George Schmidt Garage Opens with Free Oil Change Offer
The new brick George Schmidt Garage at 325-329 West Front Street opens Saturday with lubrication car washing and repair services. A Diamond T wrecker with a power hoist, on call day or night, and a free quart of Kendall Motor oil with each oil change mark the debut through next week.
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West Front Street
George Schmidt
Ben and
Will Blaesing
August Altenbernd
Davenport Machine and Foundry Company
Schmidt
Delco
Autolite
Kendall Motor Oil
Goodrich
Rural Graduates to Register at New Building
The new high school at Cedar and Ninth streets opens for rural eighth grade graduates and others who missed registration. Principal Fred Messenger says registration starts Monday and continues all week. Some fixtures and equipment may not be finished by fall. gym bleachers are installed, baskets set, but chemistry tables and other equipment are not yet in place.
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Cedar
Ninth Streets
Fred Messenger
Coast Guard probes hoax distress calls from phantom ship
Federal officials pursued clues after a daylong coast guard and private search for a phantom burning ship Simon said spurious SOS signals may have originated from a land Tampa area radio station. The Dunkwa tale caused seven hours of coast guard radio disruption along the Atlantic seaboard.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Arthur S. Fish
Federal Communications Commission
Tampa
2Nd Coast Guard
Atlantic Seaboard
Lloyd's of London
Rotterdam
Society Names Committees for Sunday Lunch at Lutheran Festival
The Ladies' Aid of Zion Lutheran will serve lunch at noon Sunday for orphans and old folks at the Lutheran home on Hurlington road and guests from surrounding towns at the mission festival. Committees include Table captains, kitchen helpers, and the coffee and dish squads, with aWEek schedule of events and an August picnic at Weed park and an ice cream social August 31.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Hurlington Road
William Drewes
William Metzentine
Arthur Clark
Ernest Rueckert
Willam Collitz
William Henning
John Bender
Elizabeth Timm
Alfred Weber
Carl Radloff
Herman Jegow
Ernest Reinemunde
Carl Gauler
Car]l Tiecke
Elmer Boldt
Ernest Sylvester
John Mahler
Alvina Gross
Emilie Mahrau
William Doering
Weed Park
Sycamore Street
Aid
Fred Schwartz
Will Henning
Letter Carriers and Families Enjoy Cottage Outing
The Letter Carriers of the N A L C and families gathered at the Herbert Chant cottage on the Mississippi river for a Thursday night outing hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Froelner. A potluck supper fed 38 guests before boating swimming and games.
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Albert Froeliner
Herbert Chant
Mississippi River
Harry Holzhauer
Walter Knetsch
Viola
Betty Arthur Begey
Catherine
Mary
Jean
Harry Harder
Mary Kay
Will Kook
Kathleen
Agnes
Millard Mills
Glen Kemp
Donald
Walter Klink
Andrew Mester
Randall
A. Crow
William Bryant
Albert Froehner
Bob
Betty and
Warren
Elizabeth Froehner
Richard Sadel
Iowa Probes 33 Firms For Out of State Operation
Des Moines AP Secretary of State Earl G. Miller said three out of state corporations are under investigation for operating in Iowa without proper qualification. The Diamond Products Co of Chicago completed review. Miller asked Attorney General to act for alleged non compliance. Diamond Products faces about 180000 in penalties dating from Feb 1 1934 for failing to file annual reports.
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Des Moines
Earl G. Miller
Iowa
Diamond Products Co
Chicago
Miller
Atty, Ger
Fred Everett
Marshalltown
Inc
Distressed vessel prompts multi-ship search hoax abandonment
A freight carrier, a tanker, and a fruit ship altered course to aid a distressed vessel. Believing the incident a hoax, all involved later abandoned the search.
Reunions set for Weed park and area families
The McNall Hesser family reunion is planned for Saturday at Weed park. Grace Lutheran Missionary Society meets at Mrs. Reinemund's country home near Durant on Thursday with a potluck at noon and an afternoon meeting. The Muscatine Garden Club hosts a family picnic at Weed park on Monday. The Feeley family gathers at Weed park for a Sunday reunion with an all day outing and picnic lunch. Krueger family reunion also at Weed park on Sunday with officer elections included.
