Hoover Seeks Immediate Bankruptcy Reform to Prevent Foreclosures
President Hoover urged Congress to act quickly on emergency bankruptcy revisions to aid debtors. He argued current liquidation and foreclosure destroy both sides and hinder fair readjustments, noting minority creditors obstruct settlements. He called for railroad cases to require Interstate Commerce Commission approval before plans take effect.
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Washington
Congress
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Rails
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lions Club Seeks Travel Report on Help Each Other Checks
The Lions club asks for any holders of the five $10 notes from the Help Each Other campaign to report their dealings. One note showed activity by about a dozen people and transactions over $100. Club officers urge contact before Thursday noon luncheon at Hotel Muscatine.
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Lions Club
Hotel Muscatine
Ex Service Men Endorsed for State Investigation Post
Names of three Muscatine ex service men were supplied to Attorney General Edward L. OConnor by the Muscatine county democratic committee as requested for his choice in selecting an appointee in the field corps of the state bureau of investigation. From the three, a successor to H. Bruce Thompson of Muscatine, who resigned earlier in the week, is expected to be chosen.
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Muscatine
Edward L. O’connor
Muscatine County
Democratic Committee
O'Connor
State Bureau of Investigation
H. Bruce Thompson
Earler
College Exams Schedule At Muscatine Junior College
The Muscatine Junior College will hold semester exams all next week with regular classes suspended. Dean Willetta Strahan announced the timetable listing exam times by subject from Monday through Friday, and enrollment for the next term will begin the following week with plans for new classes in American government history English and psychology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Junior College
Willetta Strahan
Davenport Robber Given Life Term
James Russell, a member of the gang that attempted to rob the Northwest Davenport Savings bank on October 6, received a life sentence in Ft. Madison penitentiary. Judge D W Jackson overruled a new trial motion after Russell was convicted by a jury that deliberated about 15 hours.
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Davenport
James Russell
Davenport Savings Bank
Ft. Madison
D. W. Jackson
Scott County
Jackson
Russell
Veterans of Foreign Wars votes to drape post charter in memory
VFW members meet Tuesday night and vote to drape the post charter in memory of Robert V. Schatte who died Friday. A special meeting at 2 p m Saturday will consider a minstrel show. An endorsement of Buy America was approved.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Robert V. Schatte
The
America
C. L. Hartman
Muscatine
Davenport
H. L. Howell
West Ninth Street
Arnold Kretschmar
Stockton
Hershey Hospital
Erwin McCallister
Cedar Street
Helen Stevens
Columbus Junction
First Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society
Iowa Murder Suspect Held by Omaha Police
Omaha police held Meril C Benedict of Omaha for questioning at Iowa authorities request in the fatal Jan 5 shooting of Will Casey a Red Oak druggist during an attempted holdup. Benedict was arrested at a local hamburger stand after a tip and he offered no comment on extradition.
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Omaha
Iowa
Meril C. Benedict
Will Casey
Red Oak
Benedict
Reg Oak
Siemers Funeral Services Held in Two Locations
Funeral services for Mrs. W. F. Siemers were conducted at 4 p m at the Fairbanks Home for Funerals by Rev Leland Lesher. The body remained at the Mulberry avenue home until Thursday and then proceeded to Avoca Indiana for Friday services. Burial was in Avoca cemetery.
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W. F. Siemers
Fairbanks
Leland Lesher
Grace Lutheran Church
Mulberry Avenue
Avoca
Perceval Service Tonight for Mrs Berdena Perceval
Final services will be held for Mrs Berdena Perceval of San Francisco who died at the Baker Institute. Services are at 7 30 tonight at Fairbanks Home for Funerals with Rev Stanley P Jones in charge. The body will be cremated in Cedar Rapids. Mrs Jennie Brown of Vancouver is in Muscatine to arrange funeral details.
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Berdena Perceval
San Francisco
Baker Institute
Fairbanks Home
Stanley P. Jones
Trinity Episcopal Church
Cedar Rapids
Jennie Brown
Vancouver
B. C
Muscatine
Hold Rites Here for A. Nicewanner
Funeral services for Alonzo Nicewanner who died Monday at his home near Grandview were conducted at the Fairbanks Home for Funerals at 1 p.m. by Rev. J. B. Rendall. Burial followed in Andalusia NL. Pallbearers included Gorge Burgoyne Henry Tompkins William Beaumont Gilmore Hobart Milton Boney John Carlson. Miss Cora Baker sang, with Miss Eva Baker on the organ.
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Alonzo Nicewanner
Grandview
Fairbanks
J. B. Rendall
First Presbyterian Church
Andalusia, NL
George Burgoyne
Henry Tompkins
William Beaumont
Gilmore Hobart
Milton Boney
John Carlson
Cora Baker
Eva Baker
Fraud Order In Drake Swindle Targets Iowa Men
Postmaster General Brown barred seven middle west residents from using the mails over claims of raising donations to share in a fictitious Sir Francis Drake estate. The men, including Amos Hartstock and Henry T. Osborn, allegedly collected about 1.3 million dollars and funneled funds to Oscar Hartzell.
