Club Girls Win Big at State Fair Des Moines
Muscatine county Four-H girls competing at the Des Moines state fair earned blue red and white ribbons in three classes. Top honors went to Kathryn Jenkins and Myrtle Jenkins plus Aletha Paul Bernice Riessen Marie Plett and Norma Wells for various projects. Esther Stafford placed in the top ten among health contestants. The county champion demonstration team Dorothy Thoeming and Mary Stecher performed on New Types of Footstools.
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Muscatine County
Des Moines
Elizabeth Armstrong
Fulton Township
Marie Neff
Pike Township
Lucy Anderson
Wapsinonoc Township
Dorothy Bryant
Fruitland
Gladys Robinson
Marguerite James
Anita McBride
Mary Ann Bohling
Fruitland Township
Dorothy Wilson
Gladys Wathan
Emma Hormel
Valeria Riessen
Esther Stafford
Dorothy Thoeming
Mary Stecher
Fulton Royal Workers Club
Indian Deer Rescue Fails Despite Efforts at Gorge
A frightened buck trapped near a gorge refuses rescue as crowds watch. Fear of humans and a dog deter attempts, the deer avoiding corn bait and a cliff bridge while a photographer nearly triggers a leap. Park officials and conservationists monitor the standoff as the 25 foot bridge remains unused.
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State Conservation Department
Davisport bridge and culvert job on No 38 contract aims
Bidder on the bridge and culvert work for improving No. 38 is awaiting a starting date as Davenport officials were absent. Three miles at the south end must be finished this season per specs. Merritt, resident engineer, leads preliminary work with favorable weather hoped to complete the section this fall. No word on the employment agency or labor provisions or on relief agency input.
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Davenport
R. W. Merritt
Commission
Merritt
Gus Allbee
County Emergency Relief Organization
Make This Model at Home Pattern 1537 by Anne Adams
Striking new frocks featured for smart women with clever seam angles puff sleeves and topstitching details. Pattern 1537 offers sizes 14 through 42 with 312 yards fabric for size 16 and includes illustrated sewing instructions. Catalog and pattern priced together at 25 cents.
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Anne Adam
Anne Adams
Muscatine Journal Pattern Department
West 17Th Street
New York City
Repeal Timeline Outlined for Ten Week Window
A projection shows repeal efforts reaching 14,565,076 voters across most states by November 8. Kansas and Louisiana may hold special sessions this year to expand opportunities, potentially narrowing those not yet able to vote. Upcoming election dates span Vermont September 5 through Kentucky November 7 with multiple states slated in between.
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Kansas
Louisiana
Landon
O. K. Allien
Vermont
Maine
Colorado
Maryland
Minnesota
Idaho
New Mexico
Virginia
Florida
North
South Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Utah
Kentucky
18 Permanent Codes Adopted in August
Washington reports 18 permanent codes and 240 temporary trade pacts approved under Roosevelt’s NRA drive. Johnson notes 10,000,000 workers now under shorter hours and higher wages as Ford’s code dispute looms and bituminous coal and retail codes near final draft. Green pushes shorter hours and 2,000,000 idle workers found jobs since March. Ford has until Sept 5 to join the code and earn the blue eagle.
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Henry Ford
Roosevelt
NRA
Johnson
Labor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Johason
Boston
Ford
Detroit
A. D. Whiteside
National Editorial Association
NRA Parade Plans Advance In Muscatine County
Plans for the NRA parade advance move forward as 338 Muscatine firms sign recovery administration code agreements. Postmaster W S McKee reports 15 new signatures and a fourth list of eligible firms for blue eagle display. Standard Oil says local employees shift to the oil code, with hours and staffing changes. Muscatine auto dealers discuss forthcoming retail automobile code with ten attendees.
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NRA
Chamber of Commerce
Muscatine
W. S. McKee
Recovery Administration
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Conesville Melon Day Opens With Tap Dance Act
The Studio of Muscatine presents tap dancing to open the evening schedule at 7 o clock. A colored double quartet will provide another half hour of entertainment.
