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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1926

Page

8

Indiana Man Is Named Corn King at Exposition

Peter J. Lux of Shelbyville Ind proclaimed corn king in region eight at the International Livestock Exposition. R D Rakes of Auburn N1 won region four reserve champion. Lux displayed ten ears of white corn and takes ten ears of yellow. Other region winners include B G Olson Watson Minn region1 yellow and Mrs N H Krizer Rose Hill Ia region3 yellow. Prize awards also announced in breeding shorthorns Aberdeen Angus sheep and horse divisions with multiple First places across several farms and regions.

Chicago Mis Peter J. Lux Shelbyville Ind R. D. Rakes Auburn Lux B. G. Olson Watson Minn Ford S. Geigel Irvington N. H. Krizer Rose Hill John D. Scott Gallatin Tenn W.S County Merino Colo C. E. Troyer la Fontaine Heifer Baker Shorthorn Farm Hickman Mills Grain Valley Aberdeen Angus Rosemere Congdon and Battles Yakima Wash Chase Brothers Willow Lakes S. D Rudy J. E. Frazer Setmas Sask Canada Blanche R. W. Holt and Son Beacon Adoration University of Wisconsin Firset Trumans Quadrant Pioneer Stud Farm Bushnell Edgewood Conqueror F. A. Huddleston Webster City Henry W. Matern Lost Ant

Annual Ladies Aid Supper at First Congregational Church

The Ladies Aid society of the First Congregational church serves dinner in the church basement from 5 to 7 pm as part of the annual supper and bazaar opening this afternoon. The article notes related activities with other church groups and meeting plans.

Congregational Church Ladies Aid Society First Congregational Church Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist Church

Flashes of Life Ties and Echoes Across Cities

Paris diplomat Claudel praised for English mastery as he poised to represent France in Washington. Milwaukee notes a parolee returning home to old friends and life behind prison walls. New York players J B Eccleston and Jesse Bradley Eccleston, long estranged, meet by chance after two decades of mistaken bills and lawsuits, sharing smokes and views on prohibition. A Waldorf meeting on Staten Island is arranged by a Jesse Eccleston cousin.

Associated Press Paris Paul Claudel France Washington Milwaukee Michael J. Harris New York J. B. Eccleston Jesse Bradley Eccleston Detroit Bowers Eccleston Staten Island Jesse The Waldorf

Measuring fat with water and bacon cooking tip

A method uses a filled water cup to measure fat by displacement and notes bacon should bake on a rack above a shallow pan to catch drippings. The tip promises even browning without odor or greasiness. By Marion Jane Parker. Calumet Baking Powder Company. Read the Classified Ads today.

Marion Jane Parker Home Economics Dept Calumet Baking Powder Company

New Yorkers Jeer Andrews Then He Threatens Action

New Yorkers at the Economic Club dinner in New York jeered Gen. Lincoln C. Andrews as he announced that a stop had been put to illegal sacramental wine distribution. He warned it would be hard to get real beer next season, delivering the remark amid laughter.

New York Economic Club Hotel Astor New York Herald Tribune Lincoln C. Andrews

Miners to Demand a New Wage Scale

John L. Lewis announces a constitutional convention of the United Mine Workers of America to meet in Indianapolis January 25 1927 to draft a wage demand for central competitive field miners. A scale committee will meet mine operators February 14 1927 in Miami to establish a new wage scale replacing the Jacksonville agreement due to expire March 31 1927.

Indianapolis Ind United Mine Workers of America John L. Lewis Miami Fla Jacksonville

Temperature Drops as Cold Wave Sweeps Iowa

A sharp temperature drop from 59 to 13 degrees overnight marks the arrival of a cold wave in Iowa. Central Iowa readings reached down to 13, with Sioux City at 10 above and the eastern state in the 20s. The Weather Bureau forecasts continuation of the cold today and tomorrow with no precipitation.

