Airheart and Allbee Plan Dubuque Wedding
Miss Anne Airheart daughter of Mrs Mary Airheart of Dubuque will marry Kenneth E Allbee son of Mr and Mrs Gus Allbee 1609 Mulberry Avenue in St Luke's Methodist Church Dubuque Sunday night Aug 20 at 7 o'clock Best man will be Harvey Allbee of Muscatine and the bridesmaid will be a bride elect sister They will visit Muscatine after a short wedding trip then live in Earlville where Allbee is coach and instructor at Earlville High School The couple met while attending Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls and Iowa State College Ames They plan to reside in Earlville after the wedding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Airheart
Mary Airheart
Dubuque
Kenneth E. Allbee
Atty
Gus Allbee
Mulberry Avenue
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Harvey Allbee
Muscatine
Mr. Allbee
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Earlville High School
Earlville
Cousins Visit Mrs Talkington In Galesburg Home
Will Alderman of Galesburg Illinois and Lloyd Alderman of Denver Colorado with Mrs Kitty Curtis and daughter Marguerite of Rock Island visited Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Talkington 304 East Eighth street. Lloyd Alderman gained prominence in 1929 as Lamar Colorado sheriff for capturing gang member Jake Fleagle of Kankakee Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Talkington
Will Alderman
Galesburg
Ill
Lloyd Alderman
Denver
Colo
Kitty Curtis
Marguerite
Rock Island
Arthur Talkington
East Eighth Street
Panama Canal Commemorative Stamp On Sale
A three cent Panama Canal commemorative stamp goes on sale at Muscatine post office with first sales at the U S S Charleston navy yard post office. The stamp features Theodore Roosevelt and General George Goethals with a canal steamship between.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Muscatine
Albert S. Barry
Navy Yard
U. S. S. Charleston
Canal Zone
Theodore Roosevelt
George W. Goethals
Moline Man Dies at Blanchard Island
Alva W. Banks, 57, a veteran groundman for Peoples Power, died of a heart attack Tuesday at the Hawes camp on Blanchard Island in the Mississippi near Muscatine while on vacation. Survived by widow and parents. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Wheelan chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva W. Banks
Moline
People’s Power Company
Francis E. Hawes
Blanchard Island
Mississippi
Muscatine
Mr. Banks
Wheelan Chapel
Local Man Facing Charge in Davenport
Arnold Wagner a 42 year old Muscatine button cutter was bound over to the grand jury under a 500 dollar bond in Davenport on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated He was arrested by Highway Patrolman Ivan Franklin and K Daly on highway 61 over the weekend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Wagner
Muscatine
Grand
John J. McSwiggin
Davenport
Ivan Franklin
K. J. Daly
Quadruplets Born at Kankakee One Fails to Survive
Mrs Myrna Deschand, 23, and her husband Virgil, 25, welcomed quadruplets at a maternity home in Kankakee. Three survived and appeared to be thriving, while the fourth, a boy born seven minutes after the others, died two hours later. The seven month infants weighed three to four pounds each. the couple has one older daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Myrna Deschand
Lost Finger Case at Wapello Ends in Dismissal
The Wapello homecoming brawl left Frank Grimm with a lost finger. Roy Allen faced assault charges for intent to do great bodily harm, but the County Attorney Thomas Parry failed to appear, leading to dismissal at a Tuesday morning hearing in Justice of the Peace M. Hunter’s court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Roy Allen
Thomas Parry
M. Hunter
Allen
Frank Grimm
Picnic Postponed by Industrial Society to Aug 24
The Industrial Society of the W R C has postponed its scheduled picnic at Weed Park to Thursday, August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Society of the W. R. C