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Studio of
Muscatine
West Liberty Band to Perform Two Hour Concert
A two hour concert by the West Liberty band will be held with multiple concession stands and shows operating throughout the day. The Methodist and Grace Reformed churches will serve noon dinners to the public.
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West Liberty Band
Methodist
Grace Reformed Churches
Roosevelt on Cruise Aboard Astor Yacht
President Roosevelt departs Hyde Park aboard Vincent Astor’s yacht with Mrs Roosevelt and members of his family aboard. The party sails past New York’s skyline toward Long Island Sound with no stops, aiming for the Potomac near the Capitol by Tuesday morning.
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Hyde Park
Vincent Astor
James Roosevelt
Anne Curtiss Dall
Sistie
Buzzie
Sissie
New York City
Land Island Sound
Potomac River
United States Capitol
State to Levy 2.6 Mills Tax Amid Bank Delays
The board announced a 2.6 mill state property tax while banks closed. The overall state tax base was set at 2,995,035,188.62, down from 3,679,715,012.00 in 1932, a decline of about 724,679,824.00 or 20 percent. Public utilities valued at 52,259,113 include railroads, interurbans, sleeping cars, express lines, pipelines, and telegraph lines with real estate and personal property totals also noted.
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Iowa
Three Boys Rescued From Rock Ledge After Narrow Escape
Robert La Due and two companions were stranded on a narrow 2 foot wide rock ledge when a supporting rock broke. Pilot Fred McLane of Lake Placid located and dropped ropes and food as the three clung to a bush through a freezing night. La Due recalled being swung out on a 200 foot rope as the rescue unfolded with the others following.
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la Due
Fred McLane
Lake Placid
Robert la Due
William
Glenn
Grey
Lyle
Robert
Stroke Fatal for Mrs Houseal at 73 in Iowa
Mrs John Houseal aged 73 died from apoplexy Wednesday night at the home of her daughter near Columbus Junction. Clara Belle Buffington born May 4 1860 at Chariton lived in Columbus Junction area. She was predeceased by her husband and survived by several sons and daughters. Funeral 2 PM Friday at the Columbus Junction Methodist Church. Rev W A Lamp to officiate with burial in Columbus City cemetery.
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Journal News Service
Columbus Junction
John Houseal
Fred Simmons
Clara Belle Buffington
Chariton
Methodist Church
W. A. Lamp
Columbus City Cemetery
Farm Bureau Board to Meet Saturday
Report on fair work the excursion on the wheat project and other activities will be given at the Farm Bureau board meeting this Saturday.
Eicher to Speak on NRA Friday at K P Lodge Hall
Congressman Ed Eicher will discuss the National Recovery Act at the Pythian hall Friday night. Knights of Lodge sponsor the free civic meeting inviting public attendance. After the talk he proceeds to Washington D C with accompanying government officials. A Pythian male quartet performs before the address and questions follow.
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Ed Eicher
First Congressional District
Pythian Hall
Knights of Lodge
Pythian Lodge
NRA
Washington, D. C
Muscatine County Farm Bureau Board Meets Saturday
The Muscatine County Farm Bureau board plans a 1 30 p m Saturday meeting at the courthouse to discuss the outlook for the coming months.
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Muscatine County Farm Bureau
Court House
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Nevada
Wyoming
Euchre
Washington
Hugh _ .S. Johnson
Blue Eagle
Septem
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn, Massachus
Conesville
Great Savings
Rayon
Guanial
Opoumal
J. C. Broad
West Second Street
Astor Yacht
East
Houseal
Farm Bureau Board
Eicher
Leu
Iowa Ave
Burlington Road
Hunter’s Flying Circus
Cozy Night Club
Wallet’s Place
Joe Boston
Old Heidelberg Inn
Sanitary Plumbing Palace Smoke House Palace Cafe
Silver Moon Nite Club Club
Joe P. Manjoiie
Lord & Crow
Barry-Althaus Brownbilt Shoe Store
DeLuxe Cleaners
Wilson’s Shoe Store
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