Half Million in Payments Noted for Iowa Farmers
Nearly half a million dollars in Muscatine county AAA payments were reported for eleven months ending June 145 with 487,989.38 from corn hog and 3,616.24 from wheat. Iowa total AAA benefits reached 66,555,455.24 with 66,058,651.94 from corn hog and 489,424 from wheat contracts. Counties above one million in corn hog checks include Pottawattomie with 1,506,582 and Crawford, Kossuth, Sioux, Woodbury. Other counties show varied wheat and corn hog sums in Cedar, Johnson, Louisa, Scott, and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Coun Iy
Federal
Muscatine
Iowa
AAA
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Pottawattomie
Scott
Washington
County Officials Confer on Relief Projects at Ames
Muscatine county board of supervisors chairman Henry Schafer and County Engineer F P G Halbfass met Iowa State Highway Commission officials in Ames to discuss work relief programs for secondary road construction and improvement under the new government setup. They left Monday and were to return tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schafer
Muscatine
Senate backs administration AAA policy amid tariff clash
The Senate upheld the administrations foreign trade policy for a second day by 64 to 15 amid debates over reciprocal trade powers. Provisions for price fixing were dropped and a fight over tariff bargaining powers continued as lawmakers sought to curb presidential authority without Supreme Court guidance. Lobby probes emerged as Luther A. Coleman described telegrams funded by Metropolitan Edison related to the utility bill. In the House, Ways and Means outlined an inheritance tax plan aiming to tax lower rates for relatives and raise about 100 million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Washington
Senate
McCarran
Nevada
Vandenberg
Michigan
Supreme Court
Norris
Nebraska
AAA
Luther A. Coleman
York
Aoiding Company
Metropolitan Edison Company
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Davis Republican
Haines
Quay C. Haller
House
Capitol
Ways and Means
Democrats
Terre Haute
Ind
Edward F. McGrady
Columbia Enameling Company
Perkins
Community Deaths and Local Notices from Muscatine
The body of 70 year old Joseph Thompson was sent to Mercer Missouri for funeral services after his death at his son Arthur’s home in Fruitland. Building permits issued for a $135 competition roof on Neidig avenue residence between Clime and Newell. Hog receipts at local stockyards totaling 350 head all local shipments. Walter Berg Illinois Central railroad agent on a Muscatine business trip. Betty Klakman improving at Hershey hospital. Kiwanis talk on stamp collecting led by Rev. Stanley P. Jones. Miss Lalium Penrose of Pasadena visiting the Penrose family. Miss Marie Olson of Chicago visiting her father on East Sixth street. Dr and Mrs R E Warner and daughter Jos and Mr and Mrs Allen McCormack returned from a South Dakota vacation. Roy Tooman Jr and Robert Freymuth returned from Detroit National Air Show by Mr Tooman’s plane. New automobile registrations include Schreurs Chrysler brougham Day Reo sedan Hazlett Pontiac sedan Johnson Buick coupe. William O Melia returned from Hershey hospital with a fractured jaw from a cow kick. Mrs Anna Ribbink returned from Chicago after visiting daughter. Holland Burch remains a patient at Belle hospital after farm accident.
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Joseph Thompson
Arthur Thompson
Fruitland
Mercer
Mary E. Pilgrim
I. V. Howenstine
Neidig Avenue
Clime
Newell Avenue
Walter ©. Berg
Ilinois Central Railroad
Muscatine
Betty Klakman
Ilot
Lucas Street
Hershey Hospital
Robert Freyermuth
Washington Street
Detroit
National Air Show
Mr. Tooman
A. R. Schreurs
Mulberry Avenue
Holland Burch
Columbus Junction
Belle.e Hospital
Weather Shifts From Heat as Showers Reach Iowa
After a hot humid spell a cooling trend returned with sun breaking through clouds. A light morning shower fell statewide and scattered storms promised more rain. Rain totals in Iowa include Rockwell City 1.19 inches Pocahontas 1.03 Sioux City .88 and Des Moines .39. The weather bureau forecasts a partly cloudy Wednesday with little temperature change.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Rockwell City
Pocahontas
Sioux City
Charles City
Des Moines
Davenport
Wether Bureau
Life Term Sought for Ferris and Women in Park Slaying
Prosecutor plans to seek life imprisonment for William Ferris and three women in the raid murder of New York attorney Howard Carter Dickinson, nephew of Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. Evidence to be offered includes luring Dickinson from his hotel to Rouge Park on June 27 where he was shot twice, his coat and vest removed, pockets rifled.
