Loomis Funeral Rites Held at Local Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Millie Lee Loomis former Muscatine resident were held at 3 pm in the Fairbanks Home for Funerals chapel. The Rev Stanley Fullwood led the service with Mrs Fullwood as soloist. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery with casket bearers from Muscatine and Mason City. Loomis was sister of the late A W Lee founder of the Lee Syndicate of Newspapers and mother of Lee P Loomis publisher of the Mason City Job-Gazette and former Muscatine Journal publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millie Lee Loomis
Muscatine
Pasadena
Calif
Fairbanks
Stanley M. Fullwood
Trinity Episcopal Church
Walter Russell
Clyde Gray
Arthur Schmeichel
George Newton
W. Earl Hall
William McCauley
Mason City
Margaret Griffith
Edith Garnes
Cora Stohr
Mabel Battenhagen
Muscatine Journal
Loomis
A. W. Lee
Lee Syndicate of
Lee P. Loomis
Jobe-Gazette
The
Two Itinerant Salesmen Return Fund to Buyers
Two itinerant salesmen Joe Colby of Crocker Missouri and Maurice Hascal of Cleveland Ohio were arrested after returning twenty six dollars to about fifty dissatisfied customers at the Muscatine police station. Complaints said the cosmetics and other goods were inferior and overpromised. Both pleaded guilty to petty larceny after earlier counts of obtaining money under false pretenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Colby
Crocker
Maurice Hascal
Cleveland
Sale Barn
Orange Street
Muscatine
Colby
Hascal
Grand Hotel
Frank Drake
Hugh E. Dance
Davis
Eastei Street
Leonard Hahn
Sweetland Township
West Second Street
F. W. Everseyer
Clyde Riusch
Taylor Ride
Ill
Third and
Cedar Street
Albert Schrempf
City
Main Street
A. H. Johnson
Nichols
West Third Street
Muscatine Band Wins Gold Cup at Music Festival
The Muscatine boys and girls band directed by Elmer Jegler took first place at the second annual Mississippi Valley music festival in East Moline. The victory earns a gold cup and a chance to represent the district at the Chicagoland festival at Soldier Field on August 19. It is the band's second straight district gold cup win, with Muscatine vocal soloists also securing top honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Jegler
East Moline
Muscatine
Mississippi Valley
Soldier Field
Rotary luncheon hears on marine salvage and Squalus
R C Collins Davenport recruiting officer outlines problems in marine salvage work including the raising of the submarine Squalus. He spoke at the Rotary luncheon today at Hotel Muscatine. The club will skip next week's luncheon and sponsor a dinner at the Muscatine Island church with former friends as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Collins
Davenport
Rotary
Hotel Muscatine
Muscatine Island
Hathaways Celebrate Golden Wedding at Home Party
Mr and Mrs William F Hathaways golden wedding anniversary was observed Sunday at the home of their son in Muscatine a family dinner featured music including violin piano and vocal numbers and gifts of flowers. Attendees included relatives from Davenport St Paul Scotia Rockford and Ma rengo among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Jones
East Fifth Street
Hershey Hospital
Fred Perschke
Roselawn Avenue
Iowa State College
Sally Susan Cahall
Cloyd Lewis
Muscatine
Hugh Chance
James Shoemaker
Bertha Greiner
W. P. Raitt
James
Omaha
Neb
Rue Washburn
Nebraska Street
Margaret Hight
Baltimore
Forrest Delano
Ivy Gravette
Hattiesburg
Catherine Smith
Kewanee
H. I. Prusia
Mulberry Avenue
J. L. Moore
William Merrill
A. Cuatt
Ossining
N. Y
William D. Randall
West Third Street
William F. Hathaway
Harry Waltman
Lucas Street
Joen Schuebel
Elaine Gerdts
Joyce Gillette
Doris Hathaway
R. E. Gillette
Joyce
Roy
Charles Gayman
Davenport
Walter Satterthwaite
Joe Hathaway
St. Paul, Minn
Will Schuebel
Scotia, Neb
Raymond Hathaway
Louis Gaeta
Kenneth Hathaway
J. B. Hathaway
Harry Hathaway
S. A. Prichard
Frank Hathaway
West Liberty
Donald Reed
Eliza, Ill
Alta Clutter and Sons
Rockford, Ill
David Heatherington
Byron Miller
Marengo, Ill
Reno Frobertis
Jake Gettert
J. H. Miller
Waltman
Hathaway
Bradley Reveals County Schools Statistics
The county report lists 7 677 school age residents in Muscatine County. Of these 3 941 are boys and 3 736 girls. Enrollment figures include 4 676 in grade schools, 1 468 in county high schools, with Muscatine High leading at 997. Non resident tuition students totaled 389. Kindergarten counts total 259 in Muscatine and 28 in West Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
E. D. Bradley
Muscatine High
West Liberty
Wilton High
Nichols
Conesville
Atalissa
Muscatine
South American Birds Distinct From Old World Types
North American birds are closely related to Old World species, while South American avifauna shows unique peculiarities and a type of its own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old World
South America
Circus Lingo Turns Camels to Humps and More
The circus world uses unique terms with camels as humps elephants as bulls monkeys as old folk hippos as hogs hyenas as gravediggers and ostrichs as big turkeys. Spectators who attend free sights without buying tickets are called lot fleas.