Weed Park
Progressive club picnic brings members and families to Weed Park
The women of the Progressive club of Wilton township held a Tuesday picnic at Weed park with a basket dinner at noon. Attendees included numerous couples and families such as Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Chapman, Earl Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Covell, Ed Reimers, Cres ton Marchant, Roberta Moylan, and Miss Lorraine Dorah, among others from Wilton township and Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Club
Wilton Township
Weed Park
W. C. Chapman
Bill
Earl Martin
Laura Chapman
Momer Ocailtree
Mark Collier
Burton
Marie
Rita
Harold Covell
Ethelyn
Doris
Donna Covell
Harold Grubder
Norman
A. Ford
Wayne
Carl Herr
Nancy
Emma Reimers
Ed Reimers
J. C. Marchant
Creston
James E. Moylan
Roberta
Jerry
Clifford Randleman
O’connor
Clara
Birdie
Frances A. Bort
Addie Barclay
Annual Brown Jones Families Reunion Held in Lone Tree Park
The Brown-Jones family picnic occurred Sunday at Lone Tree park with many relatives present from Columbus Junction West Liberty and Chicago among others. Notables included Mr and Mrs Archa Edgar C I Probst Hugh Mor rison and Jackie Kipp visiting from Chicago with relatives noted and bridge games reported with Mrs Baumer winning high score. Relatives were also informed of Nick Schmidt's illness in Burlington and upcoming local hosting plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Brown-Jones
Lone Tree Park
Archa Edgar
C. 1
Probst and Son
Hugh
Washington
Joan Colton
Percy Skubal
Ainsworth
Robert Shellady
Burlington
Cecil Shellady
Williamsburg
Lloyd Littrel
Ray Schaeffer
Carrie Neal
Letts
Blanche Jones
H. E. Jones
Ray Smith
Jim Jones
Robert Green
Crim
Howard Littrel
Robert Crim
Columbus Junction
Margaret Crim
Mary Shellady
Jacob Foster
Harold Kral
Jane
Mary Margaret
Hilton
Lyle Crim
Mary Kipp
Chicago
West Liberty
Jackie Morrison
R. D. Pe Se
Jackie
Hugh Boyd
30Yrd
Walter Horrell
Ross Rayner
Priscilla Club
A. E. Baumer
Leon Rudman
Fritz Tagge
M. W. Alsip
Jack Jensen
Bridge
Baumer
All Day Outing by Sunshine and Royal Neighbors Clubs
Twenty eight members from the Sunshine and Aid club and other Royal Neighbors enjoyed an all day outing on Cedar river Tuesday. Eva Fletcher won first in five hundred and Minnie Kleist took second. Helen Tadewald earned first in the games and Lottie Stein furt second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine and Aid Club
Royal Neighbors
Cedar River
Eva Fletcher
Minnie Kleist
Helen Tadewald
Lottie Steinfurt
Letts Woman Emma Ellis Dies After Illness At Home
Emma Ellis 79 a lifelong Letts resident died at her home Tuesday after an extended illness. Born Emma Shellabarger in Cedar township Muscatine County Oct 10 1859 she married William H Ellis in 1887. Surviving are two sons Bruce and Rex of Pendleton Oregon five grandchildren three great grandchildren and siblings. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 pm at the Letts home with Rev B R Van Dyke. burial in Letts cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golda
Bruce
Rex
Pendleton
Ore
William A
Martin L
Muscatine
Walter Shellabarger
Letts
Frances Eliason
Jetts Turkington
Ellis
Radio Schedule Highlights from a Dense Broadcast Grid
A dense listing outlines tonight’s programs across networks NBC CBS MBS and WGN. It shows musical shows news headlines sports and variety acts with performers like Paul Whiteman George Jessel Kay Kyser Benny Goodman and Amos n Andy along with orchestras conducted by Leonard Kraft and Alfred Wallenstein across stations WMAQ WBBM WHBF WLW and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NBC
WHO
Wean
Paul Whiteman
CBS
WBBM
Oiwrmy Dorsey
WMAQ
WAG
Flyngr
George Jessel
Clebrity
WGN
Kay Xyess
Congress
Demcomer
WMT
Amos
N’ Andy
Big Town
Tommy Dorse
KFI
KOA
Pick Jurgens
