Miners' Homes Bomb Targets Clinton Mine
Three homes in a Clinton suburb were bombed while miners from the Bunsen No. 4 coal mine were ambushed en route to work. Two miners, John Swickard and Henry Drake, were wounded. no one else injured. The mine faced ongoing picketing by United Mine Workers of America sympathizers.
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Clinton
Ind
Universal
John Swickard
Henry Drake
Holden
Swickard
Drake
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Associated Miners Union
Bunsen
United Mine Workers of America
Ames Hosts Large Four-H Demonstration Contest at State Fair
More than 100 Four-H demonstration teams from 29 counties will compete at the Iowa State fair this month. Mrs. Josephine Arnquist Bakke, estate club leader, said 400 to 500 girls will participate across bread canning clothing and home furnishing demonstrations. Five booths plus a style show highlight the event with Know Iowa Products exhibits and state fair displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Josephine Arnquist Bakke
Bakke
Insurance Ruling Cuts Extension of Time for Payments
Muscatine life insurance agents were informed of a new ruling by the insurance commissioner limiting grace periods for premium payments. After July 28, 1933, no extra time is granted unless the policyholder requests in writing before the original grace period or any regular extension expires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Life Insurance Agencies
Insurance Commissioner
Legal Reserve Life Insurance
Democratic Picnic Planned by County Committee
A county democratic picnic will be held at Weed Park in coming weeks. A meeting at Thompson and Thompson law office Tuesday night set details. Clay Kneese serves as committee chairman.
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Weed Park
City Central Committee
Thompson and Thompson Law Office
Clay Kneese
Inheritance tax settlement filed in Wegman case
District Court notes a stipulation of settlement in the Wegman inheritance tax action for 2400.54 dollars in full and final payment. A court order approves the agreement. Also Bates as receiver seeks judgment for 339 dollars plus costs against Shipley on a 1931 note and a separate Muscatine action seeks a receiver for property with notes of 5540 dollars, plus interest, secured by a mortgage in Hershey addition, Muscatine.
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Leo J. Wegman
J. H. Kendig
Nellie Hoopes
John W. Kendig
Wegman
O— D. W. Bates
Citizens’ Savings Bank of
West Liberty
G. D. Shipley
Shipley
D. W. Bates
American Savings Bank of
Divorces Awarded to Pair of Wives
In district court on Friday Judge D W Jackson granted separate divorce decrees to Muriel Sult from Earl Sult and Goldie Eis from Frank Eis. Each decree was a default with provisions barring remarriage for one year.
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D. W. Jackson
Muriel Sult
Earl Sult
Goldie Eis
Frank Eis Roth
367 Now Under NRA Regulation
Muscatine reports a new push for the national recovery administration program as 23 more employers sign the blanket code, bringing total signatories to 367. Major firms like the H. J. Heinz company join with wage increases and 35 hour weeks. contractors and painters also embrace code terms with signatures and planned future meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Recovery Administration
Muscatine
H. J. Heing Company
Heinz Company
John Kindler
Charles Bierman
Robert Heerd
Roy Bowman
Albert Walter
Painter
Tiny Colored Boy Enjoys His Melon, Hiking to Chicago
An eight year old Kansas City Black boy, George Connor, rode a freight train toward Chicago’s Century of Progress. Police and witnesses describe his watermelon tasting at the station as calm and deliberate amid the morning bustle. He was brought in by Earl Johnson, a Rock Island detective, after being found on a freight train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Emily Post
George Connor
Earl Johnson
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago
George
Roosevelt the new 25 by 100 boat on Mississippi River
Fred L Angell announces the in service of his 25 by 100 foot pleasure boat Roosevelt on the Mississippi River. The vessel has a dance floor for 150 couples a large 18 foot bar and capacity to serve lunches and refreshments. It will be used for excursions and may be chartered by organizations and will anchor along Muscatine when not in use. An excursion is scheduled for 8 o clock tonight. London hosts over 32 000 factories and 22 000 workshops.
