Death Claims Mrs Rickheim in Muscatine
Mrs Florence Rickheim 33 died at Mt Pleasant at 3 this morning after a three year illness. Born Muscatine March 10 1897 she lived here most her life. She married Fred Rickheim August 17 1925 and was a member of the M B A lodge. Surviving are husband daughter Betty and sister Mrs Carl Kolmerer, all of Muscatine. The body was moved to the sister’s home 913 East Sixth Street. Funeral arrangements are indefinite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Rickheim
Mt. Pleasant
Rickheim
Muscatine
Fred Rickheim
M. B. A. Lodge
Betty
Carl Kolmerer
Meyers Funeral Home
Kolmerer
East Sixth Street
Mrs Wigim Injured in Snowfall Fall at Home
Mrs T S Wigim wife of Dr Wigim of 208 Cherry Street suffered a compound fracture of her left ankle after slipping on snow near her home shortly after 10 o clock. She is being cared for at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Wigim
Wigim
Cherry Street
Deaf and Dumb Couple Thrive in Farm Bureau Work
Mrs. Effie Elder of Pike Township near Nichols overcomes Deafness to participate actively in Farm Bureau programs. Her husband Earl Elder farms while their 18, 16, 12 year old sons and 6 year old daughter Elaine assist, with writing and signals aiding conversation and lesson sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Elder
Pike Township
Nichols
Earl Elder
Bandits Rob Iowa Bank in Morning Heist
Three men robbed the First National Bank in Sheffield Iowa at 10 a.m. taking from the safe and counter about five thousand dollars before fleeing in a blue Illinois licensed sedan toward Mason City. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Sheffield
J. G. Wolf
K. H. Weltner
Melvin Hawke
Teller
George M. Stohl
Wolf
U. S. 65
Mason City
Here
Weather outlook and river stage figures for Illinois and nearby areas
The Weather The Weather town fair in the extreme west portion cloudy in central and east portions tonight with snow in the southeast and extreme east portions. Friday generally fair with no major temperature change. Illinois: snow tonight except rain or snow in extreme south portion, Friday mostly fair, no decided temperature change. River stages Davenport 1.0 fall 0.3 Muscatine 2.1 fall 0.4 Keokuk 0.9 fall 0.2 St. Louis 1.2 at stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Dentists Attend Free Clinic At Hershey Building
Muscatine county dentists spend mornings at a clinic on the Hershey building top floor where Dr. C B Penrose of New York City teaches a plate making course. A patient from the Muscatine Welfare association receives a full upper and lower plate at no cost in exchange for time and attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Hershey
C. B. Penrose
New York City
Muscatine Welfare Association
Association of Commerce
M. P. Bomke
J. J. Bomke
L. J. Donahue
F. W. Englund
E. E. Goss
G. R. Howe
A. M. Lingo
H. F. Lange
H. G. Johnson
J. T. Martin
Muscatine
M. M. Harding
D. L. Teasdale
Wilton
W. H. Smith
West Liberty
Ruthenberg Elected Eminent Commander of De Molay
E L Ruthenberg was elected eminent commander of De Molay commandery No 1 Knights Templar at a Wednesday night meeting in the Masonic temple. Other officers named for the coming term include Conrad Rothe as generalissimo H C Beeson captain general E W Rosenthal senior warden F W Englund junior warden W R Votaw prelate S G Stein treasurer F G Wilford recorder W R Votaw trustee on the Masonic temple board. Officers to be installed early in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Ruthenberg
de Molay
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Conrad Rothe
H. C. Beeson
E. W. Rosenthal
F. W. Englund
W. R. Votaw
S. G. Stein
F. G. Wilford
Masonic Temple Board
Guatemala Ends Week With Third President In Brief Turmoil
Guatemala City reports an hour of street fighting in which 57 were killed or wounded as the country installed its third president in a week. General Manuel Orellana will serve until General Lazaro Chacon recovers from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Manuel Orellana
Lazaro Chacon
Baudilio Palma
Chacon
Council of Ministers
Gee
Mauro de Leon
Filiberto Aguilar Bonilla
J. Grijalba
Old Firemen Plan Reunion for 50 Year Past
Muscatine celebrates the Champion Hose company anniversary at the Elks Club on Jan 7. Committee members include Charles Kern Louis Kautz J J Brown Robert Leu and Sebastian Schmer. Invitations go to members and wives with a program of treasurer report reminiscences prizes dances and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champion Hose Company
Muscatine
Elks’ Club
Charles Kern
Louis Kautz
J. J. Brown
Robert Leu
Sebastian Schmer
George
McNutt
Robert Korneman
Hilda Michels
D. Vanatta
Link Ostrander
Herman Grensing
Snow Blanket Hits Muscatine In Morning Storm
