Hoxsey Fined for Unlicensed Medical Practice in Illinois
Harry Hoxsey of Muscatine pleaded guilty in Fulton county court at Lewistown Illinois to practicing medicine without a license. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs and released after paying. Charges stem from the death of Rebecca Fordyce of Table Grove during his cancer treatment.
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Illinois
Harry Hoxsey
Muscatine
Fulton County
Lewistown
Ill
Hoxsey
George Coggeshall
State Department of Registration
Springfield
Carlinville
Til
Rebecca Fordyce
Table Grove
U.S. Deficit Seen Rising With Relief Additions
The deficit for the current fiscal year is projected at least 355 million dollars, rising to about 390 million if Congress approves a 60 million loan for farmers seed loans. Additional appropriations beyond the president’s budget would push the total higher, with the administration opposing relief borrowing.
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Washington
Congress
Plea For Mercy In Moscow Conspiracy Trial Ends
Moscow AP reports eight Soviet engineers charged with conspiracy to overthrow the Moscow government faced a noon adjournment as the extraordinary court prepares to sentence them Sunday evening. The defendants admitted the conspiracy, but the government presented a strong case aired by radio and film, with two last defendants Sergei Kuprianov and Xenophon Sitnin pleading for mercy.
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Moscow
Sergei Kuprianov
Xenophon Sitnin
Foes of Prohibition Fail on Denaturing Funds Vote
In Washington the dry law opponents pushed to block appropriations for denaturing industrial alcohol with poisons. The vote showed 54 objectors, down from last year, while the majority stood at 106. A second effort before the passing treasury bill failed to change the outcome.
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Washington
House
Treasury
Havercamp Seeks Liquor Permit for Drug Store Sale
Paul J. Havercamp a pharmacist has filed a petition in district court asking permission to sell and keep for sale intoxicating liquors for medicinal purposes at his Havercamp drug store No 2 Attorney C R Stafford represents the petitioner.
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Paul J. Havercamp
Havercamp Drug Store
C. R. Stafford
Fulliam Appointed to County Board of Commissioners
Dr. Edmond B. Fulliam was today appointed by Judge D W Jackson as a member of the county commission on insanity for a two term. He succeeds himself on the board and will begin his term January 1, 1931. Other members include Attorney J F Devitt and E C Erwin, clerk of court.
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Edmond B. Fulliam
D. W. Jackson
County Commission On Insanity
J. F. Devitt
E. C. Erwin
Poison fog blamed for Meuse valley deaths
Meuse valley fog caused over sixty deaths in eight villages as doctors battled to treat victims. Officials said no lethal gas or caustic chemical was involved and the sun began lifting the pall, ending the immediate crisis. Medical authorities and doctors worked with government investigators to determine the cause.
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Belgium
Meuse
Brussels
Meuse Valley
Grace Smith obituary ends long illness in Terre Haute
Mrs Grace E Smith 49 a city resident for five years died at 318 12 East Second Street at 1035 this morning after an illness begun last May She was born September 26 1881 in Terre Haute Ind daughter of Mr and Mrs Price She married Edward Smith of Terre Haute and is survived by her husband five daughters Eva Nellie Lela Mary Ellen and Anna Merle and one son Edward all of Terre Haute a sister Mrs Ella Berlin Sidell Ill and a brother William Price Terre Haute Funeral services are being arranged by the Wittich Funeral Home The body was taken to the Wittich home pending funeral arrangements
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Grace E. Smith
East Second Street
Terre Haute
Ind
Price
Edward Smith
Eva
Nellie
Lela
Mary Ellen
Anna Merle
Edward
Ella Berlin
Sidell
Til
William Price
Wittich Funeral Home
Wittich Home
Death summons C. H. Eversmeyer in Washington
F W Eversmeyer of 101 E Fulham avenue reports the death of his brother C Henry Eversmeyer at Port Townsend Washington hospital. He died on December 2. Surviving are two daughters a sister Dr A M E Leffingwell and a brother John all of Los Angeles and two brothers F W and Dr B E Eversmeyer of Muscatine.
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Ward
F. W. Eversmeyer
Fulham Avenue
C. Henry Eversmeyer
Port Townsend, Wash
Eversmeyer
A. M. E. Leffingwell
John
Los Angeles
Calif
F. W
B. E. Eversmeyer
Muscatine
Poincare Declines To Form New French Cabinet
Paris AP Raymond Poincare refused Doumergue's invitation to form a new cabinet after the Tardieu government fell. Doumergue continued search for a premier with candidates like Louis Barthou and Louis Poincare discussed as possibilities amid political maneuvering.
