Smith and Vare Join Conferees in Senate Seat Fight
Washington AP report says Senators-elect Frank L. Smith of Illinois and William S. Vare of Pennsylvania attended a Republican conference as efforts to challenge their Senate seats intensify. Their foes claim campaign funds merit full scrutiny and possible seating challenges. Curtis re-elected conference chair with Watson as vice chair and Hale as secretary. Nye joins independent slate on committees amid mixed support for Senate reorganization.
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Washington
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
Willam S. Vare
Pennsylvania
Senate
Smith
Dineen
Ware
Reed
Monay
United States
Moses
Nye
North Dakota
Norris
Nebraska
Old Guard
Bero
Curtis
Charles Curtis
Kansas
James E. Watson
Indiana
Frederick Hale
Maine
James E. Wadsworth
New York
Watson
McNary
Oregon
Smoot
Utah
Edge
New Jersey
Gooding
Idaho
Oddie
Nevada
Various Local Notices From Muscatine Update Readers
Local residents receive word of family illnesses travels and returns. Muscatine club officers, and plans for a home talent minstrel show, are announced along with county gasoline tax proceeds and stockyard receipts. Police recover a veterinary bag. several residents plan winter travel and attend meetings. school thrift deposits rise with 83.6 percent participation. A dog named Sandy dies from poison in Fair Oaks.
Drake athletics director Ossie Solem taken ill at Valley meeting
Ossie Solem athletic director at Drake University was taken ill while attending a Missouri Valley conference officials meeting in Kansas City. He left for home in Minneapolis, and Ed C. Lytton, Drake’s business manager, has observed his absence in St. Louis. Solem previously fell ill a year ago and recuperated in Minneapolis.
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Des Moines
Ossie Solem
Drake University
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Fom
St. Louis
Ed. C. Lytton
Salem
Hadley Dies in St. Louis After Long Illness
Herbert S. Hadley prominent educator former Missouri governor and once nearing a vice presidential bid died at 55 after a long illness in St. Louis He was chancellor of Washington University at his death and had a noted career in law including successful anti trust prosecutions against Standard Oil Indiana company drawing national attention.
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St. Louis
Herbert S. Hadley
Missouri
Washington University
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Bonner Funeral Held at United Presbyterian Church
The funeral of C. H. Bonner was held Wednesday afternoon at the United Presbyterian church with Rev. Paul Livingston and four other ministers officiating. A singing quartet performed. Honorary pallbearers and pallbearers were named. Out of town attendees listed from Minnesota to Iowa. Burial followed at Elmwood cemetery.
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C. H. Bonner
United Presbyterian Church
Paul Livingston
L. H. Schock
D. B. Martin
H. W. Munster
H. G. Patterson
E. W. Browning
Guy Wiley
Lowery Wilson
F. M. Brown
W. R. Sterret
J. M. Owens
Ed Ferris
Walter Hensleigh
J. M. Morrison
Keith
Cecil
Clifford
Calvin McClurkin
Knox Swan
Wilford Robb
J. R. Huston
St. Paul
Minn
T. E. McCau
Souvenir thieves target Ford's new car display in Detroit
Detroit reports theft of small parts mounted on boards from Henry Ford's new car shown at Highland Park and Convention hall. Police posted guards as crowds reached 31 000 by noon while Edsel Ford said deliveries are not yet made and production remains limited to 64 to 70 units daily with rapid increase planned.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Highland Park
Ford Motor Company
Convention Hall
Edsel Ford
Hillandale Farm Wins Ninth in Chicago Hereford Class
Hillandale farm of Muscatine continued its winnings at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago by taking ninth place with a pair of calves a bull calf and a heifer in the large Hereford division. The farm has earned ribbons in every class it entered.
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Hillandale Farm of
Muscatine
Chicago
Hillandale Farm
Eleven Muscatine rural schools report full attendance in October
E D Bradley notes October saw eleven rural schools in Muscatine County reach 100 percent attendance with 60 percent above 95 percent. Weather and health aided the stronger turnout, contrasting with October 1926. Schools achieving perfect records include Mittman Ruth Froehner Maple Grove Maude Pace Nolo Ina Paul Prospect Dorothy King Hazel Dell Blanche Birkett Prospect Hill Evelyn Mangels Pine Mill Augusta Schroeder Melpine Blanche Nietzel Sweetland Center Edna Shepard Stockton room 2 Olga Luetenegger Prairie Hazel Colberg.
