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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1935
Page
2
Four-H camp in Muscatine County opened despite rain with about 40 girls from 10 township clubs attending. Miss Dorothy Simmons planned activities including swimming boating and Rally day on Friday featuring scenes from the Bohemian Girl, a Beans and Bottles playlet, and a model initiation at Rotary hut on Staley's Lake.
Des Moines and Iowa rivers surged with heavy rains causing flooding across central Iowa. Des Moines river rose 1.6 feet and Ottawa area warned of high waters while Ottumwa braces for the highest levels in years. Farmers face delayed planting as fields remain waterlogged and corn stands deteriorate.
Utterback may enter the gubernatorial race against Herring inviting speculation that Senator Murphy could back Lt. Gov. Kraschel for the senate. Gillette and Wearin eye the Dickinson Senate seat as Utterback and Kraschel have been friendly. A. E. Mitchell notes no clear replacement for Iowa Work Progress Administration work.
Muscatine county Farm Bureau directors schedule a Saturday night meeting at the courthouse. Fred Otto says no specific business is listed but plans for an all day steamer J S excursion to Davenport and the postponed Farm Bureau picnic may be discussed.
The state bureau of investigation, led by acting chief Glenn Schmudt, orders records from the governor and Joe M. Wood on slot machines and liquor law visoations. Havner and Naglestad, co-prosecutors, decline to reveal witnesses or schedules as the Woodbury grand jury and Polk county grand jury probe bank accounts of Governor Herring, Lt. Gov. Kraschel, party chair Feuling, and Frank Comfort for graft payoffs. The Polk jury will forward results to the Sioux City jury for the next phase.
Representatives from Iowa City, Columbus Junction, and Mt. Pleasant Masonic chapters attended a Tuesday night meeting at the Masonic temple. The degrees of most excellent master and royal arch were conferred on candidates all from Columbus Junction: Milo Arthur, Louis R. Pugh, and L. A. Brisson. A social hour followed with refreshments.
Henry Schafer, chairman of the Muscatine county board of supervisors, and County Engineer F P G Halbfass attended a Des Moines meeting of county officials. They sought government funds for secondary road improvements and hoped Iowa's public relief works share would be set aside for use through regular channels.
New York June 26 The stock market rose cautiously after tax worries faded, with gains small and many shares steady or edging forward. Leading issues like Radio Corp preferred rose over a point, while others such as American Telephone and General Motors fluctuated in a narrow range amid a generally unsettled session.
Muscatine Sea Scouts aboard a 38 foot Sailing sloop progress toward Dubuque after leaving Muscatine on Sunday. They passed Davenport and Clinton Island camps while rain held them up, with a return cruise planned after four days and a stop in Dubuque anticipated today. Bees and honey figures note 80 000 bees visiting 3 360 000 flowers per pound.
Judge D V Jackson took under advisement the latest bid by Lucille Butsenschoen of Davenport to regain custody of her seven year old daughter Maxim e Pitchforth from a prior marriage. Testimony closed after arguments. custody previously awarded to Butsenschoen in 1933 and later to step grandmother Ella Pitchforth of Muscatine.
The article outlines partisan debate over swift passage of a new tax plan with filibuster threats from Senator Clark and criticism from Borah. It notes House and Senate actions on the ship subsidy bill, the Frasier Lemke farm mortgage refinancing proposal, holding company regulation, and large military spending plans for the coming year.
An industry aimed at employing unemployed youth launches national effort to engage employers in industry commerce and business. It focuses on training retaining youth in industrial technical and professional fields and on continuing attendance at high school and college while offering work relief on youth oriented projects.
Nine high school students earned letters for outstanding performance in farm judging teams at the FFA state congress in Ames in May. Muscatine's FFA held a Weed Park party Tuesday night with refreshments after the business session. Summer meetings were planned for July and August. Letter recipients include Merle Bieri Robert Garnes Robert Binggell Lauren Freyermuth Claude Gifford Kenneth Nussbaum Vern Reardon Delbert Brookhart Harold Henning.
County Agent Carl Rylander and William Cashman of the Muscatine county corn hog association confer with Des Moines officials to obtain more information on groups two three and four of the 1935 corn hog contracts. Group one with 682 contracts will be mailed to Washington D C headquarters during the week.
An ordinance defines terms for beer regulation in Muscatine Iowa authorizes permits upon application and fees, bonds by permittees, and rules for licensing and conduct of beer business. It repeals prior ordinance 38698 and sets penalties for violations, outlining definitions of terms like person permit application regulation and beer.
The ordinance sets class B permit rules for beer dispensing in Muscatine Iowa, including 100 dollar annual fees, bond requirements, and city council investigations. It restricts licenses to U.S. citizens, outlines transfer rules, zoning and business district limits, and prohibits minors from receiving beer or being served after hours.
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