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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1941
Page
1
In Des Moines two masked men entered the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. grocery just before closing. They used a nickel plated revolver and a shotgun to threaten the manager, assistant, and cashier, then escorted staff to the rear and escaped with about $100 after emptying the cash registers.
Fort Dodge druggist Larsen Laursen, 71, was killed and his wife critically injured when their car hit a dead end a mile east of Fort Dodge while overtaking his son Carl’s party en route to Rochester New York. The couple had hoped to deliver a package left behind by the travelers.
Ottumwa Henry Huston former assistant city engineer pleaded guilty to forgery before District Judge Harold Levis. He forged a signature to a city warrant payable to a fictitious person on the payroll. After resigning it was said a shortage of several hundred dollars had been repaid to the city.
In Cedar Falls a calm cow allegedly trespassing in a neighbor's cornfield led to assault and battery charges against Arthur Hesse and his son Wesley. Ted Carpenter says his garden was damaged by the cow and a related fight occurred when he asked for removal. The elder Hesse threatens a counterclaim over a possible striking of a minor, with a hearing set for 10 a.m. Saturday.
Delegates at the 85th Upper Iowa Methodist conference in Iowa Falls vote 103 to 90 against holding future sessions in June. A June business session and a 4 September inspirational meeting were tabled without discussion. Iowa Des Moines delegates keep June sessions while Upper Iowa and Northwest Iowa meet in September.
In Cedar Falls Justice Harvey court, Robert Virchow and Herman Petersen, both of Cedar Falls, were fined a total of 7 dollars for charges following an August 28 accident four miles west of the city that proved fatal to Eleanor Bement, 28, of Shell Rock. Virchow, driver of the truck loaded with crushed rock, was fined 2 dollars for driving with a chauffeur license. Petersen, his employer, was fined 5 dollars for permitting the unlicensed driver to operate the vehicle.
The navy reported Seamen First Class Edgar Guinup of Watertown New York and Seaman Second Class George Smith of Casey Iowa were exposed to deadly fumes aboard the tanker U S 8 Chenango yesterday. Guinup died from asphyxiation while Smith was critically injured as they leaned over a gasoline tank.
The Burlington district Methodist conference meets at Washington church next Monday September 15 with morning and afternoon sessions. Delegates from local churches will hear about Christian education including discussions on New Lesson materials and missionary education. A lunch is served and a film titled Primary Children Study China is shown followed by age group conferences led by visiting team members.
W. W. DeGolyer of Omaha, 70, died at Washington county hospital from pneumonia caused by injuries from a collision last Monday west of Washington. He had broken ribs and torn cartilages from the crash with a Washington lumber firm truck driven by John Weston, who was only slightly hurt. Funeral plans pending. niece D. A. Hawkins to arrive from Texas via Omaha. burial likely in Chicago. DeGolyer was a longtime Illinois Central railroad employee.
Dr Frank Lindhorst Mrs W M Hubbard are noted in a record showing adjournment at 4 34 with a brief official action.
Soviet forces reportedly recaptured four footholds on the Dnieper and reoccupied three villages near the approaches to Leningrad while pressing central front operations with sustained intensity. German dispatches claimed Russian counterattacks about 100 miles south and southeast of Leningrad continued.
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet spokesman S. A. Logevsky saying Germany suffers unprecedented losses in the battle for Leningrad and cannot win a speedy decision while Hitler is 220 to 230 miles from Moscow. The piece notes Napoleon’s 1812 invasion and dates of Moscow entry.
Max Blez of Holland Iowa told the American Soybean Association convention that market stabilization is the main issue for farmers growing soybeans as cash grain. He noted price swings from 1.00 to 1.60 last fall and that Iowa acreage rose from 1,160,000 in 1929 to 1,560,000 in 1940.
Mrs Joe Starr of Weilman has been at St Josephs hospital Ottumwa for several weeks after an operation. She was moved recently to the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Albert Stoutner of Wellman. She has improved enough to sit up at home and enjoy meals with the family.
Twenty young men out of school attended a meeting at the high school to arrange special mechanic classes. A general metal work class was organized with 13 students and will start next Monday at the county yard with Howard McBride as instructor. The group capacity is 15, and further classes in motor mechanics carpentry and elementary electricity are planned if enough students enroll.
Leo Cherne told a Chicago conference that defense priority will cause unemployment factory shutdowns and worker migrations. He urged 2,000 delegates from many states to address industrial dislocation amid mobilization.
ISTANBUL Sept 12 Hundreds of people are feared buried after a quake struck Van in southeast Turkey. An estimated 500 are missing and believed buried in wreckage as a second shock hit the area causing further casualties and damage. Van, population about 40,060, is the capital of its province.
Mrs. M. W. Klotz 88 died at her home Thursday. Funeral services set for 2:30 Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev. EB Mitchell and Rev. Robert N. Chord. Burial will be in Columbus City cemetery. place of service to be announced.
President Roosevelt's spokesman Stephen Early drew a parallel between Nazi propaganda and Charles Lindbergh's assertion that Britain Jewish interests and the Roosevelt administration are steering the U S toward war. Early cited Berlin's recent statements and Lindbergh's Des Moines address as showing striking similarities.
Washington action sets ceiling prices on Pennsylvania anthracite coal to block a 15 cent per ton increase planned for Monday. Price Administrator Leon Henderson said the move protects households relying on hard coal for heating.
Ames records its first fatal traffic accident since November 18, 1938, as Perry R. Van Ostrand, 24, a bakery employee, dies at University Hospital in Iowa City from meningitis stemming from injuries on August 3 in an auto wreck. The city had 33 months with no fatalities, a top rate for its size.
Sioux City raises prices after USDA action. Milk now 12 cents a quart in bottles and 13 cents in paper containers. Pint bottles up one cent to 4 cents. Coffee cream 13 cents. half pints whipping cream 18 cents. Prices reflect higher producer prices from the agriculture department.
A special committee of the United Presbyterian Church set Oct 12 13 and 14 for the hundredth anniversary observance. The church founded Oct 14 1841. the banquet will occur on the actual anniversary. Former members from Washington church and the Second United Presbyterian unit will join, with reservations urged. Subcommittees were formed to manage details.
Funeral services for 60 year old F A Himmelreich were held this afternoon at two at Car stairs Canada. He was a brother of Otho M Himmelreich of Washington. Born in Louisa county he was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs T T Himmelreich. He farmed with his father before moving to Canada 34 years ago. Surviving are his wife seven children a brother in Washington a brother William in California a brother and sister in Canada.
President Roosevelt outlined the American mission to the Russian supply conferences at Moscow to allocate war materials for the fight against Hitlerism. The mission, headed by W. A. Harriman, conferred with the President for over an hour before departing for London on the first leg to Moscow.
New Mexico experiences the nation s first statewide blackout as all lights from Indian council fires to airport beacons go out tonight.
Washington reports state department says the cargo ship Montana was torpedoed in Icelandic waters under Panama flag with 26 crew in lifeboats. Hull describes a shifting US patrol area based on German actions as authority to act expands. Berlin counters with claims of Allied ship losses and accuses Roosevelt of provoking war while pledging to force necessary measures.
Waterloo West High officials seek NYA support to convert east bleachers of Sloan Wallace stadium into a high school vocational education center. NYA would provide all labor if approved, the board was told.
Richard Starrett, 21, of Alexandria Virginia survived the sinking of the American freighter Steel Seafarer when an unidentified plane hit the ship in the Red Sea. The State Department says all crew members were saved.
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