Few Veterans Attend Iowa Grand Army Reunion in Waterloo
Muscatine loses most of its eight Civil War veterans to age and ill health as they miss the est annual encampment of the Iowa department G A R in Waterloo. The Shelby Norman post is represented by eight members and five Ladies of the Relief Corps will attend with several officers. The program spans Sunday through Thursday with memorials, tree dedication, flag presentations, banquets, a parade and officer installations.
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Muscatine
Iowa
L. J. Leech
West Branch
Women’s Relief Corp
Cedar River
Leach
Waterloo Boy Scouts
Lincoln
Gettysburg
West Waterloo
Achievement Day Observed by Farm Bureau Women
Nearly 200 persons attended the New Era community hall today as Farm Bureau women from across the county gathered for the annual Achievement day program. Demonstration contests between townships were planned as the main attraction, with entertainment by Four-H girls the Fruitland community orchestra and the Farm Bureau women's chorus.
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New Era
Farm Bureau
Fruitland Community Orchestra
Farm Bureau Women's Chorus
Drug Company Files Articles for Muscatine Branch
Articles of incorporation for Kords incorporated were placed on file Tuesday at the county recorder’s office. Henry Lischer of Davenport is president, A. L. Offerman of Davenport is vice president and treasurer, and Hugo J. Lemm of Davenport is secretary. Capital stock is $10,000.
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Kords Incorporated
Muscatine
Ida E. Grimm
Henry Lischer
Davenport
A. L. Offerman
Hugo J. Lemm
Weather Hinders Stratosphere Hop Ahead of Flight
Rapid City South Carolina weather prospects remained unsettled as Capt. Albert W. Stevens and Capt. Orvil A. Anderson found no need to hasten completion. Observers at the flight base reviewed distant area reports and saw little chance of the clear still day needed for ascent.
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Rapid City
S. C
Albert W. Stevens
Orvil A. Anderson
Local Notes from Muscatine and Davenport Area
City and surrounding area news including recoveries from an automobile crash in Love, Nevada. plans of Van Burton Snyder to study at George Washington University with a Iowa City doctor. travels of Mrs. Elmer Weise and her son to Chicago. church services scheduled by First Christian church. birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Albertsen in Davenport. hospital operation for Alva Markham. Federated Patriotic societies meeting at the courthouse. Mrs. Margaret Sinnett and son tour Chicago Wisconsin Dells and Niagara Falls. several mortgage filings by Iowa Rural Rehabilitation. various accidents, funerals, and social visits across Muscatine and neighboring towns. naval service note about W. W. Bond. rye and blue grass curiosity. local convention travel for VFW officials. livestock receipts and car registrations. concluding statistic on water intake.
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Leonard Nevens
Love
Lock
Nev
Love Run Farm
California
van Burton Snyder
B.?. Snyder
East Sixth Street
Washington, D. C
George Washington University
Capital City
Iowa City
Elmer Weise
Ronald
Chicago
A. Timm
East Seventh Street
First Christian Church Board
Harvey Albertsen
West Thirteenth Street
Davenport
Robert Eugene
Mercy Hospital
Albertsen
Clara Horst
Martha Horst
West Eighth Street
St. Mary’s Altar Guild
Trinity Episcopal Church
Stanley P. Jones
Alva Markham
West Seventh Street
Bellevue Hospital
Federated Patriotic Societies of the
Margaret Sinnett
Bob
Wisconsin Dells
Niagara Falls
Iowa Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
County Recorders Office
Jake Dora
East Fifth Street
Carl Danielson
Farm Credit Administration
Carl Rylander
H. B. Shoultz
Grandview Avenue
W. H. Slack
Musserville Methodist Episcopal Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Muscatine
Park Avenue
F. W. Englund
Clarence Luckhardt
Kellogg
Idaho
Luckhardt
George L. Luckhardt
Mulberry Avenue
Henry Kack
Clinton
A. B. Clapp
W. W. Bond
United States Navy
U. S. S. Maryland
Hawaiian Islands
Bertha Krieger
Muscatine Islang
Journal
Steve Fuller
Lillian Martin
Bertha Kennedy
Perry
Emil Krebs
Stockton
Ford
Reg
Chevrolet
Relief Costs in Muscatine County Drop in May
May relief expenditures in Muscatine County declined to 20429.77 from 27415.68 in April, driven mainly by direct relief. May direct relief totaled 9237.01 while work relief reached 11192.76 with food 7293.97 shelter 57 clothing 255.60 fuel 490.03 and medical care 1140.41.
