20 Nov 1937
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1937
Page
1
A column notes the bridal couple in Shenandoah Iowa will have their names kept secret until the Sunday night ceremony following the evening sermon. A public wedding will be held at the Full Gospel Tabernacle.
The Waterloo Community Chest drive concluded Friday night with pledges totaling 89880, surpassing the 88635 goal. Six agencies participated including the Y M C A Y W C A Social Welfare league Salvation Army Visiting Nurses association and Boy Scouts.
In recognition of good conduct at Hallowe'en the men of Jewell will host a party at the Jewell school on November 30. An oyster supper will be served to the men and boys attending.
Waterloo court orders Vasil D. Toneff to pay Doris V. Stoy anoff $2,500 as dictated by a May 31, 1935 decree. Toneff’s motion to set aside the judgment was overruled by Judge R. W. Hasner.
Hog thieves active in Iowa and southern Minnesota as rustlers corral hogs behind snow fences and drive them to a road where a truck carries the prize away. Local reports describe an organized band preying on farms with repeated thefts.
In Cedar Rapids H L Williams was fined up to 100 dollars after police court found that driving a car while intoxicated carries the same penalty as driving a horse while intoxicated. City officials revived a long unused ordinance stating any animal or vehicle as the basis for conviction.
Amariah Chandler of Alden, the only living Civil War veteran in Hardin county, turns 100 on Tuesday. A birthday dinner is planned by Popejoy church and the Alden American Legion post aims to arrange an airplane ride for him on his birthday as his dying wish.
Ames Iowa Fruit Growers association adopts a unanimous resolution urging a reciprocal trade agreement with Great Britain noted as the United States best fruit market in the past. The move signals desire to expand export access and improve market conditions for growers.
Last night minimum temperature fell to 14 degrees while the day reached a high of 22. The reading indicates a chilly period with a mild daytime warmup.
Japanese forces advancing on Nanking captured the strategic center of Soochow, signaling a major breakthrough. Chinese government troops fled westward as Tokyo hailed the victory and a ruse aided by rain and darkness facilitated the takeover. Interior details describe sudden, surprise killings inside the gates.
Mrs. Fred Reid reports >600 members secured in the county Red Cross roll call with a 1000 member goal. Wellman led with 51, wards show 38 in the first and 118 in the fourth, Washington area 98 on the square, and reports still incomplete. More joins expected Monday as banks in Washington collect memberships.
Mrs Bernice Mannix wife of Metro Goldwyn Mayer general manager Edward J Mannix was killed when the car she rode in turned over near Palm Springs Calif Al Wertheimer owner of the Dunes nightclub was seriously injured in the crash The date given is November 20 according to INS dispatches
Cedar Rapids journalist J. B. Priestley English novelist told about 2,000 listeners that the world’s chaos is only in men’s minds not in economic or social conditions. He said differences in tone destroy the unity of religion and society.
Washington November 20. Rep Harrington of Sioux City warns corn belt farmers may be sold out in a farm bill. He says a crop control plan could push southern cotton farmers to switch to corn, disadvantaging Iowa towns. He notes rising southern corn acreage and hog production draws attention.
Iowa officials report a modest relief outlook with WPA cuts and IERA persistence. Relief rolls show 14 126 on aid this winter versus 17 859 last year, and total available cash under state sales tax funds stands near 1 million after a 2 million allotment. Ralph E. Kittenger declined to estimate exact totals.
In Sarina Ontario on November 20, 17 year old William Labadie was to be executed but the governor general Lord Tweedsmuir commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment as workmen completed the scaffold.
Clarion Iowa November 20 A Wright county jury deliberated ten hours to day and returned a verdict of not guilty in the melon patch death case involving the victim.
Manila reports 125 deaths from a devastating typhoon in central provinces with widespread damage to crops and property estimated in the millions as recovery progresses.
Harold Gates, a Rowan farmer, was found guilty in the melon patch murder case. The verdict concludes a high profile rural crime trial, with the jury delivering a definitive ruling after hours of deliberation.
The southern opposition to the wage and hour bill has crumbled with administration leaders confident of passage in the house. A survey shows southern lawmakers prepared to back the measure, while a bid for 40 hour work week and 40 cent minimum wages gains bipartisan support led by Representative Connery of Massachusetts with AFL backing.
Mrs Henry Shields directs a vesper service at the Presbyterian church tomorrow afternoon featuring vocal and instrumental selections. The program begins at 4 p m with a cordial invitation extended to you and your friends to attend.
Treasury agents in a nationwide blitz broke up a narcotics distributing syndicate with an estimated annual business of 750000 dollars. The operation targeted an alleged network involved in large scale drug trafficking.
The Federal Trade Commission opened a trust busting investigation into the rising cost of living. The committee met in executive session and ordered the inquiry under President Roosevelt's directive.
Riverside residents fear water shortages as wells run low ahead of winter. Officials report several wells already at low levels. A. H. Pogge and Mrs. Milo Shalla attended a district Iowa-Illinois Telephone meeting in New London on Wednesday.
Word arrives that George E. Rockford died November 11 at Mercy hospital Clinton after pneumonia. He was a stationary engineer at the American Pearl button company when in Washington and is well known locally. Mrs Harvey Barnes of Crawfordsville shopped in Washington yesterday. Mrs W J M Scott of Rochester New York, visiting relatives in Washington, leaves for Evanston Illinois to visit her brother James Work before returning home. Her son William Scott, a Purdue University chemical engineering student, will join in Evanston for weekend with his mother.
The Hutt vs. Rabenold civil suit over injuries from an automobile collision began Thursday morning with defense resting by 11 15 and rebuttal evidence. Lawyers Baile Baldrige for the plaintiff and Livingston for the defendant prepared to argue. Witnesses included Dr. R M Sorensen of Cherokee and Ruby Brouillette who was in the Hutt car when the crash occurred near Hutt town on November 1 1936.
A Norfolk and Western passenger train wreck near Bluefield West Virginia left several dead and many injured according to early reports from the scene.
Edward James Kolosick, 63, died suddenly at his South Eighth avenue home. He was born April 18, 1874 in Richmond and lived on farms before moving to Washington fifteen years ago. Survived by wife, two sons, four steps, and four brothers. funeral set for 9:30 Tuesday at St James Catholic Church under Rev H J Corcoran.
Among shoppers in Washington were Miss Harriett Clending Keota Miss Ruth Gardner Wellman Mrs Laura Littlefield Keota Mrs Harold Kaufman Wayland Mr and Mrs Floyd Blankenhorn Crawfordville.
Governor Davey orders thousands of guardsmen into Youngstown Canton Niles Warren and Cleveland during steel wage dispute and plans to deploy to Akron if Goodyear trouble erupts Brigadier General William L Marlin and Major General Tilson D Light head to Akron to assess plant tensions Officials warn company commanders to ready troops for quick deployment
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