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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1934
Page
6
Filing rush continues at the office of Kenneth Coder, county auditor, as 41 candidates and others prepare to file affidavits of candidacy for various local offices. Names span Muscatine and neighboring townships with Republicans and Democrats seeking posts from clerk to trustee and constable.
Keith Foster of 224 1-2 Walnut Street won the marble championship during the day in the grade school city series. The final tournament is set for Saturday afternoon at Reservoir Park with marble shooters from St. Mathias. River Front Park hosts the city finals at 9 30 am with Ben Gallagher of the Y M C A announcing.
Cedar Rapids conference of the Congregational church in Iowa approved a resolution to defend a student’s right to education in tax funded schools if he refuses military training for conscientious reasons. It also backed a non invasion pact and reaffirmed prohibition while opposing state liquor involvement. The body asked the state board of education to make military training optional.
Eight more candidates filed petitions at the county auditor’s office seeking county offices. Kenneth Coder oversees the filing as officials announce re election campaigns for treasurer Arthur J. Nicholson Republican and clerk of the district court E C Irwin Republican. Other filings include sheriff Fred W Schroeder Democrat, recorder Herbert S Grigg Democrat, county supervisor H F Schnack Republican for 1936 term, supervisor L J Horan Democrat for 1935 term, and Republican committeeman Robert Shield among the filings.
Four grading contracts under the city general road program were let by the city council on Thursday night. Total project cost runs about 2500 dollars with bids exceeding Haynes by nearly 2000 in some cases. An alley job was deferred after a petition from property owners citing garage rebuilding costs and a deep alley cut. The matter was referred to the street and alley committee for investigation.
About 125 Pike township Farm Bureau members gathered at Elder's hall for a county schedule of meetings. County agent Carl E. Rylander led the session explaining corn hog record books and distributed copies to contract signers. He spoke on the chinch bug issue and showed slides while W. E. Krizer from the state office reviewed statewide progress in the corn hog program.
Attendance at the United Brethren church revival Thursday night was the best in the series. Mothers and Daughters night drew many parents and daughters as old songs and a bouquet for the oldest and youngest mother highlighted the event. The Rev. F. C. Scott preached. 10 conversions were reported. No service Saturday night.
Washington officials said no decision has been made on the disposal of 270 million bushels of government loaned corn tied to 121.3 million dollars in loans. The timing hinges on market conditions between August and October, with options including selling, returning to farmers, or using for feeding under the corn hog program. The note references the 1933 crop size and carryover.
Des Moines report shows 88 paroles in April from Ft. Madison penitentiary and Anamosa reformatory. Fifty paroled from the reformatory with 13 discharged, while 60 left the penitentiary. April 30 total inmate population stood at 1,515, a net loss of 24 as 36 new inmates were received.
Industrial unrest eases as Campell Soup workers in Camden accept 7 percent raise and bargaining plan. Leather workers halt northeastern Massachusetts strike. gulf port shipping remains paralyzed by longshoremen action. Norfolk dock workers walk out. Vancouver waterfront workers vote on strike May 12. Seminole oil area strike affects 800 Sinclair Prairie workers. Paterson Typographical union calls strike at local papers. Fire damp is coal mine gas.
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