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Poincare
Paris
Louis Barthou
Doumergue
Ande Tardieu
O— Paris
Raymond Poincare
France
Tardieu
Doumerge
Muscatine Students Earn Phi Beta Kappa Keys At Iowa Uni
Two Muscatine youths Miss Alpha K Braunwarth and Lyle C Baugess were among 26 Iowa university students awarded Phi Beta Kappa keys. Braunwarth a senior in liberal arts, will receive her diploma in June. Baugess, a chemistry major, completes studies in January. The group includes other top scholars from Ottumwa Primghar Iowa City Fort Dodge and Davenport with many named seniors listed.
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Muscatine
Iowa University
Alpha K. Braunwarth
Lyle C. Baugess
Miss Braunwarth
C. Co. Braunwarth
East Front Street
Muscatine High School
College of Liberal Arts
University
Baugess
Clyde Baugess
Orange Street
Associated Press
Iowa City
Perry
Edna L. Miller
Bondurant
Lois K. Clarke
Eagle Grove
Howard L. Littig
Davenport
James E. Carroll
Arthur W. Johnson
Clinton
Hershel G. Langdon
Gilmore City
James E. Nield
Marcus
Enis S. House
Powell
Wyo
Mary Henderson Hartwick
Ruth M. Wilhite
Emmetsburg
Minnie M. Lingreen
Fort Dodge
Daisy B. Lemaster
Charleston
W. Va
Fascist mobs disrupt American film in Berlin reception
In Berlin the fascists led by Joseph Goebbels heckled the American made film All Quiet on the Western Front. They used stench bombs and white mice to disrupt the screening, forced police to suspend performances, and demanded the film be banned.
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Berlin
Erich Maria Remarque
Joseph Goebbels
Reichstag
Adolf Hitler
America
Death of Lauretta Miller seven year old
Lauretta Miller seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Miller died at home in Davenport at 8 30 Friday after an illness with pneumonia. She was born in Muscatine January 17 1923 and attended McKinley school before moving to Davenport. Surviving are her parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs J Gauthier and Mrs John Miller all of Muscatine. Funeral at Hartwig Mortuary Davenport Monday at 1 30 with burial at Greenwood cemetery in Muscatine.
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Lauretta Miller
Lloyd Miller
Davyenport
Lauretta
Muscatine
McKinley School
Davenport
J. Gauthier
John Miller
Hartwig Mortuary
Greenwood Cemetery
A Happy Child Ad Makes Plea for Help
Fragmentary classified ad fragment shows a single line request asking to make a child happy and mentions an insertion of this ad. No clear names, places, or dates are readable.
Matrimonial humor from Hollywood news reels
A light California dispatch jokes about marriage and naval officers. A social note claims a woman has married her fifth naval officer and quips about renaming the navy to reflect wives. It ends with a playful prompt asking for the name of the last husband.
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Hollywood
Calif
Sam
Knute's
Chandler Is Chosen Again Chief Patriarch At Prairie Encampment
Ralph Chandler was re-elected for a seventh term as chief patriarch of Prairie Encampment No 4 I O O F at Friday night’s annual election. H F Larsen high priest John Rapp senior warden Harry Wall junior warden M F Eaton recording scribe M W Stirlen financial scribe William Spzeth treasurer and Messrs Eaton Sterling and Speith were all re-elected to their posts. Installation will be on Jan 2 by Carl Spieth district deputy.
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Ralph Chandler
Prairie Encampment No. 4
I. O. O. F. Order
H. F. Larsen
John Rapp
Harry Wall
M. F. Eaton
M. W. Stirlen
William Spzeth
Eaton
Sterling
Speith
Carl Spieth
Weather outlook for Upper Mississippi and plains region
Weather forecast for Monday December 8 begins a week in the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys and northern central plains. Little precipitation expected with temperatures mostly above normal though cooler in the north toward week end. River measurements show Davenport 0.4 rise 0.1 Muscatine 1.1 steady Keokuk 0.2 rise 0.9 St Louis 2.7 fall 0.2.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
River Davenport
Rise
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Fall
30 Million Farm Loan Approved by House Agriculture
The House Agriculture Committee backed a $30,000,000 seed, feed and fertilizer loan to farmers in drought areas in a vote of 11 to 7. Earlier, Rep Aswell's $60,000,000 proposal was rejected 12 to 6, while the Senate panel had unanimously approved the larger fund last Friday. The administration proposed $25,000,000 and Rep Ketcham urged the compromise.
