A Column About Iowa: Meeting a White Toad in Lily Beds
While Mrs. R. G. Mead tended lily of the valley and white blooms, she discovered a white toad among the plants in her Iowa garden column fragment.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1937
Page
1
Opera Tenor Thomas Muir Joins Iowa Summer Music Staff
Iowa City announces tenor Thomas Muir will join the University of Iowa summer session music staff. He has performed as a soloist with the Detroit Opera Company and the Philadelphia Civic Opera Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Thomas Muir
University of Iowa
Detroit Opera Co
Philadelphia Civic Opera Co
Davenport Bird Carer Brings Tragedy To Museum
A mother robin mistakenly fed a carter snake to its chick, killing both. The fledgling with a snake in its throat was collected by Harry Eli and taken to the Davenport public museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Robin
Davenport Public Museum
Harry Eli
Suspect offers Solen car for bond. vehicle traced to Wisconsin
A 4 speed suspect in Dubuque tried to use a Solen car as security for a twenty percent bond but police quickly found the car had been stolen from Janesville Wisconsin. They pressed the driver who gave the name James West and began a manhunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Janesville
Wis
James West
Claim Refused In Damages Action Over Speed
District Judge James Smyth ordered a directed verdict for defendants in the $7,500 damage suit filed by Richard Joiner Magnoketa against Harry and Marvin Cornick. Joiner testified he did not protest the speed of the Cornick car before it overturned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Pleasant
James Smyth
Richard Joiner
Magnoketa
Harry
Marvin Cornick
Joiner
Cornick
Swallow Rescued From Pole By North Western Bell Crew
In Des Moines a swallow became trapped on a telephone pole in Mrs Bert McCoys yard. She tried to free it with a fishing pole for about an hour but failed. A Northwestern Bell troubleshooter arrived and released the bird from the clamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Bert McCoy
Police Halt Flunk Day Protests at Cedar Rapids Schools
Police intervened to stop senior students from McKinley and Franklin High from marching and demonstrating in a self-declared Flunk Day. Numerous calls brought squads and motorcycles to disperse the groups. about 75 McKinley and 61 Franklin students participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
McKinley
Franklin
East Side
Nordstrom Keeps Cherokee Mayor Post After Recount
A. J. Nordstrom swore in as Cherokee mayor after a recount left him two votes ahead. James A. McDonald says his lawyers are preparing a petition for a new hearing. If McDonald’s bid succeeds, he would resume office until the September court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee
A. J. Nordstrom
James A McDonald
Nordstrom
McDonald
Veishea Visitors Arrive as Ames Rolls 9400 Pies
Ames for Iowa State spring Mardi Gras draws Veishea guests. Home economics students, tired from rolling 9400 cherry pies, contribute to the annual offering at the institutional management tea room kitchen. The event name Welshea derives from Veterinary medicine, engineering, industrial science, home economics and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veishea
Ames
Iowa State
Institutional Management Tea Room
Veterinary Medicine
Wyatt couple injured as tornado hits near town
Mr and Mrs R C Wyatt of Meatrice Nebraska were injured when their auto trailer was struck by a tornado they encountered after stopping for the night. They recalled traveling some 60000 miles in their trailer as the wrecked vehicle lay nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland
Memorial Day plans for Washington and cemetery services
Memorial day observations in Washington will begin May 31 under general chairman James H. Baird. The day includes a parade from the square, a band concert in Central park, cemetery services, and a reviewing stand for Civil War veterans J. Rolce, Jesse Harvey, James Embree, and L. F. Sigafoose. Committee appointments cover transportation, decorations, speakers, and school participation. In Iowa, 72 towns without state liquor stores are reviewed for new outlets with 25 to 40 more stores planned after July 6. candidates include Washington, Mt. Pleasant, and others, to reduce gaps between communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James H. Baird
