Dog Parade Heads to Muscatine Streets Next Saturday
A Muscatine merchants sponsored dog parade set for 10 30 a m next Saturday reports entrants reporting at East Third Street by the Journal office for the organized route along Third Mulberry Second Chestnut Iowa and back to the start Two prize divisions offer 5 00 for first and 2 50 for second in each division with cash awards announced at parade end Adolph the downtown mascot heads the parade with other dogs entered by local residents and businesses Entries open until parade time with dogs kept on leashes and dogs on parade regardless of entry blanks
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Muscatine
East Third Street
Journal Office
Third Street
Mulberry Avenue
Mulberry
Second Street
Chestnut Street
Iowa Avenue
Mark Taylor
Adolph
Stein Confectionery
Jiggs
Robert Wilson
East Fifth Street
Pal
Robert Armstrong
East Fourth Street
Mooney
James van Auken
Teddy
Paul Morrow
East Second Street
Babe
Irma Stalkfleet
Dolliver Street
Jury Clears Doheny in Bribery Case After Fall Conviction
News wires report Edward L. Doheny was acquitted of bribery tied to the Elk Hills oil lease, while Albert B. Fall remains convicted of accepting a bribe. The verdict prompted mixed Senate reactions and statements from Mrs. Fall calling it a world attention getter to perceived injustice.
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Doheny
Justice Hitz
Mark Thompson
Fall
William Hitz
Albert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Hitz
Harding
Doheny Company
Elk Hills
Calif
Naval Oil Reserve
Fail
Senate
Albert Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Norris
Nebraska
Walsh
Montana
Sinclair
California
Fl Paso
Tex
Secretary of the Interior
Elk Hill
Muscatine Firms Endorse Votes In Popularity Contest
A list of Muscatine businesses offering votes for every dollar spent or on 30 days’ accounts shows many shops across several sectors. Names include Asthalter's Book Store, Bat terson Stores, H F Barnard Co, W G Block Co, Brownbilt Shoe, Eichenauer’s Cigar, Meerdink Clothing, Montgomery Ward, National Bellas Hess, Woolworth, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Asthalter's
Batterson
H. F. Barnard Company
J. D. Ballou
W. G. Block Company
Brownbilt Shoe
Chamberlin’s
Eichenauer’s Cigar
J. L. Ewing
George Ellman Grocery
Fischer Shoe
Ficken Furniture & Rug Company
Garfield Millinery
Glatstein
The
Glasgow Tailors
Grimm Drug Company
Gremmel’s
Henderson Drug Company
Co. L. Hartman
Havercamp’s Pharmacy
Hoaglin's Department
Hahn Paint & Varnish Company
Ss. S. Kresge Company
G. R. Kinney Company
M. Kautz Baking Company
Larson Shoe
McColm & Company
McKee Feed & Grain Company
Meerdink Clothing Company
Montgomery Ward & Company
Muscatine Radio
the Monte
James T. Pound
Purity Pharmacy
Schmidt Paint
Snyder & Hertzler
Sterneman Clothing Company
Spurgeon Mercantile Company
Ss. G. & P. Stein Furniture Company
Wilson Shoe
Wagner Cigar
Co. M. Weber, Inc
Fr. W. Woolworth Company
George Zoller
J. Zoller & Son
J. C. Broad
Fuller and Hiller
Royal Specialty Shop
Journal Printing Company
Muscatine Tailoring Company
National Bellas Hess Company
O. W. Hintermeister Grocery
Oberhaus Brothers
J. ©. Thomsen
Three Power Pact Likely As Talks Stall In Europe
An Italian spokesman said two proposals were submitted to the French with no reply. A British spokesman noted Britain and America in any Japan talks, signaling a three power pact among Japan, Britain, and the United States. Mrs. Fall said her husband was drafting a prepared statement for release later today.
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Great Britain
America
Japan
United States
Fall
Light Plant Additions and Expenditures Reported
The annual report for the year ending March 15 shows total expenditures of 124 911.35 for plant improvements and betterments. Receipts total 262 103.54 with sales of lighting and electric services adding to 248 792.78 in revenue and 13 311.06 in merchandise sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Tuttle
Board of Trustees
Municipal Light Fund
Muscatine Lighting Company
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Nominee for Supreme Court Faces Historic Age Benchmark
The man nominated for the Supreme Court would be the youngest in a century at 44, a parallel drawn to John Jay and Joseph Story who were 44 and 32 at appointment. He rose from North Carolina legal practice to Republican campaigns for attorney general and governor, then to the federal circuit court of appeals five years ago under President Coolidge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
John Jay
Story
North Carolina
Republican Party
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
President Coolidge
Senate
Y W Schedule Highlights Week at Local YWCA
The YWCA weekly schedule announced by Miss Lucy Milligan lists Duine club pot luck supper and meeting Monday at 6 PM, Fidelis club supper and program Tuesday, staff meeting Tuesday noon, and a full roster of gym, swim, baseball, and youth events through Saturday including junior and employed girls activities and various plunge and swim programs.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Duine Club
Fidelis Club
Y. W
Lucy Milligan
Duino Club
Bailiff Grimly Hurt In Elevator Shaft Fall
Des Moines bailiff Fred Gruener 52 suffered a fractured skull after falling 14 feet down an elevator shaft at the district court house Friday night. He was severely injured and evacuated for medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Fred Gruener
Court House
Parker Named for High Court
The article notes Parker’s nomination for a high court post, while political maneuvering centers on Senate edits to a bill. It describes party coalitions and changes to levies, with the premium on farm rates and broad increases affecting clothing and wool.
