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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1933

Page

2

Theft Sus Flee From Jail in Atlantic IA

Two auto theft suspects escaped an Iowa jail by digging through brick and a wall using an iron bar. Joe White, 37, of Butte, Montana, and Joe Jordan, 33, of Joliet, Illinois, were jailed after a Christmas arrest in an auto owned by E. J. Kuhl. They threatened fellow prisoners during the breakout but no weapons were shown.

Atlantic Joe White Butte Mont Joe Jordan Joliet Tll E. J. Kuhl White Jordan

McDaniel Infant Pneumonia Victim Funeral Is Sunday

Kenneth Raymond McDaniel two month old son of Mr and Mrs Raymond McDaniel Bryan avenue died at home at 5 p m after two days illness with pneumonia Surviving parents two sisters Deloris and Verlee grandparents Mr and Mrs John McCormack 1241 Dale street and Mr and Mrs Charles McDaniel Park Lane funeral services 2 p m Sunday Meyers Funeral Home Rev Ira Hawley United Brethren church burial Greenwood cemetery

Kenneth Raymond McDaniel Raymond McDaniel Bryan Avenue Deloris Verlee John McCormack Dale _ street Charles McDaniel Park Lane Meyers Funeral Home Ira Hawley United Brethren Church Greenwood Cemetery

Three Iowa Junior Colleges Exceed Enrollment Here

Muscatine junior college, in its fourth year, started the year with 96 students and ranks fourth among 27 Iowa junior colleges. The top enrollments rival its size with Mason City, Ft. Dodge, and Burlington ahead, while Red Oak, Marshalltown, and Washington trail behind.

Muscatine Iowa Henry van Hettinga Maso City Ft. Dodge Burlington School Red Oak Marshalltown Washington

Clinton Fisherman Drowned in Slough

Sam Monson, a Clinton area fisherman, drowned Friday night after breaking through the ice in a slough near here while trying to reach his boat which had been stolen. His wife also drowned on Christmas Eve three years ago nearby.

Clinton Sam Monson Here Monson Mississippi River

Rapids Man Held on Murder Charge

Ben H. Landmeyer aged 38 was held on an indictment charging murder in the death of Mrs Mary Rittenberg 29 who died after an Oct 14 assault. Police said Landmeyer entered her home and started a fight causing a fall against a kitchen range with a broken rib. authorities listed the death as resulting from a stroke earlier.

Cedar Rapids Ben H. Landmeyer Mary Rittenberg Rittenberg Landmeyer

German inventor tests amphibian tractor tread system

A German inventor has devised a tractor tread for amphibian planes to help pull out of soft muddy ground. The system aids recovery on landing but the aircraft cannot accelerate to takeoff speed with it attached. the treads must be removed before takeoff.

Marsh Berlin

Radio Programs Schedule January 8 Entry Listing

A detailed radio day timetable lists NBC and other programs from 9:00 to 12:00 and beyond. It includes orchestra sets, talk shows, church and secular programs, weather forecasts, market reports, and variety acts across multiple stations.

NBC Anne Hard Deere ONBC Cooke Weet Jane's Home Management National Farm Sae Lotus Garden Orchestra NBCe_Canton Tea Garden Orchestra Eenny Jane P. T. Ark Salon Paul Whiteman Rhythm Boys Three Troupers Drake University The Flying Family Valley News Review Waldorf Astoria Jane Froman Millie Madge Paul O'Tree Orville Foster Bluebirds Hotel

Evening Radio Schedule Highlights From January 6 and 8

Radio listings show a jammed schedule with CBS programs and musical acts. Notable slots include Irene Beasley Frank Wilson The Band of Distinction Ben Pollack and Ernest Hutcheson orchestras, plus Tempos in Tempo and Around the Town with Husk O’Hare.

CBS Irene Beasley Frank Wilson Flanagan Vincent Ha Band of Distinction Ben Pollack Ernest Hutcheson Husk O'Hare Charlie Stratahts Gene Charlie Four Norsemen Charlie Hamp Correy Lynn Harriet Cruise Norsemen Myrt & Marge Coliseum Walkathon Charlie Straight

Parks Lists Total of 1932 Mortgages

Mortgages on all classes of property totaling 4 382 841 16 were recorded or released in the past year at the office of G C Parks county recorder according to the annual report. New mortgages totaling 2 305 216 98 were filed with 1 061 002 05 on farm property 506 996 23 on city property and 737 218 70 on chattels. Mortgages cancelled amounted to

G. C. Parks County Recorder

Beery Stars in Uptown Feature Flesh at Up town theater

Wallace Beery headlines the three day Uptown screening of Flesh a drama of wrestling and romance with Karen Morley Ricardo Cortez and John Lord directing. The story follows Beery as Polikai a wrestling champ who rises from German beer garden waiter to world title contender amid crooked ring schemes.

Flesh Wallace Beery Star Beery Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Herr Polikai Berry Karen Morley Ricardo Coretez Germany United States Miss Morley Polikai John Lord Arrowsmith Airmail The Iron Horse Ricardo Cortez Jean Hersholt John Miljan Vince Barnett Herman Bing Edward Brophy Greta Meyer Hans Job Renne Goerling Carlos de Valdez Wladak Zbyszko Beween Beery Zbyszko Nat Pendleton Uptown Theater

Double Egg Found at U C Lake Farm

A hen at U C Lake rural route 3 produced an egg containing a smaller egg inside. Mrs Lake cracked the outer shell and found the inner egg, a rare double yoked feature noted among poultry keepers.

