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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1930
Page
3
The poem reflects on sorrow and joy as parallel paths in life. The narrator notes rain and petals shaping insight, that possessions fade to mist yet happiness grows from loss, and that true heavenly peace arrives after leaving this world behind.
The Nation urges acceptance of Hoover's crisis response. It praises his call for full fact gathering and a conference with affected governors to mobilize relief and coordinate federal, state, and local efforts.
The Indiana state highway commission, by resolution, condemns contractors who reduce wages amid surplus labor and warns it will not favor bidders with unfair wage practices. The notice urges similar action for Iowa and frames road construction as a national employment effort.
Horace A. Mann, a Hooverite leader in the south in 1928, pushes a permanent organization built on principle over patronage to gain offices. President Hoover creates a Brown chaired committee to reform patronage in the south after an investigation found widespread selling of federal jobs. Mann and allies face pushback as patronage reshapes politics.
The piece portrays Colonel Mann denouncing political hijackers in the south while predicting alienation from both major parties. It notes gangsters moving into the Minnesota Wisconsin lake region and humorously references a barber in Chicago cutting 28 heads in 57 minutes. It recalls wartime Kentucky barbers who cut 57 heads in 57 minutes and invites reader recollection.
Jay E. House in the Philadelphia Public Ledger cites Mr. Charles G. Wood of the U S Department of Labor arguing that Communist leaders have attracted workers and led many into costly strikes and job losses. The piece weighs whether government action should curb communism without infringing rights.
Editor Frank R. Pierce in American Municipalities defends Senator Brookhart’s chautauqua earnings criticizing Iowa editors who envy the funds. The Burlington Gazette notes Brookhart acted without permission, arguing U.S. senators lack bosses and stressing editors would not forgo paydays during absence.
The Barron notebook recalls James B. Duke predicting Muscle Shoals could yield 2,000,000 horsepower but deemed the site unsuitable to absorb power without government development. Ford offered a lease under government terms, facing socialist opposition and Mrs. Ford’s withdrawal. Congress blocks leasing, steering the project to socialist paths.
A portion of a San Francisco Chronicle opinion quote questions social hierarchy and the effects of eliminating perceived inferior people on the remaining elite and societal contrast.
In a rough exchange the speaker notes tough luck after getting discharged during hard times. He points to the Hull gang nearby, all expected to receive discharges within two weeks, calling the group a bad example that had to rise.
The Tinies observe a strong man carrying about forty tin cans on his back at a well. They help fill the cans with water, learning the man cannot carry them all when full. The Travel Man suggests a plane ride as they move on, while the group ponders their next destination Athens in the next story.
The transcript lists Dr. McCoy’s weekly menus starting Sunday August 17. Meals cover breakfast lunch and dinner with detailed dishes: berries with cream, zucchini omelet, tomato bouillon, roast chicken, salad, Jello. poached eggs, fresh fruit, broiled steak, fish and vegetables, watermelon and cantaloupe preparations, and smooth melon cocktails. The long note ends with instructions for preparing gala melon servings and cautions about fruit acidity.
Radio Davenport Des Moines Central Broadcasting Co airs from morning through late night with NBC programs and local music sets. The schedule lists Morning Melodies to 7:00, then Chatter Box, Hits and Bits, Orthophonic, Market Reports, Aunt Jane's Home Management Club, National Farm and Home Hour, Eddie Stein, Herb Heuer Vagabonds, Hawk Ensemble, Four Hot Spots, Piano Capers, Tea Timers, Concert Orchestra, Kiddies Sunshine Hour, Valley News Review, Baseball Scores, Mid-Continent Rocking Chair, Pop Concert, General Electric, B A Rolfe Orchestra, Ponce Sisters, Riverview Park dance program, W-H-O-O-T Owl segment, Alberti's Congress Orchestra, Tony Nuzzo Canton Garden Orchestra, and more with multiple NBC notes and weather updates.
At 6:00 p m CBS features and 6:30 p m WMT studio announcements. Kerwin's News 6:45 p m. 8:00 p m CBS Paramount Publix Hall. 9:00 p m Will Osborne and His Orchestra. 9:30 p m Guy Lombardo and Bosce Canadians. 10:00 p m Bert Lown and His Biltmore Orchestra. 10:30 p m Nocturne with Ann Leaf at the Organ. 11:00 Sign Off.
The schedule lists WLS Chicago programs from 7:00 p.m. to midnight including Cupperbell Variety, United Press News, Visita With the Home Folks, White Rock Orchestra, NBC General Electric Pro boy, National and Dance, and a mix of acts such as Fiddle Band and Kentucky Ridge Runners, with sign off at 12:00 midnight.
A jumbled radio listing shows stations KYW and NBC programs with Uncle Bob's Orchestra and Alberti's Congress, plus a stray line on Dutch Master Min. The fragment mentions poaching and urges more protein when starches are omitted.
The Daily News lists a full evening lineup with ATS and CBS programs at 5:00 and 5:30 p m. including a 6:45 p m news concert and 7:30 p m Pratt and Sherman. The NBC Amos n Andy at 10:30 p m and Daily News Concert Orchestra at 11:45 p m cap off the three hour block.
The 170 Ke- WBBM CBICcaAGo listings show a dense broadcast lineup with Times News Flashes at 6:00 p m Henri Gendron's Orchestra at 6:10 p m The Country Doctor at 7:00 p m CBS American Industry at 7:15 p m Aaronson's Commanders at 7:30 p m Tom Gerun's Orchestra at 8:00 p m Hell Box program at 8:30 p m CBS Paramount Publix at 9:00 p m Off the Air Until Midnight then Around the Town with Irving Aaronson's Orchestra Frank Shaw Tom Gerun's Orchestra and Henri Gendron's Orchestra from 12:00 midnight to 2 hours.
Daytime and evening broadcasts listed with times from 5:00 p m Tip Top Ensemble to 2:00 a m dance finale. Programs include Telechron Time Irma Glen organ concert Outing and Recreation Farm Jam and Illinois Time on the Air. Herbie Kay Orchestra Jimmy Green’s noted, with off the air at 2:00 a m.
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