Lions Club Charitable Checks Move Through Nine Hands
A Lions club campaign issued five ten dollar checks backed by cash to show how much business can be done on credit. One check had changed hands nine times by 2 p.m., totaling 114.16 in transactions among E. W. Smith, Join Thompson, F. M. Ziegler, Dr. R. R. Pearson, Brower Oil, Wagner Smokehouse, The Journal Printing, Walter Russel, Ed Sander, Sanitary Plumbing and Heating, and The Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
E. W. Smith
Thompson
F. M. Ziegler
R. R. Pearson
Brower Oil Company
Wagner Smokehouse
Journal Printing Company
Walter Russel
Ed Sander
Sanitary Plumbing and Heating Company
Journal
Knights of Pythias to Install Officers Jan 20
Wyoming lodge No 76 Knights of Pythias to hold public installation of officers Friday night January 20 with Deputy Grand Chancellor Charles Weber in charge A rabbit banquet will be served and Ralph Wittsich is committee chair A class of candidates received the rank of page A delegation from Iowa City attended and Muscatine lodge invited to Iowa City meeting next Thursday night
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Wyoming Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Ralph Wittich
Charles Weber
Iowa City
Muscatine Lodge
Tipton Lodge
Eldridge
Muscatine
Salary and expense checks held up for three Iowa judges
Des Moines AP state auditor C W Storms delayed salary and expense checks for Supreme Court Justices Hubert Utterback of Des Moines and George Claussen of Clinton and District Judge John T Tinley of Council Bluffs until election-contest settlements are resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Supreme Court
C. W. Storms
Hubert Utterback
George Claussen
Clinton
John T. Tinley
Council Bluffs
Scheme to Absorb Mortgages Offered by Federation
The National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation proposed a government fund to issue loans at favorable rates to absorb farm mortgages and back taxes. Farmers would borrow the overdue mortgage amounts and repay at the end of the term. The group also supported continued operation of the federal farm board. Charles Holman cited ten billion dollars in farm mortgages. Henry Wallace attended. Harry Hartke presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Co- Operative Milk Producers Federation
Federal Farm Board
Charles Holm
District Court Receivership Notices and Fees
An order in the American Savings bank receivership allowed a deposit claim of 103.90 by Paul Ripley with dividends to be paid after W S Ripley’s objection to prior classification is heard. Madden and Davis’s attachment suit against Waterhouse et al was dismissed. Attorney Robert Brooke was allowed 157.08 for fees and advances in the Citizens Savings bank of West Liberty receivership.
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American Savings Bank
Paul Ripley
W. S. Ripley
M. J. Madden
Clara E. Davis
Ellsworth Waterhouse
Robert Brooke
Citizens Savings Bank of
West Liberty
Iowa Farmer Kills Brother on Charles City Farm
Fred Crandall is shot and killed by his brother Will Crandall during a dispute at the farm. Will surrendered to officers after calling them, claiming Fred and George came with a livestock removal demand that led to the fatal argument. Will held a shotgun and is jailed awaiting charges.
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Charles City
Ian
Fred Crandall
Will
Fred
George
Legislatures to Put Home Loan System to Work
Morton Bodfish, director of the federal home loan bank system, predicted completion of the final step for nationwide operation. He said 31 state legislatures would pass enabling statutes this month, noting New England states previously lacked laws allowing mortgage loan organizations to join the system.
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Des Moines
Farley Visits Capitol Talks With Senators
Chairman Farley of the Democratic National Committee visited the Capitol and spoke with various senators including Senator Harrison of Mississippi. He said his Baltimore speech planned for tonight has no connection with the budget-balancing program discussed with President-elect Roosevelt in New York Thursday night.
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Farley
National Caps
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Baltimore
Capitol
Harrison
Mississippi
Roosevelt
New York
Farmers Force Delay of Sale in Iowa Foreclosures
About 1,000 farmers from northwest Iowa plan a Des Moines trip when the state assembly convenes to press for action against deficiency judgments tied to foreclosure sales. The Plymouth county delay followed a mass meeting near Le Mars as leaders sought legislative relief and vowed nonviolent action.
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le Mars
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Assembly
Farmers Council For Defense
Plymouth County
John Schimberg
Court House
R. E. Rippey
John T. Keenan
Rippey
C. H. Thompson
Thompson
State Assembly
State House
Local notices and social items from Muscatine area
Mrs D O Harrison of 1220 East Fourth Street underwent an operation at Hershey hospital this morning and is reported to be recovering. Birth announcements include a daughter Shirley Ann to Mr and Mrs Raymond Meiskey of 1111 East Eighth Street and a daughter Kathleen Margaret to Mr and Mrs George Slattery of 1224 Smalley Avenue. The Muscatine VFW post planned a meeting at city hall to discuss funeral rites for Robert Schatte. Several hospital discharges and admissions are noted for Bellevue hospital including Richard Connor and Richard Lee Thomas. Hog receipts at local stockyards reached 627 with multiple consignments. William Sloan received a 30 day suspended jail sentence for intoxication. A variety of meetings and events are listed with postponed nurses alumnae gathering and directors of the Muscatine Welfare association meeting at the courthouse. Ed Springborn plans a trip to Tucson to visit his wife and daughter Dorothy who is improving. New auto registrations include Elmer Corwin of Muscatine route 3 Ford Town sedan.