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Muscatine County
E. D. Bradley
Bradley
Mittman
Ruth Froehner
Maple Grove
Maude Pace
Nolo
Ina Paul
Prospect
Dorothy King
Hazel Dell
Blanche Birkett
Prospect Hill
Evelyn Mangels
Pine Mill
Augusta Schroeder
Melpine
Blanche Nietzel
Sweetland Center
Edna Shepard
Stockton
Room 2
Olga Luetenegger
Prairie
Hazel Colberg
Noon Blaze Damages Agnes Baker Home on West Second
Fire at 126 West Second street caused about 25 in damage this morning. Responding engines extinguished flames around a chimney with three gallons of chemical. Smoke damage is expected in addition to the actual fire damage.
Grace Lutheran Missionary Society Elects Officers
Grace English Lutheran church Women’s Missionary Society met at 800 Iowa avenue. Mrs. H H Schroeder was re elected president with R R Pearson as vice president Elmus Richards secretary Ed Springborn treasurer Ed Horst statistical secretary Caroline Liebbe corresponding secretary and McGill led the study on The Manger of My Heart. Twenty members and four visitors attended a Jan 5 meeting scheduled.
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H. H. Schroeder
Women's Missionary Society
Grace English Lutheran Church
Ed Horst
Iowa Avenue
R. R. Pearson
Elmus_ Richards
Ed Springborn
Caroline Liebbe
4. T. McGill
Herbert Bracewell
Women’s Work
Schroeder
Springborn
Elmus Richards
W. Umlandt
Light Brigades
Lloyd Grimm
Committees Named for Methodist Christmas Party
The Ladies' Aid society of Cedar Street Methodist Episcopal church named committees for the December 22 Christmas party after their Thursday meeting. Refreshments will be provided by Mesdames Steinfurt Linn Lemkau Funck Mittman Mannhardat. Christmas exchange by Mesdames Diercks Mark Reay Grossklaus. program by Mesdames Goetz Zeidler Wesley Zeidler. decorations by Diercks Fryberger Diercks Lange Lange.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Cedar Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Herman Steinfurt
Elizabeth Linn
Claus Lemkau
Will Funck
Albert Mittman
Fred Mannhardat
December Social Schedule At Geneva Golf And Country Club
The Geneva Golf and Country Club announces December events headlined by the annual business meeting on Dec 7 and the holiday dinner and dance on Dec 28. Dinner begins at 6:30 with card games and the club plans Dec 14 and Dec 21 dinners, Tony's Iowans performing on the 28th, and a 6:30 dinner hour observed all month. The December committee includes W F Bishop and other members. The Fairport Golden Hour class hosts a fancy work and bake sale on Dec 6 at the Kessler store, following plans set at a Fairport meeting.
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Golf and Country Club
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Tony
W. F. Bishop
Simon G. Stein
E. Raymond Tipton
Elmer E. Bloom
D. A. Willis
Fairport Lutheran Church
Kessler
Fairport
Harry Minch
Pappenheim Chosen Representative in Boys Declamation
Eugene Pappenheim won first place with At the Swimming Pool in a Muscatine high school preliminaries. He will represent Muscatine in the Iowa Nine high school boys declamation contest at Ottumwa on December 9. Walter Hunn placed second with A Social Promoter.
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Eugene Pappenheim
Muscatine
Iowa Nine
Ottumwa
Walter Hunn
Hunn
Davenport
Iowa Nine Association
Could Have Happened
A fragment from Nagel's Lustige Welt in Berlin presents a grim exchange about a patient’s death. The remark questions whether the outcome was avoidable, reflecting on fatalism in medical care.
May insult and Belle retort in comic exchange
A courtroom quip features May challenging Belle on brains for cooking. Belle counters with wit saying she can obtain a meal without cooking it, prompting the judge to weigh in on the banter.
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May
Belle
Bootlegger Asks Fine Suspension in Des Moines Case
A. A. Mitchell father of Charles Mitchell killed by gangsters at Arnolds Park last summer asks Governor Hammill to suspend part of a liquor law fine. An appeal to the state supreme court is pending and Hammill will act after the high court rules.
