City Grants 12 More Class B Beer Permits
City council approves twelve Class B beer licenses under state law and a new city ordinance. One application by Hazel Wardlow for W. and W. Sandwich Stand is denied. Three grants are subject to city attorney investigation. Placards outlining the ordinance will be issued to dealers. A vote on issuing a beer license for the W and W root beer stand failed five to three.
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Hazel Wardlow
Park Avenue
Alice Clay
West Side Inn
West Second Street
Praeger Inn
East Second Street
Kathleen M. Jones
Mae's Tavern
Wilbur P. Stein
Stein's Corner
Walnut Street
Florence Rasmussen
Antler’s
Sycamore Street
Ina Mae Thayer
West Front Street
Marcus Lichtenwald
Iowa Avenue
Blanche Rolle
Ritz Cafe
Hazel Foster
Grace M. Kemble
Bunnie’s
Edward Bitterpost
American Legion
Bessie Nicklas
Art Cochran
East Side
Bunnie
Gunzenhauser, Schoemaker
Weis
Graebner
Schmidt
Washburn
Massey
Matthiesson
Repairs Studied for Drainage District No 2
A Muscatine county board committee investigated needed repairs to Drainage District No 2 south of Nichols after heavy rains and high water. The levee breached in several places and ditch widening may be required in some sections. Supervisors J Henry Schaffer George Sauer and J Herman Mundt served on the committee.
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Muscatine County
Contracts Issued to Education Board Officers
The board of education issued full year contracts to Miss Helen Ahlschinger, secretary, and Charles Kern, school attendance officer, after their re election at the annual meeting Monday night. A Tuesday Journal report had incorrectly implied month to month terms, a misprint corrected here.
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Helen Ahlschinger
Charles Kern
Board of Education
Resignation Accepted by Muscatine Welfare Board
Dr. L C Howe's resignation as president of the Muscatine County Welfare Association was officially accepted at the board's regular meeting. No successor was elected. Fred M Ziegler continues as acting chairman. The session discussed charges by unemployed relief clients about the local medical aid setup.
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L. C. Howe
Muscatine County Welfare Association
Court House
Howe
Fred M. Ziegler
Board of Supervisors
Muscatine Power Boat Club Hires Junior Members Decision
The Muscatine Power Boat Club may open its privileges to junior members at tonight’s monthly meeting at the riverfront clubhouse. If approved, the Muscatine Sea Scouts who sailed a river trip in their sailing sloop would be eligible, alongside other interested youths in power boating.
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Muscatine Power Boat Club
Muscatine Sea Scouts
Ray Doan Purchases Auto-Gyro Machine
Ray Doan of the House of David baseball team buys a 160 horsepower Pitcairn auto gyro to advertise his team. The Muscatine fleet includes ten airplanes, with two owned by the A B C Flying service and two by Roy Tooman, all base in Muscatine.
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Ray Doar
House of David
Muscatine
Doan
A. B. C. Flying Service
Roy Tooman
Benefit social at Letts earns $80.35 for library work
Letts reports that proceeds of 80.35 were realized at a benefit social held for the Letts library at the Cashman home near Letts Tuesday night. The funds will be used toward library work.
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Letts
Cashman
County Schools May Be Repaired Plan Outlined
A plan to repair and remodel rural school buildings across the county was outlined at a meeting of township directors and relief officials in the county superintendent E. D. Bradley's office. Six township boards attended with more meetings planned to finalize details. The project aims to use labor and some material costs from the states emergency relief administration and proposes rotating crews on summer and fall work, including the demolition of the Geneva schoolhouse for a new structure.
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E. D. Bradley
State Emergency Relief Administration
Geneva
Jobs Supplied for Eight During Week
Six placements, four on dam No. 16 construction and two in private work, were secured through the Muscatine office of the Iowa state employment service in the first part of the week. Ten referrals were made, seven new applications filed, five re registrations, four renewals, and 33 reinstatements recorded. The active file lists 1,450 names including 144 women and 118 veterans.
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Dam No. 16
Muscatire
Iowa State Employment Service
Hershey
Services Held for Grandview Resident Marcus Hinman
Funeral rites for Marcus Hin man a Grandview resident and Muscatine for 25 years were at 2 p m today at Hoffman Funeral home The Rev W H Slack of Muscatine Methodist Episcopal church officiated The body was placed in a receiving vault with burial planned at LaGrange Missouri delayed due to high water in LaGrange vicinity
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Marcus Hinman
Grandview
Muscatine
Hoffman Funeral Home
W. H. Slack
Musserville Methodist Episcopal Church
LaGrange
Garrett Services Held From Church
Requiem mass at St Mathias church for William Garrett who died at the Muscatine county home Saturday night. Rt Rev Msg W L Hannon led the service with Rev Father Walsh at the grave. Burial in St Mary’s cemetery. Pallbearers were Michael P Byrne John D Ryan Robert O’Brien Theodore Lang John Thauren Kenneth Gohlmann.
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St. Mathias Church
William Garrett
Muscatine County
W. L. Hannon
Father Walsh
St. Mary's Cemetery
Michael P. Byrne
John D. Ryan
Robert O’brien
Theodore Lang
John Thauren
Kenneth Gohlmann
Copper penny production in 1934 exceeds two hundred million
The article notes that more than 247 million copper pennies were produced in 1934, highlighting a record year for cent minting. It mentions the vast scale of penny production and relates to the U S coinage efforts during the period.
City Council Tables Taxi Ordinance Amendment
The city council declined further action on a taxi ordinance amendment after a brief discussion. The proposed changes cut vehicle license fees to 5 dollars for the first taxi and 3 dollars for each additional, reduce the bond to 1000 dollars per car, and set a minimum fare of 15 cents with adjustments for shared trips. The measure remains on file pending further negotiation.
Plane stops at Muscatine Airport amid hangar delay
A tri motored Stinson plane could not be housed due to an incomplete hangar at Muscatine airport and remained on the field Tuesday evening. The craft, owned by a Burlington man, along with a second plane, will return to Burlington for the Fourth of July.
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Muscatine
Stinson
Burlington
Letter Carriers Convene at Ames July 7 8 9
Glen B. Kemp state treasurer and M. K. Mills of the state executive board will attend the thirty-eighth annual convention of letter carriers at Ames July 7 8 and 9. Mills delegates from district No 644. The program opens with a picnic at Iowa State College. A banquet Monday night features W L Noah inspector in charge of the district. Also on the program are J J Foley national vice president and Joseph T Tinnelly director of the Mutual Benefit association.
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Glen B. Kemp
M. K. Mills
Ames
Muscatine
Mr. Mills
Iowa State College
W. L. Noah
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
J. J. Foley
Boston
National Association of Letter Carriers
Joseph T. Tinnelly
Albany
N. Y
Mutual Benefit Association of the Letter Carriers
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