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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1939
Page
2
The Letts community records numerous weekend visits as Rev. and Mrs. Van Dyke and daughter Barbara Johad host guests from Osmaloola and Fremont Iowa, with extended family gatherings, hospital notes, and funeral rites for Mrs. Margaret Hildebrand and Mrs. Steve Barrer reported.
Fairport residents travel to Chicago for a ball game while several families attend gatherings and visits across Muscatine and nearby towns including Weed park Burlington Tipton Buffalo Whittemore and Atalissa names such as Carrie Hershey Jess Benz Kemper Reeves Fitchner Jago and TeStrake appear in local social notes.
High Prairie where Mr and Mrs Vern McCulley and daughters entertained Sunday guests. Attendees included E W Hastings of Clinton Clifford Frevermuth and son William Hammer of Muscatine Oscar Allensworth of Davenport and others from nearby towns. Evelyn Phallins left for a two week vacation with C D Ager family.
Muscatine residents were supper guests at the Sundey home with Grimey Untertain named among attendees. Dan Grimm Jr and Joan of Muscatine visited Edward Grimm’s family, while a Buchanan dinner featured Ed Bujewski and Mary and Marcella. Picnics in Davenport included Henry Fitchner Clifford and Margaret Junge. A U.S. fisheries hatchery fish fry Friday night drew Lt. H Bennett and others.
Grandview Sigma Kappa club schedules an annual outing at Crapo Park Burlington on Sunday August 13. In related notices Mr and Mrs Frank Tice Ellis Weigand and Dale Gerling attended the Tice reunion at Muscatine.
Buffalo Prairie longtime resident Frank Norton marked his 74th birthday at his son Russ’s home near Aledo on Sunday. Attending were Ellen Jackson, granddaughter Janet Brookhart, Clyde Tweed and family from Fort Madison, Willis Miller family, Rolly Reed Jr of Keithsburg, Fred Taylor family from New Boston, Vernon Norton family, and Ivan Kistler. Mayhew hosted a separate 75-person bridal shower for Eu gene Morris with prizes awarded to Will Hicks and Mike Miller. Others visiting weekend included George Taylor guests the Kistlers and Lenore, Lyman Elliott in Guernsey, Laverne Hudson's shoulder injury, Milan visits by the Kranz family, Homer Brown and Shirley in Davenport, Bull family from Keithsburg, and a postponed Presbyterian picnic at Weed Park due to rain. The Hazel Dell Ladies' Aid elected George Poppe president and Chester Boruff vice president. Reverend A G Lacey returned from Orlando and resumed his sermon with a review of All This and Heaven Too.
L E Kelley assignee of E E Embree sues G H Herrick in district court seeking 228.47 on alleged promissory notes. Also notes reference to Thomas Sheraton furniture designer and 1791 publishing series that failed financially. Other items cite milk assimilation and digestion rates.
Mrs. McCleer of Muscatine hosts a visit and plans another stay with her daughter in town. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stocke of Des Moines are guests of relatives. The King's Daughters class finished cooking dinners for threshing crews serving 298 meals for a profit of 85.55 dollars.
Concord notes a Sunday visit by Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Whicher and Billie of Burlington to C. B. Shellabarger, with attendance at the Shellabarger Estle and Thompson reunion in Weedpark Muscatine. Also listed are local relatives and visitors and Mayo Hospital updates for Mrs. Shellabarger and Opal Bonnichsen.
The oldest known musical instrument is a flute carved from a hollow bone. It dates to prehistoric cave dwellers who used birds and other animals’ bones to craft this early wind instrument.
Jimmie Fidler notes Bette Davis starred in four pictures in seven months, a feat he calls astounding compared with Norma Shearer and Garbo. He praises Davis as a born actress who tackles demanding roles and keeps her health steady through intense work. The column adds assorted gossip on stars, agents, and incidents from Hollywood life.
Hawaii reports a long term decline in leprosy cases with a 50 percent drop in the last four years. Health officials credit early detection, treatment programs, and ongoing surveillance for the steady improvement.
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