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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1940
Page
1
Mrs. Charles Kenney, 57, died of a heart attack in her Elliott home kitchen. Her husband, outdoors, heard the dog bark and found her. one son survives.
Spencer reports two badly damaged trucks piled in a creekbed east of Dickens after a wreck. Guy Raymond of Keege Harbor Michigan suffered facial cuts. Raymond drove a truck carrying a new pickup loaded on its flatbed.
In Cedar Rapids Mrs. Eva Soles Clare, 69, lay near death after a collision as she stepped from between two parked cars. Police received numerous crown witnesses. The driver, who reportedly parked then returned to view the crowd before fleeing, was the alleged motorist in this second such hit in a week.
Marshalltown residents Keith Dearborn and Alfred Mackey were to be arraigned in Des Moines before U S Commissioner John R. Hamilton on charges of making possessing and passing counterfeit five cent pieces. They allegedly produced crude one sided nickels and admitted using them in pinball machines and selling them for a penny each.
Hubert Griffith remains unaccounted after a car overturned near Fort Dodge. His brother John Griffith of Des Moines, the driver, was jailed for driving while intoxicated. Drake University athletes Ned Swan and Tony Ahrinkiel escaped injury. Joan Griffith suffered eye cuts as the car rolled 144 feet.
Clayton Hester, 19, of Pisgah, was accidentally shot and killed when a .22 rifle fired by Daniel McHugh, 15, discharged while the youths shot at targets. Hester was walking in front of the weapon at McHugh’s home. the bullet entered the back of his head and pierced the brain.
Sugar makers in West Union report a slow start this season due to cold weather but many operators are now active. The Mrs Wm Larrabee Jr farm hosts a large bush with Aubrey and Lawrence Guyer tenants tapping about 400 trees and 550 pails set out. Some trees bear three pails, some tapped for 70 seasons. Aubrey Guyer notes dry fall and winter did not harm the trees and syrup quality is high. Veteran sugar maker Will Morse brings 60 years of camp experience to the scene.
Mountayr fire destroys the main building of Clearfield public school causing a $50,000 loss to a 600 person community. Volunteers faced a low water supply but saved the gymnasium and a later addition from the blaze.
Private services for six month old Dannie Himes will be at a Carlisle cemetery. Dannie son of Mrs Margaret Himes fell from a third story window to steps eighty feet below last Sunday. Dr Shaw said a ruptured blood vessel caused internal bleeding and pneumonia caused death. The tragedy compounds the sorrow of his 21 year old mother.
In Washington on Easter Sunday churches were well filled despite a frigid day with a 25 degree high and 11 degree low. The scene at the White House included egg rolling on the south lawn with about 190 children and parents as Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt looked on and spoke of hoping visitors enjoyed the holiday.
United Press reports bitter cold spoiled Easter parades as temperatures ran from 20 to 30 degrees below normal. The frigid belt stretched from Texas and the Mississippi valley to the Carolinas and mid Atlantic states, marking the coldest Easter on record in many areas.
In Washington D C on a March day children bundled in leggings and heavy coats braved a north wind with temperatures recalling winter.
Hospital attendants report a Feb birth at Broadlawns General Hospital where a second infant, son of Mrs Himes, died six days after birth due to pneumonia. The earlier newborn also died from pneumonia, marking a second fatal outcome in recent weeks.
Automobiles driven by Homer Moriarty of Washington and Clarence J. Sheehan of Winterset, Iowa, were in a side swiping crash about a mile west of town on No 2 last night. None of the occupants was injured. Estimated damage to each car was about $75.
Senator Pat Harrison urged a three year extension of the reciprocal trade agreement program calling it a beacon to steer Europe toward peace and trade. Administration leaders expected a small but safe Senate vote in favor of extending the program as Hull desires.
In Fairfield on March 25 a witness testified that Lee Williams admitted shooting Elmon Harter at a tavern west of Fairfield on March 1. Williams’s defense began its case as Mrs. Glenn Russell of Stockport described entering the tavern shortly before the shooting.
The Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Communications Commission can license a new radio station even if it may hurt an existing station. Justice Owen Roberts upheld the FCC action granting a license to the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald.
Republican voters of Cedar township plan a caucus at Cedar Center schoolhouse on Wednesday evening at small o clock P.M. in the venue note.
Republicans of the first ward announce a caucus at the courthouse on Wednesday evening at 7 30 to name seven delegates to the county convention. The notice comes from Dr E E B Stutsman precinct committeeman.
Chairman Theodore B. Bailey reports delegate selections for the county convention to be held at the courthouse Saturday. Four of 22 precincts have sent names. caucuses set for Wednesday night. Notable delegates from the Second and Third wards listed alongside Fourth ward picks and Franklin Center representatives. State convention delegates from Washington County will number 18 to meet April 12 in Des Moines.
Weerk s Wrather Des Moines reports for the upper Mississippi valley expect fair conditions in the north with occasional light rain or snow in the south. Temperatures run below normal early, near normal mid and late week. Northern Great Plains face several periods of light snow or rain with below normal temps early, near normal mid and late week.
The Bethel Presbyterian church northeast of Washington will host a dinner at 6 30 this evening followed by the business meeting. The pastor asks readers to inform church members of the event.
Prof W K McPherson of Iowa State College told about 50 Washington county farmers that recent progress in corn alcohol for gasoline makes it feasible to use Iowa corn for motor fuel. After the address and conference, the Washington Cooperative Service company voted to buy stock in a firm planning to build an Ames alcohol plant.
London report states the weekly butter ration rose from a quarter pound to half a pound. Food dealers note customers have developed a taste for margarine despite the increase.
The case of Charles Rath against William Wesley opened in Oskaloosa with a jury panel of 16. Rath seeks damages for injuries from a Sept 7 1938 collision near Riverside involving a car with Rath as passenger and a Wesley owned truck. Morrison leads for Rath. Baldrige Cahill for Wesley before Judge Patterson.
William Hahn age 33, of near Manchester, was killed near Barlville when struck by a car that failed to stop. The vehicle dragged his body about 116 feet and left it on the pavement. Hahn suffered a broken neck and severe injuries.
Elvin Gerber of Washington won a $10 merchandise prize for guessing nearest the rebuilt cylinder count by Sitler during 1929. The contest at the American Legion Industrial show last week drew hundreds of guesses. Gerber’s 1650 beat the actual 1545.
Copenhagen reports British naval forces enforcing a blockade along the Skagerrak and Kattegat from the North Sea to the Baltic. Heavily mined waters, several British warships and submarines cited in sinking two German freighters and deterring others. Finland sought Swedish aid before the war, but Sweden refused to deploy troops to the Aland islands.
Fortnightly club garden department seeks 200 roses 50 lilacs and 50 hawthornes for Cemetery Road project. Memorial trees are subscribed. general contributions cover planting costs. Deadline April 1 for completion by Memorial Day. Contributions with committee members or local banks or Journal office.
Milo Erwin takes over as manager of the Washington A and P store after previously managing the Brooklyn location. Charles Lynch leaves the Washington store for Brooklyn duties with his wife Mrs. Lynch joining him in Brooklyn on April 15, marking a six year tenure for Erwin with the company and a year and five months for Lynch in Washington.
The Crimson Cross, an Easter drama given at the Foursquare church last night, drew a capacity crowd, with many unable to view. It is scheduled for a second showing Thursday evening and the public is invited to attend this splendid presentation.
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