Muscatine Figure Honored Among State and Nation
A Muscatine leader and Iowa legislator known for public service and literary achievement is praised for his authority on local and state history. He holds national recognition in Who's Who in America and is linked with Mark Twain, George Gray Barnard, and Ellis Parker Butler in local acclaim.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Iowa House of Representatives
St. Gall
Switzerland
Hall of Fame
America
Sons of
Mark Twain
George Gray Barnard
Ellis Parker Butler
George Meerdink of Muscatine Acknowledged for Community Service
George Meerdink has built a respected career in Muscatine both as an employee and a proprietor. He earned statewide notice by becoming president of the Iowa Retail Clothiers Association after serving as vice president, while remaining active in local business and community endeavors.
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Muscatine
Iowa Retail Clothiers’ Association
George
Dr. W. H. Johnston A Muscatine Ear Nose Throat Pioneer
Dr. W H Johnston built an 18 year Muscatine practice giving free care to many and earned a Washington University otolaryngology instructor post before moving to the Clinic of Medical Arts in Santa Barbara California. He served on the Muscatine Welfare board and participated in community projects.
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Muscatine
Washington University
St. Louis
Clinic of Medical Arts
Santa Barbara
Calif
The
Muscatine Welfare Association
Five Day Week Proclamation Upsets Domestic Life
A humorous piece shows a wife declaring a five day six hour work week at home, prompting the husband’s collapse and a social critique on oversupply. The excerpt contrasts lighter domestic woes with broader questions of economic surplus and need for reform. The note cites Marshalltown Times-Republican and Wallace's Farmer opinions.
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Mother’s
Uncle Jim
Marshalltown
Times-Republican
Paul Nelson Earns Eagle Rank In Boy Scouts
Paul Nelson rises to the Eagle rank for meritorious service and proficiency across many subjects. He earned merit badges and was selected for the Dixon area camp staff, displaying high standards of scouting and leadership that influenced fellow scouts.
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Boy Scout Area
Dixon
Morris Legler Iowa farm boy honored for Smith-Hughes leadership
A Muscatine High School student, Morris Legler, was repeatedly chosen to represent the Smith-Hughes agricultural department in interscholastic competition. His abilities earned him selection as one of 12 Iowa farm boys honored for achievement.
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Muscatine High School
Smith-Hughes Agricultural Department
Iowa
Iowa Farmers Star in Grain and Livestock Contests
A former student with Future Farmers of America ties built enviable records in grain and livestock during his school years. He has since stayed active in community projects and assisted at the Muscatine corn show, earning selection as an officer to lead next year’s event.
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Iowa
Future Farmers of America
Muscatine Community
Say Yes For Years Beyond The Altar
The poem urges couples to consider a lasting bond beyond wedding vows. It warns that youth and beauty fade and asks if the yes spoken now will endure through years of sighs tears misfortune and unhappiness. It emphasizes a yes that is shared through time not just a moment.
Quotations from Leaders and Thinkers
A collection of short attributed remarks covers Wall Street resilience, national improvement, America first, treating people as not cogs, human kindness in economic mood, Philippine status, Irish hardship, research over teaching, and puritan indignation misdirected. Notable names include Richard Whitney Elihu Root Smedley Butler Morgan Larson Pedro Genvara Liam O Flaherty Hamilton Holt and G K Chesterton.
Santa Claus Indiana Braces for Heavier Christmas Mail
James Martin the Santa Claus postmaster says this season’s mail is ten times heavier than last year due to publicity from Rob ert Ripley. He credits local volunteers for handling the surge while noting wages are low but the town gains satisfaction from delivering gifts. The Washington inquiry confirms he never seeks outside help.
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Santa Claus
Indiana
James Martin
Robert L. Ripley
Jim Martin
Martin
As You Were Fifty Years Ago Today
A. M. Conklin editor of the Sorocco Sun in New Mexico was murdered in Denver by three Mexicans after he reprimanded them at a church party. Three men died, one was missing, and one injured when a boiler exploded demolishing the Dodge Shoe factory in Newburyport Massachusetts. Clement Galton arrested at Le Claire Iowa for the Dilley murder at Colona Illinois.
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A. M. Conklin
Sorocco Sun
New Mexico
Denver
Dodge
Newburyport
Mass
Clement Galton
le Claire
Thomas Dilley
Colona
Ill
Date palms thrive with deep wells in new world valley
Deep artesian wells beneath the valley supply enough water to cover each acre with 10 acre feet annually, enabling date palm cultivation. Manual pollination is required for each tree as no natural pollination agents exist, and three commercial varieties Deglet Noor Saidy and Theory dominate local production across the valley.
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Algeria
San Ignacio
Lower
California
Mexico
Dates Give Promise of Big New Industry
Dates indus tries in the Coachella Valley near Los Angeles show rapid growth toward a major U S industry within ten years. About 3000 acres of date palms are planted with a 1930 crop of 3 million pounds. full bearing could yield 235 million pounds annually.
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Los Angeles
Calif
United States
Coachella Valley
University of California
Algeria
Mecca
Arabia
India
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BY Journal Printing CO
Clyde R. Rabedeaux
D. D. Mich
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Tribune
News
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News-Tribune
Associated Press
Daily Journal
Vertising Representatives
Chicago
Art York
Kansas City
Detroit
Atlanta
Cone, Rothenburg & Nobe, Inc
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Telephones
Irving B. Richman
George Meerdink
W. H. Johnston
Goose
Wallace
Paul Nelson
Morris Legler
Life Malloch
Douglas
Douglas Malloch
George Clark
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Great Britain
France
Elizabeth Peyre Manning
South Carolina
Thomas Rutledge
Providence
Andersonville
Prison Park
National Cemetery
ST Remy
ST Mibiel
Ripley
U. S. Pat
Soseoe
Wall Street
Richard Whitney
Elihu Root
Smedley D. Butler
Angus Watson
Morgan F. Larson
New Jersey
Philippines
Liam O'Flaherty
Hamilton Holt
Rollins College
G. KK. Chesterton
Post-Office Department
Washington, D. C
J. F. Boepple
Scott County Court House
Boepple Button Company
Davenport
Manford Cunningham
Illinois
Ft. Madison
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Pine Knob
Jack O'Keefe
Harry Smith
James Cullen
James Lowe
American Legion
Muscatine County
Central
Europe
NEA
Dane
By Williams
Moung, Maggie
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