Cubs Take First Game of World Series
Reported in Rome and Addis Ababa many nations react to escalating tensions. Italy mobilizes tens of millions as Mussolini vows war while Ethiopia protests invasion and appeals to the League of Nations.
02 Oct 1935
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1935
Page
1
Reported in Rome and Addis Ababa many nations react to escalating tensions. Italy mobilizes tens of millions as Mussolini vows war while Ethiopia protests invasion and appeals to the League of Nations.
Iowa City will host Hedgerow theater, seen as a top repertory company, for drama week at Macbride auditorium October 21 to 26. The visit marks a first in several years for a professional troupe at the University of Iowa venue.
The Iowa conservation commission announced the 1935 open season for ringneck pheasants in 37 counties from November 20 to November inclusive. Harvest hours are 12 noon to 5 pm daily with a bag limit of three birds per day, only one hen may be included.
Oskaloosa retired fireman Henry Sonde Regger, 74, who battled blazes for over five decades, died Monday from injuries after a ladder fall while repairing a porch at his home.
The Cherry sisters return to performance after 35 years, reuniting in Cedar Rapids for a ninety act at a local night club. Only Ade and Effie remain from the quartet, once known for chaotic Broadway turns. They omit the temperance piece this time and reflect on past triumphs at Oscar Hammerstein’s theater.
Fort Dodge hosts the first of five Iowa district fire schools scheduled for October 16. Additional sessions will follow in Mason City on October 18 Atlantic on October 21 Ottumwa on October 23 and Cedar Rapids on October 24.
The annual United Presbyterian church gathering in Goldfield runs October 1 to 3 with more than 126 delegates expected from area congregations.
George Day of the Kansas City Star will deliver the main address at the 16th annual Iowa high school press association meeting at Grinnell College. The convention, rotating among Iowa, Grinnell, Drake, and Iowa State, is sponsored this year by Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi at Grinnell.
Dr. Carl J. Drake of Iowa State College entomology asks farmers to report any discovery of screw worm infestation in livestock. The maggots, offspring of a fly, are laid in animal wounds and cause substantial cattle losses annually.
Keokuk captain Henry J Faber 45 of the police department is in critical condition at St. Josephs hospital after being wounded in a struggle that sent him and suspect L E German 34 through a plate glass window. A large shard struck Faber from chest to groin.
Dubuque Democrat Thomas J. O Bonell, longtime former county highway commissioner and state representative, plans to run for Congress. He seeks the Democratic nomination to represent the district in the U S House.
Leigh Soule announces YMCA gymnasium opens Saturday with schedules to start next week. The printable timetable lists junior high boys weighing 10 30 Saturday and daily blocks for Heights Centennial Wallace Lincoln junior high lightweights and heavyweights high school boys and adult groups through Saturday afternoon.
Illinois authorities identify a body near Morris with a gunshot wound as possible Henry Midget Fernekes, a fugitive bank robber and killer sought for the Humboldt Trust and Savings Bank heist. Three bandits were linked to the robbery in Gilmore City with $3,800 taken.
The second district is presented with authoritative reporting, asserting clear conclusions and official stance as described in the piece.
A massive swordfish weighing 467 pounds and extending 14 feet was landed in Boston, confirming a remarkable catch and adding a notable entry to local fishing records.
Governor Clyde L. Herring directed a comprehensive inquiry into the state liquor control commission. Three state agents will review how liquor seals were handled and probe charges connected to Bernard E. Manley, who was acquitted as the Mercurio case collapsed. The governor criticized laxity and aims to uncover roots of the issue.
Des Moines reports Iowa farmers organize the Minute Men under the Iowa Farm Bureau to guard agricultural interests. More than 15 000 men planned for mobilization by December with nine per township. The effort aims to present accurate information and counter propaganda influencing farm policy and to rally support for agriculture.
Howard Dawson received up to five years at Ft. Madison state peniteniary while Wilford Dawson got three months in county jail after confessing to stealing three pigs the prior Friday. The pork was sold at Ottumwa for 34.01 dollars, tied to Georges Banks and the Boston schooner Marie and Henrietta, in a case noted as the season's largest swordfish catch.
The Washington County Amateur Night date is October 23 with a preliminary held October 10 at the Y M C A. Top three from each preliminary advance to the main event, with prizes including 25 dollars. Applications close after the first preliminary.
Officers installed at the Leon Beatty post American Legion meeting include Commander Carl Voorhees and Vice Commander Clyde Putnam. Supt. Ralston and Dean Mead invited members to an Armistice program at 9 a.m. November 11 in the high school auditorium with Palmer of West Union addressing the assembly.
A Packard sedan sideswiped the Richards Meat Truck from Muscatine on Highway 2 at Ainsworth about 3:30 yesterday afternoon. The Packard overturned in a fill beside the road but no one was badly hurt. Mrs. George Carson of Cedar Falls sustained leg scrapes and was taken to a local doctor before continuing the trip with Mr. Carson and a friend.
Ainsworth Methodist Church schedules Rally Day services for Sunday with a morning worship, a noon basket dinner, and an afternoon program led by Rev. E B Shook who will give the address. The gathering will feature special music by a quartet and other offerings.
The Crawfordsville Presbyterian Church celebrated its 85th anniversary season with four special services Sunday. Many pastors and members from a distance assisted in the observance.
A spray-painting truck used by P. H. Friesen to paint the Milwaukee depot caught fire today. There was only slight damage and the fire department responded promptly.
Raymond Dawson of Brighton and Clarence Mineart of Washington were each jailed for three months for larceny of chickens. Dawson stole from his father Roy Dawson of Sandy Hook, Mineart from Sam Bowser place, Barnes of Coppock to appear for stealing a truck tire, turpentine, and kerosene mix from local premises.
Work to lay crushed rock on six miles of Washington streets may begin tomorrow after delays. About 3% miles have been graded since Sept 16. Quarry deliveries from Wilson and Davenport were disrupted by equipment failures. The William Horrabin Contracting Co of Iowa City supervises the project.
Educational leaders from across the state gather at the University of Iowa for the twenty second annual conference on administration and supervision. About 300 to 400 school bands attend as experts discuss new methods and university experiment school demonstrations. Speakers include John W Studebaker former Iowa native and U S Commissioner of Education and Lotus D Coffman president of the University of Minnesota.
Rev and Mrs Vernon H Carter and Mr and Mrs Clayton Nicholson returned from Centerville where they attended the southeast district convention of the Churches of Christ. Miss Christine Peterson leaves this afternoon for Chicago after visiting her uncle Orville Elder.
Cubs defeat Detroit 3 to 0 in the first game of the 1935 World Series at Navin Field. Chicago tallied two first inning runs on two hits and an error, with Galan doubling to start the rally. Herman reached on a safe roller, Lindstrom sacrificed, Hartnett singled, and Demaree homered in the ninth.
Feeble warmth returned to Iowa today after a day with temperatures in the 60s. A federal weather observer said the warmth was scheduled to vanish tonight with only feeble sunshine remaining and a forecast of generally fair but cool conditions tomorrow.
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