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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1936
Page
1
A university registrar H. C. Dorest announced that the 12 month enrollment reached over 10,000 for the first time, marking a record high at the Iowa City campus.
Police announced an attempted kidnapping and extortion against Emanuel P. Adler, wealthy newspaper publisher. The suspect was captured in front of the Capitol theater as he arrived to collect the money.
In Cedar Rapids more than 400 people filled the Montrose hotel dining room as Verne Marshall and his associate publishers of the Cedar Rapids Gazette received the Pulitzer prize medal for the paper’s fight against official corruption.
PARKERSBURG Iowa workers at a federal transient camp number 112 and are awaiting word from Iowa farmers seeking men to work for $2 a day plus board. After a cartoon showed workers turning down such jobs the camp issued a public request for farmers to contact the camp if offering work. No offers had been made thus far.
The University of Iowa set a three year high by awarding 1382 diplomas this month. The count marks a new record for the institution's degree output this period.
In Iowa City three boys chasing butterflies were struck and killed by a Rock Island passenger train. A fourth boy escaped death by leaping from the tracks. The deceased are Herbert Chehock 16 Darrell Ott 16 and Bob Bruce 14. Bob lived with his grandmother Mrs Barbara Bruce of Iowa City.
A New York City banker and Minnesota Farm-Labor Congressman Josh Banker and Ernest Lundeen met at Dayton High School’s 12895 graduating class reunion. The two set aside political views to reminisce at Mrs. Emma Bjork’s Dayton home, focusing on past days rather than Wall Street or radicalism.
A cat living in a tree hole on Glenn Moates farm raises a litter of four kittens for the second year running. An aged woman nearby is noted as a contrast to the adventurous feline.
Des Moines police and Mr GC J Stephens seek a man described as having many gold teeth and few scruples. He left two baskets containing 110 incubator eggs on Mrs Stephens back porch while attempting to exchange a $10 bill. He did not return.
Leo Conrad a 19 year old from Blairsburg has refused food for six days while held on forgery charges awaiting trial. A physician has been summoned as officers fear for his health if the strike continues.
At the Camber of Commerce meeting, reports showed progress on centennial events for the first white settlement of Washington County to be held June 29 to July 4. Plans include booster trips, countywide parades, softball against neighboring towns, historical pageants, floats, fireworks, beauty contests, and a statewide safety campaign.
Dr K W Eastwood announces assistants for the 13th daily vacation Bible school in Washington starting next Monday. Gladys Wilterman is secretary with Ruth Turner Iola Dittmer Helen Mae De Wit Winifred Gerdes as teachers. Iola Dittmer pianist. Lifeguards are Duglas Eastwood and James Owen with YMCA pool access for junior and senior groups twice weekly. Other area churches plan similar sessions next week or week after with Rev D C Fulton named dean of the Methodist United Presbyterian school.
Des Moines June 6 The eleven agents tasked with enforcing Iowa liquor laws lack authority to operate as a unit. An attorney general opinion states the act does not authorize such a group and places enforcement responsibility on county attorneys and local officials.
Coroner George Maresh ruled the deaths of three Iowa City youths accidental after they were struck by a fast Inland passenger train late yesterday. The engineer stated he could not have been more than fifty yards ahead, and the youths failed to hear the approaching train due to a freight train passing in the opposite direction.
Davenport police held three suspects, two women and one man, in an extortion case against P.O Adler, the Davenport newspaper publisher. They allegedly demanded money by telephone and notes. Names given include William Trevor, 49, and Evelyn Caffee, 48, with a third woman unnamed.
A public meeting is scheduled for the morning of June 12 addressed by a leader of the safety council movement from Ottumwa. The public is invited and other county towns are asked to send representatives. further meeting plans will be announced.
Washington postoffice reports that government adjusted service bonds in $50 denominations issued for world war veterans will be mailed from Chicago June 15. Washington veterans and nearby offices expect deliveries June 16 and the days after. Bonds are non negotiable and must be signed for by the veteran.
The Fortnightly club offers a $10 prize to the federated club with the highest percentage of members in pioneer costume at the county Centennial Celebration on Saturday night July 4. The incentive aims to boost interest in pioneer attire and Spirit of the era.
Chester C. Davis former AAA administrator nominated by President Roosevelt to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board. If approved by the Senate he will serve an eight year term earning 15000 dollars annually. Davis is an Iowa native and Grinnell College graduate.
Weather bureau director Charles D. Reed reports germination hindered by dry conditions and worm damage in eastern Iowa, risking replanting. May was warm and dry, with 3.10 inches of rainfall statewide, while eastern areas measured as low as 1.05 inches. Small grains are not in good condition due to cool April and hot May.
John B. Schindler of Ottumwa told a Chamber of Commerce audience that politics and legislation won’t solve farmers’ troubles. He urged cooperative marketing, starting with poultry, to raise profits, improve products, and centralize packing, arguing farmers should control prices and sales. He noted 201 Iowa poultry plants and cited Missouri farms as a model.
Dead for two days, the body of Rev. B A McDonald 77, former Presbyterian pastor, was found in Des Moines. The case is reported by INS with limited details on location and cause pending police inquiry.
In Shanghai on June 6, Japanese nationals in Canton were ordered to be ready for evacuation at a moment’s notice due to a possible emergency tied to Canton’s war mobilization. In Hong Kong on June 5, the Chinese southwestern political council voted to declare war on Japan, with the Anti Japanese Salvation Army mobilizing 200000 troops from Kwangsi and Kwangtung to move north and reclaim lost territory.
Paris reports rising prices and long lines at markets amid epidemic strikes and a new socialist government led by Leon Blum. In a nationwide radio address Blum urged calm and urged workers and employers to resolve disputes peacefully to avert a crisis.
Mrs Lester Orr announces the Fort nightly club will cooperate in the county Centennial celebration with two 30 minute plays and intermission dancing. One play covers pioneer days the other modern times. A committee including Mrs Orr and Mrs McLaughlin Michels Cherry Morrison and Miss Poole assists with Prof J A Taylor directing. The events span two days, including a Saturday performance.
Hiram Johnson helped lay the settlement sidewalk in Washington.
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