Neighbors Kill Each Other In Apparent Mistaken Identity
In Spring Valley Illinois two longtime neighbors Joseph Steimer and Sylvester Prusiatis fatally shot each other in a case police label mistaken identity. Prusiatis fired at visitors from his window and then entered Steimer’s home, later dying after a shotgun confrontation on the porch. Sheriff Neill sent deputies to Rockford to locate Dusavage.
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Spring Valley
Joseph Steimer
Sylvester Prusiatis
Prusiatis
Steimer
State of Schools Report Highlights Patrol Safety Success
Charles Kern truant officer reported no injuries to Muscatine school children in the year near school buildings. At least two lives were saved by pupil safety patrols. Forty six boys were active. they enjoyed 12 shows and attended four football and five basketball games. Patrols to resume next fall.
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Muscatine
Charles Kern
Board of Education
Muscatine Chautauqua Called Off for 1933
Muscatine will not host a Chautauqua program this year as announced by Charles Kern president of the Chautauqua association. The officers decided to suspend the program for 1933 and future plans will be decided later by the association.
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Muscatine
Charles Kern
Chautauqua Association
Stockholder Wins Most Assets in Davenport Loan Firm Bid
Davenport judge approves bid of 3125 by J S Crawford of Battle Creek Iowa the largest stockholder in the defunct Community Loan company of Davenport to take most of its assets in a district court receivership sale. Emil F Schroder former district court clerk and current receiver reported a bid of 2525 and a formal order is expected Monday.
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Davenport
J. S. Crawford
Battle Creek
Iowa
Community Loan Company
Emil F. Schroder
Warn Merchants of Counterfeit Money in City
Police Chief W. E. Longstreth warned Muscatine merchants this afternoon to watch for counterfeit currency. A counterfeit five dollar bill was passed at noon, possibly indicating more to come. The bill is a 1928 series one dollar denomination with serial BS84932.
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Muscatine
W. E. Longstreth
Hawks Fly Coast to Coast in Under Twelve Hours
Captain Frank Hawks lands in Atlanta at 9 15 a m after a nonstop night flight from Los Angeles. He completed the coast to coast trip in slightly under 12 hours and said he came to take part in the city air show today.
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Atlanta
Frank Hawks
Los Angeles
Calif
Ickes Named Public Works Administrator in Roosevelt Plan
President Roosevelt designates Harold L. Ickes as federal emergency administrator of public works to oversee the new public works program. The appointment links the Interior Secretary to the national effort to direct public job creation and stimulus projects.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Federal
Public Works
Final Rites Held for Mrs Barbara Stratton at Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Barbara A Stratton were held at Fairbanks Home for Funerals at 1 p m today conducted by Rev B F Schwartz pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church. Burial was in Iowa City cemetery with pallbearers Louis Penrose John Schomberg Arthur Schmidt and S A Crow.
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Barbara A. Stratton
J. E. Stover
Iowa Avenue
Fairbanks
B. F. Schwartz
Iowa City
Pal
Louis Penrose
John Schomberg
Arthur Schmidt
S. A. Crow
Milk and clothing aid from Kern tag day fund for Muscatine students
The Kern tag day fund and teachers relief fund supported Muscatine students with 22 775 bottles of milk costing 487 15 and 306 pairs of shoes costing 519 10. The teachers fund also aided Welfare with 300 and supplied clothing, labor, and loans for caps gowns and training supplies. Truant officer Charles Kern reported strong attendance and various welfare actions.
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Journal
Muscatine
Charles Kern
Board of Education
Teachers Relief Fund
Muscatine Welfare Association
Kern
Robert Peterson
Rollie Scholten
Eldora
Cotton Acreage Shows Increase Across States
The crop reporting board notes an 11.6 percent rise in current cotton acreage from last year, with 40,898,000 acres under cultivation on July 1. President Roosevelt may soon appeal to growers to speed up enrollment in the acreage reduction program. Field reports show higher acreage in every state, sparking concern over prices and delaying contract signings for farmers. Senator Bankhead calls the program crucial to southern prosperity. A White House statement is expected within 48 hours.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
White House
Roosevelt
Bankhead
Alabama
South
Mississippi
California
Rail carloadings rise in week ending July 1
The American Railway association announced revenue freight carloadings for the week ending July 1 at 634,074, up 29,406 from the prior week and 145,793 above 1932. It notes a rare uptick in carrot merchandise compared with the prior week and year.
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Washington
American Railway Association
Bandit Killers Are Captured After Office Holdup
Chicago police captured Ross King and John Borgiorna after a daylight office robbery in which policeman Harry Redlich, 38, was shot and killed. King and Borgiorna faced charges linked to a December mail-carrier heist in the Loop that stole $60,000 in registered mail.
