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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1939
Page
7
County Treasurer A. J. Nicholson reported July vehicle fee collections at 12 140.50 with total registrations up 10 from last year. Auto and truck registrations rose, 7 740 autos licensed by August 1, while fees included autos 969 50 trucks 660 and other charges totaling 2 140 50.
Muscatine recorded higher fire losses in July than a year earlier with 21 fire calls. Damages totaled 307.19 dollars on buildings and contents valued at 42665 dollars, while insurance coverage reached 31200 dollars compared with 100 dollars last year.
Miss Mary Grace Martin plans to travel to Ames for a conference with state extension officials. She will gain instruction in the first two lessons of the coming year's home project course for Muscatine county farm women, focusing on decorative designs. The annual home project leaders training schools begin September 20 with five schools slated for the final two weeks of September.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Clyde Gates at Hershey hospital Tuesday night. The Otterbein Guild of the United Brethren church plans missionary Sunday observances monthly with Mrs Alpheus Thornton in charge. Roy Toomain will compete in an air meet at Jefferson IA Sunday. Hospital admissions include Mrs Rhea Randall Janet Emiet Richard Montgomery and others. Several residents visit relatives travel and attend events including a World’s Fair trip. A May adoption decree and various local happenings are noted.
Lincoln defeated McKinley 11 to 6 in a Muscatine Junior League baseball game at Fletcherfield on Wednesday. Blake pitched well for Lincoln with four singles in four at bats and two runs scored while Schmoldt started for McKinley before A Taylor took over. Lincoln capitalized with nine hits and productive innings including a three run third, a four run fourth and a six run fifth.
The Progressive Townsend club No 4 met Tuesday night at the Grand hotel with vice-president J. W. Cunningham presiding. An ensemble including Orville Boland Mildred Hopkins and Marie Boland performed a program of songs before the group pledged its continued support. The next Grand hotel gathering is set for August 15.
The body of William A. Schuyler aged 35 of Rock Island will be brought to Muscatine Thursday morning. Funeral services are set for 9 30 a m at St Marys church with Rev N J Peiffer officiating. Burial follows in St Marys Cemetery.
Premier Mussolini flew over the northwest frontier as Italian forces began large scale maneuvers. A two hour flight over the area allowed him to observe motorized columns moving westward from France direction.
Postal receipts at the Muscatine post office in July totaled 6 916 64 dollars, up 70 72 from July 1938. Postmaster Albert S Barry noted savings bond sales for the first seven months rose to 127 050 dollars from 90 525 a year earlier. Bond sales in July dropped to 15 506 25 from 20 550 in 1938. Social security number applications hit a July high of 162, surpassing 1939 and 1938. Application numbers are sent to Davenport for processing.
The Rev A E Diddams will graduate from Moody Bible Institute Chicago and begin duties as pastor of Walnut Street Baptist Church on Aug 13 succeeding Rev A R Sandow. He, with Mrs Diddams and two sons Albert Jr and Richard, will set up home in Muscatine next week after serving as supply minister this summer.
Bethel A. M. E. senior choir will perform Negro spirituals and other numbers at the First Baptist church prayer service Thursday at 7 30 p m The Rev William Berry pastor will speak on the local church work and deliver a devotional on Sympathy Pastor W H Webster will preside and conduct the prayer period Special invitation extended to all interested in the Negro church.
The city hall stores about 4 500 new grade school textbooks for next month. Rules for use include no writing, reporting defects, and quarantined homes returning books when cleared. About 300 million gallons of tax exempt gasoline are used annually by government vehicles.
The steel industry allocates roughly 10 million dollars annually to research activities. This investment supports development and testing across steelmaking processes and related technologies.
Marion Howeshell of rural Muscatine route 5 was arrested Tuesday night for driving without a license and will have a hearing Thursday at 4 p m before Justice of Peace Hugh Chance, with the case continued to that time. Two intoxicants were noted in court. Frank Blanchard of the city received a 15 day suspended sentence, and C L Tuttleman of Davenport paid a $5 fine plus costs before Justice J C Coster.
About 40 National Youth Administration workers and Muscatine will share a $15 000 repair and instruction program at the municipal airport. The project covers hangar renovations long concrete runways roof and interior painting. NYA workers will live at the field and work five hours daily with free aviation instruction each afternoon from instructor Walter Stodt to June next year.
The Iowa liquor control commission removed four state liquor store managers for cause and accepted another resignation as part of a broader personnel shakeup affecting 11 stores. Chairman M L Curtis said efforts to base appointments on a 60 40 ratio continue with many appointments still Republican, though some Democratic managers are retained.
The Philathea class of First Methodist held a picnic at Weed park Tuesday night at 6 15 in the shelterhouse. The next meeting is scheduled for the evening of September 5 at the church.
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