Teachers inspect Muscatine plants on state tour
A party of 20 Drake University summer faculty led by Dr. W F Barr visited Muscatine to inspect the Automatic Button Company Heinz plant Roach and Musser factory and tour riverfront industries. Jerome Bishop spoke on buttons and G M Titus on river navigation progress during a Muscatine luncheon. The group planned to depart for Davenport after visiting Wildcat Den state park and the Fairport biological station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Drake University
Des Moines
W. F.barr
College of Education
University
I. B. Richman
Iowa
H. J. Heinz Company
Roach & Musser
Hotel Muscatine
Muscatine Industrial Commission
George Hinshaw
Muscatine Journal
Tell of
Jerome Bishop
Robert Roach
G. M. Titus
Muscatine Island
Wildcat den State Park
U. S. Biological
Fairport
Davenport
All Quiet on the Western Front Opens at Fox Palace
The Fox Palace opens next week with All Quiet on the Western Front directed by Lewis Milestone and produced by Universal. Stars include Louis Wolheim Lewis Ayres John Wary Raymond Griffith William Bakewell and Yola D Avr il with hundreds more in a grim war drama praised as a human document and records breaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Palace
Creamer
Erich Maria Remarque
Louis Wolheim
Lewis Ayres
John Wary
Raymond Griffith
William Bakewell
Yola D
Avril
Beryl Mercer
Lewis Milestone
Remarque
Universal
Guardianship and estates ruled in district court
The court authorized guardian Eva M. Gaskings to spend for ward John Carson Schwandke for enrollment at Missouri Military Academy Mexico Mo. Trustees E R Tipton and firm renew or extend a 3400 note with First National Bank. Nellie Burke administratrix final report approved by Judge D W Jackson. Drake and Wilson filed the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva M. Gaskings
John Carson Schwandke
Missouri Military Academy
Mexico
Nichols
Tipton
Dwight L. Lee
E. R. Tipton
First National Bank
Nellie Burke
William F. Burke
D. W. Jackson
Drake
Wilson
Kruschen Salts Diet Claim Promises Quick Fat Loss
A vintage diet claim touts Kruschen Salts as a daily morning remedy to expel waste and toxins while toning organs. It promises rapid fat loss with a one half teaspoon daily dose and exercise avoidance, citing a Montana woman losing 19 pounds in four weeks and improved wellbeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Moore Bound to Grand Jury in Liquor Nuisance Case
Dewey Moore waived preliminary examination on maintaining a liquor nuisance and was bound over to the grand jury by Justice H D Horst. He posted bonds of 500 dollars after police and Deputy Sheriff Jack Pace raided his home Saturday night, yielding 90 pints of home brew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Moore
H. D. Horst
Moore
Jack Pace
Firemen Drill Course Teaches Modern Firefighting
Capt H E Jurgensen, state instructor from the Iowa Insurance Service Bureau, toured Ames with the state Firemen's short course. Muscatine firefighters learned ladder raises hose handling ventilation and salvage. He urged adding 12 inch hose first aid kits and foam gear and praised local equipment as adequate. He planned to proceed to Keokuk for further instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Jurgensen
Iowa Insurance Service Bureau
Ames
Jurgensen
Muscatine
J. J. Brown
Keokuk
Record Crowd on Excursion Sponsored by Farm Bureau
One of the season’s largest all day excursions left Steamer Capitol at 9 am for Muscatine County Farm Bureau. West Liberty Junior band performed with boat orchestra and Louis Grimms orchestra. return due at 6 pm. Tonight a moonlight Capitol trip is sponsored by Bellevue Hospital alumnae and G A Riemcke chapter Order of De Molay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capiitol
Muscatine County Farm Bureau
West Liberty
Louis Grimm
Bellevue Hospital
G. A. Riemcke
Order of de Molay
Capitol
Los An geles jeweler loses air race against death
Ernest C. Steiner of Los Angeles chartered a plane to reach his ailing wife in Cedar Rapids. He learned in Albuquerque that she had died, after his land at Albuquerque confirmed her illness from an intestinal disease caused by the heat. Steiner formerly conducted business locally. Wrestling matches between women are the latest exhibitions in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Ernest C. Steiner
Los Angeles
Steiner
Albuquerque
N. M
Visiting Smiths play slated at Island church social