Orchestra
MBS
Mre Leonard
Pent Pendarvi’ Orchestra
Benny Goodmar
Es--Won
Benny Goodman
The
NBC— Who
MBC
WLW
David Harum
Linda’s
Young Widder Brown
Hetty and
Bob
WHBF
Ross_ Trio
Rackman
Myr
Marge
Everett Hoagland
WLS
Road of Life
Melody Mart
WSUI
Betty
Tory Ory Arlin
Insburgh
Paul Decker
White Sox
Detroit
DeVore Sisters
Vic and Sade
Glenn Miler
NBC Who
Jimmy Kemper
Emily Morgan
Ennio Bolognino
WMAO
Joe E. Brown
KMOX
Ben Bernie
Fats Waller
Peter Grant
Enric Madriguera
WHEF
National Radio Revival
Jack McLean
Deke Moffitt
Letts Minister and Wife Celebrate Golden Anniversary
The Rev W S Moore formerly served as Letts Methodist pastor and his wife marked their golden wedding at their Danville home Monday. Nearby guests included Mr and Mrs Walter Mc Daniel and grandson Richard Mc Daniel. Open house featured abundant cut flowers and refreshments. They have son William S Moore Jr and two grandchildren in Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah M. Wagner
Letts
Brannan
Muscatine
Nettie Harris
Eunice Day
Grandview
W. S. Moore
Farm Women of Orono Township Organize Work
A Tuesday meeting at Mrs. Della Bebb's home organized the Orono township Farm Bureau women's year's work. Attendees included Mrs. Earle Cragg, Mrs. O. W. Solomon, Mrs. Sam Cozad, Mrs. James Bell, Mrs. Eva McKee, Mrs. Oliver Stewart, Mrs. Frank Van Horn, and Mrs. Bebb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Orono Township
Farm Bureau
Della Bebb
Earle Cragg
O. W. Solomon
Sam Cozad
James Bell
Eva McKee
Oliver Stewart
Frank van Horn
Bebb
Anniversary plans vary for Muscatine couples
Readable fragments describe multiple Muscatine pairs planning anniversary observances. Items include ninth anniversary for Omri M. Taylor and Ida Emlet Taylor at Park Rapids Minnesota, and a 36th anniversary for J N Blake and Maude Tucker with family dinner.
Barges Carry 4700 Tons Gasoline Up Muscatine Locks
Six barges loaded with gasoline totaling 4700 tons moved upstream through Muscatine locks at 2:05 am. Two barges carried 950 tons each and four held 720 tons each, enroute from Wood River Illinois to St Paul. The dredge Rock Island departed Salt River Crossing at 3:45 pm followed by the Ellen with pontoons for the dredge at 4:50 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Ellen
Keokuk
Rock Island
Mussers Return Home From Minnesota Visit
Mr and Mrs John Musser and their son Peter of St Paul Minnesota will leave today for home after visiting Mr Musser’s parents Mr and Mrs C R Musser at 515 West Second Street in St Paul The visit lasted a few days with the Musser family in Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mussers
St. Paul
John Musser
Peter
Minn
Mr. Musser
C. R. Musser
West Second Street
Committee names chosen to nominate staff for Endeavor group
Darrell Miller Miss Lillian Workman Miss Elaine Fisher and Miss Mavis Koepping were named on the nominating committee for the election of new officers of the senior Christian Endeavor of the United Brethren church at a meeting in the church basement Tuesday night. President James Cook presided. The Pioneer Christian Endeavor society presented a playlet for the senior group. Members planned an outing at a cottage on the last Thursday of the month. The next church meeting will be September 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Miller
Lillian Workman
Elaine Fisher
Mavis Koepping
Christian Endeavor
United Brethren Church
James Cook
Pioneer Christian Endeavor Society
Mrs Lape Hosts Lucky Seven Club Meeting At Home
Mrs. Alice Lape entertained Lucky Seven club members at 614 Cedar Street Tuesday night. Five hundred awarded first prize to Mrs. Mary Bourne and second to Mrs. Helen Laughlin. luncheon served. Mrs. Ernest Root to host next meeting at 607 Park Avenue Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Lape
Cedar Street
Lucky Seven Club
Mary Bourne
Helen Laughlin
Ernest Root
Park Avenue
