G O P Chairman Heads West for Hoover Nomination
Dr Hubert Work resigns as secretary of the interior and GOP chairman to join Herbert Hoover's Western campaign. James W Good will lead western votes as Work prepares to depart Washington for Brule Wisconsin. Hoover plans acceptance speech. Work rates Governor Smith as strongest Democrat but predicts GOP victory.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hubert Work
Republican National Committee
Secretary of the Interior
Brule
Wis
Coolidge
James W. Good
Hoover
Worke
Work
Smith
Muscatine Day Nursery Board to Meet at 4 PM Monday
Local notices report a 4 oclock Monday meeting of the Muscatine Day Nursery board at Mrs. Fred Beach home 800 West Third Street. Also listed are social, travel and civic items including busyness at Knights of Pythias and Muscatine lodge activities.
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Muscatine Day Nursery
Fred Beach
West Third Street
F. S. Hewes
Chicago
Former Muscatine Girl Wins West Recognition
Miss Lucille Hine of Ocean Park California, formerly near Muscatine, gains notice for pencil sketches. Valedictorian of Samphi class of 1928, she portraits celebrities like Dolores Del Rio Gary Cooper Billie Dove Clara Bow. She will study four years at Otis Art Institute Los Angeles. Daughter of Dr and Mrs W G Hine 2216 Fourth Street Ocean Park. Miriam Chapter WWG hosts lawn picnic Monday at Mrs A B Rumsey 804 East Ninth St supper at 6. Daughters of the Union Veterans hold 8 pm meeting at Memorial Hall courthouse.
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Muscatine
West
Lucille Hine
Ocean Park
Miss Hine
Otis Art Institute
Los Angeles
W. G Hine
Fourth Street
Calif
Miriam Chapter
World Wide Guild
A B. Rumsey
Ninth Street
Pleasant Prairie July 4 Celebration Schedule
Pleasant Prairie Boosters stage a full day event at Pauls Grove drawing townsfolk from Pleasant Prairie and surrounding areas. Morning informal activities lead to noon picnic, 1 pm program with welcome address by Gus Aliber of Muscatine, then contests for all ages and a platform dance to close after midnight.
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Heinz Company
Pleasant Prairie
Gus Aliber
Muscatine
The
Pleasant Prairie Dramatic Club
Fulton and
Montpelier Townships
Blair Nebraska Iowa bridge plan approved and celebration
Washington reports the War Department approves a Missouri River bridge project near Blair by the Nebraska Iowa Bridge Corp. A community celebration includes a horseshoe pitching contest athletic events a band concert a 3 pm baseball game Pleasant Prairie Independents vs Heinz Company Muscatine lineups listed and dancing by Mary Elia Fuller with Grimm's Imperial Orchestra providing evening entertainment.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Missouri River
Blair, Neb
Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation
Pleasant Prairie Independents
Heinz Company
Muscatines Asi
Pleasant Prairie
Bentley
Koll
Pauston
Kretchmar
Plett
Tharp
Henke
Brown
Fowler
Paul
Fierick
Nelson
Randie
Mueller
Burns
Drumm
Meyers
Diercks
Mary Elia Fuller
Muscatine
Grimm
Imperial Orchestra
Brookhart Signals Support for Hoover at Des Moines
Iowa senator Smith W. Brookhart told the Polk county Republican convention that Herbert Hoover will win if the platform keeps its promises and warned against any vagueness or missteps. He said farmers would back Hoover and criticized the party record. Former Governor Harding joined him in urging unity. Rep. Cassius Dowell praised the party's legislative record and government economies.
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Des Moines
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Polk County
Herbert Hoover
Brookhart
New York
W. L. Harding
Local Seed Trade Members Attend 46th National Convention
Mrs Mae Hoopes and Mr and Mrs Austin G Hoopes returned from Chicago after attending the American Seed Trade Association forty sixth national convention. Meetings were at the Hotel Stevens over three days with a sine exhibition and luncheon for visiting women at Marshall Field store and a Leonard Seed company luncheon followed by the Chicago Cleveland baseball game.
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Mae Hoopes
Austin G. Hoopes
Chicago
American Seed Trade Association
Hotel
Stevens
Marshall Field
Leonard Seed Company
Abbott Bound Over to Grand Jury on Different Charges
Alfred Abbott was bound over to the grand jury on two charges by Justice J C Coster after his arrest by Sheriff Ed Sander. Bonds were set at 309 for wife desertion and 500 for non support, but he failed to post and was sent to the county jail.
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Alfred Abbott
Grand Jury
J. C. Coster
Ed Sander
Abbott
Democratic Convention May Be Called to Nominate Supervisors
Democrats at the county convention in the courthouse debated whether the June 4 primary produced nominations for two supervisor seats or if the convention must nominate. Three candidates vied Hitchcock McConnaha Baker. votes were close and no 35 percent threshold clear.
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Board of Supervisors
E. A. Hitchcock
Grant McConnaha
J. R. Baker
Hitchcock
Baker
McConnaha
Friends of Baker
D. F. Sullivan
M. W Stapleton
George Broders
A. R. Whitmer
New Stamp Issued For Valley Forge Anniversary
Stamps marking the 15th anniversary of the winter encampment at Valley Forge go on sale at the Muscatine post office. The two cent red issue features a kneeling General George Washington.
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Valley Forge
Muscatine
George Washington
Stamp details Valley Forge US postage scene with motto
The stamp shows a group of trees with a central figure, the dates 1778 and 1928, and the text Valley Forge near the top. Above them appear the wording US Postage, and a scroll at the bottom bears In God we trust.
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Valley Forge
VU. S
Drainage of Eversmeyer Pond on Orange Street Investigated
City engineer staff will gather statistics on draining Eversmeyer pond on Orange Street for the next city board of health meeting. The drain would remove a mosquito breeding site and require lowering the sewer by about 25 to 30 feet.
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Eversmeyer Pond
Orange Street
City Board of Health
H. H. Fitzgerald
Health Board
Ruth Strained Back Forces Yankee Exit at Fenway Park
Babe Ruth was removed from the lineup in the fifth inning of the first game between the Yankees and Red Sox at Fenway Park. A strained back suffered in Philadelphia the day before was cited as the reason for Ruth leaving the game.
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Boston
Babe Ruth
Yankee
Fenway Park
Yankees
Red Sox
Philadelphia
National Air Tour Reaches Indiana with Meiser Lead
In Indianapolis fifty planes arrived from Detroit led by Louis G. Meiser in a Bull Airesdan as the first leg of the national air tour. William S. Brock piloted the Bellanca monoplane as second, with plans to continue to St. Louis in the afternoon. Creston Democrats endorse Smith Robinson ticket in county convention as Republicans anticipate similar action at Kansas City.
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Indianapolis
Louis G. Meiser
Detroit
William S. Brock
St. Louis
Creston
Union County
Kansas City
Baby Ethel S. Trials On River Ahead Of St Louis Regatta
The Baby Ethel S. outboard racer, launched on the Mississippi, is undergoing trials this afternoon as part of preparations for the Mississippi Valley Power Boat regatta in St. Louis on July 4 and 5. Built by P. Hanley, it features a new five cylinder radial motor with higher horsepower, developed at the Power Boat club.
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P. Harney
Ethel S
Mississippi
St. Louis
Hanley
Thes
Power Boat Club
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