Des Moines Iowa Sioux City Weather Bureau

Beet Growers Seek Rail Extension To Yale Region

A conference between western South Dakota sugar beet growers and Chicago and Northwestern officials was set for Friday to discuss extending the rail line from Newell to Yale. The Utah Idaho Sugar Beet company pledged a factory will be built in the newly opened Yale region if the railroad reaches Yale.

Chicago, Inl South Dakota Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Yale Belle Fourche Newell S. C Utah- Idaho Sugar Beet Company

Election of Chicago man President announced for railroad

Boston December 1. George Hannouer of Chicago was elected president of the Boston and Maine railroad. Homer Laronne, chairman of the board, announced the decision today.

Chicago Boston George Hannouer Boston and Maine Railroad Homer Laorine

Aged Woman Fatally Burned in Chicago Home

In Chicago on December 1 a spark from an open fire ignited the clothing of 61 year old Mrs. Christine Holtz who sat by her husband. He and a passerby tried to save her but she died from the burns.

Chicago Ill Christine Holtz

Epworth League at Columbus City to Give Play Tonight

Epworth League at Columbus City Methodist church presents the play Fun on the Podunk Limited this evening with a cast of 21. Admission is free and an oyster supper will follow in the basement. Everyone is invited.

Epworth Columbus City Columbus Junction Podunk Limited Epworth League Columbus City Methodist Episcopal Church Gladwin Ladies’ Aid Society Gladwin Church America Harry Egington Willis Wapello Sherman Moore The Presbyterian Church W. H. Hughes J. W. Hoover Ray Sinclair Des Moines Ellen Nichols Viola Cleve Reuben Robert Nichols Muscatine Fruitland Walter Newton Webster Newton Sarah Elliot Kellerton W. D. Lewis Lawrence Estle Clara Bruin Whittier Calif J. W. Pence Richard Peters Dewey Smith Chicago Fred Kern Arlie Perry Davenport R. F. Duncan S. S. Wilcox

Selected from Radios Rialto features in tonight's Iowa broadcasts

Iowa stations prize sacred music at KSO and KDKA vocal and violin recital, with WHO and WEAF presenting dance, popular, and theatrical programs. WOC offers Voss Vagabonds, WEAF's Trade and Mark program, and late symphonies on KYW and KMOX. An opera Trial By Jury closes WEAF at 9:30.

Associated Press Iowa KSO Central Standard WHO KMA KTNT KFNF WOC Voss WEAF KDKA KMOX WDAF WGHP WHAS WMBH WTAG KYW KOA WGFIT WEBH WLIT WGN WKRC Jack Little KTHS WCCO

Didn’t Know His Brother A Miracle Cure Exposed

A man recounts his brother’s collapse from stomach and liver sickness. After a year of decline, doctors failed and a booklet on MAYA'S claimed to fit the case. One dose brought relief and rapid recovery, with a money back guarantee, advertised at druggists.

Maya

Iowa Farmer Frank Moore Found Dead in Cave near Lima

Frank Moore a 36 year old farmer was found dead beside a still in a cave near Lima Fayette county Iowa late yesterday suffocation was the cause Physicians and county officers were notified Ralph Gage employer found the body after Moore failed to return from work Moore had moved to Iowa from McGregor about a year ago Sheriff C C Wright county attorney L R Lawton and coroner Dr J M Smiddle traveled to Lima to investigate the death

West Union Frank Moore Lima Fayette County Moore Ralph Gage McGregor C. C. Wright L. R. Law

Drops Dead While Waiting for Dinner

John Green 66 a wealthy retired farmer from Van Horne Ia dropped dead from apoplexy in a Cedar Rapids restaurant last night after ordering dinner. Native of Janesville Wis he was a Van Horne town council member. Funeral and burial planned for Van Horne.