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Detroit
Michigan
William Ferris
Howard Carter Dickinson
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Ferris
Dickinson
Loretta
Florence Jackson
Jean Miller
Duncan C. McCrea
Rouge Park
Search continues for Winslow body near Grand Haven
Spring Lake near Grand Haven Michigan remains the focus as divers and searchers look for Dean Winslow 27 missing since a Sunday automobile crash that claimed his sister Helen 19. authorities suspect he drowned in remorse and marshes and the lake are being dragged without success.
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Spring Lake
Grand Haven
Mich
Dean Winslow
Muscatine
Helen
Associated Press
Winslow
Birthday Noted at Montpelier Party
Emma Schroeder was honored at her Montpelier home with relatives gathered Sunday for a birthday observance. Guests included numerous Schroeder relatives and friends from Davenport, Melpine, Toronto, Pleasant Prairie, and nearby towns. The listing notes social visits, outings, and upcoming meetings among local families.
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Doreen
Claire
Anna Henke
Melpine
Edward Schroeder
Fred Schroeder
Myron
Joe Pickett
Emma Schroeder
Pearl
Here
City Projects Near Completion under City Engineer Supervision
Two city improvement efforts progress toward completion. Logan Street from St Marys cemetery to Fulham Avenue is near finished under contractor John Hohenable. Mulberry Avenue sewer work leaves about 800 feet. I V Howenstine, city engineer, says Herman Kornemann directs relief labor and steel with concrete will close the pavement gap as paving from Eleventh Street east is expected to start soon.
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Logan Street
St. Mary's Cemetery
Fulham Avenue
John Hohenable
Mulberry Avenue
I. V. Howenstine
Herman Kornemann
Eleventh Street
Piano Yields Liquor In Anamosa Raid
Anamosa Iowa officers raided the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Sherman Jr discovering sixteen half pint bottles and a gallon tin of alcohol hidden in a piano. Sherman bound to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Charles Sherman, Jr
Sherman
Recovery From Droudt Noted
Washington reports a remarkable comeback from 1934's disastrous drought as the AAA notes national recovery. Thousands of relief families have returned to self-sufficiency and 290,155 farm families were removed from relief rolls to rural classification. Drought area has shrunk from 1,480 counties in 25 states to 131 counties in five states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AAA
Resettlement Administration
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Treaty to Avert Conflict Sought
French efforts seek a treaty with Italy granting economic dominance over Ethiopia in exchange for Italy's pledge to preserve Ethiopian sovereignty. The agreement, touted as the best chance to prevent war, would be negotiated during the upcoming League of Nations council session in Geneva with immigration privileges for Italy and a guarantee of the Ethiopian emperor's sovereignty.
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Associated Press
France
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations Council
Geneva
First Y M C A Camp Group Returns Home
Ten members of the Y M C A junior physical training classes returned from Rotary lodge on Staley's lake after spending Monday night and Tuesday morning at the first one day camp session. Another group of about twenty from the intermediate classes left for the second session and will return Wednesday. Junior employed class members depart Wednesday afternoon for the final outing under B L Gallaher supervision.
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Rotary Lodge
Staley’s Lake
B. L. Gallaher
Denver Probe Links Slain Racketeer to Informer Status
Colorado theory on Louis Alterie known as Diamond Jack, a Chicago racketeer and Colorado rancher, being killed last Thursday due to informer role in a bail bond case. Denver police Captain James Childers led today's investigation.
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Denver
Louis
Diamond Jack) Alterie
Chicago
Colorado
James Childers
Experiments With An Alcohol Meter In Russia
Experiments test an alcohol meter in Russia where a colorless liquid turns pale red if sober and cloudy gray if intoxicated. The device aims to detect drunkenness by breath analysis through liquid indicators.
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Russia
Man Contends With Wife On Street Ignored As Stranger
A Korean man reportedly acts as if his wife is a stranger while passing her on a public street, triggering social friction and questions about behavior in private relationships.
Delay Start of Relief Projects in Muscatine County
No new work relief projects will start in Muscatine County for several weeks as state WPA orders set up the program ahead of the national Works Progress Administration launch. Materials on hand should be used and large outlays avoided to continue current work. Des Moines dispatches note L. S. Hill, newly named state WPA director, arranging preliminary steps.
