Heidel Honored by Y Campers at Rotary Lodge Outing
Twenty five boys return from YMCA Rotary Lodge camp in Muscatine with honors and prizes. John Heidel voted best all around boy. Wayne Eckhardt best athlete. Robert Moore best swimmer. Courtney Wilson best story teller. Harold Leu quietest boy. Prizes awarded for Indian hunt and competitive games. ten prizes in hunting, emblems for swimming tests, and honor emblems for top scorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Heidel
Rotary Lodge
Muscatine
Ben L. Gallaher
Arthur J. Lindley
Robert Moore
Gerald Wilson
John Brockway
Walter Grossklaus
Philip Kopp
Harold Hudson
Courtney Wilson
Robert Peterson
Richard Lemkau
Wayne Eckhardt
Carson Schwandke
Paul Geibe
Kansas Bank Cuts Interest Rate on Farm Loans
The Federal Farm Loan Board announced an immediate rate cut from 5.5 percent to 5 percent on new loans by the Federal Land Bank of Wichita. Farm Loan Commissioner Williams said the move aligns with the board policy to offer farmers the lowest sustainable rate. The Wichita bank serves Kansas Oklahoma Colorado and New Mexico. A similar cut was approved for the Texas district.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Land Bank of
Wichita
Kas
Federal Farm Loan Board
Williams
Wichita Bank
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Davenport Priest to Represent Knights at Portland Archbishop Install
The Very Rev W L Hannon will represent Davenport Knights of Columbus at the installation of Archbishop Edward D Howard in Portland Ore on August 26 He sails with the archbishop from Davenport next Monday and a farewell dinner is planned Sun evening Archbishop Howard has served as auxiliary bishop of Davenport for two years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Hannon
St. Mathias
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Knights of Columbus of
Edward D. Howard
Portland
Ore
Archbishop Howard
Davenport Knights of Columbus
Father Hannon
Pyle Announces Tennis Stars to Tour With Lenglen
C. C. Fyle arriving from Europe with Suzanne Lenglen contract says by Sept 15 he will name ten of the greatest tennis players to tour the United States this autumn and winter. He has not signed the other nine yet. they are all amateurs.
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New York
C. C. Fyle
Europe
Suzanne Lenglen
United States
Musical program set for North Prairie church Aug 18
The North Prairie Methodist Episcopal church on Tipton road six miles north of Muscatine will present a postponed musical entertainment on Wednesday evening August 18. Rev. J C Bruvold announced today. Funds from the program will be used for church purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Prairie Methodist Episcopal Church
J. C. Bruvold
Tipton Road
Muscatine
Bliven Reunion At Columbus Junction
The second annual Bliven family reunion gathered 57 attendees at Chautauqua Park in Columbus Junction Iowa on Sunday The event featured recitations songs and solos led by Mildred Bliven Eileen Barringer Aletha McCullough Lyle McCullough and others Officers for the coming year were elected with Mrs Frank Pierce as president Miss Musa Todd as vice president and Mrs Margaret Schlichting as secretary The group plans to hold next year’s reunion again at the Chautauqua Park on the third Sunday in August
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Columbus Junction
Bliven
Chautauqua Park
Mildred Bliven
Eileen Barringer
Aletha McCullough
Lyle McCullough
Lillian Bliven
Alex McCullough
Glenn McCullough
Myrtle McCullough
Vera
Dorothy Bliven
Alice Pierce
Margaret Schlichting
Frank Pierce
Musa Todd
Jessie Bliven
F. G. McCullough
Cecil Schlichting
Aletha
Lyle
Roy Tipton
Muscatine
Harry Bliven
Davenport
Isaac Abbott, Jr
Conesville
Rachel Halleck
Nichols
Ris Jennings
Walter
Elton Pierce
Roy Aringdale
C. E. Pierce
J. J. Bliven
Earl Wagner
Albert Bliven
Lina Bliven
Roy Bliven
Edgar Rabenold
