Council Lets Paving Contracts on Leroy Street and Geneva Drive
Bids for pavement on Leroy street and Geneva drive were awarded to Fretneg and Whitlow of Muscatine at a city council meeting. Geneva drive bid $7,390.24 and Leroy street bid $27,495, with Quad City Construction Company of Rock Island submitting higher alternates. Both projects start soon with October completion, involving seven inch concrete, curb and gutter, and about 1,768 and 5,850 square yards respectively.
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Leroy Street
Geneva Drive
Fretneg
Quad City
Lot 33
Plover Street
Bidwell Road
Robert H. Smith
Sanitation Department
Dow Motors
Iowa Avenue
Iowa
Canal Street
Grandview Avenue
New Hampshire
Main Street
Mrs. Rose Rozek Rites Conducted At West Branch
Funeral services for Mrs. Rose Rozek age 68 were held at St. Josephs church Cedar Valley Tuesday at 9 am. She died at her home four miles north of West Branch Saturday following a heart attack. She had been a steady community figure.
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Collins
Tipton
St. Joseph
Ruzek
Bohemia
John
Mary Bernack Korelus
Joe Ruzek
United Sates
Mary Schley
Chicago
Lillian Furchtenicht
West Branch
Francis
Joseph Jr
Bessie Kozeluh
St. Joseph’s Church
Cedar Valley
Rose Rozek
Persuader and Rescue: Muscatine Army Company Return
Our Yesterdays describes the Com mercial nickname for a four by three and a half inch object, and a boastful mock threat. Co C of 50th regiment returns from Camp Lacey at Oskaloosa, praised for highest daily marks and genteel conduct. Col Caughlan names Muscatine Guard a model company. Lincoln Bewchey may visit Muscatine this fall for three days of aviator shows in late September or early October.
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Camp Lacey
Oskaloosa
Caughlan
Muscatine Guard
Lincoln Bewchey
Muscatine
WRC of Wilton Plans Meeting For Thursday
The Wilton Henry Seibert Women's Relief Corps unit No 212 will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening in the Legion room at city hall.
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Wilton
Henry Seibert Women’s Relief Corps Unit No. 212
Legion Room
City Hall
Mrs Hildebrand Heads Courtney Family Reunion
Mrs J L Hildebrand presides as president of the Courtney family for 1952 with officers elected at the Chau tauqua park reunion in Columbus Junction. Honorary president Anna Mathews and secretary-treasurer Rosa Bachelor named, nominating committee listed, picnic held, 1953 reunion set for August second at the same park. Oldest member Mrs Sarah Barnes and youngest Elizabeth Lea Smith noted among attendees from Letts and nearby towns.
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James and Paul
Fort Madison
Ray Smith
Elizabeth Lea
Davenport
Floyd Blankenhorn
Donna
Crawfordsville
Clara Barker
Margaret Turkington
Washington
Frank Bachelor
Rose Marie
Andrew Schultz
Muscatine
Sarah Barnes
James D. Helmick
J. E. Reany
Data on Three Minor Accident Cases are Filed
Muscatine police report three minor accidents since Monday. At East Front and Sycamore streets, Francis Reinier and John A. Nail sustained minor damage to their cars totaling 125 and 33 dollars respectively. A second collision at Grandiew avenue and Franklin street involved Roger E. Day and Beverly P. Cracraft with damages over 50 dollars to each vehicle. Geraldine W. McCormick reported 201 dollars damage at West Third and Pine streets. the other driver had not reported damages yet.
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Muscatine
East Front
Sycamore Streets
Francis Reinier
Phillips Street
John A. Nail
Burnside Avenue
Reinier
Nail
Grandiew Avenue
Franklin Street
Roger E. Day
Grandview Hosts Two Family Reunions This Weekend
Grandview prepares for the 31st Kemp family reunion and the Michael Schnieder family reunion at Grandview park on Sunday August 17. Local residents share visits and gatherings including Richard Blake and Twyla in Jefferson IA and community church events with Homer B. Fisher as guest speaker.
