Black Legion Recruiting Officer Sought in Michigan
Michigan detectives sought Arthur F. Lupps Sr. a Black Legion recruiting officer for questioning over the Dayton Dean gun transaction tied to Charles A Poole's alleged ritual execution. Grace Lupps his wife and former Black Legion auxiliary colonel vanished from their Algonac area cottage along with rumored leader Colonel Peg Leg amid an expanding inquiry.
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Detroit
Arthur F. Lupps
Michigan
Black Legion
Dayton Dean
Lupp
Charles A. Poole
Grace
Women’s Auxiliary of the
Algonac
Isaac White
Ricca
Peg-Leg
New York
John R. Leibungut
Black Knights
Graduation Held for Letts Class of 1936
The Letts high school held commencement at the auditorium with Rev W S Moore delivering the invocation and songs by the girls and boys glee clubs. June Woodhouse gave the salutatory and Carol Hartman the valedictory, with diplomas presented by Ernst Lieberknecht.
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Jane Mahin
M. K. Chambers
Ernst Lieberknecht
Board of Education
Harry Buss
Arlene O. Collins
Estella M. Briges
Rosalie Hammer
Hilda E. Cox
Harlan L. Johnston
June Woodhouse
Carol M. Hartman
Richard B. Wells
Floyd E. Holliday
Vernon I. Hafner
Music Room
Barkers’ Lake
Audrienne Caldwell
Weirs Timber
Pauline Smith
Arthur Lieberknecht
Winners of Races at Picnic Listed
Lone Tree reports a short park program after a community picnic with race results. Winners include Clifton Adams and Herbie Stettler in the 25 yard boys under six, Nora Lee Kilbourne Jean Marie Huff Betty Tagge in the girls under six, Mary Cantrell Elaine Hahn Marilyn Zeigler in the girls six to nine, Floyd Hotz Don Eden Lel and Strong in the boys six to nine, and a noted 50 yard dash for high school girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Clifton Adams
Herbie Stettler
Nora Lee Kilbourne
Jean Marie Huff
Betty Tagge
Mary Cantrell
Elaine Hahn
Marilyn Zeigler
Floyd Hotz
Don Eden
Leland Strong
Letts Election Officials Named For Primary Board
The following will serve on the primary election board on Monday June 1 Ulric Garrett Will Rhyner L E Par son H G Hertman Mrs W S Hartman Mrs H J Austin Mrs Charles Johnston Mrs Ralph Mc Cleary R L Pine and L M Hildebrand The election will be held in the city hall with the polls open at 8 am.
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Harry Buss
Harlan
Harriett
Beverly
Klemme
E. R. McCormick
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Elizabeth Wagner
Willis Griffin
Iowa City
Seniors Shown New Frontiers Atalissa Graduation
Atalissa High School graduated six seniors Fern Staley Lucille Essex Kenneth McKillip Herbert Gatzke Merlyn Spilger and Marjory Smith in the school auditorium. Fred Miller vice president of Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant gave the commencement address The machine age and new frontier concepts framed his talk The Chase orchestra provided music Rev Larson offered invocation and benediction after welcoming and farewell remarks by Lucille Essex and Fern Staley.
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Miller
Brotherhood of Man
Lucille Essex
Fern Staley
Chase Orchestra
Rev. Larson
The
Presbyterian Church
Farewell Honors Thompson Family
Wapello mourns as Mr and Mrs Vale Thompson and four children depart for St Paul after a long record of church and school leadership. A farewell party at the Presbyterian church drew 35 attendees with H M Leyda presenting an imported luncheon set to the honored family.
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Journal News Service
Wapello
Vale Thompson
Presbyterian
Local Youth Track Meet Results Highlight Races and Winners
Readable fragments list names of participants and winners in a youth event. Races include 50 yard sprints for girls and boys aged nine to twelve, a girls and boys shoe race, a boys three legged race with first second and third place teams noted.
Grandview Alumni Set Fourth Annual Reunion Night
Grandview high school alumni plan a Friday evening reunion at the school gym at 7 p m with a 40 cent registration and a banquet served by the Women’s Bible class. Committees include table decoration registration entertainment and nominating with candidates for 1937 offices.
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Grandview
Grandview High School
Paul Schafer
Cecil Wiele
Harry Stineman
Carl McGill
Norbert Cross
Ronald Cross
Frances Wiele
Rural teachers plan summer study at Iowa colleges
A large group of Muscatine county rural teachers will depart for summer sessions, most at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. Those who will attend the June 3 to Aug 21 session include Ruth Sander Dale Foster Frances Cross Zella Smith Lurline Asher Randall Bebb Freaman Reid Jessie Mills Marian Hetzler Aretha McCullough Carson Kemp Thelma Martin Doris Martin Mary Felicitas Smith and Mrs Mina Hargis also intend to study at teachers college or another institution.
