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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1937
Page
8
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star in Shall We Dance a State Theatre release with George and Ira Gershwin tunes. Harriet Hoctor appears in two dances alongside Edward Everett Horton Briedore and other cast members under Mark Sandrich’s direction for Pandro Berman production.
May 24 Commencement in the high school auditorium for the class of 37 featured Richard McCleery of Washington as speaker on Youth's Place. Ten seniors received diplomas from 7 B Pressly, and letters for the sub district Mt Pleasant music contest went to Alma Lins Betty Burt Dorothy Pearson Jayce Betterworth Carol Stephens Wilma Achesen. Several local residents visited relatives and seniors enjoyed a Des Moines class trip touring the capital building airport and broadcasting stations.
Cedar Rapids reports 3 year old Janet Darlene Glick drowned after a 26 pound rock rolled into a cistern at her Cedar Rapids home. She was the daughter of Gayland A. and the late Mrs. Glick.
Archaeologists explain that Hopi villagers in Arizona painted pueblo walls every four years for religious reasons. By counting paint layers, scientists estimate the ages of the earliest American houses and settlements.
Leaders of the American Farm Federation and related groups urge passage of a proposed farm bill in Congress. They contend it avoids tax funding and uses parity prices with government loans to support contracting farmers, while critics doubt constitutionality and potential parallels to the invalidated AAA.
A Supreme Court decision explains how unemployment insurance funds are funded by payroll taxes. States may implement their own schemes with federal approval and must meet federal criteria. Benefits depend on steady employment and state rules while avoiding double taxation.
The agency explains weekly benefits range from 5 to 15 dollars. About 18,500,009 workers in 43 states are covered. Benefits last only a few weeks to four months per state law. Exemptions include farm, federal, domestic, nonprofit, and other workers. Federal action was needed to avoid each state creating its own plan and driving employers to migrate to states with tax systems.
Coach George Freshwaters said no more spring football practices will be held this year due to pressure of end of school year. About 22 players attended daily, with some athletes from track joining. The sessions revealed talent and a promising pony backfield of sophomores for September.
Olaf Carlson became furious after being refused more beer at a Decorah saloon. He grabbed a parking sign and hurled it through a plate glass window at Decorah Furniture Co. causing $175 in damage. Carlson was jailed.
Yesterday’s scores include New York 6 Pittsburgh 5 and Chicago 11 Boston 1. Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 6 0 as Brooklyn edged St Louis 6 2. Today games feature New York at Pittsburgh Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at Cincinnati Philadelphia at St Louis with American League action noting Philadelphia and New York led standings and Detroit 13 Washington 3.
Cecilia Parker and Eric Linden co star in Metro Oldwyn Mayers A Family Affair at the Fox theater through Tuesday. Parker plays Lionel Barrymores daughter returning from college to influence her father’s campaign for an Idaho judgeship, opposing Linden the engineer fiancé.
Iowa City lodge of Elks marks 37 years with a banquet at the lodge clubhouse honoring 11 surviving charter members out of 64. The honored members include Henry Louis, W H Bailey, O H Carpenter, G L Falk, L L Kenyon, T Deil Keiley, Mex Mayer, WM H Miher, G W Schmidt, Arthur Yornkin and Frank Hateh.
Ten graduates from Ainsworth High School are listed with names Victoria Can ott Preston Edmondson Elizabeth Dea Clara Ruth Houseal Alma Lins Vanna Ginkens Norbert Norris Julia Wood Grace Marie Houseal and Lella Gosling. Commencement exercises were held last Thursday evening at Ainsworth with Richard McCleery of Washington delivering the address.
About 700 women from North and South Dakota Minnesota Nebraska and Iowa are expected at a two day conference of the Democratic National Committee women division. A panel on world peace will be the principal feature led by Mrs J A Pryor of Burlington a member of the Democratic Women of Iowa speakers bureau and wife of the Iowa emergency relief committee chairman.
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