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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1935
Page
7
J M Roth outlines to Muscatine Kiwanis a Cedar river recreation and power scheme funded by PWA grants and loan totaling about 2.2 million. The plan envisions an 11 by 3 mile lake with 25 miles of shore, flood control and rural electrification, with no direct taxation on Muscatine residents.
Springfield, m. With a new strategy Governor Horner moves fast to lock in support for 1936 renomination. He has secured endorsements from Democratic committees in 30 downstate counties. Dan Sullivan expects 80 county endorsements by August 1 and pledges from party organization in every county.
Major General George E. Leach head of the National Guard parachuted from a burning plane while Captain Charles M. Cummings continued to Santa Maria. Leach, once Minneapolis mayor, wandered desert before reuniting with Cummings after rescue teams searched the area.
Columbus dispatch reports the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks elected Judge James T. Hallinan of the New York supreme court as grand exalted ruler. He succeeds Michael F. Shannon of Los Angeles as the organization's head. Los Angeles awarded the 1936 grand lodge convention after Miami withdrew its bid.
City engineer L V Howenstine announced paving on Mulberry Avenue will start this week with poured concrete joining the existing pavement where street car tracks were removed and a new sewer installed. Hog receipts reached 274 head at local stockyards today.
The McCarthy Improvement Co of Davenport submitted the apparent low bid of 1 999 488 73 for Lock No 13 on the upper Mississippi River four and one half miles above Clinton Illinois. Major R A Wheeler announced bids opened this afternoon the government estimate being 2 073 288 47. It is the first contract in the country under the 1935 emergency relief appropriation act.
Social notes report a Durant area dinner hosted by Otto Schiele with the Franklin family and guests including Miss Eleanor Who of Chicago. Birth of a son announced by Mrs. Walter May of Arcadia, Neb., born July 7 to Dorothea Schoemaker. Rochester area visits include Newton Lang, Moscow, Louilla, and Muscatine households among relatives and students.
Davenport Everett Weaver, 35, of Wayland Iowa, ended his life by hanging in a bathroom at a local sanitarium this morning, according to a report. Investigators are reviewing circumstances surrounding the death.
Mrs Frank Schwartz of New York City daughter of the late Dr Henry J Prentiss drowned at Altowanna lake while attempting to rescue her 7 year old nephew Joseph Middlebrook who fell from a rowboat. Guides Richard Zandee and others witnessed the tragedy as all three disappeared and later two bodies were recovered from five feet of water.
North Dakota voters shift toward approving the 2 percent sales tax as returns from about two thirds of precincts show 51 373 in favor and 50 777 against with 1 453 of 2 242 reporting. The measure gains momentum amid late tallies.
A Muscatine County statement blasts the county board of supervisors for a partial inquiry into relief care. The Unemployed and Relief Association demands a fair, thorough investigation of medical, dental, and welfare practices, accusing delays and biased reporting by officials and urging state and federal aid utilization.
Coroner W F Shelley reported the death of Mr Weaver who entered the sanitarium Monday evening and used his shirt as a noose to take his own life.
Des Moines faces a stagnant bakery strike as six major bakeries and 250 union workers hold firm against negotiations over a closed shop. U S Labor mediator W H Rogers planned talks after a Monday meeting with strike leaders. Residents report adequate bread from other bakeries, while a separate warehousemen dispute at C C Taft awaits union talks.
L. E. Marsden leads a 10 day survey of Union park Muscatine and Wilton sites for possible improvements under the state planning board. Supervising official F. B. Fitzsimmons says data will go to Ames to ready projects if new works relief funds cover them.
Colt dus, O.-7)-K. M. James Lin, son of China’s president, and Viola Brown, a clerk in a five-and-ten store, obtained a license to wed. The romance began when Lin left his pocketbook on a counter after a ten-cent purchase and Brown returned it. The license was issued privately at Ashland, Kentucky, Sunday.
CCC camp work plans were reviewed in Muscatine by L. C. Craig superintendent of the Oakville camp and Lt. Mc Bride camp commander. They will return Wednesday to address the Southeastern Iowa Conservation association at Hotel Muscatine noon. Louisa county camp enrolled 181 young men with more recruits expected.
Multiple households near Muscatine and Illinois City hosted dinners and visits. Guests included the Garvin and TeStrake families from Atalissa and Muscatine, the Mittman clan, Lang family members, Koeppen and Zollner relatives, and others. A county picnic occurred at Weed Park with many young residents in attendance. Anna Winkler suffered a broken arm in Oskaloosa while visiting relatives.
Davenporters and Iowa visitors gathered at the Ray Martin home over the weekend. Families from Davenport Rock Island Muscatine Lone Tree Eliza and Oakdale joined Mr and Mrs Ray Martin for Sunday calls and hosting relatives.
H G Conger of Northwestern Bell reports Iowa rural telephones increased by 772 in the first six months of 1935, compared with a 503 gain in the same period of 1934. He noted the rise reflects ongoing rural telephone expansion across the state.
The farm machinery industry shows vigorous rebound with the best fall outlook in years. Earlier price declines and farmer funding gaps slowed purchases, but renewed farm prices and subsidies plus lower interest on fixed charges spurred demand and factory orders.
New York Yankees owner Col. Jacob Ruppert signed Joe McCarthy, manager since 1931, to pilot the club for the 1936 and 1937 seasons.
Mrs. Tillie Fulton files for divorce in district court charging cruel and inhuman treatment neglect and non support. The couple married in Muscatine January 29 1916 and separated November 1 1334. They have a child named June L. Fulton.
New York stock action mixed with some gains for names like National Biscuit Mack Truck Collins and Aickman Cerro De Pasco Kennecott Union Pacific Consolidated Gas American Telephone General Electric Goodyear Sears Roebuck and Standard Oil of California while Du Pont U S Steel Case Chrysler General Motors Macy National Distillers Santa Fe N Y Central Western Union Standard Oil of New Jersey and Westinghouse retreated.
A hearing on charges of conspiracy to violate state medical laws against N. G. Baker was postponed from 2 p. m. today to 10 a. m. Monday. Justice J. C. Coster granted the continuance at the request of County Attorney C. H. Fishburn. H. E. Wilson, hired by the state, is tied up with another case and witnesses are not yet prepared.
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