Roosevelt Heads to Conference on Farm Relief Policy
President elect Franklin D Roosevelt leaves his Holge Park home to meet Senator Smith of South Carolina in New York for a discussion on farm relief policy including agricultural credits and price supports. He plans talks with Norman Davis on disarmament and world economic conferences during the trip to Washington.
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Holge Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York City
Senator Smith
South Carolina
Congress
Smith
Norman Davis
Washington
New York
Germany
Davis
Legion Committee to Consider Post's Part in Centennial
Preliminary arrangements for Muscatine's centennial celebration will be discussed at a meeting of the American Legion post executive committee tonight. Topics include the Legion's entertainment program for the year post policies on membership finances and other business.
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Board of Education
City Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Muscatine
John Gutschmidt
Cedar Street
W. L. Potter
Logan Street
Chicago
Fr.d Gutschmidt
Muscatine
Caroline Weissenhagen
American Legion Auxiliary
Knoxville
Legion
House Passes Wilson Bill on American Goods Use
The House approved and sent to the Senate the Wilson bill directing the government to buy American produced supplies and materials for its use.
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House
Washington
Senate
Delegations Seek County Road Status at Board Session
Delegates from 15 Bloomington relief recipients testified on relief transfer from the trustee to the county overseer of the poor during the boards morning. In the afternoon property owners from Sevold Burlington road urged making the bluffs a county trunk road in Six Township, but the board took no action.
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Board of Supervisors
Bloomington
Sevold Burlington Road
Bluffs
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona
Woman Dry Leader Attacks Crusaders in Iowa
Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, state president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, charges Davenport dry leader G. Decker French is trying to crown himself czar of Iowa. She says his crusaders may claim a great religious army but avoid the cross as their symbol and urges churchmen to remind lawmakers that the ballot mandate opposed economic conditions, not prohibition.
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Des Moines
Ida B. Wise Smith
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
G. Decker French
Davenport
Iowa
Damage Suit Carried to Supreme Court
An appeal was filed in the Iowa Supreme Court from a Linn County district court decision denying Richard Cabrnosh, seven, $25,000 damages from Penick and Ford Ltd of Cedar Rapids. The suit, brought by Vaclav Cabrnosh, alleges the boy sustained permanent injuries after stepping into a chemical refuse dump on June 28, 1931, with negligence charged to the company.
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Des Moines
State Supreme Court
Linn County
Richard Cabrnosh
Penick and Ford, Ltd
Cedar Rapids
Vaclav Cabrnosh
Three Gunmen Held on Robbery Charge
Three gun men arrested at Waterloo were held in Wapello county jail charged with robbery with aggravation. Harry Hall and Harry Naus confessed to the Milwaukee case hold up in Ottumwa Friday, from which they obtained $50. Patrick Richmond implicated in the robbery.
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Ottumwa
Waterloo
Wapello County
Harry Hall
Harry Naus
Milwaukee
Patrick Richmond
Don’t Be Ashamed Of Your Skin product for sale
An old advertisement notes Baker's 51013 quickly heals eruptions and improves skin beauty and smoothness. It mentions price about $1.00 and lists Muscatine Henderson drug store and other druggists as places to buy.
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Baker
Muscatine
Henderson Drug Store
Cloture Rule Looms in Senate Battle Over Philippine Veto
Senator Robinson moves to invoke cloture to curb debate on the Philippine independence veto. Senator Long delays the Glass banking reform bill using the independence issue, collecting signatures for the cloture petition. The rule requires a two thirds vote and a one hour limit per senator, with action deferred a day.
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Washington
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Long
Louisiana
Colder Weather Snow Predicted By Weather Bureau
The weather bureau issued a warning of a moderate cold wave possibly with light snow overnight and a shift to cooler, cloudy conditions Tuesday. This afternoon skies suggested January weather turning unsettled. 7 am temperature was 34 degrees, river at 2.4 feet.
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Weather Bureau
Mason City Plans Scrip Money for Public Works
The Mason City chamber of commerce may issue scrip money after a suggestion by Col. Hanford MacNider. The plan would fund spring road projects with committees already drafting details.
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Mason City
Mason City Chamber of Commerce
Hanford MacNider
Cops Assist in Island Automotive Aid on Oahu
Motorists on Oahu praise Honolulu police for rural patrol cars stocked with tow ropes a shovel a hose and a can of gasoline to aid stalled drivers. Citizens say when in trouble just call a cop and help arrives.
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Honolulu
Oahu
Center of United States Located in Smith County Kansas
The geographical center of the United States lies in the eastern part of Smith County Kansas. The ashes of Christopher Columbus are entombed in the Cathedral at Seville Spain.
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The
United States
Smith County
Kansas
Christopher Columbus
Seville
Spain
Dull Headaches Gone Simple Remedy Does It
Headaches caused by constipation vanish after one Adlerika dose. The remedy cleanses poisons from both upper and lower bones, improves sleep, and ends nervousness. Sold in Muscatine by A. W. Morgan, druggist.
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A. W. Morgan
Examinations Begin at Muscatine Junior College
Semester exams start at Muscatine Junior College and run through the week with the second semester set to begin Monday January 23. Firemen extinguished a La Salle sedan fire on Iowa Avenue causing minor damage. A 19 volume University of Literature set was donated to Muscatine High School Library by Mrs. W E Longstreth.
