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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1935

Page

2

Lieberknecht Remembered in Grandview Death Notice

Lie berknecht Scott Lieberknecht a lifelong Grandview resident died at Bellevue hospital after a weeklong illness. Born December 24 1895 he lived all his life in Grandview He married Myrtle Dean in Chicago in August 1925 He was a member of the Congregational church and the Elks Surviving are his widow a sister Mrs Charles Graham and a brother D G Lieberknecht Funeral arrangements are pending Fairbanks Home for Funerals in charge

L. Scott Lieberknecht Grandview Bellevue Hospital L. Lieberknecht Louis Anna Lieberknecht Myrtle Dean Chicago Congregational Church The Elks Lodge Charles Graham D. G. Lieberknecht Wichita Kas Fairbanks Home For Funerals

Benefits Fish Fry Planned by Legion Corps

Plans are complete for a benefit fish fry to be held Wednesday at Hershey's pasture by members of the American Legion drug and bugle corps. Proceeds support expenses for the national Legion convention in St Louis. The corps seeks local support and will offer games and amusements in the afternoon and evening.

Hershey American Legion Drug and Bugle Corps National Legion St. Louis Legion Corps

Wilton Plans Park Project Move Forward

Wilton moves a step forward on a northeast Wilton park project after two state planning board engineers surveyed the grounds. A mass meeting is called for Friday night at city hall to discuss landscaping an artificial lake and other park attractions.

Journal News Service Wilton State Planning Board City Hall

X rays Induce Weak Radioactivity in Lead

A report notes that X rays can be made to produce three weak radioactive effects in lead. Researchers describe conditions under which exposure yields measurable but minimal radioactivity, highlighting implications for safety and material response to irradiation.

Cynthia Jacoby Called in Death

Cynthia Jacoby four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Jacoby of Marion Ohio died at home this morning rel atives here have been informed She was a great granddaughter of Mrs Cynthia Millar of Parkington Drive Her mother formerly Marjorie Robertson is well known here No funeral details were received

Cynthia Jacoby W. B. Jacoby Marion, O Cynthia Millar Parkington Drive Jacoby Marjorie Robertson

Kate Noble Granted Decree of Divorce

A decree of divorce was granted to Kate Noble upon her cross petition in answer to Harry Noble's papers. Judge D W Jackson signed the decree allowing her to resume the maiden name Kate Ahlf and to keep property she owned before marriage. Personal property of the couple, now under attachment, was awarded to Mr Noble.

Kate Noble Harry Noble D. W. Jackson Kate Ahlf Mr. Noble

Radio Tonight Shows and Orchestras on National and Local Stations

A listing of tonight and Wednesday programs with time slots and featured performers including Leo Reismann, Edgar Guest, Wayne King, Ben Bernie, Fred Waring, Joe Sanders, Edwin Hill, Horace Heidt, Frankie Masters, the Portland Symphony, Cubs baseball, and multiple networks such as NBC CBS and affiliated stations WGN WBBM WMAQ WLW WCCO KMOX WENR WHAS.

Leo Reismann NBC WHO WMAQ Edgar Guest WLW WLS Wayne King Nbc—Who Ben Bernie NBC — Who Fred Waring CBS WBBM Wcco Eddy Duchin NBC— Who Joe Sanders WGN Edwin ¢. Hill Horace Heidt Frankie Masters KMOX Glenn Lee Portland Symphony Shandor NBC -Wiba WBSM Florencia Wendell Hall WIBA Army Band Tom, Dick Harry Roe Maxon Dean Creddock al Pearce Cubs Philadelphia Clubmen WHAS WENR Three X Sisters Jackie Heller WTAM Jet Kemp Edwin C. Hill Town Hall Bill Hogan Burns and Allen Ray Noble Claude Hopkins Waring Ted ‘Isrto Noble Sisseed Joe Hayme

Sioux City Mayor Faces Ouster Suit

The report outlines allegations of racketeering and payoffs involving Sioux City officials led by Mayor Hayes. Affidavits describe liquor purchases and resort tours, with prior officials like Max Duckworth and Henry C. Kuhlmann cited for ouster proceedings. The grand jury suggested special prosecutors Havner and Nagelstad to assist the county attorney. fees undisclosed.

