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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1938
Page
1
Williamsburg selects August 12 and 18 for the annual Fun days organized by the Williamsburg Community 9 club. The two day event features activities and games for local residents.
Harry B Fawcett 43 manager of J L Penney Co Burlington died in Burlington hospital after an appendix operation performed 12 days earlier. A World War veteran and civic figure he came from Moline Illinois ten years ago. He is survived by his wife a son and a daughter.
Republican delegates from the fourteenth judicial district adjourned after 14 ballots with no change in outcome. Judges James Deland of Storm Lake and Geo Heald of Spencer each received 382 percent to seek re nomination as 44 percent was needed. Though not all 89 percent delegation present, most counties stuck with their instruction.
In Newton mid June J A McCall the motorcycle traffic officer was promoted by the city council to assistant police chief. He takes over active duties from veteran Police Chief L E Simpson who shifts to desk duties. No announcement was made at promotion time but labor difficulties later revealed McCall s authority. He will wear a new badge denoting his position.
Belmond The Franklin Grove lake project stands out among WPA submissions. H E Armour a WPA executive from Chicago after a recent site visit urged consulting army engineers on flood control possibilities.
A tourist rented a cabin at a camp operated by William Trafford. The next morning Trafford found the traveler's wallet with $60 inside. The traveler later returned, claimed the wallet, and offered Trafford a cigar as a reward.
Mrs. Fred Conmey, 72, of Anamosa and wife of a Wyoming farmer, used benzine on her body and touched a match, then cut herself with a butcher knife in her home. Health and financial despondency are believed to have caused the act. she had adopted and reared five children.
Glenn H. Swertley of Traer brought his son Russell to Floyd county jail and turned him over to Deputy Sheriff R. C. McCartney saying he did not wish to assume further risk as his sons bondsman. Russell Swertley faces an operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated charge and had been free on a $500 appearance bond signed by his father.
More than 600 participants from across Iowa will perform Cavalcade of Iowa at the Iowa Centennial State Fair in late August. The pageant traces state history from wilderness days to modern times and is directed by Claudine Humble. The program covers key events from white settlement to statehood and notable episodes such as Civil War days and the 1900s fairs.
Washington city council adopted a budget showing next year’s levy of 7.56 mills, down from 9.22. The estimated tax take drops to 38 318 dollars, with a public hearing set for August 1. Council also discussed state highway aid for primary roads No 1 and No 2 and approved cemetery road right of way actions.
Chicago July 19 Douglas Corrigan had signed a contract to barnstorm the country for American Airlines before his solo flight to Ireland. C R Smith announced Corrigan would tour a coast to coast route in an aging plane stopping in New York Buffalo Detroit Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Louisville Washington Nashville Memphis Dallas Fort Worth El Paso Tucson Phoenix and Los Angeles. He declined a monetary fee offered by NBC after a broadcast appearance stating he did not need the money. He also refused taxi fare to Floyd Bennett Field.
Des Moines July warns motorists to slow down during oats harvest and corn season noting increased crashes with farm implements. Chief John R. Hattery urges caution as tall corn and weeds limit visibility at rural intersections and offers tips for farmers and drivers to reduce hazards.
Iowa Safety Council directors unanimously favor centralization of speed control on primary roads and primary extensions in cities. The move aims for a uniform, reasonable speed plan, citing limited local adjustments since 1937 and noting extending 25 mph limits into rural areas undermines road safety.
Newton Iowa July 19 1949 478 production workers and foremen entered the Maytag washing machine factory on the second day of operation amid a CIO strike. They returned to work at a ten percent wage cut while nearly 1 000 CIO members stayed out. Picketing continued but allowed those who wished to return to work.
Dispatches from Keijo Korea report Soviet troops increasingly fortify Mount Changkufeng in Manchukuo with trenches from Novokievsk to Fatash. Tanks move and 300 cavalry are sent toward Changlingtze as Siberian terrain around the frontier is also being fortified.
