Muscatine district approves 1933 34 budget with librarian post
Muscatine independent school district board approves a budget 57 595 66 below last year and 21 830 40 below 1932 33 totals 183 935 for 1933 34 with a new high school librarian position to offset staff cuts. Lorraine Johnson named librarian at 14 a week. salary raised to 560 to meet NRA code. Hear objections scheduled for Aug 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Muscatine Independent School District
Henry van Hettinga
Johnson
Lorraine Johnson
Arsenal Blast Destroys Managua Arsenal Injures Guards
Martial law declared after multiple explosions at Campo de Marte arsenal in Managua Nicaragua injuring four guardsmen. About 500 troops moved from Leon to Managua as guards stood watch while officials opened an investigation. Initial reports of higher casualties were retracted. the blast disrupted Santo Domingo fiesta crowds.
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Nicaragua
Campo de Marte
National Guard
Managua
Leon
Santo Domingo Plaza
Muscatine High School Gas Heating Contract Approved
The Muscatine board of education approved a contract with Iowa Electric for natural gas heating of the high school building after debate with salesmen on stokers and boiler options. One dissenting vote occurred from absent director Werner Axel and attorney Gus Allbee did not vote.
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Board of Education
Iowa Electric Company
Muscatine High School
Allbee
Axel
Gus Allbee
Werner Axel
Moley to Make Kidnapping Study
President Roosevelt asks Raymond Moley assistant secretary of state to conduct a two month study on kidnapping and racketeering while remaining in his post. The survey, requested by Attorney General Cummings, aims to map crime fighting methods with federal and state cooperation.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Raymond Moley
State Department
Moley
Cummings
Hull
Home Loan Offices in Iowa Cities Nominated to Main Des Moines Office
Washington D C Geis Bots ford newly named Iowa manager of the Home Owners Loan corporation said the Iowa main office would be in Des Moines after a conference with the home loan bank board. Other district officers will be in Davenport Sioux City Fort Dodge and Dubuque.
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Washington
Geis Botsford
Iowa
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Iowa Corporation
Des Moines
Home Loan Bank Board
Davenport
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Dubuque
30000 Miners Strike Paralyzes Pennsylvania Miners
Pennsylvania and national leaders seek rapid peace moves as 30,000 miners walk out in soft coal fields. Governor Pinchot meets union leaders to back a settlement plan, signaling coordinated state and federal efforts to restore order amid widespread labor unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
Harrisburg
Washington
Heavy Rainstorm Floods Muscatine Streets
A cloudburst-like storm struck Muscatine shortly after noon, delivering 1.05 inches of rain—the heaviest July reading yet. Lightning hit the Harold Lawrence home at 618 East Ninth Street, prompting firefighters to respond, but damage was limited after electricity was cut. County Agent Carl Rylander says the rain will aid crops since fields had suffered drought.
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Muscatine
William Molis
Harold Lawrence
East Ninth Street
Lawrence
Carl E. Rylander
Treasury Issue Oversubscribed in August Refinancing
President Roosevelt announced that treasury offerings of bonds and certificates for the August refinancing were oversubscribed by six times. The strong demand puts the treasury in a favorable position for government financing through the rest of the year.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Treasury
Roosevelt Seeks Broad Credit to Rebuild U S Economy
President Roosevelt urged expanding credit access to all citizens to restore business on a lasting basis. Jesse H. Jones of the Reconstruction Corporation said a billion or half a billion dollars in added bank capital could be multiplied through loans, with banks supplying credit to sustain local values.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Corporation
Jones
Bargain Prices Set for Circus Patrons in Muscatine
The Russell Brothers circus arrives in Muscatine on Monday August 7 offering bargain admissions via co-op selling partners. Merchants provide free guest tickets with purchases on Thursday through Saturday, with child and adult tickets costing 10 plus 20 cents and 25 and 40 cent regular prices respectively. Deals apply to both matinee and evening shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Brothers
Muscatine
Kraschel and Cooper Discuss Public Works Plan
Lieut. Gov. Nels Kraschel and Harry Cooper of Marshalltown planned a conference in Des Moines to map next steps for the public works program. Kraschel said federal regulations and instructions are expected Thursday, with Colonel Waite of the Public Works Administration noting preparations underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Nels Kraschel
Iowa
Harry Cooper
Marshalltown
Kraschel
Waite
Public Works Administration
Nira Iowa stamp query puzzles collectors
Stamp collectors in Nira Iowa seek the town name on the new stamp for the National Industrial Recovery Act campaign. The piece notes Franklin D Roosevelt and mentions an 1873 three cent stamp postmarked from the village. It adds history of A H Wallace and the postmaster Harvey Bell naming the post office for his wife Nira.
