Leon Tracy Wins First Honors in Judging Contest
Des Moines AP Leon Tracy of Chickasaw county scored 1510 points to win the state fair livestock judging contest. Russell Bucks of Scott county was runner up with 1496. Benton county's Herbert Olson Lyle Olson and William Burlton Jr led the team with 4396 points, Ida county second with 4360. Other high teams included Polk Scott Woodbury Black Hawk Marshall Clinton in order. Individual honors also saw Olson third with Benton, Lyle Olson seventh, Stock and Eystone tied for eighth, Rogers twelfth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Leon Tracy
Chickasaw County
Russell Bucks
Scott County
Benton County
Herbert Olson
Lyle Olson
William Burlton, Jr
Ida County
Polk County
Woodbury County
Black Hawk County
Marshal County
Clinton County
Benton
Duane Stock
Johnson County
Richard Eystone
Robert Rogers
Prices of Wines in Iowa Liquor Stores to Rise
The Iowa liquor commission plans a general wine price increase in 171 state stores with a 50 percent markup to replace the previous 45 percent. Some higher priced bonded and 4-year-old liquors will drop, while several wines gain cents per bottle. Commission says higher margins are needed to sustain annual state earnings around 2.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Liquor Commission
Dick R. Lane
Prominent Iowan Frank Everett Dies at 70 in Council Bluffs
Frank F. Everett, 70, a leading Council Bluffs resident, died at his home of heart disease. He founded Greenshields and Everest Real Estate and Insurance and held multiple directorships including Nebraska Power and Omaha Council Bluffs Street Railway. He served Grinnell College as trustee for 20 years and held various civic roles. His widow and three sons survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Frank F. Everett
Greenshields and Everest Real Estate and Insurance Company
Nebraska Power Company
Omaha and
Iowa
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Omaha
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation Bank
Ninth
Funeral Rites for Clarence Skinner of Reynolds Observed
Funeral services for Clarence Skinner, 64, of Reynolds Illinois were held at 11 a.m. at the Presbyterian church in Buffalo Prairie with the Rev. A G Lacy officiating. Masonic lodge pallbearers included Everett Kistler George Kistler John Kistler Charles Boruff William Elliott and C Le Fever. Martha Jean Marquis sang with accompaniment by Mrs B N Marquis. Flower attendants were Catherine Schriver and Louise Boult inghouse. The Masonic lodge of Buffalo Prairie had charge at the grave with burial in Buffalo Prairie cemetery under Hoffman Funeral home Muscatine supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Skinner
Reynolds
Ill
Presbyterian Church At
Buffalo Prairie
A. G. Lacy
Masonic Lodge of
Everett Kistler
George Kistler
John Kistler
Charles Boruff
William Elliott
C. le Fever
Martha Jean Marquis
B. N. Marquis
Catherine Schriver
Louise Boultinghouse
Hoffman Funeral Home of
Muscatine
Bendix Plant Hit by 3000-Worker UAW Strike
Three thousand Bendix Product employees in South Bend Ind are idle as a local United Automobile Workers strike ends wage contract talks. Heavy picket lines surround the plant while union and company officials fail to reach an agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Bendix Product Corporation
United Automobile Workers of America
Local residents share travel notes and social updates
City briefs recap weekend trips and short visits from residents including Mr. and Mrs. Harry Leu and daughter Betty and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ju returning from a 25 day western tour. Other items note baby prize winner Richard Jerome Jack at the state fair and hunting law notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Leu
Betty
Charles Ju
Glacier National Park
Boulder Dam
Zion and
Bryce Canyon
The
Redwoods
Golden Gate Exposition
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Lake Louise
Canada
Muscatine Travelers Return From Germany Glad To Be Home