Carlton Divorce Petition Declares Cruel Ground
Dorothy Tyler Carlton files for divorce from Leo Carlton in district court alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. Attorneys Allbee and Allbee withdraw papers after filing.
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Dorothy Tyler Carlton
Leo Carlton
Allbee
Farmers Fight Freight Charges in Omaha Meeting
Omaha directors of the Farmers Union Livestock Commission condemn interstate freight rates as harmful to markets along the Missouri river. They cite Denver gains at Omaha and Sioux City’s expense, note a 1 852 244 animal decline in 1932, and plan to present data at a Denver ICC hearing.
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Omaha
Farmers Union Livestock Corrvmission Company of
Interstate Commerce Commission
Denver
Sioux City
Commission
C. E. Childe
Omaha Chamber of Commerce Traffic Bureau
H. G. Kenney
Nebraska Farmers Union
Joe Herrod
Gillette
Wyo
Wyoming Farm Bureau
A. B. Case
Villisca
Iowa Farmers Union
George McFarland
Piedmont
S. D
Farmers Union
Nebraska
Arentz Slated for Federal Power Commission Appointment
President Hoover is reported to nominate Nevada Republican Rep Arentz to fill a vacancy on the Federal Power Commission. The Senate plans to delay confirmations until after the new administration, with two seats open after Commissioner Williamson’s death and Garlaud’s non confirmation. Arentz has served five terms in Congress.
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Washington
Hoover
Capitol
Arentz
Nevada
Federal Power Commission
Ralph B. Williamson
Marcel Garlaud
Senate
Congress
Long House
Retired Des Moines Capitalist Is Killed
Oscar H. Robertson 82, a Des Moines Indiana financier, died from injuries after a hit and run incident. His death marks the third violent family fatality in three years following the accidental deaths of his son LeRoy at an iron works and son Orin in a cliff accident near Reno. Robertson moved to Los Angeles in 1910 after leaving the Van Evera and Robertson firm.
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Los Angeles
Oscar H. Robertson
Des Moines
LeRoy
Orin
Reno
Nev
van Evera and Robertson
Roosevelt to form new government as Congress debates taxes
President elect Roosevelt, satisfied with the Democratic program, focuses on forming a government. A meeting with Henry L. Stimson is set to discuss foreign affairs, while Congress weighs tax plans to balance the budget. Pinchot visits Hyde Park as Roosevelt spends the weekend at his estate.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Congress
Henry L. Stimson
Herbert Hoover
New York
Capitol Hill
John N Garrer
House
Pinchot
New York City
Hudson River Valley
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Clerical Force in Motor Department Again Reduced
Des Moines AP Fourteen clerical workers in the motor vehicle department at the state house were dismissed today as Lew Wallace the new democratic superintendent enacted further economy measures. The dismissals will cut department salaries about nineteen thousand dollars from last year. Landschulte of Le Mars was appointed motor vehicle inspector to replace one of twenty five inspectors dismissed days earlier.
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Des Moines
State House
Lew Wallace
Wallace
L. C. Landschulte
le Mars
Heart Disease Fatal to Congressman Butler of Oregon
Washington AP report says Representative Butler of Oregon died at Providence hospital from heart disease. He had been ill weeks with pneumonia weakening his heart. Butler was 52 and in his third term, defeated for reelection last November.
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Washington
Butler
Oregon
Providence Hospital
New Farm Bill Faces Heated Debate Over Dairy Inclusion
Washington AP supplies show leaders clash as sponsors vow to block an Andresen dairy bounty amendment while dairy groups fear acreage curtailment may push milk into competition with other crops. Jones defends the plan as tied to world price levels and export markets.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Jones
House
Andresen
Glover
Arkansas
National Co- Operative Milk Producers’ Federation
Estherville Doctor Dies by Own Hand Amid Worries
AP reports Estherville physician Dr. R. C. Coleman shot himself at home ending his life. He left notes to family and associates including the county coroner and widow and children. Friends cited fear of losing use of his hands from prior X-ray burns. Mrs Coleman remains hospitalized after giving birth two weeks ago.
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Estherville
R. C. Coleman
J. Johnston
Debt Moratorium Idea Not Novel
Appellate Judge William Rees cites Kentucky history noting a six months debt moratorium at the start of the Civil War and references a 1861 statute that blocked courts from signing mortgage foreclosure decrees. Judge C W Pitts of Le Mars Iowa urged a similar measure after farmers protested a foreclosure.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
William Rees
C. W. Pitts
le Mars
Pitts
Iowa
Defeated Legislator to Serve Four Days
C A Hollis Republican of Cedar Falls will serve four days as a member of the 45th general assembly after losing renomination in the June primary for Black Hawk county. Incoming officials won’t be inducted until Thursday, so Arch W. McFarlane will preside over the senate until a new representative is sworn in.
