14 Jun 1938
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1938
Page
1
Eighteen weekend weddings were held at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. The column notes a bustling period for the church with many couples tying the knot over the weekend.
Three children of Mr and Mrs Clark Jones graduated with Williamsburg senior class. David 16 and twins Claris and Norman 18 completed all 12 grades together. The boys carried a daily paper for two years. Claris pinch hits when needed. David plans to enter the University of Iowa this fall. Claris will enroll in nurses school. Norman is undecided on his career.
Nashua Anette and Janette Scholes both aged 17 and Dick 13 underwent tonsil and adenoid surgeries. Four younger Scholes children Audrey 13 Wendell 10 Burdette 9 and Ronald 8 will have the same operations once others recover. The mother is ill and the father is a World War I veteran.
Lineville scene reports farmer Roy Shelton struck by a cultivator driven by a saddle horse. The cult ivator tongue broke when the horse kicked it. Shelton was run over as he unhitched the team. Shovels pierced his hip and leg while cuts and bruises marred his body.
Davenport Huebotter and his round the world boat The Exchange arrive in Havana after crossing the Gulf of Mexico and rounding Florida. The voyage began on the Mississippi and calm seas led him to use motors on the final leg. He plans to visit Caribbean islands and then the Panama Canal.
Iowa Supreme Court will poll sentiment among state lawyers on an integrated bar this month. The question wording was agreed by the Iowa State Bar Association which favors the plan and Iowa Lawyers Inc which opposes it. Under the integrated bar all lawyers would be required to belong to an association and follow its rules.
14 year old Richard McKinnon of Michigan lay in an Estherville hospital with a bullet wound after a cottage rental at Arnolds Park. Dickinson county authorities, led by Sheriff George Paulsen and County Attorney Virginia Bedell, searched for his parents to determine how the accident occurred.
About five hundred graduates at Iowa State College heard Dr. Charles Finley urge balanced minds to weigh many ideas and forces in contention. He warned that full freedom of expression is essential to prevent trends from stifling intellect and progress, noting that a balanced mind is not indifference or timidity but readiness to take a stand.
Amarillo Texas June 14 Two boys eight and four and a woman died in an apartment fire as 2000 visiting firemen began their state convention. Victims were W L Thompson Jr eight, Donald four and Mrs John James sixteen wife of a Borger Texas butcher. Three others were injured.
Harry Margolin, son in law of Mr and Mrs I Rothschild, was among eight South Dakota Masons vested as Knight Commander of the Court of Honor in a Deadwood ceremony. He has long been active among thirty second degree Masons and may receive further honors.
At a regular board meeting President John Winga outlined proposed standing committees for the year and they were approved. The list mirrors the prior year with members named for Physical, Religious, Boys' Work, Finance, House, Endowment, Membership and Educational panels.
Washington residents gathered at the new community playground as 75 children attended the first session despite showers. Directors George Mohr and Vera Harvey lead boys and girls with activities including boxing, crafts, softball, sand box play, and swings as daily schedules shift.
The playground features planned special programs including softball leagues. The first half day showed careful location choice two blocks south of the high school on South Fourth Avenue. The site, formerly a practice field for high school and junior college teams, is tree shaded with adequate sanitary setup and a water fountain. Children ranged from four years old to high school age yesterday.
London on June 14 1938 reports mass evacuations of top floor flats as bomb shelters gas proof rooms and basements are prepared. Officials and businesses race to shield residents with drills notifications and hoarding of canned foods while schools plan country evacuations.
In Washington on June 14 insurgent factions within the United Auto Workers, a CIO affiliate, ousted four vice presidents and the secretary-treasurer amid a 13-11 board split. President Homer Martin accuses dissenters of sabotaging unity, while supporters walk out, signaling a deep power struggle over the 400,000-member union.
Major L. T. Saul leaves for Algona to serve as secretary of the Algona chamber of commerce. His wife and three children stay in Washington to sell or rent their home at 603 East Main Street before moving to join him in Algona, a northern Iowa town of about 4,000.
Flags were flying today at the curbing in front of Washington stores and public buildings to mark National Flag Day on June 14. Residents noticed the visible display as the annual reminder of the holiday across downtown.
Rex Seivert was elected master councilor of the DeMolay chapter at the Masonic Temple last evening. Tom Gray became senior councilor with Wendell Baker as junior councilor Ray Whisler as scribe and Glenn Mace Jr as treasurer. A DeMolay district pienie to be held July 10 in Davenport was announced.
The Saul family, residents of Washington since August 1936, moved from their previous plan to Algona due to a work obligation. They bought the Shirley Clark home and chose Washington for its advantages for their children, citing its suitability over other Iowa towns of similar size.
June 1838 Iowa news recounts the push to create the Territory of Iowa. Debates in the Senate and House shaped its formation while militia officers were elected in Des Moines and Henry counties. Governor Dodge arrived in Burlington as courts opened and classes began in Burlington.
Miss Martha Foster county welfare director reports eight young men have applied for Civilian Conservation Corps enrollment. The county quota for July is not yet received but expected around a dozen, with a first of the month target for availability. Ages range 17 to 23. interested individuals should see the welfare director promptly.
A stalled advert warns readers not to respond to a prior classified note offering work distributing circulars handbills and samples for a locality. It cites the Transamerican Advertising Distributors and a Milwaukee box 748A address, noting circumstances have changed and action should be avoided.
Franklin P. McCall, a confessed kidnapper, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and not guilty to murder in Miami before Circuit Judge H F Atkinson. Grand jury returned indictments for kidnapping and murdering Jimmy Cash. Trial date tentatively set for tomorrow with potential nonjury sentencing on the kidnapping or a jury trial for murder.
The Washington county board of supervisors opened sealed poll books from the primary election and began checking tallies against outside envelopes. By noon they had found only minor errors with no major mistakes across 22 precincts.
Utah Snow was arraigned in juvenile court before Judge P. G. Siegers on larceny charges for stealing a watch from the Everett Palmer home near town. His sentence to the state Industrial School for Boys at Eldora was suspended and he was paroled to Sheriff Foss Davis of Greene County Iowa. Snow, a Greens County resident, appeared with his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Snow of Jefferson. Judge Siegers planned to hold court today and tomorrow as several minor orders were issued.
Mrs. Paul R. Horak returned from Moline Alabama where she spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. J. VanderVennet. Mr. Horak joined her late Saturday night but came home Sunday morning.
A local decision in Milwaukee makes it impossible for the Journal to recommend the unnamed firm to readers, underscoring a conflict or policy issue affecting editorial endorsement.
A Ford tri motor 12 passenger plane valued at 62 000 pounds 10 800 pounds with 86 foot wingspan will visit Washington Friday sponsored by six local firms Phillips 66 Mace Motor Martins Cleaners Piggly Wiggly Phillips Hebner drug store and Maid Rite. Pilot Ted Sellers with 8000 flight hours will land at Kendrick field three miles southwest of town. Mayor Lloyd Lytle and sponsors offer free rides with purchase of a paid ticket, plane to display day and night with field lights and radios.
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