Westrate Returns Home After Bridge Club Rise
Edwin V. Westrate of New York, former Muscatine Journal city editor, visits his brother in Muscatine after recovery from a severe accident. He chairs London Terrace Bridge Club, ranks among top New York clubs, and was invited as one of 40 directors to a Deal, New Jersey convention led by P Mal Sims.
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Edwin V. Westrate
New York City
Muscatine Journal
Matthew Westrate
East Seventh Street
Westrate
London Terrace
Manhattan
Greater
New York
London Terrace Club
Knickerbocker
St. George
Brooklyn
P. Mal Sims
Farfamed
Four Horsemen
Deal Club
Deal
N. J
Casper Kirsch 86 Former Muscatine Resident Dies
Casper Kirsch, 86, former Muscatine resident, died at his St. Louis home Tuesday. Born March 12, 1846, in Muscatine, he spent years as a painter here and left about 35 years ago. Survived by three children Mrs James Farley Kansas City Mo and George and Dan Kirsch at home. two sons died in infancy and one son John preceded him. Funeral in St Louis this afternoon with burial there.
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Casper Kirsch
Muscatine
St. Louis
Mr. Kirsch
James Farley
Kansas City
George
Dan Kirsch
Kirsch
John
Officiers named for 1953 Sunday school First Congregational Church
The First Congregational Church Sunday school elected officers for 1953 led by Superintendent Mrs Elmer Ziegler and primary officers Miss Grace Appel and Miss Jessie Althaus. Other roles include Will Jeschka secretary and treasurer Deila Pilgrim and pianists Elizabeth Robbins and Mrs R W Merrifield.
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First Congregational Church
Elmer Ziegler
Will Jeschka
Fred Ziegler
Deila Pilgrim
Grace Appel
Jesssie Althaus
Juanita Wolfe
Elizabeth Robbins
R. W. Merrifield
Bernard Eversmeyer
F. W. Eversmeyer
Philippine Bill Veto Anticipated at Capitol
President Hoover is expected to veto the Philippine independence bill without delay after a meeting with Hurley and Hare. House leaders plan an immediate vote on overriding the veto if the message reaches Congress, needing two thirds in both chambers. last spring the House passed the bill 306 to 47. Pedro Guevara said Republicans confirmed the veto decision.
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Washington
Hoover
Philippines
Capitol
Hurley
Hare
House Insular Committee
Congress
Garner
House
Pedro Guevara
Gas Fumes Kill Davenport Barber
Davenport barber Bernard L Duffy died after gas from a small heater suffocated him this noon. It was the second fatal gas incident reported today.
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Davenport
Bernard L Duffy
Community Christmas committee may become permanent
Muscatine officials plan a meeting at 4 30 p m at city hall to discuss turning the Community Christmas committee into a standing organization. Churches clubs and other groups are invited to participate and work will align with the county social service program.
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Muscatine
Endorse Wallace for Cabinet Post in Des Moines
A joint senate resolution authorized three senators and three representatives to draft a petition to President-elect Roosevelt requesting Henry A. Wallace as secretary of agriculture. The committee will be non partisan and draft its resolution soon. Bills to make secondary road levies optional were introduced by Senator William Carden to free counties from the road program for three years and cap maintenance spending to gasoline tax receipts.
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Des Moines
Senate
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Boards of Supervisors
State Senate
William Carden
Winfield
Carden
Officer and prisoner shot to death near Jackson bridge
Deputy Sheriff James Marshall 37 and Richard Jett 55 farmer were killed early as they crossed a bridge south of Jackson. Three deputies escorting Roscoe Jett saw the shooting and found the bodies. Police speculated the attackers may have mistaken Jett for Deputy Dunn due to similar coats. The Jetts had been arrested after trouble with neighbors with breach of peace warrants.
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Jackson
James Marshall
Richard Jett
Farmer
Marshall
Jett
Ova Dunn
Louis Tolby
Ed Hollon
Roscoe Jett
Richard
Dunn
Lowe Run Telephone Company Elects Officers
Harry Stange was elected president of the Lowe Run Telephone Company at a Bloomington township meeting held at the H. C. Hazlett home on Wednesday night. Fred Schwab was named secretary and J. O. Frizzell treasurer. Routine business was transacted and refreshments served.
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Harry Stange
Lowe Run Telephone Company
H. C. Hazlett
Bloomington Township
Fred Schwab
J. O. Frizzell
Legion Card Party Draws Large Crowd at Legion Home
A large crowd attended a public card party sponsored by Edward Bitterpost No. 27 American Legion Wednesday night at the Legion home. First prizes in the five hundred games went to Mrs Ray Fix and E Crow while bridge honors went to Mrs Ralph Romann and Ralph Bowen. Agnes Bryant received a special award. Nearby, sea lions at London Zoo are fed 40 pounds of fish daily.
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Edward Bitterpost
American Legion
Legion Home
Ray Fix
E. Crow
Ralph Romann
Ralph Bowen
Agnes Bryant
Bronchuline Emulsion Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertising note promotes Bronchuline Emulsion as a rapid remedy for hacking coughing fits. A teaspoonful or two doses are claimed to ease symptoms, with a full bottle refundable. Guarantee offered by Henderson's Drug Store and other druggists.
