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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1933
Page
3
Listing of publication history, staff roles, and advertising representation for the Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune. Includes merger dates, AP affiliation, and subscription rates for daily and mail delivery within various zones. Provides contact telephones and carrier details for local inquiries.
Analysis of Chicago taxicab wars shows rates cut to 10 cents per mile with free extra passengers. Advocates industrial codes under the national recovery act to enforce fair wages, proper maintenance, insurance, and a living profit. Unethical price cutting harms workers and public, codes aim to stop destructive competition and require fair practices.
Universal expressions of sorrow followed news of the sudden death of Judge Clarence L. Ely of Maquoketa. The Muscatine community joins in mourning a jurist highly esteemed for his service and character.
The Lincoln Star reports deserters from civil conservation camps say they are treated like slaves and seek to evade hard labor. Most youths remain in Nebraska camps while others drift home from New York and other eastern cities, yet a minority quit and return home. The piece argues staying workers gain discipline and work ethic, while deserters face only social scorn.
Jurist Ely was respected across the Seventh Judicial district for his integrity and sympathetic handling of juvenile cases. Attorneys recall his humane approach and the confidence he inspired in the courts. His death leaves a difficult gap in a promising career on the bench.
The article argues President Roosevelt will lead a weekly cabinet council on recovery, asserting the council amplifies duties but does not lessen the president's burden. It emphasizes the president must make decisive choices and that outcomes will reveal his capacity within 60 days.
The clipper James Baines set a 21 knot per hour record long ago. Also in today’s issue a cartoon explanation, plus notes on the Cambridge Wisconsin Scandinavian Methodist Church, the oldest such house in the area, built in 1850, and now the First Norwegian Methodist Church. Dr Mahlon Locke of Williamsburgh Ontario treats 800 foot troubles daily, charging $1 per patient. Tomorrow features a self entered bovine.
Long column analyzes the New Deal's National Industrial Recovery Act and proposals for a 35 hour week with a $14 minimum wage. It critiques administration tactics, trade associations, and shipbuilding industry codes while noting labor tensions and the risk of renewed slumps.
A publicity job at the Tennessee Valley Authority becomes tangled by names Morgan and Harcourt Alexander Morgan. Dr. Arthur E. Morgan notes potential confusion with two fellow members. The piece hints at broader newsroom bickering and local paper clashes in Washington over comic strip titles.
New York reports warn of a stalled implementation of the Securities Act as the RFC seeks repayment from the Pennsylvania Railroad. Kuhn, Loeb delays legality, and the SEC resists preapproval, prompting market nerves and predictions of a long stalemate before any issue actions.
Fiftieth anniversary of Judge Robert Williams death noted. A Muscatine outing occurred at Linwood Springs with chautauqua members and families. Twenty-fifth anniversary of George Lamar’s death observed at age 91. Muscatine team beat Dixon 10 to 2 with Big Jim Kane pitching. Raymond and Glen Houdek canoe to Burlington for the Central States Rowing regatta. Tenth anniversary of Admiral Sigsbee’s death marked in New York. Fire Chief Brown investigated a false alarm with Police Chief Bilkey. Federated Women’s clubs convention speakers named Mrs. Henry C. Taylor and Mrs. John Fox Lake of Shenandoah for Muscatine event.
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