Body of 14 Year Old Gilbert Raby Found
The body of Gilbert Raby aged 14 son of Rev Alexander Raby pastor of the Full Gospel Tabernacle at Rock Island was found in the Mississippi river above Muscatine near Hog Island at 9 am Sunday. He drowned while swimming last Friday. The body was sent to Rock Island for funeral rites at 4 pm Tuesday at the Full Gospel church with Rev B H Hite officiating. Burial in Memorial Park cemetery.
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Gilbert Raby
Alexander Raby
Full Gospel Tabernacle
Rock Island
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Hog Island
William Hesford
Ed _ Bridges
Fred Nesper
W. S. Norton
St. Louis
Alexander
Esther Raby
Full Gospel Church
Charles
Violet
Ruth
Alma
Moeller Mortuary
B. H. Hite
Memorial Park Cemetery
Relief workers assigned to Muscatine county projects
A weekly report shows 421 relief workers assigned in Muscatine county projects with 66 not reporting for payrolls totaling 355 workers. Largest crew of 55 worked on rock crushing and delivery. other major sites included city sewers 48 and sewing rooms 47.
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Muscatine County
Wild Cat den State Park
Fairport Biological Station
Iowa U Instructor Resigns to Join Minnesota Faculty
Professor Dale Yoder of the University of Iowa college of commerce announced resignation. He will become professor of labor economics at the University of Minnesota next fall. President Eugene A. Gilmore also said Professor Clyde Hart received a one year leave to take a research appointment at the University of Chicago.
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Iowa City
Dale Yoder
University of Iowa College of Commerce
Eugene A. Gilmore
Yoder
University of Minnesota
Gilmore
Clyde Hart
College of Commerce
University of Chicago
Three Injured in West Liberty Crash
West Liberty two women and a man suffered cuts and bruises in a four car crash on highway 6 two miles east of town at 6 15 p m Sunday. Mrs Herman Schaefer Ed Stand and Mrs Strand were treated for non serious injuries. The Schaefer car overturned twice and Mrs Schaefer was thrown from it. Cars driven by M L Fleurchinger Victor Schaefer and R J Fitzgerald were heavily damaged and towed to garages. Alice Jordan of St Louis was sideswiped but continued on.
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Journal News Service
West Liberty
Here
Herman Schaefer
Thirty-Sixth Street
Moline
Ed Stand
Eighteenth Avenue
Meline
Strand
M. L. Fleurchinger
Victor
St. Louis
Congress in Session Report
Senate opens at 10 A M to debate AAA bill. Territories panel reopens Virgin Islands probe. Conference on mandatory abolition of certain public utility holding companies begins. House moves on District of Columbia legislation. Ways and Means Committee rushes tax bill.
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Territories Committee
Virgin Island
House
District of Columbia
Ways and Means Committee
Rus
Yankee Rescue After Grounding In New London Harbor
A small steamer named Yankee carrying 110 passengers ran aground off New London harbor in dense fog. Coast guard boats towed the damaged vessel to a pier as pumps kept the leak under control and all passengers were landed safely before high tide. In East Prussia, a ferryboat sank on the Darethener lake killing eleven and leaving ten survivors.
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New London
Conn
Montauk Point
N. Y
Coast Guard
Allenstein
Germany
Darethener Lake
East Prussia
Leave Probable for Prof Keller at Iowa WPA
Prof George Keller will likely take a leave of absence from University of Iowa teaching duties after Saturday’s appointment as director of the Iowa WPA. President Eugene A Gilmore said nothing is final but the university will cooperate with the administration. Keller is not teaching this summer and could devote full time to the works administration until Sept 15.
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Iowa City
George Keller
Iowa Wpa
University of Iowa
Eugene A. Gilmore
Gilmore
Keller
L. S. Hill
Des Moines
Traffic control by blimps and airships eyed for New York
Deputy Police Commissioner Haarold Fowler envisions lighter-than-air craft directing traffic in Gotham. He surveyed Sunday traffic from a gondola of a blimp and argued blimps could guide motorists, while airplanes would be too fast for such work.
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Associated Press
New York
Gotham
Haarold Fowler
Bee in Shoe Triggers Illinois Car Crash Injuring Three
In Effingham Illinois Ollie Coulter felt a bee in his shoe causing him to lose control and crash into another vehicle injuring three people. Police and救护队 responded to the scene. The accident is under investigation.
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Effingham, Ill
Ollie Coulter
Expensive Time and a Cash Snatch
In Dallas Tom E Mash paid $45 to learn the time from his own watch. A thief seized his cash when a pocket watch tug revealed a roll of bills. In Oakland firemen found William Gormpertz in a second story window with a towel on his head claiming he was not burning but taking a steam bath for a bad code.