J. €. Rolce
Jesse Harvey
James Embree
L. F. Sigafoose
Baird
Dale Atkinson
Clarence Phillips
L. A. Jones
Merritt McDaniel
A. E. Baldrige
C. A. Neiswanger
E. A. Ralston
P. L. Etter
Harry Crome
G. E. Mace
Roger Sherman
Kenneth Carris
Claude Tucker
Ted Crone
Woman's Relief Corps
Kklm Grove
Hugh McCleery
Woodlawn
M L. Brown
Mace
Central Park
Aculey
Redioré
Clarinda
Coon Rhapids
Corning
Corydon
Greens
la Porte City
Madrid
Manson
Melford
Monona
Odeboldt
Onawa Pella
Tipton
Traer
Manley
Cpps
Lowa
Iowa
Flyers Hop Off For U S Flight From Southport
Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie departed Southport for the United States to join the war effort. The round trip across the Atlantic was expected to take about 24 hours with favorable weather and high hopes for a fast westward flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southport
Eng
Dick Merrill
Jack Lambie
United States
Atlantic
Ocean
Trail accident injures Wyatt and wife with injuries
Reports state that Wyatt sustained cuts and bruises while Mrs. Wyatt received two broken ribs when the trail rider crashed into a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyatt
Social Security Numbers Now for Workers 65 Plus Des Moines
Des Moines reports immediate action required for workers six years and older to obtain social security numbers. The Lowes unemployment commission notes separate accounts under the unemployment insurance act for all workers under its provisions with estimated 258,000 eligible Iowa participants. Delinquency looms near May 15 as quarterly 2 percent payroll taxes continue to arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Roal Post
Lowe Unemployment Compensation Commission
Youthful Convict Sentenced Forty Years in Anamosa Prison
Fairfield Iowa May 13 17 year old George Renfrew pled guilty to assaulting a white girl and was sentenced to 40 years in the state prison at Anamosa. Sheriff Fred Melntyre escorted him to the prison after sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Jaws
George Renfrew
Anamosa
Asaulticde
Fred Melntyre
Baptists Elect Officers and Note Burned at Annual Meeting
Pastor M C Carstensen resigned at the Baptist church annual meeting after a pot luck supper. A new pulpit committee includes Mrs John Dodd and others. A burned note for 250 dollars was paid in the year and total receipts exceeded last year’s budget by 200 dollars. Carstensen will attend the Northern Baptist convention in Philadelphia May 20 to 25. Officers elected include deacons, deaconesses, trustees, treasurer and organist with a large slate of positions named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Carstensen
Carstensen
John Dodd
Co. W. Long
A. W. Yard
Lucille Forgey
Dave Benson
Northern Baptist Convention
Philadelphia
George Gilbert
Washington
J. A. Marsh
Ainsworth
Charley Long
C. V. Brown
B. Yard
Edith McConnell
Bessie Dowls
Bert Campbell
R. Lemley
Milan Thompson
Bessie Bush
EB. H. Messen
Ss. W. Easter
Gertrude Morrison
Stanley Thompson
Dale Garrett
Adramn Sutton
Will Sickles
Dan Moriarity
Dale Carstensen
William Atkinson
Irene Yard
Delbert Foster Named 4-H Club Agent for Washington County
Delbert Foster of Monroe county has been hired by the Washington County Farm Bureau and Iowa State College extension service as a half time 4-H club agent to assist County Agent William Roudabush. Foster, an agronomy graduate, will focus half time in Washington county and half in Des Moines county, operating from Burlington. Enrollment in 4-H is free and open to all rural county youth, with projects in dairy, swine, sheep, poultry, landscaping, conservation, and more. Foster plans to arrive after June 1 and will finish his degree at Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Foster
Monroe County
Washington County Farm Bureau
Extension Service
Iowa State College
William J. Roudabush
Washington County
Mr. Foster
Wapello County
Ames
Des Moines Co
Foster
Des Moines
Farm Bureau
Burlington
Washington
Palm Breau
Supper served by church deacons wives and quartet
A church event featured a supper with a young men’s quartet composed of Milan Thompson Harold Kerr Harold Walker and Charles Murdock singing several selections. Wives of the deacons planned the dinner and were aided by Mrs. John Dodd Mrs. Mary Scranton and Mrs. Mary Starr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan Thompson
