Davenport Fair Opens Aug. 15
Davenport-All prepares for the 14th annual Mississippi valley fair and exposition from August 15 to 19. Derby Gay opens the program with races, followed by harness racing midweek and auto races on Saturday. Children enter free Wednesday, with grandstand access for five cents. Shows include Castle-Ehrlich-Hirsch midway acts, Gertrude Avry's revue, and headlining performances by Randall and Bogash and others. Livestock and poultry displays will run as usual.
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Davenport
Middle West
Illinois Farmer Boys
Iowa Farmer Boys
Castle-Ehrlich-Hirsch
Gertrude Avry
Randall and Bogash
Comets
Littispohns
Phil Lopez
Torano
Atalissa Residents Attend Families and Weddings
Local news lists Atalissa residents traveling for work and visits in Wyoming and Illinois. Margaret Arnold and Clyde Essex wed in Morrison Illinois on July 29 with blue crepe attire as Essex works at Midway garage and the couple plans to live in Atalissa.
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Atalissa
Dean Ellsworth
North Dakota
Herman Ehrich
Wyoming
Don Bahnsen
Will Arnold
Margaret
Clyde Essex
Morrison
Ill
Atalissa High School
Essex
Midway Garage
Clifford Smith
Iowa City
Albert Bandagel Sumiay
Emma Gatzke
Fred Ireland
Gordon
Neb
John Ireland
Olive Stiles
Boone
Martha
Margaret Watters
Lois Fox
Waukee
Garfield Magnora
Hi Beeks
Des Moines
Rose Richards
Louis
Moline
Emma Creps
Creps
Alta Ellsworth Cowell and Son
Wilmington
Calif
Aca
Earl Ellsworth
Weed Park
Muscatine
Maxine Smith
Charlotte
Bob Youngberg
Paul, Lannan
Larry Kohier
Phyllis Smith
Davenport
Iowa Board weighing NRA complaints and wage changes
Iowa boards prepare action on NRA complaints with plans to enforce a minimum weekly wage of 12 dollars. The Iowa coal institute aims to boost mining jobs and schools to use coal. Jacob E Decker and Sons Packing of Mason City plans a five day eight hour week affecting about 1200 workers.
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Art Bartel
Council Bluffs
National Grocers’ Association
Iowa Division
The
Drug Institute of America
Iowa Coal Institute
NRA
Hugh Lundy
Albia
Iowa Coal
Jacob E. Decker & Sons Packing Company
Mason City
Cuba in turmoil as calls for Machado resignation rise
Reports from Havana describe bloodshed blamed on false notices while interior officials warn of consequences. A city hospital scene shows families mourning, and a broad strike spreads through public sectors as liberal party members ponder Machado leaving office despite government denials. In New York, Cuban communities debate whether the Cuban president will resign.
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Machado
Department of Interior
Public Instruction
Treasury Departments
Liberal Party
Congress
United States
Sumner Welles
Welles
New York
Centre] Park
Manhattan
Cuba
Veterans Meet Urges Economy and Tax Fairness
The event featured remarks by Herring and Johnson urging economy in government and fair treatment for veterans. Johnson criticized past anti veteran actions and called for taxing tax exempt securities to balance government revenues. Herring praised the Legion for opposing economy measures that harmed veterans and urged continued support for veterans and their dependents.
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America
Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Johnson
Herring
The
American Legion
Village Saved By Fire Fighters
Nine men refused to leave their forest fire posts as Nelma village near the Wisconsin Michigan line was saved from destruction. They operated a pump on the Brute river for two hours, directing water onto houses and businesses as flames reached the village edge, preventing greater loss while other fires burned on in northern Wisconsin and the upper peninsula.
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Crandon
Wis
Wisconsin
Upper
Michigan
Nelma
Wisconsin-Michigan
Forest County
Robert Adams
Earl Buchanan
Henry Gibbs
Jacob, Paul and
Strauter Spencer
Henry Pueschner
Civilian Conservation Corps
Girl Ends Life on Farm Near Wyoming
Sylvia Vacek, 16, a Wyoming junior, reportedly took her life Monday three miles southwest of town. Family members could not attribute a motive to the act.