The Island Methodist Episcopal church via the Epworth League will present The Visiting Smiths Friday evening. Committees led by Emma Battenhagen Frances Cross and Marjorie Corwin prepare a concluding social with community members in the play and arrangements for tables chairs and ice cream handled by named volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth League of the Church
Mr. Smith
Arthur Shepard
Smith
Bernice Shepard
Jeremiah Smith
Lester Hoyt
Adrianam Smith
John Graham
Tabitha Smith
Leta Strouse
Peleg Smith
Charles Wilson
Aleta Shoultz
Hazachai Smith
Melvin Foster
Jerushy Smith
Shirley Thompson
Hanna Smith
Izola Graham
Henry Clay Smith
Jackie Butcher
Hilda Smith
Irene Pelton
Samuel Smith
Ernest Battenhagen
Bridget
Frances Cross
Emma Battenhagen
Marjorie Corwin
Anna
Reed and Harris Families Hold Reunion at Weed Park
Forty two members of the Reed and Harris families gathered at Weed park for a Sunday reunion with attendees from nearby Iowa communities. E S Johnston of Ia Taconia presided as president and J W Richardson of Muscatine as vice president with a host of relatives listed among noon dinner participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed-Harris
Park
Reed and Harris
Weed Park
Iowa
E. S. Johnston
Vernon
J. W. Richardson
Muscatine
O. L. Frederick
Burlington
C. O. Harris
Keota
Out of Town Guests Attend Elder Reunion
Descendants of A. T. Elder gathered for a family reunion as relatives from distant towns joined the event. Attendees from several areas shared memories and kept alive the elder lineage with photos and stories.
Reunion Draws 68 Guests From Several States
The Albia Iowa city park hosted a reunion with 68 out of town guests including Taylor County relatives. A noon basket dinner was shared by numerous families from Nichols Indiana Muscatine West Liberty Letts Ashland Nebraska and Bedford Iowa along with local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
Taylor County
Freeman Elder
John Elder
Jud Brown
Clinton Brown
Fred Elder
Walter Elder
Hubert Elder
Towny Brown
Nichols
George A. Hahn
Marie Hahn
Harry Coyner
Harry Brown
Muscatine
Carl Felton
Frank Elder
West Liberty
Charles Elder
Letts
Fred T. Pool
Ashland
Neb
Henry Longfellow
J. F. Longfellow
Charles Longfellow
Harry Longfellow
Tom N. Longfellow
Frank Longfellow
Bedford
Church Groups Elect Officers and Plan Picnic
Members of the Ella chapter of the World Wide Guild of the First Baptist church elected officers for the coming year at Miss Marguerite Hoefflin's home on Logan street. Avis Coggeshell was named president with Juanita Lindee as vice president Laura Young secretary and Helen Cooley treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella
World Wide Guild of the
First Baptist Church
Marguerite Hoefflin
Logan Street
Avis Coggeshell
Juanita Lindee
Laura Young
Helen Cooley
Florence Nyenhuis
Iowa Baptist Assembly
Iowa Falls
Gordon Shoemaker
Lucas Street
Sweetland Methodist Home Builders Class Meet at Oakley Collier Home
A Home Builders class of Sweetland Methodist Episcopal church plans a Wednesday evening meeting at Oakley Collier’s home. The Iowa Corn Song opens, followed by roll call and bright sayings of children. Readings include Edna Toyne Bonnie Martin and others. A class picnic is set for August 23 at Weed Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetland Methodist Episcopal Church
Oakley Collier
Iowa Corn Song
Reading
Edna Toyne
Bonnie Martin
June Collier
Sweeland News
Iona Downer
Harold and Evelyn Pace
Kenneth Chatfield
Charles Sywassink
Weed Park
Mulford Ladies' Aid Plans Wednesday Meeting and Potluck
Officials announced a Wednesday afternoon gathering at the Ralph Neitzel cottage on the Mississippi River. Members should meet at the church at 1 o'clock to travel together, with cars available. A potluck supper will follow, and each member should bring silver, dishes, and one covered dish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulford Ladies’ Aid Society
Ralph Neitzel
Mississippi River
D. D. Club Meeting at Weed Park
Miss Margaret McTurk and Miss Laura Schultz hosted the D. D. club gathering of Roach and Musser factory young women at Weed park on Monday. A pot luck supper preceded games and contests with prizes awarded to Inez Steinbaugh and Helen Dietrich. September meeting will be led by Steinbaugh and McTurk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McTurk
Laura Schultz
D. D. Club
Roach and Musser
Weed Park
Inez Steinbaugh
Helen Dietrich
Moonlight Excursion Committees Appointed for Arrangements
Officials announce several committees to oversee details of a forthcoming moonlight excursion. Members will handle planning routes, safety, refreshments, and entertainment for the nighttime event.
