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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1936
Page
5
Nerves and hearts of candidates settle as next Monday closes the local primaries. The campaign is viewed as mild and uninteresting, sparking concern among Democratic leaders who aim for a strong turnout. They predict a record near 200000 votes with key battles for senator governor and attorney general.
Text notes Lowden's name appears frequently but shows no organized effort within the Town delegation to draft the former Illinois governor for the Republican presidential nomination.
Teachers may borrow 50 to 300 dollars on only their signature for plans during vacation and summer, with no endorsers or security required. The teaser highlights low effort credit to fund study, trips, or salary-boosting goals.
Harrison E. Spangler GG O P national committeeman from Iowa questions rumors. He holds multiple neutral posts in the party and says he is not taking part. Tak of Landen’s persistence in Iowa worries Landen forces.
A young republican district chairman built a reputation for candor by saying most candidates would attend a district rally while omitting crowd size. He boasted of 50 attendees for his candidate, while noting the other attracted only 26.
State Democratic leaders hailed the election of Charles O'Connor of Dubuque as president of the Iowa Young Democrats. They noted northeast Iowa, a traditional democracy stronghold, had not before secured a ranking officer in the youth organization.
In four years the club has earned state and national honors for members across nearly every section of the state, highlighting a broad spectrum of achievement and recognition.
Shenandoah in southwest Iowa becomes a focal point for campaign events as candidates plan big pushes to win voters. Senator Dickinson uses Shenandoah for two kickoff speeches while Frank Knox tests Iowa for delegate potential. Landon planned appearances but limited speeches. Bob Simmons did not attend the Dickinson meeting.
Iowa State College extension economists say hog prices, though rebounding from late April, face a seasonal dip and may fall further into July due to delayed marketings and cheap corn. If demand holds, the decline could be less drastic, with a smaller late summer rise and a lower peak than April.
Mr and Mrs Wes Reiner of Riverside shopped in town today, stopping at local stores and browsing merchandise. The brief sighting notes their presence and activity downtown.
Frances Casey St James and Marjorie Logan Lincoln argue trees matter to people and animals. They list soil protection shade fuel medicine food and ecological beauty as key benefits of trees.
Miss Mary McConnell daughter of Mrs J J McConnell is recovering well from an operation at Washington county hospital. Mrs Geo Wauchope aunt to Mary returned home from Columbia S C. Death of Prof J J McConnell's brother in law referenced. Mrs Wilford Smith and Mrs Myral Smith of Crawfordsville visited. Residents report corn planting and replanting due to cutworms with beans being planted.
Nine students complete their high school course at the Riverside public school. Dr Frank L Mott of the State University of Iowa will deliver the commencement address at the Methodist church on May 28. The class motto is We Sail Tonight Where Shall We Anchor and the colors are violet and green. The class flower is the pansy.
May 25 funeral was held at St Mary's Church for John Liska who died at the hospital after a stroke two months earlier. Rev Bernard Jacobsmeier led the requiem mass with casket bearers Robert Lantz Clifford Feldman John Liska Jr William Hotz Ivan Lukovsky and Edwin Lukovsky. Burial followed in Mt Olivet Cemetery beside his wife in Riverside. The Riverside Masonic lodge attended.
Gasoline detonation at a Lou Isa county rock quarry caused a fire that destroyed a diesel tractor, tools, and equipment used in rock crushing. No cause determined. Also reported are funeral services for Mrs. Henry Leonhard and notes on a 68th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Allen Brook, plus local church vacation bible school and mothers club events.
Members from several nearby lodges attend Lone Tree for Paat Master’s night. St Mary’s high school seniors toured Cedar Rapids visiting Quaker Oats and watched breakfast cereal production.
The Blue Nile cuts a canyon through Abyssinia’s mountains with walls 5 000 to 6 000 feet high and no break for up to 50 miles. The river remains impassable in the rainy season. The River Hawash is Abyssinia’s second largest river with no known outlet.
A planet is any celestial body that orbits the sun of our solar system, excluding comets and meteors. All planets revolve around the sun, including Earth, and other self-luminous bodies form the centers of their solar systems. Sirius is a well known star that serves as a sun to its system.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics says no absolute size for tobacco hogsheads in the United States. Export packing often uses hogsheads measured 48 by 48 inches, with canal commercial size at 48 by 54 inches.
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