Two Muscatine parties who sailed from Germany just before hostilities arrived back in Muscatine late Thursday. The Stein family and the Krieger party described tense crossing on the Bremen and said Germans were cordial to Americans despite belief Roosevelt opposed Hitler. They found food scarce in homes, with meat once daily and high egg prices, but observed rapid German construction and strong road networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
America
Muscatine
S. G. Stein
Mary Elda
Ann
Gary
West Second Street
Richard Kautz
Iowa Avenue
Joe Krieger
Marvin
Orange Street
New York Harbor
Bremen
Bremerhafen
United States
Stein
Krieger
Roosevelt
Hitler
Danzig
New York
Switzerland
Paris
London
Kriegers
Italy
Muscatine Juniors Tour Heinz Plant on Riverboat Meeting Hint
About 25 Muscatine Junior Chamber of Commerce members toured the H. J. Heinz company plant guided by Jack Tiernen and M. J. McKinley after a meeting at the YWCA. Harry McKee announced a future invite to a Steamer Mackenzie trip down the Mississippi from Muscatine toward New Boston, date pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
New Boston
Shotgun Wounds Fatal to Eldon Man in Ottumwa
James Breckenridge, 72, of southwest Eldon, dies at 12:40 a.m. in an Ottumwa hospital from shotgun wounds sustained earlier. No further details available at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon
Ottumwa
James Breckenridge
Suspected accidental shooting on farm during squirrel hunt
A man hunting alone on his farm near 4:30 p m Thursday was wounded when he apparently stumbled over a wire and his shotgun discharged into the back of his head. Authorities investigated the accidental death as a likely mishap.
Expanded Library At St Mathias Opens 1939 40 Term
St Mathias school starts the 1939 40 term on Tuesday Sept 5 with expanded library facilities and improved interiors. New reference and fiction books plus magazines and two newspapers bolster current events reading. Mass at 9 am marks opening. Msgr W L Hannon speaks on coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mathias School
St. Mathias Church
W. L. Hannon
Procedure for Students Listed by Messenger
The 1939 40 opening plan for the new high school building announced by Principal Fred G Messenger outlines a Monday teachers meeting at 2 p m to discuss the year. Students return to classes Tuesday at 8 45 a m with 10 minute first semester periods and book purchases Wednesday. Regular classes start at 8 40 a m and activities will wait for membership lists in the bulletin. Cyclist parking is provided in the inner court and Cedar and Ninth street terraces are being seeded and sodded. students are asked not to walk on the terraces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Weber
John Weber, Jr
W. F. Weber
C. F. Weber
Muscatine
Washington, D. C
H. J. Chant
East Fifth Street
Harold Chant
CCC
Sturgis
S. C
Black Hills
Lead
S. D
Join Strain
Betty
Algona
Orange Street
Charles Rummells
East Eleventh Street
H. C. Havemann
Newell Avenue
Walter Russell
West Tenth Street
Libby
Minn
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Joe C. Tindall
St. Charles
Ill
Leora J. Emmons
Aurora
LeRoy L. Weis
First Methodist Church
Eder Tincla
Harold Trouch
Roy Fisher
Mulberry Avenue
Minnesota
Edward Lynn
Sally
Manning
The
Zion Lutheran Church
Hershey Hospital
Donald Neipert
Dale Street
Clarence Durst
West Fullam
Donald Lewis
Poplar Street
Dan Gast
Grandview
Alta House
Moscow
David J. Berger
First Presbyterian Church
Harry Abbott
Conesville
Louise
Mary Alice Abbott
Roy Abbott
Cedar Falls
John Powe\r
West Third Street
Abbott
Chicago
Lowa Lodge No. 2
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Fred G. Messenger
Ninth Street
Muscatine and Wapello Men Paroled From State Prisons
One Muscatine man Glen Fincher and two Wapello men John Archer and James Copa were among 53 prisoners granted paroles by the state parole board. Fincher was at Anamosa for larceny while Archer was at Fort Madison for forgery and Copa at Anamosa for uttering a forged instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Wapello
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Anamosa Reformatory
Towa Board
Glen Fincher
Anamosa
John Archer
Fort Madison
James Copa