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Fred L. Angell
Mississippi River
Roosevelt
Miners Union pushes wage and rights reforms at conference
Frank Borich of Pittsburgh, secretary of the National Miners Union, urged a $6 a day minimum wage, a 6 hour day, and a 5 day week. The union also demanded abolition of company unions, end to segregated miners, a two week paid vacation for under 21, and equal rights for non citizens. Miss Agnes Slear charged companies rob miners via scrip and high store prices. George Heaps of Des Moines defended Iowa code that keeps the $4.70 base wage by adjusting tonnage to match the $5 Union rate.
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Frank Borich
Pittsburgh
National Miners Union
Miss Agnes Slear
Women’s Auxiliary
National Miners Union of Western Pennsylvania
George Heaps
Des Moines
Lowa Coal Operators Association
Iowa
Heaps
Death of Boy Buried Under Horse After Mud Washout
Walter Challeneer a 15 year old boy who rode from his Watford City home last Saturday was trapped 10 feet deep under a horse in a washout and died five days later at a Williston hospital. He had no food or water as temperatures reached 94 degrees and his sister Caroline aided in locating him.
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Watford City
N. D
Walter Challeneer
Here
Caroline
Walter
Williston
Escapee Herschel Helderman Shot in Cedar Rapids Robbery Attempt
Herschel Helderman, who escaped from jail on March 16 1931 in Mt Carmel Illinois, was wounded by a Cedar Rapids police officer during a store robbery bid. He is in hospital under arrest there and will be returned to Allendale authorities after recovery.
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Cedar Rapids
Mt. Carmel
Ill
Herschel Helderman
Allendale
Ed Abell
Helderman
Former Iowans Hold Annual Fete at Long Beach California
In Long Beach California about 50 000 former Iowa residents and visitors gathered for the annual reunion and picnic. Noted speakers included Lieutenant Governor Frank Merriam and former Iowa state officials. The event featured fried chicken cake ice and a Golden Wedding club gathering as a highlight of the day.
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Long Beach
Calif
California
Iowa
United States
Hawkeye State
Frank F. Merriam
Owa
Golden Wedding Club
Local City News Chronology Briefs and Incoming Visits
In Judge J. C. Coster's court Harry Harris received a five day jail sentence on an assault and battery charge filed by Elmer Painter. The Sissel family of 910 Cedar Street returned Thursday from a northwest U S motor trip visiting the Black Hills, Yellowstone and Deadwood South Dakota. New auto registrations list Chrysler sedan for C A Bloomer and Dodge/ Ford trucks for others. Schafer Schumaker families plan their Wildcat Den state park reunion Sunday. Omaha visitors stay with J W Will on Burlington Road while others attend weekends at Marshalltown and Chicago connections. Hog receipts at local stockyards stood at 115 head with several named residents noted dining and visiting in town. Marriage licenses issued to Fred W Rickheim and Violette Stachar, and to Wilbur H Murdock and Gertrude Jacobs.
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J. C. Coster
Harry Harris
Elmer Painter
James T. Sissel
Cedar Street
United States
South Dakota
Yellowstone National Park
Deadwood
S. D
C. A. Bloomer
West Seventy
Potter and Weber
West Liberty
McColm and Company
Schafer-Schumaker
Wildcat den State Park
Ralph C. Stribe
Omaha
Neb
J. W. Will
Burlington Road
F. Carl Braun
Iowa Avenue
Steel Smith
Marshalltown
Nurserymen and Sign Contractors Draft NRA Codes
Iowa nurserymen meet in Des Moines with W H Mast to draft state NRA codes and submit at a Midwest meeting. Sign contractors prepare a Des Moines code detailing skill divisions and wage ranges. Milk producers form a second code opposing the Des Moines dairy group. State editorial representatives named for Chicago meeting. Board sets Monday for first NRA session. Washington cues indicate state policing power. A barber code dispute follows a brick thrown at Audubon barber shop.
