14 Sep 1937
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1937
Page
1
Business and professional women of Council Bluffs gathered 447 dollars to buy an iron lung for paralysis patients. Seven infantile paralysis victims were being treated in local hospitals.
The Iowa Motor Vehicle Department reports 1414 suspensions and 468 revocations of drivers licenses during the first eight months of 1937.
Boone Ledges Park custodian Carl F. Henning warned visitors that seven young skunks have been released. The odorless lineage did not persist, as the youngsters born to deodorized parents failed to inherit the trait and the animals met a cool reception from park guests.
Billy Barnett, 2, was pulled from the Cedar River after falling in while fishing with his father C. C. Barnett. Paul Widmann, 22, jumped in and rescued the boy from the deep pool.
Lou Gates and George Shewry received three months in the Wapello County jail after pleading guilty to assault with intent to do great bodily injury before Judge George Dashiell. They were charged with beating Karl Robertson, a trucker from Hedrick. The case stemmed from labor day tensions within the local union.
Des Moines reports Yom Kippur known as the Sabbath of Sabbaths will be observed in Iowa and across the United States beginning tonight. The Kol Nidre melody will open services in synagogues as Jews seek self purification and rededication to higher aims.
Sheriff Casey Loss recovers Minetta Brandt 15 from Lakota after she joined a concession crew at the Kossuth County fair and went to Spencer. Another girl Mary Meyers 15 living with her siblings disappeared Monday heading south with a small suitcase.
Fort Dodge will host the 1988 convention of the Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Iowa. The event runs May 14 16 and 17 with Ruth Walton Zoe Wright Mildred Manful Elsie Elliott and Ethel Chesterman named to a nominating committee. Chesterman chairs another committee to plan a possible business women's home with Gertrude Steiner Myrtle Wharton Imogene Emery.
Six Hampton High School girls who started a chalk letter in 1887 gathered for a 50 year reunion in Sheffield at the home of Mrs. C F Johnston. The six, from six different states, have met on average about three times yearly since high school. Other local attendees included Mrs. W D King and Una, among others.
District Judge Frank Shankland ruled pinball machines are slot machines under the new Iowa law banning slot devices, dissolving a temporary injunction against the Iowa Automatic Merchandisers' Association. Attorneys plan an appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court. a stay may be sought pending appeal.
Washington Municipal band voters re elected Milo T. Sorden as director for the coming year. New officers include Cloyd Garrett president Jesse Radda vice president Jimmy Birney secretary Lester Mick treasurer with a board of directors Gene Tucker Bob Barclay Ralston Meek Milo W. Steele and Daryl Fetters. The group plans more concerts with new music and consistent winter rehearsals to boost next summer performances.
Nearly all local Standard Oil dealers attended the tenth annual dealer conference at the Hotel Burlington. Ned Kennard unveiled Standard Red Crown for 1928 with a screen show. H J Bemis R E McLellan and E J Ferriter participated. a meal was served. about 125 attendees.
A special meeting of the Washington Townsend club will be held at Dick Furniture store Thursday night at 7 30 p m. Important business.
Mrs. Emma Reed Cogswell of Wetmore Kansas Mrs. D W Ohern of Oklahoma City Oklahoma Mrs. James Obenchain of Ventura California and Mrs. Inez Myers Either of Minneapolis Minnesota are listed in a regional notices column.
Des Moines Playground and Recreation association voted to purchase a second iron lung for infantile paralysis relief in Des Moines. The state will have four adult Drinker respirators, with two in Iowa City and Des Moines each, and one infant model in Ottumwa. Movements to acquire more respirators have begun in several Iowa cities.
Des Moines reports temperatures 11 degrees below normal across the state. Federal meteorologist Charles D. Reed confirms the readings as Lowans shivered for the first time since last winter. Warmer weather was forecast to return by tonight in most sections.
Newton Iowa expects a large turnout as more than 600 persons are anticipated for the initial conference of the Iowa-Des Moines area of the Methodist church this evening.
Dr. BE. L. Walsh, director of the county health unit, said the county outside Washington has begun physical examinations of boys and girls in cooperation with school authorities. The campaign aims to insure better health among pupils through these exams.
Shenandoah editor Willard D. Archie and KFNF official Bilbert A Read urged railroads to add reflectors to freight car corners to flash warning at night. Iowa highway officials called the idea meritorious, citing recent auto train collisions and the Welborn tragedy in Des Moines.
The nine power agreement to hunt pirate submarines in the Mediterranean was signed by Great Britain France and seven other nations. British and French warships will patrol the sea to deter attacks on neutral merchant ships with policing to begin that evening. Italy abstained from signing, citing equality concerns in the policing plan. The Belgrade Geneva rumor that the British battleship Malaya captured an Italian or unknown submarine near Salonika was denied by the admiralty.
P W Thomas leader of Seventh Day Adventist hospital at Welchow reports that Japanese bombers repeatedly ignored the American flag during attacks in Hong Kong. He and his staff evacuated the hospital after the first bombing and warn the area remains unsafe as new bombings occur near the hospital and airfield.
Judge P J Siegers scheduled jury trials for Monday after excusing the panel this week. The initial trial will be Donald Simm ering versus Ray Hutt for auto accident damages, with Anna Kupka estate case of J J Kupka also on the docket. Other cases moved to court or scheduled for post jury trial consideration include Bush vs Baumester Bassler vs Baumester and Hopping vs Buumeister, with trustees of Commercial Savings Bank against Ralston Fetes and Wright slated for court after the jury trials.
Western Electric announces a dividend of 75 cents per share in New York on September 14. The move reflects the companys ongoing earnings and investor return strategy with no further details provided.
James M. Landis submitted his resignation as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission to President Roosevelt. The move takes effect immediately, from Washington D C on September 14.
Two more small fires on Chicago's north side were blamed today on a pyromaniac, raising the total to 14 incidents. Police reported the blazes as incendiary and connected to the ongoing string of arson cases downtown.
United States Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black declined to discuss reports of Klan membership. After failed attempts to reach him, Black issued through his hotel manager that he had no statement to anyone and would not speak.
Shanghai dispatch reports 1,400 U S Marines arriving soon to reinforce the international settlement amid intensified fighting. Chinese withdrawal to new lines three miles behind the city worsens the frontline. White forces total 8,400 with Americans 2,500 others including Italians 700, British 2,504, French 2,000 and volunteers 700.
Roger Babson, renowned statistician, predicted improved business conditions over last fall at a Boston Chamber of Commerce address. He cited bumper crops boosting spending by farmers, wage workers, and merchants, while noting bonds and select stocks show strength and potential for higher prices.
Prague reports the death of Thomas G Masaryk founder and first president of the Czecho slovakian republic after a long illness He was 87 Mrs Robert Hannah and son Tommy visit Ottumwa relatives while Mrs Hannahs parents Ray and Mrs Tracey host them in town
In Nebraska a library stenographer Mary Davis mailed a note attached to a grasshopper found July 1. William Swift, a traveling salesman, recovered the insect near Wichita, Kansas, and delivered the message.
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