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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1937
Page
1
Fairfield Lang a miner from near Albia was killed at the Cedar coal mine when he was pinned under falling slate. He had been working there about two weeks.
Clinton Neale Thomas, 12, read an eastern newspaper about a plan for girls to kick poitt after touchdowns. She tried football with neighborhood boys, was injured, and taken home after physicians set a fractured left leg at the hospital.
Eckhoff, facing 60 days in Story county jail and a $200 alternative fine after a DWI conviction, offers to sell his car to cover the present costs. He also expects Municipal Judge J Y Luke to revoke his license to address future driving issues.
Ninety eleven marriages at the Little Brown Church in Nashua during October set a monthly record. October weddings topped September and previous Octobers, with 97 ceremonies. November began with four weddings as the year continued.
The court ruled that a man’s refusal to remit an overpayment does not constitute a crime. In State vs Alex Starnes the judge sustained a motion for a directed verdict in the lar ceny case.
The site of Iowa's first schoolhouse, built in 1830, lies 20 feet beneath Lake Coover and about 400 feet from shore. It was within the Des Moines Rapids canal excavation area in 1867 to 77 and was flooded after the Keokuk dam's completion in 193%.
Milford Cornhusking event featuring M. M. Jones's four sons Clyde Milford and Glen Spirit Lake competed for the title. After 80 minutes of shucking they each posted a net 1,553.7 pounds, tying for fourth place. Officials postponed the decision, delaying the family contest until 1938.
Washington city council held an informal discussion on traffic regulation and parking on business streets. Members sought to improve Saturday evening vehicle convenience for thousands of shoppers and reduce crowding, aiming to boost handling efficiency on crowded streets.
Washington DC November 2. Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Commodity Credit Corporation begin setting up corn loan programs. Expected loan rate 50 cents per bushel for field corn at 14.5 percent moisture, with lower rates for higher moisture. Loans aim to help farmers hold crops for better prices and provide immediate cash. Projected loan total about 85 million dollars.
Helen Creswell, county welfare worker, reports three additional Washington county youths have joined the CCC and were sent to the Fairfield camp. This brings total from the county to twelve percent of the past month’s enlistees. Recruits are Harold Davis, Lawrence Harland, and Lewis McFadden.
County board members report about half of the lower Havre road has been surfaced and the project should finish next week if weather stays favorable. The five mile stretch was started late, with grading bridges and much of the surfacing already done.
Sanitary engineer R J Schliekelman and the city council discussed enforcing the city milk ordinance. Inspections tests and grades for milk at dairies selling to Washington residents were planned with permits to be issued soon. The drive aims for strict enforcement to ensure a pure milk supply while allowing gradual compliance by milk producers.
A preaching service will be held at the Foursquare Tabernacle followed by a baptismal ceremony. It invites attendees to witness the faith act and join in the church event.
Des Moines reports that Vera Smith of Davenport and Glenn Brown and Cecil Frank Robinson of Albia were arrested by federal and state agents. They confessed to robberies across multiple towns in Iowa and neighboring areas, linking to earlier crimes in Rock Island and the Ainsworth safe blowing.
At a city council meeting Oral Mayo applied for a beer selling permit for the room on North Iowa avenue that was Joe Simmering’s tavern. Simmering’s license renewal was refused. No action was taken. the matter goes to a special committee for report. Mayo also asked to sell cigarettes at the same location.
The announcement states that Rev W J Stevens will lead an evening service, details provided by the pastor.
In Shanghai French troops moved from the French concession to take control of Nanyang University near the concession boundary after appeals from the university president. They acted to protect Chinese refugees as Japanese officers threatened an assault claiming the campus housed a Chinese detachment. British troops meanwhile fired on Japanese aircraft above the international settlement.
W A White veteran of the Spanish American War and former resident died at his Creston home after a two week illness. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 4 PM at L A Jones funeral home with Rev W M Nichols Jr of the United Presbyterian church officiating. Interment in Elm Grove cemetery. He was born in Ainsworth Iowa and lived in Washington and Spencer before moving to Creston with his wife Etta Stauffer White. Surviving are his wife, sister Martha Wilson of Omaha, and nephew Addison Wilson of Omaha.
Meving city council discussed replacing the small stockyard building destroyed by a Sunday wind fire. Armour company manager Paul Moore urged a new structure, suggesting used buildings may be found at nominal cost. Fire origin attribution remains unsettled, with talk of adding a hydrant for future fires.
Washington county alumni gathering drew 150 attendees for a turkey dinner at the Methodist church. The program featured the Scottish Highlanders with a six man band, a talk on Homecoming by Charles Kennett, color photos by Dad Schroeder, and remarks on Iowa football trips. Officers and directors for next year were elected by the alumni group.
The Northern Baptist convention programs church advance forums in Iowa with a session at a local Baptist church on Friday November 5. Delegations come from West Chester Keota Kalona Wellman New Haven Prairie Flower Howard's Grove and Louisa Center. Rev J Fredmund presides and the visiting team includes Rev B H Ward of Des Moines and Miss Freude E Koeker of New York.
Edison White died March 10 1915 and his mother died January 5 1923. The brief notice records the family deaths with dates, indicating a historical obituary context.
Mr and Mrs RE M Kuhn of Agency formerly of Washington received telegram from Washington DC that their son Charles M Kuhn died Monday evening.
Striking workers at the Iowa Poultry Producers Co operative Marketing Association reach an agreement after women employees walk out. Sheriff C E Harding says a two week trial reinstatement plan was arranged.
Pledges toward the Washington Y M C A budget for next year total 2656 at noon. The target is 5000 to cover operating needs. Ward subscriptions led by First Ward 726.50, Second 707, Third 621.50, Fourth 423. The Y's Men’s Club and rural areas contributed 178. Less than half of pledge cards returned. large pledges already in. The drive began with a 7:30 breakfast in the Y community room. Charles Davis organized the meal served by Hi Y club boys. John Winga, Y board president, presided. Rev. I Fredmund gave the invocation. Rev. William M. Nichol Jr. spoke on Y benefits to individual and community and urged canvassers to seize the opportunity.
Members of Troop F, 113th Cavalry, heard a talk on the latest chemical warfare developments during their weekly drill. The speaker was Col. J. J. Hinman, chemical warfare officer of the 34th division, and he is in the chemistry department at the State University of Iowa.
Fire destroyed a barn hen house double corn crib and hog enclosures at C R Beenblossom farm two and a half miles southeast of town. Loss included 900 bushels corn 450 bushels oats seven or eight tons hay and machinery. Fire started from a trash fire and spread despite efforts. animals largely unharmed and wind kept the house safe. Insurance may not cover all losses.
A female worker's dismissal triggered a strike at the factory, drawing attention to labor tensions and prompting collective action by employees seeking job security and fair treatment.
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