Minneapolis & St. Louis to abandon five Iowa rail lines
Receivers request court approval to abandon 125.7 miles across five Iowa lines: Angus to Kale Junction, Spencer to Storm Lake, Angona to Corwith, Neuburg to Van Cleve, and G. & M. Junction to Montezuma. Lines posted losses in 1934 with $232,917 gross revenue against $133,485 total costs. composes safety risks with wooden bridges. Opposition from some communities expected at ICC hearings after filing.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Iowa
Lucien C. Sprague
John Junell
Interstate Commerce
Angus
Kale Junction
Spencer
Storm Lake
Angona
Corwith
Newburg
van Cleve
Montezuma
Wilbur F. Booth
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Iowa City Plans New High School
Iowa City board of education announces a $600000 high school project with a 45 percent PWA grant. A $350000 bond election will be held, no special tax levy needed, and the plan includes an auditorium, little theater, swimming pool, and library for 1000 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
City Board of Education
PWA
Earthquake Felt Across Los Angeles Area Early Morning
A sharp earthquake shook Los Angeles and nearby cities at about 2 55 a m PST. No damage reported though houses rocked and a parlor lamp toppled in Hollywood. Disturbance felt in Hollywood Glendale Pasadena Long Beach and Downtown LA but not noted in San Diego or Inglewood. One resident called it a swinging sway.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Glendale
Pasadena
Long Beach
San Diego
Inglewood
Ideal Weather Forecast for Weekend in Iowa
The weather section reports continued fair conditions in Iowa with cool temperatures and no rain in the last 24 hours. Skies remain clear with no precipitation expected tonight or Sunday, and highs today stayed in the upper 80s after a stretch without 90s.
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Nicnickers
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Mercury
City News Roundup From Muscatine and Nearby Areas
Reported hospital updates include Jake Dora confined to bed and Mrs. Kenneth Riemcke plus Miss Naomi Kress admitted to Hershey hospital. Arrests include Charles Hensley fined for speeding on Park Avenue. A Ford coupe stolen from Orville Reed was recovered by deputies in Cedar bottoms. Local residents received building permits and new car registrations. The Muscatine Girls' band plans a Weed park concert with Annabelle Costello as sax soloist. Alytha McCullough had tonsil surgery at Bellevue hospital.
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Jake Dora
East Fifth Street
Kenneth Riemcke
East Ninth Street
Naomi Kress
West Eighth Street
Hershey Hospital
John Whaefner
Sycamore Street
Margaret Ireland
Stewart Road
George Weise
Lett
Muscatine
Park Avenue
Charles Hensley
J. C. Coster
Hensley
Orville Reed
Locust Street
Davenport
Fred Nesper
L. G. Pace
Cedar Bottoms
Charles HM. Fish
I. V. Howenstine
Oregon Street
Hannes Ojrlson
Durant
Chevrolet Coach
J. A. Bloom
International
Msc_ Griffith
Ernest
Elvina
Spirit Lake
Minn
J. E. Gillelane
Grover Street
Fred Schroeder
Hershey Avenue
Emory Martin
Cedar Street
Canton
Bellevue Hospital
George Lucas
West Second Street
Elsie Truesdale
Fairport
Paul Chapman
Letis
George McFadden
Orangie Street
Nellie Brown
West Fourth Street
Yugoslav Opposition to Hapsburg Restoration Stirs Balkans
In Bucharest Foreign Minister Nicholas Vitulescu and Prince Paul of Yugoslavia discuss reactions to a hypothetical Hapsburg restoration in Austria. They warn it would trigger mobilization by the Little Entente and stress that recent Austrian property restorations are an internal matter.
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Bucharest
Nicholas Vitulescu
Paul
Yugoslavia
Austria
Vienna
Prince Pau
M. Tiulescu
M. Titulescu
Germany
Balkans
Rumania
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Entente
Europe
Bishop Compton Addresses Townsend Club Here
Bishop J. N. Compton of the Southern Baptist church Mobile Alabama spoke at the Muscatine Townsend Old Age Persian club meeting in the city hall Friday night. Delegation plans were formed to attend the regional meeting in Davenport Sunday where Dr Francis Townsend will be a speaker.
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J. N. Compton
Southern Baptist Church
Mobile
Ala
Muscatine Townsend
City Hall
Davenport
Francis Townsen
Roosevelt Grants Rules for 400 Million Highway Fund
Federal aid governs the spending of a 400 million highway fund to aid secondary feeder roads and eliminate grade crossings. Rules require 25 percent of the earmarked 200 million for secondary roads and 25 percent for grade crossing elimination on non federal city streets. State highway departments handle negotiations while counties need authorization for improvements on county roads.
