Muscatine Derby Champ Fails to Place at Akron
Frank Albert Jr. 14, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Albert Sr of 410 Parham street, returned from Akron with a gold watch and official driver's certificate. Iowa entrants including Albert failed to place as Harvey Wright of Panama beat White Plains riders for the All American and international derby titles before about 60,000 to 80,000 spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Albert
Parham Street
Muscatine
Akron
Frank
New York
Clifton Hardesty, Jr
White Plains
Robert Ballard
Ballard
Richard
Hardesty
Harold Armstrong
Kansas City
Harvey Wright, Jr
Colon
Republic of Panama
Mason Colbert
North Platte
Neb
Ernest Young
Belleville
Ont
Albert Boy
Frances Marie Albert
Bill Fahy
Mrs Ida McCulley 79 of Grandview Dies After Illness
Ida McCulley 79 of Grandview died at home at 8 05 p m Saturday after an extended illness Born March 26 1860 in Grandview she lived there most of her life with two years in Muscatine She married David Carson McCulley Jan 6 1879 in Louisa county She was a Brethren church member Surviving children include Elsie Stocke Ola McGill Ossie Kemp Mary Kent Ina Beckey Harlan Vern Hazelle 24 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren Funeral 2 pm Tuesday at the Grandview home with burial in Grandview cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida McCulley
Grandview
Muscatine
John
Mary Stineman McDaniel
David Carson McCulley
Louisa County
Brethren Church
McCulley
Elsie Stocke
Woodland
Calif
Ola McGill
Davenport
Ossie Kemp
Mary Kent
Ina Beckey
Harlan McCulley
Wapello
Vern McCulley
Hazelle McCulley
C. C. Connors
Rockport
Ind
Eva McCulley
Winterset
Fairbanks
Grandview Cemetery
Spanish American Veterans Picnic Rescheduled for Aug 27
Spanish American War Veterans announce a new date for their Cedar River picnic. The event moves from Aug 13 to Aug 27 due to a clash with the Elks outing. Headquarters will be at the William Schoenig cottage on the Cedar River.
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Cedar River
Elks
William Schoenig
Presbyterian Scout Troop Attends Camp Minnegota near Dixon Ia
Eight members of Boy Scout troop 125 of First Presbyterian Church, led by Assistant Scoutmaster Wilbur Hart, camp at Minnegota near Dixon Iowa for a week. The group includes Harold Oetzel, Arthur Mittman, James Vanatta, Clifford Collins, Thomas Young, David Berger, Robert Nyenhuis and Dale Goss. About 80 scouts are there this week, up 20 from the first period. troops include Kiwanis troop 18 of Davenport Bettendorf American Legion troop 223 and Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home troop 33.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Wilbur Hart
Minnegota
Dixon
Harold Oetzel
Arthur Mittman
James Vanatta
Clifford Collins
Thomas Young
David Berger
Robert Nyenhuis
Dale Goss
Kiwanis
Davenport
Bettendorf
Inquiry in W. McMahill Death Continues as Rites Are Held
Funeral services were held in Wapello for William McMahill 72 killed when a guard rail pierced his throat after a car crash near Harrison hill. Driver Lee James 30 faces a preliminary hearing on possible intoxication charges. coroner’s inquest set for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. McMahill
Wapello
William McMahill
Here
Louisa County
Lee James
McMahill
Joe McMahill
Justice of the Peace
John Dickson
Hill
Harrison Hill
James
Chicago
Wreck Forces Streamlined Burlington Trains Through Muscatine
A Burlington Zephyr streamliner passed through Muscatine Sunday heading west around 11 p.m. as repairs were made after a wreck near Mount Pleasant. Fourteen silver cars made up the train while rerouted service between Davenport and Ottumwa operated until tracks were repaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Railroad
Muscatine
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington
Zephyr
Davenport
Ottumwa
Freight Hauling Requires Tenfold Labor On Roads
A historical note states it takes ten times as many men to move the same freight by highway as by rail. The comparison highlights the efficiency gap between road and rail transport in the era described.
Scouts from Davenport Durant Tipton Wilton Junction meet
Scouts from Davenport troop 153 Durant. Tipton troop 77. Wilton Junction 151. Muscatine troops 125 and 128 gather for joint event including a parade and flag ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Durant
Tipton
Wilton Junction
Muscatine
Death of Drury Township road official Thomas F. Parker
Thomas F Parker 61 a Drury township road commission er for eight years died at Hershey hospital after a three month illness. He was born January 24 1878 in Rock Island County Illinois and lived in Drury township his whole life. Survived by widow Minnie B Boden daughter Mrs Alfred Plank three sisters and four grandchildren. Funeral 1 30 p m Wednesday at George M Wittich Funeral Home and 2 p m at Providence Baptist Church with Rev H D Simmons. Burial Reynolds Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Frank Parker
Drury Township
Hershey Hospital
Mr. Parker
Rock Island County
Illinois
Frank B
Sara €. Wray Parker
Parker
Providence Baptist Church
Minnie B. Boden
Alfred Plank
Roxie Ann Parker
Alva Howard
Alice Reynolds
Muscatine
George M. Wittich
H. D. Simmons
Illinois City
Reynolds
Funeral
George and Thomas Families Hold Weed Park Reunion
The George and Thomas families held their third annual reunion at Weed Park in Bloomington on Sunday with about 80 guests. Lydia George, 84, of Muscatine was the oldest attendee while Marvin Green, three, of Nichols was the youngest. A basket dinner was served at noon and attendees discussed plans for next year. Numerous out of town and Muscatine guests joined relatives from Cranston Kinross Conesville and East Chicago among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
George-Thomas
Weed Park
Lydia George
Muscatine
Marvin Green
Nichols
Carl] Bauchle
Rockford
Ill
Edward Thomas
Egan, Ill
Merle Mathes
Viola
Iowa City
Leonard Summerhayes
Barbara
Russell
Rock Island
Mary Brookhart
Arthur Brookhart
Mildred
Delbert
Leroy
Cranston
Cora Brookhart
Arthur Grim
Donald
Melvin
Frank Courtney
Charles
Cecil
Kinross
Frank Barnhart
Fred E. George
Mildred George
Roy Wetzel
Verla
Carol
Fred M. George
Jessie
Clifford
June
Robert
Betty
Guy Thomas
Richard
Billy
James
George Randall
Ada George
Retha
Phyllis
Maynard Satterthwaite
Lawrence
Marjorie
LaMoyne
Crazed inventor kills wife and attacks daughter in Nyack home
Phyllis Raymond recounted a night of horror as her father Ralph Raymond 58 a wealthy telephone engineer fatally hacked her mother with a butcher knife then mauled her and pursued Phyllis with a hammer in a blood smeared 14 room house in South Nyack Rockland County DA George W Dorsey said the father slit his throat in a locked bathroom and died hours later after the attack spread through many rooms leaving the family shattered.