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Chicago
Harry Redlich
Redich
Redlich
Ross King
John Borgiorna
King
Borgiorna
Loop
Drainage District 17 Improvements Discussed At Board Meeting
The Wood County board of supervisors met with property owners to plan repairs and improvements for drainage district No. 17 between Salisbury bridge and the Muscatine western tracks. Engineer Charles H. Young was ordered to obtain bids by July 12 for levee work, with 30 percent potential funding from the federal public works fund and to apply for the fund immediately. He was also instructed to study extra right of way needs to fill levee breaks per government requirements.
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Salisbury Bridge
Muscatine Western Tracks
Board of Supervisors
Charles H. Young
Federal Public Works Fund
Police Arrest Man Ex Wife and Woman He Aims to Marry
In Racine Wisconsin police arrested Jay Beegle 31 and Lyda Weber 22 at the home of Beegle's ex wife Linda Beegle following a request by District Attorney John Brown. The couple and two Beegle children shared the residence. Warrant details were issued by Court Commissioner Eugene L Haley. No evidence of collusion was found regarding the divorce.
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Racine
Wis
Jay Beegle
Lyda Weber
Wisconsin
Linda Beegle
Beegles
Eugene L. Haley
John Brown
Harold Konok
E. P. Belden
Pony Ride Firm Files Articles in Muscatine
Articles of Incorporation for the Pony Ride company of Muscatine were filed with the secretary of state in Des Moines. Capital stock is 1500 dollars in 15 shares of 100 each, with Albert H. Freers as president, Henrietta Freers as treasurer, and Mildred Bigsbey as secretary. Other filings include Plymouth Realty company Inc of Cedar Rapids with 10000 capital and Livingston Airways corporation of Waterloo with 100 shares par value 100.
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Pony Ride Company of
Muscatine
Des Moines
Associated Press
Albert H. Freers
Henrietta Freers
Mildred Bigsbey
Plymouth Realty Company, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Livingston
Southern Surety Co. Creditors Get $13,646
Des Moines Iowa E W Clark state insurance commissioner and receiver for the Southern Surety company of Iowa reports creditors will receive 13646 dollars from the firm.
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Southern Surety Co
Des Moines
E. W. Clark
Southern Surety Company of
Iowa
Local Residents and City Notes Chronicle Travel and Events
Mrs. Robert S Tillie and son planned a Boone Iowa motor trip for a month visiting Mrs. Tillies sister Mrs James Benson. Other locals travel visits and illnesses noted. bank notes due. VFW meeting set. hog receipts at stockyards. a new baby named Richard Karl.
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Robert S. Tillie
John
Hope Avenue
Boone
Tillie
James Benson
John P. Butler
Brocket, N. D
Clara Huff
West Fifth Street
Weel Pare Pool
N. L. la Faber
Norma Lee
Parkersburg
W. Va
Germany and Pope Agree to Concordat Pact
A concordat between the Holy See and Germany was initiated in Rome by Cardinal Pacelli and Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen. The 35 article accord regulates church organization supervision, preserves Catholic associations, and keeps clergy out of politics, extending protections to two million Catholics in regions beyond earlier state accords.
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Vatican City
Holy See
Germany
Cardinal Pacelli
Franz von Papen
Reich
von Papen
Rome
Prussia
Baden
Bavaria
Wuerttemberg
Odesse
Palatinate
Anhalt
Saxony
Resignation Accepted for Garfield Third Grade Teacher
Miss Helen Davis resigned as third grade teacher at Garfield school and her resignation was accepted by the board. Her forthcoming marriage to Howard Mcellrath, an instructor in local schools, is expected late this summer. Superintendent Henry Van Hettinga announced teacher reassignments and a second grade vacancy for the first half of the school year, with over 20 applications on file. The vacancy will be filled by a local applicant.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
First National Bank of
W. S. Norton
Broadway
Emil Kranz
Sycamore Street
Iowa City
Ira Curtis
Leonard M. Neyens
Pasadena
Calif
Bert Hartman
Fern Sharer
Alfred Peterson
Fairport
Richard Karl
Helen Davis
Garfield School
Board of Education
Miss Davis
Howard Mcellrath
Henry van Hettinga
van Hettinzga
Decree Quieted on McKeown Property Dispute
Decree signed by Judge D W Jackson quiets title to property once owned by Rhoda Emma McKeown in a suit brought by Ady Royal McKeown against M Parker McKeown and others. Court earlier found for McKeown after two days of testimony. Includes two Muscatine lots and rural properties in Forest Park addition.
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Rhoda Emma McKeown
Ady Royal McKeown
M. Parker McKeown
D. W. Jackson
McKeown
Muscatine
Forest Park
Wallace Assails Bread Price Rise
Secretary Wallace condemned unreasonable bread price increases tied to a 30 cent a bushel wheat processing tax due at midnight. He argued that if all costs are passed to the consumer a pound loaf would rise by only a little more than one cent above the May 12 price, challenging the baking industry's claim.
