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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1935
Page
2
Muscatine officially begins summer with fair and warmer expectations as rain drenched the area all week. Weather officials report 3.5 inches of moisture this period, with a 24 hour total of 1.33 inches ending Tuesday at 7 am. Daylight shortens as days grow shorter toward winter solstice December 22.
Louisiana Senator Huey Long read to the Senate an open letter urging President Roosevelt to push a share the wealth program. He pledged full support and claimed Congress could enact it in a week, while leaders weighed delaying the wealth tax proposal for more study.
William Crampton of Andover waives preliminary hearing in a Clinton municipal court on a manslaughter charge over the accidental death of his 10 year old son Robert on June 11. He bonds out of custody posting 1500 dollars. The case will be reviewed by the Clinton County grand jury in September. Robert died hours after a collision involving his father’s car and a vehicle driven by Mrs Ellsworth Vines. Crampton appeared on crutches after sustaining injuries in the wreck.
Nominations for Muscatine county Townsend old age pension organization were held at city hall on Friday. W. D. Hudler heads the group. Jesse L. Richardson of Iowa City spoke. Nominations stay open next Friday with elections set for the first July meeting.
The Rev John Haefner pastor of Zion Lutheran church was named on the committee of appeals at the Illinois district American Lutheran church convention in Fort Wayne. He and Albert Neitzel delegate from Zion Lutheran church returned Friday night from the five day convention.
Twenty eight placements were made mainly on Dam No. 16 construction in the Mississippi river through the national re employment office at the courthouse during the week. Twenty nine new applications brought active files to 1 421. Veterans on unemployed rolls must file discharge papers to retain preference.
City residents announce the birth of Barbara Marian eight pound daughter to Mr and Mrs N Drucker of 801 East Sixth street. A son Sheldon born to Mr and Mrs Max Drucker of Brooklyn NY. Various social notes include visits by Mr and Mrs Fred Gutschmidt and Miss Kristine Bernhard of Chicago with John Gutschmidt and Mrs C Weisenhagen. A marriage license issued to Clarence Strong and Grace Marks and to George Sutton and Cressie Hahn. A man fined for intoxication and a jail sentence handed to another. A Knights of Pythias meeting awards a knight rank and plans a delegation to Milan lodge anniversary.
Funeral rites for Mrs. Joseph B. Fuller, who died Thursday at her home 505 West Seventh Street, were held at St. Mathias Church at 9 p m today, with burial in St. Marys Cemetery. Pallbearers named Albert Barger Vince and Ralph Fuller Cecil and Dennis Carey and Leroy Lindle.
Des Moines Iowa Gov Clyde Herring said he cannot imagine any condition serious enough to require a special session of the legislature to coordinate state laws with the proposed federal social security program.
District court filings show two city defendant cases. A motion to strike was filed in the B and J garage damage suit against the City of Mscatine. In a writ of mandamus action, Forrest Allen, ex serviceman and street commissioner candidate, faces a city council demurrer. The city argues the petition and facts fail to justify relief.
Clinton police detained Adel Kun Ze 15 and Pauline Feacock 16 who ran away from Cresco. Parents told officers to let them return home the same way they came. The girls were picked up on arrival and spent Friday night in the city jail, later released.
An asparagus stalk brought to The Journal by Harry Finley from rural route No. 6 drew attention for its parrotlike shape. The flat stalk stood about three feet tall and over an inch wide, taken from a four acre patch.
The Pan American Clipper lands on San Francisco bay completing a 4 000 mile commercial run from Pearl Harbor to Hawaii and Midway Island. Piloted on a blind course by instruments the long ocean hop marks a first for a commercial plane. Arrival was 12 10 p m PST, 3 10 p m EST, 18 hours 39 minutes after departure.
A survey of 53 Muscatine County men formerly enrolled in CCC camps began under county relief director Miss Clara B. Schwandt. Questionnaires sent to ex CCC members seek post camp employment, relief roll changes from enlistment, and other pertinent outcomes to be submitted to FERA in Washington.
In district court today Laura Lucas was granted a decree of divorce from William Lucas. The divorce was uncontested. Cruelty cited as grounds. The couple married in October 1923 at Kirksville Missouri.
The newly formed Southeastern Iowa Conservation association plans to outline its role in securing federal funds for Muscatine County conservation projects at an open meeting with the Rotary Club at Hotel Muscatine. President C R Rabideaux and local officers will discuss the setup and need for a centralized body to propose the best projects, with speakers including W Rogers of Burlington.
Two Muscatine lawyers were honored at the 41st annual Iowa State Bar association meeting in Cedar Rapids. J. F. Devitt was reelected to the executive committee of the First Iowa Congressional district and named alumni banquet presider for 1936. Rosenberger became Muscatine county citizenship committee chair. Judge D. W. Jackson and Attorney F. L. Bihlmeier attended. The Muscatine delegation called it one of the largest and most successful conventions in years.
