Omaha Speed Flier Roy Liggett Killed in Crashed Plane
Omaha speed flier Roy Liggett was killed during a practice spin at the international air races in Chicago when his monoplane rolled over near Curtiss Reynolds field after taking off for a test. Another monoplane crash at Palwaukee airport injured six, including pilot J L Moss Jr and Dr and Mrs F F MacMillan of Charlevoix. Liggett, a 37 year old Ham burg native, had faced financial and personal setbacks before his death.
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Chicago
Roy Liggett
Omaha
Gordon Israel
Palwaukee
J. L. Moss, Jr
F. F. MacMillan
Charlevoix
Mich
Northwestern Hospital
Des Plaines
Moss
Miami
Wichita, Kas
Wichita
Eva
Johnny
Liggett
Hamburg
Walthill Neb
Rapid Air Lines
United States Patent Office
36 Saved When Ships Collide
A coastwise tanker the Coldwater caught fire and sank after a collision with the liner President Wilson about 200 miles off Cape Fear North Carolina at 11 p.m. last night. Thirty six crew members were saved and taken to Norfolk while the liner continued toward the Caribbean and the Orient.
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New York
Coldwater
President Wilson
Orient
North Carolina
Radio Marine Corporation
S. S
Cape Fear
N. C
Savannah
Norfolk
Dollar Steamship Company of
San Francisco
Caribbean
Honolulu
Jacksonville
Fla
Atlantic Coast
Many Register for Employment at Muscatine Office
Applications for employment were being received briskly today at the Muscatine county re employment office opened Friday at the courthouse. County Engineer F P G Halbfass’s offices at the courthouse are used. A long line of applicants gathered and more arrived this afternoon. About 100 applications were taken by noon as data on experience and previous employers were recorded for each applicant. Highway 38 paving work will hire through the Muscatine County office.
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Muscatine County
F. P. G. Halbfass
Highway No. 38
Big Timber tract near Muscatine urged as protected forestry reserve
A letter describes the Big Timber eight miles south of Muscatine Iowa as a 1200 acre river bottom forest with diverse timber including walnut pecan and hickory. It notes many small tracts owned by about 50 landowners and argues for protective measures to prevent trespass and preserve the natural forest and waterway system.
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Muscatine
Louisa County
Kurriger Lake
Kurriger
Rails urged to back recovery with shorter hours
Joseph B. Eastman calls on U S railroads to support national recovery by cutting hours and boosting payroll. He outlines a five point plan to limit weekly work days, curb overtime, push eight hour days, set minimum mileage pay, and raise wages toward NRA minimums. Read with copies to railroad presidents and labor groups in a push for work creation.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
NRA
Eastman
High School Sees Demand for Second Hand Books
Musgatine High School reports strong demand for used texts as fall term registrations rise. Principal Fred Messenger requests students to sell or turn in used books at the school office promptly. The building stays open for Labor Day registrations with staff assisting in term setup.
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Musgatine High School
Fred Messenger
Dairymen Set Eight Cent Milk Price Across Muscatine
Twenty seven milk dealers in Muscatine agreed Friday night to adopt a uniform eight cent per quart price for retail milk effective immediately. Dairies participating include Quality Dairy Herlin Dairy Smalley C Stange Waltman Reinsager Ideal Purity Hyink Hetzier Low Run South Side To borg Leu and Son Van Camp Shady Lawn Fair Oaks Harry Coyner E Betty Brown's River view Seven Springs Schroder Mertin C TeStrake Pontiac and Pure Milk Co.
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Muscatine
Quality Dairy
Herlin Dairy
Smalley
C. Stange
Waltman
Reinsager Ideal
Purity
Hyink
Hetzier
Low Run
South Side
Toborg
Leu and Son
van Camp
Shady Lawn
Fair Oakes
Harry Coyner
E. Betty
Brown's
Riverview
Seven Springs
C. Schroder
Mertin
C. TeStrake
Pontiac and
Pure Milk Co
Hill Rites Held at Church
Funeral services for Mrs. John C. Hill who died Tuesday were held at her mother's home on Mulberry avenue and at the First Baptist church with Rev. Vernon L. Shantz officiating. Burial followed in Conesville cemetery. Pallbearers were Henry Hocke Clyde Parks Hart Shields Ed Fishburn Tom Beatty and August Altenbernd.
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John C. Hill
Edward Barnard
Mulberry Avenue
First Baptist Church
Vernon L. Shantz
Conesville Cemetery
Henry Hocke
Clyde Parks
Hart Shields
Ed Fishburn
Tom Beatty
August Altenbernd
Boone Officer Is Locked Up While Robbers Loot Store
Robbers Friday night looted Munson's store taking $34 in cash and $2000 in cigarets while an officer was locked up and a dog restrained. Napoleon's retreat from Moscow covered 1400 miles in 312 hours at about four to five miles per hour amid road and weather delays.
