County Officials Debate Emergency Legislation in Des Moines
Iowa county officers met to critique emergency measures from the recent session. John W. Foster urged repeal of the salary reduction act, while State Auditor Storms urged fixes to the Beatty Bennett tax cut. Mortgage relief laws drew criticism as ineffective in Greene County, though foreclosures relief gain approval. Foster pressed restoring officer salaries as farm prices rebound. Fred R. White urged continued road construction funded by license fees and gas taxes amid a $2 million funding shortfall with projected receipts of $14.6 million.
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Des Moines
Iowa County Officers Association
John W. Foster
Winterset
State Board of Assessment and Review
C. W. Storms
Beatty-Bennett
L G. Grant
Greene County
Foster
Fred R. White
State Highway Commission
McKone Seeks Damages Over Car Seizure
John McKone sues Wilter Pilgrim in district court over a 1933 car seizure tied to a $51.85 chattel mortgage. He says L G Pace took the car unlawfully on June 19 1933 after he paid $30 and gave a $36.40 note, alleges Pilgrim kept the note to secure the mortgage and claims the May 2 1931 note was paid. McKone seeks $50 for lost use, $100 for mental anguish, and return of the $30 plus a new note for $36.40.
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John McKone
Wilter Pilgrim
McKone
L. G. Pace
Pilgrim
Pillater
Death of Muscatine Native George B. Ewing
George B. Ewing, a Muscatine native born November 1879, died at his Laguna Beach California home on Monday July 17. His body will be cremated and the ashes sent to Muscatine for burial. He was the son of William W. and Alice Ewing. A sister Miss Jennie O. Ewing and a brother D. L. Ewing predeceased him. A sister Miss Blanche Ewing of Laguna Beach survives.
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Muscatine
George B. Ewing
Laguna Beach
Calif
Mr. Ewing
William W
Alice Ewing
Jennie O. Ewing
D. L. Ewing
Blanche Ewing
Conference on Wires Reduction and Payouts to Farmers
Producers and packers assembled under the U S Department of Agriculture to push compulsory production cuts with bounties funded by processing taxes. Attendees included W W Wood from the Institute of American Meat Packers Thomas E Wilson Chicago packer John W Rath Iowa Waterloo and Guy Shepherd C F Saile and S B Thorn allied with the federal government. Black and O Neal led the discussions.
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W. W. Wood
The
Institute of American Meat Packers
Thomas £. Wilson
Chicago Packer
John W. Rath
Packer
Waterloo
Guy Shepherd
C. F. Saile
5. B. Thorn
United States Department of Agriculture
Black
O’neal
Carter's Liver Pills Aid Bile Flow
An old advertisement touts Carter's Liver Pills as a safe way to wake up the liver and improve bile flow without calomel. It claims gentle extracts benefit the system and urges readers to ask for Carter's Liver Pills on the red labeled bottle at drugstores.
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Carter
Carter's
Drug Stoves
C. M.ca
Muscatine Church Plans Memorial for Mrs Hocke
The Full Gospel Tabernacle announces a 7 45 pm Sunday service dedicated to the memory of Mrs Paul Hocke whose efforts made possible the tabernacle. She died four years ago on July 19. Friends will take part and a special musical program is planned.
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Full Gospel Tabernacle
Paul Hocke
Hocke
Post Passes Name on World Flight
The pilot Winnie Mae arrived at Khabarovsk after a day at Irkutsk and a weather‑shortened leg to Rukhlovo. Reports conflicted on his Alaska destination, with Nome or Fairbanks likely, and he pressed on despite fatigue and fog causing a nearground pass.
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Irkutsk
Khabarovsk
Moscow
Rukhlovo
Blagoveschensk
Alaska
Nome
Fairbanks
Blagove¢?Igensk
State Ends Chapter on Farmers' Revolt
A chaotic farmer resistance to foreclosures culminated in mob actions at Primghar LeMars and Denison as violence rose then ebbed. A state moratorium and military deployment followed, with judges resisting actions and later prosecutions proceeding as martial law ended.
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Court House
Herring
Primghar
LeMars
Bradley
Denison
LeMarsani
Johnson Urges Fast Action to Stabilize Prices
Johnson calls for immediate measures to halt chaotic price increases amid 12,000,000 unemployed. He presses women’s coat and suit manufacturers and labor reps to finalize an agreement to shorten hours and raise wages, aiming at stabilization and protection of purchasing power.
Hull Fighting for U. S. Tariff Stand
American experts prepared measures for each nation and Washington reportedly approved them but insiders said they would not be adopted due to slim chances of acceptance at this late hour. The monetary sub-commissions approved a debt resolution and central bank cooperation plan, though the Fed found the latter premature. Reports will go to the full monetary commission on Monday. Sen. James M. Couzens of Michigan attended his final conference before adjournment.