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Roosevelt
Lord
Upstate
New York
Uiéterback
Iowa
Wallace
Probate Court Covers Multiple Estates and Guardianship
District Court notes orders exempting Jay I. Nichols and John Schell horn estates from inheritance taxes and admitted to probate. Administrators bonds filed for George H. Bailey W. O. Shew Mable I. Jarvis Fannie Shew and Vinnie Conklin estates. Partial distribution bond admitted for Jennie Rowland. Investment in St Ambrose college bonds authorized for Mary J. Cook estate. Guardian appointment for Donald Edward Brown approved. Final report and executors discharged in R W Hinkhouse estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay I. Nichols
John Schellhorn
D. W. Jackson
Anna M. Chamberlin
George H. Bailey
W. O. Shew
Mable I. Jarvis
Fannie Shew
W. E. Shew
John D. Conklin
Vinnie Conklin
Ethel Trader
Raymond Rowland
Jennie Rowland
Mary J. Cook
St. Ambrose College
W. R. Maines
R. W. Hinkhouse
G. W. Hinkhouse
A. J. Hinkhouse
F. W. Hinkhouse
Wage claims denied in district court
Edna May Meyers of West Liberty sued William Lang as executor of the Elizabeth Marlolf estate for wages at one dollar a day for 79 days plus six percent interest from April 18, 1934. Judge D V Jackson disallowed the claims in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna May Meyers
West Liberty
William Lang
Elizabeth Marolf
D. V. Jackson
Student Ends Life Des Moines Man Belz 21 and Parents
A Des Moines student named Charles A Belz aged 21, son of Mr and Mrs, died in an apparent suicide. Police and coroner investigated the case, providing scant details as inquiries continued.
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Des Moines
Charles A. Belz
George Webb Begins Ten Year Penitentiary Term
George Webb, sentenced by Judge D W Jackson to two concurrent terms in the state penitentiary at Ft Madison, began serving a ten year term after pleading guilty to larceny of an automobile and theft of domestic fowls. Two charges were dropped. Webb was arrested by Muscatine officials at Davenport on June 5 for stealing an automobile.
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George Webb
D. W. Jackson
Ft. Madison
Jackson
Webb
Davenport
Decline Noted in Relief Rolls
Newton Iowa relief figures show a sharp drop in employable relief cases in Jasper county during the first six months of the year. From 531 employables in January the number is about 275 now after May re examinations and transfers to rural rehabilitation.
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Newton
Jasper County
M. Teabush
Relief Office
Pythians Plan Delegation for Maysville Picnic
Wyoming lodge No. 76 Knights of Pythias set plans for a large delegation to join other Pythian lodges at the sixth district picnic in Maysville Sunday. Local members were instructed to follow highway 38 to Wilton six east to Durant then north to Plainview and east on No. 74 to Maysville. A. F. Grensing reported on the annual Pythian Benevolent association session in Marego.
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Pythian
Maysville
Wyoming Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
Wilton
Durant
Walcot
Plainview
A. F. Grensing
Annal Pythian Benevolent Escociaton
Marego
Sheriff Issues 293 Licences in Month
Sheriff Fred B. Nesper reported 203 automobile licenses issued in June at his office. Of $105.59 collected, Muscatine county received $39.59 and the state $66. Licenses included 145 to drivers, four duplicates, 34 to chauffeurs, 19 to owners and one school permit. Future licenses will be issued from Des Moines.
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Fred B. Nesper
Muscatine County
Des Moines
Drake University student Clifford Belz ends life in Des Moines
Clifford Belz a Drake University student ended his life by inhaling automobile exhaust in a Des Moines wooded area. Authorities reported no cause for the death in the released notice.
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Clifford, Belz
Des Moines
Drake University
203 Tax Refunds Still Unclaimed
The county treasurer reports 234 tax refund checks from October 1934 totaling 61.59 dollars remain unclaimed for residents who paid their 1955 taxes in full before Sept 1 last year. Uncalled-for checks are listed by county division including Muscatine 73, Bloomington 26, Fruitland 2, Montpelier 10, Orono 1, Conesville 4, Seventy-Six 3, Fulton 4, Stockton 2, Lake 1, Sweetland 13, Pike 18, Nichols 1, Wapsinonoc 2, West Liberty 22, Goshen 5, Atalissa 4, Moscow 20, Wilton township 2, Wilton 10, and 11 for telephone companies.