Letts Birthday Party Fetes Harlan Hammer on Sweet Sixteen
Harlan Hammer of Letts celebrated his sixteenth birthday Monday with a surprise gathering of friends. Guests included John Collins, Darrell Wilson, Dick Bennett, Jack Estle, and many neighbors. The party featured games and refreshments and present gifts for Harlan. A stream of visitors from nearby towns joined the festivities at the Hammer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Garrison
Vernon Hafner
Marian Vibber
Evelyn
Marian
Harlan Hammer
101st Birthday Noted For Cedar Rapids Matriarch
Lucy Brooks celebrated her 101st birthday Monday at her Cedar Rapids home. She is mother to J A Sprague of Cedar Rapids and grandmother of C A Sprague who serves as governor of Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Lucy Brooks
Cedar Rapids
Mrs Lange Wins Afternoon Five Hundred at Square Deal Club
Mrs Tony Lange won first prize in the five hundred games at the Square Deal club meeting hosted by Mrs Adolph Berg at 315 Gilbert Street. Mrs Harry Reeves placed second, Mrs Fred Schwartz third, and Mrs Grover Lawrence won a special award. Special guests included Mrs Tony Lange and Mrs Ida DuPree of Rock Island. Mrs Clarence Clark to entertain the club in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Lange
Square Deal Club
Adolph Berg
Gilbert Street
Harry Reeves
Fred Schwartz
Grover Lawrence
Ida DuPree
Rock Island
A. E. Eckhardt
Clarence Clark
Picnic for Pythian Groups Draws Thirty Attendees
Thirty Pythian Sisters their families and Knights of Pythias attended a picnic supper at Weed Park Tuesday night at 6 30. Mrs Grant Bond chaired the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias
Weed Park
Grant Bond
Miss Bryant Hosts Guild Members at Home Picnic
Miss Lorraine Bryant hosted a guild picnic supper for 10 Guldham members of the First Baptist church at 1005 Oak Street Tuesday night. After a brief meeting, Helen June West led the program and games were played. The guild plans to meet again on September 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Bryant
Guldham Guild
First Baptist Church
Oak Street
Helen June West
Phinindosa Club Plans Annual Fall Festival
The Phinindosa club of Ziegler Memorial Lutheran church New Era met at Miss Margaret Kretschmar's home to advance plans for the September 15 fall festival. Hostesses Miss Marvel Grimm and Mrs George Grimm assisted. new member Mrs Roger Kretschmar joined. Members were urged to prepare fair donations for West Liberty with next meeting Sept 19 hosted by Mrs Tom Noble Mrs Earl Richman and Mrs Fred Crow at an undecided location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phinindosa Club
Ziegler Memorial Lutheran Church of
New Era
Margaret Kretschmar
Marvel Grimm
George Grimm
Roger Kretschmar
West Liberty
Tom Noble
Earl Richman
Fred Crow
Moylan Rescues Drowning Youths at East Okoboji
West Liberty resident Gene Moylan 19 and son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moylan rushed to help two youths stranded in East Okoboji lake after hearing screams near Pillsbury's Point. Moylan swam 100 yards to reach the exhausted swimmer and then saved Lloyd Underhill of Des Moines. A bystander crowd feared all three might drown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
East Okoboji Lake
Gene Moylan
Frank Moylan
Moylan
Pillsbury’s Point
Lloyd Underhill
Des Moines
Fort Snelling Officers and Burlington Picnic Attendees
Garrett and Mrs. Anna Griffin with Sergeant Arthur Fry of Fort Snelling Minnesota spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Ralph Griffin. Fry is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Fry in Muscatine. Mr and Mrs Frank Blake and Mr and Mrs C W Blake enjoyed a picnic dinner Sunday in Crapo park at Burlington with Mrs Neva Vincent Mr and Mrs Edward Vincent and daughter Shirley of Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett
Anna Griffin
Arthur Fry
Fort Snelling
Minn
