Muscatine NRA Parade Continues as Wage Codes Set
Muscatine NRA meeting activity centers on code adoption. Postmaster McKee reports growing NRA cooperators with 303 insignias today. Dry cleaners plan 44 hour weeks and resume 1929 wage scale while contractors set 35 hour week and await committee review before final terms. Six new members bring total to 20.
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Muscatine
NRA
Magnus Model Laundry
W. S. McKee
Magnus
R. Howe
Glen Dale
A. Leonard
Tax Divisions to Start Soon in Muscatine County
Muscatine County will start apportioning 1934 tax millage based on state equalized assessments. Board chairman Dr J W Reynolds notes a 20 percent general reduction was aimed for, with adjustments to align counties toward that target. A revised millage bulletin lists state and county levies including special taxes and bonds, with further details to be finalized after an Aug 17 hearing.
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Muscatine
State Board of Assessment
Associated Press
J. W. Reynolds
Reynolds
Renolds
J. W. Foster
Dr Clapp Recovers From Hand Infection
Local notices list Dr A B Clapp having recovered from a hand infection and other city events. The first Food and Drink Merchants meeting is set for Monday at 7 30 p m in city hall council chambers. Effie Hopkinson Kirk arrives Sunday for a visit at the Mathewson home.
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Mulberry Avenue
Lawrence J. Parigo
Chicago
Pearlman
American Dental Society
Perigo
Francis R. Korns
Des Moines
T. O. Clark
Tipton
Clay Kneese
East Second Street
Korns
Modern Woodmen of America
Clark
Plan Work in Levee District in Muscatine County
United States engineers in Rock Island will open bids on Aug 16 for levee work in Muscatine county drainage levee No 17. They will place 6000 cubic yards of material in Cedar river crevices and may open bids for a district wide levee enlargement project using 25000 yards of material, funded through the NRA.
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United States Engineers
Rock Island
Muscatine County
Cedar River
NRA
Fire causes $40,000 damage at Independence plant
A morning blaze at the Independence In aapenhides Produce plant caused about $40,000 in damage. Most damage came from water that ruined cork-lined refrigerator room walls. The fire started on the second floor walls with an unknown cause. A sprinkler system activated the alarm and full insurance coverage is noted.
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Inaapenhides
Local Tax Provisions and Pensions Referenced in Memorial
The text outlines limited millage for outside cities and towns for memorial purposes not exceeding two mills for a period not exceeding years, with maintenance at not more than one percent mills. It mentions an orphans home at more than percent mill and a school fund not exceeding percent. It also sets county limits between four percent and a remaining mill and notes widows pensions for counties with population 60,000 or more not to exceed percent mill.
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United States
Comemorial
Soren NE
Four Divorces Decided and Filed in District Court
In district court today two divorce decrees were granted. A third action was dismissed and one new suit filed. In the first decree the wife may remarry at any time and revert to her maiden name Singleton. they wed December 9 1952. The second suit filed by Ralph Wakefield against Leona Wakefield alleges cruelty neglect and late nights. they wed December 25 1931. The third case, Pauline Schlack versus Williams Slack, was dismissed without prejudice and the temporary injunction lifted with bond returned.
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D. W. Jackson
Singleton
Ralph Wakefield
Leona
Pauline Schlack
Williams Slack
Federation forms Mid West Non-Stock Dairies Co-op
The Mid west Non-Stock Co-operative Dairies, Nebraska incorporated with headquarters in Omaha, opens to unite eight Iowa Illinois Nebraska and South Dakota dairy marketing groups. Otto Pfieffer presides. C H Ferguson vice president. I W Beck secretary. Arthur G Davis treasurer. Directors include J L White N B Curtis M F McMahon. Burlington to name director. Attendees from Cedar Rapids Mason City Dubuque Iowa City and Rock Island.
