Road project faces delay as landowners clash over Montpelier route
Trustees and landowners plus the county board of supervisors met at the courthouse to settle the route for a new Class A road in Montpelier township. Three routes approved by the state highway commission conflict with landowner concerns, risking postponement beyond the three year program. Halbfass planned to move crews from Fulton to Montpelier, but objections may divert equipment elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier Township
County Board of Supervisors
State Highway Commission
F. P. G. Halbfass
Fred Kaufmann
Board of Supervisors
Fulton Township
Halbfass
Moore Held After Raid On Liquor Nuisance Charge
Dewey Moore of 814 East Fifth street faces a hearing in Justice H TD Horst's court today on a charge of maintaining a liquor nuisance after a raid Saturday night at his home. Bonds set at $500 each for his appearance. Officers found 90 pints of alleged home brew. Deputy Sheriff Jack Pace, Chief of Police Mark Taylor and Deputy Menzo Grady conducted the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Moore
East Fifth Street
Justice H. TD. Horst
Moore Home
Jack Pace
Mark Taylor
Menzo Grady
Carrier Pigeon Set For Record Flight Stops in Muscatine
A released carrier pigeon from Amarillo Texas paused in Muscatine on Saturday afternoon during a 1000 mile race to Moline. The exhausted bird then resumed toward Moline, as the field of 56 birds completed a two day eight hour record. The inscribed pigeon 14 638 30 was found in an alley by A C Bruem mer and appeared short of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tex
Muscatine
Moline
John Mortell
A. C. Bruemmer
Steamer Capitol To Run Two Excursion Crowds
The Steamer Capitol will take two excursion trips from Muscatine on Tuesday. The 9 a.m. Davenport departure returns at 6 30 p.m. The Muscatine Farm Bureau sponsors the all day trip with Bellevue Hospital alumni association and G A Riemcke chapter backing the moonlight voyage. Sidney's Firecrackers 10 Piece orchestra will supply dance music on both trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Muscatine
Muscatine Farm Bureau
Davenport
Bellevue Hospital Alumni Association
F. B. Nesper
G. A. Riemcke
Order of de Molay
Carl F. Schomberg
Sidney
Obituary for 3 Year Old Patrick Phillips
Funeral rites for Patrick Isadore Phillips three year old son of Mr and Mrs S F Phillips were held at 10 30 this morning at the home by Rev G H Krueger pastor of the Evangelical Protestant church burial was at Greenwood Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Isadore Phillips
S. F. Phillips
Park Avenue
G. H. Krueger
Evangelical Protestant Church
Greenwood Cemeery
Zemo antiseptic claims fast relief for skin woes
An advertisement touts Zemo as a soothing antiseptic for mosquito bites rashes and many skin conditions. It promises relief for itching sunburn ivy poisoning pimples dandruff and razor burn with a portable bottle sold by a druggist at 61.00.
Eighth Birthday Celebrated For J Henning In Bloomington Township
The eightieth birthday of Jacob Henning, Muscatine resident, was observed at his son William Henning’s home in Bloomington Township. Attendees included family members from Muscatine and Parsons Kansas as well as Davenport. The party featured dinner and supper on the lawn, Kittenball games, and other amusements in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Henning
Jacob Henning
Muscatine
William Henning
Bloomington Township
Mr. Henning
Oregon Street
Stephen Barry
William Friese
Arthur Henning
Werner Axel
Fred Hoeksema
Elmer Widman
Charles McElwee
Kenneth and
Everet
Parsons
Kas
Loran Peters
Davenport
Churches Prepare for Resumption of Full Services
Muscatine churches plan a return to full schedules with four more summer union services. Upcoming gatherings include First Baptist, Cedar Street Methodist, Bethel A M E, and First Methodist Episcopal churches. Sermons by Rev C W Hempstead and Rev J H Callier highlighted a Week of worship. Collections surpassed 14.50 dollars with United Brethren giving 10 dollars to Bethel. Visiting ministers spoke at Nazarene and Wesleyan churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
First Baptist Church
Cedar Street Methodist Episcopal Church
First Methodist Episcopal Church
First Presbyterian Church
United Brethren Church
Bethel A. M. E
J. H. Callier
Bethel Church
Union Meeting
Bethel
J. W. Short
Iowa Nazarene
Church of the Nazarene
Jackson Giddens
Iowa Wesleyan College
Philip Palmer
Cedar Rapids
Birthday Party for Lawrence W Flannery in Muscatine
The Misses Nell and Kate O Shaughnessy hosted a Sunday birthday gathering at their Wilton home for grandnephew Lawrence W Flannery on his thirteenth birthday. Sixteen relatives attended including the Flannerys of Muscatine and guests from Cedar Rapids Victor and Wilton with cheerful garden flowers used in decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell
Kate O'Shaughnessy
Wilton
Lawrence W. Flannery
Linn Street
Muscatine
L. P. Flannery
L. C. Flannery
Elizabeth Koenigsnecker
Michael W. Fl
Miss Lotspeich Hosts Iowa City Guests Dinner
Miss Ruth Lotspeich acted as hostess at a dinner party at 410 Pine Street Saturday evening for the Misses Helen Miller and Doris Roose of Iowa City, guests of Miss Harriet Yingling of 119 Maple Avenue. The event began at six, with a flower trimmed table, and concluded with a theater party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Lotspeich
Iowa City
Ruth Lotspeich
Pine Street
Helen Miller
Doris Roose
Harriet Yingling
Maple Avenue
County Road W Remains Open During Bridge Repairs
