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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1934
Page
10
Ady Royal McKeown asks for a new trial citing jury misconduct and other alleged errors after a jury awarded M Parker McKeown over $2,000 in damages with $1,000 exemplary. The plaintiff contests the verdict as excessive and claims key evidence was excluded during Judge A P Barker's district court proceedings.
A large Muscatine Masons delegation traveled to Cedar Rapids today for the Royal Arch Masons sectional meeting in that city. Dr J J Bomke Harry Sickman Henry Van Hettinga Harold Lawrence Donald Brown and Henry Pomeroy joined the all day session with a larger group to attend tonight's banquet. Brown and Pomeroy are candidates for the Royal Arch Mason degree to be conferred by grand officers of the Iowa Grand Chapter. The morning conferred the mark master degree while the afternoon covered past masters and most excellent masters work.
Mrs. O Bleuess and John Steckman, both of Muscatine, were married Saturday afternoon in Rock Island by Justice James T. Ash. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Lewis of Muscatine. Steckman is described as a farmer.
Police in Augsburg arrest 48 suspects in protective custody after a midnight blaze destroyed the Singer hall. Witnesses report an explosion as flames roared, with authorities offering a 10 000 mark reward for the actual perpetrators.
Muscatine High School presents Wapnin Wharf a pirate adventure in the auditorium tonight at 8 o clock. Cast includes Buford Baker Donald Kemp Frances Highbarger Theodore Willhite Dorothy Thomas Langdon Winslow Gordon Moorehead Margaret Schwab Maurice Young Vernon Walters and Arnold Kolpack. Howard McIlrath directs with acts continuing on the following night and Thursday.
Miss Margaret Gill, school nurse, announced that 331 children were examined in school health clinics this spring. Fifty four were examined in the final Lincoln school clinic this morning under the care of Drs. B E Eversmeyer P M Jessup H D Folsom E L Emerson R R Goad H F Lange J L Pearlman and J P D McPike.
Muscatine delegates to the state convention of the Young Democratic clubs of Iowa were chosen and instructed at a county Y D C meeting in the city hall council chamber. The delegation to Des Moines on May 7 includes Robert Asthalter Harold Rummells Harry Lewis Hillis Phillips Ray Bloom and Fred Schroeder. The group was urged to vote as a unit. Hillis Phillips explained convention workings and outlined a general action plan. Kenneth Lemkau was named chairman of the county membership committee as plans continue to expand the local chapter. A public card party sponsored by the club was set for Friday at the American Legion home.
Concrete pours on Road No. 38 near Muscatine set to begin next week. Central Engineering of Davenport reports contract progress with four and a half miles left to pave and two crews of eighty men each expected for about a month of work.
Mrs. Charles Riepe of 324 East Second Street fell from a second floor window at her home just after midnight Monday. She was rushed to Hershey hospital by George Wittich Ambulance where x rays showed only bruises and no fractures.
A large crowd attended the evangelistic service at United Brethren church in a series led by Rev. and Mrs. Vinaroff. Rev. F. C Scott, pastor, delivered the sermon. Prayer meetings for the campaign are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at homes of Mrs. P. Giesenhaus, 518 East Seventh Street. Mrs. Grace Hawkins, 509 East Ninth Street. and Mrs. Florence Lange, 1006 Cypress Street.
The Muscatine Public Health bureau board plans to expand at its regular meeting in city hall on Monday night inviting four women to serve as active trustees. Additional men may join later. A Red Cross speaker, Miss Bessie Nicolls, is expected to visit and work with health nurse Miss Margaret Matheson.
About 1000 workers at the Commonwealth Steel plant in Granite City Illinois received a 10 percent wage increase. The action affects long time and newer employees across the facility. The raise signals improved pay amid ongoing production demands at the steel plant.
A Muscatine county re employment office report shows 217 people were placed in work in April, including 198 men and 19 women. Sixty two men and one woman held temporary posts. the rest secured permanent employment. The county logged 15 openings and 23 applications, with 27 referrals and 39 re registrations. Active files reach 1,172 registrations.
Muscatine post office operations returned to pre curtailment levels after weeks of payless furloughs. Postmaster W S McKee announced two daily residential deliveries and three in the business district resume, with substitutes on fuller schedules and a higher wage total.
Two candidates filed petitions for the county recorder offices today at the county auditor’s office. Ida E. Grimm seeks the post as a Republican and Kenneth C. Lemkau runs as a Democrat. Filing deadline set for Friday May 4. a Monday report had misstated the day.
Weed Park in Muscatine is cleaned and refreshed for a large annual crowd. Benches and tables cleaned, rock garden flowers planted by the Garden Club, and new decorative rock work around the fish pool as the parkReadies for thousands of visitors seeking summer relief and picnics.
Willard Caulfield Sharp aged 56 identified by papers as former vice president of Middle West Utilities was found poisoned in his Chicago hotel room and rushed to county hospital for emergency treatment. Middle West officials said Sharp left the company two years ago during receivership and had not been in the offices since.
Mrs. Etta Graham known as The Preaching Lady, a colored evangelist, arrives in Muscatine to conduct public meetings at Bethel A. M. E. church tonight and Wednesday. She has just finished a three weeks campaign at Davenport Bethel and continues to the Twin Cities after this engagement.
A $50 000 ransom threat letter was turned over to police by Dr. Frank L Mathanson a wealthy west side physician. The Supreme Court signaled it would dismiss Governor Langers appeal to block enforcement of the North Dakota grain embargo act until constitutionality is settled. Three men were detained in Emmetsburg Iowa over four years of farm robberies. The House rejected a ten per cent super levy on individual income taxes but accepted the revenue bill boosting annual government income by 417 million dollars.
Three Muscatine high school seniors Robert Weber Harold Gray and John Brockway are special guests at Iowa State College for the Weishea celebration from May 10 to 12 at Ames. Other students alumni and former students are expected to return for a varied program of exhibits sports and entertainment.
Muscatine compliance board will meet Friday at 7 30 PM in the engineer's office city hall. D F Sullivan chairman announced that NRA headquarters asked for a summary report on cases to date and this will occupy part of the meeting.
Muscatine county work relief projects under NERA pause operations as officials reorganize the program to monthly payments and fix budget issues. No wage or pay method changes, but staffing shifts possible. First checks arrived and will be paid Wednesday as about 20 additional workers are slated to join when work resumes Friday.
About 50 members of the Lake township Farm Bureau gathered at High Prairie church Monday night under county agent Carl E. Rylander. He explained farm record books for the corn hog program and distributed signed-contract copies, then showed slides on chinch bug menace and control methods. W. E. Krizer, state representative, reported statewide progress on the corn hog program.
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