Ralph Griffin
Fry
Frank Fry
Muscatine
Frank Blake
C. W. Blake
Crapo Park
Burlington
Neva Vincent
Edward Vincent
Shirley
League Will Send Large Delegation to Coming Convo
The Zion Luther league elected Emma Gross Mildred Freese Margaret Roth and Richard Lindt as official delegates for the Elk Creek convention on September 2 3 and 4. Eleven more local league members plan to attend the sessions. The 25 member group met for a business meeting in the parish hall then enjoyed games at Musser park a scavenger hunt at Weed park and refreshments at a sandwich shop. The entertainment committee included Emma Gross Florence Marten Ruth Rhodes Elmer Weiss and Richard Lindt. The next meeting social will be led by Paul Stelter Mildred Freese Jeanette Biermann and Robert Getz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Gross
Mildred Freese
Margaret Roth
Richard Lindt
Zion Luther League
Elk Creek
League
Musser Park
Weed Park
Miss Ruth Mehlin Honored at Zenith Club Farewell
Ruth Mehlin who leaves Muscatine for Grinnell was honored by the Zenith club with a boatride and dinner. Special guests Mrs. Paul Meister and Mrs. R. C. Wiles of Wichita were entertained. Members listed include several Miss Mehlin associates. club plans a September 12 meeting at the Y W C A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Mehlin
Muscatine
Grinnell
Zenith Club
Paul Meister
R. C. Wiles
Wichita, Kas
Dorothy
Geraldine Smith
Charlotte Engebretson
Frances Kelley
Juanita Cochran
Esther Coon
Maxine McCleer
Ruth
Esther Stortz
Lorene Adlekruse
Violet Klein
Y. W. C. A. Election of Officers
Ross Family Reunion Observes Anniversaries in Weed Park
The second annual Ross Shaner reunion at Weed Park Sunday honored Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Ross wedding anniversary and Ernest Ross birthday with a potluck lunch and an informal afternoon of ice cream and cake. Attendees from Muscatine included Ernest Ross and family, Virgil Ross, C. R. Ross and Barbara, Lillian Workman, and the Shaner and Ward families. Roy Jordan and Moscow relatives also joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Ross
Ernest Ross
Ross-Shaner
Weed Park
Marcia
Edward
William Ward
Marilyn
Barbara
Lillian Workman
Virgil Ross
Robert Shaner
Muscatine
Roy Jordan
Moscow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Airheart
Allbee
Wilton Club
Muscatine Park
R. N
Mrs
Emma Ellis
Letts Home
Olive Bell
Reformed Ladies’ Aid Society
Anna
Fay Gay
Minneapolis
Will Cole
Will Munday
Albert Dericks
B. Essix
Hazel
Vivian
Archie Shepard
Id Crist
Ray Crist
Morning Sun
Dorothy McKelvey
Earl Springsteen
Vera
Russell Crist
Guy Wright
Phyllis
Roy W. Jean
Hackensack
S. E. Todd
Roy
Robert
Iowa City
Stacy Todd
Howard van Horn
Ralph Wittich Funeral Home
Mary Morris
Ralph J. Wittich
Minnesota
Omri M. Taylor
New Hampshire Street
Park Rapids
Donna Jean
Raymond Taylor
Mark Taylor
J. N. Blake
Demorest Avenue
Wilford Houser
Leroy Street
Houser
Maude Tucker
William Tucker
William P. Matthiessen
Frieda Daedlow
Zion Lutheran Church
John Haefner
Orchard Avenue
Thelma Jean
Robert Rankin
East Tenth Street
Arthur Tiedemann
Wisconsin
Ray Letts
Bernhardt Tiedemann
Gertrude Tiedemann
Katherine Dailey
Rockford
Rankins
John Fitzgerald
Missouri
Peter Rankin
Charles W. Stark
Lucas Street
Marilyn Mae
George Bragg
First Methodist Church
Stark
Viola June Williamson
American Institute of Laundering
Endeavor Group
Mrs. Lape
Hammer
Areel King
Houston
Tex
Walter Hammer
Violet Wheeler
Fairfield
Mr. King
Miss Wheeler
Marian Wibber
Mildred Thompson
Canada
Clark Hines
Galveston
Mines
Amy Paine
Mr. Hines
L. M. Hildebrand
Floyd Brown
Dewayne
George Moore
Fruitland
Lawrence Forbes
Jerry Wayne
Near Lone Tree
Emory Curtis
Thomas
Miss Bryant
Hart’s Beauty Service
East Second Street
Hart’s
Grace Hart
Eleanor Schile Ass’t Mgr
Esther Lange
East Second St
Leo Hart
Sharmeer
Modite
Duchess
Lao
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