Pythians Plan for Meetings in Seventh District
The Knights of Pythias Seventh District Speakers Bureau held its first scheduled meetings in Durant with local officers present. Frank Drake chaired the session as plans emerged for an extensive district-wide program including monthly deputy meetings and three or four large district gatherings in January February and March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Knights of Pythias
Durant
Frank Drake
William Banks
C. M. Mason
Muscatine
A. G. Grensing
Frank J. Howe
J. J. Hoeksema
Seal Returns Grow as Christmas Drive Passes $1000 Mark
The annual Christmas seal campaign has crossed the $1,000 threshold, reaching $1,070.01 by noon. Miss Margaret Matheson of the Public Health Bureau reports the figure, with about 800 letters still to be heard from. Officials urge completing mail before Christmas to set a new record.
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Margaret Matheson
Public Health Bureau
Bureau
Clay County Votes on Road Bonds
A special election in Spencer Indiana considers a 1,273,000 bond issue to pave 50.9 miles of primary roads in Clay County. If approved, Primary No. 10 would be paved 7.4 miles through Peterson, U S 71 would cover 18 miles, U S 18 would pave 24 miles across the county, and a 1.5 mile stub to Everly would be surfaced.
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Spencer, In
Clay County
Peterson
U. S. 71
U. S. 18
Spencer
Everly
Open Vacation Set for Tuesday by Muscatine Schools
Muscatine public schools will end the day Tuesday for holiday vacation and return Monday Jan 5. Superintendent E A Sparling will delegate to the National Education Association meeting in Detroit late February. Truant officer Charles Kern reported excellent attendance and noted milk purchases for pupils. Milk service funds show 66.57 spent for 42,219 bottles with parents paying much of the cost. Over three months tag day expenditures total 177.75 for 5,925 bottles.
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Muscatine
Board of Education
E. A. Sparling
National Education Association
Detroit
Charles Kern
Kern
District Court Appoints Administratrix for Gatzke Estate
Emma Gatzke was named administratrix of the Adolph Gatzke estate by District Court with F L Bihlmeier as attorney. J G Kammerer filed a suit for 1551.10 against C H Klenze, represented by C R Stafford, alleging due on a promissory note. Town Bank Closed. Rock Rapids Indiana reports First National Bank failed to open with $318000 in deposits frozen.
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Emma Gatzke
Adolph Gatzke
F. L. Bihlmeier
J. G. Kammerer
C. H. Klenze
C. R. Stafford
Town Bank
Rock Rapids, In
First National Bank
City News: Fire at Tutt Home. Holiday Dance Plans
Hog receipts total 346 dead today including one carload from Lester Hafner Letts. Firemen answered a call to the Arthur Tutt home 715 Liberty street at 937 AM where a defective flue ignited the wall causing little damage. De Molay holiday dance planned for Dec 30 at Muscatine hotel gold room.
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Lester Hafner
Arthur Tutt
Liberty Street
de Molay
G. A. Riemcke
Order of de Molay
Masonic
Funeral rites for Mrs. Eleanore Kallenberger
Mrs. Eleanore Kallenberger died Mayday at home on 1301 Oregon street. Funeral rites were held at Wittich Funeral Home at 1 30 PM and at Musserville Methodist Episcopal church at 2 PM led by Rev. W H Slack. Burial in Island cemetery. Pallbearers were Harry Jessie Taylor Phillips Charles George and Grant Smith. Flower attendants were Violet Phillips Marie Smith and Evelyn Stacker.
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Eleanore Kallenberger
Oregon Street
Wittich Funeral Home
Musserville Methodist Episcopal Church
W. H. Slack
Island Cemetery
Harry
Jessie
Taylor Phillips
Charles
George
Grant Smith
Violet Phillips
Marie Smith
Evelyn Stacker
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah Jane Davis Milton
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah Jane Davis Milton who died Saturday at her home in Drury township Illinois were conducted at Wittich Funeral Home at 2 pm Tuesday by Rev Ira Hawley pastor of United Brethren church. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery with pallbearers Harold Herbert and Robert Milton Arthur and Joe Nyenhuis and Lawrence Beeney.
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Sarah Jane Davis Milton
Drury Township
Ill
Wittich
Ira Hawley
United Brethren Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Harold
Herbert
Robert Milton
Arthur
Joe Nyenhuis
Lawrence Beeney
Cow Testing Group Formation Meeting Announced
Farmers are invited to a meeting at 8 p m Thursday at the Farm Bureau office in the courthouse to form a cow testing association, announced by county agent Carl Rylander.
