee covers the $27,591 Iowa State Teachers College greenhouse at Cedar Falls. The building has been formally accepted by the board of education after the committee approved the final $4,499.04 payment.
The University of Iowa radio child study club will present bi weekly programs from October 4 to April 6. Parents across the Midwest will learn the latest in child rearing from experts on WSUI and WOI Ames. Last year 2,548 parents in 13 states listened to the broadcasts.
The district census shows 1,364 residents ages 5 to 21, with 685 boys and 679 girls. Of compulsory age 7 to 16, 16 children live in the district, 41 percent boys and 58 percent girls, while total district enrollment for that age range is 928 with 474 boys and 454 girls.
William Sentner of St. Louis, vice president of the striking CIO union, told the state arbitration board that the union will not consider themselves bound by the board's findings. He argued wages for skilled work are below union shops and the ten percent cut is unnecessary given the company’s financial stability.
Clarence Mineart of Salem Iowa was ordered held to the district court in a daytime larceny case with bonds set at 500 dollars. He is represented by J A Houglin of Fairfield. The arraignment was expected before Judge P J Siegers next Monday. Edkins and Been blossom families of Ainsworth attended Earl Kephart funeral in Washington.
The past year total enrollment at St James school was 65 students with 41 boys and 24 girls. Washington schools report tuition and student counts for the district’s records.
Members of the Lesson Days committees held a special meeting to set new dates for the August celebration. The earlier August 17 and 18 plan was canceled as planners need more time to complete detailed programs and may push the event to later in August.
Des Moines reports a mid July bulletin from federal meteorologist Charles D. Reed notes moisture and heat have boosted corn growth in most areas but hot sun and wind squalls are harming corn and other crops in south central and southwestern Iowa. Reed says some fields were beaten down by heavy rains but will rebound with cultivation possible in time.
Iowa State College issued a statement of policy stressing freedom of thought and action regarding persuasive publicity tied to federal agricultural programs. Signed by President Charles E. Finley and endorsed by M. L. Wilson, the clarifies the college stance while affirming cooperation with the federal department, noting no argument between the college and the government.
Howard Hughes, famed for an Atlantic speed record, is pictured in Paris with M. Girardot and Ambassador William C. Bullitt after landing. Refueled and repaired, Hughes and a four man crew then depart for Moscow on the second leg of their around the world speed dash, valiantly clearing barracks on takeoff.
The Washington county board of supervisors met at the courthouse to discuss applying to the Public Works Administration for a grant to finance a new county jail. The jail is described as outdated and unsanitary, with a grand jury urging action. H. E. Hunter, a Des Moines architect, visited to discuss the proposal.
Dr. Finley told the Iowa Daily Press association that education must guide publicity efforts. He discussed the operation of publicity services at Iowa State College and its relation to action programs for agriculture, noting cordial cooperation among federal and state agencies and the college.
Frank Olson, 32, tied to the Matson kidnapping murder, was recaptured today as an escaped inmate from the Washington state insane asylum. Officials call Olson clearly deranged and question the validity of issuing a warrant for the murder, noting multiple confessions and his mental incompetence.
Returns show Senator Elmer Thomas ahead by 28 000 votes over Gomer Smith with Governor Marland in third place. Relatives report from Hart Michigan that Mrs Nellie Masc on and her daughter Mrs Mable Quail with grandson Robert Quail and Mack Terry plan to drive to Washington for a visit, leaving today.
The passage discusses the 1938 Agricultural Adjustment Act linking colleges to federal information efforts. It highlights two publicity aspects in action programs: factual exposition and persuasive propaganda, raising questions about how college news agencies disseminate information.
Des Moines reports temperatures well above normal across the state with eastern counties cooled by last night’s rain. Thunder showers and scattered rains were forecast for this afternoon and tonight as officials noted a 0.74 inch total at Davenport and a 0.68 inch reading at Sioux City.
Hot weather cannot dampen attendance at the Four square Tabernacle revival meetings. The sermon tonight titled The Unusual Signs of These Unusual Times will be followed by motion pictures. Robert Stevens, pastor's son, preaches nightly this week except Saturday with tomorrow's topic Blessings in Black. Attendance invited each night.
In Yakutsk Siberia Howard Hughes and four companions roar through the fifth leg of their around the world flight. They arrived from Omsk at 5 08 eastern daylight time and planned a 2456 mile hop to Fairbanks Alaska in under three hours.
Emma Kingham Johnson, 80, of Brighton, died at about nine this morning after a stroke in February left her bedfast. Funeral plans pending, services likely Friday with burial at Hillcrest cemetery. She was born December 15, 1857, in Clay township, married to Roy Johnson in 1899, and survived by stepchildren James Johnson Mrighto and Mrs. Laura Rodgens, plus sister Mrs. Huston and Horace Ingham and his children.
Business houses closed Tuesday afternoon for funeral services for Oscar H. Gallagher veteran dentist of Crinnell who died Sunday. Mrs Manton Hepper left for Los Angeles to visit Eoma Clemons and Mr and Mrs F H Tinsley for several weeks.
This week shows event times with a note that Saturday events begin at 7 30 P M.
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