Cedar Rapids John Green van Horne

House Will Decide Whether Whiting Is Entitled to Seat

Des Moines Iowa December 1 The secretary of state said the executive council withheld the election certificate of S D Whiting while a contest by Lee Nagle awaits a house decision The Johnson county seat remains vacant until the house organizes in January Whiting a Democrat had been credited with one more vote than Nagle a Republican

Des Moines Walter C. Ramsay Executive Council S. D. Whiting Johnson House of Representatives Lee Nagle House Whiting Nagle

Davenport Woman Ends Life Over Failing Health

Despondent over her health Mrs. George W. Innes of Davenport Iowa inhaled gas and died at home. Her husband found her on the kitchen floor last night. The story notes rising fascist policy chatter about restricted areas and limited government aid for hostile citizens.

Davenport George W. Innes

Tularemia Cases Rise in Iowa This Fall Warned

Iowa epidemiologist Dr. Don M. Griswold reported three fall cases of tularaemia, a disease contracted from skinning rabbits, noting only two cases were documented last year. Sioux City pharmacist E T Thompson died in Denver after an extended illness. Waterloo hosts national guard ball January 28 with Governor Hammill and Seventh corps officers invited.

Iowa Don M. Griswold Griswold Sioux City E. T. Thompson Denver Waterloo Hammill National Guard Seventh Corps

Theories Abound in Missing Clara Olson Case

Prairie Du Chien Wis Dec 1 AP theories about the fate of 22 year old Clara Olson crystallize as officers and volunteers search for Clara and her Gale College sweetheart Erdman Olson 18. Some believe her body lies in Crawford county hills. others think she is hiding in St Paul or Minneapolis. A note in Clara's room hinted she would return with a glad surprise and marry Erdman. A warrant accusing Erdman of murder is in issue as Albert Olson defends his son.

Prairie du Chien Wis Clara Olson Gale College Erdman Olson Crawford County Kickapoo Mississippi Chris Olson Clara St. Paul Minneapolis Erdman Albert Olson Merry Clara Olson

Progress in Iowa corn husking shows gains

Good progress with corn husking was reported in western and northern Iowa as farmers finish the work. High winds slowed operations in some areas, fields were soft, and frost and mud delayed plowing though winter wheat looks good with no new hog cholera or flu outbreaks and few animal deaths.

Des Moines Weather and Crop Bureau Bureau

Battle with Bandits in Northwestern Bank Car

John Cirkva of Duluth, Minn., fought two armed bandits in a Northwestern railroad bank car at Cedar Rapids last midnight. He saved his money but was shot in the shoulder and badly beaten. Police seek Troy Smith and Jack White. Five shots fired as crew members monitored from a car corner. one bandit carried a lantern that was smashed.

Cedar Rapids John Cirkva Duluth Minn Northwestern Troy Smith Jack White Cirkva

Consul at Foo Chow Asks That Warship Be Ordered There

Washington dispatch reports Consul at Foo Chow urged sending an American warship for protection of U S nationals amid Cantonese and Shanghaithe conflicts near Foo Chow in Fukien province. Consul General Lockhart said destroyers Pope and Truxton return, vetting naval security. Immigrants have invested 7 5 million in Palestine.

Foo Chow Washington, D. C Willams Fumc Kien Province Shanghaii Lockhart Hankow Pope Truxton London Jenkins Canton Wu Chang

Allenrhy Special Formula No 2 Relieves Neuritis Pains

A drugstore advertises Allenrhy Special Formula No 2 in capsule form for neuritis and sciatic nerve pains. It claims relief within 24 hours, with continued dosing promising permanent reduction or banishment of pain, and notes the formula targets gouty and rheumatoid arthritis conditions though it stresses suitability for neuritis.

Henderson's

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Indiana Honor St. Margaret and Trinity Guilds of Trinity Episcopal Church Cail Red Paint Store Songe FEA CPE Service, Inc RADIO Rialto Sycamore Street H. H. Schock Rome Topeka Arthur Capper Iowa News Kautz’s Magnus Palestine Hill Cascara Muscatine Iowa Henderson's Drug Stores W. S. Barry Horton Muscatine, Ia Over Pound’s Clothing Store 2Nd Iowa Ave
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