A half inch of new snow coated Muscatine by 7 am and continued through the morning. Temperature rose 20 degrees in 24 hours to 30 degrees. South wind. river level down .4 foot to 2.1. Iowa forecast calls for fair weather in the west and cloudy in the center and east with Friday generally fair and little temperature change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa
Coders Staff Is Announced for County Auditor Office
Kenneth Coder, newly elected county auditor, announced the staff subject to board approval. The office begins January 2 with Ernest E. Peters of West Liberty as first deputy, Josephine Fry of Cedar township as second deputy, and Flossie Christensen of Green Street as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Coder
Board of Supervisors
Coder
Ernest E. Peters
West Liberty
Josephine Fry
Cedar Township
Brown's Business College
Flossie Christensen
Green Street
Cotler
Mythical Charity Football Game Draws Big Interest
Beverly Hills residents heard how Uncle Josephus Daniels and his Raleigh News and Observer circulated a plan for a charity game after North Carolina and Duke tied. The Southern Conference barred an actual matchup, so a mythical Notre Dame versus Alabama game was proposed with tickets sold nationwide for charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
North Carolina
Duke University
Anthony McKelvin
Above
Notre Dame
Alabama
High Court Dry Ruling Challenged in Liquor Case Appeals
U S Attorney Philip Forman appeals Judge Clark's ruling that the eighteenth amendment is invalid. The appeal aims to move the case United States vs Sprague and Howey to the Supreme Court while other federal judges dispute Clark's decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
United States
Philip Forman
Supreme Court of the United States
William Clark
Frederick M. P. Pearse
William Sprague
Wantage
Forman
Clark
Trenton
Supreme Court
Phillip Forman
Washington
Mitchell
New Jersey
William Runyon
Boston
Chicago
George Morris
New York
Rhode Island
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Louis E. Thibault
Windsor
Providence
R. I
Jack Marks
Tony Marbrice
Ira Lloyd Letts
On Trial in Camden Case Over Fatal Shooting
Mary McClyment 19 faces trial for the alleged shooting of Edward Nicholson 25 at a house party. Defense claims the victim was not shot, while police cite an earlier confession. Physicians report five post mortem exams with uncertain conclusions about the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McClyment
Camden
N. J
Edward Nicholson
City Gives Work to Seventy Men in Muscatine
Muscatine city employed seventy unemployed men on miscellaneous improvement projects as part of an effort to curb joblessness. A council committee will hire up to 90 workers through December 24, with pay drawn from the bridge fund and time records to be submitted by Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Muscatine
Herbert G. Thompson
Edward Burns
M. A. Barr
A. E. Othmer
John Richley
George Fisher
Mulberry Avenue
Bridge Fund
Allen Cross
Vermont Senator Frank L. Greene Dies at 60
Ver mont mourns the death of Frank L. Greene senior United States senator at 60 after a hospital operation for hernia. His two sons Stuart of Boston and Capt Richard Greene at Fort Sill were en route home as his wife and daughter Harris Alexander stayed beside him. He had been paralyzed since 1924 after a gunfight injury to protest bootlegger and prohibition agent violence and voted in the senate in support of Coolidge’s veto on the bonus bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Albans
Vermont
Frank L. Greene
United States
Stuart
Boston
Richard Greene
Fort Sill
Okla
Greene
Senator Greene
Harris Alexander
Washington
Senate
President Coolidge
House Acts Rapidly On Relief Bills
In Washington the House and Senate moved quickly on relief funding. The $116 million emergency employment appropriation cleared to conference after an amendment dispute, and the House backed the $150 million for the farm board. A companion $30 million drouth loan measure passed the House and heads to conference as debates over presidential discretionary power and work requirements continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Farm Board
Hoover
Robinson
Be Te- Kreptetts
Dubuque Woman Killed by Auto
Mrs. Marion Hurd McNeeley, a noted writer of children’s books and wife of U S district court clerk Lee McNeeley, was killed when struck by a bus while attempting to cross a street in Dubuque. Her husband witnessed the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Marion Hurd McNeeley
Lee McNeeley
United States District Court
Iowa
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Christ Child
Grace Lutheran
Grace English Lutheran Church
Leland Lesher
Mrs. Rickheim
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Joe
Syndh
Iowa Bank
Indiana
Plainfield, Ind
First National Bank and Trust Company
Chester Pike
Pike
Welfare Association
Templars
Schmelzer
Roger
Coolidge
Drouth and Farm Board
Auto
Aunt Het
RC It
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