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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1927
Page
9
Emerald hue dominates Muscatine as St Patrick’s Day observances unfold. Harps shamrocks and pipes join native and Irish to celebrate the patron saint with dances and banquets while legends ponder the date and origin of the shamrock custom and St Patrick’s famous mission.
The article discusses legends surrounding St Patrick including claims of introducing distillation to Ireland and promoting temperance. It notes the breakfast shamrock custom on his anniversary and acknowledges his real beneficial acts for the Celts, whose descendants wear the green today.
Three men arrested and 11 automobiles seized with 25 900 rounds of pistol ammunition confiscated in a federal narcotics roundup in New Orleans on March 17. The operation targeted a drug ring with ties to organized crime.
Funeral services for John Davis were held at 2 30 p m Saturday from 402 Lowe Street conducted by Rev Smith of the Church of the Brethren. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery. Advertising is to be permitted in street cars of Shanghai. Under cover men arranged the purchase of 62500 dollars worth of narcotics.
The rural teachers' study club will convene Saturday at 1 15 p m in the county superintendent of schools E D Bradley's office. The group will focus on arithmetic with a second reading group already active. Three meetings are planned for each section to cover material from a leading arithmetic book.
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