War Bills and Crisis Actions Across Allied Sides
The British commons approved a 2.11 billion dollar wartime bill for prosecution defense and public order. Berlin sirens sound as enemy air raids press toward the city. Paris demands Germany halt aggression and withdraw from Poland. Hitler’s reply to Roosevelt’s peace appeal is described as very positive. Canada places forces on active basis and calls parliament for Sept. 7 to discuss the crisis. The British transport ministry takes control of rail networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Washington
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
State Department
Department
War Fever Reverses Early Stock Rout on War Demand
War fever in New York turned an early stock rout into a sharp rebound for many shares. Some issues rose 1 to 4 points as demand surged for sugar, copper, chemicals, and aircraft stocks. Notable gainers included U S Steel Bethlehem Sugar American Sugar Refining and Douglas Aircraft with others recovering late. Transfers neared 2 million shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
South Porto Rico
Fajardo Sugar
American Sugar Refining
Holly Sugar
U. S. Rubber
Douglas Aircraft
Sperry
Anaconda
Kennecott
Phelps Dodge
Union Carbide
Allied Chemical
Delegates Return From Pythian Lodge Annual Convention
Muscatine sent delegates to the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters convention in Cedar Rapids. Attendees included A F Grensing Attorney Charles J Rosenberger Herman B Lord and Pythian Sisters Lena Groters Jake Hoeksema Charles Rosenberger Helen Grensing. E J Maneie of Estherville Iowa was elected grand chancellor. Des Moines selected for next convention the last week of August 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Knights of Pythias and
Pythian
Cedar Rapids
Knights of Pythias
A. F. Grensing
Charles J. Rosenberger
Herman B. Lord
Pythian Sisters
Lena Groters
Jake Hoeksema
Charles Rosenberger
Helen Grensing
Marriage License Sales Fall in August Past Month
Marriage licenses slumped in August, with 41 couples obtaining licenses, down from 55 in August 1938. The office of Clerk Ballard B. Tipton provided the figures, with 43 licenses in August 1937 and 23 in 1936, showing a decline from prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard B. Tipton
Plaintiffs Seek Judgment and Writ Against Raub
Gertrude B. Hetzler Bessie V. Moorhead and Mary E. Downer file suit against C. A. Raub seeking a district court judgment of 1062.02 dollars and a landlord's writ of attachment to secure the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude B. Hetzler
Bessie V. Moorhead
Mary E. Downer
C. A. Raub
Mrs Walter Russell Honored at Havemann Home Party
Mrs Herman Havemann of 873 Newell Avenue hosted a surprise birthday courtesy for Mrs Walter Russell Thursday night. A handkerchief shower accompanied bridge with high score to Mrs L J Horst and second to Mrs Russell. Refreshments followed for 12 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Russell
H. Havemann
Herman Havemann
Newell Avenue
Russell
L. J. Horst
Adoption Petition Filed for Edward Ralph Maher
Nellie M. Peck and Ralph Peck filed an adoption petition in district court for Edward Ralph Maher with parental consent attached to the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie M. Peck
Ralph Peck
Edward Ralph Maher
Cubs Triumph Over Dodgers in Opener of Doubleheader
The Cubs beat the Dodgers 6 to 2 as Brooklyn dropped behind after a three run first inning. Gus Mancuso hit a homer in the fifth and Hank Leiber added a round-tripper in the eighth while Larry French pitched eight strong innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Gus Mancuso
Hank Leiber
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Larry French
U S Army Moves to Guard Panama Canal
The U S Army acts to protect the Panama Canal amid looming war risk. Steamship agents are told to unload ships carrying explosives at canal terminals for rail transport. Fifty men from the 14th Infantry guard Cristobal and Colon water supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cristobal
Canal Zone
U. S. Army
Panama Canal
Canal Terminal