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Muscatine County
Kentucky Posses After 5 Convicts
Heavily armed officers hunted in Pewee Valley near Louisville and in Campbell and Kenton counties for five escaped convicts. A motorist was abducted and car stolen as two men fled a taxicab hijack near London. James C. Morris, a bank robber and triple murderer, had escaped from Frankfort reformatory on May 12. Authorities traced three suspects after a taxi hijack and shifted the pursuit toward the Ohio Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky
Pewee Valley
Middletown
Campbell
Kenton
James C. Morris
Frankfort Reformatory
London
Kentucky Hills
Ohio Valley
Williams Webb Receive Indeterminate Sentences in Car Theft Case
Clifford Webb and Lawrence Williams were arrested by East Moline police for stealing Harold Dilley’s car from Muscatine. They received indeterminate sentences not to exceed 10 years at the Anamosa reformatorium in a Tuesday district court hearing before Judge D. W. Jackson. Calvin Jenkins was to face a juvenile hearing, with no entry yet in his case.
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Clifford Webb
Lawrence Williams
East Moline
Harold Dilley
Muscatine
Reformatory
Anamosa
D. W. Jackson
Calvin Jenkins
Auto License Fee Collections Show Slight Gain Here
Muscatine County 1935 license plate issuance through June 5 shows 6 965 cars and 1 068 trucks issued versus 6 945 cars and 1 021 trucks in 1934. County Treasurer Arthur J Nicholson notes the year to date is ahead of the previous period and compares to last year’s totals of 7 367 car plates and 1 139 truck plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Arthur J. Nicholson
Married Teachers Case to Be Heard in Court
Eleven married teachers dropped from the school staff seek a court order to compel the board of education to review their individual cases. Judge D W Jackson set the hearing for 10 a m on June 12 in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
D. W. Jackson
Board Moves to Dismiss Suit by Teachers Over Reappointments
Local school board members acted to squash a court action filed by 11 of 13 married teachers who were not re elected for the coming year. The board filed a motion this morning to dismiss the suit, arguing the court lacks jurisdiction and that teacher selection rests entirely with the board.
College Instructors Undecided How They Will Spend Vacations
Muscatine junior college instructors mostly have no plans for the three month summer break this week. Only Miss Martha Goad and Miss Mary B. Ryan are settled Miss Goad will visit Washington DC for a sister before returning to Hillsville Virginia and Miss Ryan will work at the University of Iowa during part of the break. Other staff including Miss Willetta Strahan dean and Miss Louise Gaekle math instructor have indefinite plans with Frank Prochaska science instructor and E A Lichty psychology instructor also undecided.
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Muscatine Junior College
Martha Goad
Mary B. Ryan
Miss Good
Washington, D. C
Hillsville
Miss Ryan
University of Iowa
Willetta Srahan
Louise Gaekle
Frank Prochaska
E. A. Lichty
Auroran Year’s Staff Named by Muscatine High
Marion Narvis, a junior, elected managing editor of the Auroran for 1935 36 with Dorothy Legler Lynn White and Dorothy Weber also chosen. A joint faculty student committee selected other staff including Patricia Tipton Billy Keating Mary Elda Stein and Marjorie Boston for the yearbook and weekly Auroran under Genevieve McCandless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Narvis
Auroran
Muscatine
Hig
Dorothy Legler
Lynn White
Dorothy Weber
Patricia Tipton
Billy Keating
Mary Elda Stein
Marjorie Boston
Bill Fahy
Jack Ficken
Jean van Dyke
Robert Jehring
Lola Folsom
Ladd Steinmetz
Janet Torneman
Basil Glick
Ellamae Demorest
John Parks
Mary Annn Block
Letty Sywassink
Hauptmann Composes Music With Prison Quartet
Lindbergh baby killer Bruno Hauptmann, awaiting appeal, composes songs in the Trenton death house. His attorney Egbert Rosecrans says Hauptmann writes words and music and is joined by three other inmates in a death house quartet, including a prisoner described as a strong-named vocalist.
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Hauptmann
New York
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Egbert Rosecrans
Strohm Urges Vigilance at Iowa Fire Fighters Meet
Davenport reports John W. Strohm state fire marshal urged about 300 delegates at the Iowa Association of Fire Fighters convention to treat every fire as suspicious until proven otherwise. He declared a fire is guilty until proved innocent as the two day event proceeds with resolutions, officer elections, and site selection. Ottumwa is noted as a possible future convention host.
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Davenport
John W. Strohm
Iowa Association of Fire Fighters
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Resolutions Committee
Van Dyke Child Taken by Death
Roy A. Van Dyke three, son of Mr and Mrs Albert Van Dyke, died at the family home after a brief illness. Born April 2 1932 the child was 3. Body at Meyers Funeral home for 2 p m Friday services by Rev Stanley P Jones at Trinity Episcopal Church. Burial in Greenwood cemetery.