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Washington
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Full Monetary Commission
James M. Couzens
Michigan
Murphy to Aid in Investigation
Senator Louis Murphy left Dubuque for Chicago to join Senator Royal S. Copeland in a senate racketeering investigation. He opposed final acceptance of Pittman’s resolution calling for gold as the international measure of exchange values, while Senator Couzens noted his minority status and did not object to the sub committee report.
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Dubuque
United States
Louis Murphy
Chicago
Royal S. Copeland
New York
Senate
Pittman
Couzens
Johnson drafts separate wage and hour pacts for employer classes
Johnson presents multiple tailored agreements for factories stores and offices to raise wages and shorten hours to create more jobs. He seeks presidential approval and proposes mobilizing civic and patriotic groups to win local employer acceptance in every community.
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Dustry
Johnson
Governors Day at World's Fair features nine state leaders
Governors attended the Century of Progress Exposition with a nine invitees accepting. Names listed include Henry Horner of Illinois, Paul V. McNutt of Indiana, J. G. Pollard of Virginia, Hill McAllister of Tennessee, Ibra C. Blackwood of South Carolina, and Edward C. Johnson of Colorado.
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Chicago
Henry Horner
Illinois
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
J. G. Pollard
Virginia
Hill McAllister
Tennessee
Ibra C. Blackwood
South Carolina
Edward C. Johnson
Colorado
Tribune Warehouse Destroyed by Fire
Fire today destroyed a one story brick warehouse owned by the Chicago Tribune near the Chicago river mouth. Firemen reported losses around 500000 with several tons of newsprint burned. efforts hampered by the inaccessible location.
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Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune
Chicago River
Students' Adviser Claimed by Death at University of Michigan
Thom as M. Iden 77 longtime spiritual adviser to UM students died after a lengthy illness. He led the upper room Bible class started in 1913 and knew hundreds of students personally.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Thomas M
Iden
University of Michigan
University
Pilots Take License Tests at Muscatine Airport
Tests for a transport pilot license were taken by Don Bridie at the Muscatine airport. Ernest Hoffman of Muscatine took a private pilot license exam. Inspector R L Stephens of Chicago conducted the sessions and is expected to return soon for additional testing.
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Muscatine
Don Bridie
Ernest Hoffman
R. L. Stephens
Chicago
Department of Commerce
Bridie
Hoffman
Sephens
Debts and Assets Listed in Schoenig Bankruptcy
E W Schoenig filed a schedule in federal district court Davenport showing assets of 4328.96 and liabilities of 7953.26. Unsecured debts total 3744.74 including 20 to the federal government for a beer sale permit. He also lists 15000 in life insurance and 300 in household goods claimed exempt.
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Federal District Court
Davenport
E. W. Schoenig
Mecca
Melton Attacks Court Rights in Pending Hearing
Homer Melton enters a special appearance in district court challenging jurisdiction over the case of Homer Melton versus Mabel Irene Melton. He seeks modification of the divorce decree claiming no notice of hearing was served on him.
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Homer Melton
District Court
Mabel Irene Melton
Mabel Irene Kersley
Melton
Senate subcommittee targets racketeering and kidnaping
Senator Murphy leads a push to broaden inquiries into racketeering with Vandenberg Copeland and a plan to use early findings for autumn hearings. They consider changes to federal law making kidnapping cooperation compulsory and restricting machine gun ownership, plus a potential federal offense for kidnapping suspects taking U.S. currency.
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Murphy
Vandenberg
Michigan
Detroit
Copeland
New York City
Congress
Iowa
United States
Murphy invites tips for inquiry into crime knowledge
Murphy stated all persons with information on the crime should contact the committee. He will ask several crime reporters from Chicago newspapers to cooperate in the formal inquiry.
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Murphy
Chicago
Crude English Submarine Built Under James I
A crude sub marine powered by oars was built in England during James I’s reign. It proved useful only as a curiosity, exceeding 300 years ago in the early 17th century.
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England
James I
State Funeral Held for Lithuanian Fliers
Forty thousand sorrowing persons attended the state funeral today of Stephen Darius and Stanley Girenas, Lithuanian American airmen who crashed Monday about 400 miles from Kaunas in a New York to Kaunas flight.
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Kaunas
Lithuania
Stephen Darius
Stanley Girenas
New York
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Parma
Cape Horn
Australia
Muscatine Church
Gatty
Hull
Frank Cannon
Metuchen
N. J
Philadelphia
Mildred Cook
Tribune
Schoenig
Hollywood
Batterson
del Monte
Maxwell House
Food Merchants
Clover Hill
G. Washington
Crosse and Blackwell
Battersons Food Market
van Camp
Graham
Mobilgas
Lubrite Refining Corp
Socony-Vacuum Company
Geneva Market
Benton Harbor
Wisconsin
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