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Dallas
Tex
Tom E. Mash
Oakland
Calif
William Gormpertz
Gompertz
Birds die flying into Washington Monument floodlit shaft
Since floodlights were installed years ago on the Washington Monument nearly a thousand birds have perished by flying into the shaft.
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Washington Monument
District Court Advances Estate Matters and Guardian Actions
Judge D W Jackson signs orders exempting listed estates from inheritance tax and approves various guardianships bonds and investments. The Central State Bank guardian requests bond purchases for St Ambrose college. legal actions include probate for Mary L Briggle and estate management for multiple heirs.
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Jerome F. Barrett
John T. Thompson
Minnie Carstensen
Ada Bosch
D. W. Jackson
Central State Bank
Emma Gottschlalg
St. Ambrose College
Jackson
Killa W. Thompson
Masked robbers slug Eddie's grocer in Fort Dodge
Two masked gunmen attacked Edward Cassady owner of Eddie's grocery and beer garden east of Fort Dodge, robbed him of 80 dollars, and fled in a new sedan driven by a third masked man. Cassady was not seriously hurt.
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Fort Dodge
Edward Cassady
Eddie
Here
Cassady
Slayer Executed in Electric Chair in Bellefonte Pa
Sherman Strawser, 29, died in the electric chair at Rockview prison for killing Charles Gable, a Jack's Mountain farmer, to obtain funds for a wedding dress and trousseau. The crime yielded $77 for a trousseau, license, and honeymoon, but he never married. Strawser’s intended bride, Zella Gill, is in an eastern correctional facility as incorrigible.
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Bellefonte
Sherman Strawser
Strawser
Rockview Penitentiary
Charles Gable
Jack
Trousseau
Zella Gill
House of Correction
Cedar County Relief Employment Totals
Tipton reports 61 persons on relief projects in Cedar county for the week ended last Thursday. The prior week saw 67 employed. Most relief projects ended Friday with two exceptions a street improvement in Mechanicsville and a women’s sewing room in Tipton. About a dozen workers remain on those two projects awaiting harvest.
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Tipton
Cedar County
G. W. Moeller
Mechanicsville
Wilton Woman Seeks Injunction to Stop Foreclosure
Wilton resident Tipton-Ruby W. Norton filed suit in Cedar county district court against Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U S and Sheriff W W Christian seeking an injunction to halt foreclosure on 240 acres southeast of Tipton and to stop the July 30 sale. Norton says she holds deeds via guardianship and asserts an oral agreement with Cedar Rapids agent A J Stanfield to renew mortgages and drop foreclosure, which the society allegedly reneged on. Judge John T. Moffit granted a temporary writ.
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Tipton
Ruby W. Norton
Wilton Junction
Cedar County
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
U. S
W. W. Christian
Life Assurance Society
John T. Moffit
David Ayres
Alfred Ayres
R. B. Tamplin
A. J. Stanfield
Cedar Rapids
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Gertrude Hilmer
State University
Iowa City
Hilmer
Iowa County Puts $24072 Toward Old Age Aid Funds
Muscatine county paid 24072.75 into the old age assistance tax funds from January 1 to July 15. Statewide collections totaled 1631454.31 for the same period. The 1935 tax is delinquent since July 1, but remittances continue as the tax supports pensions and the Iowa Old Age Assistance Commission plans about 6000 new awards within two to three months, raising total pensions to about 16000.
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Muscatine County
State Comptrollers Office
Congress
Byron G. Allen
Iowa Old Age Assistance Commission
Allen
Alimony Sought in Divorce Case Against Frank DiGianni
Ruby DiGianni seeks permanent alimony of 10,000 in a divorce action citing cruel and inhuman treatment endangering her life. The couple married about November 10, 1933, and cohabited as spouses. Judge D W Jackson issued a writ of attachment to secure property and credits totaling 10,000.
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Ruby DiGianni
Frank DiGianni
D. W. Jackson
Semi-Annual Farm Bureau Survey Completed
The Muscatine County Farm Bureau semi annual survey was completed Saturday by J. W. Merrill district extension agent. All records and proceedings were obeyed. County Agent Carl Rylander returned after attending a corn breeding school and taking part in the farm meeting where the proposed farm crops control program was outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Farm Bureau
J. W. Merrill
Carl Rylander
Firemen hurt in Oelwein storage blaze. $5,000 loss reported
Five hour blaze at a storage building injures three firefighters led by Fire Chief M F Gunderson. E R Wheeler suffers arm cuts and Mike Frame is overwhelmed by smoke as damage reaches about $5,000. In Tama Sheri dan highway crash injures three people including Will Dee and Mrs Dee. P F Price transported to hospital.
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Oelwein
M. F. Gunderson
E. R. Wheeler
Mike Frame
Tibetan dog trade demands owner accompany purchase
A Tibetan custom links dog sales to the buyer also acquiring the dog’s master. Masters supposedly control the fierce animals, as only they can safely handle them, reflecting a rare breed management practice in local markets.