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Washington
Wallace
New Revenue Law Sought by Senate Finance Subcommittee
A Senate finance sub committee chaired by Senator King of Utah and including Senators Barkley Byrd and Reed pushed for a new revenue law aimed at ending tax avoidance by the wealthy. The panel, allied with a House group, will assist with drafting for the next Congress session beginning in January.
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Washington
Senate Finance
Congress
King
Utah
Barkley
Kentuck
Byrd
Virginia
Reed Republican
Pennsylvania
Senate
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Haynes and Pace File Voluntary Bankruptcy in Davenport
Debts of 14023.50 and assets of 18151.81 are listed in a Davenport federal court bankruptcy filing by Haynes and Pace. The Muscatine contracting and hauling firm faces 10191 in unsecured claims. Pace lists 580 debt and 600 assets with 400 exempt. Walter G Haynes reports no liabilities and 400 exempt.
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Federal District Court
Davenport
Haynes and
Pace
Muscatine
M. P. Pace
Walter G. Haynes
Statistician position listed for Veterans Administration
Application for a statistician with the medical social service to fill a vacancy in the Veterans Administration Washington DC will be accepted by the United States Civil Service Commission until July 27. Applicants must have 118 semester hours of college work including 30 hours in statistics or social service, plus required experience. Full details from S G Pollock secretary of the Civil Service Board of Examiners at the local post office.
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Medical Social Service
Veterans’ Administration
Washington, D. C
United States Civil Service Commission
S. G. Pollock
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Receivership Orders Pay Seven Creditors in Dewey Case
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey ordered payments totaling 13 646 83 to seven creditors as Clark reports cash on hand 17 940 18 with all claims except administrative expenses filed. Since the receivership began in June 1932 the company has paid 170 585 59.
Counterfeiter Receives Three Year Prison Term
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey sentenced Gleason at Des Moines to three years in Leavenworth penitentiary and fined $500 for counterfeiting. He was convicted of passing a counterfeit $10 bill in Avoca and of three other counterfeit bills.
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Des Moines
Charles A. Dewey
Leavenworth
Gleason A
Councils
Avoca
State Senator Appointed Acting Postmaster in Independence
Washington reports Senator Murphy announced Warren F. Miller as acting postmaster at Independence Iowa. The move threatens the Democratic majority in the Iowa Senate with vacancies and pending appointments. Cooney and White resigned to join state boards, leaving two open seats and questions about successors in Benton Tama and Buchanan Delaware districts.
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Washington
Murphy
Warren F. Miller
Independence
Des Moines
Warren L. Miller
Senate
Matt Cooney
Dubuque
Harry C. White
Vinton
Cooney
White
Benton-Tama
Buchanan-Delaware
Miller
Former Muscatine Man Recovering After Bus Accident
Delmar Borgstadt, Cedar Rapids bus driver and son of Mr and Mrs John Borgstadt of 1607 Orange Street Muscatine, is recovering at Mercy Hospital Des Moines after a Des Moines accident. He fell from a luggage strap break to a concrete platform, suffering a fractured skull a sprained wrist and a badly wrenched knee while en route to Omaha.
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Delmar Borgstadt
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
John Borgstadt
Orange Street
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Borgstadt
Omaha
Neb
Chicago to Greet Italian Armada
Chicago prepares for General Italo Balbo and 96 airmen after their 6100 mile Rome to Chicago flight. Seaplane routes center four days of events with Illinois officials and thousands of Italian Americans joining the reception. Possible Lake Michigan landing at Navy Pier or Lake Geneva visit outlined.
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Chicago
Italo Balbo
Fiiers
Rome
Illinois
Henry Horner
Navy Pier
Lake Michigan
Loop
Lake Geneva
Wis
Missing Man Returns Home From Long Absence
Lansing A. Dickson, 63, who vanished May 25 1932 while visiting farms in West Plains Missouri and other states, returns to Galesburg Illinois. He recalls brief periods in Memphis Texas California and San Diego and says a hospital memory triggered his journey home.
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Galesburg
West Plains
Lansing A. Dickson
Dicskon
Memphis
Tenn
Texas
California
St. Louis
San Diego
Calif
Vernon Johnson
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Climer Street
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Clear Lake
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Papal
Eekee
Senate Group
Haynes
Senne aWals
Tment
Marty
Central State Bank
Muscatine, Iowa
Federal Reserve Bank Stock Bank
R. F. Davis
T. C. Clark
M. B. Guthrie
Glen Downing
George F. Hudson
Fred Beach
R. S. Jackson
G Robert Shield
R. K. Barry Henry F. Otto
Wm. Cashman
Peter Olson
Memorials of Quality
E. 6Th St
Simmons
Alfred Olson
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