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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1937
Page
1
Clinton-William Montford, a farmer, is in serious condition at a local hospital after receiving burns when his furnace exploded as he opened the door.
Otis Bridges 560 Bridges of Blakesburg, a bookkeeper in Wapello County auditor's Ottumwa office, fatally wounded himself in a small washhouse beside his home. Family offers no reason. survivors include wife three daughters and four sons.
Iowa real estate magnate Ollie Mitchell left an estimated 100000 bequest to Waverly and the Waverly Women’s Relief Corps. Appraisers put the Mitchell estate at 52825 after valuation, noting holdings also include property in Colorado and California.
Iowa State Department of Agriculture inspectors in the dairy and food division conducted 13 646 inspections in January at a cost of 1688 14 dollars and collected 7309 17 dollars. Department vehicles traveled 57 955 miles at 2 8 cents per mile. The 1956 yearly report shows 164 227 inspections and fees totaling 552 765 61 dollars.
Des Moines report on Lew C. Mote a 51 year old carpenters foreman at Meredith Publishing Co killed by a circular saw piece. Coroner A E Shaw states death caused by concussion of the heart after autopsy confirmed prior opinion.
W O Coast 56 longtime Iowa City businessman and University of Town benefactor died at home from heart disease. Funeral set for Tuesday at the Episcopal church. He served as state representative in 1914 and led the Chamber of Commerce for several years. Survived by wife and two daughters.
Reports for last year show member creameries saved from the South Iowa Cooperative Creameries association equal to 7&8 percent of the revolving fund investments. The savings amount to 5 cents per hundredweight on tub butter and 10 cents on butter for cutting and printing. C. M. Steeve of Keosauqua is president and W. T. Wasson of Brooklyn is secretary and treasurer.
Marguerite Eustice and her mother Blanche Eustice of Chicago are held on kidnapping charges over an alleged kidnap wedding with Quin O'Brien, a Chicago corporation attorney. Police found Miss Eustice at a Clinton residence after a weekend of arrests. she claims O'Brien is the father of her unborn child and was too ill to move. A doctor was sent to the home as three attorneys represented the women.
Des Moines library worker Forrest Carhart complained about fans blocking the library driveway during Des Moines Coliseum events. Police tagged 10 cars, including Carhart’s, and he faced traffic court but avoided a fine after explanation.
In a 5 to 4 decision Justice Cardozo led the Supreme Court to uphold the administration law that voids gold clauses in private contracts including gold bullion contracts. The Holyoke Water Power Co appealed after seeking $42,568 instead of $28,674, arguing a $3.7 percent per ounce rate, but the court ruled contracts misaligned with the government monetary policy must fall.
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh spent the fifth anniversary of their son Charles Jr.’s kidnapping and murder in seclusion in Calcutta India. The couple arrived by train from Napor and sought privacy at the American consulate with John Campbell White, the U.S. consul.
Mrs Zoe E Wright library head at University hospital Iowa City will headline the Chamber of Commerce gathering with human interest stories from her hospital work Other program items include Patty Patterson tap dance Frances Miller song and Milo Sorden vocal solo The event at the YWCA community room starts with dinner at 6 30 and invites members to bring wives for the women focused program.
Mrs W A Rihannon aged ninety died at 6 a m at her East Seventh Street home. She endured a long illness born of age and helped settle Washington County with her late husband. Born Phoebe Ann Freeman in Meadville Pennsylvania she traveled with her family to Muscatine and Washington before moving their farm to Oregon township. Her pioneer years, Civil War era memories, and resilient spirit marked a lengthy life in the West.
Ardelle Kron ten years old son of Henry Kron died yesterday afternoon at the family home near Fairview, born November 1926. Illnesses included an enlarged heart and recent influenza. Survived by father and many siblings. funeral Tuesday at Holy Trinity church in Richmond.
Frank Bailey, 59, a negro, entered the Denver general hospital welfare bureau and killed three men and shot a woman, Emma Chambers. He was captured nearby. The victims were James Tunnell, Oliver Milliken, and Carl Dedio, all welfare bureau employees. Bailey also fired at two women across the street but did not hit them. He had been regular at the bureau seeking relief and was denied because he did not reside in Denver.
Dr E D Miller of Wellman commander of Washington county American Legion post and Lou Clark Iowa City first district Legion commander will attend the county Legion meeting in Kalona Thursday evening March 4. Special entertainment and routine business will be on the agenda along with a talk by Dr Tom J McCabe department highway safety director Mt Pleasant. Members needing rides may meet at the Local Legion rooms between 7 and 7 39 p m.
About 185 telephones in the southwest part of town were out after a fire destroyed a woodshed and toolhouse at 609 West Madison. The blaze melted an overhead cable, shutting service until repairs, possibly by late this afternoon. Origin is unknown and water supply hindered firefighting.
C Millson of Crawfordsville spent time at Moody Bible Institute during a visit to Chisago where he was hosted as a guest.
Rev James T Nichols described a round the world trip from August to December with stops in Honolulu Japan Shanghai Singapore Ceylon and Bombay. He praised Hawaii and China but warned war fears between the United States and Japan are exaggerated and spoke of studying peoples and their good works.
The group of band mothers led by Mrs. Russell Frink will host bingo evenings at City Hall on March 12 and 13 to raise funds for high school band uniforms. President Mrs. E. E. Stutsman oversees a division of groups each handling a fundraising project. A lunch and snacks will be offered during the events.
March first brings a heavy rush of farm land deals and town property closings as Washington banks and county offices handle a large volume. Many mortgages releases and deeds were filed Friday through today, with instrument counts this year ahead of last year.
The purser discovered box es containing $250,000 in gold with no guard, a lapse that drew concern and contrasted with precautions in America. Mr. Nichols remarked that the situation reflected a clash between heathen India and Christian America.
Labor and capital mobilize across cities as hosiery mills in Berks county Pennsylvania erupt into a general strike. In Detroit sit down protests threaten nationwide spread with 200 workers at Howard Mills and 2,000 more at other plants joining the walkout. Additional clashes arise at Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica, Fansteel in North Chicago, and a Groton boat company resuming work.
Donald Orr received a slight cut in his left eye after a truck veered down the road and struck his eastbound car near Ainsworth at about 10 15 last evening. He suffered only minor bruises besides the eye wound.
Berlin story reports lawyers for prosecution and defense questioning John J. Hughes as he faces potential charges after shooting Oscar Hossman, an 82 year old man he had never met. The siege at the courthouse courtyard has been the backdrop to a dramatic legal effort to avert the ax.
Four divorce suits are filed with the district court clerk for the March term starting next Monday. Judges J. G. Patterson of Oskaloosa will preside. Plaintiffs: Khuth B. Mitchell vs Arthur F. Mitchell, Ross Shafer vs Rosella Shafer, Goldie Noel vs Harley B. Noel, Paul Marek vs Edna Bell Marek. Twenty new cases total. one foreclosure section. five quieting title cases. most are law actions on notes and accounts. one landlord's attachment included.
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