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Senate
House
Republican Coalition
Kern Seeks Home for 15-Year-Old Student
Charlies Kern, truancy officer, seeks a country home for a 15 year old boy. Parents consent and school authorities cooperate. For information call Mr. Kern at the school board office or his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Kern
Mr. Kern
Explosions Wreck Window Fronts in Chicago Loop
Two explosions in Chicago's Loop shattered window fronts on Michigan Boulevard and sparked a fire that reached the University club. Police said the blast, likely from a photographer's studio, released gas fumes but no members were overcome. The Madison to Monroe block showed glass litter and displays were protected as damage reached fifty thousand dollars.
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Chicago
Michigan Boulevard
University Club
Illinois Athletic Clubs
Madison
Monroe
Scientific Country School Play At First Friends Church
A play titled The Scientific Country School will be presented in the Sunday school room of First Friends Church on Friday evening with a short musical program beforehand. Admission is free though an offering will be taken to fund a partition in the primary department.
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Scientific Country School
First Friend's Church
Muscatine Grain Elevator Plan Faces Criticism by Local Promoters
A local reader argues against promoting a federal farm board storage center in Muscatine for a grain terminal. They question benefit to farmers and consumers, warn of misused funds, and push for real manufacturing jobs like textile mills and shoe factories instead. The piece critiques river navigation subsidies and urges employment-focused industry over subsidized storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Federal Farm Board
Congress
Galveston
Texas
Great Lakes
Legge
Instruction for Enumerators Is Given by Bixby
Twenty five attended a school of instruction for U S census enumerators at the city hall Friday afternoon led by Herbert C Bixby Davenport district supervisor Manuals for enumerators were distributed and explained Most of the county was represented except the northern townships A complete list of Muscatine county and city of Muscatine enumerators will be announced before April 2 start date.
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Herbert C. Bixby
Davenport
Muscatine County
City of
Muscatine
Hit the Deck ushers in Talkies at Theatre A Muse U
Radio Pictures presents a lavish technicolor musical comedy at Theatre A-Muse-U opening Sunday. Polly Walker and Jack Oakie headline a cast with fourteen stars led from New York to Hollywood. George Ovey and Luther Reed direct with Fred Fleck assisting. nine songs anchor the story including a large Hallelujah sequence by 100 vocalists.
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Duced
Radio Pictures
Polly Walker
Follies Beauty
Jack Oakie
New York
Hollywood
Roger Gray
Franker Woods
Marguerita Padula
George Ovey
Harry Sweet
June Clyde
Wallace MacDonald
Nate Slott
Dell Henderson
Charles Sullivan
Andy Clark
Luther Reed
Fred Fleck
O'Brien Estate Claim Filed For Care Costs in District Court
Nellie O'Brien files a claim for 6240 dollars against Charles F. O'Brien as administrator of John W. O'Brien estate. The basis is care costs for 30 years or 1560 weeks at four dollars weekly. Attorney J F Devitt represents the claimant. Attorneys Fishburn and Fishburn dismiss the related suit of F H Hoffman against Clarence R Cooper and Paul H Cabeen filed January 16, 1930.
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Nellie O’brien
Charles F. O'Brien
John W. O'Brien
J. F. Devitt
Fishburn and Fishburn
F. H. Hoffman
Clarence R. Cooper
Paul H. Cabeen
Church Leader Dies at 74 in Fremont
Dr. Frederick Hamilton Sanderson, 74, Methodist minister and first president of the Iowa Epworth League, died in Fremont, Nebraska, last night. Cornell College had conferred on him the Doctor of Divinity degree. His widow and three children survive.
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Fremont, Neb
Frederick Hamilton Sanderson
Iowa Epworth League
Cornell College
Borax Once Scarce In Ancient Trade Networks
In ancient times borax was extremely rare and almost as precious as gold, highlighting its value in early commerce and chemical uses.
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Henry Metz
Sioux City
Justice Court
Thompson’s Hardware Store
Shoemaker
Freeman
Montello Blue
White
Montello
Olson Monument Works
James S. Figg
Greenwood Cemetery
Olson Marble Works
Peter Olson
East Sixth St
Muscatine, Iowa
Parker
High Court
Kern
Friends Church
Bixby
the Theatre
Howard Snyder
Fairbanks Memorial Organ
Elsa
Centralto
Miss Elouise Smith
Eda Critz
Roy L. Fairbanks
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