14Th Infantry Regiment
Colon
Charles City Man Named to Iowa Music Association
Supt. C. H. Munson of Whiting is appointed to the executive committee of the Iowa high school music association to succeed W. Dean McKee of Shenandoah who resigned. Munson will become secretary treasurer of the association on September 15, as P. C. Lapham of Charles City announced to the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
C. H. Munson
Whiting
Iowa High School Music Association
W. Dean McKee
Shenandoah
Munson
The
Music Association
P. C. Lapham
States Contain Over One Quarter of US High Schools
Illinois Missouri Ohio Pennsylvania and Texas together hold more than a quarter of the nations 23 930 high schools, reflecting regional concentration in the schooling network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Missouri
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
United States
Townsend Club set to hear Dr Gordon on plan to build votes
Dr H Truman Gordon of Chicago, a Townsend movement leader, will speak at 7 p m in the council chamber city hall about national drive for Townsend bill support and the Trail blazer Squadrons strategy in congressional districts. He will outline efforts to form new clubs and boost Townsend voter strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Congress
H. Truman Gordon
Chicago
Council
City Hall
Club No. 1
Progressive Club
Gordon
Palo Alto
Iowa
Wisconsin
Enrollment of 65 at Zion Lutheran School
About 65 pupils are expected to enroll for the coming year at Zion Lutheran school which opens at 9 am Tuesday. Herbert Grebing will return as principal and teach the upper four grades. Miss Martha Wolff new to staff will teach in the primary department, replacing Miss Helen Wetterling from the 1938-39 year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Lutheran School
Herbert Grebing
Martha Wolff
Eureka S. D
Miss Wolff
Helen Wetterling
Carroll County Wins State Crop Judging Title
Merlin Musfeldt of Carroll County led with 980 points as his team of three including Alvin Musfeldt and George Opperman topped the state Four-H crop judging contest with 2870 of 3000. Individual winners included Charles Cottrell, Dor ance Allen, Ivan Nelson, Edwin Brown, Amos Jusel and Elvis Wilck among others. County teams Monona and Boone tied for second. Woodbury and Hawk Clinton tied for tenth. Scott placed twelfth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Merlin Muefeldt
Carroll County
Carroll
Musfeldt
Alvin Musfeldt
George Opperman
Charles Cottrell
Benty
Dorance Allen
Monona
Ivan Nelson
Boone
Edwin Brown
Amos Jusel
Elvis Wilck
Clinton
Lloyd King
Woodbury
Hawk
Scott
Opening Events for Y Organizations Under Way
The Hawkeye chapter Phalanx fraternity board met at the Y M C A to set September 9 as the first fall meeting at Young cottage on Cedar River. Hi Y schedule resumes, officers to convene tonight, and the Y M C A board plans to meet September 14 while the Y Men's Club starts its fall program September 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye
Phalanx Fraternity
Young Cottage
Cedar River
Ambassador Delivers Roosevelt Plea Against Bombing
William Phillips United States ambassador called at Rome's foreign office minutes before the cabinet meeting to convey President Roosevelt's appeal against bombing noncombatants. He did not meet Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano but left a message seeking an immediate reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
William Phillips
United States
Foreign Office
Roosevelt
Count Galeazzo Ciano
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Bendix
Richard Jerome Jack
Marjorie Jack
Fred Hopkins
Peoria
Quincy
F. P. Madsen
Ariayne
Franklin
Marty
Detroit
Mich
R. R. Frobenius
Journal Office
E. L. Hahn
Heinz Co
Plant
Red Paint Store
St. Mathias
Berlin
Poland
Ottawa
Dominion
Ministry of Transport
Pythian Lodge
Cubs
U.S
Brooks
Tere
PUREX
Birds Eye
Fuller’s
Rinso
Swift's Brookfield
LUX
Clorox
Nash
Brook’s Tabasco
Armour’s
Kraft’s Velveeta
Meat Dept
Mulberry Ave
Dr. Gordon
Townsend Club
Lutheran School
Carroll County Group
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