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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1930

Page

5

Backstairs Mystery Deepens In Berkeley Estate Case

In a Berkeley estate summerhouse murder, Doris Matthews is killed with a perfume flask. Captain Strawn and detective Dundee question tension between Mrs. Berkeley and Clo Rinda, while chauffeur Eugene Arnold reveals a nighttime date with Doris and a key incident involving Wickett. The case intensifies as new alibis and a love note surface.

Doris Matthews Berkeley George Berkeley Seymour Crosby Clorinda Berkeley Clorinda Dundee Captain Strawn Crosby Arnold Strawn Doris Summerhouse Wickett

Mystery Car Alibi in Westview Murder Probe

Detective Strawn questions Arnold about a night drive near Riverside Country club and a possible alibi. Arnold claims he returned home by 12 after tracing traffic and spotting a tall man fleeing Hillcrest gates. The staged scene hints at a killing with Dick Berkeley as a possible innocent.

Strawn Wickett Benjamin Smiths Westview Dick Berkeley Doris Berkeley England Arnold Della Dundee Smiths D. B Darling Gene Riverside Country Club Hamilton Pike Sheridan Road Hamilton Hillcrest Peggy Police Headquarters John Maxwell Turner Maxwell Scotfree

Lenten Message Emphasizes Power With People

Y M C A notes for Monday March 24 urges reverence for personality and rights. It contrasts power over others with power with people, urging humility, patience, and trust in God as the source of true strength.

Diamond Dyes Promise Richer Colors for Home Use

Real dyes boast the finest quality anilines in Diamond Dyes to produce soft bright new colors for dresses drapes lingerie. They go on smoothly without streaks or re dyed look and keep depth through wear and washing. 15¢ packages at all drug stores.

Ocean Trip Ends With A Gull Fish Catch

The Times narrates the final day of an ocean voyage as seagulls circle and one large gull dives through the swell to snatch a fish, thrilling the observers including Coppy and Travel Man. The moment underscores a picturesque, action filled sea scene.

Times Coppy

Tinymites Return to England on Grand Sea Voyage

The Tinymites near Southampton dock as their voyage ends. Mister Captain leads a pack of grateful crew to land in England amid cheering crowds. Carpy and others express joy at the triumph of traveling around the world and returning home.

Captain Southampton Carpy England Times Scouty

Tinymites Ride in a London Bus

A fragment notes several people disembarking from a boat with evident pride. The caption hints at a Tinymites group traveling in a London bus in the following story, dated 1930 and credited to NEA Service, Inc.

London NEA Service, Inc

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