Woodbine camp sponsorship and election at Woodman hall
The Woodbine camp Royal Neighbors of America will sponsor a meeting at Woodman hall on Wednesday evening to appoint members and ballot candidates. An excursion is planned for August 27. The Cedar Street Methodist Episcopal church Women’s Foreign Missionary society will hold a 7:30 PM program and monthly business meeting at the church parlors tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League
Burlington
Evangelical Protestant Church
Ruth Kurtz
Werner Diercks
Heussner
Margaret Daedow
Edna Daedlow
Clarence Kindler
Mildred Heussner
Marguerite Horst
Bernice Mittman
Woodbine Camp
Royal Neighbors of America
Woodman Hall
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Cedar Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Tenor Soloist to Appear With Boys Band in Concert
Leonard Plessy will perform solos with the Rotary Club boys band at Weed Park for the ninth summer concert. Sponsored by Roth Service stations, Shell products, the program features Elmer Ziegler conducting and selections from Purdue University, Lehar, Losey and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Plessy
Rotary Club
Weed Park
Roth Service Stations
Shell Petroleum Products
Elmer Ziegler
Purdue University
Purdue
Morrison
Ed Chenette
Valensia
Lehar
Morceau
Alita
Wild Flower
Losey
Deppen
Lassie O’ Mine
Walt
Verdi’s Ill Trovatore and Varsity Wisconsin Tune Highlights
The list catalogs operatic titles Ill Trovatore and An Arkansas Huskin’ Bee, plus popular tunes Dream Avenue Fox Trot and Happy Days Are Here Again. It notes Boostin’ the Basses and On Wisconsin as marching song, and proclaims Chicago a premier railway and inland waterway hub.
Bayer Aspirin Promises Quick Cold Relief
An ad urges treating a slight summer cold seriously with Bayer Aspirin to ease headache and sore throat. It recommends tablets for relief, gargling with crushed tablets, and claims genuine Bayer Aspirin never depresses the heart and is widely available in drugstores.
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Farm Bureau
Paris
Society of
Island League
Dean
R. S. Warfel
Washington
W. S. Boyer
West Chester
Ruth Boyer
Fairfield
Essie Johnson Neal
Winnifred
Mt. Vernon
O. S. Johnston
Ethel Height
Sterl Burkhart
Myrta Fry
Martelle
C. W. Kreger
Arlene
James Menefee
D. H. Reed
Myrtle Edgington
Olive Reed
Harlan Emry
Beatrice
Kreger
Wellman
H. E. Feustel
Ralph Cullen
Rosemary
Mary Feustel
Hazel Richardson
Eva Reed
A. T. Elder
C. Collier
Mulford Ladies’ Aid
Physicians’ Offices
Tasfasafalfalfalalamgaaiv
Ette
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Chicago
Kotex
Mfore
Tae
Tate
Montgomery Warp & Co
Muscatine, Ia
Muscatine Coach Lines
Bayer Aspirin
Sam
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Tom Onlyy
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