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Henderson
Dr Henry Henry Speaks at M E Club Ladies Night
Dr Henry D Henry of Iowa City addressed the Men s club of the First Methodist Episcopal church on low mood during a ladies night dinner for about 150 at the church banquet room. He contrasted animal instinct with human choice in helping others as part of his talk. The next meeting is set for February 6.
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Harry D. Henry
Iowa City
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Henry
Davenport Man Killed by Gas
George Mackey, 70, was found dead in his Davenport home from apparent gas inhalation while repairing a gas range. Neighbors alerted police, who discovered Mackey on the kitchen floor near a doorway to the porch.
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Davenport
George Mackey
States seek modification of Lake Michigan water diversion decree
Six states pressed the Supreme Court for a modification of the Lake Michigan diversion decree to allow withdrawal of more water if needed to ensure the lakes to gulf waterway project remains commercially viable.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lake Michigan
Army Appropriation Bill Slashed Deeply
Washington AP The house appropriations committee proposed a 1934 military budget cut of 31.584 million while non military spending fell 79.224 million driven by non recurring emergency construction not continued. The bill would set 273.079 million for military and 72.743 million for non military activities, a net apparent drop of about 110 million from this year, offset by 50 million from non recurring emergency work.
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Washington
District Court Notes on Jurak v Hormer and Missel Probate
Ivan Jurak amends petition in damage suit against S W Hor mer per court order adding specific car repair claims. Joseph Missel will admitted to probate naming Gertrude Missel executrix without bond.
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Ivan Jurak
S. W. Hormer
Joseph Missel
Gertrude Missel
Witout Bond
Drainage District No 13 Organized by Quad County Boards
Muscatine and Louisa counties formed as drainage district No 13 and an island levee district at the courthouse. J Henry Schaefer of Muscatine named chairman. Kenneth Cotter as clerk. R J Cotter of Louisa named chairman. County Auditor Cotter clerk. Bills allowed. clerk authorized to pay regular expenses. A petition from land owners seeks bond for engineer Fred Phillips. Delegation attended.
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Boards of Supervisors
Muscatine
Louisa Counties
Courthouls
Drainage District Board
J. Henry Schaefer
Kenneth Cotter
R. J. Cotter
Louisa County
Cotter
Board of Drainage District No. 13
Fred Phillips
Notes Circulating Widely Through Lions Club Campaign
Five ten dollar notes issued by the Lions Club in a Help Each Other campaign circulated here for about a week. The notes moved through many hands and stimulated business as people wondered who they owed ten dollars to. Club officers seek full histories from endorsements on each note and study shows similar circulation to a note traced last Saturday by The Journal. D. D. Mich spoke on Economic Conditions at today’s luncheon. The club will join a noon luncheon with other groups next Wednesday for the chamber of commerce meeting. luncheon next Thursday remains on the schedule.
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Lions Club
D. D. Mich
Chamber of Commerce
Welfare Officials Invited to Muscatine Welfare Meeting
City and county officials including board of supervisors invited to the annual Muscatine Welfare association meeting at 7:30 p m Friday in city hall. Open to the public. Yearly work reviewed in reports and six directors to serve three year terms will be chosen. No address or extra program features this year.
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Baxter Brothers
Wapello
Robert Finley
Muscatine
Sadie Mullen
East Tenth Street
Board of Supervisors
The
Muscatine Welfare Association
Mulford Sunday School Elects Officers for 1933
Mulford Congregational Sunday school members elected officers for 1933 at a Wednesday church meeting. Assistant superintendents are Mrs. Harry Holzhauer and Miss Marie Eitman. Assistant secretaries Miss Florence Martin and Miss Norma Gremmel. Treasurer Miss Lenora Eitman, missionary treasurer Miss Eva Eitman, song leader Harold Hanson, pianists Miss Nina Stelzner and Miss Kathryn Nietzel.
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Mulford Congregational Sunday School
World Service School
Harry Holzhauer
Marie Eitman
Florence Martin
Norma Gremmel
Lenora Eitman
Eva Eitman
Harold Hanson
Nina Stelzner
Kathryn Nietzel
Fear for His Own Child Causes Nervous Breakdown
New York AP report follows acting Lieutenant Thomas Coffey of the police safety bureau who records automobile fatalities and confronts the haunting tally of child deaths. After tallying 1,031 street deaths in 1932 with 262 under 16, he suffers a nervous breakdown and is placed in a psychiatric ward.
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New York
Thomas Coffey
Police Safety Bureau
Coffey
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue
Arthur Tiber
The
Safety Bureau
Muscatine Schools Not Sponsoring Unemployed Play
Muscatine high school superintendent Henry Van Hettinga clarified that the schools have no sponsorship or advertising role for a play announced by an unemployed group. The only involvement cited is the use of the high school auditorium.
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Muscatine
Henry van Hettinga
Muscatine High School
van Hettinga
Push Farm Bill to Vote in House
The House moved to hasten the emergency farm plan to a final vote amid slow debate. The measure sets initial marketing prices for crops and products including wheat 75 cents per bushel and cotton nine cents per pound with tobacco treated after the 1933-34 year. Representative Snow of Maine plans to amend to strike the 5 cent per pound jute duty.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Representative Snow
Maine
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