Fair Champions Pass in Review at Iowa State Fair
Des Moines reports the annual livestock parade showcases champions across sheep cattle swine and horse breeds with judging finished and ribbons awarded. A large crowd watched the team pulling contest won by Arthur Daniels with Roy Alleman Jake Atkinson and Andrew Mitchell placing as runners up. Awards for infant health and Four-H club trips to Chicago were announced with several Iowa youths named for trips and honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Arthur Daniels
Adair
Roy Alleman
Alleman
Jake Atkinson
Polk City
Andrew Mitchell
Stanhope
Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
Frank P. Reed
International Club Congress
Chicago
Joe Dean Miller
Bloomfield
Cleo Yoder
Wellman
Lawrence Gross
Greenfield
Miller
Roy Lewis Cruzen
Oskaloosa
Dwight Westcott
Denison
James Mowbray
Vinton
Dudley Conner
Malvern
Grundy County
Cerro Gordo County
State Inspector and Officers Meet Here
State Inspector George Matthes met with county mayors marshals and police at the courthouse on Wednesday night. Matthes outlined duties regarding automobile violations and said inspectors will hand future cases on overloading improper license plates and other state law violations to local officers.
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George Matthes
Matthes
Pioneer Banker J. H. Hass Dies in Davenport
J. H. Hass aged 79, a pioneer banker, died at his Davenport home after a lingering illness. He helped organize Scott County Savings Bank in 1883, later joining Union Savings when it merged in 1926, and served as vice president before retiring in 1928 due to ill health.
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Davenport
J. H. Hass
No Mail Delivery Monday Labor Day Observance
Post office to remain closed in observance of Labor Day with no mail delivery on city or rural routes. Lobby windows closed all day. clerks on duty for dispatch. Special delivery and perishable mail handled as usual. Two downtown mail collections at 7 50 a m and 5 p m. city boxes painted under contract to Sam Phillips covering 71 boxes and 41 posts, finishing in a few days.
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W. S. McKee
McKee
Sam Phillips
Local notes on illness visits and regional updates
Mrs Louise Schmeichel continues critically ill at 1160 New Hampshire street. Her son Arthur Schmeichel recently discharged from Woodmen sanitarium is living with his sister at 1159 New Hampshire. Several residents and visitors are noted including a Glen Ashton guest list, a Jefferson county NRA meeting, and a Chicago trip by Muscatine delegates. Hog receipts at the stockyards total 288 head with a carload from Wellman.
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Louise Schmeichel
New Hampshire Street
Arthur Schmeichel
Woodmen
Colo
H. O. Carpenter
William V. Daut
Theresa and
Henrietta
Independence
Lamont Smith
Earlsville
Glen Ashton
East Second Street
Henrietta Daut
Betty Hazelwood
Dulles
Tex
Esther Michels
West Third Street
E. E. Yoder
Wellman
Mary McDougall
Newell Avenue
Geneva Conference Delays Army Modernization Plan
Secretary Dern said a 70 to 80 million dollar program to modernize the army as for land and air equipment was paused while Geneva conference talks continued. In other notes Mrs. Ed Horst and Pauline returned from Chicago after visiting relatives and the century of progress exposition. Mr. and Mrs. I V Howenstine and Evelyn visited Detroit and Chicago for the exposition. F A Pohlman of Redwood California, formerly of Muscatine, visits Muscatine with McDougall family and friends after touring the east and the world fair in Chicago.
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F. M. Myers
Chamber of Commerce
Gay
Beaman
Clarence Fairchild
Montpelier
George Matthes
Cynthia Lee
East Fifth Street
E. V. Bedwell
Leo Baker
June Krueger
Muscatine
W. A. Seright
Fruitland
Harry Andreas
Sweetland
Chicago
Milwaukee
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
C. J. Ford
Jack Pace
Washington
Dern
Ed Horst
Pauline
Iowa Avenue
I. V. Howenstine
Evelyn
Sycamore Street
A. E. Howenstine
Detroit
Mich
F. A. Pohlman
Redwood
Calif
McDougall
Newell Avenue
Ford and NRA clash over code in national drive
The article frames a pivotal clash between Henry Ford and the NRA over motor industry codes and the blue eagle symbol. It notes Ford’s wage past, his stance against unionization, and the president’s personal involvement as the issue tests potential pathways if Ford refuses to sign by September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NRA
Ford
Hugh
Johnson
United States
Henry Ford
Fiat
Blue Eagle
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
General Johnson
Ford Motor Company
Rulers of Oil Industry Meet
Washington hosts a 16 member oil leaders conference chaired by Ickes to set a federally supervised course for the $12 billion petroleum industry as President Roosevelt moves to discuss price and production with the group and the NRA code. James A. Moffett of Standard Oil of New Jersey leads the federal side seeking rigid price controls. Opinions vary on how quickly federal price regulation will be adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt
James A. Moffett
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Slayer of Wife Is Bound Over
Davenport near Le Claire. Bert G. Smith, arrested after his wife Lysle Smith was killed with a shotgun at their home west of Le Claire tile works, was bound over to the Scott county grand jury and held without bail on first degree murder charges. Deputy Sheriff Dittmer and Coroner Cantwell testified. a confession statement was introduced as evidence.