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Marengo
Nira
Iowa
Franklin D. Roosevelt
A. H. Wallace
Washington
Harvey Bell
U S Treasury Bonds Sold Fast in Early Morning Sale
Beverly Hills reader notes that the treasury offered 350 million in bonds yesterday before breakfast and all were sold. The writer argues industry should attract permanent buyers like Roosevelt, or else call themselves mere manufacturers of risk.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
U. S. Treasury
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Rail unions plan national code talk for rail workers
A. F. Whitney, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, called a meeting of the Railway Labor Executives' association to discuss a national code for railroad workers. The meeting, to be held Thursday, will address railroads reducing forces and failing to follow the president's employment program. Whitney seeks action and expects the code topic to be prominent.
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Cleveland
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Whitney
21 Brotherhoods
Unsettled Weather Across Iowa With Showers Likely
Weather outlook notes unsettled conditions in Iowa tonight and Thursday with probable showers and cooler temperatures. South and central eastern counties face active showers overnight. Illinois shows local showers and thunderstorms with cooler conditions in the northwest Thursday as Mississippi River stages shift slightly at several key locations, including St Paul 1.5 and St Louis 3.0 feet with minor falls at others.
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Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi River
St. Paul
la Crosse
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
Hannibal
St Louis
Fall
U S to Launch Purchasing Drive
Nearly 200 Muscatine firms join President Roosevelt's NRA plan as uniform hours take effect. Postmaster McKee reports 186 firms applied, 146 enrolled by Tuesday, with 40 more joining daily. Stores set 55 hour week 8 30 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday and 8 30 am to 9 30 pm Saturday. Cosmeticians form group with uniform hours and prices.
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Muscatine
Roosevelt
National Industrial Recovery Army
W. S. McKee
NRA
Cosmeticians
W. L. Lane
Edna Maxson Mueller
Two Months on River Ends Life of Baby Rosemary Wilson
Rosemary Wilson died at Fort Madison after two months on a Mississippi river boat amid poverty. Her vaudeville family travels, hunger, and minimal medical care framed a grim voyage ending in malnutrition. Father Fred Wilson sought work rather than charity, vowing to provide a home again.
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Fort Madison
Little Rosemary Wilson
Fred Wilson
Louisville
Little Rosemary
Wilson
Wilsons
Mississippi
Indiana
Rosemary
Iowa City Youth Killed in Collision
Woodrow Fousek 20 of Iowa City died after a collision with a truck 10 miles southwest of Iowa City Tuesday night. Miss Zeta Beuter of near Solon was seriously injured and remains unconscious in hospital. P H Neis Wellman driver of the truck. coroner says no inquest will be held.
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Iowa City
Woodrow Fousek
Sauerkraut Ends Jail Hunger Strike
Burlington inmate Robert Campbell 26 of Topeka broke a four day hunger strike in jail amid reports sauerkraut served to prisoners helped break his resistance. Campbell is jailed awaiting grand jury action in connection with the slugging and robbery of Pete Meanen, Kansas City hall custodian, last week.
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Burlington
Robert Campbell
Topeka
Kas
Sauerkraut
Campbell
Pete Meanen
K. C. Hall
Roosevelt drafts state and district recovery boards
President Roosevelt forms fifty state and twenty six district recovery boards as part of the nationwide program. General Hugh S. Johnson names nine members per state and seven per district to begin action, with Iowa and Missouri officials among the listed members.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Generalugh S. Johnson
Merrill Explains Wheat Acreage Reduction Plan in Muscatine
J W Merrill district Farm Bureau leader explains to 20 township leaders at the Muscatine county courthouse how the wheat acreage reduction plan aims to boost purchasing power per bushel. Farmers signing contracts receive 28 to 30 cents per bushel on their allotment with 20 cents paid this fall and the remainder next spring.
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J. W. Merrill
Farm Bureau
Muscatine County
Mr. Merrill
Johnson Plans to Aid Trade in NRA Recovery Drive
Hugh S. Johnson, recovery administration chief, outlined a nationwide purchasing drive to support the government’s wage rise program and code efforts for the cotton garment industry. He urged consumers to spend to speed re-employment, warned against past mistakes, and urged group action to end practices harming industries such as child labor in cotton. Thousands of Iowans rallied behind the NRA blue eagle as recovery momentum builds.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Recovery Administration
Johnson
Buy
Grensing Named Head of Pythians At Des Moines
A. F. Grensing of 700 Sycamore Street was to be elected grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias at Des Moines during the 64th annual state convention. Uncontested nominees included M. P. Hughes, J. W. Figg, and Ward Ferguson. The grand temple of Pythian Sisters also held its annual session.
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A. F. Grensing
Sycamore Street
Knights of Pythias
Des Moines
Lodge
M. P. Hughes
Clear Lake
J. W. Figg
Iowa City
Ward Ferguson
Grand Temple of Pythian Sisters
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