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Arthur J. Nicholson
Court House
City of Muscatine
Bloomington
Fruitland
Montpelier
Orono
Conesville
Seventy
Fulton
Stockton
Lake
Sweetland
Pike
Nichols
Wapsinonoc
West Liberty
Mrs Flora Grigsby Taken by Death in Peoria Illinois
Mrs Flora Grigsby 25 died suddenly at her sister's home in Peoria Ill on July 7 The survivor list includes her parents Mr and Mrs William Birdsall Detroit Mich three sisters Mrs Gladys Rachels Muscatine Eva Batton Pontiac Mich and Fannie Fisher Detroit and three brothers Keller Leonard and Frank Birdsall Detroit She married Harold Grigsby on March 4 1923 Funeral services were held in Peoria and burial followed at Springdale cemetery Detroit relatives attended
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Frank Rachels
East Fourth Street
Peoria
Ill
Rachels
Flora Grigsby
Grigsby
William Birdsall
Detroit
Gladys Rachels
Muscatine
Eva Batton
Pontiac
Mich
Fannie Fisher
Canning Equipment Available at Courthouse Office
Muscatine county relief families who filed requisitions for jars covers and rubbers may secure them at the relief office in the courthouse starting Monday. Miss Clara Schwandt relief director announced the distribution as county plans for a summer and early fall canning project began. Mrs Faye Wagner of Wilton named to head the program which runs through summer and early fall closing November 1 per state orders.
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Muscatine County
Court House
Clara Schwandt
Faye Wagner
Wilton
Rigdon Urges Wallace Resignation Over Farm Relief Stance
J H Rigdon of Waterloo Iowa implores President Roosevelt to demand Secretary Wallace resign. He says Wallace allowed meat packing interests to exploit farmers and then harm consumers, during a visit seeking relief funds for farm machinery purchases.
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Washington
J. H. Rigdon
Waterloo
Roosevelt
Wallace
Rigdon
Iowa City Man Injured in Wilton Area Wreck
A man identified as Kelley from Iowa City sustained head and eye injuries when his car struck the railing of an overhead bridge about a mile west of Wilton early today. After treatment by a local physician he was returned to his Iowa City home.
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Wilton
Kelley
Iowa City
Muscatine Scouts Plan Journey to National Jamboree
A Muscatine council plans to send six to eight scouts to the National Jamboree in Washington D C this August. Troop 127 will oversee the delegation led by Scoutmaster C M Stanley, with fundraisers like an ice cream social at the First Methodist church to cover travel and camp costs.
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Muscatine
Washington, D. C
Boy Scouts of America
C. M. Stanley
Charles McCarty
Oger Geibel
Fred Klepper
Ore
Buffalo Bill
First Methodist Church
Washington
Divorce Granted to Maze Hesford from Virgil Hesford
Maze Hesford is granted a divorce from Virgil L. Hesford in district court by Judge D. W. Jackson. The decree awards the three Hesford children William Joe and Howard to the father with limited mother visitation and weekly exchanges. The plaintiff receives household articles while the husband takes other property and covers family obligations and child care costs. A property attachment previously in effect is released.
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Maze Hesford
Virgil L. Hesford
D. W. Jackson
William
Joe
Howard Hesford
Mr.Hesford
Hog Calling Honors Awarded
J Dunn of Sioux City Iowa won best pig godler of the world at the Kansas celebration connected with the California Pacific International exposition. Jessie LaFitte of Des Moines Iowa took third honors in a contest for log-vating women.
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San Diego
Calif
J. Dunn
Sioux City
Kansas
Jessie LaFitte
Des Moines
Prospects Revived of Paving Highway 61 Through Here
Ralph Rodgers of Burlington, Iowa state planning board coordinator, visited Muscatine to inspect Highway 61 paving plans. He will present findings in Chicago where a funding meeting is planned soon. Accompanied by I. V. Howenstine city engineer and Mayor Herman Lord.
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Here
Byers Responds to Wenig Labor Charge Insight
State Sen. Frank C. Byers told a Cedar Rapids labor audience that he supports labor, refuting Wenig's charge of unfriendliness. He said Wenig was upset by Byers opposition to extending the labor commissioner's term from two to four years.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Wenig
Frank C. Byers
Eyers
Byers
Wenig
Davenport
School and cemetery budgets arrive in Muscatine County
The township cemetery and school budgets for Muscatine county began arriving at County Auditor Kenneth Coder's office today. A deadline of August 15 is set for filing all cemetery and other corporation levies.
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Muscatine County
Kenneth Coder
Five Bloodstained Towels Spur Dancer Hunt in Lang Case
Five bloodstained towels found in a shopping bag renew the search for Evelyn Smith and Harry Jung in the Lang swamp murder. Investigators weigh the mother-in-law’s confession that Smith killed Lang, with raids in Chicago's Chinatown failing to locate the fugitives who reportedly fled toward New York.
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Chicago
Evelyn Smith
Harry Jung
Ervin Lang
Lang
Francis McCurrie
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