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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
9
The Cedar County annual report shows 213 graduates from nine high schools this year, with Tipton leading at 284 in total enrollment of 967 high school students. Outside-district tuition students numbered 310, and 97 lower-grade tuition students were enrolled.
Des Moines officials signed contracts to bring Paul Whiteman’s dance band and a national radio show to the Iowa State Fair. Whiteman is slated to headline the grandstand on Aug 30 Sept 1 with swing dances in a large tent afterward, nightly from after shows until midnight.
High Prairie special committee of the Ladies Aid society met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ernest Hoopes to plan the annual chicken supper in the church basement on September 2. The in charge group includes Mrs. Frank Foster and others.
Iowa American Legion delegates will converge on Sioux City August 20 to 23 for the twenty-first annual convention. About 795 delegates are expected with 5,000 to 6,000 total attendees. The program features a two-man race for state commander, governors’ day events, and the selection of the 1940 convention city. Skeletons of sea creatures were found in the Himalaya at 17,000 feet.
Relatives enjoy a three course dinner at Snow White cottage beside Cedar river hosted by nurse Miss Ova Leggins. Attendees include the Leggins, Dickey, Shuger, and Omelia families from Muscatine Wilton Tipton Moscow and Wilton area with music swimming and baseball after the meal. An anniversary observance for Harold Finnegan is noted along with several visits and a California trip planned by multiple families.
Wanda Elder wins the Philathea class presidency at a West Liberty Methodist church meeting held after a rainy picnic supper in Kimberly Park. Officers for the coming year include Ruth Hancer as vice president and Lillian Earl as secretary treasurer with ten members present.
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