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Wyoming
Sylvia Vacek
Here
Paris Plans Greeting for Heroes of Air
Paris plans a formal welcome for Maurice Rossi and Paul Codes, French distance fliers fresh from a New York to Rayak flight. The pilots praised France and the United States for support, noting about 56 hours of flight covered roughly 9400 kilometers, with warm reactions from officers at Rayak air field.
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O. R. Gayford
G. E. Nicholettes
Rayak
Syria
Maurice Rosei
Paul Codes
New York
Codos
Cot
France
Cotton Estimate Shows Decrease This Year
The department of agriculture forecasts 12,314,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight for this year, down from 13,001,508 bales last year. Aug 1 condition is 74.2 percent of normal, with 40.798 million acres in cultivation July 1, and an anticipated harvest area of 29.704 million acres.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Polish Fliers Prepare Sea Hop in X Monoplane
Polish aviators plan a trans Atlantic hop aboard the White Eagle, a 300 hp monoplane formerly The Liberty. Otto Hillig and Holger Horris, with Emil Birgen possibly joining, loaded over 500 gallons of gasoline and delayed any formal announcement until just before the takeoff.
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Liberty
Otto Hillig
Holger Horris
Denmark
Emil Birgen
Heads of 100 Mine Unions Vote Work
Leaders of a hundred mine unions vote to stand for work as closures continue. Roosevelt support cited by Ryan while he accuses Feeney and organizers of UMW of spreading communism. John L. Lewis named in charges of trickery amid ongoing mine shutdowns and National Guard presence near Brownsville. Over 6,000 workers resume in nearby fields as calm returns.
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Roosevelt
Ryan
Feeney
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Brownsville
Young Democrats to Attend National Convention
Muscatine county will send at least two delegates to the first national convention of Young Democratic Clubs of America in Kansas City from August 31 to September 2 at Convention Hall. Attendees include Harvey G. Allbee Muscatine city attorney and Hillis Phillips of West Liberty, with Ralph Custer possibly joining. Five days of sessions feature speakers James A. Farley Cordell Hull Raymond Moley Governor McNutt and Governor Park.
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Muscatine County
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Kansas City
Harvey G. Allbee
Muscatine City
Hillis Phillips
West Liberty
Ralph Custer
Roscoe Avenue
James A. Farley
Cordell Hull
Raymond Moley
Governor McNutt
Indiana
Governor Park
Missouri
Farm Women Map Yearlong Project in Muscatine County
Township chairmen of the Muscatine county Farm Bureau women met at the courthouse to plan the year’s project focusing on child development and parent education. Mary Gregg and Elizabeth Armstrong presented guidance as plans call for training schools and followups across townships with nutrition study continuing from the prior year. Plans, specifications, and bid details are available through the County Auditor or Young and Stanley Engineers, with a $5 deposit refundable on timely plan return.
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Muscatine County
Iowa
Young and Stanley, Inc
Engineers
Muscatine
Bids Sought for Levee Repairs in Muscatine County Iowa
Notice invites sealed bids by the Board of Supervisors Muscatine County for repairs to Levee District Number 17 Iowa at Rock Island Illinois. Two separate bids to cover 21300 cubic yards fill and 5900 cubic yards crevasse repair. Plans from District Engineer. Bids due August 16 1933 with 10 percent certified check.
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Board of Supervisors
Muscatine County
Iowa
U. S. Engineer’s Office
Rock Island
Illinois
U.S
U. S
Lux Toilet Soap Promises Youthful Skin In Ad Card
Scientists explain skin ages from loss of elements Nature places in skin. Gentle Lux Toilet Soap claims to restore these elements as it dissolves easily. Actress Joan Bennett touts Lux for smooth young looking clear skin.
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Miss Rogers
Lux
Joan Bennett
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