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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1927
Page
3
Muscatine cheers its high school team the Little Muskies returning from Iowa City after reaching the state basketball tournament for the first time. The town expresses pride whether they win or lose and hopes for a championship.
The article describes Ralph A. Thompson’s likely victory in a special election driven by farm vote sentiment and mass propaganda. It notes Mr Thompson benefited from no clear issue and broad support for good roads shifting away from his rival, with Muscatine’s stance shaping the outcome. Time will reveal overall district impact.
A reader complains that Wallaces Farmer exaggerates farmer support for the income tax claiming a straw vote shows favor. The writer questions if cities could prosper without the tax and cites a 19 percent farm tax cut versus 2 to 5 percent city increases as the sole notable point.
Muscatine residents recounts delays and business losses from muddy roads hindering trips to the state basketball tournament in Iowa City. Opinion urges paving main roads and passing the state bond issue to prevent frost damage and future gridlock.
A Wallaces' Farmer editorial notes that Iowa farmers increasingly support a state income tax. It cites a 1923 survey showing initial majority in favor, then a current countrywide straw poll showing 459 for and 98 against. It credits farm organizations and past tax reforms with shifting sentiment toward equity.
The Davenport Democrat argues against an Iowa income tax claiming it would not reduce other taxes and would burden farmers and professionals with new reporting. It urges cooperation between rural and urban interests to boost state prosperity and Iowa industry.
Iowa income tax collections rose by 331,544,523 over last year per the Dubuque internal revenue office. 1926 earnings show a 30 percent increase from 1925, with more taxpayers and stronger farm profits cited by the Davenport office as proof of a broader state upturn.
Dawes predicts Senate closure next. Haiti flags Senator King as undesirable, barring entry to Port au Prince over fear his speech would rile locals when translated into French. The move mirrors foreign sensitivities to U S debate while critics call it overblown. The Armour settlement notes a $3,000,000 hit tied to the Armour Grain dispute amid grain marketing concerns and Iowa farmers’ stakes.
A collage of maxims and humorous lines from 1927 offers quick quips on vanity, marriage, youth, and daily life. It includes epigrams by Eph Snow and Wilbur E. Sutton, reflections on brains and feet, and brief jokes about stock sales and art for art’s sake.
A schedule of Sunday events from KFNF and other stations features Norwegian accordion and juvenile violin programs at 7 and 8:15, a KMA trio, WSUT engineering student program at 9, Beethoven pieces on WEAF with Walter Damrosch talks, and a student phil orchestra from WJZ with opera on WGN. Also listed are pop songs, classical sets, choral and glee groups, old-time fiddlers, barn dance on WSM, theater radio revue, dance music, and morning and afternoon services across networks with multiple local and national stations noted.
On Sunday March 20 the WOC program lists 2:00 pm old folks musical program conducted by Erwin Swindell with Bernard Regan baritone, 3:00 pm religious service by Dr. Daniel Poling from WEAF, 3:30 pm church service by Rev. Co W Baughman of Sheffield and Mineral Illinois on The Anchor of the Soul, 3:15 pm to 9:15 pm musical program The Atwater Kent Radio Artists from page nine continued.
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