Muscatine Guard Unit Returns Home With Honors
Muscatine National Guard units arrived at the Park Avenue armory after two weeks at Camp Ripley Minnesota. The convoy earned a superior plus rating for discipline and spacing. Individual honors went to Glen Logel for rifle scores and Archy Martin recovering from a hip injury suffered in a trip flare demonstration. Kenneth Strong also injured a arm at camp.
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Muscatine
Camp Ripley
Martin
Minn
Park Avenue
Little Falls
Waterloo Armory
Fairfield
Keokuk
Minnesota
Iowa
Ae and Geo
Glen Logel
Logel
Archie Martin
Kenneth Strong
Strong
Two-State Car Tag Dispute Over Arkansas and Oklahoma
Lorren L. Williams, editor, and his wife, a teacher in Mena, Ark, face tag rules splitting their car between Arkansas and Oklahoma. Arkansas says the car requires an Arkansas plate while Oklahoma demands an Oklahoma tag. The vehicle now bears both tags for each state.
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Williams
Mena
Ark
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Herman Wiese Lone Tree Bank President Dies
Herman Wiese 86 longtime Lone Tree resident and former president of Farmers and Orchards Savings Bank died Saturday at his home. He was born in Lone Tree in 1868 the son of Peter and his wife and married Minnie France in 1889 at Lone Tree. He leaves two grandsons James and mg t in Newton and four great grandchildren. Funeral services held at the Methodist Church Lone Tree with Rev Garrett officiating. burial in Lone Tree Cemetery.
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Herman Wiese
Lone Tree
Farmers and Orchants Savings Bank
Lone Ee
Peter Wiese
Minnie France
C. H
Mgt
James
Newton
Lafternoon
Methodist
Demby Garrett
Sorden and Adams Funeral Home
Lone Treeemetery
Theft of $295 From Unlocked TeStrake Bros Safe
Muscatine police investigated the weekend theft of 295 dollars from an unlocked safe in TeStrake Bros office at 113 West Third Street, a feed dealer. The safe appeared not locked when employees left Saturday night, with no evidence of tampering. The loss was discovered at 7 a.m. when staff arrived.
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Muscatine
TeStrake Bros
West Third Street
Ted McGillelley
Wilton School District to Auction Rural Buildings
In accordance with Iowa law the Wilton Community School District will publicly auction the North Prairie School No 5 Cedar Valley School Building No 6 Evergreen School Building No 1 and related sheds and contents all in Moscow Township Muscatine Iowa. The sale takes place at North Prairie School Moscow 26 at 1 PM on Wednesday August 17 1955. Dr A Whetstine president of the board of education Wilton Community School District Wilton Junction Iowa.
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56Th General Assembly
State of Iowa
Wilton Community
North Prairie School
Cedar Valley
Evergreen
Moscow Township
Moscow
Muscatine
Iowa
Dr . A. Whetstine
Wilton Junction
Business opportunities distributorship sales offer
Exclusive wholesale retail distributorship to control high demand product used by millions. Requires $4,500 inventory and strong sales effort. Address sales manager at 2189 Roosevelt Ave, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Roosevelt
Dubuque
Wanted ads and job opportunities from a 1950s newspaper page
A collage of classified pleas for sales and service workers including neat appearing young men for a sewing machine company, experienced farm help, and route openings. Also offers for salesmen with high commissions, national opportunities, and aviation training leads promising high earnings.
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Interstate Sewing Machine Co
Dial AM
For Rent and For Sale Notices Appearing Local
Classified items list a cottage and boat dock for sale on Lake Odessa with contact L R Bolick or Paul Schaefer. a 174 acre farm 12 miles west of Muscatine priced at 27000 with 125 acres tillable. a Iowa Shine Parlor, fashion shop and affiliated fixtures offered by Marvin Harris for quick sale. additional notes mention painting work and loan inquiries.
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Lake Odessa
L. R. Bolick
Burlington
Iowa
Paul Schaefer
Muscatine
West Liberty
Marvin Harris
High Income Sales Opportunity Promises Fast Earnings
An advertisement touts high income sales with referrals from other fields. It claims men can earn more in two years than in a lifetime of other work and invites interviews with no investment required, offering location preferences and a box address for contact.
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Tives
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Otto H. Nealson
Albert BE. Bermel
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Nichols
Hampshire
Le—Shepard Pups
Wassink
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America
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National School of Aeronautics
Singer Sewing Machine Co
East Second St
Anderson
Hotel
Avon Cosmetics
Muscatine Cafe
Journal
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Homer
Lodge
AF &Bam
Debte- Hay Commandery
E. C
MacArthur Numan Chemical Co
Atalissa
Pontiac
Mohnssen
East
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Roy Largent
Marshall and Swift Furs
Magnus Cleaners
Valley Propane Co
Fruitland
Huttig Mfg. Co
Brewer's
Bringer
2Nd St
Spencer
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Moomey
John H Wickley
Cedar St
Walch & Son Tranfer Co
Lutheran Home Sewing Circle
Home Society
W H ‘Ford
Savion
W. Pine
Wilson Hatchery
Altera_tion
Chris Kochneff
Meerdinks
Carl Slentz
Electrolux Corporation
Avi
Peps! Cola
Schmelzer's
J. B. Mark and Sons
Tuck Pointed Dial
James EB. Morrison
Nasmasbaptaneeeansoa Pipesimemisanision Mulberry Avenue
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Bath
J. B
Mark & Sons
Oia AM
Squire
East 4Th
Linn
Mans Bilfeld
J Hoopes
Harold
Rosenberg Agency
Lou' A
M” Journal
Mike
Lucas St
W. J. ‘Knight
HS J. Casady
Cantra
Debh
Gale
West Fulham Avenue
J. B. Mark & Sona
Tnd St
Cape
John F. Thomson
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M. Vance
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Harry Dial
Weer
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Hoover
Ising
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Lindie’s
The
Muscatine Journal
Muscatine, Iowa
Airline National School of Aleeuieie
ATOM
the Flats
Nevada
Colona Ave
11Th Street
Moline, Ilinois
C. C. Hakes & Co
Eve
Wall Street Journal
Gillette
Pal
Gem
Eversharp Schick
Cemner
Clayton, Missouri
South Muscatine
Monroe
Harold Rosenberg
Beyond Contract
West Second Stree
Brendans
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