Vigilance corps planned for Muscatine county
Mayor R S McNutt backs American Defense society backed vigilance corps to root out disloyalty among aliens pacifists and pro German elements. Officials vow no tolerance for pacifism and plan a secret service style roster marking voters by loyalty status with annual reconvass and a post Christmas start. A Muscatine meeting will organize the corps with a five member executive committee and aim to publicize loyal vs disloyal lists.
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Muscating
United States
American Defense Society
New York
America
R. S. McNutt
Germany
Austria
Bulgaria
Turkey
Secret Service
Rammffy
Hamlet
Metropolis
Washington
McNutt
Muscatine
Liberty Campaign League of
Ain
Santa Gifts to Nursery Kiddies at Hast Second Street
A Christmas party for twenty Day Nursery children featured Santa Claus delivering toys from Graham department store. The event, organized by the Friendly Visitors committee, included an elaborate chicken Christmas dinner with vegetables dressings jellies jams cakes and candies.
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Hast Second Street
Santa Cluug
Santa Claus
Graham Department Store
Commute reduces Muscatine murderer to sixteen years
Thomas Hoskinson, convicted of second degree murder in Muscatine, had his life sentence commuted to sixteen years by the state parole board upon Governor Harding’s action. The decision followed a Des Moines Despatch noting commutations for six inmates, including Hoskinson, whose crime felled Police Officer Theodore Gerischer and stirred local tragedy.
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Thomas Hoskinson
Theodore Gerischer
Muscatine
Associated Press
Des Moines
State Board of Parole
Harding
Fort Madison
William Webster
A. D. Storms
Gordon
Monroe
Thomas V. Hoskingon
Muscatine County
Parole Board
Hoskinson
Manager of stock farm seeks position with share or salary
A stock farm manager candidate offers experience in handling diverse livestock. Open to either share or salary compensation. References available on request. Written in care of R. Journal W.
Students Supper At Y Plan Banquet For Visiting Colleagues
Arrangements are made for a banquet at the Young Men's Christian Association to entertain local boys visiting the city during vacation from colleges or universities. Secretary J B McNiel says the event will reunite old schoolmates with a 6 15 pm supper on Wednesday followed by addresses and social time. Guests include all local boys whether or not they belong to the local unit or other cities.
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J. B. McNiel
Young Men's Christian Association
McNeil
Former County Resident Dear Ward Receives News
Message announces death of W. S. Brisbine a former Muscatine county resident who spent much of his life in Downey and West Liberty Iowa and died at seventy. Remains to be received at Downey tomorrow morning with funeral services that afternoon. Cedar Rapids reports John Thomas is arrested on bootlegging charge after police found twenty four pints of whiskey in his suitcase and six glasses in his pockets.
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Cedar Rapids
Dee
John Thomas
Thomas
Post Office Adds Wagons for Christmas Parcel Boom
Two extra delivery wagons have been placed in service by the local post office to handle the Christmas parcel surge. Postmaster F. W. Wichett plans one more wagon for Monday and Christmas Day if parcel volume remains high, aiming for same-day delivery for all mail arriving before noon. The west-bound No. 29 mail train will trigger a single citywide delivery after its arrival, and post office windows will operate 9 am to nearly noon to serve residents. No rural deliveries will be made on Christmas Day beyond parcels post.
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F. W. Wichett
Meatless mince pie praised as meatless menu aid
A wartime report from the National Emergency Garden Commission describes a meatless mince pie made with raisins prunes lemon and cider. Tested on 500 troops aboard a transport the camouflage pie is praised as a perfect meatless alternative aligning with Meatless Tuesday. Christmas dinner could be complete with turkey avoided.
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Washington
Haseen
National Emergency Garden Commission
Turkey
Reverend Hanley Honored by Canadians in Red Cross Award
Reverend Joe Hanley of Muscatine is the only U S man awarded a Canadian Red Cross National Service Medal. He wore the medal upon returning from Brantford Canada where his union evangelistic campaign yielded 2200 converts and Red Cross meetings drew nationwide interest. Hanley notes other Englishmen have been honored, but he is the first American recipient.
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Joe Hanley
Muscatine
United States
Red Cross
Brantford
Canada
Hanley
Dominion
Tay
Red Cross Seal Sale Campaign Progress in Muscatine
Muscatine closes its Red Cross Christmas seal drive this evening with early-week sales surpassing past years. Yesterday’s totals were $7.04 at the post office, $3.15 at German American Bank, $1.83 at First National Bank, and $1 at the Interurban station, all led by committee chairs including Mrs W W Daut.
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Red Cross
Muscatine
W. W. Daut
Post Office
GC. Link
Mildred Strong
Reva Smalley
German American Bank
Verna Rice
Gertrude Freers
First National Bank
Selma Schmidt
Betty Anderson
L. Dillaway
Blossom Plumly
Edith Barnard
Farmers Plan Furloughs to Aid 1918 Crop Work
Secretary Baker proposed seasonal furloughs for farmer boys in the army to return home for spring and fall periods to assist planting and harvesting. The plan would require they later resume duty, with no compulsory leave. New York farmers pressed for relief due to labor shortages and migration to industrial centers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Baker
New York
Styver
Bank Officials Report Total Sales In Mild Figures
Muscatine State Bank led by Josephine Eshelman and Georgia Smith reports total sales of $1.0. Hershey State Bank with Nellie Ryan and Florence Kipp in charge reports total sales of $2,418.
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Muscatine State Bank
Josephine Eshelman
Georgia Smith
Hershey State Bank
Nellie Ryan
Florence Kipp
Child Dislocates Elbow After Porch Fall With Family Dog
Madeline Moran, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J Asbarth of Sweetland, was injured while playing with a pet dog on her porch. She was taken to Dr. T J Baye regurge’s office and the elbow dislocation was repaired.
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Madeline
Moran
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