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Smith
Lindbergh Visits Forefathers Land in Sweden
Col Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh visited Sweden meeting the crown prince and princess at Sofiero palace, the summer residence, during their trip to Helsingborg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsingborg
Sweden
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mrs. Lindbergh
Sofiero Palace
Funds Lift for River and Harbor Projects Nationwide
The War Department via the Public Works Administration released 70 million dollars for river and harbor work across 90 projects. In the Mississippi basin, Muscatine and the dam on the Mississippi River are watched for potential inclusion. Details show 40,000 man years of work and allocations across canals, harbors, and channels from Virginia to Florida and beyond.
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War Department
Public Works Administration
Waterways Advocates N Muscatine
Army Engineering Corps
Rock Island
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Associated Press
Upper
Mississippi
Missouri River
Sioux City
Army
Ocean
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Gulf
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Puerto Rico
Kanawha River
West Virginia
Cape Cod Canal
Massachusetts
Calloosahatchee River
Lake Okeechobee
Florida
Mickey Aye Takes Charge Of Two Muscatine Shell Stations
Mickey Aye of Muscatine assumes management of the Shell stations at Second and Walnut and at Park Avenue and Washington Street. He will take possession Friday morning and will handle Shell products exclusively. Aye has run filling stations locally for six years.
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Shell Petroleum Corporation
Merle
Micky” Aye
Second
Walnut Streets
Park Avenue
Washington Street
Micky
Mickey Aye
Muscatine
Shell
Second and
Aye
Attorney General Denies Plan To Federalize All Police
U S Attorney General Homer Cummings said the administration has no program to take control of all police forces. He seeks coordination of federal, state and local efforts to better capture and prosecute kidnappers and racketeers. He would not comment on a speech by Pat Malloy proposing federal commissions for state and county police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Homer S. Cummings
United States
American Bar Association
Cumming
Association
Pat Malloy
Malloy
Cummings
Trouble for Hawks Feared as Radio Fails Over Mountains
Pueblo dispatch reports concern for Frank Hawks the famed speed pilot after his radio communication ceased while he flew over the Rocky mountains. He had left at 8 53 a m after two and a half hours of motor repairs.
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Pueblo
Colo
Frank Hawks
Rocky Mountains
Hawks
Farm and Food Price Rise Noted
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a rise in wholesale prices for the week ending August 26, with the general index at 69.6 up from 69.3. Farm and food prices declined previously but rebound, led by hides and leather with a 2 percent increase, based on 784 commodity quotations.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Meat Packing Hearing Set for September 8
Secretary Wallace announced a public hearing here on September 8 regarding a proposed marketing agreement for the meat packing industry. The hearing will address how the agreement would affect producers processors and prices.
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Washington
Wallace
Cuticura Soap Advertisement Note
An old advertisement advises keeping the scalp in good condition with Cuticura Soap and warm water. It mentions using Cuticura Cine-pint for dandruff or irritation and lists prices for Soap and Ointment from Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation, Malden, Massachusetts.
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Potter Drug & @he Corporation
Malden
Mass
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Trades and Labor Assembly Hall
City News
Eagle
Shell Petroleum
Lindbergh
Worli
Ament
Muscatine Dam
Rinso
Lade
U. S
Blatz Brewing CO
Cas
Sala
Lagomarcino-Grape Company
West Front St
Muscatine, Iowa
Edward C. Eicher
Recovery Act
Knights of Pythias Hall
Pythian
Setis
Sesonee
Font Hemi
Bedece
Apankor
Washington, D. C
Elko School Entertainers, of
Alabama
Braga
Elko School
United Brethren Church
Bethel A. M. E
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