03 May 1938
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1938
Page
1
Ottumwa city council collected five bids for police radio equipment with prices from 1182 to 3415 dollars. Bids were referred to Safety Commissioner Harry Swenson for review.
Governor Kraschel commuted life sentences of three Iowa bank robbers to paroleable terms: Varvario and Ball to 30 years and Leighton to 40 years. Five more inmates, including J B Nichols of Washington, Iowa, may also receive clemency after trial judge and county attorney recommendations.
Two engineering students and a faculty member were elected to Pi Tau Sigma honorary engineering fraternity Monday in Iowa City. Cecil J. Porter of Littleton Maine and John Wessale of Cedar Rapids joined as members, with Prof. H. L. Godeke of the college of engineering named an honorary member.
Proponents and opponents of liberal religion stayed silent as fundamentalist churches in Iowa launched a campaign. A petition aimed at President O. R. Latham circulated in churches seeks the appointment of a conservative director of religious activities.
Housewives in Fort Dodge feared a garter snake invasion as snakes moved into homes. City council debated solutions while 9 to 11 year old boys formed a club and hunted the area, killing a bushel basket of snakes near Oleson Park, prompting renewed council action.
About 1,300 Maytag Co. employees attended a union meeting in Newton to hear the C I O negotiating committee report progress on the contract talks. William Sentner of St Louis, international vice president, assisted local officials and spoke on overall progress.
A Dubuque steer escaped from the Dubuque Packing Co. and swam the Mississippi River, surprising local swimmers. Police pursued, the animal fled into a wooded riverbank, then was found two miles inland on the Illinois side and returned to its slaughter pen by truck.
Des Moines reports Frank Miles editor of the Iowa Legionaire accuses a German American Bund movement in Iowa of Nazi sympathies. Miles details plans for a Legion national convention resolution and warns of Bund activity already active in the east.
William R. Ramsey a G man died in Danville Illinois from seven wounds after a gun battle with outlaw Joe Barlwine who was killed in the confrontation. Ramsey led a posse to the river bank hideout near Armstrong supporting the federal investigation. Barlwine’s ten year old son Virgil was shot and in serious condition.
Two Washington county motorists admitted recklessness in operating vehicles and paid fines totaling 35 dollars in Justice of the Peace J B Rovee court. Wesley Lowry pleaded guilty to passing a vehicle with limited view after a Saturday crash on primary road No 1 north of town, fined 10 dollars plus costs. Ivan Jarvis pleaded guilty to reckless driving after a Sunday incident on primary road No 2 east of town, fined 25 dollars plus costs. Complainant Harvey Meek said his car narrowly avoided being struck due to its good brakes.
Sanitary engineer R. J. Schiebeckelman told the council that 60 milk samples analyzed show improved quality under the new ordinance. He expects dairies selling to Washington to drop from 26 to 20 as enforcement becomes more systematic with summer cooling challenges ahead.
Mr and Mrs Julius Kunik and their children traveled to Iowa City for a Sunday afternoon and evening visit with relatives.
Two Washington water and light plant employees, Neil Jacobs and John Lowash, pose on a ladder while fixing a street lamp in Central Park. Both have long service with the plant, with Jacobs outdoors on water connections and Lowash indoors at the machinery. Perry L. Jordan oversees the crew. Ed Wiley handles night shift duties.
Washington city council appoints Walter Kiesey as night officer succeeding Earl Jackson and approves by unanimous vote. Major L T Saul declines the post after brief consideration. The council also creates a formal Washington police department with a chief and two officers under Jay Brown.
Police Chief Jay Brown reports a boy's bicycle found in the southeast part of town is in police possession. The rightful owner can recover it by proving ownership at city hall.
George Jacobs, 16, a Nevada High School sophomore, is in an Iowa sanitarium with a leg wound from an accidental shotgun discharge while hunting. Phillip, who aided promptly, assisted in initial first aid at the scene.
Hennehan and an unnamed companion aided a youth named Jacobs after a severe injury, credited with stopping the bleeding and likely saving his life. The incident highlights quick action by bystanders in a crisis.
Hitler reaches Brenner station in Italy amid lavish pageantry on the way to Rome for a momentous conference with Premier Benito Mussolini. He travels by a luxury special train and is greeted by Italian officials including the Duke of Pistoia and Achille Starace.
Dr Earl Harper president of Simpson College in Indianola Iowa is appointed director of fine arts at the State University of Iowa with professorial rank and will also lead the Iowa Memorial Union recreation center He is 43 and has led Simpson since 1936
The Y W C A membership drive starts tomorrow with workers visiting friends for annual contributions. Volunteers will meet in the Y’s women’s room on Wednesday from 2 to 4 pm for a tea hosted by Mrs. Manton Hebner, with Irene Yard Althea Montgomery and Mrs. George C. Stewart leading the drive.
A May 13 program at 8:00 p m in United Presbyterian features Jesse Phillips Robertson, the Singer of Psalms, performing ancient Hebrew folk songs with revived biblical instruments. Robertson, expert on Syria Palestine Egypt music, narrates in period costume, delivering stately psalm tones and dramatic lyrics.
A united township board and board of supervisors adopted a twelve road program for grading draining and surfacing more than thirty miles of county highways. Valley road and cemetery road are trunk roads. most projects are local roads with costs totaling about 21 843.27 for trunk roads and 33 165.13 for local roads plus 10 489.65 for culverts.
George Klahn of Wheatland Iowa died when his car collided with a freight truck between Wheatland and Calamus. The crash sparked fire, burning him severely while two other occupants from Denver suffered serious injuries. A relief driver was treated at Wheatland. Dr Elmer Riedesel aided at the scene. The death marked Iowa's 124th traffic fatality of the year.
Forrest Schirmer was arraigned in district court and pleaded guilty to bootlegging. Judge P. J. Siegers sentenced him to five months in the Washington County jail. He was arrested Saturday night on carnival grounds after being seen selling liquor to a customer by Deputy Stang Kiesey and Chief Jay Brown.
City officials report potential revival of Elm Grove cemetery road as a Works Progress Administration project. The regional WPA office in Omaha has requested updated plans and cost estimates, noting prior 1936 attempt and 45 percent federal funding. Some right of way work has begun for road widening and surfacing.
The fellowship gathering and play scheduled for Friday night at Trinity Lutheran Church are postponed due to illness. The teachers' training class to meet tonight will be held tomorrow night instead, announced by Pastor Rev. T. C. Melbohm.
Iowa City Fort Dodge sophomore Robert W Leighton of the State University of Iowa earned a United States Naval Academy appointment at Annapolis Maryland.
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