Rex Woodruff
Dwight Woodburn
Gladwin
Oelwein
Iowa Union Conference of the Christian Church
Oak Grove
Cranston
J. L. Baker
Creston
Harley Baker
Esther McCormick
Everett Orris
George Hallock
Fred Moody
Burlington
Joseph Kramer
C. O. Gabriel
Cedar
Harry Phillips
Cedar Rapids
J. S. Blair
Nettie
W. R. Lytle
Blair
Hazel Jack
Vinton
M. H. Bowman
J. W. Bidwell
H. M. Gilkey
Evelyn and
Corinne
West Middlesex
A. E. Rinehart
Helen Merritt
Marengo
Edna Shellabarger
Fredonia
S. Walton Fay
Memphis
Pleasant Ridge Church
C. M. Shepard
Minneapolis
Maria Sullivan
R. E. Jarvis
E. R. Kerr
Chicago
Grace Lyle
George Oakes
Wapello
Witholumbus Junction
Washington
W. W. Moore
Ainsworth
George Townsend
J. A. Stutsman
Duard
Iowa City
Harold Stuts
Amanda Skinner
Marie
Rock Island
Samuel Owens
Hearing date for county budget objections moved to Aug 18
The hearing originally set for Aug 16 was rescheduled to Aug 18 Wednesday. Today three carloads and 800 head of hogs arrived at the local stockyards. Vehicles from Sam McCullum Wilton Frank Grimm Wapello Grady & Son Kalona participated in the shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam McCullum
Wilton Frank Grimm
Wapello
Grady & Son
Kalona
Knights of Py thias Forms Junior Order Pythian Princes
The supreme lodge in Chicago voted to recognize as a junior order the Princes of Syracuse to be called the Pythian Princes. The group serves boys aged 14 to 21. Originated in Oak Park in 1923 with Franklin Butler.
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K. P. Lodge
Chicago
Ill
The
Knights of Pythias
Princes of
Syracuse
Pythian Princes
Oak Park
Franklin Butler
Air mail service halted as pilot seeks contract cancellation
Air mail from Chicago to St Paul was stopped today after pilot Charles Dickinson asked the government to cancel his contract immediately. Dickinson warned he would operate 45 more days to recover his bond if cancellation is refused, while officials hoped service would resume tomorrow.
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St. Paul, Minn
Chicago
St. Paul
Charles Dickinson
Dickinson
A. L. Ruden
Attempted Escape Halted Near Ames
Eben Bodle aged 18 Pearl Perin age 19 and Rudy Erich 19 were stopped Sunday morning in an attempted escape from the state training school at Mitchellville. Authorities were notified and the trio returned to the Mitchellville institution.
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Ames
Eben Bodle
Pearl Perin
Rudy Erich
Mitchellville
Surprise birthday party at McEvoy home Sweetland township
Out of town guests joined local relatives for a picnic style noon dinner at the McEvoy residence in Sweetland to celebrate Mrs. McEvoy birthday. Attendees included the Buresh Gibson Selzer and Kemper families among others from Fairfax Kemper relatives held interesting family picnic at Weed park with 94 dinners served and 113 registrations. Officers elected at the Kemper reunion were F O Kemper president John Sywassink Jr vice president Mrs V W Legler secretary William TeStrake treasurer. Plans set for next year’s reunion at the local park.
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McEvoy
Sweetland
Frank McEvoy
Sweetland Township
Ed Buresh
Gibson
Howard
Junior
A. Selzer
Glen
Loriie
Fairfax
Henry Buresh
Kenneth
J. Buresh
Stephen Buresh
Milo Buresh
Milly Buresh
Cedar Rapids
Kemper
Weed Park
Henry Kemper
Pine Mill District
Bernard Kemper
Muscatine
F. O. Kemper
John Sywassink, Jr
V. W. Legler
William TeStrake
Feeley Family Ein Annual Picnic Reunion at Weed Park
Seventy Feeley relatives from Iowa City Columbus Junction Rock Island Davenport Lyons and Muscatine county gathered for the third annual reunion Sunday at Weed Park. An impromptu program basket dinner and a business meeting highlighted the day. Officers elected for another year include James Feeley president Elmer Paul treasurer and Margaret McCabe secretary. Plans are underway for a reunion in one year.
