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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1939

Page

7

New Ordinance Banning Itinerant Merchant Adopted

The Muscatine city council adopted on its third reading an ordinance banning parking of vehicles with goods for sale on streets or sidewalks, targeting itinerant merchants with truck sales counters. The session also heard franchise requests, sewer concerns, nuisance protests, and funds transfers, with several items referred to committees and a milk ordinance in draft.

Frank Dreke Muscatine Coach Lines Sycamore Street Sunnyside East Second Street Board of Health Parmalee Street East Fourth East Second Streets C. Fred Porter Convo Harold H. Hanson Iowa League of Municipalities Waterloo

Ceremonies Mark Start of Church Work in Wapello

Special services mark ground breaking for a new church addition and remodeling at the First Methodist in Wapello. Rev. John Tennant of West Chicago will preach at the morning service and lead the afternoon ground breaking ceremony with a full program and community participation.

Wapello First Methodist John Tennant First Methodist Church Chicago

Latter Day Saints to Gather for Mercer Grounds Reunion

More than 1 000 members and friends of the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints in the Rock Island district will meet at the Mercer county fair grounds near Aledo for a 10 day reunion starting today. Elder Wiley Richards leads the district with John C. Stiegel as bishop's agent. Apostle Myron McConnelly, Mrs. McConnelly, Ray Whiteing and Mr Shehee top the speaker and activities lineup.

Aledo Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints Rock Island Mercer County Fair Grounds Iowa Illinois Wiley Richards Davenport John C. Stiegel Moline Myron McConnley Kansas City Ray Whiteing Independence Shehee McConnley Whiteing

Rotary Officers of 132nd District Meet in Iowa City

District governor G. B. Price presided at the 132nd district Rotary assembly in the old capitol building Iowa City. Attending were B. L. Gallaher and Dr. F. W. Englund of the Muscatine club along with other Rotarians. Dr Englund spoke on youth service and boys work in the convention program.

Rotary Iowa City B. L. Gallaher F. W. Englund Muscatine Club G. B. Price Leon Capitol Englund

Louisa County Churches Outlook for Revival Meetings

Louisa County church notices list Lettyr Methodist and United Brethren churches with pastors Rev Benjamin R Van Dyke and Rev L B Foster. Sunday services at 11 a m and 8 p m for revival talks. Sunday school at 10 a m. Miss Nellie Lee and Ernst Lieberknecht lead superintendent duties and epworth league. Revival by Rev Sylvester Sanford from Galesburg begins Monday Aug 7 at 8 p m.

Lettyr Methodist Benjamin R. van Dyke Ernst Lieberknecht van Dyke Epworth League United Brethren L. B. Foster Nellie Lee Foster Sylvester Sanford Galesburg Ill

Mission Societies Unite for Nation Day Prayer Event

Women's Foreign Missionary groups of the First Methodist Episcopal church join in nation day of prayer with a special service in the Martha room at 3 pm. The meeting aligns with foreign missionary societies worldwide and focuses on prayer and unity.

First Methodist Episcopal Church

New Book Additions at P. M. Musser Library

A list of new volumes welcomed by patrons at the P. M. Musser public library includes titles across fiction and non fiction. Notable entries span Bailey Polynesian Venture Eliot Bombs Bursting in Air and Richards Diesel Engines and Diesel Electric Power.

P. M. Musser Public Library Bailey Clair & Dignam Clark Eliot Foley & Gentles Hawes Heiser MacFadyen Moray Richards Sheean Shepardson & Scroggs United States Smith White Yates Bennett Comstock Disney Fox Lark Street Hine Family Circle MacVeigh Mann Snow Steel, Judas, Incorporated Taylor Asa Mayo Thirkell

Antarctic Boundaries and Early Economic Focus

Between the South Pole and latitude 60 there are no land animals larger than insects and no industries beyond whaling, reflecting the harsh, resource limited frontier of early exploration.