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Muscatine County
Works Progress Administration
Des Moines
L. S. Hill
WPA
Installation Delayed for Muscatine Lodge Leaders
The installation of Muscatine lodge No. 5 I O O F for noble grand M F Eaton and vice grand H F Boston was postponed as district deputy Nichols could not attend. No new date has been set, and the leaders will appoint their supporters after installation.
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Muscatine Lodge No. 5
Nichols
Muscatine
M. F. Eaton
H. F. Boston
Miss Soll Hosts Tarry-a-White Club Night
Miss Margaret Soll entertained the Tarry-a-White club at 621 Climer street Monday night. Members played five hundred with Miss Bernice Witte winning the first prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Soll
Tarry-a-White
Climer Street
Bernice Witte
Cedar River Plan Set for Backers Meeting Preview
Backers explain the Cedar River development proposal in a Moose hall meeting covering physical economic and engineering aspects. A city council vote blocked a special election to seek an advisory opinion, with a conference slated at city hall Thursday to decide feasibility and practicability.
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Cedar River
Moose Hall
City Hall
Meeting Details for Club Postponed Luncheon
The text notes a luncheon served by the hostess and mentions the next meeting at Miss Monica Robinsons home at 600 West Eighth Street. It references Miss Dorothy Wirtz as a participant and names the hostess. Further specifics about date or time are not provided in the fragment.
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Dorothy Wirtz
Monica Robinson
West Eighth Street
County Schools to Receive State Aid for Rural Schools
State funds totaling 983.88 will support 23 rural county schools for supplies and improvements. E D Bradley, county superintendent, notes a large share should buy books and instructional materials. a list names each school, amount, and director or president.
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E. D. Bradley
State Department of Public Instruction
Deeds Recorded In Muscatine Transfers To Katherine Kline
Mary J Jones and Henry S Jones transfer lot 18 in Oak Ridge to Katherine E Kline. A receiver's deed recorded from Guaranty Life Insurance to Register Life Insurance for SW 1-4 Section 1 and NE 1-4 Section 2 78-3W.
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Mary J
Henry S. Jones
Katherine E. Kline
Oak Ridge
Muscatine
Register Life Insurance Company
Guaranty Life Insurance Company
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Ames
City News
Mercury
Ares
State
Marlene
Marlene Dietrich
Montpelier
Credit Island
Edwin Dipple
Oscar Bohnsack
Ronald
Stockton
Vera Oldson
Dora
Buryl Lorddell
Vera Schroeder
Walter Bohnsack
Evelyn Nettleton
Lester Bohnsack
William Geest
Victor
Henry
Minnesota
August Kemper
Chester Prus
Fred Kretschmar
Wayne Wetzel
Alethea Paul
Richard Fisher
Lyal Paul
Pleasant Prairie
Fred Rinnett, Jr
John Allchin
Gus Allchin
Dave Russell
Harvey Island
Montpelier Ladies’ Aid Society
Harold Moore
Buffalo
Harry Umphress
Fred Umphress
Rockford, Ill
Clarence Pulse
Hartford, Il
S. J. Pulse
Charles Thoeming
Rosella
Floyd Brown
Gus Schroeder
Teckla Rinnert
Marian Rinnert
Ed Hutchison
William Haucks
Buryl Lobdell
Droudt
U. 8
Y. M
Alterie Lee
Informer
Seattle
Wash
Dayton
Boeing
Boeing Field
Monster Air Cruiser
Army
Virginia
Virginia Bruce
Miss Soll
Harry A
Timm
Battery and Electric
Sycamore St
Bloomington
Fairview School
Harold Houseman
Oak Grove
Bartus Busch
Park Place
Lloyd Axtell
Cedar Township
Sand Prairie
Arthur Brookhart
Cranston
Donald Morrison
Fulton Township
Crabapple
Alfred Bockwoldt
Lake Township
Clearview
Roy Vance
Moscow Township
White Prairie
William Maurer
Moscow Independent
Lee Tharp
William Kane
Patterson
Vaughn McElroy
Sweetland Township
Fairport
Henry Fitchner
Victor Miller
Pine Bluff
Henry SyWassink
Andrew Grimm
Union
Charles SyWassink
Thrilling Fur Sale
Bry
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