Muscatine Herb Pals Meet at TeStrake Home
Monday afternoon meeting of the Muscatine Herb Pals was held at Mrs. Charles TeStrake’s rural route 4 home. Vice president Mrs. Henry Schenkel presided. members discussed lavender sachet formulas and mold prevention by lavender oil. The next meeting includes a 9:30 a.m. lunch at Weed Park on August 29 with Mrs. Sam DuVall hosting.
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Muscatine
Charles TeStrake
Henry Schenkel
Shellabarger
Weed Park
Sam DuVall
J. C. Worst
Sweetland Grange Meeting Plan for August 4
Sweetland Grange will hold a meeting at Sweetland School on Thursday night August 4. Plans for a state meeting and countywide degree work in September will be discussed. Lunch will be potluck. Committee in charge includes Mr and Mrs Harold Hetzler Mr and Mrs Fred Wirtz and Mr and Mrs Vern Van Camp.
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Sweetland Grange
Sweetland School
Harold Hetzler
Fred Wirtz
Vern van Camp
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Daisy Simpson at Local Funeral Home
Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m Monday at Ralph J wit tich Funeral Home for Mrs Daisy Simpson 77 who died Friday at Hershey an cent Home The Rev Arthur Eveland pastor of River Evangelical United Brethren church officiated Mrs Grace Hart was vocalist Pallbearers included Albert Workman William Cook Jesse Wagner Virgil Ross James Cook and W D Herwig Burial was at Greenwood cemetery.
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Ralph J.wittich
Daisy Simpson
Hershey
Arthur Eveland
the River
Schreiber Mills Sues for 5738 Dollar Five Hundred Forty Eight
Schreiber Mills Inc of St Joseph Missouri sues Clarence Durst in district court seeking 5738.65 dollars plus costs on fifteen counts based on a notes series. Judgment requested for the full amount with costs. prior filings include Hagermann's $500.62 damages claim from a August 3 1954 motor accident and a counterclaim.
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Schreiber Mills, Inc
St. Joseph
Clarence Durst
Clifford ‘Harbaugh
Kenneth Herlein
River Stage Report With Localized Changes
River stage readings show varied shifts across towns with LaCrosse steady at 5.2 and Lansing up 0.42 to 7.92. The rise totals appear modest elsewhere including Dubuque 8.1 up 0.5 and Davenport 4.6 up 0.6 while Keokuk falls 0.3 to 2.5.
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LaCrosse
Lansing
Dam No
McGregor
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
Iowa 1955 Deer Hunting License Forms Ready
Applications for 1955 Iowa deer hunting licenses are at Lucile Freybler Muscatine county recorder. They must be returned by Oct 12 with a $10 fee. Only 6,000 licenses will be issued. If applications exceed 6,000 a drawing will select recipients and fees will be returned to losers.
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Iowa
Lucile Freybler
Muscatine County
Iowa Conservation Commission
Sweetland Four-H Club Group Meets
Twenty seven members of the Sweetland Royal Busters 4 H club answered roll call with plans for the West Liberty fair at a Monday meeting held at the home of Kenneth and Larry Irwin. Three visitors attended.
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Sweetland Royal Busters
West Liberty Fair
Kenneth
Larry Irwin
Lake
West Liberty Fairgrounds
West Liberty
David Pace
Washington, D. C
Harland Pace
Iowa
Rod Brannen
Muscatine
Births At Muscatine County Hospital
Son born to Mr and Mrs Wayne Garvin at Muscatine County hospital on Sunday. They reside at 912 Woodlawn Avenue.
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Muscatine County Hospital
Wayne Garvin
Woodlawn Avenue
Muscatine area notices and incidents crowd local page
Various Muscatine items including dean James F. Loper announcing evening hours for 7 to 9 to welcome next year students, a youth ice cream social at Marilyn Doerfer’s home, a three day jail term for Robert W. Poe, and a fire at 1206 Park Avenue causing small damage. Also reports on county tax credits, hospital admissions and dismissals, church meeting, and residents admitted or discharged from Muscatine and nearby hospitals.
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Marilyn Doerfer
Robert W. Poe
Kansas City
Jus- Garry Woodward
Park Avenue
Lenora Moser
Ahie
Paul Boorn
Onslow
Muscatine Coun
Board of Supervisors
Muscatine
Martin Hansen
Wilton
Walter Wakefield
Oregon Street
Pellevue Hospital
Merle Werner
Stephen Vorwerk
Lucas Street
Graduates To Be Honored At SUI Commencement Aug 10
Fifteen area residents join 565 total graduates at the State University of Iowa summer commencement in the Iowa Field House at 7 30 p m. President Virgil M Hancher will confer degrees and deliver the charge. Doctor Geraldine Smith Garrick of Tipton earns a PhD. Janet Benixson West Branch earns BSN. Janet Hale West Liberty earns Nursing Certificate. Harold Gerndt Muscatine and Ivan Crow Columbus Junction earn BA. Keith Winston Tipton among arts and sciences degree recipients. Dr William Bean will address the graduates on The Care and Feeding of the Intellect A D 1955.
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State University of Iowa
Iowa
Ted McCarrel
Virgil M. Hancher
L Jof
Janet Hale
West Liberty
William B. Bean
Iowa College of Medicine
Annual Chamber Stag Fish Fry Arranged Aug 10
The Chamber of Commerce and Junior Chamber announce the annual stag fish fry at Boxcar Ranch on August 10. Reservations are required at the Chamber office by Monday. Contact Lane, Mrs John Schenkel and infant at 501 Mulberry or Mrs Leo Cleary at 1113 Park.
