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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1936
Page
1
James Hart, 19, attempted a run and jump on a horse "like a cowboy" at Estherville. He misstepped, was trampled, and suffered a fractured leg. After hospital treatment, he was sent home.
Jack Husted pulled a 200-pound white channel catfish from the Cedar River while fishing from the dam with light tackle. The 30-pound line and limber pole helped haul in the season’s largest catch locally.
In Red Oak Iowa the bluegrass comeback astonishes crop specialists from Iowa State College and the U S Department of Agriculture. After drought wreckage pastures were deemed dead and weeds thrived yet thousands of acres now show a full revival.
Des Moines reports the Phantom gambler backed All Toi a long shot in race eight at the Aurora track with $50 to win and $29 to place. All Toi won, paying $22.80 per $2 win and $10.80 per $2 place. The Phantom collected $454 on the wager.
Iowa high school students and University of Iowa faculty face tougher two hour examinations for the Cranium Derby qualifying on June 1 and 2. The hurdles are doubled in height and difficulty compared with the earlier pupil tests and introductory preliminaries.
Des Moines report says Mre J D Kreger aged 30 reconnected with her brother after thirty years meeting for the first time in those decades. They also learned of a new cousin, the son of the mother’s brother William Carlson, a farmer near Elliott.
WPA officials Charles R. Lynde and E. X. Boudinot will join Iowan district administrator Hill in Marshalltown Sunday for the cornerstone laying of the dressing rooms at the new 50 000 dollar WPA swimming pool. Mayor G W Darling announced the event.
Tama Srville Tode, a worker at Central Fibre Products Co. paper factory, was seriously injured when a broom handle used to stop a slipping belt was hurled into his abdomen after it caught in a wheel. The incident occurred during belt maintenance at the plant.
Three municipal ownership party experts faced questioning in district court over the 1934 election authorizing a municipal light plant. Prof. Jacob Van Der Zee of the University of Iowa politics staff remained on the witness stand as afternoon sessions ended.
Mrs Ives McKay and Mrs Helasie McCall from near West Chester spent yesterday in Town City with Mrs McKay’s father, James Parizek.
Senator Lester J. Dickinson of Iowa seeks renomination amid a bitter GOP primary with strong opponents and doubts about turnout. Analysts predict a muted vote possibly near 143,788 Republicans in 1934 levels, while Democrats hoped for a 200,000 turnout but may fall short.
About 100 workers at the Bureh Bis cenit company plant in Des Moines walked out on May 21 after wage disputes. Fifty remained to finish current stock while manufacturing was suspended indefinitely.
Washington Community Players present Dinner Is Served a mystery play set on an old southern plantation. Tonight at 9 over WSUT the cast includes Ann Ruth Smith Alice Almeda Beenblossom Vi Naomi Simpson Dan Claude Woods Ali Kahn John Apple gate Mose David Fulton. Oscar Cuddy Jr. handles sound effects. Play written by Claude Woods and David Fulton.
Ward Crowell of Attica Kansas watched a large crowd gather for the commencement exercises at Attica High School where Gov Alf Landon spoke as part of a pledge to Crowell’s late father, a former graduate.
Outstanding speakers have been engaged by the celebration committee led by Rev. Carl Klein Dr C A Bolee and Richard Stewart. Names will be announced soon recognizing speakers known across the middle west who will contribute notably each day with an elaborate entertainment program and an address on each day.
The high school band will perform next Monday at eight on the school lawn. The 45 minute program features Sousa marches and aims to showcase student musicians.
Washington high school's senior class staged Grumpy a four act play by Horace Hodges and T Wik ney V Percyval last evening in a full auditorium Billy Cox starred as Grumpy the cantankerous retired criminal lawyer with expert makeup and strong facial expressions Gene Tucker played Ernest Heron and Virginia Boullivant appeared as the granddaughter in a plot revolving around a stolen diamond and a clever detective effort
The Roosevelt administration will press its final fight to preserve AAA provisions on market and licensing agreements for milk in U S courts. Government attorneys seek to halt 28 New England milk dealers in Boston from undercutting prices set by AAA licenses.
The Leon Beatty Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will distribute memorial poppies on Saturday to honor the war dead and raise funds for disabled veterans and families in need. Wives mothers sisters and daughters of veterans will work all day wearing the red flowers and asking for donations. The effort aims to keep memory alive and offer aid to those bearing wartime burdens. The public is urged to greet the volunteers with appreciation and wear a poppy in tribute.
City workmen under P. L. Jordan superintendent of the water and light plant are in the last stages of repair on the electrolier poles downtown. New foundation belts have been set in each standard and workers are now repainting the poles.
Two cars collided north of town yesterday afternoon as Mrs. Knupp attempted to pass a road maintainer. Mrs. Knupp, her passenger Mrs. Roberts, Miss Roberts of Wales, and Mrs. Arthur Wylie were uninjured. Both vehicles sustained damage and ended in ditches. insurance covered the losses.
About 175 women attended a Kansas meeting of the Republican Women of the First District at City Hall. Mrs Bess Turner Franklin, wife of Kansas State business manager, argued that intelligent women should back the Republicans, cited public efficiency, relief job concerns, and contrasted Kansas GOP achievements with the current federal administration ahead of the 1936 election.
Publicity officer announces a reviewing stand on the square for distinguished guests on Decoration Day. Mayors, Civil War veterans, Legion and VFW leaders, Ladies Auxiliary, and other groups will sit in or near the stand. Legionnaires urged to wear caps. World War veterans asked to assist in the parade.
Herman Lord former Muscatine mayor spoke from a band stand to a large crowd on North Iowa avenue, describing his business government record and fiscal savings. He urged voters to support his bid for the Republican congressional nomination and promised to curb waste and pursue common sense in government.
The German dirigible Hindenburg sped toward Germany on its second Frankfurt Lakehurst round trip. Its mooring mast was cast off after 11 last night and the ship arrived early today, remaining in port for 16 hours.
Claude Seavers, a leader of the prison breakout that killed a warden and wounded another, surrendered in a mountain hideout 35 miles southeast of McAlester. Bloodhounds tracked him to the timber. he is back in solitary confinement. Twenty escaped. two at large. a posse of 50 tracks the area.
Judge Frank Bechly said the March term will recess tomorrow afternoon with most cases settled or continued into early summer. A settlement was reached in Bates versus Washington Loan and Trust Co regarding the Pattee claim. Hendron versus Moore was to be heard with a divorce likely.
A blast blew open the Andover Iowa post office safe early today and the robbers escaped unseen with about $100. Police and search efforts centered around Clinton ten miles south as the powder charge destroyed the safe and its door blew through the roof of the building.
Firefighters responded to a blaze in the attic of a residence at 316 East Third St owned by Winfield Smouse and occupied by Harold Messenger. The fire spread to the roof and was controlled with water. Loss was extensive but insurance was expected to cover the damage. contents were moved out to prevent further loss.
Mrs. C. W. Stewart arrived back yesterday after a two week visit with her daughter Frances in Chicago.
J I Dayton of Breitenbach and Dayton Real Estate has 34 years selling farms and properties. He began by selling a 240 acre farm for an uncle at one dollar per acre.
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