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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1940
Page
1
The body of 15 year old Arnold Warren of Akron was recovered half an hour after he drowned in a sandpit near Akron. A physician and pulmotor arrived but he was dead.
Robert H. Melington, 36, an attorney for the Department of Justice, died at St. Joseph hospital after a brief illness. He had lived in Ottumwa since February 1938. Survived by his wife and his mother Mrs. John Melington of Cleveland, Ohio. Funeral services will be in Chicago, Illinois.
Ames-Jordan L. Larson, superintendent of schools for four years, resigned to assume a similar post in Dubuque. Larson leads the Iowa Superintendents club and the State Legion Schoolmasters club and is a former district Legion commander. He recently directed Hawkeye boys state at Camp Dodge.
The University of Iowa mathematics department will help national defense next fall. Head R L Rietz says emphasis will be on trigonometry ballistics navigation meteorology astronomy and courses on mechanics of instruments used by the army and navy.
Cedar Rapids Hanford Post of the American Legion mailed twelve hundred letters with packs of postcards to drown out signatures. The inscription urges the United States to stay out of war and build a superb defense while taking action against Communazi conspirators. It calls for the government to stop speeches and focus on defense and to observe neutrality laws to preserve defense weapons for America.
Robert Taylor is expected among amateur and professional magicians at the International Brotherhood of Magicians convention in Davenport. He will fly in and stay one day. Also invited from film magicians are James Stewart and Chester Morris, noted stars in the amateur ranks.
Waterloo mayor Ralph Slippy denounced an Iowa Anti-Saloon League claim that hard liquor is sold by the drink in Waterloo taverns. He said if Rev McCaw visited the city and found violations it was his duty to report them to police.
Seven Bohlen children and their mother, once separated by the 1919 flu epidemic, reunite in Paullina thanks to eldest son William Bohlen, a Spencer trucker. Two more children located but absent. Father, a Akron blacksmith, died. mother left in reduced circumstances with nine children.
Emma Catherine Frank sues in Washington county district court for divorce from John William Frank. She states they married at Riverside on September 21 1909 and have lived in Iowa township for ten years. Desertion six years ago cited as ground. Attorneys Ba TMbige and Bailey represent the plaintiff.
The program lists Sousa marches and popular selections performed by the Washington Municipal Band at 8:00 P.M. Featuring Trombone Section, Bass Solo, and pieces by Semper Fidelis, The Battle Hymn, and America the Beautiful with guest soloists and a U. S. Field Artillery march.
Des Moines reports the June primary results. Democratic field for congress in the first district requires a district convention after James M. Bell leads with 54.06 percent but below the 35 percent needed. Bell 3 648 votes. Herbert G. Thompson 6 236. James France 1 807. Zoe Nabers 1 618. Republican count: Thomas E. Martin unopposed with 24 617. Wilson defeats H R Gross by 18 781 for governor with 165 176 to 146 395. Irving H Knudson 21 039. Democratic governor candidate Valentine 70 232 versus Breen 51 112. Valentine leads by 19 121.
The Washington weather report shows a high of 95 degrees reached around 1 PM today. Yesterday’s maximum was 94 and the low last night was 70.
The playground program at Stewart school and Lincoln opened well with over 150 children. About 50 attended Stewart in the morning and around 100 at Lincoln in the afternoon, including 63 boys and 36 girls. Children may attend either site. Handcraft and storytelling are planned, with game periods led by Howard Little and Don Kiesey. Six softball teams are hoped for among older boys and four for younger ones. Last year 337 children registered at the single playground. this year two sites will serve more.
The Washington board of education elected Zenta Powell and Flavis Richards to teach music and art in two elementary buildings and assist in instrumental music. Powell, from Rutledge Missouri, holds a B A from Kirksville Teachers College and did graduate work at Missouri University. Richards, from Spirit Lake, earned a B A at Cornell College and is pursuing graduate study at the University of Colorado.
City Council met and referred paving of South Second to the Street Committee for a report in a few days. The meeting approved 22 cigarette and seven beer licenses for the year beginning July 1. City employees were granted new vacation salaries.
City and state highway officials discuss widened pavement on South Second Avenue between East Madison and East Washington streets with city to pay part of the cost. The street committee will report in a few days as bids may be opened July 9.
Playgrounds sponsored by the Y's Men's Club expect over 500 attendees on opening day and throughout the summer. Financing comes from gifts by community groups individuals and local business firms.
W L Rukgaber traveled to Ko komo Indiana yesterday intending a short business stay. The trip aimed at managing local affairs and completing tasks related to his enterprise.
Iowa Supreme Court upheld the seven year prison sentence of A. L. Neuhart for cheating by false pretenses in a Jefferson County cattle swindle. Neuhart bought 21 head of cattle from Fairfield resident Mrs. Winifred Ball and paid with a check that backed the fraud.
London reports Prime Minister Churchill says attacks by enemy bombers will begin soon and Britain is ready for invasion. He warns the world could fall into a new dark age if Britain loses, and notes 1,750,000 soldiers are ready to fight invaders with a prepared fleet.
Hitler and Mussolini conferred behind soundproof walls at Hitler's home to decide France’s fate. Officials indicated terms would be at least an unconditional capitulation with France allowed an armistice. Italy pressed for Nice Corsica Tunisia and Djibouti as part of its demands.
Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of naval operations, urged a 70 percent boost to the US fleet in testimony to the House Naval Affairs Committee. He called for about 206 fighting ships and 100,000 tons of auxiliaries, bringing total capacity to roughly 3,670,000 tons of fighting craft, well ahead of any other nation.
Work on the Bible Auditorium at West Madison Street and South Avenue D is nearly finished and may be completed by week’s end. Settee seats and a south end platform are the final items, with the organizers planning to announce the building’s exact use once finished. The hall will seat hundreds and be used in the summer and possibly into fall.
Sheriff H F Putnam was called to Brighton to investigate an attempt to break into the Wanerus beauty shop last night. A rear window was broken but entry was not gained.
A brief note reports a payment of 1100 dollars drawn on a bank that does not exist and mentions an appeal based on grounds not fully given in the fragment.
County auditor Mrs. Ethel Grecian Wilson announces courthouse closures on Thursday June 20. A state convention of county officers is held in Cedar Rapids this week with Washington county officials directed to attend on the convention day.
Central Park will host ten Sunday evening union church services from June 30 through the first Sunday in September. A city ministerial association at the YMCA organized the schedule with a different church and minister each week. Music will be provided, and special instrumental music groups are planned for the ten services.
The record states the cattle belonged to her husband rather than to Mrs Ball, implying a dispute over ownership between the spouse and the title holder. It notes the marital context and identifies the party asserting ownership.
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