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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1930

Page

5

Island Methodist Church Plans Homecoming Sunday

Island Methodist Episcopal church sets a homecoming for Sunday August 17 with invitations sent to former pastors. A basket dinner on the church lawn at noon precedes programs after Sunday school at 10 and an afternoon service at 2 featuring songs solos duets and talks by visiting ministers and parishioners.

Island Methodist Episcopal Church Aleta Shoultz George Shoultz Verda Strouse William H. Slack Mr. Slack Walter Hoyt Harvey Butler Anna Kreuger George Corwin Reading E. Greiner J. Warner Leta Strouse Lysle Thompson Marjorie Corwin Harold Butcher Elmer Corwin

Farm Bureau Plans Major Programs For New Year

Muscatine county Farm Bureau to outline its major programs at a special planning meeting on Sept 20 county agent Carl Rylander announced J W Merrill district leader will travel from Ames to assist The August directors meeting is set for Aug 30 at the courthouse Sweetland township board meets tonight at the Van Camp home with moving pictures planned A Fulton Royal Workers club demonstration team Ella Otte Mildred Bernick to represent Muscatine in the inter county Four H contest at the Mississippi Valley Fair Exposition in Davenport with canning of chicken as their topic Miss Grayce Stevens and Mrs A J Alte-

Muscatine Sweetland Drew van Camp Fulton Grayce Stevens A. J. Alte

West Liberty Fair Set To Open On Monday

The sixty eighth West Liberty agricultural fair opens Monday with livestock exhibits over three days. Premium money totals 10433.50 with 4000 for harness and ring races and beef, dairy, hog, sheep, and poultry divisions funding. Rotary club held a picnic. Wapsie club women hosted qualifying rounds. counties in Illinois and Iowa compete.

West Liberty Union District Agricultural Society A. L. Dice J. M. Addleman W. L. Mackey West Liberty Fair West Liberty Rotary Club L. A. Royal Rotarians W. L. Bywater Iowa City J. A. Saathoff Bywater Ruth Ned Knowles Pasadena Calif Will Warren Saathoff Carl Landon Marmon Denver Robert Brooke J. R. Gorsline Muscatine Wapsie Club Zona Wolf Bernice Grigg Margaret Jack Earl Hawker

Ford Roadster and Truck Collide in Nichols Business Street

A Ford roadster owned and driven by Lawrence Whitlock collided with a Poole Transfer truck in Nichols Iowa on Wednesday afternoon. The front end of the roadster was badly damaged as the truck was backed crosswise of the street.

Nichols Lawrence Whitlock Poole Transfer Company

Birth Announcement and Local Weekend Notes

Relatives announce the birth of a 7 pound son James Muir McMahon to Mr and Mrs Alvin McMahon of Cleveland Ohio Former West Liberty resident McMahon has worked as an engineer at WTAM Cleveland Dr Eugene F Davis in charge of all state high school players at the university spent Sunday with the Royals Other guests included Gabriella and Ruth Mumm Schwartzes daughter and roommate Mrs Carl Marmon left for Denver via New Hampton and Harry McCann moved his shoe repair shop to Grigg showroom on Calhoun street Raymond Anderson left for San Acacio Colorado to visit an uncle at J H Wil’s miniature golf course opened under Phineas Nichols at the entrance to the pool and park Helen Hoag of Monmouth Michigan is staying with Carrie Melick Presbyterian Sunday school picnic at the fair grounds drew 94 people An enormous vehicular tunnel under the Mersey river at Liverpool will be the world's largest four lane tunnel with railway access

James Muir McMahon Alvin McMahon Cleveland McMahon West Liberty WTAM Eugene F. Davis L. A. Royal Royal Home Gabriella Ruth Mumm University Carl Landon Marmon Robert Brooke Denver New Hampton Harry McCann West Third Street Calhoun Street Raymond Anderson San Acacio Colo J. H. Wilson Phineas Nichols Helen Hoag Monmouth Carrie Melick Presbyterian Fair Grounds

Obituary for Lillie Lenora Lanfier Funeral Rites Held

Funeral services for Lillie Lenora Lanfier were held at her home on East Fifth Street with Rev. William H. Slack in charge. Pallbearers Del Fry Walter Herwig George Herwig Harry Cooper Frank Latchenhouse and Arthur Strong served. Burial followed at Greenwood cemetery.

Lillie Lenora Lanfier East Fifth Street William H. Slack del Fry Walter Herwig George Herwig Harry Cooper Frank Latchenhouse Arthur Strong Greenwood Cemetery

Cleveland-street resident cures pimples with Cuticura

A reader from Ash Ohio reports a year of painful pimples on the chin and forehead. After receiving a free Cuticura sample, she used the soap and ointment for three months and was completely healed.

Florence Welch Cleveland St Ash Ohio

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