Newton Iowa prepares a full day program for Belgrano Day honoring National Commander Frank N. Belgrano Jr. Events include factory tours, a bridge luncheon, floral garden visit, and a 8:30 p.m. courthouse square address. Governor Clyde L. Herring and past commanders attend.
A Chicago Great Western motor train struck a small coupe at a private crossing near Oelwein Iowa killing Mildred Medlock four and injuring her family. The 30 year old farmer and his 10 year old son lost an eye each and suffered skull fractures. Mrs Medlock was bruised and expected to leave Mercy hospital today. The car lurched from a visit with neighbor Theodore Lenius as the train dragged the vehicle about a quarter mile.
Attorney W. D. Randall outlined Union park status before Park Place community club members at Park Place school house Friday night. He detailed residents efforts to obtain federal funds for park improvements and noted the district court decree designating the site as a permanent park.
Progress reported in acreage check for Muscatine county wheat fields applying under AAA for 1935. County Agent Carl Rylander said the program advances steadily as forty eight contracts will be examined by examiners before the check is completed.
Panic struck the crowd at a Galesburg Illinois circus when hail and wind hit the tent. About 300 spectators rushed exits as officials struggled to restore order. Lillian Felt, 30, sustained a broken leg with several others injured in the melee.
A surge in gardening interest follows the economic upheaval with department stores reporting booming demand for seeds and tools. Prominent professionals and celebrities cultivate small plots in Manhattan and New Jersey, while writers and theater figures mix garden talk with literary and entertainment anecdotes.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department began the annual campaign against chinch bugs. Adverse weather reduces infestations, creosote shipments reach Oklahoma, and officials note reductions in Illinois Missouri Kansas Nebraska Wisconsin Iowa Indiana while Ohio remains at risk. Grasshopper threats also lessen for midwestern farmers.
Mrs Lucille T English 29 wife of Antarctic expedition leader lies near death after a five story plunge. Police question Harold W Starr 26 a Washington lawyer found in the English apartment at the time of the fall. Mrs English had welcomed her husband Lieut Robert English back from Antarctica two years absence. She possibly jumped or fell from a kitchen window late yesterday.
Officials say Mr and Mrs Gerard B Wilson of Omaha are held after the slaying of Emil Marlo 53 in a shack in South Omaha late Friday night. Deputies report Wilson said Marlo attacked him with an ax handle before the shooting occurred.
Officials report weeks of rainfall slowed operations on relief projects across the county. This week 370 relief workers are paid 2294.73, while 398 workers receive 2832.60 for the prior week.
Scouting activity in Muscatine includes troops 129 130 and 126 planning to attend Camp Minnegota during the second period under Scoutmaster Melvin Clark. leaders Rev Tom Foglesong and Scoutmasters are asked to contact them. A Muscatine group camped at a Moline Illinois camp for a week and Sea Scouts plan a Mississippi River cruise returning in a week.
Premier Laval and Captain Eden in virtual talks mended the Anglo French rift over Britain’s naval accord with Germany. They announced a tentative agreement to work together for European peace and collective security as talks would resume after Eden’s Rome visit. Eden’s London call reportedly bridged the deadlock on mutual air defense.
Final services for Mary Elizabeth Smith were conducted at 2 30 p m today at the Fairbanks chapel by Dr David I Berger pastor of the First Presbyterian church Burial was in the Fairport cemetery Pallbearers were August and Joseph Brossart Fred Bujewski George Davis John McCullough and Henry Fitchner Flower attendants were Mrs Ed Bujewski Mrs Florence Eisele and Mrs Leonard Brewer
The estate of Eliza Hayden of Ainsworth Iowa paid the state treasurer's office an inheritance tax of 269 dollars on a taxable value of 3572 dollars. The payment was completed in Des Moines Iowa.
Rev. Ed ward V. Dargin of New York and a canon law expert asserts in the Ecclesiastical Review that Father Charles E. Coughlin violated canon law with his political remarks and the National Union for Social Justice. He argues Detroit Bishop Michael J. Gallagher has the right to bar clerics from politics and that Coughlin should be punished.
Report from Dublin notes harmony between British and Irish leaders as Eamon De Valera weighs London talks on political and commercial pacts. Proposed items include merging governor general duties into the presidency, mutual defense pledges, plebiscite options, and tariff preferences.
Iowa State Employment service may lease fourth floor rooms in the Hershey bank building for a Muscatine branch office. Glen E. Brockway, assistant State labor commissioner, selected the site after a Des Moines submitted proposal. Approval and final arrangements are expected next week with the office set to open July 1.
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