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Roy A. van Dyke
Albert van Dyke
Meyers Funeral
Stanley P. Jones
Trinity Episcopal Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Three High School Students Named to Quill and Scroll
Esther Weiss Jack Ficken and Jean Legler of Muscatine high school are elected to Quill and Scroll an international honor for high school journalism. Selection criteria include class ranking in the upper third and outstanding school publication work.
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Muscatine High School
Esther Weiss
Jack Ficken
Jean Legler
Quill and Scroll
International
Genevieve McCandless
Miss McCandless
Northwestern University
Society
Water Use Falls 12 Million Gallons in May
Walter Molis, assistant superintendent of the municipal water department, announced May 1935 used 12 million gallons less water than May 1934. The totals stood at 63.9 million gallons for 1934 and 51.9 million for 1935, indicating ample rainfall and reduced lawn irrigation need.
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Walter Molis
Municipal Water Department
Molis
Light June term of court forecast by seven trial cases
Indications the June term is unusually light with only seven cases signed for trial. The term opened Tuesday with sixteen calendar entries, mainly for pleading times. Listed are W W Williams vs Frank Bamford. Ward Reynolds vs Holmes and Mills. Ruth Wiese Slavens vs Anna Bailey et al. E E Bloom trustee vs James Dean et al. Arthur S Frye vs Jebbie Frye set June 10 at 10 am. Dora and Sars vs City of Muscatine set June 30 at 10 am. E P Rosenberger vs A L Hoyt et al set June 14 at 10 am.
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D. W. Jackson
W. W. Williams
Frank Bamford
Ward Reynolds
Holmes and Mills
Ruth Wiese Slavens
Anna Bailey
E. E. Bloom
James Dean
Arthur S. Frye
Jebbie Frye
Dora
Sars
City of
Muscatine
E. P. Rosenberger
A. L Hoyt
Augustana concert features Elijah by Oratorio Society
The Augustana Oratorio society and college choir will perform Mendelssohn Elijah Thursday at 8:15 pm in the Augustana auditorium Rock Island as part of the college seventy fifth anniversary celebration. The 300 member group rehearsed two years under conductor Henry Weld and four artists will fill special roles making it a premier Tri Cities musical event.
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Augustana Oratorio Society
Mendelssohn
Elijah
Augustana
Rock Island
Augustana College
Oratorio Society
Henry Weld
Tri- Cities
Pearl Rakestraw Seeks Divorce Over Desertion
Pearl Rakestraw of Muscatine township has filed suit for divorce from Russell Rakestraw on desertion grounds. The petition notes their marriage in Rock Island in October.
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Pearl Rakestraw
Muscatine Township
Russell Rakestraw
Rock Island
Oct
Trend Mixed in Stock Dealings
Wall Street people watched mid week business statistics for modest reassurance as markets paused after a brisk rally. Bulls stayed cautious though some rail, utility, and industrial shares edged up while others slipped. American Telephone and General Motors led gains and U S Steel fell.
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New York
Wall Street
NRA
Liverpool
American Telephone
Consolidated Gas
Loews
Warner Bros
Air Reduction
Allied Chemical
Sears
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric
Caterpillar
Liggett & Myers “B
National Biscuit
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Pennsylvania
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Anaconda
U. S
Court Notes Show Name Changes and Estate Actions
The district court approves the adoption of James J. O'Donnell by the Hollidays and changes his name to James W. Holliday. Separate answers filed in Hendrick v Schmitt. Dismissal motions in Verner Dittmer Broders v Strunk. Edna Phillips named administratrix of Clarence Hysinger estate with $4000 bonds. TeStrake authorized to sell 140 busts of soy bears from Garvin estate. Land title in Waterhouse v Giesler quieted for plaintiff. Bates as receiver to transfer bank interests in Ziegler Lutheran bequest to Roehlk as substituted trustee.
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Edna Phillips
Clarence L. Hysinger
O— Cc. J. TeStrake
John F. Garvin
D. W. Bates
Pleasant Prairie Savings Bank
Charles Roehlk
Clara L. Brandt
Ziegler Memorial Lutheran Church
Plymouth Nets Safest Low-Priced Car Ad Pitch
An advertisement touts Plymouth as the safest low priced car with a safety steel body. It invites buyers to visit Chrysler, Dodge or De Soto dealers and learn about financing through the Chrysler Motors Commercial Credit Plan.
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Chrysler
Dodge
de Soto
Chrysler Motors
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Webb
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Europe
Evanston, Ill
Beatrice Frear
League of Nations
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West
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Strohm
Firemen’s Meeting
Ottumwa
Los Angeles
Willard A. van Brunt
Horicon
Wis
Good Samaritan
van Dyke
James J. O'Donnell
Emmet R
Helen D. Holliday
James W. Holliday
Anna B. Schmitt
W. R. Schmitt
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J. E. Verner
Ford Dittmer
H. P. Broders
Peter Strunk
H. D. Waterhouse
Ida Giesler
Plymouth
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