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Tibet
Camping Honors Won by Scouts
Muscatine Troop 123 sponsored by the Knights of Columbus earned camping and scouting honors at Camp Minnegatta after a week away. Members John Garrett James Malloy Robert Klein Robert Fuller Francis Peyers Paul Schumacher Gerald Blaesing Francis Milder Richard Albert and Robert Carl won good camping honors, merit badges in first aid to animals and personal health, plus fifty yard and fifty foot swimming awards. Scoutmaster Howard Carl received a camp leader's award.
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Muscatine
Knights of Columbus
Camp
Minnegatta
John Garrett
James Malloy
Robert Klein
Robert Fuller
Francis Peyers
Paul Schumacher
Gerald Blaesing
Francis Milder
Richard
Albert
Robert Carl
Francis Peyerl
Muscatine County Nears Completion of Corn Hog Contracts
Muscatine county 1935 corn hog contracts for groups two and three are nearing completion. Signed agreements will go to state officials in Des Moines then to Washington to issue checks to farmers. Group one payments totaling about 628 contracts are awaited, with original hopes for July end.
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Muscatine County
Des Moines
Washington, D. C
Here
Three Children to Share Estate of Mrs. Mary Baxter
Three children Ethel Brugman George William Baxter and Ward Baxter will share equally in the estate of the late Mary A Baxter. Chester Baxter was given an equal share in the original will but a codicil followed his death. Laura Baxter of West Liberty receives household goods with William Baxter and all Rock Rapids Iowa home items go to Ethel Brugman. Public hearing scheduled for August 19.
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Mary A. Baxter
Ethel Brugman
George William Baxter
Ward Baxter
Chester Baxter
Laura Baxter
West Liberty
William Baxter
Rock Rapids
Judge to Present Religious Drama at Keota Church
Keota receives a religious drama titled The Aftermath to be staged next Thursday at 2 30 PM in the Federated church. Judge M C Summers of St Louis will perform with his wife Mrs E Jean Gibson Summers aiding as child welfare authority. sponsoring women from all local churches will collect an offering with no admission charged.
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Keota
M. C. Summers
Court of General Sessions
St. Louis
Federated Church
Iowa Rural Letter Carriers Convene in Iowa City
Iowa rural letter carriers from Muscatine county will attend the state federation and auxiliary annual convention in Iowa City from August 7 to 10. The Iowa City group is finalizing the program with a postal department representative and several inspectors slated to appear, announced Earl Nelson, first district chairman.
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Muscatine County
State Federation
Iowa City
Postal Department
Washington
Earl Nelson
First District
Moviegoing Reach Across Nations Highlighted in Report
A study notes twenty million Britons attend movie theaters weekly versus four million French men. The comparison emphasizes strong cinema participation in Britain and lighter engagement in France.
New Books Added by P. M. Musser Library
The P. M. Musser public library releases a list of twelve new non fiction titles and ten fiction works. Notable entries include Alexander American Talley rand and Du Maurier Gerald a portrait of England's leading actor and producer.
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P. M. Musser Public Library
Alexander
Talleyrand
Martin van Buren
Bowen
Doran
Barabbas
du Maurier
Gerald
England
Emery
America
Finger
Kaus
Catherine
Leacock
Read
Schauffler
Tead
Wheeler
Legion Auxiliary at Atalissa Holds All Day Quilting Event
The Legion Auxiliary met at the Christian church basement in Atalissa for an all day quilting session and a noon potluck. Attendees included Mrs. Martha De Vore, Mrs. Charles Staley, Mrs. Jess Van Horn, Mrs. Maretta Stires, Mrs. Chris Schmidt, Mrs. Lee Wathan, and several others. Visitors reported travel to Cedar Rapids and Muscatine, with social calls nearby. Clarence Schmidt is recovering from a sprained ankle from a recent oil pump incident.
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Atalissa
Legion Auxiliary
Christian Church
Martha de Vore
Charles Staley
Jess van Horn
Maretta Stires
Chris Schmidt
Lee Wathan
Clarence Schmidt
Maretta Stlies
William Butsler
Myrtal la Frentz
E. O. Markham
Raymond
F. C. Stortz
Cedar Rapids
Carl van Horn
Muscatine
Harland Sterner
Leslie Sterner
Wilton
L. E. Turner
Tipton
Mohnke
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M. W. Stapleton
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Howard M. Bartlett
Edith Hartwig
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Liberty
Frances E. Grossklaus
Bert C. Wells
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Slayer
Red Paint Store
Iowa Ave
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Iowa Briefs
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Highway 63
Sheridan
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Tama
Wally
Wallace Beery
Dixon Camp
Mary Baxter
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H. F. Barnard Co., Jewelers
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