Max Duckworth Woodbury County Henry C. Kuhlmann City Safety Moore Alesch Sioux City Hayes Duckworth Greer Morningside College Small Rawling Clyde Herring Verne Marshall Cedar Rapids Kuhlman Havner and Nagelstad

Barber exam board licenses and apprentices tests held

Des Moines Iowa July 16 21 applicants took examinations for barber licenses while 34 more sat the tests for apprentice cards as the state board conducted the day’s assessments.

Des Moines State Board of Barber Examiners Thirtyfour

Court at Boston criticizes plan to tax and regulate farm production

The court questions congressional authority to tax and regulate agricultural production within states via processing taxes and rental payments. It argues there is no definite standard guiding the secretary of agriculture in selecting crops or setting payments, implying executive action lacks essential findings. The piece discusses the act’s emergency declaration and the connection to interstate commerce.

Congress Legislative Department Secretary of Agriculture

Early Appeal in Tax Action Highlighted in Public Lands Debate

A public lands committee urged consolidation of counties to reduce state costs. Farmers and business groups backed the Lewis bill to rename the interior department the department of conservation and works and to concentrate all federal conservation activities there, signaling an early appeal in the tax action.

Public Lands Interior Department Department of Conservation and Works

Deeds Recorded in Park Place and Local Lots

Deeds filed show John W Hahn transferring part of lot 9 block 98 to Clarence A Hahn and part of lot 6 block 79. Ellard Starkweather deeds lot 21 block 17 Park Place to J F Hill. Frank C Wright and Emily J Wright deed lot 9 block 38 Park Place to J F Hill. J H Ashton and Eva May Ashton deed to Clay Kneese and Louise Kneese lots 33 and part of 34 in section 12 78 4w. Herman A Lange deeds lot 10 and part of 11 in block 4 Stockton to Henry A Savage and Herbert N Savage.

John W. Hahn Clarence A. Hahn Ellard Starkweather J. F. Hill Park Place Frank C. Wright Emily J. Wright J. H. Ashton Eva May Ashton Clay Kneese Louise Kneese Herman A. Lange Henry A. Savage Herbert N Savage Stockton

Moon Eclipse Stuns Muscatine in Longest View in 50 Years

Hundreds of Muscatine residents gathered Monday night to watch a copper colored total lunar eclipse. Officials say the eclipse began at 8 15 p m central standard time and reached totality at 10 09 p m, lasting about 1 hour 40 minutes with the moon shining through the earth’s umbral cone 860 000 miles into space and 226 000 miles from Earth.

Muscatine

Crawley and Chance Open Law Firm in Muscatine

Crawley and Chance announce the opening of a new law practice in Muscatine located above the Red Paint store at 216 12 Iowa Avenue. Crawley earned a Washington University law degree and won the Breckenridge prize, while Chance graduates this June with a JD from the University of Iowa and holds the Dillon law award. Both partners were admitted to the bar on June 1 of this year.

Crawley and Dillon Law Award

Warmer Weather Promised Here Tonight and Wednesday

Slightly warmer conditions are forecast for this section with generally fair skies. Noon reading reached 86 degrees, while Sioux City reported 92 and Carroll and Atlantic saw 56. No rainfall in the past 24 hours and the river stood at 7.9 feet this morning.

Weather Bureau Iowa Sioux City Carroll and Atlantic

Wallace in West Taking Vacation

Wallace in West Taking Vacation continues as he tours rural areas. A visitor warns a grade crossing plan would ruin business while Wallace promises to research it in Washington. In discussion with farm rehabilitation fellows he relies on a slow smile and the scenery.