Krueger Family Reunion At Weed Park Plans Next Year
The Krueger family held a reunion at Weed Park on Sunday with a basket dinner and informal gathering. Attending were numerous Krueger relatives and spouses from Illinois City, Montpelier, Lone Tree, New Boston, Brighton, and nearby areas, planning a similar gathering the first Sunday in August 1940 with the same officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krueger
Weed Park
William McLane
Francis Hants
Patty
Charles
James Dillon
Joan
Wilma Murdock
Henry Pomeroy
John Krueger
Katherine
Leonard
Kenneth
Virgil Boldt
Henry Boldt
Vincent Wedekind
Rose McKinney
William Krueger
Mary Wagner
Edward Becker
Edward, Jr
Dorothy
Clifford
Velma
Marian
Darlene
Evelyn Frye
Charles Krueger
Floyd
Downey
Frank Krueger
Lucille
John Diehl
Blanche
Donald
Bob Miller
Pauline Jones
Walter Wegger
John Wegger
Helen Wegger
Anna Krueger
Howard Krueger
Margaret Spivey
Harvey Krueger
Minnie Krueger
Henry
Lone Tree
Dan Lange
Carl
Betty
Montpelier
Henry Noble
Gus Carlson
Marvin
Nina Carlson
New Boston
Ford Hank
Brighton
Fred Krueger
Paul Krueger
August Krueger
Carl Becker
Charles Becker
Larry
Illinois City
Bloomington Events Highlight Bake Sale and Club Activities
Multiple local happenings in Bloomington include a Ladies Aid bake sale and bazaar at the Bloomington Friends church corner Second and Cedar on Saturday Aug 12. The Bloomington Best 4-H club and other groups meet for planning and social events across the week with several locals traveling for family visits and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ladies’ Aid
Springdale
Lillie Hoopes
Paul Hoag
Walter
Ralph
Walter Hoag
Louise Weikert
Sophia Thicker
Henry Theiker
Young Peoples Meeting
Supt. Newby
Oskaloosa
Sophia Thieker
Henry Thieker
Dorothy Hoag
Harold Grose
Celia Thieker
Eunice Hoag
Charles Bierman
Buffalo
Mary Grace Martin H
Spangler Chapel
Bettty
Ogden
Ogden High School
Grant McConnana
John
William
Minnesota
John McConnaha
Virgil Irwin
John Miller
Detroit
Millers
Millard Hamner
Cleveland
A. E. Echardt
Burlington
Echardt
War Veterans Warned of Deadline in Muscatine County
County Auditor E R Swickard announced a Friday deadline of Sept 1 for war veterans to file for soldiers exemption on personal and real estate property at the courthouse. A supplemental claim for non homestead property also must be filed by the same date. Workers at the county auditor's office were involved in the briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
E. R. Swickard
Court House
Sharp Decrease in Relief Rolls for Muscatine County
The Muscatine county monthly relief load report shows a drop in unemployed as July ends. 144 unemployed vs 200 in June, plus a decline in regular county cases to 210 from 227, with total net load 728 and 62 new open cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Rainfall Eases Heat with Weekend Showers Across Iowa
Rainfall totaling .55 inches cooled Muscatine during the weekend while skies stayed cool and cloudy across Iowa. Davenport logged 1.57 inches, Burlington 1.40 inches, with Albia Keokuk Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Lamont reporting .5 to just over .75 inches. Temperatures fell from the 90s to the 60s as the forecast called for more showers and cooler air Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Mercury
Iowa
Davenport
Burlington
Albia
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Lamont
Weather Bureau
Omaha
Inwood
Products by Iowa blind school to be sold in Muscatine
A crew from the Iowa school for the blind at Vinton, trained Iowans, will offer products for sale in Muscatine next week. The drive is led by Vincent Steiner and organized by the Iowa Blind Products Co in cooperation with the Iowa commission for the blind. Representatives will carry credentials.