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Owashington
House Agriculture Committee
Brouth
Aswell
Louisiana
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ketcham
Michigan
Three Iowans Die In Mishaps
Three Iowans died and several were injured in Friday accidents across the state. Margaret Massey of Council Bluffs was struck by a car. Russell Anderson of Marcus died in an auto crash. William McQuitty of Mannsville perished in a mine cavern.
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Associated Press
Margaret Massey
Council Bluffs
Russell Anderson
Marcus
William McQuitty
Mannoxville
Marie Voss
Cedar Rapids
A. D. Pain
Webster City
Anderson
Alfred Hansen
Cherokee County
Pershing
McQuitty
Margaret Jean Massey
J. P. Minburg
Missouri Valley
Mrs Black Former Muscatine Woman Dies in Davenport
Elizabeth Black born August 2 1871 in Muscatine died at St Luke's hospital Davenport at 5 15 this morning after a two year illness. Survived by husband of Davenport mother Mrs John Coulter two brothers Joseph and William Coulter and three sisters Mrs Ann Miller Mrs A Frye and Mrs J Wilson all of Muscatine. Body to Stapleton mortuary pending funeral.
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Elizabeth Black
Muscatine
Davenport
St. Lukes Hospital
John Coulter
Joseph
William Coulter
Ann Miller
A. Frye
J. Wilson
Stapleton Mortuary
Levine Charges to Be Dropped
Vienna AP reports Austrian authorities will drop counterfeiting charges against Charlies A. Levine, the first American trans- Atlantic airplane passenger, arrested November 17 for arranging to make matrices for small French coins. Levine says his aim was to print his and his wife's likeness on medal backs.
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Vienna
Charlies A. Levine
Levine
Local man patents novel clothes dryer the Little Daisy
Leland G. Young of rural route No 3 is credited with the Little Daisy dryer after his wife named it. The device folds like an umbrella and revolves with a touch, providing 15 extra feet of hanging space. Young plans wholesale manufacture under a contract with a Moline, Illinois firm. He claims other inventions to his credit.
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Leland G. Young
Mr. Young
United States Patent Bureau
Leung
Peterson Wins Judging Contest for County Boys
Henry Peterson of Sweetland township placed first in the county judging contest with a score of 820. Wayne Wright took second and Raymond Pace third. Lindley B. Hoopes, Smith Hughes instructor, oversaw the event.
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Henry Peterson
Sweetland Township
Wayne Wright
Raymond Pace
Lindley B. Hoopes
Smith- Hughes
Wiley in Serious Condition After Twin Heart Attacks
John R. Wiley of West Liberty, a former area resident and ex sheriff, remains in serious condition at his home following two heart attacks on Thursday night. Little has changed in his status.
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John R. Wiley
West Liberty
Aretine
Mr. Wiley
Iowans Win More Awards at International Friday List
Iowans receive more awards at the International show as Friday’s list highlights winnings. Entries brought $205 at 76 cents a pound, while a Chicago hotel bought the barrow at auction when market prices stood at eight and a fourth cents per pound.
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Chicago
Knife Killer Sentenced by Jackson
Clarence Cooney Wiltrout, 42, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of D. Lee George on Oct 10. In district court Judge D W Jackson sentenced him to eight years in the Ft Madison penitentiary plus a $500 fine and costs after prosecutors and defense outlined the confrontation at the George home and the parties involved.
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Clarence “Cooney
Wiltrout
D. Lee George
Ft. Madison
D. W. Jackson
Harold E. Wilson
H. M. Bartlett
George
Bartlett
Wilson
Davenport
Lizzie Barker Wiltrout
Geo
Bartell
Wen Poreamea
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U.S
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Publisters Syndicate
Barbara Jean Rowley
Utah
Barbara Jean
L. D. Rowley
Springville
Havercamp
Fulliam
Grace Smith
C. H. Eversmeyer
Louis U
Senate
Phi Beta
Child's
IL At
Ers
Thieve
McMeagh
Chandler
Prairie Encampment
U.K
House Agriculture Group
House Appropriations Committee
Blueblood
Peterson
Wiley
Jackson
F.C. Grensing Heads
K. OF P
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
Publishers Syeei
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