New District Judge Frank Kelsey Drives Reform Drive
The recovery administration plans a buy now campaign to support jobs as wage and hour changes lift purchasing power. Hugh S Johnson urges spending under the blue eagle to aid employed workers and businesses. Sub committees may handle hosiery and Hollywood strike issues as talks continue.
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Washington
Leo Wolmz
Recovery Administration Labor Administration Labor Advisory Committee
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Wolman
Hollywood
Recovery Administration
Hugh S. Johnson
Bargain Carnival to Be Wednesday
Muscatine merchants announce the semi annual Dollar day event to be held Wednesday offering thrifty shoppers and families a wide range of values as rising commodity costs drive demand. Advertisements in today's Journal detail the prices and merchandise, highlighting the event's significance for latest stock replacements and brisk business.
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Muscatine
U S Probes Kidnaping of Urschel
Federal agents join the Urschel kidnapping case after a request from Oklahoma officials and Senator Gore. Justice Department and state authorities cooperate. Keenan cites concern over publicity. Other kidnaping cases include arrests in Illinois and Texas connected to the Atlanta banker Ottley case.
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Washington
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Justice Department
Joseph B. Keenan
Senator Gore
Oklahoma
Walter Harrison
the Oklahoman
Keenan
Department
William R. Delinski
San Antonio
John K. Ottley
Atlanta
Lillian Chessen
Charles Chessen
Lightning strikes Maquoketa lumber yard destroys stocks
The Hand Fischer Lumber company was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire at 4 a m today in Maquoketa. Loss was estimated at 30000 dollars, including 25000 dollars in stock and equipment.
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Maquoketa
Fischer Lumber Company
French airmen set New York Beirut distance record
Rossi and Condos completed a non stop flight from New York to Rayak Syria landing at 6 10 p m G M T The distance is estimated at 5630 miles exceeding the previous record by 290 miles as stated by Washington officials They praised French wings Syria and France in the message from Latakia and Beirut remained the trip end.
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Rayak
Syria
Maurice Rossi
Paul Codos
New York
Latakia
Azyak
Joseph le Brix
Beirut
France
Navy Department
Washington
Oswald R. Gayford
Gilbert E. Nicholetts
Royal Air Force
Button Cutters Get Higher Pay Rate At Hawkeye Pearl
Workers at the Hawkeye Pearl Button company plant will receive 50 percent above the April price list after a conference between a workers committee and factory officials. The dispute arose over how the new pay scale for the 49 hour week was applied. The meeting confirmed no strike and workers remain in the shop while payroll calculations adapt to the revised method. F C Vetter and C C Hagermann led the firm and committee in discussions and offered to compute payrolls on the new basis if needed.
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Hawkeye Pearl Button Company
Bove
Shell
F. C. Vetter
C. C. Hagermann
Mmeimen
Ex-Illinois Official Dies From Personal Safety Wound
Garrett De Forrest Kinney 64 former director of state finances died at Mitchell sanitarium after a self inflicted gun wound while facing indictment for failing to turn over 173 852 53 dollars in state funds. Kinney had mailed a suit and later lay in a coma as Sangamon county grand jury charged five counts against him. He was a longtime figure in state Republican circles.
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Peoria
Ill
Garrett de Forrest Kinney
Michell Sanitarium
Kinney
Sangamon County
5 000 Attend M W A Picnic at Weed Park
More than five thousand Modern Woodmen of America members from eastern Iowa and western Illinois gathered at Weed Park Muscatine for the annual picnic. A concert opened the program followed by remarks from state Woodmen director Francis R. Korns praising the order and its relief efforts. City officials welcomed visitors and a ball game was scheduled but not played.
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Iowa
Western Illinois
Muscatine
Woodmen of America
Weed Park
Davenport
Francis R. Korns
Korns
Woodmen
Mod‘ern Woodmen of
America
Harvey Allbee
Ments
Kneese
Relief Crews Set Eight Hour Day Standards
Muscatine county relief workers funded by RF C must work up to eight hours daily and 35 hours weekly with pay not less than 30 cents per hour. Previous wages were 20 cents and nine hour days. Payments cap at actual family needs. County emergency committee reports a $3,170 monthly allotment.
