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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1934
Page
1
Keokuk fans celebrated their native son Jack Sallagaver, a third baseman for the New York Yankees, with a banquet featuring speeches and festive honors last evening.
Four men interrupted in the act of siphoning gas from cars in Postville were brought before city magistrates and fined. They proved they were soap salesmen and paid fines with soap, remarking that Postville has soap to burn.
Roy Ball and Kathleen Whitacer of Des Moines wed at Avot on a Tuesday night after Ball had been convicted of breaking and entering, a charge that could yield up to 40 years as a habitual criminal. Mrs Whitacer watched the trial anxiously as the marriage plans were kept secret until after the verdict.
The Iowa Highway Commission approved planting 2,123 trees 16 shrubs and 2,621 vines along Highways 15 and 57 in Ames as part of a beautification effort expanding 17.5 miles of paved routes. The project aims to create a more scenic Iowa byways outlook.
Lee Williams of Humeston was acquitted in Albia after a 12 hour jury verdict. He faced charges he drove a truck that struck the auto of C. W. Greene Parsons College president east of here and did not stop. Williams said his truck was damaged hitting a railroad bridge.
A short man cannot wade the Mississippi at Muscatine as the river rises six feet in forty hours. The water stage climbs to five feet above the low water mark, blocking shallow crossings.
Governor Clyde Herring and Congressman Edward C. Eicher will speak at a Democratic rally in Fairfield in the high school buildings on Saturday evening. Atty General O’Conner may attend. former Laborites also hold a rally on Friday with Wallies Short expected to speak. The Jefferson County poor fund cannot cover the county relief share for September, while Iowa Emergency Relief Administration sent 728 dollars to Fairfield causing concern and talk of a bond issue.
Lawrence Niderer of Davenport, a houseboat resident, walked into a car Tuesday evening. His head shattered a front window and a shard struck Miss Lora Poole of Buffalo, injuring her slightly.
Iowa’s 1934 corn crop is projected at about 198 million bushels, 22 bushels per acre, less than half the prior year’s, with October 1 condition at 48 percent of normal. Wide regional variation ranges from 2–3 bushels in parts of the southwest to 45 in the northeast.
Mrs. Berry Stoll, 26, niece of Frederick Sackett, ambassador to Germany, was kidnapped from a sick bed in Louisville. She was dragged away in a negligee with a coat and beaten, carried to a car, and a $50,000 ransom demanded as private citizens and federal agents join the search. Her husband, vice president of Stoll Refining Co., is said to be prepared to pay.
The reporter recalls a chaotic postgame scene in Chicago with Judge Landis present. Dizzy Dean caused a stir, Medwick apologizes for his actions, Owen downplays any fight, and both players speak calmly in their dressing rooms afterward.
Washington county collections for September totaled 193 484.43 with delinquent balances carried forward. The figure marks a decline from 253 281.73 a year earlier, while year to date collections near 1953 levels at eighty percent of the levy.
Petitions circulate today for crushed rock surfacing on nine more sections of unpaved streets in Washington bringing to fourteen the number of petitions in circulation. If owners sign, the city can install a crusher and distribute material. residents on other streets may still join this week. City attorney and city solicitor office say petitions prepared and meetings may be arranged. cost is nominal and labor will be from relief rolls. Streets listed include North Avenue B, South Fourth Avenue, East Van Buren, East Second Street, East Third Street, West Jefferson Street, East Jefferson Street, West Monroe Street.
New York Oct 11 The hearing on a writ of habeas corpus for Bruno Hauptmann was postponed to Monday. The court granted the delay at the defense counsel's request despite New Jersey officials opposing the move. The delay stalls efforts to transport Hauptmann to Flemington for arraignment on the murder charge in the Lindbergh case.
Clara Elizabeth Koster Hopkins wife of F B Hopkins died at nine oclock last night at their home in Columbus Junction funeral arrangements are with L A Jones Washington burial will be at Columbus City cemetery she had been in failing health for years born December 20 1878 in Jefferson County Iowa she married F F Hopkins September 15 1897 at Ainsworth survived by husband daughter Bonnie B now Mrs Frank Boulton five grandchildren and her father Henry Koster of Washington also surviving are two sisters Mrs Myrtle Downs and Mrs Tessie Perry and brothers Ralph Les and Harry Koster with several deceased siblings.
The 1984 Washington corn husking contest is dated for Saturday October 27 at 1 oclock. County Agent W J Rouda bush announced the event. The Herman Luers farm near Washington Cedar township hosts the field, with only ten contestants allowed and four spots already spoken for. Enroll at the Farm Bureau office on a first come first served basis.
A resident of this county went to the army recruiting office in Burlington yesterday to be assigned to a CCC camp. His selection follows a county quota of one.
An open letter from Lee Shaffer of Crawfordsville scolds a Model T driver for dangerous behavior on a public highway. He warns that speed and poor judgment endanger others and notes recent fatalities, urging responsible driving without filing a formal report.
Washington junior college musicians presented a program over WSUI on Tuesday evening and were praised by listeners. Pearl Bennett Hroxam, WSUI program director, urged another performance. Miss Helen Coffey who ran the broadcast was asked to bring a high school group to WSUT soon.
Sheriff Daryl Mathers investigated a burglary at the EB J Frey general store and post office in Haskins. A safe was blown open, about 100 dollars in stamps and 50 dollars belonging to Mr. Frey were taken. Evidence included a muffled blast heard at 2 57 a m and a broken rear window.
At about 2 50 this morning two men attempted a theft at the Charles Swift residence two miles northeast of Washington. The family heard the intruders and gave chase, but the thieves escaped before being caught.
Sheriff Mathers and Deputy IH G Richardson learned of a mine payroll theft at Pershing in Mariey county yesterday afternoon. They watched primary road No. 2 west of town but saw no robbers. In the evening they stopped a car with three men from Illinois. the men were not the culprits but were frightened. A prior alert said the robbers may have stolen a car at Sigourney and were heading toward the area.
Miss Mary Welch returns home after visiting Chicago due to her father's illness. Her father’s condition had eased since earlier in the year, and the family had enjoyed their music together last spring.
Police in Paris report two Croat suspects, Petrus Kelemen and Novak, were arrested on the Swiss border while allegedly aiding the murder plot linked to King Alexander of Jugoslavia and Foreign Minister Louis Barthou. A third fugitive was said to be hiding in the Fountain Bleatt forest near Paris as investigators pursue a wider terrorist network.
Arguments in the H. A. Durrell estate settlement dispute were completed before Judge D. W. Hamilton. The case was submitted to the court to be decided later with pleas by S. W. Live ington A. E. Baldrige and Dr. Nolan of Iowa City.
A Milwaukee passenger train plunged from a bridge near Guttenburg Iowa killing Walter Ruprecht and three others with Frank Mann and Charles Krasinsky of Dubuque among the dead. Four injured include William Suehr Harry Nicholson and Sam Hess. The wreck tore up 800 feet of track after a broken rail caused the crash on the Savanna to La Crosse run.
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