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Chamber of Commerce
Grain and Livestock Quotations Rise on Weather
Corn and soybeans climbed in active trading as hot dry weather boosted prices. Wheat gained 5 to 8 cents, oats rose with some volatility, and soybeans edged up to around 2.29 a bushel. Lard futures up 5 to 10 cents, September around 10.55 per hundred pounds.
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Chicago
Weaver
Kansas
Chicago Cash Grain Market Summary
Chicago cash grain prices show Wheat at Mo 1 red 1.98 No 2 1.97 and No 2 hard 2.04. Corn No 2 1.46 No 3 1.446 Mo a 1.37. Oats Mo extra heavy white W% or Wo 9 3%. Rye No 2 plump 1.10. Soybean oil lite% and soybean meal 52.00–53.50. Barley nominal choice 1.25–1.50 and feed 3–1.03.
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Chicago
Chicago Potatoes Market Report and Prices
Chicago August 2 4 USDA potato arrivals total ships and on track figures show moderate supplies and demand. Market for whites slightly stronger and round varieties steady. Carrot track sales list price ranges for Cottlemaina whites Nebrasks warbas pontiacs and other varieties with quoted per bushel figures.
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Chicago
USDA
Totel
U. S
First Tomatoes To Be Processed On Wednesday
Mr Roberts reports the tomato crop looks good and weather has helped. The first tomatoes will be processed Wednesday at contracted acreages in Iowa and Illinois locations including Kalona Bettendorf Sunbury Muscatine East Moline and Edgington. Licenses for the crop are expected to continue into October or until frost kills the vines.
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Iowa
Kalona
Bettendorf
Sunbury
Muscatine
East Moline
Edgington
Illinois
Roberts
New York Stocks Late Quotations Summary
New York stock quotations show AKI Radio at 48 percent, Sinclair at 3, St Fr at 57, Secony at 61, Sou Pac at 61, Std Brands at 40, Std Of Ind at 50, Swift & Co at 51, Texas Co at 103, Union Pac at 163, Unit Air L at US Rubber 46, US&S Steel at 52, Wilson Co at 12, Woolwith at 50.
Local Markets Hens and Egg Prices Reported
Heavy breed hens over four pounds and lighter stock include oo lights leghorns and hybrids. Eggs A and up priced at 32 cents per dozen. B and medium eggs at 25 cents. Dirties and checks priced at 17 cents.
Chicago Produce Chicago Aug 3 Meat and egg market report
Butter is steady with receipts totaling 69 218 dollars. Wholesale buying prices hold at unchanged levels. Eggs firm with receipts 10 373 and prices 0 8 to 3 higher. Live poultry steady with coops 737 and prices unchanged for heavy hens to caponettes thriving at 32 to 34 per pound over 5 pounds.
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Chicago
USDA
Reach Agreement In Seniority Rift At Studebaker
In South Bend Indiana an accord on seniority ended a near two week shutdown at Studebaker-Packard Corp. The CIO Auto Workers and local UAW head William Ogden said bumping rights will protect longer serving workers. About 55 final assembly line staff had halted work, delaying production and sending 9 000 others home. Union and company officials called the stoppage unauthorized as talks proceed.
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South Bend
Ind
Studebaker
CIO Auto
Studebaker-Packard Corp
William Ogden
UAW
Union
Ogden
Berndt
Senaa Er Almnmanl
Nee
Eee
Butcher Prices Fall at Chicago Livestock Mart
Estimated Wednesday salable receipts: hogs 7 500 cattle 12 000 sheep 1 000. Hog prices declined with 210 lb plus down 25c lighter weights 25 to 50c. No 1 3 hogs 200 286 lb 15.50 16.00 16.25. 260 lb+ scarce 310 lb down to 15.00. Cattle 4 500 salable calves 300 slaughter steers steady to weak cows slow bulls and vealers active. Prime 11254 lb steers 24.50 other grades 21.25 23.00 heifers 19.00 21.75 utility cows 11.00 13.50. Sheep 1 000 slow lambs 25 50 lower yearlings steady to weak spring lambs 19.00 21.50 primes up to 22.00.
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Chicago
USDA
Classified Ad for One Ton Carrier Window Unit
For sale one ton Carrier window air conditioner one year old priced at 249.95 located at 619 Park Ave.
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Park Ave
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Herb Pals
Mrs
Schreiber Mills
Sweetland Four-H
Ege
James F. Loper
Muscatine Junior College
SUI
Boxcar Ranch
Oldsmobile
Olds
Rocket
Demensir
Front Street
Chicago Cash Grain
Hershey Ave
New York
Aki
Ie Armour
Atchison
Bendix Ay
Beth Sti
Air
Case J I
Curtiss Wr
Deere
Pont
Gen Foods
Goodrich
Goodyear
Town MG
Ken CP & L
Kennecott
Kresge
Mont Ward
Morrell
Para Piet
Pepsi Cola
Pet
May Renee i
Jaey Susesess
Eeeeeseee Srf
Eeveenee
Metro
Eastman Color
Pant
Av Technicolor
Jarma
Pt A
CELL
Riven
Chicago Mart
Hangman
George Montgomery
Jack MacCall Desperado
Eizabeth Scott Charles Heston
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