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Muscatine County
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
E. D. Bradley
Ruth Sander
Dale Foster
Lake Township
Frances Cross
Fruitland Township
Zella Smith
Goshen Township
Lurlin
Relief Costs in Muscatine County Decline Through June
Relief costs in Muscatine county drop to a new June low as state funds of 5692 and county 566 total 6258 to cover direct relief. An additional 492 is set aside for medical relief care. Direct relief cases are estimated at 298 for June, with county funds covering supplemental needs. May shows 348 cases costing 7308 and April 410 cases for 9020.
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Muscatine County
Iowa State Bank of
West Liberty
Iowa
District Court
W. Bates
Daniel W. Miller
Rebecca Miller
Muscatine
Alimony Row Sends Schlichting to Muscatine Jail
Judge John E. Purcell commits Dietrich Schlichting for contempt after he refuses to support his former wife Katharina and their minor children. Schlichting becomes the jail's first guest in years as the case opens in Muscatine County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
John E. Purcell
Dietrich Schlichting
Katharina
Hopper Control Plan Explained
Approximately one hundred Muscatine island farmers learned to use poison bran against grasshoppers at demonstrations in Fruitland and Conesville. Dr. George Decker led the talks noting the bran mix and application rates, with bran arrivals expected for island farmers soon.
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Muscatine Island
Fruitland
Conesville
Grover Strouse
Cone Experimental Station
George Decker
Carl Rylander
County Primary Voting Opens at 7 in Muscatine
Preparations complete for Muscatine county primary. Polls open at 7 a m at city sites and run to 8 p m, while other areas start voting at 8 a m. Voters select nominees for state and district offices, county and township posts, and party delegates and committeemen.
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Muscatine County
Icebergs and bears and car fatalities in general rules
Icebergs can take up to 200 years to melt while bears usually avoid harming motionless people. Most automobile fatalities occur on Saturdays, reflecting patterns in traffic danger.
Manli Schlichting Cited for Nonpayment in Alimony Case
Schlichting faced jail for repeated nonpayment in a custody support matter. He was ordered to pay $3 weekly until the couple's eldest child reaches 16 years.
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Schlichting
Communities in County Honor War Dead at Solemn Memorial Services
War dead honors marked Memorial Day in Muscatine County with Taps and prayers as communities including West Liberty Wilton Conesville Nichols and Atalissa held memorial rites. Attendees in West Liberty heard Ed Newall Columbus Junction attorney speak while bands and veterans groups participated and graves were decorated across multiple cemeteries.
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Muscatine County
West Liberty
Wilton
Conesville
Nichols
Atalissa
Picnic Bottles of Beer Sold at Melton Grocery
Brewery filled bottles priced at 34c each sold at Melton Grocery. Local shoppers could purchase fresh beer in bottles during the picnic event.
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Melton Grocery
Wide Variation in Mercer Real Estate Taxes Revealed
A Mercer county survey of 50 farms shows tax disparities across townships from 1890 through 1935. Three example farms illustrate changes: Duncan township 151 acres rising from 23.44 to 81.22, and Mercer township 50 acres rising from 10.32 to 11.50. From 1913 to 1935 Duncan falls to 78.69 while Mercer climbs to 63.00.
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Aledo
Mercer County
van Harriett
John S. Allen
Washington, D. C
Mercer
Duncan Township
Mercer Township
Memorial rites at Ainsworth with Meade speaker
Harland Meade, WWI veteran and dean of Washington junior college, delivered the Memorial Day address in Ainsworth. A parade led by a band proceeded to the cemetery where 97 graves were decorated by local groups and residents.
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J. J. Welsh
St. Joseph’s Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Wilton
Women’s Relief Corps
American Legion and Auxiliary
Oakdale Cemetery
St. Mary’s
Oakdale
Wildasin
Klein, Doran
Moscow
Lime City
Sharon
Mineka
Rochester
J. M. Newgard
Soldiers’ Monument
J. M. Cash
F. H. Yingst
Harriet Lauser
Flander
Hilbert Marolf
Lang- Hahn
C. W. Pfeiffer
F. A. Martin
Dewey Jr
Carol
Constance
John Elliott
Chicago
John McClellan
Esther
Fresno
Calif
Mark Campbell
Rennie Moore
Ada
Okla
A. E. Moore
C. E. Buckley
Winchester
Kas
Friends
A. E. Sands
Pittsburgh
General Assembly
The
United Presbyterian Church
London hairdresser invents glow in the dark hair dyes
A London hairdresser develops luminous hair dyes that glow softly in the dark. The invention targets cosmetic use and relies on a phosphorescent formula.
