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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1936
Page
1
G. G. Jeck of Atlantic was reelected state Democratic committeeman from the seventh district and presented a black Kentucky shot by delegates at the caucus. A petition urged Governor Clyde Herring to name him an honorary colonel, reflecting local political theater in Des Moines.
Howard Hines a material witness in the Dan Shine shotgun slaying was released by Sheriff L J Palas. Six of the nine arrestees remain jailed while Mrs Wears Shine and Maynard Lenox received sentences of life and forty years respectively. Albert Cornwell his wife Jim Hines and Minnie Cornwell remain in custody.
Cherokee's oldest resident, Robert McCready, says he would vote for Landon if spared. He notes voting Democratic in 1982 after a lifetime of Republican ballots since 1864, when he cast his first vote for Lincoln.
Mrs. Helena Hawkins of Red Oak reported a pocketbook with $340 and valuables missing at the state convention in Des Moines. An hour later another delegate returned it after Lieut. Gov. N Kraschel urged a search and remarked on the large sum inside.
Marshalltown youth Marshall Sharpe aged 19 and a 10 year old companion were detained by Sheriff Co F Wicklund after accusations of participating in eleven robberies across Marshall County.
Des Moines today reported sixty six applicants sat for examinations for embalmers licenses as part of a state licensing process. The testing covered practical and theoretical components reflecting standards for the profession.
Police recovered no body but dragged the Mississippi River seeking the missing 11 year old Lawrence Linville who drowned while swimming in Marcatine.
Funeral services for Dr George Mogridge 84 longtime superintendent of the Iowa Institute for Feeble Minded Children were held at the institute today after his death from heart disease. Public services are planned for tomorrow at the Iowa institution.
Burlington reports a record 78 fire alarms in a single month, beating the old high of 73 set in April 1930. Drought-related blazes contributed to the spike as several small fires triggered alarms.
Grinnell College President John S. Nollen and Mrs. Nollen were severely hurt when their car ran into a ditch two miles west of Stuart while returning from a Colorado vacation. The incident occurred as they traveled home from the trip.
A tornado ripped through the Cedar Falls campus flattening the stadium at Iowa State Teach er. The loss was estimated at $10,000 as workmen nearby escaped injury from falling debris.
Neighbors found 72 year old A. L. Emerson dead at his Fairfield home after days of heat exposure. Coroner says no inquest will be held as funds remained intact in the house.
Congressman Guy M. Gillette of Cherokee captured the Democratic short term U S Senate nomination by acclamation on the third ballot at the state convention. John H Mitch ell of Fort Dodge won the attorney general nomination on the second ballot after Matt D Cooney withdrew. Gillette’s victory followed dramatic scenes and withdrawals including David J Murphy and Edward W McManus, with Dubuque County casting 61 votes for Gillette.
Des Moines reports President John Nollen of Grinnell College and Mrs Nollen improved today after their car overturned near Stuart Iowa. Doctors describe condition as good and stable with medical staff noting progress and recovery.
Washington area residents have received loans totaling 12 505 from the Resettlement Administration for emergencies such as seed, equipment, and livestock. Five additional county families obtained direct grants totaling 350 for subsistence needs. Further aid awaits allocation from an 85 500 000 rural rehabilitation appropriation.
William Nelson Duncan, 66, died at Hershey hospital Muscatine after heat prostration. He was born near Columbus Junction to Francis M. and Elizabeth Sands Duncan. He married Jennie Orr and lived in Union township and Columbus Junction. Survived by widow adopted son Milo Fulton and five children, four brothers Joseph Carter Duncan Francis M Rueben H all of Columbus Junction, Jess W Duncan Wiggins Colo and one gigter.
Des Moines reports show Ed R. Hicklin of Wapello as the sole remaining first district candidate for the Republican senatorial nomination after delegates trimmed field. James Rhodes of Newton and Guy Linville of Cedar Rapids opened local headquarters. others withdrew to unite southeastern delegates. Audrey Peet returns home to Cedar Falls after a visit with Mary Ellen Lytle.
The service for Mrs. Harry Edwards of Columbus Junction will be conducted Sunday afternoon at her home and at the Reformed church where Mr Duncan was a member, with burial in Columbus City cemetery.
Governor Alf M Landon outlined a militant campaign tone after accepting the Republican presidential nomination. He urged relief for the needy, free enterprise, and constitutional balance, pledging adherence to the party platform while blasting the New Deal and calling for end to crippling taxation and government intrusion. He planned to tour the East starting late August from West Middlesex, his birthplace.
James Pennell a longtime Washington resident since 1902 died at the county home after heat-related illness. He was a tinner by trade once employing 22 men in Chicago and later lived a life of faith at the United Presbyterian church. Funeral services planned at L. A. Jones funeral home.
Militias in Madrid ordered concentrated near Moncola barracks as Gen. Emilio Mola's fascist rebels close in within miles of the capital. Reports from Lisbon said reinforcement buildup and attacks near Madrid, with a U S battleship en route and American and British victims in Barcelona.
County Agent W. J. Roudabush announced a nine ton truck of poison bran has arrived for Washington county farmers. It will be sold at $1.35 per 100 pounds, available at the Farm Bureau office. Farmers mix with water to use, replacing their prior liquid bran method. About 200 lots priced at half gallon each were prepared to stop hopper destruction this year and deter return next season.
Mrs Phil Crail of Columbus Junction spends the day in Washington visiting friends.
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