Wnte Wallace Washington

Iowa Chain Store Levy Test Faces Legal Hurdles

A district court hearing in the Tolerton and Warfield action is set before Judge F. S. Shankland on Wednesday. A federal court hearing follows at 10 a.m. Thursday. The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled the state graduated chain store tax unconstitutional, citing inequality across gross sales brackets and similar rulings from Kentucky and Wisconsin.

New Mexico Kentucky Wisconsin Supreme Court

Friends of Eicher Report Improvement

Friends of Representative Eicher of Iowa said his condition has improved considerably after a heart attack on July 4. His temperature returned to normal and he is showing a healthy appetite while confined in recovery. Four and a half to five feet is the average height of Laplanders.

Washington Eicher Iowa Friends

Miss Benshoof Featured Singer on WOC Schedule

Blue Grass performer Miss Vivian Benshoof daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter L Benshoof Jr now among WOCs regulars heard twice weekly. She is each Wednesday at 8 pm for a 15 minute broadcast and Thursday at 7 30 pm as a soloist on the Tri States Theaters program.

Blue Grass Vivian Benshoof Walter L. Benshoof Jr Woc Benshoof Davenport Girls’ Glee Club R. J. Tank Chicago E. R O. W. Grabbe Henning Anderson Paul Berwyn, Jr Anna Box B. F. Pickering Evelyn Lenser LaCrosse Wis Phylora Burmeister Forrest Belle Bo Mary Schroeder Eleanor Marten Geraldine Moeller Jean Daurer Laurine Cozad

Lucile Robinson Beaten in First Round Golf Match

Davenport Iowa Mrs Nell Kennard of Des Moines upset the defending champion Miss Lucile Robinson of Des Moines in an 18 hole first round match winning one up in a historic Iowa women s golf tournament upset.

Lucile Robinson Davenport Nell Kennard Des Moines Iowa

Relief Costs Fall In Muscatine County Staffing Shifts

The Muscatine county staff of case aids is expected to be reduced by August 1 as relief costs drop. It is anticipated that by that date two members of the current staff will be transferred to other duties.

Muscatine County Case Aids

Kanoff Boy Hurt in Fall From Tree

Wilton Darrell Kanoff age 4 suffered serious leg injuries after falling from an apple tree at his home on Sunday. He is the son of the City Engineer and Mrs George Akanoff.

Journal News Service Wilton Darrell Kanoff George Akanoff

Plans For Cedar River Project Petitions To Be Presented

Supporters of the Cedar River recreational lake and development project plan to present petitions to Muscatine city council Thursday night with wording unchanged. A mass meeting is set for Wednesday in city hall to approve sending aldermen a call for a special election on PWA grants and a loan for a hydro electric plant at the dam site. J M Roth said a legal opinion finds no extra clauses needed to absolve the city from liability in the PWA loan.

Cedar River Hotel Muscatine City Hall Muscatine PWA J. M. Roth

William Foster Birthday Honored at Cedar Side Inn Picnic

High Prairie celebration marked William Foster’s seventh birthday with cake flowers and games at Cedar Side Inn near Cedar River. Attendees included multiple local families from Grandview Winfield Letts Rock Island Bloomington Muscatine and High Prairie. The event doubled as a W H Foster family reunion and included a Vernon Luedtke celebration at a separate Sunday dinner.

R. H. Geertz Julia Barclay High Prairie W. H. Foster Vernon Luedtke James Garvin Adolph Luedtke Fairport Erick Pagel Buffalo Prairie Myrtle Greer Little Opal Miller Pagel Jean McCulley High Prairie Church Ruth Fern Hitchcock Erma Rann Pioneer Institute Island Methodist Church

Yangtze River Levels Recede Amid Flood Fears

The Yangtze River in Hankow began to recede from a record two week high today easing some public fear. Dikes remained weak and reports from upriver areas spoke of renewed rainfall threatening further danger.

Hankow China Yangtze River

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