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Iowa City
Columbus Junction
Rock Island
Davenport
Lyons
Muscatine County
Feeley
Weed Park
Association
James Feeley
Elmer Paul
Muscatine
Margaret McCabe
Young Woman Marion Richter to Wed Local Resident
Engagement announced by Mr and Mrs Joseph Richter of 1223 Lincoln Avenue Dubuque Iowa their eldest daughter Marion to C J Frankenreiter son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Frankenreiter 416 Bond Street The wedding will be Sept 11 at 8 am Holy Trinity Church Dubuque Frankenreiter works at the U S Biological Station in Port Fairfield Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Richter
Lincoln Avenue
Dubuque
Marion
C. J. Frankenreiter
Joseph Frankenreiter
Bond Street
Richter
Holy Trinity Church
Frankenreiter
U. S. Biological Station
Fairport
Ladies Aid Society Marks 50th Anniversary
The Protestant Evangelical church Ladies Aid Society observes its fiftieth anniversary with a special Sunday service as part of the class meeting. A day-long picnic follows on Muscatine island at the Walter Mittman home, with a basket lunch at noon and a family picnic supper in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
Protestant Evangelical Church
Walter Mittman
Muscatine Island
Greer Stoker wedding in home ceremony
Miss Clara Greer of East Eighth street wed William G. Stoker in a 3 pm ceremony Sunday at the bridegroom’s mother Mrs. Rebecca Stoker’s home on East Fifth street. Justice J. C. Coster officiated. The couple will live on East Fifth street. the groom runs a shoe shining parlor on Iowa avenue. The Mona council of Pocahontas will stage a public card party at Red Men hall tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer-Stoker
Clara Greer
East Eighth Street
William G. Stoker
Rebecca Stoker
East Fifth Street
J. C. Coster
Mona Council
Degree of Pocahontas
Red Men Hall
Mulford Society to Hold All Day Picnic at Cottage
The Ladies Aid of Mulford Congregational church plans an all day outing Wednesday at J Nietzel cottage on the Mississippi River four miles below the city. Attendees will gather at the church for a basket dinner and spend the day informally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulford Society
Ladies Aid Society
Mulford Congregational Church
J. Nietzel
Mississippi River
Dinner and Bridge Night at Geneva Golf Club
A dinner and bridge party is set for Wednesday evening at Geneva Golf and Country Club. Dinner reservations close Wednesday noon with serving at seven. Mrs D V Jackson chairs the August social committee.
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Geneva
Leiber knecht Family Reunion Planned at Weed Park
Arrangements are made for the Leiber knecht family reunion to be held Tuesday at Weed park. A basket dinner will be served and a program provided. The afternoon will include a business meeting for the election of officers.
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Leiberknecht
Weed Park
Sunshine club meeting at Red Men hall in Woodbine camp
The Sunshine club of the Woodbine camp and Royal Neighbors of America lodge will hold a meeting Tuesday afternoon at the Red Men hall. Hostesses Mrs. Flora Dunker Mrs. Dorothy Moomey Miss Emma Rehbein and Mrs. Anna Lessering will assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Club
Woodbine Camp
Royal Neighbors of America Lodge
Red Men Hall
Flora Dunker
Dorothy Moomey
Emma Rehbein
Anna Lessering
Fad for Fancy Shoes in France Faces Price Jump
Footwear enthusiasts in France anticipate a sharp rise in prices as demand for stylish shoes grows. Industry observers warn the trend could push costs higher across all types of footwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Slayer Convicted in Hastings Murder Seeks Pardon
Donald Ringer 19, youngest Nebraskan death sentence recipient, pleads for clemency arguing a St Joseph officer compelled his confession at gunpoint. He was convicted for the 1994 murder of Carl Moore, an auto salesman, and had escaped the electric chair by a governor’s reprieve hours before execution. The board postponed the hearing to tomorrow.
