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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1938

Page

6

Copppock Elects Mayor W Volger Copppock

March 30 town election at Hesser shop results: Mayor W L Volger, assessor Gleede F Dold, treasurer Mrs Gleede F Dold, councilmen John W Ricks John McMullen L Arbogast B A Vantrimp V Stone for two years. Community note: theater party at State theatre in Washington.

State Theatre Washington Shirley Temple Rebecca Sunnybrook Farm Mary Hallock Hesseltine Charles Davison Ralph Mann Fairfield George Mann Iowa City Sherm Watson Roy Davison Karl Dickerson Brighton J. J. Davison Cochran Sam Marsh Near Washington W. S. Cochran Arlis Vansant John Bender Wayland Gleede Dold Evelyn

Iowa employers urged to report full Social Security numbers

Des Moines March 30 Commissioner Claude M. Stanley urged Iowa employers to report the full names and Social Security numbers of all workers to the unemployment compensation commission. He warned that crediting earnings by name alone leads to errors given common names, citing 307 416 Iowa workers and hundreds named Johnson or Smith.

Des Moines Iowa Claude M. Stanley Iowa Unemployment Compensation Commission Stanley Commission Johnson George Smiths John Smiths John A. Smiths John William Smiths

Local news items note moves and anniversaries in town

Mrs Anna Riley and son Fred are moving to an acreage near Crawfordsville. Mr and Mrs Ray Ferguson of Grinnell spent the weekend with Mrs Ferguson's parents Mr and Mrs D W McClure. Mrs McClure accompanied them home for a few days. Mrs Julia Lehrer and son Hubert move from the Carbaugh home into Mrs Oscar Brock's. Esther Wilkins a West Branch teacher visits her mother Mrs I H Brindley and sister Mrs Ruth Lemley. Everett Stewart bought the Babcock house and will move April 1. Mrs Duane Hazen of Ainsworth visits her mother while Mr Hazen attends lodge. L E Nagley and wife celebrated their golden anniversary. Alter Society of St James Church, led by Louise Wombacher, cleared 130 at a food sale.

Mrs. Ray Ferguson Grinnell Esther Wilkins West Branch I. H. Brindley Ruth Lemley Duane Hazen Ainsworth L. A. Meredith Hazen Lodge L. E. Nagley North Second Avenue S. R. Knupp Negley Mrs. Knupp

Washington Saturday Social Notes and Local News

Sunday gatherings plus health updates and school news from Washington. Families including Nichols Hudelstein Miller Edwards and Cold visited E. E. Nichols Emma Herrick Edwin Leeper and Mt. Pleasant residents. Mrs Benson reelected as teacher for thirteenth year amid community praise.

Fred Cold Edwin Leeper Mt. Pleasant Ray Manning Do. M. Benson Benson

Voters Find Blank Ballot At City Election

Voters faced blank ballots in New Market's city election yet winners received overwhelming majorities. Paul Solding was elected mayor. Councilmen elected were Jamen Pullen Tt, Ralph Rayleses, Orville Wood, Merle Parsons and Pant Park. Wailura to file on time for offices. errors over signer counts led to removal of all names from official ballots.

New Market Paul Solding Jamen Pullen

Jail Stepfather, Two Injured from Bullets

A bullet was removed from Mrs. John Staley 45 after a stray shot during a fight with her husband John P. Staley. Glen R. Staley 22 was wounded with a bullet in the neck and remains in a hospital. The stepfather is jailed on charges after allegedly shooting during a dispute over money.

Waterloo John Staley Staley Glen R. Staley

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