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Associated Press
Owa
National Recovery Administration
Des Moines
W. H. Mast
Davenport
Midwest
Associated Sign Contractors
NRA
Des Moines Co-Operative Dairy Marketing Association
Dairies
Iowa Press Association
National
Editorial Association
Chicago
G. L. Caswell
K. F. Baldridge
Bloomfield
D. L. Berry
Indianola
F. H. Hansen
Tipton
O. C. Burrows
Belle Plane
C. O. Powers
Ames
J. M. Beck
Centerville
Fred Hillicker
State Recovery Board
Clyde Herring
Herring
John J. Hughes
Washington
Carroll
Greene
Sac
Guthrie
Crawford
Calhoun
Audubon
John Ryan
Dave Settlemire
Couple Mark 67 Years Since Plym outh Wedding
Dent of Iowa reports the president R. M. Crouch and his wife celebrate sixty seven years since their Plymouth Iowa wedding, marking a long marriage milestone.
Illinois Central road official dies of long buried injuries
Chicago reports the death of John Hogan 68 of Cherokee road superintendent for the Illinois Central after spinal injuries from a switch engine collision in Cherokee. Other items note Mae Wilson in Oklahoma City, Judge Kenyon ill in Maine, and several Iowa events including a Boone fish fry, a Spanish American war veterans reunion, and plans for an artificial lake in Washington County.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John Hogan
Cherokee
Illinois Central
John Carney
Washington, Ia
Washington County
Iowa
Civilian Conservation Corps
Iowa City
Dutch Creek Township
Bloomington Best Four-H Club Meeting Report
The Misses Ruth and Helen Le Fever hosted the Bloomington Best Four-H club in Bloomington township Friday afternoon. Members answered roll with What I am Making for the Fair and enjoyed a program including a courtesy talk, a portfolio demonstration, picture study, and camp reports. Attendees and special guests listed through the report. The next meeting is set for Sept 10 at Shirley's home.
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Ruth
Helen le Fever
Bloomington
Bloomington Township
Esther Beatty
Norma Satterthwaite
Ruth Vance
Margaret Oostendorp
Norma
Grace Satterthwaite
Wheat parity aim in U S wheat adjustment program
Dr Geoffrey Shepherd of Iowa State College argues the wheat adjustment act seeks parity purchasing power rather than a higher price alone. He notes 1927 1928 and 1932 33 scenarios show parity payments would have maintained farmer buying power if the program had been in effect.
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Ames
Geoffrey Shepherd
Iowa State College
Shepherd
United States Department of Agriculture
Smallest Iowa fruit crop predicted in years says Herrick
Des Moines reports state horticultural society secretary Herrick forecasts the smallest Iowa fruit crop in years due to dry weather. Apple 48 percent of normal at 1,140,000 bushels. pears 29 percent at 52,000. grapes 73 percent at 6,440 tons. cantaloupes 79 percent at 133,000 crates. watermelons 75 percent at 585,000 melons. potatoes 43 percent at 3,510,000. sweet potatoes 60 percent at 195,000. onions 71 percent at 314,000. tomatoes 78 percent at 72,000.
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Des Moines
Muscatine Band Places Fourth at Cedar Falls Contest
In the class A division at the 80th annual festival Muscatine finished fourth in a field of six. Mason City won class A first with Vinton second and Decorah third. In class B Blairstown won with Northwood second. fourteen bands entered. An all band concert at the State Teachers College stadium accompanied by a 500 voice chorus capped the event. Cedar Falls hosted the 800 musician gathering with Muscatine members traveling the farthest.
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Muscatine Boys
Cedar Falls
Mason City Municipal
Vinton
Decorah
Muscatine
Oskaloosa
Webster City
Blairstown
Northwood
State Teachers’ College Stadium
Fullerton
Halling Services Conducted at Home in Sweetland Township
Funeral services for George Halling, who died Thursday, were held at his residence in Sweetland township at 2 p m today. Rev. John Haefner of Zion Lutheran church officiated. Burial followed at Harker cemetery. Pallbearers were Henry Rohlf, Walter Kelley, George Sauer, William Holtz, Hans Fick and Edward Pantel. Flower girls were Helen Pantel, Dorothy Sauer and Helen Bill. Singers were Fred Baer and George Henke with Mrs. Henke at the piano.
