Prize Winners Announced at Durant Firemen Festival
Durant holds a two day parade and festival with livestock shows and talent events. Pearl's Beauty Shop won the float division while Gipher and local 4 H clubs placed in various categories. Judge Howard Hamilton oversaw the Future Farmers show on Durant school grounds with champions named in multiple livestock classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl's Beauty Shop
Firemen’s
Durant
Don Sievers
Dale Lilienthal
Robert Langmann
Hereford
Bob Glazer
Leo Hein
Darel Mein
Paul Rohlf
Angus
Don Gehrls
Lloyd Frick
Delmar Frick
Darwin Riessen
Bill Busch
Lowell Gehrls
Ralph Telstow
Wayne Kahler
Orwilke Luedke
Free Book On Arthritis And Rheumatism
An enlarged 44 page booklet titled Rheumatism offers non medical treatment insights and states drugs only provide temporary relief. It claims a proven non surgical method has helped for 33 years and invites readers to request the free book from The Ball Clinic Excelsior Springs Missouri without obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball Clinic
Dept
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Census Figures Show Excess of 763 Females in Muscatine
Census data reveal Muscatine has an excess of 763 females aged 14 and over. The report, based on Washington figures, shows most Iowa cities with more unmarrieds, while rural areas trend toward male preponderance on farms.
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Muscatine Area
Muscatine
Iowa
Bureau of Census
Washington, D. C
Ames
Iowa City
Des Moines
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Burlington
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Cedar Falls
Mason City
Marshalltown
Fort Dodge
Clinton
Keokuk
Oskaloosa
Boone
Fort Madison
Newton
Charles City
Bids Sought for Cedar County Road Improvements
The Iowa Highway Commission in Ames will accept bids Tuesday August 12 for grading and 48 reinforced concrete culverts on highway No. 30 from the Linn county line east into Clarence. Also offerings for surfacing No. 1 in Cedar County from West Branch and No. 38 from Stanwood to Olin. Includes detailed tonnages and yardages for crushed stone cement culverts and excavation.
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Linn County
Clarence
Iowa Highway Commission
Ames
Commission
Cedar County
West Branch
Stanwood
Olin
Pairings Released For Park Lane Club Tournament
Park Lane Club announces pairings for the championship flight of its tournament. Matches run through August 11 with 18 holes per match. Finals set for August 31 at 36 holes.
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Park Lane
Jim Rhodes
Walt Breedlove
George Boldt
Pat McRoberts
Warren Harris
Slats Foster
Order Issued For Calling of 60 Petit Jurors
Judge Matthew Westrate issues a call for Muscatine county ex officio jury commission to draw 60 petit jurors for the September term. Jurors will be summoned to appear on a date to be named later.
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Matthew Westrate
Harold Hanson
District Court
Muscatine County
Hindustani Most Widely Used Native Language in India
Hindustani, understood by about 70 percent of India's population of 342 million, is the most widely used native language in the country.
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India
Icebergs’ Hidden Mass Beneath Ocean Surface
The text notes that icebergs look deceptive with only one-eighth of their bulk above water while seven-eighths remain submerged, hidden beneath the sea.
Flying River sighting puzzles Illinois radar watchers
Scientists at the University of Illinois observed a 100 mile long radar image dubbed a flying river. It turned out to be a reflected Illinois River segment east of the airport caused by radar lensing from air temperature layers and rain.
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Champaign
University of Illinois
Illinois River
Illinois State Water Survey
Glenn E. Stout
Stout
Musicians Plan Fourth Free Band Concert at Weed Park
Local No. 551 AFM in cooperation with the Music Performance Trust Fund and the park board present an 8 p m concert at Weed park. Veteran conductor Fred Mannhardt leads a 25 piece band in the fourth of five park series. Local musicians not currently scheduled are invited to join, to assemble by 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Musicians
Music Performance Trust Fund
Park Board
Weed Park
Fred Mannhardt
Marriages Lead Over Divorces in Muscatine County
July records from the district court show 11 marriage licenses issued and seven divorce decrees granted. Clerk Harold Hanson reports marriages remained ahead of divorces by about a two to one edge.
