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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1939

Page

17

Eliza Home Five Hundred Club Host and Nearby Notes

Paul Irwin hosted the Five Hundred club at his Eliza home with five tables of play. Elsie Laeser and Harold Wagoner won high, Mrs J O Carl yon and Arthur Krueger low, Claud Harder received the special prize. Lunch was served. Other items include visits and family updates from Colchester to Rock Island, births, and weekend journeys.

Eliza Paul Irwin Elsie Laeser Harold Wagoner J. O. Carlyon Arthur Krueger Claud Harder Arthur Eddington Colchester Lewis Ford Dahinda Ill Dingtons Arlene Downey Muscatine J. M. Thirtyacre Don Carlson Richard Bartenhagen Fruitland Betty Billy Bartenhagen Carlsons Arch Reed Rock Island Nelson Miller Jessie Bishop Barbara Tucson Ariz Richard Clifford Brockett Blanche Brockett Martin Bear Orr Bear Clarence Huston

Philathea Class Nets 250 From Sales at Booth

Members of the Philathea class of the Methodist Sunday school held a picnic and supper in the church basement with 20 present. The refreshment stand netted about 100 and the class pledged 250 to the building fund with 250 already turned over. A dramatization of Goldilocks and the Three Bears was staged by Mrs. Wiederrecht, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Syphrit. Boy Scouts, troop 23, returned Wednesday.

Wapello Methodist Sunday School Paul Wiederrecht M. H. Barnes Thomas Holmes Will Syphrit Boy Scouts

Wide Weather Variations in Junction Area July 1938

Columbus Junction reports July weather with 5.03 inches total precipitation for the month, peak 2.81 inches on July 3, and highs of 97 degrees on July 12 and 13. July 30 saw a low of 54, with 2 cloudy days, 7 partly cloudy, and 22 clear days. July 1938 recorded 1.94 inches of rain, high 97, low 56 on July 21, and greatest single-day precipitation of 0.68 inch on July 6 and 7.

Columbus Junction

Fresno Guest Visits Wilton With Miss Frances Boot

Fresno resident Miss Anna Hartz visited Wilton at the home of Miss Frances Boot on Tuesday. The piece also lists other social visitors including Minnesotans, Chicago guests, and local bridge and tea gatherings hosted by area residents.

Fresno Calif Wilton Frances Boot Anna Hartz Frenso

Outing Group Details Camp Eastman Nauvoo Illinois Trip

A list of attendees records an outing at Camp Eastman in Nauvoo Illinois. Included are Bob Brown Bruce Tomlinson Ernie Winter Billy Winter Billy Malone Richard Schaer Richard Nelson Raymond Hicklin Jimmy Bucher Elwood McChesney Leonard Colson Leslie Weber and Burton Allworth Giles Reeds returns home from Kentucky trip.

Camp Eastman Nauvoo Ill Bob Brown Bruce Tomlinson Ernie Winter Billy Winter Billy Malone Richard Schaer Richard Nelson Raymond Hicklin Jimmy Bucher Elwood McChesney Leonard Colson Leslie Weber Burton Allworth Giles Reeds Kentucky

Radio Program Tonight and Friday Schedule Collage

Radio listings show a dense lineup of orchestras hosts and stations from 6 PM to 11 PM on Friday and early morning Saturday. Notable names include Rudy Vallee Major Bowes Duke Ellington Jimmy Dorsey and Joe Richman among others with stations WMAQ WBBM WHO WGN and NBC CBS MBS and WMT. Gravity on the sun noted as an aside.

Summer Colony Rudy Vallee WHO Pedro de Leon Orchestra Wat Major Bowes Amateur Hour CBS WBBM NBC WMAQ Alfred Wallenstein S. Sinfonietta Mbs WMT Kraft Music Hall Baseball Players Lives WGN WSUL Fred Waring Joe E. Brown KMOX Bunny Berigan Peter Grant WLW Harry Owens Roy Eldridge Happy In Orchestra MAQ Jack MaeLean Wwes NBC— Who Melody Strings Hollywood M _— Poultry Confess WHB WLS National Farm and Home Hour Ee Myrt Marge Melody Parade WSUIL Road of Life Melody Mart WSUI Freddie Nagel WHBF Don Roth Mel and Jane Cubs Boston Vic and Sade Wayne and WHEF Bill McCune Sweet Music Silver Strings Len Salvo Institute of Democracy John Gurney Gray Gordon's Orchestra Duke Ellington Fulton Lewis, Jr Frank Gagan NBC — Who Johnny Nbcwataq Guy Frank Darsey Jimmy Dorsey Decatur Moline Amos Andy Isham Jones Harry James Joe Richman Jane Dorsey Phil Levant Carlos Molina WBRB

Social Service Calls Aggregate 714 in July

Muscatine county social service staff logged 714 calls in July. Of these 359 were home calls, 71 collateral calls, and 284 office interviews. A trip to Glenwood entered a child in treatment, with visits to Oakdale and Iowa City for University hospital and tuberculosis sanatorium exams. CCC work occupied time, with 20 boys quota filled. one boy underweight was rejected and two youths ran away from camp after acceptance.

Muscatine

Aledo County Board Reviews 100 Property Value Complaints

One hundred complaints on assessed property values were filed with county clerk O. H. Lee for review by the county board. Tuesday marked the board's final meeting and last day of consideration.

Aledo Mecer County O. H. Lee County Board of Review

County complaints prompt board visit to inspect property

County clerk notes complaints filed from all townships except Perryton with only one from Duncan. Board members plan to visit the property next Tuesday and make adjustments they deem advisable.

Thunder cloud charged with negative ground-ward pole

A thunderhead becomes electrically charged with both negative and positive regions, the negative pole closer to the earth. This configuration suggests strong vertical electric fields and potential for enhanced lightning strike risk.

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