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London
Argentina's Constitution Sets Roman Catholic President Rule
The Journal reports on constitutional stipulation in Argentina requiring the president to be Roman Catholic. The note highlights political and church-state implications within the nation's governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
20 Diploma Holders at Muscatine Junior College Rites
At the seventh annual commencement held Friday night at First Presbyterian Church Muscatine Junior College conferred diplomas on 20 graduates. Ray Dunker presented the diplomas. speeches and music highlighted the ceremony with a candlelit program and tributes to faculty and parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Junior College
First Presbyterian Church
Ray Dunker
Mary Alice Blean
Delores Christensen
Ruthetta Douglass
Glenna Elliott
Stephen Garrett
Ivan Goddard
Norman Horst
Mary Ann Kellner
Paul Lee
Millicent Masonholder
Frances Meyers
Earlene Purdy
Marian Randall
Paul Schlunz
Harlan Shellabarger
Leonard Schenkel
Ruth Springborn
Marguerite Summers
William Watson
Wanda Zeller
Richard Kautz
David I. Berger
Phillip Fagan
Charles Volger
Debbie Coffin
Margaret Schwertfeger
Helen Eichelberger
George Eversmeyer
Mary Stone
Dick Kautz
Grandview School Closes for Summer After Picnic
Grandview seniors capped the year with a Friday picnic as the local school shut for summer. Several grads plan college study this fall. A fire at Charles Graham home was extinguished. Mrs. Graham had lit boxes in the furnace, sparking on the dry roof. Insurance covered damage. Davenport visitors included George Haas, Phayla, Richard, and Glen Latta’s family. Lynn Allen and son visited George Cocklin family.
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Grandview
Charles Graham
George Haas
Phayla
Richard
Davenport
Glen Latta
Lynn Allen
George Cocklin
General statement on laws and armies appears in fragment
Fragment references widespread violations of a federal cigarette law on packages and notes a general to soldier ratio in the Mexican army. The text mixes two unconnected ideas and lacks clear context or dates.
Amended and Substituted Articles of Muscatine Pearl Works
Notice announces amendments and substitutions to the articles of incorporation for the Muscatine Pearl Works. Details specify changes in corporate structure and filing actions undertaken by the company. The notice references authority and date of recording and invites interested parties to review the amended document.
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Muscatine
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Gertrude Ecen
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Maynard Hudachek
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James S“ook
Elaine Swails
Alberta Krueger
Gail Snider
Leroy Yakish
Robert Strong
George Phillips
Marjorie Burge
Doris Jane Kilbourne
Nancy Attig
Leland Dickenson
Kenneth Ray
Myrle Buster
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Gus Rexroth
Anna Wier
Frank Stineman
Grace Keltner
James Buster
Robert Whitely
Fanny Kutler
Bonnie Frisk
Delno Stineman
Mable Kemp
Gussie Rexroth
Marian Vibber
Bernice Krahl
Marie Bartenhagen
Opal Bonnichsen
Helen Dallmeyer
Mildred Bieri
Genevieve McGrew
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J. John Pace
Huttig
H. E. Smith
Graham
Lutz Canning Co
Geneva Market
Ina Mae
Titus Co
Sadie Hartman Beauty Shop
BABY
Iowa Poultry Farms
West Hill
Sunnyside
Finley Hatchery
Wm. Robertson
Wheeler Sewing Machine Company
Rockford, Ll
West Second
Vera May Dodder
East 8Th
Manjoine Apts
Meerdink’s Clothing Co
McKee
West 4Th
7Th and
Rowe and Son
Sopher and Stuart
Mulberry
Harland Meade
Ainsworth
Journal
Greenwood Annex
Boate Homeier
Lucas St
Rowe and Sons
Deere Hay Loader
Illini
R. B. Wigim
Lowe St
Bleeker St
Moose Hall
Niebling
West Side Cafe
Ford
Martha Watters
Margaret Schwab
Marie Silberhorn
Hilda de Waele
Eamene Purd
Lee
Tom
Willetta Strahan
Miss Strahan
N. McCombs
Muscatine Public Schools
Berger
Isteand
O. A. Hammer
Claus Schmarje
Wm. Johnson
District Court of
D. W. Bates
State of Iowa
Iowa State Bank of West Liberty
L. T. Heitz
Buick
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