Paris greeted King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with a triumphal procession from Bois de Boulogne to the Quai d Orsay as strong signals of Franco British unity against Axis sabre rattling. The royal couple, arriving from London, will stay three days with guards, troops, and mobile guards in attendance.
Oscar Skidmore, 22, a defense witness in the Harlan Wallins Coal company terrorism trial, died from injuries after a car accident last night. He had been due to testify today for the company and its officials, who face charges of conspiring against union organizing. Skidmore’s father was slightly injured in the crash when their car was side swiped by an unidentified truck on a country road.
Two convicts armed with improvised knives and dynamite bombs attempted to flee the Ohio state penitentiary in Columbus. A guard, Ray Thornton, was stabbed in the stomach and likely fatally wounded. two prisoners, Clyde Staup and Charles Menkes, were critically wounded as guards fired. The escape began at the main gate when deputies and guards confronted the men who demanded the gate open.
Des Moines reports Iowa Governor Kraschel notes his son Dick Kraschel, a student at Iowa State College in Ames, has held a pilot license for almost a year and plans to continue flying. The governor and mother express pride and acceptance of his aviation hobby.
Dean Harland Mead of Washington junior college returned home after attending a meeting of the State Safety Council in Des Moines, where he serves as a council member.
Street signs marking intersections in Washington cost the city 212.62 dollars for 480 signs averaging 44.1 cents each. Street Commissioner Blaine Holmes reported labor and material breakdown including labor brackets dern er paint and brushes bolts and wood signs were made and installed by city workers at low cost.
Shanghai dispatch reports five hundred Chinese believed killed when Japanese planes bomb Hankow for the fourth time in three days. An incendiary bomb set a crowded theater aflame during the attack.
The Sigourney Band under J. R. McEldowney with 55 members will perform in a Wednesday concert with the Washington Municipal Band. The program will be printed in tomorrow’s Journal. The Sigourney group arrived too late for today’s publication.
Waterloo police sought a man alleged to have criminally assaulted a five year old girl in her neighbor’s home. Chief Hugh Crumline said two suspects were arrested but released after questioning. The girl, asleep in her room, was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
Margaret Flenner spends a few weeks at the home of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Harry Behler in Sullivan Indiana. They plan to bring her home later when they visit the Flenner household.
West Branch Iowa July 19 4INS In a move citing persistent influences Speaker Lamar Foster withdraws as a candidate for the first district democratic nomination for Congress to be decided at a specially called convention in Washington Thursday The field narrows to two contenders William Hart of Iowa City and Judge James P Gaffney of Williamsburg with Eicher of Washington backing another candidate
The piece notes C. R. McKinnon of New London endorsed by Henry county while Des Moines county backs former Burlington Mayor James Bell. Reports also name Lee county backing a candidate, with Hart of Iowa City seen as best to win the nomination at Thursday’s meeting.
Everett Palmer and his workmen raise the rear part of the Andy Polis house on West Jefferson street after it dropped into the basement. The mishap caused only minor damage and delayed its placement following removal from the north part of town.
Des Moines reports a state record oats yield for 1937 reaching 269,249,428 bushels from 5,684,563 acres. Average yield was 45.8 bushels per acre, up 73.6 percent from the prior year. Henry County had the
Ten individuals and one oil company among sixteen major oil firms and 30 officials freed by Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone who set aside verdicts and dismissed indictments. Three oil firms and 15 individuals get new trials while 12 firms and five individuals have sentences sustained. Fines totaling 385000 were levied on 46 defendants.
Street crews under Street Commissioner Blaine Holmes repaired several Washington Streets this summer using Missouri asphalt. More than forty tons were delivered and applied to worn black top areas including East Jefferson Street near the city hall where holes from speeding cars were leveled and filled.
Yesterday the maximum temperature reached 90 degrees in Washington while the overnight minimum dropped to 62 degrees.
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