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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1930

Page

5

Murder at a Bridge Party in The Journal

SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR DUNDEE probes a murder at Juanita Selim’s bridge party. Guests recount arrival times and a hidden romance as Flora Miles and Tracey Miles clash with Dexter Sprague. Dundee pieces together the death hand clues, suspects jealousy, and a confounding musical box in a tense continuing case.

Dundee Juanita Selim Nita Ralph Hammond Penny Crain Karen Marshall Carolyn Drake Lois Dunlap Tracey Miles Polly Beale Clive Hammond Judge Marshall John Drake Dexter Sprague Janet Raymond Karen Flora Miles Lavatory Flora Nita Selim

Mrs. Albert Othmer Dies in Davenport

Mrs. Albert Othmer died suddenly Sunday afternoon at her Davenport home 312 East Sixth Street. She formerly lived in Muscatine and was known as Hattie Wilkins. Relatives reported no further details as of this morning.

Albert Othmer East Sixth Street Davenport Othmer Muscatine Hattie Wilkins

Correction: Charles Luther Moore long police service

Correction notes Charles Luther Moore 72 died in Chicago after serving 37 years and 15 days as a Chicago police officer, not 12 years as earlier reported. He was well known in Muscatine where sisters Mrs Olivia Tyler and Mrs Augusta De Witt reside. another sister Mrs William Thomas lives in Illinois City.

Charles Luther Moore Chicago Moore Muscatine Olivia Tyler Augusta de Witt William Thomas Illinois City

The Lad's Right A Four Year Old’s Insight

A brief quip shows Fritz, aged four, declaring there is no justice because the teacher is paid while the child must do the work, revealing a child’s blunt take on labor and pay.

Fritz Faun Vienna

Make This Model At Home Pattern 1814 Dress

Jaunty dress pattern 1814 features a cape collar front and back and a flared skirt with two front godets. Wool crepe marocain canton crepe or velvet in brown black green or dull red. Sizes 14 16 18 20 32 36 38 40 requires 23 4 yards of 54 inch fabric at size 16.

Glorifying Yourself by Alicia Hart

American women have become hand conscious and seek beauty in hands though feet remain neglected. Foot baths and hardening routines, salt and mustard baths, cold showers, and alcohol massages aid circulation. Regular nightly care, proper footwear, and foot powder support grooming. tomorrow topic Pedicures.

Bold No Trump Bid Lets Declarer Make Three Notrump

In a rubber game a South player opened one no trump and, after bold bidding to three notrump, won with precise play. The hand flow involved deliberate club and heart sequences, ending with a successful spade finesse to fulfill the contract despite East and West misleads. Copyright 1930 NEA Service Inc.

WM. E. McKenney American Bridge League North South East Dealer West Dummy Easts Declarer NEA Service, Inc

Unsatisfactory Pens Replaced in Bournemouth Post Office

Officials fitted non corrosive almost unbreakable points to post office pens. The next day only two points remained in about two dozen holders, proving the upgrade was very satisfactory.

London Bournemouth

Logan Delivers Memorial Address at Elks Program

Charles R. Logan former Muscatine man and past state president spoke at the annual memorial program at the Elks lodge hall. The tribute followed by a social hour drew the largest crowd ever to attend a memorial service here.

Elks Charles R. Logan Muscatine Lodge Hall

Six Men Fined for Intoxication. One Sentenced to Jail

A. E. Spickler Pete Lange Bert Chelf Jack McHenry and Ed Schuessler paid fines of five dollars and costs each in Police Judge Horst s court on intoxication charges. Leon ard Vice received a 30 day jail term in Justice Coster s court on the same charge. The six men were arrested by police Saturday night and Sunday.

A. E. Spickler Pete Lange Bert Chelf Jack McHenry Ed Schuessler H. D. Horst Leonard Vice J. C. Coster

Hill's Cascara Quinine Promises Quick Cold Relief

Advertisement touts Hill's Cascara Quinine as a fast-acting cold remedy. It instructs taking two tablets now then following box directions, plus drinking water, claiming rapid relief and a return to work with a wallop. Money back if not faster than any other product.

Hill Hill’s

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Anne Austin Tracey Juanita Hugo Mrs. Miles Sprague Miles Tracy Strawn Bridge Mr. Hammond Polly Miss Beale Hammond Honey & Bumble By Kent Terry ASA Levbermere Chauosin G. A. Chaudoin Electric CO Crystal Joseph Schildkraut and Myrna Loy Muscatine Journal Anne Adams West 17Th Street New York City Alicia Hart Kay Francis Chas. Bickford Kay Johnson Lewis Stone Zasu Pitts Farrell MUSE Angels Fuel, Service CO GARY/COOPER Marlene Dietrich Adolphe Menjou Mmorocco Logan The First National Bank of Firs National Bank Third Street Iowa Avenue
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