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South Nyack
N. Y
Phyllis Raymond
Ralph Raymond
Rockland County
George W. Dorsey
Dorsey
Raymond
Daughters of the American Revolution
Miss Raymond
Chance Officiates at Two Marriages
Hugh E. Chance a justice of the peace officiated at two marriages Saturday night at his home 106 West Seventh street Neil Dyer of Buffalo wed Miss Zella M. Martin of Davenport in the Chance residence ceremony
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh E. Chance
Robber Steals 15 Dollars In Iowa Station Hold Up
The lone-armed bandit, about 22, five foot six, 140 pounds, stole roughly $15 from Roy Kroeger at the Kroeger oil station near Wilton Muscatine. He fled in a stolen Ford V-8 with license 29 7790 after forcing the couple into the basement. Police across several cities searched the area but found no trace as the bandit wore a red and white striped shirt and ordinary trousers.
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Wilton
Muscatine County
Iowa
Roy Kroeger
Kroeger Oil Station
Here
Burlington
Mr. Kroeger
Fred Nesper
Cedar Rapids
Tipton
Iowa City
Davenport
Muscatine
Kroeger
Infant with heart outside body dies in Manila
Mary Heart Rafael, born a week ago with her heart exposed on her chest, died from a rare malformation and bronchial pneumonia. Doctors cited excessive heart weakness from lung congestion as the cause. Funeral plans were withheld as Mayor Juan Posada discussed giving the body to science. the mother, Esperanza Rafael, expressed resignation, saying it is God's will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
Mary Heart
Rafael
Juan Posada
fol@her
Esperanza Rafael
Coroner Hints at Foul Play in Des Moines Death
Des Moines police take charge of the death investigation of 32 year old Ralph Peterson found on a ditch embankment near his home. Coroner A E Shaw cites footprints and injuries suggesting possible foul play and a concussion caused cerebral hemorrhage. Taverns near the area are to be checked for a possible tavern row. Witnesses named Sidneys. Also, Davenport residents Gene Cardall and Thomas E Donegan wed by Justice Chance with attendants Ligner and Bessie Anne Moeller.
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Des Moines
Ralph Peterson
A. E. Shaw
Peterson
William E. Sidney
Bernice Sidney
Gene Cardall
Thomas E. Donegan
Davenport
Justice Chance
Empty Barges and Gasoline Cargoes Towed Through Locks
Towboats passed through dam No. 16 locks over the weekend with gasoline consignments and empty barges. The Mishawaka moved upstream with two barges carrying 900 tons of gasoline each at 12 45 p m Saturday. Willie Mayo went downstream Sunday with one empty barge from Linwood to Alton at 5 55 a m. Lucinda Clark F W Olcott lashed as a tow went downstream Sunday with four empty barges from St Paul to Wood River. Owassa towed two empty barges from St Paul to Wood River at 5 27 p m Sunday.
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Dam No. 16
Mishawaka
Willie Mayo
Linwood
Alton
Lucinda Clark
F. W. Olcott
Civil service seeks junior public health nurse in India field service
The U S civil service announces an open competitive examination for the junior public health nurse in the Indian field service under the interior department. Applications must be on file in Washington D C by September 1. The annual salary is $1 800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service
Indian Field Service
Department of Interior
W. N. Stirlen
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Muscatine Post Office
Commission
Washington, D. C
Five More IRA Members Ordered Deported
London AP reports five additional IRA members ordered deported by Home Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare, including three women. With seventy nine expulsions issued to date, the government tightens measures against the Irish Republican Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Irish Republican Army
Samuel Hoare
Brish
Picnic Draws 1000 for Elks Family Day near Montpelier
About one thousand people attended Muscatine lodge No. 304 Elks annual family picnic at Turner camp three miles north of Montpelier. The event featured athletic events, a kittenball game, dancing on a portable platform with Chase's Orchestra, noon chicken and fried fish, 6 p m cold lunch, and music by the Muscatine boys and girls band. Iowa highway patrol officers managed traffic on highway 61 to avert jams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Lodge No
B. P. O. Elks
Turner
Montpelier
Chase
Orchestra
Davenport
Band of
Weather as No. 1 foe to highways says Public Roads Bureau
The U S Bureau of Public Roads states that weather, not road wear, is the chief threat to highway infrastructure, affecting durability and maintenance needs across the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
America’s motor truck flee size reported at 4 250 000
A report cites roughly 4 250 000 motor trucks in America, indicating a large scale in the nation’s vehicle fleet. The figure reflects a wide distribution across states and trucking operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
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