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Washington
Brown
Middle West
United States
Frances Drake
Iowa
Amos Hartstock
London
Horace J. Donnelly
Post Office Department
Sir Francis Drake
Des Moines
State Capitol
Supreme Court
Royal Courts of Justice
Oscar Hartzell
Madison County
Col
Drexel Drake
Sir Francis
Committee Named to Lead Y M C A Fair Project
Ben Gallaher announces a five member committee to oversee Muscatine Y M C A efforts for the Chicago World Fair. Members are Mrs. F. H. Little Mrs. M. A. Barr Dr. F. W. Englund Henry Holtzer and Rev. R. W. Merrifield. The group meets at the association building to finalize plans for a Century of Progress trip priced at 34.95 dollars per person excluding transportation.
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Y. M. C. A. -Beacon City Way
Ben Gallaher
F. H. Little
M. A. Barr
F. W. Englund
Henry Holtzer
R. W. Merrifield
Association
Gallaer
Beacon City
Muscatine
Service Conducted for H. L. Putnam
Final rites for Homer L. Putnam, who died Sunday at his home, 515 East Third Street, were held at 2 p.m. today at Wittich Funeral Home. The Rev. Leland Lesher officiated at Grace Lutheran Church. burial followed at Lone Tree Cemetery. Pallbearers included E. T. Allen and Roscoe Roseman. Singers were Mrs. L. H. Lesher and Mrs. Earl Schulz with Eva Baker at the piano.
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Homer L. Putnam
East Third Street
Wittich
Cedar Street
Leland Lesher
Grace Lutheran Church
Lone Tree Cemetery
E. A. Lack
Ziegler
Henry Fuller
Alva Benson
L. H. Lesher
Earl Schulz
Mise Eva Baker
Four-H Girls Camp Scheduled for June 25 28
The Muscatine County Farm Bureau announces the annual Four-H girls camp will run June 25 26 27 and 28. County committee and Miss Florence Forbes extension specialist approved the program plans during a Tuesday meeting.
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Muscatine County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Florence Forbes
Muscatine Chamber Sets Annual Meeting for Jan 18
The Muscatine chamber of commerce announces its annual business meeting is scheduled for Wednesday January 18. A noon luncheon will be held at the Hotel Muscatine with the Ad club and local service clubs joining in the event.
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Muscatine Chamber of Commerce
L- R. McKee
Hotel Muscatine
Muscatine Ad Club
Muscatine Service Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Wallace Likely Named Secretary of Agriculture
Des Moines editor Henry A. Wallace is reportedly chosen for secretary of agriculture in the Roosevelt cabinet. He has Iowa farm group backing and is linked to a bipartisan Progressive league slate. Mor genthau Jr. may become assistant secretary as other New Yorkers receive cabinet posts. Surprises in the cabinet are anticipated with more progressives expected.
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Washington, D. C
Henry A. Wallace
Des Moines
Roosevelt
Wallace
Iowa
Harding
Farm Journal
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Holge Park
National Progressive League
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Othmer Re-Elected Chairman of Board
A E Othmer was reelected president of the Masonic Temple board during a Tuesday night meeting at the temple, part of the annual Mason Temple Association stockholders meeting. Other officers named include G M Titus as vice president C C Hagermann treasurer W R Votan secretary and F G Wilford assistant secretary.
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A E. Othmer
Masonic Temple Board
Temple
Masonic Temple Association
G. M. Titus
C. C. Hagermann
W. R. Votan
F. G. Wilford
Michels Sees Music Gains in U S Schools
The Sunset high school orchestra and chorus leader in Dallas Texas cites a 15 year trend of music in curricula nationwide. He says music will be more widely recognized as essential for youth and credits expanding appreciation and creation of music in the United States. Michels, in the Dallas interview, notes his tenure since 1926 and family roots on West Third Street.
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Sunset High School
Dallas
Tex
Michels
United States
Michel
Muscatine
Karl Michels
West Third Street
Baptist ministerial conference bars Eagan from ordination
George W. Egan a former South Dakota convict continues preaching in Oklahoma City after unofficial ordination by two ministers and a deacon. The Baptist ministerial conference debated his call but voted to deny him admission as a minister. Dr J B Rounds denied reports that members nearly fought.
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Eagan
Oklahoma City
George W. Egan
South Dakota
Egan
Baptist Ministerial Conference
J. B. Rounds
Norman Baker Investment Sues for Itemized Claim in Counteraction
District Court notes an attachment suit brought by J. C. France of Tipton against Norman Baker Investment and N G Baker. France seeks an itemized statement of the plaintiff's claim in a motion to strike. Separate answers were filed by Muscatine Canning Co. and W G Baker of George Hahn Co. in related accounting suit over a cabbage-raising contract with W M Rigg and Son.
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Norman Baker Investment Company
N. G. Baker
J. C. France
Tipton
France
Baker
American Medical Association
Muscatine Canning Company
Roy Tooman
C. C. Hagermann
W. G. Baker
George Hahn Company
W. M. Rigg
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Iowa Soldiers’ Bonus Board
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
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Lew Kinsley
East Fifth Street
C. H. Kern
A-Muse-U
J. H. Lockwood
McKeown Bridge
Sheriff's Office
Marie Lewis
Protestant Evangelical Church
Bessie Guenther
American Legion Post
Legion
J. F. North
Haskins
Hoge
Lesher
Siemers
Perceval
A. Nicewanner
Drake
Susie B. Whitaker
Polk County
England
H. L. Putnam
Towan
Agriculture
Ruby A. Black
Journal
Othmer
Merdin
Clothing Co
Man
Griffon
Kuppenheimer
Fashion Park
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