Borah Attacks AAA Tax Handling and Court Access
Senator Borah of Idaho denounces proposed AAA amendments that shield courts from processing tax recovery suits, arguing it benefits large firms while harming small businesses unable to pass taxes to consumers. AG Cummings notes appeals court ruling won’t halt broader tax collections. The House weighs devaluation damage suit limits as it schedules further talks with the Senate on social security.
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Washington
Senate
AAA
Borah
Idaho
Cummings
Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston
House
Chamber
Mrs. Fred Shellhorn Shows Improvement
Mrs. Fred Shellhorn has returned home from Mercy hospital Davenport after a two week stay. Her condition is much improved. Several local residents and relatives are mentioned visiting and traveling to various friends and family places in Wisconsin Minnesota and Davenport during the period.
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Mike O'Brian
Hazel Green
Wis
Mayo Brothers
Rochester
Ernest Reeves
Muscatine
Reeves
Will Morris
W. D. Stevens
Davenport
Fred Shellhorn
Carrie Hershey
Gus Claussen
Loraine
Melvin
Blanche Phares
Fred Osterfinke
Herbert Conley
Imogene
George Davis
Clara Davis
Montpelier
Tom Reeves
Kieth
Stockton
Roy Reeves
Alex Brossart
City News Briefs From Hershey Area And Venturing Notes
Admitted patients at Hershey hospital include Myrtle Barnes, William O Melia, Mary Ann Block, and Mary Etta Newton. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McCarthy announce a birth at Hershey hospital. Navy man Cornelius Giessregen returns to Bremerton after brief visit with family. Unit veterans discuss routine matters at Brecker Street clubhouse. Parent-Teachers selling refreshments at night kittenball games. A R Howe returns from vacation to Mulberry Avenue. Local car registrations and visits noted. Townsend Old Age Pension club meets at city hall. Betty Brown attends international convention in Philadelphia. Area stockyard hog receipts total 361. Facts on dog breed, Kansas grain mills, London rainfall, Arctic daylight, and carbon monoxide fatalities.
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Hershey Hospital
Myrtle Barnes
Walnut Street
William O’melia
Mary Ann Block
Mulberry Avenue
Mary Etta Newton
Maple Avenue
Lawrence McCarty
Cornelius Giessregen
U. S. S. Mississippi
Bremerton
Wash
Navy Yards
W. Naber
Ed Giessregen
United Veterans ‘Fuscatine Post
Brecker Street
Jefferson - Jackson - Grant Parent-Teachers Association
Y. M. C. A. Ivaique
A. R. Howe
Chicago
Knoxville
Fred Lang
Richarde
Wallace
George Hl. Riemcke
Buick
L. R. Hillyard
West Third Street
Walter Rauch
Park Avenue
Plymouth
Charles F. Weber
East Tenth Street
Clarence Carter
Lee Street
Roy Braun
Roger
Ames
E. E. Howe
Townsend Old Age Pension Club
City Hall
Betty Brown
Muscatine
International Christian Endeavor
Philadelphia
Resigns Keokuk teacher Harriet Solomon after long service
Miss Harriet Solomon resigns from Keokuk Public Schools where she has taught since 1878 and served as assistant principal of Keokuk Senior High since 1895. Her long career began after high school graduation, with roles from Carey School to the high school and a Europe trip gift from alumni five years ago. She has joined many clubs and organizations beyond school work.
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Harriet Solomon
Harriet Solomn
Keokuk
Council Bluffs Stays in Western League
Council Bluffs remains in the Western league with seven teams after management approved back salaries around $1 000. President Dale Gear of Topeka announced players must take seven and a half days off for the rest of the season as the schedule tightens with remaining opponents including Rock Island.
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Council Bluffs
Joe McDermott
Ad Liska
Dale Gear
Topeka
Rock Island
Move to Unseat Bryan in Lincoln Reported
Rumors in Lincoln Nebraska speak of a proposal to unseat Charles W Bryan as mayor. The unconfirmed report cites beer and liquor license applicants as the source and mentions Bob Robinson as a potential successor. Robinson declined further comment.
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Lincoln
Neb
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
Bob Robinson
Bryan
Robinson
Senate defers action on processing tax recovery suits
Washington senate defers action on a provision in the AAA bill aimed at outlawing processing tax recovery suits while a compromise is sought. Des Moines Miss Ricka Findley sister of Park A Findley head of the state bureau of investigation was cited for contempt of court and ordered to appear before District Judge Russell Davenport. The mercury climbed to 97 degrees by 2 p m the warmest day of the season.