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George Halling
Sweetland Township
John Haefner
Zion Lutheran Church
Harker Cemetery
Palitearera
Henry Rohlf
Walter Kelley
George Sauer
William Holtz
Hans Fick
Edward Pantel
Helen Pantel
Dorothy Sauer
Helen Bill
Fred Baer
George Henke
Henke
Language Diversity in U.S. Newspapers Surges Past 1500
A survey notes more than 1,500 foreign language newspapers operate in the United States. The growth reflects immigrant communities, cultural outreach, and multilingual journalism across major cities and regional hubs.
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United States
Gunwoman claims children in Iowa amid Iowa robbery case
Mrs. Eleanor Jarman held in connection with more than 36 robberies disclosed her children are cared for by relatives in Sioux City Iowa. Jarman was arrested with two men after the killing of Gustav Hoeh a 70 year old merchant. Robbery victims identified her as having taken part in holdups.
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Chicago
Eleanor Jarman
Sioux City
Iowa
Irish Guard Head Cancels Parade
Dublin reports Gen. Owen O Duffy canceled a parade of the blue shirt National Guard after De Valera's government invoked the public safety act against the demonstration. The act brands revolutionary societies as treasonous and carries severe penalties.
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Dublin
Owen O’duffy
National Guard
de Valera
Cosgrave
Sanday
O'Duffy
Girls Held at Quincy Claim Car Was Stolen by Gunman
Florence Wagner and Jane Harris, both 15 and 16, said they were held in Quincy while officials probed their claim that a car they drove was taken by a gunman traveling with them. They said they left St Louis with a bandit named George Smith after he attacked Joe Mehra of Webster Grove and stole his car. The car went into a ditch near Quincy and Smith disappeared.
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Quincy
Ill
Florence Wagner
Jane Harris
St. Louis
George Smith
Smith
Joe Mehra
Webster Grove
Foxx's Tenth Inning Home Run Wins Doubleheader
Jimmie Foxx hit his second homer of the game and his 34th of the season in the tenth to give the Athletics an 11 9 win over the Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader. Frank Crossetti hit two homers for New York while Sam Byrd and Bob Johnson added one each.
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Philadelphia
Jimmie Foxx
Athletics
Yankees
Frank Crosetti
Yanks
Sam Byrd
Bob Johnson
Roosevelt Heads to Washington From Harrisonburg
President Roosevelt motors through Virginia in an open car toward the White House to oversee civilian conservation corps camps and the Cuban crisis. He travels after leaving Harrisonburg, with Wallace Tugwell Fechner Byrd in the caravan and plans to reach the capital before nightfall.
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President Roosevelt
Virginia
Washington
Roosevelt
Shenandoah Valley
Civilian Conservation Corps
White House
Harrisonburg
Wallace
Tugwell
Agricultural Department
Robert Fechner
Harry F. Byrd
Johnson Opposes Police Role in NRA Blue Eagle Withdrawals
Hugh S. Johnson, NRA administrator, says withdrawal of the blue eagle must be authorized from Washington. He aims for full publicity on withdrawals, urges industry self-policing, and prefers FTC handling penalties for profiteers. Once revoked, the blue eagle cannot return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
National Recovery Administrator
NRA
Johnson
Federal Trade Commission
Consumers Board
Blue Eagle
Otte Named Tarkio Assistant Coach for 1933-34 Term
Tarkio college appoints Lowell Otte former Iowa Big Ten end and 1924 all western star as assistant athletic coach for the 1933-34 term. Otte played pro football with Buffalo and New York in 1926 27 and recently finished two years of graduate work at Columbia University succeeding Paul Browning.
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Tarkio, Mo
Lowell Otte
University of Iowa
Tarkio College
Otte
Iowa
Buffalo
New York
Columbia University
Paul Browning
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Rotary Lodge
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C. H. Leu
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Clarence Huber
Bert Meyers
Kenneth Daut
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Pythian Sisters
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51St Iowa Infantry Band
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