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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1939
Page
1
In a near unanimous vote the Des Moines council allowed beer and dancing to continue together with minor restrictions. Dancing will be allowed in downtown fire One and community business districts. outside these areas a 75 percent consent of adjacent property owners within 300 feet is needed for a dance permit. Annual permit fee rises from 50 to 75 dollars.
Fred Boyd 63 an unmarried laborer near Clear Lake was killed when struck by a car near his home Thursday night. Sheriff Tim Phelan identified the driver as Howard O Leary secretary of the First National Co. of Mason City who said Boyd appeared to walk into the vehicle.
Elmer Saran, 36, of Givin, received a 10 year sentence from Judge P Seigers in Oskaloosa after pleading guilty to harness theft near What Cheer. Harry Slycord, 53, of Vel la, is held on the same charge.
Fourteen members of a seismograph crew for Phillips Petroleum Co. arrived in Creston to explore geological structures in the Western half of Union County. They will locate the best spots to test the Creston area as Frank Phillips promises to test old possibilities.
Des Moines reports warn of crasshoppers in western Iowa and cehmen bugs in southern Iowa. State Entomologist Carl J Drake says both federal and state resources are insufficient to curb outbreaks. George C. Decker notes grasshoppers hatching along the Missouri River between Council Bluffs and Stony City.
McGregor H H Hennett, chief of the Federal Soil Conservation Service, urged that soil conservation cannot be postponed. Speaking at a field day, he noted two local conservation projects, stressing cooperative action among farmers in Iowa Minnesota Illinois and Wisconsin where about 160 million acres are affected by erosion.
Fair officials announce the third annual national tall corn contest with 250 dollars in prizes. Entrants must have stalks at least 12 feet 6 inches tall and display one or more mature ears to qualify.
DETROIT June 9 UP Two United Mine Workers factions clash at GM plants. One side led by R J Thomas aligns with CIO. the other by Homer Martin with AF of L. Martin ordered a strike in protest GM's refusal to negotiate with his union’s committee, just after Thomas's group signed a Briggs Manufacturing pact.
Rural women clubs donate to illumination of the Central Park fountain. Mrs Rose Rela leads fundraising. H B E club to confirm July gift details. Harmony club members to contribute per member amounts, with funds due at July meeting. Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid also reported a donation yesterday.
Weather disruptions halted concrete pours for the underpass project linking Rock Island and Milwaukee railways on North Second Avenue. Risk Construction, subcontracted by Massman Construction, faced delays as Wednesday night and today’s rain prevented paving south of the bridge to East Third Street. Preliminary grading work continued under John Morette’s paving crew, with future work shifting to North Second and East Fifth streets north of the bridge.
Authorities announce extra uniformed police for a one night parking experiment on the south side of the square this Saturday. The plan includes angled curb parking near stores and near the park, one hour storefront parking, and double parking in the street center, with a mid street space moved to center. The trial runs on one side of the square and its results will be monitored.
A freak tornado hit Sigourney this morning around 10:00 at the Carmichael residence near the Rock Island depot. It demolished the barn, tore part of the roof, and shattered windows, while no other reported destruction occurred in town.
Funeral services for the late Mrs Mary B Denison will be held at the Jones Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at 2 oclock, conducted by her pastor Dr F W Eastwood. The body will arrive from San Diego Sunday. Interment will be at Elm Grove Cemetery.
The sunbonnet committee of the Washington centennial celebration announced sunbonnets will be displayed in store windows tomorrow and sold at no profit by merchants. Bonnets crafted by the Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church come in varied materials and colors to suit tastes. More patterns will follow as demand grows, and badges for sunbonnet club members may arrive next week. The committee is led by Mrs. Carl J. Roberts with Elizabeth Humphreys and Alethea May assisting.
Hazel Siberts returned Wednesday from a visit with Mrs. Etta Hutson in Arkansas City Arkansas and from time spent with relatives and friends in Newton Kansas.She traveled from Arkansas to share news and reunions with kin and acquaintances in two midwestern communities.
The Jackson 4-H boys met with Richard and Robert Flynn and heard Raymond Bell report on a county judging tour at Ivan Maas and Maplecrest farms. Purebred Holstein and Angus cattle were judged. Six club members and leader Lloyd Marek attended. Richard Flynn celebrated his sixteenth birthday with angel food cake and crawberry ice cream served by Violet Flynn and Alice Rothlisberger.
Vacation school at St. Josephs Catholic church in Columbus Junction directed by Father Boeckman Lone Tree drawn 17 children including Mary Norma Robert Buser William Mary Donna Robert Edward Patricia Daniel Griffin Carmen ethel Mary Earl Donald Hamilton Robert Kenneth Tomfeld and Miss Mary Darrow Savannah Ill formerly of this place graduated from high school there June 8 8
Rain fell 0.12 inches this morning and has continued steadily since. The last 24 hours recorded a temperature range from 85 to 62 degrees.
