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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1937
Page
1
A baby girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Don ald Zielske of Eldora, died after a 24 hour struggle. The child was placed in an incubator and fed by eye dropper, but physicians declared death inevitable.
The district court upheld the will of the late Alexander Coleman despite challenges by Coleman heirs. The will requires all estate funds to be used for building hard roads in the county. Coleman contributed money for several miles of paving before his death.
Osage Chamber of Commerce awoke to find corn husks used as Main Street decorations for the Osage corn festival torn down by youths who also staged a street battle with passing cars. The festival is set for next Wednesday.
Miss Laura Taft of Des Moines was appointed director of the child welfare service for the state social welfare board. The longtime superintendent of the Iowa Children's Home resigns after 15 years to take the new post.
Frank Grider of Bloomfield continued his tree planting ritual in the Davis County courthouse park. On Armistice Day he planted his nineteenth American elm to honor the day, determined to do so rain or shine. All but three of the trees survive.
Department of Justice agents arrested a 20 year old man in Los Angeles on November 13 for questioning in an attempted extortion against film star Marion Davies. He claimed the alias John Timmy and admitted writing a letter demanding $1,000. He was held after being nabbed at a cheap hotel, having arrived recently from Detroit.
John Lucas of Cotter found his car in a local garage with the interior burned out after a cigarette or spark apparently started a smouldering fire overnight. The exterior, engine, wiring and car in running order remained intact. Local investigation suggests an accidental interior ignition while parked.
A meeting of rural teachers of Washington county was held at the courthouse today. Miss Pearl Ritter and Miss Clara Wallace demonstrated school work for the teachers. Supplies of Christmas seals were handed out for the anti tuberculosis campaign. Rev Carl W Klein county leader spoke briefly. Miss Catharine Sitler Rubio and Miss Hazel Stricker Wellman reported on the Des Moines state teachers convention. Eighty one rural teachers in the county belong to the state teachers organization.
A driver escaped serious injury after a crash left the vehicle with a burned steering wheel seat springs and cracked safety glass. He managed to reach a local garage for repairs despite the overpowering smoke.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Blair and their son George will move into Mrs. Canler's house at 621 North Second Avenue on Monday after leaving their current residence at 415 South Eighth Avenue.
Iowa safety officers from 99 counties join engineers officials and educators at Iowa State College for a three day highway safety conference starting November 18. The program includes a State Safety Council fall meeting on November 19 with speaker Gov Harold Hoffman and a round table with L W Wallace. Paul Jones of the National Safety Council will speak on safety as news at 2 p m on November 19.
The transient Lon Dewey, a Rome native and longtime wanderer once living at Mt. Pleasant, was found dead near the Milwaukee stockyards. Identification by Charles D. Morse linked him to a roving life. no relatives are known. Coroner says death natural. body at L. A. Jones funeral home awaiting disposition. Dewey had stayed at the city jail Thursday, shown signs of long-term mental illness, and sold shoe strings and pencils.
City Marshal Jay Brown has received a letter from Miss Viola Curtis of Oskaloosa asking him about Floyd Boudrie. The note seeks information on the whereabouts and background of the individual, prompting local inquiry.
Miss Agnes Samuelson Iowa state superintendent spoke at a high school meeting in Washington to mark the last day of American Education Week. Dr. Paul Packer dean of the State University of Iowa College of Education followed at a YMCA dinner for local teachers and guests. Ralph LeMoine led the program with Supt. E A Ralston and the board of education. Pupils performed musical numbers showing progress from primary grades to junior college. Dean Packer urged teachers to teach students how to think and to solve future problems rather than provide ready answers.
Ernest White notes a string of pets including Belgium rabbits a monkey and a seven foot winged eagle before a surprise package arrives from St Augustine containing an alligator. Authorities suggest feeding the gator one peanut sized piece of meat every Saturday with raw steak fish or hamburger and plenty of water.
Miss Curtis seeks her uncle Floyd Boudrie, believed to be in Washington or recently in the OsKaloosa area. His mother, Mrs. Lily Gardner of OsKaloosa, is ill. Brown has not located anyone who knows him. He has light hair blue eyes and a scar across his nose.
Fred R. White of the Iowa state highway commission declares that education of the young driver is the key to highway safety. He cites three factors highway, vehicle, and driver, and urges persistent driver education to reduce future accidents.
A chest X-ray clinic will be held Tuesday November 16 at Washington County Hospital from 9 a m to 4 p m with Dr R D McCarthy and Miss Ruth Richards from the state health department supervising. This is the second clinic in Washington County following the first on July 15 with many X rays taken. County tuberculosis death rate is fourth lowest in the country with tuberculosis ranking eighth among causes of death.
Alex Milne a Griswold area farmer suffered the loss of two fingers on his right hand in a corn picking machine near Atlantic. The accident highlights safety risks on rural farms and the need for machine guards and careful operation.
Norman H. Davis said at the Brussels parley that Japan might mediate under the nine power pact terms though a settlement in the far east faces difficulties. The US rejects Japan acting as sole mediator, pledging to work with other powers. Japanese forces seized Kianting northwest of Shanghai as they push toward Nanking.
Miss Beatrice Lawler returned missionary from Shanghai China will speak at the Four Square Tabernacle Sunday and Monday night. She will share first hand information on conditions in China and at the mission station. She has 300 pictures to show. The public is invited.
Postmaster DeLong announces local unemployment census cards will be delivered to Washington post office patrons next Tuesday. Cards must be filled and mailed by November 20 with at least one card per unemployed person. Roosevelt urges complete and accurate responses to determine nationwide unemployment levels.
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