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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1931
Page
1
A Chicago dated report notes more than 180 people died in violent incidents across the United States during Memorial Day weekend. Auto wrecks, drownings, shootings, and air crashes multiply the toll with weather influencing outcomes.
Major Herbert O. Yardley claims in his book that allied powers plotted to poison Woodrow Wilson during the Paris peace conference. He says a decoded message while with the peace mission indicated such a plot and hinted at pre death illness years earlier.
Washington communities observed Memorial day with programs at Elm Grove and Woodlawn cemeteries after decorating soldiers graves. Talks by Br Awy Henke and Dr F W Eastwood honored the dead. G A R and W R C members organized, Walter L Grave chaired, and Troop F led by Capt. Jay Brown provided troops and music. Secretary Leigh W Soule gave the principal downtown address.
Five people were injured when a car overturned twice on the Iowa City road about 1 30 this afternoon five miles north of Kalona Mrs Amos Mellinger Sr suffered severe injuries and the Myers of Chicago Mrs Amos Mellinger Jr and Amos Mellinger III all were taken to Mercy hospital Iowa City The Myers had been visiting here as Mrs Myers is a daughter of Mrs Amos Mellinger Sr
An appeal filed by Attorney General John Fletcher asks Iowa Supreme Court to review Judge R. W. Smith’s denial of a venue change in the John B. Stever conspiracy and fraud case involving cattle transportation. The motion argues the trial in Jefferson county lacked fairness.
S A Dickerson of Marshall town visited friends here yesterday.
Mr and Mrs J Z Hinshaw drove to Burlington yesterday in a private family outing.
Mr and Mrs M W Ellis hosted weekend visitors including his father J r Ellis brother Arnold and Mr and Mrs Guy Ratliff of Trenton Mo in a brief local social note.
Dale Kiesey of Washington High School won the javelin at Fort Madison with 177 feet 344 inches, a new meet record. Windmiller of Pleasant Hill Illinois took second as Illinois schools swept the top spots with Taylorville Alexis and Warsaw represented.
A Cotter church group will present two short plays at Haskins church Tuesday evening June 2 at eight o'clock. The programs are Detour Ahead and A Bargain a Bargain.
Kalona, June 1 Mrs. M. T. Wollrad of this community died this morning at 4 30 from a complication of diseases. Funeral plans were indefinite today and will be announced later.
District of Columbia police were called to Automatic Guns, Inc. in downtown Washington to investigate the reported theft of valuable secret plans for a new anti aircraft gun development.
Vatican City June 1 The Italian government and the Vatican moved swiftly to ease friction between fascists and Catholics that threatened a break between Pope and Mussolini The Pope met with the College of Cardinals and voiced sorrow while outlining ongoing negotiations and the recent events in detail
The Y M C A gospel team of five led a service yesterday evening in Wellman’s Methodist church. Members Everette Simpson Harvey Coulter William Stewart David Fulton and secretary L W Soule participated with Mr Soule delivering an address and the quartet performing songs.
Washington prepares for the fourth annual Rooster Day on Wednesday June 10 as W S Reister & Sons R L Gibson and Peterson Produce announce the event. Local producers expect higher cash prices for roosters between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and prizes for predicting total weight. In previous years weights reached 1647 2974 and 8495 pounds, with hundreds of farmers staging roosters for the event.
Carroll Iowa June 1 A major fire gutted the E L Bremmer Grocery and damaged a hardware store and a department store. One store was razed and three others partly destroyed as flames threatened to consume an entire block in the business district with losses estimated around 11 thousand dollars.
The county board reports Ed’s return to duties and praises the crews led by Tom Mickle and Bob Risk as grading and paving advance on Riverside trunk, No 81, and the Crawfordsville to Wyman routes. Tile culverts cut costs, Wilson Concrete opens a local plant, and subcontracts speed the state project completionscheduled in coming weeks.
The PTA sponsors a Wednesday summer roundup at city hall to examine children entering kindergarten next fall. Transportation crews include Mrs A A Spies Centennial Mrs Leo Hoover Heights and others. Lincoln district parents provide their own transport for those pupils.
Washington graduates receive degrees from the University of Iowa including Mary Roberta with a master of arts and Merritt McDaniel in pharmacy. Wayne Knight earns electrical engineering diploma while Robert Sage and Catherine Hull obtain BA degrees. Iowa State Teachers College scholars Alice Hunter Una Smith Mary Hunter and Margaret Corbin further notable completions. Marie Benson finishes work at Iowa Wesleyan College and Barbara Miller earns a master's in journalism at Columbia University.
Funeral services for Mrs Harman A Berg of Fairfield are set for Tuesday at nine in St James Catholic Church Fairfield with burial there. Died Sunday morning after a long illness. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs M J Redlinger of Washington and lived much of her life in Washington. Obituary sketch notes she entered Sunnyslope sanitarium at Ottumwa on March 12, 1938, after which her health declined.
The Supreme Court declined to review former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall, who was convicted in the Elkhills Naval Oil Reserve bribery case tied to the Doheny leasing deal. Fall faces a one year jail term and a $100,000 fine unless the trial court reduces sentence.
Judge J G Patterson sentenced Harley Noel for illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor to six months in jail and 300 dollar fine with costs the sentence suspended on good behavior and parole. Marion Childers pleaded guilty to maintaining a liquor nuisance and received 300 dollar fine and three months in jail with parole on good conduct. O J Patton ordered to penitentiary at Ft Madison with suspended sentence on good behavior conditioned on 20 dollar monthly child support. parole revoked for non compliance. Patton arrested at Humboldt and returned by Sheriff McCarty.
Don Benz joined the club of local golfers to hole out a one on hole No 2 about 150 yards. Three witnesses including Hugh McCleery and Orville Elder verified the shot at the Washington course where it lodged against the pin after rolling into the cup.
The Farmers National Grain Corporation acting for the Federal Farm Board purchased 14 million bushels of wheat for 190 million dollars in Minneapolis on June 1. It marks the final government effort to peg wheat prices.
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