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McNall-Hesser
Weed Park
Grace Lutheran Missionary Society
Henry Reinemund
Durant
Muscatine Garden Club
Feeley
Krueger
Four Muscatine youth to attend International Youth Conference
Four youths from Muscatine county church schools will attend the International Youth conference at Conference Point Lake Geneva Wisconsin from August 21 to September 2. Registered are Miriam Sywassink and Robert Downer from Sweetland Methodist Mildred Rexroth from Cedar Valley Methodist and Wallace Mays from Wilton Evangelical and Reformed. A skating party to raise funds is planned for August 14 at the West Liberty rink open 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
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Muscatine County
Conference Point
Lake Geneva
Wis
Miriam Sywassink
Robert Downer
Sweetland Methodist Church
Mildred Rexroth
Cedar Valley Methodist Church
Wallace Mays
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Wilton
Young Peoples’ Department
County Council of Christian Education
West Liberty
Young Peoples
F. G. McCullough
Larsen-Walters Marriage Revealed
Miss Maxine Larsen daughter of Mr and Mrs Vincent Larsen of Eli Nebraska formerly Muscatine and Joseph W Walters son of Mrs Gertrude Walters of Washington Iowa were married at an 8 o'clock mass at a Melrose church on Saturday July 29 Rev J J Welsh officiated Mrs Walters is a Merriman Neb high school graduate and Mr Walters attended West Liberty high school and the Kansas City School of Engineering He works at Huttig Manufacturing They will reside at 937 Lucas Street
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Maxine Larsen
Vincent Larsen
Eli, Neb
Muscatine
Joseph W. Walters
Gertrude Walters
Washington
Melrose
J. J. Welsh
Walters
Merriman, Neb
West Liberty High School
Kansas City School of Engineering
Huttig Manufacturing Company
Lucas Street
Former Policeman Dies On Gallows In Washington
Bernard R. Leach, 53, a former St. Cloud police officer and WW II veteran, was executed at the state penitentiary for the murder of his wife Lena in March 1937. Local burial plans were under way as seven children, mostly in Shelton, were not allowed visits to death row.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Bernard R. Leach
St. Cloud, Minn
State Penitentiary
Lena
Shelton
Leach
U. S. Air Corps
Legion to honor Irv Richman with grave wreath tribute
Muscatine American Legion votes to place a wreath on Irving B. Richman’s grave on graves decoration occasions in gratitude for his services as a historian writer and supporter of Legion and community efforts He wrote Muscatine history pageant aided Memorial and Armistice day events New officers installed include Commander B J Sywassink and John Brudtkuhl in various roles The post helped fund a clock ticket for an Aug 19 musical concert at Jefferson school featuring Chicago musicians
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Muscatine American Legion
Irving B. Richman
Muscatine
Legion
Richman
CIO Group Wins in Armour Plant Vote
The United Packing House Workers CIO affiliate won the right to act as bargaining agent for Armour and Company's soap auxiliary plant after a National Labor Relations Board election. Official figures show 660 ballots for the CIO out of 923 eligible voters with 848 ballots cast.
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Chicago
United Packing House Workers
CIO
Armour and Company
National Labor Relations Board
I. S. Dorfman
Woman Sought in Investigation of Dreher Death
Des Moines AP report says police suspect a party girl may be linked to the slaying of Harold J. Dreher. Inspector Jack Brophy sent detectives to search taverns and hotels in Mason City and Council Bluffs for a woman seen leaving the murder car with two men after it was abandoned.
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Des Moines
Harold J. Dreher
Mason City
Jack Brophy
Council Bluffs
Brophy
Dreher
Lightning tends to strike oak trees most in England
Historical records show the oak is the tree most often struck by lightning in England with no documented strikes to beech birch horse chestnut or holly since 1932. This highlights long standing patterns in natural weather effects on oak specimens across the region.
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England
Johnson Larceny Charges Dismissed
Lyle Johnson, a Muscatine youth, faced larceny charges for stealing steel sheeting from the county. Judge D W Jackson dismissed the case in district court on the county attorney's recommendation. The prior transfer to juvenile court was vacated and revoked.
