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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1926
Page
7
Crowning of the Harvest Queen at 8:30 pm will close opening day events at the Columbus Junction fair. Queen identity remains secret until tonight’s pageant after a band concert and an old fiddlers contest. Entries double last year as judging begins. Weather threatens but crowds attend. preparations for Roosevelt pageant and fair finales proceed.
London reports May Moore Duprez refused to utter a four letter word meaning a hot place from the Bible during a revue opening. She spoke a vague line and faced potential breach of contract claims as press agents built audience anticipation. Lila Lee, the understudy, disagreed with the stance.
Paris dispatch notes Spain would accept Tangier under protectorate without demanding a permanent League council seat. Foreign Minister Yanguas hints Spain may quit the League if unsatisfied, prompting debates over Tangier status and the Perma nent Council.
Customs officials on the Vermont New Hampshire border launched a new phase of the anti rum running campaign. A 140 mile front with 389 border patrolmen 100 customs men and four patrol boats will target smugglers who operate from Canada using smoke screens false compartments and trains of cars. The effort notes increased cooperation with Canadian forces and a shift from beer to hard liquor and other contraband like silk and tobacco.
In Cronstadt Russia estimates rise on Steamer Burevestnik disaster with over 200 of 563 passengers drowned. Many victims were island residents workers and families returning from a holiday in Leningrad. By noon 30 bodies were recovered from wreckage in 30 feet of water after fog caused a collision avoidance turn.
In Melvin and Varina, Iowa voters approved selling municipal electric systems to private firms. Melvin turns to Northwestern Light & Power of Sibley, Varina to Central Iowa Power & Light of Fort Dodge. A vessel crashed into a stone pier, holed its bow, and sank within minutes.
Des Moines reports the Iowa State Fair began with a special program for Civil Mexican and Spanish American War veterans featuring Gov. Hamill and Insurance Commissioner Venter. A disputed watercolor prize centered on Frank Lynn of Waterloo, later clarified as Harry Frank Lynn of Waterloo.
Three Davenport high school swimmers Boyd Liddle Jake Gordon and Myrel Naylor plan a 30 mile Mississippi River swim from Davenport to Muscatine Sunday. Officials from the Davenport Natatorium accompany them with canoes carrying first aid and food for the record attempt under Davenport Daily Times auspices.
W H Big Bill Edwards head of the American League of Professional Football clubs said Bennie Oosterbaan and other college players are not wanted in the league. He added there was a misunderstanding about an offer to Oosterbaan from Bob Folwell. Folwell later said the letter was a mistake and that in all American players still in college were to be stricken from an all star list.
Adjutant Thomas B. Laurie announces a new department of the Salvation Army aimed at locating missing persons tracing wife deserters and finding lost children. He notes successful outcomes in many cases.
Hot embers from the McKee Lumber and Grain elevator sparked multiple small blazes in Conesville as bucket brigades and a Columbus Junction chemical truck fought fires to save the business district. The blaze destroyed the elevator and 1700 bushels of grain with losses around ten thousand dollars, partly insured.
Howard Kallenberger, said to have a police and penitentiary record, was captured after firing at officers from a riverbank in a closed area. A .22 rifle and shells were seized, and he received 30 days in county jail after pleading guilty to illegal shelling. Sam Snyder received 10 days on the same charge.
Iowa City reports Marion Seashore son of Dean and Mrs Carl E Seashore died after a Maine camp drowning. Dr Paul Martin said heart failure caused death though body found 12 feet from shore after two days search. Seashore, a strong swimmer, vanished beneath the lake surface and was discovered by accident as searchers neared dynamite option.
The Palace theatre held a memorial service for Rudolph Valentino, the famed screen lover who died in New York on August 23. A slide reading In Memoriam and a performance by the orchestra and mezzo soprano Eda Criz followed the first program as part of a nationwide theatre tribute.
Word comes of the death of Michael P. Fahey in Memphis Tennessee at 9 25 this morning a former Muscatine police officer who left the city about 22 years ago He is survived by his wife two daughters Norene and Mary of Memphis three sisters Mary and Margaret of Muscatine and Sister Mary Enerita of Our Angel academy Lyons Iowa Burial will be in Memphis.
President Coolidge expects no change in the senate’s stance on American entrance to the permanent court of international justice. Officials note uncertainty about Senators Gooding and Trammell after their reversals, but the White House believes the issue is settled and will depend on post election views.
The Winnebago County State Bank of Forest City Iowa filed suit in district court seeking 4390 plus interest and costs from Risser and Rabinowitz Inc a Philadelphia firm doing business in Muscatine The case centers on a transaction with Forest City produce merchant M M Friedman and a poultry sale whose claim was transferred to the bank Attorneys J F Devitt of Muscatine and Thompson Loth Lowe represent the bank
A cosmetic ad touts Lady Vee Ja Face Powder as natural looking and undetectable by friends. It promotes requesting Lady Vee Ja Cleansing Cold Cream and Velvety Vanishing Cream from The Grimm Drug Store.
Iowa City reports plans to erect a bronze statue of former Iowa governor Samuel J. Kirkwood on the west slope of the Old Capitol campus. Funds totaling 2385 dollars for the project are to be raised by voluntary contributions, with 1500 dollars for pedestal and mounting covered by the university. An eastern firm will sign contracts soon for casting from a plaster model by the late Vinnie Ream Hoxie.
Quaker Oats touts the world’s fastest hot breakfast with a distinctive flavor achieved by years of expert work. The brand emphasizes quick 3 to 5 minute cooking and retains oat bulk for easier digestion, claiming a balanced mix of protein carbohydrates vitamins and fiber. The recognizable Quaker on the package symbolizes quality to buyers.
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