Farmers Sign for Corn and Wheat Parity Payments
Farmers in Muscatine county sign parity corn payment applications this afternoon at the soil conservation office in the courthouse. Wheat parity payment sign up is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at the same office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Muscatine County
Soil Conservation Office
Court House
Laws From 1939 Session Published Soon
The office announced that copies of laws passed at the 1939 session of the 48th general assembly, which closed recently, will be available at the office later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
48Th General Assembly
Niles compares early church growth with modern United Methodist Church
Dr. Niles of Iowa Wesleyan College spoke at First Methodist about how the early church grew to win the world in 1.5 generations, contrasting it with the present church's larger membership. He recalled student efforts with the motto The Whole World for Christ and campus conditions as context for faith’s role in mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New United Methodist Church
Stanley B. Niles
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
First Methodist Church
Christ
Harry Schneider
Boone First Presbyterian Church
David I. Berger
First Presbyterian Church
Schneider
Abraham
Moses
Gideon
David
Bible Times
Wilton
Atalissa
Burlington Road
The
Zion Lutheran Church
Glenn Woodrich
West Burlington
A. Schempp
Herbert Grebing
Reunion Plans Set After 125 Attend Park Gathering
One hundred twenty five relatives gathered at Weed Park for a Shellabarger Thompson Estle family reunion. Attendees hailed from Washington Henry Louisa Des Moines and Muscatine counties. Edward Shellabarger of Columbus Junction was elected president for the 1940 reunion to be held at Columbus Junction City Park the first Sunday in August 1940. Shelly Eberling of Muscatine organized arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Karg
Fred Karg
East Fourth Street
Frances R. Kelley
Walnut Street
Burlington
Arthur F. Kelley
Iowa Department of the American Legion Auxiliary
Wilton
Genevieve Millett
W. J. Cullen
Wahalla Lucas
University of Iowa
Millett
William Callahan
Patsy
Ida E. Grimm
Charlotte Engebretson
Loren Altekruse
Des Moines
Lake Okoboji
Triboji Beach
Winnipeg
Canada
Kenora
International Falls
Minn
Duluth
Pine Street
Bellevue Hospital
Iris Statler
Cedar Street
Arthur Stanley
Leroy Street
Emily
Anna Mae van Gent
Lucas Street
Leslie Whitmer
Louis Gruber
Mary Meyers
Davenport
Mildred Kipp
Chicago
John Heinbecker
James Parmelee
Oskaloosa
Clarence Parmelee
Muscatine Island
Harold Scalf
Hershey Avenue
Shellabarger-Thompson-Estle
Weed Park
Washington
Henry
Louisa
Muscatine
Edward Shellabarger
Columbus Junction
Shelly Eberling
Simpson Family Reunion At Kyle Simpson Home Near Atalissa
The Kerr family reunion gathered at Kyle Simpson’s country home near Atalissa with about 50 members attending. Attendees represented Letts Columbus Junction Atalissa and Muscatine. a basket dinner was served at noon and the afternoon passed informally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr
Kyle Simpson
Atalissa
Letts
Columbus Junction
Muscatine
Chenowith Estate Willed to Daughter in Probate filing
The will of the late Samuel V. Chenoweth bequeaths all property to his daughter Sarah Vinson Lew who is named executrix without bond. The document, drawn May 18 1939, is filed for probate in district court and set for hearing on Tuesday August 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Vinson Lewis
Samuel V. Chenoweth
Executrix
Conesville Group Plans Tuesday Picnic at Wildcat Den
The C. N. C. group of young people from Conesville will picnic Tuesday at Wildcat Den state park. They meet at the Conesville Methodist church at 9 30 a m and invite youths from Conesville Nichols Cedar Valley churches. A basket dinner will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Wildcat den
Nichols
Cedar Valley
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Lowa Lodge No. 2
Masonic Temple
Shirlee Clatstein
Can-on Avenue
Dorothy Rose
Douglas Jt. Millett
Margaret Millet
Las Animas
Colo
Anna Freeland
Richard Houdek
Galesburg
Freeland
Colorado
Walter Freevern
McColm & Company
A. R. McKeown
Jane
Girl Knights
United Brethren Church
A. L. Brandstetter
Ruth
Colorado Springs
Manitou
John Haefner
Helene Haefner
Alfred Haefner
Waverly
Marie Haefner
Cass Lake
Kenneth Chatfield
Sid Lambertson
Clinton
Eagle Grove Country Club
Princeton
Willey
Margaret Young
Joe Reiser
Jacksonville
Christina Yates
New Berlin
J. S. Overly
East Sixth — Street
Mary Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Ivan Hampton
Iowa Avenue
California
Tom Douglass
Oakland Drive
New York City
East
K. K. Stringer
Elizabeth
N. J
Clarence Durst
Fulham Avenue
Leland Larson
Route 1
Louis Staley
Frieda Miller
Stockton
Frank Las Cells
Woodlawn
Elizabeth Hogan
Donald L. Ping
Parkington
Chevvelet
Klein Motor Sales
Ford
Muscatine Band
Hatfield Corner
H. W. Fish
Ft. Lewis
Wash
J. L. Henderson
Vandalia
Henderson
Bradley
Harry Bridges
Carol King
Angel Island
Lower
John J. McGrath
U. S. District Immigration Inspection
James Landis
Bridges
C. H. Leu
TER
Dr. Niles
Chenowith
C. C. Hakes & CO
Hershey Bank
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