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Muscatine County
Harold Hanson
Muscatine Dollar Day Ad Promises Deals
A local advertisement urges shoppers to answer their phone with the phrase Hello Muscatine Dollar Day and announces sales spread over Tuesday and Wednesday August 5 and 6 with notable bargains.
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Muscatine
Canasta tricks and deception in card play discussed
Jacoby reflects on reactions to tricky plays in Canasta. He praises clever deception yet notes dishonesty when used to mislead. He recounts a trap against Fry and Lightner, where an ace ace trick sparks groans and laughter.
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Canasta
Fry
Lightner
Canasta Experts Ponder Deceptive Play In Column
Mr. Jacoby notes readers’ frequent questions about canasta. He cannot answer each query individually but will publish the most asked questions and answers in his upcoming column.
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Jacoby
Louisa County Announces Road Surfacing Bid Call
Louisa County officials will accept bids on Wednesday, Aug. 13 for surfacing 2.57 miles of farm to market highway. The project covers a road from the southeast corner of sec 13 to Elrick Junction and offers options of 3,084 cubic yards of class B gravel or 2,827 cubic yards of class A stoffe on the road.
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Louisa County
Elrick Junction
Implement Firm At Junction Reports Robbery
Columbus Junction report of a robbery at the Mohnssen and Swailes Implement building. About $35 in cash stolen during a Saturday night break in. Entry gained through a window in the wash room. Safe doors torn off.
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Columbus Junction
Mohnssen and Swailes
Navy WAVES recruit Althea Grunder on home leave
Althea Grunder daughter of the late Louis and Mrs. Grunder of Wilton has completed boat training at the Bainbridge Maryland naval training center and is spending her first leave at her aunt and uncle Henry Grunder's home in Wilton She joined the WAVES via the navy recruiting station in Davenport and was sworn in May 30 in Chicago She will depart August 14 for San Diego to attend Teleman’s school.
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Althea Grunder
Louis Grunder
Wilton
Bainbridge, Md
Naval Training Center
Henry Grunder
WAVES
Navy
Davenport
Chicago
San Diego
Teleman
Bandits Fail in Theft Attempt at Local Firm
Sheriff Robert Lewis investigated an early Sunday morning theft attempt at a local firm. No trace was found of the bandits as they sought access to company funds.
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Robert Lewis
July collections total $106635 at county treasurer office
Roy E. Tipton county treasurer reports July receipts amounting to 106635.16 with components including regular tax 25311.68, penalty 515.01, delinquent taxes 40.36, paying levies 172.89, auto license fees 36093.05, use tax 5287.89, old pension 65.90, and miscellaneous 39148.38.
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Roy E. Tipton
Sons Will Share Atkinson Estate
Two sons, Earl and Arthur Atkinson, named to receive equal shares in the estate of Mrs. Lephema Atkinson of Wilton. The will, dated Oct 10 1947, names them as executors without bond. Probate hearing set for Sept 2. Mrs Atkinson died June 18.
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Earl
Arthur Atkinson
Lephema Atkinson
Wilton
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Durant Firemen
Bona Fay Weber
DeLores Ahrens
Gloria Petersen
Virginia Petersen
Karen Ahrens
Deanna Rogers
Laura Kay Weber
Future Farmers of America
Dare] Hein
Stockton
Ozark
Old
Ozarks
Elmer United
E. V. Tangen
Matt
Noah
Noa
The
Matt Lieuce
Insurance Agency
Complete
Laurel Bidz
Magnus
Launderers
Fourth Street
Jacoby ON
Oswald Jacoby
NEA
Louisa County Road
Junction
Muscatine Building & Loan Assn
Hershey Bldg
Geo. M. Wittich Funeral Home
Beveridge
Cedar ST
Atkinson
Dean
Doan
Servisoft
United States
Servisoft Service
Servisoft Sytem
Servisoft Inc
23Rd Ave
Rockford
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