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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1936
Page
1
In Wapello County Iowa one hundred eighty voters cast ballots for William G Parsons for county treasurer on the Republican ticket though he died last week. It was too late to remove his name from the ballot.
Mr and Mrs Fr A Rea of Centerville announce their daughter Rea is traveling to Hollywood to begin work this week in the film Dodsworth starring Walter Huston and Ruth Chatterton. She will play the daughter in the movie and was en route via New York when summoned to depart at once.
Seymour farmer Bert Long reports his first corn field 26 inches tall. He planted 40 acres of Reed's Yellow Dent alfalfa ground on April 24, one of the earliest fields in the area as crop prospects look bright for several years.
Mrs. Elmer Caldwell near Mediapolis reports 500 white Leghorn chickens suffering after ingesting roofing nails. She discovered a large headed nail in one chicken’s gizzard, another with a similar nail, and a third with three nails, suggesting nails caused indigestion and inability to eat.
Raymond F. Rock 2060 meat cutter at Bath Packing Co died from injuries after a knife became embedded in his groin while boning hams. He is survived by his wife and one son.
James White of Chicago leads a Gypsy band resisting police eviction from a town store room where they planned fortune telling business. He faces vagrancy charges as officers intervened to remove the group.
Donald W. Honeyman won the eighth annual state high school cranium derby bringing top honors to Morning Sun high school. Morning Sun seniors defeated Lois Mayhew the previous champion while Comely Farm Miss from Red Oak high school finished second.
Linn County Attorney King Thompson dismissed the state case against Harold N. Cooper of Marshalltown, former Iowa liquor control commission chairman, saying the supreme court has reversed it so it cannot be retried.
Theodore Nelson and his father Martin Nelson found an odd hollow stone in a corn field on the family farm in Des Moines county, which locals believe resembles a Sioux Peace pipe bowl. The Nelsons plan to turn the relic over to the Iowa State Historical Society.
Dr J W Machlin osteopath and president of the Iowa Association of Blind said Iowa has the worst conditions for the blind in the nation. He pointed to a Des Moines youth receiving a small county pension and earning only a little more each month.
Senator Lester J. Dickinson wins the Iowa Republican primary with 98,412 votes to 54,135 for rival Smith Brookhart as about 250,000 cast. Dickinson vows no pussyfooting in a wholesale denunciation of Roosevelt spending while Brookhart and Norman Baker show a notable leftist minority within the party.
Witness Dayton Dean testified that he and accomplices of the Black Legion shot WPA worker Charles A. Poole on May 13 after overhearing gossip of alleged wife beating. The confessions described firing five shots with a .45 and three with a .38 at a lonely country road during the mob killing.
John H Schindler of Ottumwa will speak at the Iowa Federation event this Thursday evening at the Congress hotel following a 6:20 dinner. He and his family operate over 2,000 acres, including 1,700 owned, and are leading beef cattle sheep hogs and poultry producers in Missouri. He has built one of America's largest poultry and egg processing plants and now heads Iowa’s state cooperative poultry and egg marketing district efforts.
The summer music school, directed by Maurice Brayton of the high school faculty, opens next Monday with sessions led by qualified instructors. The program aims to provide practical training for students and is set to run for the core summer period.
Ellis Negus of the National Bank was captain of his University of Iowa boxing team. The snippet notes a Washington County resident with ties to academia and athletics in an Iowa context.
About 200 people from neighboring towns Keola Crawfordville Brighton Wellman and Ainsworth attended the Flower Show organized by the Fortnightly club garden department in the Methodist Church basement. Judges from Iowa City led by Prof. Lapp evaluated 200 entries including a sizable junior division. Exhibits featured dining and breakfast tables with Haviland Royal Dalton and Fiesta ware plus a community garden display built on a vacant lot between East Washington and East Jefferson streets.
Paris reports 460000 workers on strike, with nearly 400000 more threatening action. Postal deliveries halted, gas stations closed, buses and streetcars largely stopped, and food supplies shrinking. Leon Blum views the walkout as pressure for bolder leftist policy.
Mr and Mrs Vernon Witting traveled to Kalona yesterday evening for a brief social call visiting local residents and taking a measured rest from routine duties.
Funeral services for Mrs Lina Booth will be held at 2 30 Friday in L A Jones funeral home. The body arrives on the Milwaukee train Friday morning from Davenport where she died at 12 30. She was 72 and buried at Elm Grove cemetery. Surviving: four daughters including Ethel Booth Sands Vivian Booth and Elmer Choening. three brothers Andrew Wellman Wesley Wellman and Will Wellman.
Haile Selassie arrived in England to a chorus of cheers as crowds lined the docks and stations. The Ethiopian emperor traveled without an official reception to avoid strife with Italy while Britain sought to maintain discretion. Two Scotland Yard detectives accompanied him for protection during the visit.
Lieutenant Glen Eldridge recently returned from Ft. Riley Kansas and spoke to the Y's Men about new ideas in army motorization and mechanization. He discussed training techniques and equipment in use and under experiment while detailing his extensive experience in the service. President Ted Brown named June committees and noted standing committees will continue past the International convention at Silver Bay Lake George New York.
The June Washington Chamber of Commerce gathering will be held Thursday at 6 20 P M at the Congress hotel announced by Secretary Clarence Logan A catering change moved from the Y M C A to Congress hotel due to unavailability of the expected caterer for Thursday evening
Complete returns from eleven counties show Calhoun, Republican of Keosauqua, nominated for Congress with 42 percent of votes in the First District. Eicher leads Democrats in Des Moines and Washington totals, while Hudler's gains reflect Townsend support. County-by-county tallies include Des Moines, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Van Buren, Jefferson, Cedar, Johnson, Washington.
Tabulation shows only three Farmer Labor ballots cast in the county with Dutch Creek township using them. Sheriff Harold M. Putnam led unopposed Republican candidates with 3,019 votes. Morrow's 35 percent share boosted eight of 22 precincts. Lime Creek favored Morrow. Kehoe's county attorney tally reached 574 in Welman precinct.
In Iowa, four state offices and one congressional seat will be chosen by party conventions after close primaries. Democrats may nominate John Mitchell for attorney general as he led early. Republicans see two women leading for secretary of state but no nominee yet as others stay strong.
Rotary members enjoyed a student talent program during the weekly luncheon. Lawrence Whisler recited Profits in Loss after winning oratorical laurels, Paul Campbell played Schubert Serenade with Bertha Reinert on piano, and Billy Cox delivered Lord Dubberrys Letter. Superintendent B A Ralston introduced each number, praising local schools for developing real talent.
Mrs. Frank Carter and her daughter Dixie left this morning for a camp at T Ledge near Fortland Maine where Mrs Carter will spend the summer teaching weaving. They will first go to Washington to visit Mrs C A Padfield and return in September when Mrs Carter resumes classes at Bridges store.
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