County officials report road W stays open to traffic while workers repair the Salisbury bridge floor. A detour via Nichols road M is advised for the week, with repairs expected to finish in a few days and new tarmat floors to be laid on the Cedar River bridge on Nichols road later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury Bridge
Nichols Road
Cedar River
Fruitland Four-H Club Adds New Members at Fowler Home
The Fruitland Faithful Workers Four-H club welcomed Bernice Law and Verna Hintermeister as new members during a Saturday meeting at the home of Miss Ruth and Miss Mary Fowler. Also in attendance were Mis Inez Law and Miss Grayce Stevens. A mother and daughter meeting was planned for Sept. 6 at Miss Izola Graham's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruitland Club
Fowler
Bernice Law
Verna Hintermeister
Fruitland Faithful Workers Four-H Club
Ruth
Mary Fowler
Schelin Named Manager at Bellas Hess After Burns Transfer
C G Schelin succeeds J Burns as manager of the National Bellas Hess store here Burns transferred to Fargo ND to run the firm's city store Mrs Burns and J Burns returned from a Minnesota honeymoon and left for Fargo after the change Schelin previously headed the St Cloud Minnesota outlet
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Schelin
Burns
Bellas Hess
J. Burns
National Bellas Hess
Fargo
N. D
C. G. Schelin
St. Cloud,Minn
Muscatine
Minnesota
Cedar Township Farm Bureau Women Hold Fifth Meeting
Thirteen members attended the Cedar township division of Muscatine County Farm Bureau meeting at Mrs. R. C. Fry's home. A noon dinner brought total attendance to 16 as plans were laid for West Liberty fair features and broader Farm Bureau activities.
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Cedar Group
Cedar Township
Muscatine
Bloomington church societies plan all day meeting
The Ladies Aid and Missionary societies of Bloomington Friends church arrange an all day meeting at the John Withrow home on Thursday. Members will bring sandwiches for a potluck dinner at noon. The Cloud and Sunshine boxes will be opened during the business session. A Banner lodge Degree of Honor meeting is set for Tuesday at Maccabee hall at 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ladies Aid Society
Missionary Society of the
Bloomington Friends Church
John Withrow
Banner Lodge
Degree of Honor
Maccabee Hall
Theatres A Muse I Set Pieces for Films At A Muse U
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio designed a plate glass boudoir for sets in Chil dren of Pleasure and Tin Pan Alley at the A Muse U theater. The full boudoir features inch thick plate glass used in Helen Johnsons millionaire daughter scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
A-Muse-U
Helen Johnson
Kern Presents Nine-Tube Radio to County Farm
A nine tube all electric Magnavox radio with walnut cabinet was donated to Muscatine county farm inmates by Mr. and Mrs. John Kern of Chicago. It replaces a five tube set once given by the Lions club several years ago. The donor formerly resided in Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
John Kern
Chicago
Lions Club
Kern
Muscatine
Taylor Hurt in Gar Upset Near Washington Iowa
Frank Taylor son of Police Chief Mark Taylor suffered a seriously wrenched back and leg injuries while Cedric Fischer escaped with minor injuries when their sedan overturned near Washington Iowa on highway No 2. The car burned after both escaped. Taylor was taken to a local hospital. Fischer returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Taylor
Mark Taylor
Wisconsin Street
Cedric Fischer
Nebraska
Fischer
Washington
Taylor
Huttig Manufacturing Company
Kautz Baking Company
Glass dressing set described as three tons of expensive art
The article depicts a dressing table on two modernistic glass pedestals, flanked by octagonal plate glass side tables and other glass stands. Weighing nearly three tons, the set is said to have cost a fortune and glazes a wall of plate glass mirror.
Fragmented Crime Note Hints At Opened Safe With Key
Readable lines mention an easy opening with a key and a suspicious phrase about an Arab on the con. The fragment resembles a crime scene or burglary note with minimal details and no clear timeline or location.
Picnic marks end of Bible school at Weed Park
Fifty attended the outing by Daily Vacation Bible School and Church of the Brethren Sunday School at Weed Park. The two week session closed with 69 enrollments reported by Rev. D. F. Landis. Miss Helen Duffey aided in teaching and left for North Dakota. Russian scientists report cross breeding wheat and rye yielding a grain combining wheat quality with rye cold resistance.
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Daily Vacation Bible School
Church of the Brethren
Weed Park
Bible School
D. F. Landis
Helen Duffey
North Dakota
Iowa Coal Industry Report Shows Production And Employment
Washington Aug 11 AP Iowa coal mines last year produced 4,241,069 tons valued at 11,948,000 and employed 7,295 men for an average 195 days. Marion County led with 780,667 tons. Appanoose used the most men at 1,525. Three-fourths of mines shipped from the mine. Taylor, Green and Webster had high value per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Department of Commerce Mining Bureau
Dustry
Marion County
Appanoose County
Polk
Monroe
Boone
Lucas
Dallas
Warren County
Wapello County
Jasper
Adams
Green
Webster
Guthrie
Jefferson
Mahaska
Taylor
van Bur
Taylor County
Green and
Health records show good overall Iowa week
Health records in Iowa indicate overall good general health in the past week per Dr. D. C. Steelsmith. Smallpox led the communicable disease list with 19 cases. other counts include diphtheria three, scarlet fever eight, typhoid two, measles one, whooping cough twelve, and pneumonia one.
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Iowa
D. C. Steelsmith
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