12 Mar 1936
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1936
Page
1
Charles City faced a broken 14 inch water main pushing up pavement. Seven Main Street fire hydrants required electric thawing to restore service.
Judge Frank Bechly of Montezuma presiding at district court here will mark his sixty third birthday Friday the thirteenth. He will host a dinner for the Jasper county bay at Hotel Maytag to celebrate the occasion.
In Marshalltown Deaconess hospital the number of new babies topped the available baby baskets for the first time. Extra nurses were called in, a bureau drawer served as a makeshift crib, and nineteen newborns kept the staff busy with feeding schedules.
Fifteen hundred rats were killed in Le Mars when Floyd River floodwaters drove them from the city dump. The flood forced rodents onto small islands where they were clubbed by men, children, and dogs, with two men using rifles to shoot rats from trees.
Cedar Falls resident Ace Fogdall, operator of a taxicab company, was fined $50 for violating a city ordinance requiring licensed taxi firms to meet every train. He failed to meet night trains during the winter season.
Harold Paul, 25, of Waterloo, recently returned from a Chicago hospital where two large tendons on the bottom of both feet were notched and stretched. When casts are removed he must relearn to walk. Over years his tendons gradually shrank.
An Estherville Minnesota St. Louis railroad snowplow with two locomotives arrived as fresh snow fell. Service resumes to Estherville for the first time since Feb 3. The Chamber of Commerce plans a high school band welcome. Trainmen are ordered not to stick heads from caboose windows between Spencer and New Ulm due to high snow banks.
In Knoxville the jury deliberating William Johns former county treasurer employee on embezzlement charges of about $500 was dismissed after 26 hours without reaching a verdict.
Six University of Iowa coeds fear a kidnap attempt as law students boycott the Mecca ball events. The annual engineering Mecca celebration runs from Friday night to Tuesday with the queen selection as the highlight amid tensions between law and engineering students over the tradition.
Washington high School defeated North English 20 to 18 while West Chester beat Washington Center 27 to 22 in first round sectional games. Washington edged North English in the final two seconds on a Palmer bucket. Chester led throughout.
New York March 12 An eight point strike settlement neared after James J Bambrick told Mayor LaGuardia that further talks would fail if all strikers were not restored without discrimination The Realty Advisory Board demanded no violence linked workers return and Ferdinand Silcox was named forest service arbitration head Disputes resolved except the return of all strikers prompt resumption of talks this afternoon
Dr. and Mrs. E. W eer of Ainsworth were visitors in town today, stopping to call on local acquaintances and enjoy a brief outing before returning home.
Des Moines Iowa March 12 UP All trucks registered in Minnesota and operating in Iowa henceforth must have Iowa registration plates. Lew Wallace state motor vehicle department superintendent ruled today. Minnesota trucks may obtain permits for occasional trips to haul farm products from the farm to Iowa markets. Farmers hauling their own products to Iowa markets are exempted. They are exempted if they haul back supplies for personal consumption bought in Iowa.
Des Moines report says the Des Moines river spilled over its banks at Tracy this morning as river levels rise across the north. No damage expected yet, but Onawa was hardest hit with 30 flood refugees and livestock moved to higher ground.
J A Hunsaker proprietor of Hunsaker's shoe repair shop came to Washing ton from Marengo ten years ago last fall. His home originally was in Aurora Missouri. All had been in the shoe repair business for 24 years. He started saving sales when he was 16 years old.
Rodney Pace, 15, admits to striking his sister Thyrza Pace and admits two gunshots killed his 17 year old brother Ogden in the Pace home at Independence. Police say Thyrza was wounded by a blow to the head and remains in critical condition.
Graham's today announces the formal opening of a new shoe department with updated fixtures and rear shelving. A special window for shoe displays highlights the remodel as part of recent store rearrangements. Manager Charles George notes the department will house a large stock and be a key store section.
Washington March 12. The mayors of the nation s 100 largest cities urge continuation of the WPA to combat unemployment. Mayor La Guardia of New York presents an exhaustive report to President Roosevelt defending the WPA as the American system versus European dole and detailing its benefits and jobs created.
William Randolph Hearst files a Supreme Court plea in D C to restrain the senate lobby investigation committee from seizing original telegram copies. Officials move to keep telegrams from Hearst to a newspaper editor confidential.
Merle Green traveled to Oska loosa this morning to spend the rest of the week on business activities, outlining plans and meetings during the period.
Republicans of Washington County will hold a meeting on Wednesday March 26 at 7 30 PM at the courthouse to form the Republican Volunteers of Iowa. G E K Mace acting chairman announces the Volunteers are a non separate group under the county central committee with officers to be elected. James H MacLafferty former Oakland California congressman will speak as a Republican National Committee representative. W P Simons of Knoxville Iowa field organizer explains the movement details and purpose.
K L Roy of Burlington is named manager of the McCormicck Deering store after George Shanklin’s transfer to Ottumwa. Known as Harry to friends, Roy has worked in IH credit on this territory since 1929 and lived in Burlington for 2.5 years. He will move to Washington with wife and three children, Robert 8 Jane 5 and Harry Jr 3. He belongs to the Masonic Lodge and the Roy family attended Concordia Lutheran church in Burlington.
Iowa officials report the refunding of primary road bonds will cut interest costs by about 3.5 million dollars. Claud Coykendall of the state highway commission notes 21.148 million in bonds to be resold at lower rates, with early sales in multiple counties yielding premiums and strong investor demand.
Des Moines reports the state primary road fund stood at 21,211,918.52 dollars at February’s end. Motor vehicle license fees totaled 2,352,659.48 dollars and gasoline taxes 485,000 dollars for the month, with highway commissioners overseeing the funds.
Funeral services for Mrs Rebecca Sanford, about 55, long-time county resident, will be at 2 30 Friday at L A Jones funeral home. Rev Vernon H Carter of the Christian church will officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery. She died at 2 16 yesterday at the Charles Beatty home on East Washington after a two week illness. She lived 71 years in the Sanford home on West Jefferson Street, except for two winters after her husband Henry Sanford died September 2 1938. He was a pioneer livery stable operator. She was born in the Lexington area northwest of town, daughter of John Beatty. She was the last surviving member of the Beatty family.
March weather brings blustery winds and winterlike temps. A large tree limb fell near the Christian church during the night, blocking the pavement and injuring no one. The limb destroyed a squirrel family shelter and prompted officials to remove debris.
Dr. Benj L Schwartz announced a pre Easter evangelistic program at the Methodist church with public services every Wednesday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 30 p.m. The schedule includes topics such as The New vs the Old and An Arrest that Failed with dates in March and April.
Berlin issues an ultimatum to the Locarno powers as London talks convene on Germany remilitarization of the Rhineland. The statement rejects French claims of a menace and demands direct negotiations while preserving the Rhine status quo. It warns Germany may withdraw peaceful proposals if not met half way. France counters that German forces are smaller than those France could mobilize with allies.
H. J. Rublee of Oshkosh Wisconsin was in town this afternoon on business.
Governor Harold Hoffman says he cannot halt Hauptmann’s execution scheduled for the week of March 30. He told INS he lacks legal power to grant another stay, and warned against unexpected developments altering the case.
The Treasure Hunt invites residents to collect hundreds of gifts by finding numbers on gifts matched to numbers held by participants. Tickets are sold at Washington stores as the Chamber of Commerce plans its formal Spring Opening with window displays of many numbered gifts.
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