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THE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Today
AAA
Des Moines
Ricka Findley
Park A. Findley
State Bureau of Investigation
Russell Tempt
Davenport
Mercury
Nearly 100 beer dispenser license applications before Muscatine council
Nearly 100 applications for beer dispenser licenses are to be considered by the Muscatine city council at a meeting in city hall tonight. Two new requests for city beer parlor licenses were also filed with city recorder Floyd D. McKinney. The aldermen have already granted city licenses to 44 individuals.
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City Council
Muscatine
Floyd D. McKinney
City Recorder
Four-H trip leads Drury workers to Moline event
Mrs Ziegenhorn and Mrs Watson accompany Drury Four-H girls to Moline for a demonstration where Drury won first and Illinois City records set. Also notes visits by Mrs Charles Frank of Davenport and Mrs Minnie Kinsley, with several Dickman relatives hosting guests from Washington DC. Frost control using dynamite discussed as midwest technique with night blasts to protect gardens.
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Drury
Herbert Ziegenhorn
Russell Watson
Drury Four-H
Moline
Illinois City
Charles Frank
Davenport
Chas Dickman
Dickman
Minnie Kinsley
Washington, D. C
Kinsley
Tipton
Muscatine
Frank Rachels
American dancer fined for outraging Paris morals
Joan Warner a blonde American dancer was found guilty of outraging the morals of Paris and fined 50 francs about $3 30. The court ruling sparked a broader crackdown on nude dancing in theatres and night clubs in the city.
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Paris
Joan Warner
Mass Fish Propagation At Fairport Station Hits Record Year
The United States Biological Station in Fairport reports its most successful year since opening with propagation expanding to meet high demand. About 300,000 bass fry 80,000 to 100,000 fingerlings 150,000 bluegill sunfish and 35,000 to 40,000 bullheads and crappies are expected before season end. Eggs from 100,000,000 carp and buffalo fish are scattered along Iowa and Illinois shores. Rescue work aims to save fish stranded by floods.
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United States Biological Station
Fairport
Bureau of Fisheries
Leslie Bennett
Illinois
Bennett
Mississippi River
Iowa
Weed Park
Bureau of Fisheries Office
Muscatine County
Bennet
Muscatine Relief Office
Supplies Needed in Canning Issued to Muscatine Families
Relief officials report most jars lids and rubbers allocated for the Muscatine county canning project have been issued. They note 258 dozen jars 216 dozen lids and 384 dozen rubbers distributed. 102 dozen jars remain assigned at the courthouse awaiting pickup. Authorities urge families with proven need to claim supplies promptly and say full assistance will begin soon.
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Muscatine County
Clara Schwandt
Court House
Nazis Step Up Anti Jewish Campaign With Written Decree
Nazi authorities push anti Jewish policy through mouth of the National Sozialistische Partei Korrespondenz demanding Jews be barred from renting to Aryans employing Aryan domestic help or serving Aryan clients with death as penalty if needed. In Schoenberg district crowds gathered before a Jewish owned shop as police watched.
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Berlin
Nazi Party
National Sozialistische Partei Korrespondenz
Schoenberg
Funeral services for Preston Cooley Friday
Preston Cooley of Muscatine died at the county home Wednesday. Services are at 2 pm Friday at Meyers Funeral Home with Rev. F. C. Scott officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Born 1882, he lived much of his life in Muscatine. He first married Sarah Cozad, then Mary Luttige. Survived by 6 children and 10 grandchildren.
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Preston Cooley
Muscatine
Meyers Funeral
F. C. Scott
United Brethren Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Cooley
Sarah Cozad
Pearl Beverlin
Mary
Dodge Blazes Economy Trail with Low Running Costs
Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews praises Dodge for rugged reliability and new economy. The ad claims Dodge costs less to run than a small car and offers fuel and oil savings that cover the price difference. Features cited include Airglide Ride, Synchromatic Control, all steel body, and hydraulic brakes with a low factory list price from Detroit.
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Far East
Roy Chapman Andrews
Dodge
Detroit
Comedian Keaton's Wife Seeks Decree in Beverly Hills Affair
Mae Elizabeth Keaton filed for divorce from Buster Keaton and sued Leah Clampitt Sewell for heart balm after alleging she found her husband with Mrs. Sewell in a Santa Barbara hotel on July 4. The Sewell family domestic entanglements include a wider custody dispute with Barton W. Sewell and Walter Emerson’s wife Jane.
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Los Angeles
Buster Keaton
Sewell
Beverly Hills
Mae Elizabeth Keaton
Leah Clampitt Sewell
Mrs. Sewell
Barton W. Sewell
Walter Emerson
Jane
Business Dull in County Warms Law Breaking Lull
Sheriff and police report no arrests since Saturday night marking an unusual stretch for Muscatine. They note a past pattern of quiet periods during summer and winter, with a few days without arrests previously observed at the city hotel basement.