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Muscatine Junior College
Central Station
la Salle
Cora
Eva Baker
Iowa Avenue
University of Literature
Muscatine High School
W. E. Longstreth
Sherman Street
Albert Tubbs
Edward Anderson
Agnes Miller
Rock Island
Fred Houseman
Isett Avenue
City Hall
Soldiers Prefer China Service For Money Value
Salt Lake City reports soldiers favor service in China due to elastic American money there, allowing three times the buying power. Also notes Mammoth Cave’s accidental discovery in 1809 by a hunter guided by a wounded bear, New York Chamber of Commerce formed in 1768 under King George III charter, and grenadine made from pomegranate juice boiled with sugar.
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Salt Lake City
China
Charles Smith
Hutchings
The
Chamber of Commerce of
New York
King
George III
First Muscatine directory on display from 1857 and 1860
A preserved copy of Muscatine’s first complete city directory, compiled by R. M. Burnett and once owned by Charles and William R. Stone, is shown at The Journal office. It details ward boundaries, city officials led by Mayor George Mason, and a 72 page volume with state and national department listings plus 50 pages of resident names and notes on churches and public buildings.
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Muscatine
Charles
William R. Stone
R. M. Burnett
Journal
Chestnut Street
Walnut Street
George Mason
William Dill
S. G. Hill
William C. Kennedy
J. P. Freeman
Henry Funck
M. Block
Z. Washburn
Chester Weed
Joseph Bennett
John O. Wilson
Edward Hoch
Joseph Bridgman
Alex Jackson
Board of Education
William F. Brannan
Smith
Millers
Joneses
Johnsons
Masonic
Odd Fellows
Tremont
Green & Waters
Courthouse
Chestnut
Stein's
Union
Hare’s
Conjurer’s Egg Trick Provokes Audience Doubt
A humorous auction style exchange shows a conjurer offering to perform a trick if given an egg while the gallery questions whether any eggs exist. The banter includes a speaker named Aussie challenging the claim with disbelief.
Pathfinder Joke Card About Love Sermon
A Pathfinder quip riffs on a minister’s sermon about loving one another. The line plays on Alfred misunderstanding the text as “Love one and then another” in a light humorous tone.
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Alfred
Pathfinder
Secret Sorrow Of Alice Reported In Banter
Conversational exchange hints at a hidden grievance of Alice, denied as public knowledge. The brief dialogue suggests a personal sorrow not yet disclosed, with implications of secrecy and social curiosity.
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Alice
Officer's Slayer Sentenced to Die in 1934 Hang
Waterloo AP report Patrick Griffin convicted of killing deputy sheriff W F Dilworth received a death sentence to hang January 26 1934 by Judge G W Wood. Griffin and co defendant Elmer Brewer will be transported to Fort Madison penitentiary by automobile Tuesday.
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Waterloo
Patrick Griffin
W. F. Dilworth
G. W. Wood
Griffin
Elmer Brewer
Dilworth
Fort Madison
Iowans Watch Farm Relief Bill With Dairy Amendment
Washington reports that including dairy products in the farm relief allotment would yield Iowa dairy farmers about 9.59 million dollars in annual revenue. The amendment drafted by National Co operative Milk Producers Federation and Rep August Andresen of Minnesota was adopted by the house and aims to lift butterfat pay to five cents per pound on 80 percent of production to restore pre war levels. Questions arose about milk prices and potential effects on Washington dairy prices.
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Ruby A. Black
Journal Washington
Washington
Senate
Iowa
August H. Andresen
Minnesota
House
National Co-operative Milk Producers Federation
Federation
Andresen
John G. Schafer
Milwaukee
Slay er Sam Wilker on Trial for Murder in Oklahoma City
The Sam Wilkeron case began in an Oklahoma City courtroom after defense motions for venue change and postponement failed. Wilkeron stands accused of killing Isaac E Hemingway a 73 year old West Branch Ta loan broker whose body was found buried on Wilkersons farm last November 22. Prosecutors weigh death penalty despite jurors' views.
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Oklahoma City
Sam Wilkerson
Isaac E Hemingway
West Branch
Wilkerson
Sociology interest and money's role in production
Communication notes public interest in sociology and an investigation into low mood. It argues money as a cause, criticizing the idea that wealth growth benefits all, suggesting the system uses workers and debates whether money should be paid to aid production without harming wealth.
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Journal
Sheppard Fights Dry Law Change
Senator Sheppard of Texas opposes immediate repeal of the eighteenth amendment calling repeal proponents influenced by millionaires seeking to shift taxes. He argues paid propaganda skews public understanding and would bar a fair hearing of facts. The statement marks his first reaction to the repeal resolution before the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
Sheppard
Texas
Surplus Money, Credit and Farm Struggles Explored
A reader argues surplus is money not wealth and that unemployment stems from lack of credit. He explains hard times arise from rapid production with great wealth and notes helping farmers hurts others. He mentions reading Humanity Uprooted, a seven day book about Russia.
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Russia
C. Walton, R
Lost Faun Colored Cocker Spaniel Seeks Return
Lost color cocker spaniel described as faun please contact owner with reward. Call phone 2390.
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