South Pole

Mission Workers in India to Lead Nazarene Rally

The Church of the Nazarene plans a missionary rally on Saturday August 5 with Rev. K Hawley Jackson and wife, returning missionaries from India, as guest speakers. The couple will sing and deliver messages in native Indian costumes. The public is invited to the 8 p.m. meeting.

Mission Workers India Nazarene Rally Church of the Nazarene K. Hawley Jackson

Clergy Schedule Across Junction Area Churches

The article lists multiple sermons and services across Columbus Junction Columbus City and surrounding churches. Rev J R Fraser of Wapello preaches at Central Presbyterian at 8 30 am and others preach at Trinity Evangelical Reformed Columbus City Methodist and Bethel churches with times ranging from 7 30 pm to 11 am. The union service and Lord s Supper observance are noted along with readings and sermon topics.

Columbus Junction J. R. Fraser Wapello Central Presbyterian Church J. Lynn Pace Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church W. Bloomquist Columbus City Methodist Church Methodist Church United Presbyterian Church Columbus City Harold Irwin Esther E. E. Heltibridle Pleasant Grove Bethel Church Lloyd Morris Coe College Cedar Rapids Cotter Presbyterian Arch C. J. Wolfe Bethel Church M. F. Campbell Wll Fredonia Methodist Church S. M. Bradfield

Church Activity Schedule Highlights Local Groups

Church and community groups announce Monday Boy Scouts at 5 30 pm and 7 30 pm trustees meeting. Tuesday Women Mission circle at 2 30 pm with Mrs George Mark in charge. Miriam circle porch party at 7 30 pm. Cub Scouts at Jefferson field 4 pm. Thursday junior choir 6 45 pm and prayer 7 30 pm. Young people's chorus 8 30. Friday ladies prayer 2 pm Baraca room. Ice cream social Aug 4 at 7 30 pm on church lawn.

True Blue Princess Azalea Guilds Women’s Mission Circle George Mark White Cross Mesdames Josephine Freers Aliie Freers Verink Nyenhui Young People’s Baraca Ladies’ Aid Society H. Semler A. Schumacher Ladies’ Aid Sixth Street Iowa Avenue

Ladies Aid to Host Potluck at Weed Park

Evangelical and Reformed members and their families will gather for a potluck supper on Thursday afternoon and evening at Weed Park.

Ladies’ Aid Society Weed Park

Lincoln Boulevard Baptist midweek Bible hour and prayer service

Regular midweek Bible hour and prayer service are planned at Lincoln Boulevard Baptist Church.Residents are invited to attend for prayer and reflection.

Lincoln Boulevard

Getz Home Hosts Men’s Club Meeting Tuesday Night

The Men’s club will meet Tuesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Getz at 938 Grand View Avenue. The choir will hold a rehearsal at 7 30 p m on Wednesday.

William Getz Grandview Avenue

Guests to Lead Sunday Worship at U B Church

Special services run the last three weeks of August at United Brethren Church while Rev. A L Brandstetter and Ns family are away. Fred Carlson will preach on August 13, the Bethel A M E choir and Mary Estella Broomfield provide evening events, Virgil Ross leads Aug 20, and Aug 27 services are led by Carlson and Ross.

United Brethren Church A. L. Brandstetter Fred Carlson York College York Neb Bethel A. M. E Mary Estella Broomfield Des Moines Virgil Ross Lloyd Dutro Muscatine

Former Missionary to Speak at Cone Church on Sunday

Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church will host a Sunday morning sermon at 11 led by Rev. J. Lynn Pace with the theme A Challenge to Believers in Christ. Sunday school begins at 9 30 a.m. A missionary service at 10 35 a.m. at the Methodist church features Mrs. Dan Davies of Wilton, a former missionary in Mexico, as guest speaker with Mexican costumes and a talk on her work.

Conesville Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church J. Lynn Pace Methodist Church Dan Davies Wilton Mexico

Union Young People Service at Methodist Church

A Union young peoples service will be held at the Methodist church at 7 p.m. Doris Cozad is the leader. Evening worship service follows at 8 with a sermon by the pastor the Rev. E. L. McClure.

Union Young Peoples Methodist Church Doris Cozad E. L. McClure

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