Norway Bound Ship Back in New York
Norwegian-American flier Thor Solberg and wireless operator Paul Oscanyan returned to Floyd Bennett Field after a test flight in the Lief Erikson. They planned a flight to Bergen via Montreal but found the tail heavy and the craft difficult to control after 50 minutes aloft.
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New York
Thor Solberg
Bergen
Norway
Solberg
Paul Oscanyan
Floyd Bennett Field
Montreal
Lief Erik Son
Des Moines Man Drowns in River
Joseph S. Knowlton a 21 year old former Marion resident now in Des Moines drowned in the Cedar River at Palisades State Park this morning. He went under in 14 feet of water when swept by a swift current near a dam under construction. A life line was cast and the body recovered two hours later. Knowlton a CCC camp member at Palisades park is the son of Mrs Katherine Knowlton 608 Boulder Avenue Des Moines.
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Cedar Rapids
Joseph S. Knowlton
Marion
Des Moines
Cedar River
Palisades State Park
Knowlton
CCC
Palisades Park
Katherine Knowlton
Boulder Avenue
Car Plunges Off Bridge Killing One
William Duke of Washington D C was instantly killed when his car crashed into a cement bridge eight miles east of Osage Iowa and plunged down a 15 foot embankment. Duke was a salesman for a Savannah Georgia cigar company.
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Osage
William Duke
Washington, D. C
Here
Duke
Savanah, Ga
District Court Notes On Stipulations And Extensions
A stipulation requires Premier Pabst Sales to receive $50 by May 15 1935 and $10 monthly until full repayment, with judgment possible on nonpayment. Foreclosure in Fred E Martin vs Chester Kresse Beulah F E Kresse extended to March 1 1937. Defendants must pay $10 on July 20 August 3 17 Sept 1 and the first of each month through February 1936. taxes insurance and repairs to be paid from these funds. Failure to meet terms risks annulment of the extension.
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Pabst Sales Company
Leo A. Albers
Albers
Fred E. Martin
Chester Kresse
Beulah FE
Kresse
Semi Final Round Reached in State Golf Meet Today
Davenport Miss Waterman from Davenport Miss Jennet Jones of Des Moines and Miss Knarlotte Ames of Clear Lake reached the semis of the women's state amateur golf tournament here with narrow wins. Waterman beat Indy Morton 1 up in 19 holes Jones defeated K D Stone 3 and 2 and Ames beat Jean French 3 and 1.
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Davenport
Day Waterman
Jennet Jones
Des Moines
Knarlotte Ames
Clear Lake
Edith Estabrooks
Miss Waterman
Indy Morton
West Okoboji
Miss Jones
K. D. Stone
Miss Ames
Jean French
Edith Estabrooks Beats Ottumwa Player in Golf Meet
Davenport girl Edith Estabrooks, age 14, advanced to the semi finals of the Iowa women’s golf meet with a 6 and 5 victory over Ottumwa’s Miss Eleanor Stevens in the quarter finals of an 18 hole match.
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Davenport
Edith Estabrooks
Iowa
Eleanor Stevens
Ottumwa
Pope Sends Note to Eucharistic Meeting at Strasbourg
Pope Pius in a letter to the national eucharistic congress says the world will gain immense providential benefits for strength, order, and peace. He promises a personal blessing to the congress Sunday by wireless. Thousands of pilgrims have gathered since Wednesday for the three day prayer for peace.
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Strasbourg
France
Pius
Goodrich Trial Near Its Close
The state pressed for a swift verdict in the murder case of Merton Ward Goodrich. Prosecution finished its evidence in under six hours on the trunk murder of 11 year old Lillian Gallaher. Court adjourned until Friday. Harry C. Hanley said Goodrich would testify in his own defense.
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Detroit
Merton Ward Goodrich
Lillian Gallaher
Harry C. Hanley
Goodrich
Ohio
Boys Cause Blast Wrecks Streetcar in Detroit
Two boys Frederick Herrick and James Cole, ages 7 and 8, caused a blast by tossing a bottle of colored liquid under a passing street car in Detroit. The explosion wrecked the front vestibule and shattered all windows as about 30 passengers panicked but were uninjured. Detectives file the incident as an unresolved inquiry into the explosive’s nature.
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Detroit
Frederick Herrick
James Cole
Allen to Speak in Iowa at Legion Convention
Henry Justin Allen former Kansas governor and senator and Wichita editor will address the Iowa American Legion convention in Waterloo on September 3. He will discuss recovery efforts in Great Britain after his return. The article also notes extensive unmined gold deposits in Peru due to remoteness and poor transport.
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Waterloo
Henry Justin Allen
Wichita
Kansas
Iowa American Legion
Great Britain
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