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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1938
Page
4
Muscatine Elks at the state Keokuk convention dominated events earning four trophies in golf and securing the largest parade delegation. A Muscatine Elks member was elected vice president of the state association, as the group boasted strong performance and statewide visibility.
The article critiques Harry Hopkins as head of the WPA denying political influence in relief while senators question his claims. It cites a Congressional Record excerpt noting WPA allotments in the months before Iowa’s primary and suggests tensions over relief politics amid partisan concerns.
The piece reviews congressional fights over relief money during a recovery bill era. Senators push proposals to curb political influence, require merit for WPA staff, bar fundraising by relief workers, and base grants on state unemployment data. The article notes voter interest and potential primary campaign pressure as relief spending looms.
In a speech Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes Ickes denies being critical of Roosevelt as a dictator saying if Roosevelt were one he would swiftly silence his accusers. The remark underscores public fear of concentrated power and suppression of dissent.
Cora looks on the bright side when authorities arrest Tom for swindling without catching him earlier, though she had spent the month in doubt and distress.
Fifty years ago Muscatine county won the firemen’s tournament at Clifton with the Hook and Ladder team from Muscatine and one from Wilton competing. The report notes a Pan in Muscatine and a Wilton entrant for the event.
Washington’s TVA investigation moves forward as Francis Biddle wins an eight to one vote to serve as counsel. Rep. Tom Jenking led the lone opposition, while Sen. Jim Davis abstained, citing shared state ties. Biddle’s liberal background and ties to Oliver Holmes’ secretary role frame a cautious start to the inquiry.
Washington column by Ray Tucker reviews the auto financing probes and political deals shaping 1940 Iowa and Oklahoma contests. It notes Indiana and South Bend indictments, Hopkins and Ickes relief aid influence, and the Roosevelt White House strategy amid Townsend and Townsends faction struggles.
A historical column notes 58 265 440 spellings for scissors and Shakespeare variations, then shifts to TRAITOR TO TEXAS. It recounts Join Davis Bradburn in the 1820s fleeing a Tennessee jail to the Mexican border, rising to command at Anahuac in 1832, clashing with Patrick Jack and William Travis, a Mexican sentry’s death, and the first bloodshed in Texas independence. Tomorrow: Heavenly traffic jam.
Ken Murray recalls Hollywood recaps of flagpole sitting as a craze from the past. He recalls Kelly and other contenders who stayed aloft for days, fighting birds and doubts, while Old Glory fluttered at sundown and prize offers followed the champions.
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