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Grandview
Kemp
Michael Schnieder
Grandview Park
Richard Blake
Twyla
Jefferson
Lloyd Werner
Lettie McGill
Carl McGill
Patricia
Joyce
Carlene
Albert McGill
Alberta
Donald Platte
Homer B. Fisher
American Inland Mission of
Gentry
Ark
Grandview Community Church
Vivian Moulton
Illinois
Clarence Rhodes
Paul Connor
Paul Wagoner
Marvin, Dean
Darrell Paul
John Burt
California and Aledo Visitors At New Boston
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Brown of California and the Stuart Browns of Aledo were Monday guests of Mr. Stuart Guthrie at the Abe Lincoln Hotel in New Boston. Mrs. Brown is Guthrie's sister.
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New Boston
Ross Brown
California
Stuart Browns
Aledo
Stuart Guthrie
Abe Lincoln
Boyd Ellsworth
Boston
Mentinks and Corriell Families Host Reunion Notes
Mentinks hosted the Corriell family reunion at their Muscatine home with a noon picnic. Relatives from Muscatine Durant Elgin Betendorf Geneseo West Liberty Cedar Rapids Columbus Junction Des Moines Clinton and Billings attended. Separate host events occurred at Le Claire and Letts homes with multiple relatives visiting over the weekend. Sgt Fay Crull from Camp Rucker Ala. spent a 15 day furlough in Columbus Junction with his parents.
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Clifton Hughes
Jill
Marcus
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Fannie Cockshoot
S. F. Brasch
Davenport
S. C Lincoln
C. J. Soderholm
Des Moines
Ed Bischoff
George
Stella Barrick
Archie Brauns
Joyce
Durant
John Rummel
Carol
Elgin
Bill Fishburn
Janice
Mary
Bill
Wayne Ogier
Diana
Walter Depping
Mentink
Don Bailey
le Claire
Earl Bailey
Raymond Bailey
Mabel Bailey
Letts
Ethel Stump
Nellie Bailey
Muscatine
John LaFayette
Bettendorf
Adna Miller
Shirley Jean
Kathryn
Lyman Withrow
Sally
Steve
Geneseo
How
Ard Ritchie
Clinton and
Duane
Robert Heick
West Liberty
Raymond Armentrout
Cedar Rapids
Molly Turkington
Nora Armentrout
Harold Davidson
Lee Davidson
Lawrence Smith
Ralph Jones
Fay Crull
Camp Rucker
Ala
Columbus Junction
Sgt. Crull
Byron Hafner
Sylvia Brown
Ollie McGrew
John Littrel
Howard Littrel
Laurence Lutz
Tommy
Fruitland
Robert A. Barnes
Smith- Hughes
Mechanicsville
Robert Barnese
Wayne
Frank Whiteley
Glen Whiteley
Mary Helen
Eddie Klipstein
Billings
Mont
Jan
Opening Maneuvers Signal Amateur Versus Pro Race
Associated Press reports sharp contrasts in early campaigns of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai E. Stevenson. Eisenhower relies on professionals while surrounding himself with amateurs. Stevenson, though portrayed as a professional, works with lesser known amateurs.
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Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Springfield
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Chicago
Stephen Mitchell
Democratic National Committee
Richebourg the European Dwarf Dies at 90
Richebourg, famed European dwarf of a century ago, survived to age ninety despite standing only 23 inches tall. His remarkable life spanned decades of public interest and exhibitions.
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Richebourg
Fire losses totaled 435.36 in Muscatine July
Muscatine firemen report 435.36 in property loss from July fires. The largest single loss was 315. Estimated building and contents value 18,500 with 6,500 insured. The department made 16 runs including general, still, ADT and rural. Causes included car fires and electric pole incidents among others.
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Muscatine
Flushing Street
Improvement Plan For Sunday School At First Methodist
Devere Newberry chaired a meeting of Sunday school teachers at the First Methodist church to formulate plans for the coming year. Reports were shared by Mrs. Hahn Mrs. Eichelberger and Mrs. Blaesing who attended a laboratory school in Oskaloosa last week of July. The Sunday school board had met beforehand and agreed to rearrange classes and to present Bibles to each student promoted in September.
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First Methodist Church
Devere Newberry
Robert Hahn
Milton Eichelberger
August Blaesing
Oskaloosa
Hippo Sweat Myth Tied to Carmine Pigment Secretion
A historical note explains that hippos do not sweat blood. the red coloration seen on their skin comes from a carmine pigment they secrete. This pigment has led to the old belief that hippos bleed through their skin.
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