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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1945
Page
1
The Iowa executive council approved buying 76 Winchester riot guns for 4485.36 to outfit the state highway patrol which has used .38 revolvers. A request for 2 sub machine guns at 1788 was denied pending war department surplus information.
Michael P. Franz age 100 died at his daughter Ethel G. Nabbefeld’s home in Ottumwa. He served in the Union from 1863 to 1865 first with Co A 20th Iowa and later with Co H 29th Iowa enlisting from Linn County. Born in Russia, he was known as the last Pony Express rider linked to Buffalo Bill Cody. his father Peter Franz fell in the Civil War.
Funeral services for Lee Dixon, 30, will be held at Clemons today. Dixon, a former resident southeast of St. Anthony, accidentally shot himself Saturday when his gun caught in a fence while he tried to cling through with it cocked. His wife found the shotgun near a corn field edge.
Leo Van Hilton 20, son of Mr and Mrs John Van Hilton farmers north of Pleasantville, was killed when his car overturned on a gravel road a mile and a half north of here. His brother Paul 17 and Vernon Mennexga 18 of Pella suffered injuries and were taken to the Community Hospital. Paul sustained back injuries and Vernon was bruised.
Fred LeRoy Wren Jr a 21 year old Des Moines man was sentenced by Federal Judge Charles A Dewey to six months in jail and placed on a year of probation after pleading guilty to illegally wearing a marine uniform He had two prior conduct discharges and last left the Marines on March 28 A downtown chase led to his arrest and he admitted not serving abroad despite wearing campaign ribbons
District Judge H. V. Levis denied an injunction to halt the Ottumwa Foundry Co project and ruled the city acted within its rights in issuing a building permit. The opinion noted the city has no valid zoning ordinances while questions remain on potential nuisance to west Ottumwa residents.
Donald Wagene Elsbury 17 of Sutherland died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Dean Wilbur J. Teters of the State University of Iowa listed the coroner Clay County. The boy was found dead in a Spencer tourist cabin last remaining details unclear.
President Truman asked Congress to make the speaker of the house first in line for the presidency if the president cannot serve, replacing the current system where the secretary of state would ascend. He urged keeping elective officers as much as possible and argued the speaker’s selection best reflects the will of the people.
Ruth Foster announces the final pressure cooker service calls for the county homemakers. By June 21 Brighton hosts cooker checks and June 22 Washington repeats the clinic with appointments via the Karin Bureau Office.
Funeral services were held this afternoon for James W. Brock at the L. A. Jones funeral home with Rev. Thomas Polk and Rev. Alfred Trenerry in charge. Pallbearers were Ray Phillips, Harley Mayhew, Herman Goacher, Had Edmondson, Ed Glider, and Tuesday morning by his two companions Donald Peters 19 and Otto Johanns Selk Jr 18 who shared the cabin with him.
The Washington city council renewed beer permits for C. M. Denison Mary Dougall Edith Beaty the Candy Kitchen the Chocolate Shop and Casey's cafe with new licenses effective July first Eight beer sellers remain and two renewals Joe Simmering's cafe and Dougall Bros restaurant expire later Cigarette permits were granted to 21 businesses including Denison Dougall Mary Beaty Candy Kitchen Chocolate Shop Causey's cafe A and P store Benner Tea Co Dougall Bros Thomassen's market Washington Fruit Market Maidrite Sandwich shop Simmering's cafe Peoples grocery Lemmon's Pharmacy Pioneer Drug Store Phillips Hebner McDaniel's Drug Store Winga's Cafe State Cafe and Coral Widmer. The meeting also covered routine business and street repair plans for crushed rock and asphalt streets hindered by material and labor shortages with summer repair hopes.
Helen L. Fullerton petitions the district court for divorce from Harry L. Fullerton married Feb 5 1942 at Kaboka Missouri and separated May 22 1942. One child Carolyn Kay two and a half resides with plaintiff. She seeks custody and child support. Attorney L J Kehoe represents plaintiff.
Floyd Murdock was laid to rest with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Local records confirm the interment details and final rites occurred at the cemetery grounds.
Delmer G. Lendt of Mechanicsville Iowa and Wahneettah Goodwin of Washington secured a marriage license yesterday at the courthouse.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower receives a hero’s welcome in New York amid a ticker tape parade and massive crowds. Officials estimate around two to three million people line Fifth Avenue and lower Manhattan as traffic stalls and war plants pause to honor the Allied leader.
Walter L. Friedman from Platteville Wisconsin assumes duties as manager of the Montg ery Ward store replacing H H Hiett who led the local store for 14 months Hiett moves to Iowa City to manage another Ward store Friedman plans to relocate his family to Washington once a furnished home is found The Friedmans have two children Dick age 3 and Mary Carol 24% months both natives of Iowa and former Carroll residents His hobbies include golf and he was active in Platteville Kiwanis and country club activities
The war department telegram confirms Sergeant Henry E. Shields 22-year-old from Washington was killed November 4 while serving as a B 24 Liberator crew member in Italy. He previously was listed missing in action and received the Air Medal for meritorious aerial flight.
King Leopold of Belgium rejects abdication demands and says he will reassume full constitutional prerogatives. A statement authorized by the king and released to allied press via Capt. Gatien Viscount du Parc asserts there is no plan to abdicate. The monarch intends to return to Belgium and resume the throne after years under German control.
Rotarians heard Lee Holland of the Washington State Bank discuss Bretton Woods proposals aimed at stabilizing world currencies and providing long term capital for reconstruction. He said the plan would boost international trade and strengthen relations. Lt Carlton Lytle spoke of Pacific service and upcoming courier duties. Captain Don Davis described weather work in Europe. Others included Russell Hess, Rev Arthur Kindred, and Fred Monroe. Rotary luncheon details and forthcoming district meeting were noted.
A guest of the American army since liberation by the 109 cavalry group of the 15th corps, U S. Tth army, was welcomed aboard as a symbol of allied victory.
Testimony in a terrorist trial in Moscow alleges that the Wilno region underground leader Stanislaw Dzyalensky received orders from the Polish government in London to fuel hatred of Russians and plan diversionary acts against the Red Army. He is among 22 Poles who turned state's evidence.
Mrs Roy Glider received a war department telegram stating her husband Private Roy A. Glider was killed in action on Okinawa April 30. The adjutant general telegram noted his name was not on casualty lists up to Saturday, and letters to him had been returned marked Deceased. Mr and Mrs L J Fountain report fresh potatoes and peas from this year's garden.
June 1 dispatch reports the 10th Army pressing toward Okinawa's last miles as Lt. Gen. Buckner is buried. MacArthur reorganizes Pacific command for future invasions while Allied offensives advance in Brunei, Luzon, and Formosa. Japanese denials of peace talks surface amid talk of a homeland invasion within months.
The Legion's program at 8 o'clock tonight starts with the regular meeting, followed by a business session. Speaker Lee Holland of the Washington State Bank will discuss the world monetary system proposed at Bretton Woods and its hoped for role in sustaining peace among nations.
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