Bucket Shooters Fleece Aged Pair In 19000 Swindle
A Chicago man, Julien Archer, 65, told how he and a partner lost $19,900 to four bucket shot operators in Houston. They met in Corpus Christi during the winter and were lured with promises of stock gambling profits. Archer traveled from Chicago with $19,000 to invest, but could not locate the promised exchange offices in Tucson.
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Ward
Furey
Reno Hamlin
Atlanta
Charles Gerber
Huntsville
Tate
Spencer
Ma Ferenson
Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Julien Archer
Chicago
Archer
Re. Archer
Cornus Christi
Iss
Exchange
Galveston
Tucson
Arizona
Cleanse for Digestive Comfort from Na Tone
An old ad promotes Na Tone as a cleansing tonic to aid digestion. It claims stomach walls form a crust of waste matter and describes relief by driving waste from the body. The pitch offers a bottle for $1 and six for seven dollars, with a sample request by mail.
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Na-Tone Co, Inc
Quincy
Slaying After Bootleg Row In Beloit Leads To Death
Beloit Wisconsin December 6 AP Willard Woods 32 died in a Beloit hospital from knife wounds suffered after an argument over a woman. Police seek a Black suspect named Brown who slashed Woods four times Saturday night in a South Beloit bootleg mill. Brown fled. Woods died this morning.
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Beloit
Wis
WiLlard Woods
Brown
Woods
South Beloit
Wisconsin-Illinois Line
Iowa Officials Update and Local Sports Results
Weekend items include Lt. Gov Clem Kimball undergoing eye surgery with one eye removed due to a long standing clot, and the Sioux City Reds clinching the class A Interstate Volleyball title by defeating St Paul. Keokuk searches for missing teens, and prison escape news from Leon. Des Moines sets a Wednesday hearing on a Dolliver park dam project while Iowa City welcomes Dr Thomas Houghton as the new University of Iowa medical dean in January.
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Sioux City
Sioux
Iowa City
Thomas Houghton
College of Medicine
University of Iowa
China
J. T. McClintock
Divorce Sagas From A Silent Strain
A humorous exchange centers on a man named Rastus seeking divorce from a talkative wife. The lawyer asks what she talks about and he replies she says nothing specific, leaving him restless as life itself grows noisily verbose.
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Rastus
Two Car Thieves Caught Here In Muscatine
Deputies arrested two men sought in Wapello for a Willys Knight coupe theft. Sheriff Oaks and Castle retrieved the car owner’s property, while Castle’s 15 year old son aided the boy to run away. Roy Williams and Peters linked to the theft were detained.
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Wapelle
Cal Schreiber
Fred Jarvis
Sheriff Oaks
Oaks
Castle
Muscatine
Castile
Roy Williams
Columbus Junction
Williams
Wapello
Peters
Sleds and Schools Through Time in Muscatine
Journal files recall a season’s first country sled with half a cord of wood and a busy Sec ond street hill. Miss Jessie Braunworth was elected principal of Lincoln school, now leading Jackson grade school. Ten years ago Muscatine woke to an arctic morning with two degrees below zero and two inches of snow. SS. G. Stein Jr. was elected president of the First National Bank and first VP of the First Trust & Savings Bank.
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Journal
Second Street Hill
Damocles
Jessie Braunworth
Lincoln School
Muscatine
SS. G. Stein, Jr
First National Bank
First Trust & Savings Bank
S. G. Stein, Sr
Durant Paving Contract Awarded to Schathe Construction
In Durant Iowa the town council awarded a contract for 8800 square yards of six inch concrete paving on Washington Street to Schathe Construction Company for about 20000 dollars. The project will connect with an 18 foot slab funded by the state on primary road No 32 with no completion date set.
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Durant
Schathe Construction Company
Washington Street
Japan Opens Fuji Steel Plant in New Government Push
Japan's new government announced the Fuji steel plant has begun operations, marking a key industrial milestone. The facility aims to boost production capacity and support domestic supply chains amid ongoing economic reforms.
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Japan
Government Steel
Fuji
Santa's Corner Receives Child Letters at the Journal
Children write to Santa Claus with names and addresses for Christmas wishes. The welfare association reviews requests for aid and replies. Letters from Dale Arnold and Ellen Arnold of 313 Bartlett St request toys and candy with sibling notes to include Norbert Floyd and Gertrude Floyd among others.
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Santa Claus
Santa’s
Santa
Charles Kern
Welfare Association
Dale Arnold
Bartlett Street
4Liene Arnold
John Whittaker to Head I O O F Muscatine Lodge
John Whittaker was elected noble grand of Muscatine lodge No 5 I O O F at a regular session. Other officers named include Diercks as vice grand Spieth as recording secretary Larsen as financial secretary Lemkau as treasurer Jeshcka as trustee. Installations set for Jan 9 with appointive officers announced then. Nearby Muscatine County I O O F meets Friday at Wilton.
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John Whittaker
Noble Grand
Muscatine Lodge
No 5
John D. Diercks
William Spieth
H. F. Larsen
C. H. Lemkau
William Jeschka
Muscatine
Meeting Postponed to Friday with Talk by Carl Keanley
The regular meeting scheduled for Thursday December 8 is moved to Friday December 9. Election and Past Great Sachem Carl Keanley will give a talk. There will be a smoker and lunch.
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Carl Keanley
Ghosts Reportedly Haunt Hampton Court Palace
The Hampton Court Palace in England is said to be tenanted by ghosts with Jane Seymour, one of Henry VIII's wives, named as a frequent visiting spectre. Reported sounds include a spinning wheel heard though no wheel is visible.
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Catherine
Catherine Howard
Hampton Court
Hampton Court Palace
England
Jane Seymour
Henry VIII
Salvation Army Appeal for Clothes and Household Items
The Salvation Army requests donations of clothing shoes hats carpets curtains furniture crockery stoves books magazines and other household articles to aid needy city families Envoy William Slous urges callers to telephone 1304 or send a note to local headquarters for pickup.
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Salvation Army
William Slous
Clock Plays Tunes on Eight and Fourteen Bells in London
A hand made and engraved clock on display in London is claimed to be unique. It chimes every quarter hour on eight bells and at the hour plays one of six tunes on 14 bells inside a gilt box. Made in Glasgow it took two years to build with minute parts.
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London
Scotland
Robis Adair
Herrin
Glasgow
Care of Babies Castoria Advertisement Warns of Opioids
An old period ad touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for infants' colic constipation and wakefulness. It promises quick relief and notes genuine Castoria bears Fletcher’s signature and no opiates, adding a bonus booklet on baby care.
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Fletcher
Toria
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