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Des Moines
A. A. Mitchell
Charles Mitchell
Arnolds Park
Hammill
Mitchell
State Supreme Court
High
Scaramouche due at evening service at church
The Rev William Hainsworth announces Scaramouche will be presented at the First Congregational church Sunday evening in the slide and story service. The junior choir will sing I Will Praise Thee by Lorenz. Annie Laurie will be presented the following week.
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Scaramouche
First Congregational Church
William Hainsworth
Lorenz
Annie Laurie
Drury Pupils to Pay Tuition in Muscatine Schools
Drury township Illinois pupils attending Muscatine schools must pay their own tuition. Attorney General Oscar Carlson announced the ruling effective immediately, ending state funding of these tuition costs.
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Drury
Drury Township
Illinois
Muscatine
Oscar Carlson
Japan to Aid Expansion of Leading Black Steel Sheet Producer
Japan plans financial support to expand its largest black steel sheet manufacturer. The move aims to boost production capacity and secure competitiveness in global markets within the steel sector.
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Japan
Pageant to feature mission work at First Methodist Church
The First Methodist Episcopal Church will host a pageant titled Thinking Backward and Looking Forward during the annual tank offer service Sunday at 7 36 p m The event is led by the Women’s Home Missionary Society with a large cast and musical selections
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Women’s Home Missionary Society
Missionary Society
Home Guards
Mothers’ Jewels
Queen Esther Circle
Young Women’s Auxiliary
Iowa Special Taxes Show An Increase
Des Moines reports more than $800,000 in state special taxes collected last month under Treasurer R. E. Johnson. Gasoline taxes added $625,264.10, inheritance taxes $131,531.71, and cigarette taxes $88,238.24, with October gasoline taxes counted in November. Cigaret taxes rose $17,000 from a year earlier, and gasoline and inheritance taxes exceeded November 1926 figures.
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Des Moines
R. E. Johnson
Firemen's Ball Set for Armory Monday December 26
The annual Firemen's ball will be held at the Armory hall on Monday night December 26. Members of the dance committee announced today that Jacobs' orchestra will provide music. An extensive ticket campaign is planned and tickets will go on sale soon.
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Armory Hall
Jacobs’ Orchestra
French West Africa Governed by Small White Elite
In French West Africa a tiny white minority rules over a vast native population of about 13.5 million. The article notes that fewer than 16,000 whites hold political and administrative power across the region, highlighting stark racial and administrative inequality.
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French West Africa
Thoxine Promises Quick Cough Relief for All
A famous physician endorses Thoxine a safe prescription that stops stubborn coughs and sore throats quickly with no harmful drugs. It works on a new theory relieving inflammation and irritation and tastes pleasant. One swallow stops night coughs within 15 minutes with money back, prices 35c 60c and $1.00 at Henderson's drug stores.
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Henderson's
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Vare
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George Patrick
West Third Street
Kenosha
Wis
Harold
Cora Babbitt
Cedar Falls
W. A. Beatty
Frances Schreurs
East Tenth Street
Iowa City
L. B. Burris
Betty Jean
West Liberty
M. DeMarce
Chestnut Street
Peoria
C. F. Schmalz
Muscatine Club
William Grossklaus
Frank Walker
Sherwood Samuels
Stow
American Legion
Lawrence Flannery
J. E. Havercamp
Fay Hawkins
Clarence Hahn
Frances B. Rosenbaum
LeMoyne Halberg
LeMoyne, Jr
Mulberry Avenue
Harold Brammeier
Wilton
George Cusick
Princeton
Ill
Glen Gardner
Fay Schweitzer
East Eighth Street
Los Angeles
H. M. Bartlett
Florida
W. S. McKee
Second Congressional District
Blackhawk
Grant School
Martha Daeschner
Auroran
Iowa High School Press Association
Grinnell
W. M. Narvis
J. L. Giesler
Sandy
Fred Stoffmen
Oakland Drive
Fair Oaks
Bonner
Bremer-Tully
South Side
Louis Ebiers
Grandview Ave
Ford
R Society
Grace Lutheran “Missionary Society
Journal
Armour
J. Zoller & Son
Billy Sunday
Hood River Valley
Pappenheim
Henderson’s Drug Stores
Iowa
Armory
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