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Boone
Munson
Napoleon
Moscow
Vilna
Paris
Timber riches promised to nearby territory
The speaker notes that adjacent territory will receive hundreds of cords of cheaper fuel and thousands of feet of lumber yearly for home and commercial use, with timber land that requires no reforestation due to abundant output.
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U. P. Byrne
World’s fair travelers andLocal notes from Muscatine
Ivan Goddard and Miss Dorothy Goddard with Miss Anna Goddard of Muscatine depart for Chicago to attend the world’s fair for ten days. Weather reports show early rain and a river stand at five feet while a two blossom sunflower is noted in a local garden.
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Ivan Goddard
Dorothy Goddard
Bloomington Township
Anna Goddard
Muscatine
Chicago
Taxicab Magnate Taken by Death
Paul C. L Amoreaux 47 longtime head of Parmalee transportation died Friday night of a heart attack at his Central Park West home He was a prominent figure in New York and linked with taxi operations in Chicago Cleveland Minneapolis and Pittsburgh
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New York
Paul C. L’amoreaux
Parmalee Transportation Company
Chicago
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Central Park West
Minnesota Hit by Bad Storm Across Southern Districts
Heavy rainfall and high winds battered southern Minnesota and southeastern South Dakota. Six inches near Laverne flooded roads and damaged cars. railways faced washouts from Luverne to Sioux Falls. Bridges failed, livestock drowned, and one barn fire occurred near Laverne amid widespread outages and stranded motorists.
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Minnesota
Laverne
Rock River
Twin Cities
Luverne
South Dakota
Omaha Railway
Sioux Falls
S. D
Omaha
Sheldon
Iowa
J. E. Hamans
Here
Omaha Road
Valley Springs
Brandon
Beaver Creek
South Dakota Line
Seven Dead and Sixty Four Hurt in Cuban Hurricane
A fierce hurricane struck western Pinar Del Rio and surrounding Cuban states causing at least seven deaths and 64 injuries. Looting followed long blackouts in Havana as troops shot two pillagers. damage spread from shattered houses to the Malecon seawall. Officials awaited full loss estimates amid ongoing shipping concerns off Cuba’s north coast.
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Havana
Pinar del Rio
Vadado
Santa Clara
Une
Malecon
Caibarien
Tiscornia
Josephine Grey
Cape Bahia de Cadiz
Camaguey
National Observatory
Yucatan Straits
Divorce Granted to William Pierson
William A. Pierson was granted a divorce from Dora E. Pierson by Judge D. W. Jackson in district court this afternoon. The suit was not contested. the petition states the couple married October 20, 1923. The report notes the Notre Dame de Paris bells are now rung by electricity.
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William A. Pierson
Granta
Dora E. Pier
D. W. Jackson
Notre Dame de Paris
Roosevelt Years at Midpoint Faces New Tasks
Raymond Moley reflects on the first half of Roosevelt’s term after the hundred days. He predicts a shift to management and unity of knowledge and action as the administration expands. Moley defends continuing his weekly political writings independent of public office.
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Congress
Civilian Conservation Corps
Raymond Moley
Administration
Secretary of Commerce
Executive Council
Roosevelt
Dent
the McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Muscatine Junior College Announces Week of Registration
Dean Miss Willetta Strahan outlines the opening schedule for the coming week with freshman and sophomore registrations, teacher conference, and various tests from Tuesday to Friday September 5 to 8. The program concludes with a Friday picnic and optional extended registration hours.
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Willetta Strahan
Muscatine Junior College
Iowa
Court Term Begins in Muscatine with Judge Kelsey
Judge Frank Kelsey of Maquoketa will open his first regular term as seventh district judge in Muscatine Tuesday at 10 a.m. with docket calls. The grand jury starts at 2 p.m. Wednesday as new dockets become available. Judge D W Jackson will adjourn the June term today and proceed to Maquoketa for September sessions, which are expected to be heavy.
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Frank Kelsey
Maquoketa
Clarence Ely
Seventh Judicial District
Muscatine
D. W. Jackson
Muscatine Public Schools Readiness for Fall Term
Muscatine public schools are ready for the fall term starting Tuesday Sept 5. Superintendent Henry Van Hettinga says grading work begins in grade schools high school and junior college. High school registration is mostly complete and classes start Wednesday. Junior college registration and placement tests occupy early week. Most teachers have returned from summer study.
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Muscatine
Henry van Hettinga
Three Die in Baltimore and Ohio Freight Wreck Near Zanesville
Sixteen B and O freight cars derailed near Pleasant Valley. At least three men were killed and 13 injured. Railroad crews searched wreckage for additional victims. One identified body was Carl F. Dingey 27 Nashport Ohio. Two others remained unidentified.
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Zanesville
Baltimore and Ohio
Pleasant Valley
Carl F. Dingey
Nashport
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