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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1939
Page
8
Des Moines council weighs a proposal from Safety Commissioner Henry HasBrouck to charge residents a small monthly fee for sewer and water connections. A summer survey counted 5,153 outdoor toilets and 3,236 outside wells in the city.
Cleo Parson may present himself at the sheriff's office with a box containing 31.57 dollars. He forgot a total of 1 717 pennies from the Harry Traum farm where he recently worked.
Mason City residents vote again on a $90,000 municipal bond for a public recreation center with a WPA grant of $193,700 already allotted. A April 27 vote previously approved 52 percent, eight points short of the required 60 percent.
A survey for a new bridge on Highway 10 over the Wapsipinicon river in eastern Bremer county has been completed. Construction is expected in early 1940 and the new bridge with straightened highway would eliminate a sharp turn linked to more than 20 accidents in the past year.
A motorist killed a deer and left the carcass to chill as state conservation officers prepared plans to handle the incident. Authorities investigated the scene and awaited further instructions from wildlife officials.
A doe's carcass rests in the cooling room of a local refrigerator plant after a deer was struck and killed by a vehicle near Whiting. The driver, Keveret Hall, notified Sheriff Melvin Peterson of the incident.
Mrs Emma Louie celebrated her eighty seventh birthday anniversary while on duty at Jenny Edmundson Memorial hospital where she is administrator by working as usual. Friends showered her with congratulatory wires flowers and gifts. She is said to be the oldest hospital administrator in the United States.
A car stalled at a railroad crossing was struck by a freight train, killing J. E. Tolan 66 of Glenwood Minnesota and Charles W. Eldridge 64 and Mrs Eldridge 60 of Kensett. They had left the Eldridge home to deliver milk in Manly when the vehicle stalled and was hit.
Des Moines hosts the forty first annual Iowa Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association three day session with over 80 commercial displays. The event features new low boy meat scales streamlined coffee grinders and a tomato juice dispenser resembling a town pump. Local grocers and meat dealers attend to view innovations and discuss industry issues.
A sand tunnel near the Green home trapped eight year old Joseph Henry Green and two year old Ruthie Green. Neighbors and police dug frantically and pulled Ruthie out alive but in critical condition. Robert recovered from near suffocation. Joseph and Ruthie are children of Mr and Mrs Charles Green.
Three year old Joan Thompson daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Thompson of Sandyville was fatally struck while running across Highway 92 near her home. Her mother waited at a stop sign as the child and her brother attempted to cross.
A 12 year old boy was hit by a car driven by Nolan Marriott, 20, of Muscatine. Marriott said he swerved off the paving to avoid the boy but could not dodge Joan who was dragged several feet. Sheriff Lewis Johnson noted the accident was unavoidable and no inquest was planned.
Delegates from eight Iowa cities formed an Iowa state council of restaurant men and bartenders, affiliated with the AFL, to act as a unit for statewide dealings with employers. The council will have an office in Des Moines and passed a resolution urging strict neutrality in foreign policy and opposing U S entry into war or aiding any foreign nation at war.
Snowball notes Mrs. Senthiver of California visiting sister Mrs. Harry Campbell. Residents from the community attended the funeral of Mrs. John Campbell and extended sympathy to the Campbell family.
The Iowa auditor of state oversees audits for state departments counties cities and school districts with a staff of 81 including 50 per diem examiners. The officer also supervises building and loan associations and requires reports and certificates of authority from each association. The article notes the auditor’s range, salary, and duties under the 1936 code and 1939 legislative changes.
Keokuk native Elsa Maxwell rose to New York Paris and London society. Her Cosmopolitan film Hotel For Women opened yesterday at the State Theatre by 20th Century-Fox with a large stellar cast. Children Robert Russell and Marilyn visited Lake McBride Sunday with Mr and Mrs Paul Haworth Cedar Rapids. they celebrated Mrs Haworths birthday. Mrs Lee Lease attended Mrs Easter funeral in Washington Saturday forenoon.
Mrs I L Colthurst of Ainsworth will speak on the bank offering at the U P church Women's Missionary meeting in Crawfordsville. The event aims for good attendance as part of Thursday afternoon activities. Related notes mention local trips and a funeral attended by relatives in Washington.
In Cornell University's poultry department pale blue eggs were laid by hens from a cross between an Araucana and a White Leghorn. The Araucana and the Costa Rican Colondona varieties lay eggs of deep blue color.
The item describes how heavy cargoes can be loaded with ease using a winch attached to a truck. It notes cargo weight is so great the cab tilts, with the winch powered by the truck motor as explained by polar mechanics.
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