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Lincoln, Neb
St. Joseph
Donald Ringer
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Ringer
Carl Moore
Hastings
Neb
Mississippi
Two Arrests In Mellett Murder
Louis Mazer and Carl Studer, Canton underworld figures, were detained by federal agents for questioning in the Mellett murder case. In a separate dispatch, Russians are creating gasoline depots in Spain with plans to ship 15 million gallons this year.
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Mellett
Cleveland. O
Louis Mazer
Carl Studer
Canton
United States
Bernstein
Spain
Emigration shifts from Germany to mining and metal sectors
Of 19,187 industrial workers leaving Germany for settlement abroad last year, nearly half were employed in mining, metal, and machine trades. This indicates a major move of skilled labor from the industrial core to destinations abroad.
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Germany
Schreurs Freers Open Season With Modern Stock Yard
Local stock salesmen Prag Schreurs and H B Preece announce the tenth season with a larger yard in Raymond Giesler’s sale area. A new 59 by 0 addition for sanitary facilities gas, light, cement floors and drainage improves exposure for consignments and enables quicker farmer access to stock markets. Fagan Grieg serve as auctioneers with Raymond Giesler as clerk.
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Prag Schreurs
H. B Preece
Wilusher
Yar Street
Eaeners
Ney
Schreurs
Raymond Giesler
Fagan & Grieg
Fair, Cool Weekend Weather in Muscatine
Muscatine enjoyed fine weather over the weekend with fair skies and comparatively low temperatures. Sunday highways were busy as roads remained in good shape after last week's heavy rains. The 7 am three morning average stood at 69 degrees, rising to 79 degrees this morning, with no temperature change expected tonight and Tuesday. Partly cloudy unsettled conditions forecast. A one inch rise lowered the river stage to 2.1 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Ziegler Band Performs In Davenport Contest Today
The Ziegler Concert band directed by Elmer M. Ziegler plays in band contest programs at Davenport as part of the Mississippi Valley Fair and Exhibition. Muscatine musicians perform three selections this afternoon and evening. The Muscatine band won first prize in last year's fair. Only amateur organizations can enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ziegler
Elmer M. Ziegler
Davenport
Muscatine
Pirate Outcasts Hearing Promised by National Head
New York August 16 AP President Heydler announced a hearing in Battsburch to sift the controversy over the suspension of Pirate captain and the agitation to oust Fred Ant manager. Carey, Bigbee, and Adan arrived from Pittsburgh as baseball officials pursue the matter tomorrow.
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New York
Heydler
Nation
Battsburch
Carson Bigbee
Babe Adan Carey
Pittsburgh
Fred Ant
Carey
Tickets on sale for excursion trip from Davenport
Tickets for the excursion aboard the Steam Capitol from Davenport on August 24 are on sale. Prices are 50 cents in advance and 75 cents the day of departure. The trip benefits local organizations including the Rose Croix Shrine Shrine of Jerusalem and Trinity Church.
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Davenport
Rose Croix Shrine
Shrine of Jerusalem
Trinity Church
Mexico Will Not Pay for Damages
Mexico City August 16. El Universal reports the Mexican government will oppose all claims by Americans to a special claims committee for damages from the Huerta era. The reason given is that Huerta did not control all of Mexico, so the state argues it bears no liability for those damages.
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Mexico City
Mex
el Universal
Special Claims Committee
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Huerta
Arts
Steubenville Officials Suspended by Judge
Mayor John S. Patton and Police Chief Blaine D. Carter of Steubenville were suspended from office by Common Pleas Judge Jay S. Paisley after 700 residents filed a formal petition.
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Steubenville
John S. Patton
Blaine D. Carter
Common Pleas
Jay S. Paisley
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