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Farm Bureau
Court House
Carl Rylander
Kidney Ailments Disturb Sleep Alert
Fragmentary ad copy from Henderson's Drug Store promotes a product claiming to relieve kidney related symptoms such as backache and bladder irritation that disrupt sleep. The text is garbled but suggests a remedy improves rest. Customers are urged to seek relief via the advertised drug.
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Henderson
Hoover Gadget Proves Worth in Navigation Aid
New York AP report describes a loop antenna instrument devised by Geoffrey G. Kruesi to guide airplanes home by radio broadcasts. The device, tested on Fokker flights between San Francisco and Los Angeles, will be demonstrated before the Army Air Corps in Washington with further talks in Asheville with Herbert Hoover Jr.
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New York
Amos
Andy
Maine
Stein
Army Air Corps
Washington, D. C
Geoffrey G. Kruesi
Los Angeles
Western Air Express
Washington
Asheville
N. C
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Pittsburgh
KDKA
Bad Luck Hits Bridegroom at Start of Trip
Charles Kelly of Davenport and Cynthia Gabriel of the same city wed in Muscatine with Rev. J. B. Rendall officiating. Just after the ceremony Kelly discovered his purse with about $24 missing and could not locate it. Witness Lucille Baker reported the purse unrecovered as the couple nonetheless began their honeymoon.
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Charles Kelly
Davenport
Cynthia Gabriel
Muscatine
J. B. Rendall
First Presbyterian Church
Kelly
Lucille Baker
Kellys
Claims His Wife Did Not Love Him
Major Charles A. Shepard testified on cross examination in Kansas City Kansas. He asserted in court that his wife did not love him as the case proceeded.
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Kansas City, Kas
Charles A. Shepard
Love and Honey Involved in Car Collision Trial
Harry Somerfeld testified that Elmer Love struck his jaw and Haycraft Honey kicked him after Love and Honey arrived with Love in the car. The incident followed a collision with Somerfeld as the three men exited the vehicle. Somerfeld sought $20,000, but the jury awarded $5,000.
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Honey
Chicago
Love and Honey
Harry Somerfeld
Elmer Love
Haycraft Honey
Love
Somerfeld
Owen D. Young Optimistic On Unemployment Fight
New York AP Owen D Young told a luncheon of the emergency employment executive committee that unemployment can be mastered and its social and economic ills reduced He called for equalizing the impact of the disaster not charity and warned against economic or political dictatorship while urging individual responsibility within a coordinated national effort.
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New York
Owen D. Young
America
Hartmann Takes First Prize in Hunting Contest
Ed Hartman a East Second street barber won first prize of 50 dollars in a duck hunting contest sponsored by a barber supply company. A mounted photo of his limit helped him secure the award as winners from across the nation were noted. He would not reveal his duck blind location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hartman
East Second Street
Mr. Hartman
Hartman
Theaters Tonight A Muse A War Nurse and Crystal Show
The screening slate features A Muse A War Nurse with Robert Montgomery and company plus Crystal The Costello Case with Tom Moore and Lola Lane. A Terry Toon comedy and Fox Palace Bound feature a Graham McNamee newsreel. Freshman's Goat provides a comedy option.
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Costello
Tom Moore
Lola Lane
Terry Toon
Fe Beyound
Graham McNamee
Relief Bills Pushed As Congress Seeks Emergency Aid
Washington AP The Senate abandons Christmas recess to move emergency relief measures with $116 million public works bill and drought aid under review. House cuts $60 million, drops farmer loan provisions while Secretary Hyde backs actions. Senate pace accelerates on World Court deferment.
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Washington
Congress
Watson
Senate
Hoover
House
House Agriculture Committee
Hyde
Foreign Relations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Woods
Robinson
House Committee
Angel of France Weds Mural Painter in Wartime Union
Mrs Kathleen Burke McLean famed wartime Angel of France and muralist Girard Van Barkaloo Hale were married Tuesday and were en route to Morocco for a wedding trip. The ceremony was conducted locally by Su-
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Los Angeles
Kathleen Burke McLean
France
Girard van Barkaloo Hale
Morocco
Revolt wins in Guatemala as provisional government forms
Washington reports that General Manuel Orellana is named provisional president after Baudillo Palma is recognized as president by the United States. A military junta, led by Rodriguez Beteta, declares control as General Mauro de Leon is reported killed in fighting and peace returns.
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Dent Palma
Rodriguez Beteta
Mauro de Leon
Manuel Orellana
United States
Baudillo Palma
Guatemala
Baudillo
Hoover
John Barrymore Stricken With Jungle Fever
Hollywood star John Barrymore fell ill with jungle fever during a Central American yacht cruise with wife Dolores Costello and their young daughter Ethel Mae. The family traveled aboard the yacht In fanta as they cruised the tropics.
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Los Angeles
John Barrymore
Barrymore
Dolores Costello
Ethel Mae Barrymore
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