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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1949
Page
1
United Press reports a rising holiday toll with 225 deaths from Friday to Monday morning, 255 in traffic. Ned Dearborn of the National Safety Council warns the weekend may become a national catastrophe as motorists rush home.
Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short, 49, who faced Pearl Harbor accusations, will be buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. Funeral at Fort Meyer chapel near Arlington, Virginia, set for 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday. His widow and Maj. Walter Dean Short will arrive from Dallas. Short was cleared by a 1946 congressional probe but relieved after Pearl Harbor.
Amlong of 1017 East Adams Street reports a turkey he raised since summer weighs 5 or 6 pounds and has four well formed sets of toes on its four legs, though otherwise healthy and normal.
Weather outlook fair today tonight and Tuesday. Cooler this afternoon and east portion tonight. Highs 78 in the southeast portion and 68 to the northeast on Tuesday. Lows 45 to 52. Warmer in the far west on Tuesday. Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon turning east and northeasterly Tuesday.
Paul Jordan, a Washington youth, was jailed after Deputy Sheriff Loren Robertson arrested him late Saturday following a crash two miles east of Washington. He is charged with operating a vehicle without the owner's consent driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene. The car owned by Mr Hesseltine of near Haskins was taken and wrecked with Millard DeLashmutt nearby. Damage estimated at 400 dollars. Hesseltine reported the theft and Jordan was captured shortly after.
Harry D. Linn Iowa secretary of agriculture will be the principal speaker at the third annual four district contour plowing contest and field day at the Amana Society farm on Saturday Sept 10 one mile north of Amana on state highway 149. Washington county soil conservation district will join in with $250 prizes for plowing contests and demonstrations on terrace construction grass waterway shaping seeding pasture renovation gully control and tile outlet repair plus a machinery exhibit and the state conservation wildlife exhibit.
Grand jurors will convene Wednesday September 7, marking the opening day of the September term of district court. An erroneous note in Saturdays Journal claimed a Thursday meeting.
Bill Chmelar of Washington high school youth was released from University hospital after a mild polio attack. He had been admitted last week and moved to the inactive list on polio records before leaving the hospital.
Amvets urge a federal bonus for World War II veterans proposing bonds at four percent interest payable in 1960. The plan would pay 3 dollars per domestic service day and 4 dollars per foreign service day including Alaska, with opposition from some leaders and a separate AVC pathway. President Truman was to address the Amvets in Des Moines as they planned to elect officers and hold events.
Iowa records 13 traffic deaths and four from a West Liberty plane crash over Labor Day weekend with one drowning. Officials plan a thorough probe into the plane crash near West Liberty that killed four men including pilot Cochran. Names include R W Cochran and Gale and Wayne Kennedy among others.
Eleven local residents were charged for taking part in an anti Communist demonstration against Paul Robeson in Peekskill New York where 114 persons were injured by flying sticks stones and bottles. The protest halted 15 000 Robeson supporters leaving an abandoned golf course arena. Injuries ranged from skull fractures to cuts and bruises with 30 treated at Peekskill Hospital and others in Mohegan Lake nearby towns and New York City. Robeson was uninjured.
A tropical storm with 95 mph winds moves slowly northward over the Atlantic well east of the U S coast. If its course holds it could pass east of Boston and strike Maine, but officials warn slow movement allows possible course changes and no mainland landfall prediction.
A thief visited Harold Wehr's East Third street home Saturday night and stole six shirts several bath towels and even the clothes pins from the line. The crime is described as a thorough job showing attention to detail.
Washington report says the Congressional Economy drive plans a staff shakeup at the Un American Activities committee with at least one investigator to be cut and several other employees, as the panel faces a $200 000 investigative budget this Congress. Some members seek to reduce funds further and lop the staff entirely under the Democratic regime.
Fourteen Washington county farmers have entered the Iowa Ten-acre corn yield contest in Washington county, sponsored by the VFW. Entries were sent to Ames and testing will finish when the corn matures, with a November 20 deadline.
Mrs. Mel Crandall of 109 North Fifteenth street today joined Washington mothers who have sent children to city schools continuously. Her first child started at Wallace school in 1919 and over 30 years she has had two to five children in school. All six Crandall children were taught by Helen Wiley in their first two years.
President Truman spoke at the Allegheny county fair in Pittsburgh before about 100000 people amid showers. He attacked the organized conspiracy of selfish interests and defense of the Democratic Party's fair deal, warning factions against pitting farmers against unions. He praised Democratic accomplishments and pledged to continue the fight for repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act.
District leaders invite Boy Scouts and Scouters to a meeting on Thursday evening September 8 at the Washington YMCA. Plans for district organization, the national roll call, and attendee-suggested items will be reviewed. Rev. T. Co. Polk district chairman and Dr. William J. Grossheim district commissioner urged all Secouters to attend.
Miss Stella Wilcox, longtime Western Union manager in Washington, plans to retire October 1 after a 34 year career with Western Union plus nine years with Bell Telephone. Born in Perry, Iowa, she worked in Perry for 22 years and later managed Peru and Washington offices. Her recall includes a 1937 impostor sting and widespread press coverage of her messenger colleague Trea Skinner. Upon retirement she returns to Perry with plans to reconnect with friends and neighbors.
The notice reports that an advertising schedule produced a sale the same night it ran and seven additional inquiries. It promotes Juvenal classified ads and provides phone numbers for results.
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