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Muscatine County
County Emergency Relief Committee
Board of Supervisors
State Emergency Employment Committee
G. Allbee
Russell brothers bring three ring circus to Muscatine
Big crowd at South Muscatine circus lots for opening show despite overcast skies. Nearly 20 000 coupons issued for reduced price seats as two performances set for 7 30 and immediately after. Circus arrived Sunday from Clinton with waterproof tent and transport fleet ready for today’s shows.
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Muscatine
South Muscatine Circus
Russell Brothers
Three Ring
Clinton
Theodore Roosevelt’s Widow Celebrates 72nd Birthday
Oyster Bay, N Y. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Sr. was 72 years old Sunday. She spent the day quietly at Saga More Hill, attended Christ Church Oyster Bay in the morning, and a birthday cake was cut at a small family luncheon.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt Sr
Sagamore Hill
Christchurch Oyster Bay
Executive Committee Endorses Recovery Orders
The Iowa American Legion opened its convention in Dubuque with W Earl Hall presiding as gavel fell. The state executive committee endorsed Roosevelt recovery plans and urged support for Johnsons battle orders. Delegates announced membership trophies for districts and cities across the state, with Northwood and Highland Park among top winners.
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Dubuque
W. Earl Hall
Mason City
Iowa American Legion
Iowa
Dan F. Steck
Ottumwa
James F. Barton
National Adjutant
American Legion Monthly
The
Legion
Roosevelt
Louis Johnson
Northwood Post
Northwood
Highland Park
Des Moines
Ames
Charles City
Knoxville
Willisee
Machado Resignation Foretold After Havana Meeting
Fires set by incendiaries in Cienfuegos paralyze business as a public school burns. Cuban political leaders, after talks with US ambassador Sumner Welles, announce broad agreement on President Machado’s resignation. A Liberal party committee visits Machado at the palace.
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Cienfuegos
Cuba
Havana
United States
Sumner Welles
Machado
Liberal Party
Senor Machado
Rock Island Mayor Is Dead
Rock Island Illinois reports the death of Mayor Clarence Hodson at his home at 3 a m after an illness since June following an appendicitis operation His sudden decline occurred about 10 p m Sunday He was 40 and had been elected last April to the office continuing until his illness
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Rock Island, Ill
Clarence Hodson
Rock Island
Hocson
Lehman Refuses Guard to Quell New York Milk Strike
Governor Lehman states no plan to mobilize the national guard. He orders sheriffs in 57 upstate counties to deploy deputies to suppress disturbances as violence erupts in the seventh day of the milk strike. Reports from Utica note gunfire between strikers and nonstrikers with a caravan of milk trucks targeted but undamaged.
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Albany
N. Y
National Guard
Herbert H. Lehman
Upstate
New York State
Franklin W. Ward
New York National Guard
Mor
Booneville
Longville
Watertown
E Echteana
Sheriff's Deputies
Ely successor named by governor to fill late Judge Ely
Frank D. Kelsey of Maquoketa was appointed by Governor Herring to serve as judge of the seventh judicial district replacing the late Clarence L. Ely. Kelsey, a lifelong Democrat and Maquoketa native, will serve the remainder of Ely's term until January 1, 1935. Walter Keck, a Republican from Maquoketa, had been recommended by the Jackson County Bar Association.
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Des Moines
Frank D. Kelsey
Maquoketa
Herring
Seventh Judicial District
Clarence L. Ely
Kelsey
Ely
University of Iowa Law College
Walter Keck
Jackson County Bar Association
Keck
C. L. Ely
Maquoketo
Muscatine
Muscatine County Budget Approved for 1934
The Muscatine county board approved a 1934 budget of 380048 with up to 325548 from taxes. Expenditures drop from 1932 and 1931 levels, and the county mill levy will be set at the September 11 meeting. Courthouse staff received candy and cigars for Supervisor Fritz Belter’s newborn daughter Marcia Sadie born July 30.
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Muscatine County
Board of Supervisors
Fritz Belter
Marcia Sadie
Belter
Iowa Oil Agent Robbed and Slugged in Lamoni
Kenneth Scott a Sinclair Oil company commission agent was robbed of 200 dollars shortly after midnight. Night Watchman Walter Hartley found Scott at the local oil station where he lay unconscious after a beating.
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Lamoni
Kenneth Scott
Sinclair Oil Company
Walter Hartley
Scott
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