Local grocers victimized as forged Swift & Company checks cashed
Six Swift & Company checks ranging from 12.72 to 14.76 were forged and cashed by a stranger within an hour here on Tuesday. Police report identifies the suspect as J. W. Williams, wanted nationwide for forging American Express orders and many checks. Merchants at Wilcox Grocery, Kneese Grocery, Fuller Brothers, Van Gent Grocery, A. P. Store, and Otto Grocery cashed the Swift checks after seeing Williams’s photos. eight checks were stolen, two not yet found. The clerk Charles Miller’s forged signature appeared on the checks. Williams allegedly promised return with packages but did not come back.
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Swift & Company
J. W. Williams
American Express Company
Wilcox Grocery
Kneese Grocery
Fuller Brothers
van Gent Grocery
Otto Grocery Company
Swift
Outline Story of School Pageant to be Given Friday
The Church of the Owen Door pageant will be presented by Daily Vacation Bible School pupils Friday evening at the high school auditorium. Rev Miss Viola Smith outlines the three movement drama showing Muscatine spirits guiding children to Bible schools with Christianity, ending with the flag and the Cross as America appears. Cast includes Betty Appel Ruth Hartwig Dorothy Beitel Ruby Green Margaret Chamberlin Josephine Blakely. Margaret Kemble directs.
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Church of the Owen Door
High Schol
Viola Smith
Bible School
Muscatine
America
Betty Appel
Ruth Hartwig
Dorothy Beitel
Ruby Green
Margaret Chamberlin
Josephine Blakely
Margaret Kemble
West Liberty Veteran Civil War Soldier Dies at 85
J Stafford 85 Civil War veteran died at his West Liberty home after a long illness. Born June 17 1843 in Ohio he served with the 35th Iowa infantry. He moved to West Liberty 25 years ago and was a Mason for 40 years. Survived by his wife three children and a grandson. Funeral plans not announced.
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West Liberty
J. Stafford
Mr. Stafford
Ohio
35Th
Iowa Infantry
Masonic Lodge
Cecil Truckenmiller
Davenport
Leona Briggs
Charles Stafford
Moline
Richard Briggs
San Pedro
Calif
Houston Sidelights on Jones Planned Democratic Convention
Houston reporters describe the city’s rapid postconvention growth led by Jesse Jones as delegates converged at the Rice Hotel. They note improved press setups, a vast coliseum, and Houston rising as a southern metropolis with a Gulf of Mexico seaport via the ship canal.
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Houston
Tex
Clem Shaver
St. Louis
NEA Service
Journal
Texas
Jesse Jones
Rotary Club
Rice Hotel
Jones
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Senator Pittman
Arizona
Dallas
Kansas City
Missouri City
Miss Passmore
New Orleans
San Antonio
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Open verdict in Richter inquest findings major accident
Davenport coroner's jury returned an open verdict into the death of Franz Richter 54 at Linwood Cement plant. Fellow workers testified Richter crawled into a rock crusher to clean mud with Hermandza below and the power turned on by Richter himself. Witnesses described attempts to rescue him and the setup of the rope and tools used.
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Franz Richter
Linwood Cement Company
Linwood
Davenport
Richter
Walter Hermandza
Hermandza
A. C. Passawater
Walcott
Passawater
John Murphy
William Richter
Turning a Belt Right Side Out With a Safety Pin Bodkin
Use a safety pin to thread through the belt tube from one end to the other. Pin the pin at the far end to pull fabric through, turning the belt so the outer side faces outward and the stitching remains hidden inside.
Edna Wallace Hopper Endorses Quindent Toothpaste
Actress Edna Wallace Hopper discusses dental care and presents Quindent the five in one dentifrice. She claims it cleans polishes and freshens breath with milk of magnesia and acids combat. The product is advertised at 80 cents per large tube.
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Express Company
W. Earl Hall
Tropolis
Reed
Dan Moody
al Smith
Smith
Moody
Anton Cormak
Chicago
George Berry
Tennessee
Berry
Auditorium Hotel
Cewelers
Opticians
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West Second Street
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Men’s West Oxfords
Edna Wallace Hopper
Athletic Union
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Cale
Materia
Men’s Union
Glatstein
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