Officials and councilmen examine a guide drafted for proposed changes to parking rules. The document outlines considerations for future amendments and parking management strategies.
Paris reports France and Poland would immediately guarantee each other’s security. London notes a possible extension of a Britain France Russia pact to the Far East if Japan joins the Axis. William Strang may travel to Moscow with proposals on Russian entry into the security front.
In Washington on June 9 President Roosevelt said he reviewed the international situation in general with King George. The disclosure follows ongoing Allied concerns about European tensions and potential policy moves.
The clerk of district court issued marriage licenses to Cloyce Clinton Zeiglowsky of Ainsworth and Myrtle Maxine Churchill of Keota. Also licensed were Raymond A. Stalder of Washington and Dorothy Weinard of West Liberty. Werner M. Lowry of Washington and Rosella Hotle of Washington. Paul Page and Nettie Sommers, both of Kalona.
Three young men were jailed after a Brighton Justice of the Peace session. Clifford Engle received 30 days for intoxication. Delbert Fuller, 21, and LaMotte Anderson, 20, were sent to county jail to await a Monday hearing on the charge of engaging in an affray.
With college and high school graduations this month the need for social security account numbers is explained. Employers require numbers for job applications and employment office processing. The Social Security Board notes over 42 million numbers issued. many common names exist, making unique IDs essential for accurate quarterly government reporting. Applications and numbers are available from the Social Security board field office at 339 Post Office Building Ottumwa Iowa.
Ruth Marie Morrison and her mother, Mrs. E. D. Morrison Jr., drove to Iowa City where Morrison will enroll in the University of Iowa summer school. She has been teaching in Sac City and is home briefly for vacation before starting the program.
Central Park hosts a Saturday concert featuring conductor Milo T. Sorden with soloist John L. Yousling. The program includes marches and overtures such as Barnum & Bailey’s Favorite, The New Dawn, Deep Purple, and The King Farrar Fillmore Goldman selections, plus vocal pieces and novelties like Shouting Liza and Night in June.
This short local item notes a kitten chasing a garter snake up a Hijac bush and the creature stretching on a wire fence. It covers visitors and family updates including births, road work, fence changes, social visits, and a coon hunt with sixty dogs.
Community notes in Xenia recount a mockingbird pair nesting near Mrs. Gene Stephens back porch. Local visits include Tressa Carll’s Los Angeles trip and Ruth Figg’s birthday dinner. Farming updates cover June field work and preparations for planting soybeans and alfalfa.
Mrs F W Bastwood and her son Douglas joined Susan Weehorn to Ellaworth Wisconsin where Weerhorn had stayed with Mrs Eastwood. In Washington Mrs Fred Jardon and her two children Dr Frederick and Mary arrived as welcome guests. Fred Jardon recently graduated from Creighton medical school and plans Seattle internship. Mary Jardon’s plans are not stated.
The Whisker club plans a kangaroo court at Central park band stand Saturday at nine following a band concert. Al Baldrige will judge with Ted Bailey as prosecuting attorney and a six man jury. Onlookers may watch as penalties are handed down a week later.
Word from R R Noonan, district court clerk, says Judge Frank R Bechly of Montezuma will preside the March term court here on Wednesday June 21 for a day of court work.
Saint Peter is identified as the first pope and notes his consecration in 42 A.D. This brief summary presents the traditional view of Peter as leader of early Christian church.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth meet members of Congress under the Capitol dome amid a hot day. Senators and representatives attend with varied attire while the royal couple share late-night talks with President Roosevelt. The day includes a Potomac yacht trip to Mount Vernon for a wreath-laying by the king.
Lloyd Gasaway of Brighton dies at 55 following an operation at University Hospital Iowa City. He was a lifelong resident, son of Tom and Sophia Gasaway, born in Clay Township, last of his family with one brother deceased. Funeral arrangements await at Hoskins Funeral Home.
Clarence Farrier 23 was bound to the grand jury on forgery at a hearing before Justice W. 8. Eldridge. He allegedly paid for shirts at J C Penny with checks signed as his father A E Farrier, one for three dollars and another for ten dollars when the store refused the second check. The sheriff was notified.
John Owen attended the wedding ceremony of his brother Charles to Hdna Stonier yesterday in Conrad.
Many young girls received swimming tickets and memberships to the YWCA but lack swimsuits and cannot afford them. The committee asks anyone with outgrown YWCA bathing suits to contact president Mrs. A. E. Atchison or secretary Mrs. Manton Hebner.
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