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Lyle Johnson
Muscatine
D. W. Jackson
Frank Drake
Tragic 13 Story Plunge Claims Mother and Two Sons
A Chicago hotel suicide leaves Mrs. Karl Langer and her sons Karl Tommy 6 and Jan Michael 4 dead after leaping from the 13th floor of the Congress hotel on Michigan Avenue. Their father, Karl Langer, 46, a former Prague textile manufacturer, was found at home and placed in custody amid language barriers and shock.
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Chicago
Congress Hotel
Michigan Avenue
William Gonoude
Della Frank
New York City
Karl Langer
Karl Tommy
Jan Michael
Prague
Czechoslovakia
West Side
Langer
Central
Hynek Marpeles Co
United States
Hollywood Star Rise Sparks Critique of Easy Fame
Jimmie Fidler argues stardom today comes too easily with studio overpromotion. He contrasts rising names like Betty Field with hard earned legends such as Janet Gaynor Crawford and Bette Davis, praising the old guard’s struggle and warning of hollow fame.
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Hollywood
Kentucky
Betty Field
Jackie Cooper
Jackie
Stern
Janet Gaynor
Joan Crawford
Bette Davis
Carole Lombard
Mrs Wachs family visit and local property sale in Casey
Mrs. Fred Wachs and children visit Casey Illinois to reunite with relatives including her uncle and aunts while Miss Emily Van Gent of Muscatine plans weekend with cousin Elsie Ehrich. Rev W A Smith and wife bought Hattie Jones property on Spencer street from H E Carr and plan to reside here. Smith is pastor of the M E church.
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West Liberty
Fred Wachs
Darlene
Leona
Shirley
Wayne
Casey
Ill
Wachs
Emily van Gent
Muscatine
Elsie Ehrich
Ed Ehrich
W. A. Smith
Hattie Jones
Spencer Street
H. E. Carr
Rev
Mrs. Smith
Rev. Smith
M. E. Church
Healey Suit for Land Title Dismissed in Court
Michael Healey's suit to obtain title to property in Seventy-Six township, tied to an original mortgage of 50 000 dollars, was dismissed in district court. Healey claimed he held most of the ten 5 000 dollar notes used to pay for the farm.
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Michael Healey
Healey
McCullough Named to Assist Council in Coming Canvoy
F G McCullough has been appointed to assist the Iowa State Council of Christian Education in county conventions and older boys and girls conferences. Scheduled duties include three county conventions Jefferson Sept 5 Henry Sept 6 Des Moines Sept 7 and seven county conferences Iowa Oct 17 Keokuk Oct 18 Washington Oct 19 Henry Oct 27 Jefferson Oct 28 Cedar Nov 7 Tama Nov 8. Muscatine youth conference date not set.
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F. G. McCullough
Iowa State Council of Christian Education
McCullough
Jefferson County
Henry County
Des Moines
Iowa County
Keokuk County
Washington County
Cedar County
Tama County
Muscatine County
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George Schmidt Garage
Bird and Fish
GEO. Kranz & Son
E. Second St
Lutheran Society
Typewriter Exchange
Larsen-Walters
North Woods
Nokomis
Deer Trail Lodge
Herfford
Millweakes Road
I. B. Richman
CIO Group
Armour Plant
Johnson
Jimmie Fidler
Wallace Reid
Richard Arlen
Charles Ferrell
Sid Grauman
Guy Kibbee
Frank Craven
Houdini
Flo Ziegfeld
Ziegfeld
Flo
Hedy Lamarr
Good Samaritan Hospital
Gene Markey
Charles Laughton
William Dieterle
Wally
Clark Gable
Marie Lee
Clark
Gable Ranch
Gabriel
Miriam Hopkins
Warners
George Brent
Mickey Rooney
Leni Lynn
Donald Barry
Republic
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
East 2Nd ST
Tonite
ALLA
PTV
Gihad
Jackie Coogan
Larry Crabbe
Coen Ve
Cesar Ramese
Council
Canvoy
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