Harold Kerr
Harold Walker
Charles Murdock
C. W. Long
C. B. Yara
Will Saville
Ben Coppoex
John Dodd
Mary Scranton
Mary Starr
Mrs Carstensen Family Seeks Phyllis in Storm Lake
Mrs. M. C. Carstensen and her sons Howard and Dale traveled to Storm Lake to bring back Phyllis Carstensen, their daughter and sister who teaches there. They expect to return home Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Carstensen
Howard
Dale
Storm Lake
Phyllis
King and Queen Begin City Tours in London
King George and Queen Elizabeth started a series of drives through London after the coronation. Police guarded routes as crowds cheered along the 14 mile path through Regent Park and into the capital’s slums and affluent districts. Subsequent trips will cover eastern areas and other neighborhoods as London returns to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George
Elizabeth
Regent Park
Cumberland Place
Wallis Simpson
East End
Learning details of Edgar crash at Crawfordsville
Mr and Mrs William Edger of Ottumwa mourn the death of their son Clement in a crash near Kirksville Missouri. A companion witness says they traveled about 35 mph after leaving Kirksville at dawn. A heavily loaded corn truck crossed the center line, leaving tire marks indicating a collision with limited avoidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
William Edger
Kirkeville
Clement
Ottumwa
Kirksville
Labor War Expands as Steel Plants Sit Down
Twenty thousand workers encircled Jones & Laughlin Steel plants near Pittsburgh halting operations as CIO action led by John L. Lewis. Violence reported with two arrests. Hollywood theater boycott urged as strike widens. GM Fisher Body facilities in Gainesville Wisconsin idle. Saginaw and Flint see large work stoppages while Cleveland Fisher plant closes to a sit down strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International New Service
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis’ Cio
Hollywood
General Motors
Fisher Body
Chevrolet
Gainesville
Wis
Saginaw
Mich
G-M
Flint
Fisher
Cleveland
Immunize Over 200 in Brighton
More than 200 school and pre-school children were immunized for diphtheria in Brighton as part of a program sponsored by the Washington county health unit. Dr. E. L. Walsh and Miss Stella Jorpeland assisted, with support from the school board. Next Wednesday May 19 vaccination for smallpox will be offered in the afternoon at family physicians’ offices for a one dollar fee. Dr. Walsh and Miss Jorpeland also examined susceptible Kalona children for chicken pox but found none among those who had not had the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Washington County Health Unit
E. L. Walsh
Stella Jorpeland
Walsh
Jorpes Land
Kalona
Feels Climb as Iowa Agriculture Fees Rise in Early 1937
Iowa Department of Agriculture reported a $13,984.41 increase in fee collections for January through April 1937, lifting total receipts to $192,658.77. April receipts reached $44,669.50, up from $40,098.99 in April 1936, with 32 inspectors earning $1,776.50 in April and inspections totaling 18,138. The department’s 1937 figures reflect higher activity and revenue versus the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pes Moines
Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Thomas L. Curran
Secretary of Agriculture
Curran
Careran
Mayoral Contest Hearing Delayed To Next Tuesday
Ottumwa Iowa May 13. The board hearing the mayoralty contest between Mayor Edwin C Manning and challenger C A Hill adjourned with cases on both sides rested. Arguments resume next Tuesday and a board ruling is expected to be appealed to the district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Iowa
Edwin C. Manning
C. A. Hill
Young Man Survives After Severe Head Injuries
Injured in a bread truck incident, the youth sustained deep head wounds but appeared to be able to return home by Tuesday night. Attendants described the escape as almost miraculous and life saving in the harrowing event.
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Liquor Board
The
Liquor Control Commission
B. E. Manley
Commission
England
George VI
Margaret Rose
U.S
Salamanca
Spain
Biscay
Baptists
Quartet
King and Queen
Edgar Crash
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