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Midwest
Nebraska
Omaha
Iowa
Illinois
South Dakota
Secretary of Agriculture
Lincoln
N. B. Curtis
Davenport
M. F. McMahon
Fort Dodge
Burlington
Cedar Rapids Mason City
Dubuque
Iowa City
Rock Island
Tom Mix Chats With Herring About Old Cowpunchers
Tom Mix, the vaudeville era cowpuncher, chats with Governor Herring in Des Moines about Park A. Findley and a 1901 circus past. Mix recalls a staged coach holdup, buckshot shooting, a chest shot on a bandit, and a horse ride offer, as they plan a Sioux City visit.
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Tom Mix
Park
Mix
Sioux City
Tom
Herring
Colorado
Hollywood
District Court Notes on Guardians and Estates
A District Court entry shows D W Bates awarded 1528.33 against Charles Kahl and others. Guardian E P Corwin reports 608.62 receipts and 346.62 withdrawals for De lores M Knouse. Sherman Wingerter claim reduced to 1284.29 against Christ Wingerter estate after A L Madden report. Cleve Hazen authorized to spend 60 of 286.29 for wards school needs. Robert Brooke progress report approved for Jackson Corbett estate. Guardian of Earl R Elder reports 784.11 receipts and 867.15 disbursements. Ella Kneese guardianship fund 792.11 turned over to administrator. Harold Smith petitions sale of real estate in Hattie E Shank estate to meet 585.58 obligations.
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Christ Wingerter
A. L. Madden
Cleve Hazen
Alberta
Raymond and
Albert Hazen
Charles W. Elder
Earl R. Elder
Ella Kneese
Guardian
Hattie E. Shank
Harold Smith
Chicago Hunts for Gunwoman Bloned in Citywide Search
A blonde gunwoman and two male companions shot stabbed and escaped after an attempted robbery at Gustav Hoeh haberdashery on Chicago's west side. Hoeh, 70, died from wounds after resisting their flight. Police say she has taken part in over 50 crimes in the last three months.
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Chicago
Gustav Hoeh
Far West Side
Hoeh
Farm Women to Write Project at Courthouse Meeting
Farm Bureau women of Muscatine county will write their 1934 project at the courthouse at 1 30 Pm Tuesday when township chairmen meet in conference with Mrs. Mary Gregg assistant leader of women's work in the state. The study theme for the year is Child Care and Training.
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Farm Bureau
Muscatine County
Mary Gregg
Rock Island Player Joins Reds For Depth
Rock Island infielder Robello Robello joins the Cincinnati Reds to bolster a crippled roster as they suffer a ten game losing streak. Harry Rice is absent for his mother’s death and George Grantham is sidelined by a broken leg.
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Cincinnati
Tony Robello
Cincinnati Reds
Robello
Rock Island
Reds
Harry Rice
St. Louis
Clyde Manion
Hemsley
Stolen $155,000 Recovered On Coast
Oklahoma and Kansas police report $155000 recovered after detectives nab a man claiming one alias as he exited a plane. Authorities say the theft involved multiple jurisdictions and ongoing investigations to locate other suspects.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Sally Rand Faces Court Over Ostrich Inspired Dance
Chicago judge to rule on injunction against police harassment of Sally Rand after repeated arrests for indecent exhibition during her fan dance at the World's fair loop theater. Attorney seeks protection from further arrests as Rand performs and her costume slips.
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Chicago
Sally Rand
Edward J. Kelly
Peter Schwaba
Sally
Louis R. Lipston
Faw
Lindbergh Crosses Greenland Heading for Angmagsalik
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh landed at Scoresby Sound Greenland this morning as the first to fly west to east across Greenland. He praised the inland ice crossing for its perfect weather and visibility and said he would stay three days in Greenland, a Danish colony where Eskimo inhabitants speak only Eskimo. He plans to reach Angmagsalik to meet the supply ship Jellinge Tuesday morning en route to continue north Atlantic aviation survey.