U. C. Lake Farm U. C. Lake

Bloomington Farm Bureau Meeting At Grange Hall

Forty members attended the Bloomington division Farm Bureau meeting Friday at the grange hall. After business, a program of readings talks and moving pictures by County Agent Carl Rylander followed. A social period and a refreshments committee led by Mr and Mrs Zeller and Mr and Mrs Charles Tes t rake were named for the next meeting.

Bloomington Farm Bureau Grange Hall Carl E. Rylander Zeller Charles Te- Strake

New Inn Opens on Park Avenue In Weldon and Avesing

Weldon Schmidt and August Avesing opened the Rock abye Inn at 1006 Park Avenue today. The site was the Whit mer Sandwich shop, not the Dutch Oven as Friday’s item had claimed.

Park Avenue Weldon Schmidt August Avesing Whitmer

Deeds Recorded Involving Beh Milnes Transfer

Deeds recorded show Alvina Beh and her husband transferring a tract in section 3 township 78 range 3 west to Annie Milnes.

Alvina Beh Annie Milnes

Record of property and licensing fees from county office

The report shows total receipts of 2 077 624 18 with 1 208 858 40 from farm property 326 991 83 from city property and 541 773 95 on chattels. Three thousand nine hundred sixty nine instruments were filed yielding 2 502 85 in fees. Office sold 3022 hunting licenses and 98 trapping licenses.

IF I HAD A MILLION at Palace and Madame Butterfly and More

Coming attractions list multiple features for the week. Gary Cooper George Raft Wynne Gibson Charles Laugh ton Jack Oakie Frances Dee Charlie Ruggles Alison Skipworth W C Fields Mary Boland Roscoe Karns May Robson Gene Raymond Lucien Littlefield Richard Bennett headline If I Had a Million. Cartoon The Merry Dog. Also Madame Butterfly at Movie Voolvil with Sylvia Sidney Cary Grant and Irving Kel. plus The Rookie with Tom Howard and Rudy Vallee melodies. Friday to Saturday Me and My Gal starring Spencer Tracy Joan Bennett and The Dentist with W C Fields. Serial Jungle Mystery Fox News Owl Show Local Boy Makes Good.

Palace Gary Cooper George Raft Wynne Gibson Charles Laughton Jack Oakie Frances Dee Charlie Ruggles Alison Skipworth W. C. Fields Mary Boland Roscoe Karns May Robson Gene Raymond Lucien Littlefield Richard Bennett The Merry Dog Paramount Pictorial Fox News Sylvia Sidney Cary Grant Charlie Les Irving Kel Small’s Paradise Band Tom Howard Rudy Vallee Melodies Graham McNamee News Spencer Tracy Joan Bennett MY Gal

If I Had a Million Opens at Palace With 15 Stars

The Palace theater starts a three day run of If I Had a Million featuring a star packed cast led by Richard Bennett. The film centers on a rich eccentric who dispenses one million dollar checks to people from poverty and below, including a shop clerk and a prostitute.

Solomon Hollywood Sun Palace Theater Richard Bennett China

Me and My Gal at Palace Theater Next Weekend

Me and My Gal, a Fox Films comedy romance with Joan Bennett and Spencer Tracy, opens at the Palace theater next Friday and Saturday. The film follows a radio-car cop who falls for a blonde cashier and features a $10,000 reward on a killer, with support from Marion Burns Henry B. Walthall and others.

Gal Joan Bennett Spencer Tracy Palace Theater Barry Conners Philip Klein Arthur Kober Fox Films Raoul Walsh Miss Bennett Tracy Vivienne Ware

Marie Dressler Stars in Emma at Uptown Theater

Marie Dressler, idol of the screen, appears Wednesday and Thursday in Emma at the Uptown Theater. Richard Cromwell, Jean Hersholt and Myrna Loy support. This is Dressler’s first straight character role since Min and Bill, based on a Frances Marion story and directed by Clarence Brown.

Wallace Beery Karen Morley Ricardo Cortez Jean Hersholt Metro-Goldwyn Colortone Revue Marie Dressler Richard Cromwell Myrna Loy Cartoon and Lila Lee Reginald Denny J. Farrell MacDonald Dorothy Burgess Emma Uptown Miss Dressler

Wealth Brings Hidden Fates In A Curious Tale

A tough marine, a murderer, an ex vaudeville performer and an inmate of an old ladies home are among the recipients of his gifts. The way each disposes of the new wealth drives the story action.

Planes Hasten Food Trade Across European Cities

Air transport speeds perishable foods between major European centers. Mushrooms oysters lobsters seafoods and eggs are moved by air between Berlin Paris Amsterdam Prague and London, boosting interchange among these communities over the past year.

Berlin Europe Paris Amsterdam Prague London

Absorbing Story Captured By Film “Ma Dame Butterfly”

A glowing review of the film Ma Dame Butterfly at the Palace theater calls it a tender, absorbing modernized retelling of Cho Cho San’s tale. Sylvia Sidney stars with Cary Grant and Charlie Ruggles among a glamorous cast in authentically Oriental settings.

Sidney An Cho Madame Butterfly Palace Theater Cho-Cho-San Butterfly Pinkertoy Sylvia Sidney Ita Star Hollywee Migs Sidney Paramount Cary Grant Venus Pinkerton Charlie Ruggles Irving Pichel

Boy Runs From Hospital After Ether Fears

Fourteen year old Billy Wakefield, after seventeen surgeries, fled his hospital in a nightgown to escape anesthesia. He was found asleep in a wrecked car’s back seat and explained ether odor, not fear, caused the escape.

Los Angeles Billy Wakefield Billy

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