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Des Moines
Black Hawk County
C. A. Hollis
Cedar Falls
45Th
General Assembly
Assembly
Arch W. McFarlane
Waterloo
Senate
N. G. Kraschel
Harlan
McFarlane
Branch Banking Plans Attacked in Senate Hearing
John A. Carroll liquidator of 138 closed Illinois banks denounces branch banking as iniquitous and monopolistic before the senatorial banking committee. Senator Bulkley objects to the procedure as the bill by Carter Glass remains before the Senate amid debate over nationwide branch operation by national banks. Carroll cites Chicago financial troubles while Florida senator Fletcher notes Illinois bans branch banking and banks oppose it.
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Washington
Senate
Senatorial Banking Committee
John A. Carroll
Chicago
Illinois
Carter Glass
Virginia
Bulkley
Ohio
Carroll
Traylor
Young
Dawes
Fletcher
Florida
Blame High Wind for Plane Crash Fatal to Brothers
High wind was blamed for a Friday airplane crash that killed H. C. Davis, a Winner pilot, and his brother Vernon Davis of Onawa Ia. The ship, reported by fellow pilots to be in excellent condition, spun down six miles north of Freeman while Davis headed from Winner to Sioux Falls with his daughter for college after Christmas.
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Winner
S. D
H. C. Davis
Vernon Davis
Onawa
Davis
Sioux Falls
Freeman
Muscatine Entrants Lead Iowa Nine Debates in Davenport
Muscatine high school entrants in the Iowa Nine declamatory contests at Davenport failed to place, finishing at the bottom with Burlington. Charles Richard placed fourth in humorous, Leroy Peterson fifth in oratorical, and Harlan Freyermuth sixth in dramatic after afternoon preliminaries. Fairfield led with 26 points, Iowa City 23, Davenport 21, Ottumwa and Washington 16 each. Girls declamatory contests set for Muscatine Feb 10 with 36 girls trying out for the team coached by Miss H Margaret Kemble.
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Muscatine High School
Iowa
Davenport
Burlington High School
Charles Richard
Muscatine
Leroy Peterson
Harlan Freyermuth
H. Margaret Kemble
McCormick Divorce Second Decree Of 1933 Issued
George A. McCormick obtained a divorce decree from Judge D W Jackson in district court on grounds of desertion from Gertrude McCormick. The couple wed in St Louis on December 7 1927 and separated July 8 1930. default judgment entered.
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George A. McCormick
D. W. Jackson
Gertrude McCormick
McCormicks
St. Louis
McKee Sails Away on Secret Vacation
New York AP reports Joseph V. McKee president of the board of aldermen sailed secretly for at least five weeks. His plans were not announced in advance and his secretary declined to disclose the boat or destination.
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New York
Joseph V. McKee
Board of Aldermen
McKee
Charles E. Keegan
Crisis Looms in Romanian Cabinet Clash Over Police Chiefs
In Bucharest a cabinet crisis looms as Ion Michalake demands the resignation of Colonel Marinescu head of Bucharest police and General Dumitricu commander of gendarmes, whose son is the king's private secretary, a move King Carol opposes.
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Bucharest
Romania
Carol
Ion Michalake
Marinescu
Dumitricu
Brothers Return from Sioux Falls
The article notes brothers returning from Sioux Falls. It mentions that The Winner flier held a private pilot's license highlighting a personal credential connected to the flight.
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Sioux Falls
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Evelyn Crowell
Herbert S. Martin
New York Life Insurance Company
Martin
Farmers’ Holiday Association
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East Fourth Street
Hershey Hospital
Raymond Meiskey
East Eighth Street
Shirley Ann
Lem Dickerson
East Seventh Street
Bellevue Nurses’ Alumnae Association
H. A. Lange
Pine Street
Muscatine V. F. W. Post
City Hall
John Wiegand
Post
Robert Schatte
Richard Connor
Locust Street
Bellevue Hospital
Richard Lee Thomas
West Fifth Street
Emmett O’toole
Near Letts
Esther Boulton
Columbus Junction
Ralph Dittman
Evans Street
Richard Potter
W. L. Potter
Logan Street
Leo Lattman
Deseron
W. C. Kirk
East Second Street
Banks, Ore
I. O. O. F. Lodge No. 5
George Slattery
Smalley Avenue
Kathleen Margaret
The
Muscatine Welfare Association
Ed Springborn
Orange Street
Tucson
Ariz
Elmer Corwin
First Congregational Church
Joe Link
E. E. Yoder
Wellman
J. D. Musser
River Junction
William Sloan
J. C. Coster
Carlton
Omaha Group
Missouri River
Masonic Temple Association
Star
Alice Polk
Charles E. Mack
Moran and Mack
Mack
Miss Polk
R. H. Nicholson
McCormick
Muscatine Lumber
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