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East Greenland
Charles A. Lindbergh
Holstenborg
Greenland
Lindbergh
North Atlantic
Lange Koch
Angmagsalik
Jellinge
McKeown Sues Son for Damages Over Homestead Possession
M Parker McKeown files multiple counts against son Dr Ady Royal McKeown in district court seeking exemplary damages of 1000 and actual damages totaling 3690. He alleges the son took over the Conesville road homestead in 1938, expanded to Seattle in 1930, and removed buildings and chattels, with further losses for trees and furnishings.
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M. Parker McKeown
Ady Royal McKeown
McKeown
Conesville Road
Seattle
City May Get U S Job Bureau In Muscatine Plan
Des Moines labor official H M Clinite may visit Muscatine to discuss establishing a federal employment bureau. Plans call for national state and county groups, a five member county committee, and a paid federal director with salaried staff funded by federal funds.
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Muscatine
H. M. Clinite
Des Moines
County Relief Committee
Michigan Oil Well Sets State Record
Mt. Pleasant Michigan Mammoth Petroleum reports Verrette No. 1 oil well was brought under control Friday night and rated as a 12 000 barrel per day producer, the largest in Michigan history surpassing the prior 5 000 barrels a day record.
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Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Verrette
Mammoth Petroleum Company
Michigan
Lindbergh Plans Flight to Akureyri in Iceland
Charles Lindbergh announces a planned flight to Akureyri on Iceland's northern coast. The route aims to showcase long distance capabilities and promote air travel innovation.
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Lindbergh
Akureyri
Iceland
Health contest winners named by Farm Bureau Office
The Muscatine County Four-H health contest results announced include Stafford from the Wapasie Ever Ready club as winner. Evelyn Einfeldt of the Wilton Busy Bees placed second, Wanda Zeller of the Bloomington Best third, and Gladys Wathan of the Fulton Royal Workers fourth. Examinations were conducted by local physicians dentists and specialists.
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Girly
Muscatine County
Stafford
Wapasie Ever Ready Club
Farm Bureau
Evelyn Einfeldt
Wilton Busy Bees
Wanda Zeller
Bloomington
Gladys Wathan
Fulton Royal Workers
Crisis in Farm Plans Delays Cotton and Wheat Aid
Washington farm administrators seek an early Roosevelt ruling to exempt payments from government claims. Withholding checks to cotton and wheat growers could reduce the $200 million plan by about half, as debt offsets and 1875 law interpretations complicate timely disbursement. The attorney general has the matter for the president, and delays may continue.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cummings
Y W C A Weekly Swim Schedule Listed
The Young Women's Christian Association announces the coming week's events. Each day features various swim classes and plunge sessions for junior girls, employed girls, matrons, children, and boys with times ranging from morning to evening.
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Young Women’s Christian Association
Gedren
Caatoea
Pythians Plan District Picnic to Blackhawk Park
Wyoming lodge No. 76 Knights of Pythias completes arrangements for a Sunday district picnic at Blackhawk state park Rock Island with a police escorted caravan from Buffalo Davenport and Rock Island. Speakers bands and sports arranged plus basket lunches and invites extended to Pythians Pythian Sisters families and friends.
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Rock Island
Wyoming Lodge
No. 76
Knights of Pythias
Tri-Cities
Buffalo
Davenport
Blackhawk Park
Sixth
Pythian District
Fred W. Behrens
C. M. Mason
Muscatine
Troops Guard Polls in Kentucky During Primary
National guardsmen patrolled Harlan county and Louisville amid election violence fears as voting proceeded. Two deaths were reported from disputes tied to the statewide primary. Former Col. Dan Carrell, a Louisville mayoral candidate, commanded guards in 200 preparations two years earlier.
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Dan Carrell
Harlan County
Carrell
State House of Representatives
State Senate
Kentucky
Robert Roark
Joe Lee
Ruby Laffoon
Ben Johnson
The
Highway Commission
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