Three Actions Filed in Court Today
In district court three new suits were filed. Donald L. Tierney sues Lillian Tierney for divorce alleging cruelty. He married May 12, 1920 and has two children. Attorney F. L. Bihlmeier represents Tierney. C. C. Adams sues A. A. Morgan for 2461.15 on three promissory notes. attorneys Nichols Tipton and Tipton. J. T. Ward sues Harry Noble for 349.27 on a note. same attorney team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Tierney
Lillian Tierney
C. C. Adams
A. A. Morgan
Nichols
Tipton
J. T. Ward
Harry Noble
Ward
Tierney
F. L. Bihlmeier
Will of J. F. Marolf Admitted to Probate in District Court
District Court admits the will of J. F. Marolf to probate. Executors named are Leo F. Marolf and John Marolf without bond. F. A. Martin of Wilson acts as attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Marolf
Leo F. Marolf
John Marolf
F. A. Martin of
Wilson
Van Houten Ill in Red Oak at 83
G H Van Houten longtime Iowa official and Civil War veteran lies critically ill at his Red Oak home. Once first secretary of the old state board of agriculture he served 1900 1901 and traveled widely including a Jerusalem trip two years ago despite his age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
G. H. van Houten
Old State Board of Agriculture
van Houten
Jerusalem
State Board of Agriculture
State Fair Board
Sacrifices Life in Attempt to Avert Collision
Roy B. Kateman 31 of Dallas died in a Dallas hospital from injuries after steering his plane to avoid a crash with another aircraft at Grand Saline during alighting. Passenger Jewell Phillips 21 died soon after the accident. Polk Dickerson 19, also of Grand Saline, was in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Roy B. Kateman
Grand Saline
Jewell Phillips
Grand Salute
Kateman
Polk Dickerson
Man shoots visitor at hospital in Oklahoma City
Ed Martin aged 62 was mortally wounded by A. M. Harris 48 while visiting Harris wife in a hospital. Harris told police he had been instrumental in his home troubles and 33 patients witnessed the shooting at Mrs Harris bedside after she refused to see her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Ed Martin
A. M. Harris
Martin
Harris
Funeral for FiveYearOld Jean Grosjean Held at Home
Private funeral services were held at 1600 Cedar Street for Jean Cynthia Grosjean five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Grosjean who died at Glenwood Iowa Saturday. The Very Rev Father W L Hannon officiated and burial was in St Mary's cemetery. Wittich Funeral home had arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Cynthia Grosjean
Cedar Street
Leo Grosjean
Glenwood
W. L. Hannon
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Wittich Funeral Home
Rain totals 0.95 inch in Muscatine area
Rainfall totaling 0.95 inch fell in Muscatine and vicinity Saturday into Sunday according to William Molis weather observer. Clouds cleared by morning as winds shifted from east to north. Mississippi River level fluctuated around 2.7 feet with another rise and fall Sunday. Partly cloudy with possible showers tonight or Tuesday and little temperature change expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
William Molis
Mercury
Miss Grace Lawton Visits Peari Amid Local Notes
City notices list Miss Grace Lawton of Peari Illinois visiting cousin Mrs A J Magnus at 518 Leroy street. Deputy county auditor Grace Griffin takes a two week vacation while residents travel, marry, move and attend events around town including hospital admissions and civic activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lawton
Peari, Ill
A. J. Magnus
Leroy Street
Grace Griffin
Weekend Family Reunions Lead Local Entertainment
Muscatine area weekend reunions drew larger crowds than prior weeks with many out of town relatives. The West Liberty fair week and county offices closure promise heavy attendance at Weed park picnics and church events. The Werner family held its first annual reunion with 42 attendees at the Kleindolph cottage, electing officers for 1931 and planning future gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
West Liberty
First Congregational Church
William Hainsworth
Hainsworth
Sunshine Club
Royal Neighbors of America
Reservery Park
Davenport
Grace English Lutheran Church
Weed Park
Rininsland
Feely
Lieberknecht
Dale Family Observes Tenth Annual Reunion
One hundred two Dale family members gathered at the Elks lodge hall for the tenth reunion. Weather shifted plans from Weed park to the hall with garden flowers for decoration. Committees were named for August 1931 events and details list numerous out of town guests from Iowa and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale
Elks Lodge
Weed Park
William Beary
Robert Dale
Will Dale
James Knott
Will Quandt
Paul Tobias
Glenn Dale
Dave Dale
Cogswell
Twin Falls
Idaho
Charles Crogan
Lina Ponder
Griswold
Cedar Rapids
G. E. Wagner
Opel Wagner
Falkner
Fench Wagner
Garnaville
Fay Wagner
Tipton
Arta Long
Earl Bixler
Clarence
Harry Preester
Farrell
C. McLane
Francis McLane
Elizabeth
Bernice Edmond
Lockridge
Dale McLane
Canton
Ill
Ralph Bennett
Fort Dodge
Jim Knott
Grace Knott
Bloomfield
Gerald Quandt
Glenn Shaffnnt
Herman Hartwig
Norbert Binder
Lester Smith
Davenport
West Liberty
Eldridge Guest Honored at Gertz Reunion at Weed Park
The first annual reunion of the Gertz descendants was held at Weed park on Sunday with Mrs. Mary Wiese of Eldridge Indiana as the honored guest who celebrated her eighty eighth birthday. About 200 attended the noon picnic. Plans were made for the second annual gathering on the third Sunday in August 1931 at Weed park. Arthur Gertz gave a brief address praising Mrs. Wiese. Attendees traveled from Minneapolis Maple Plain Rockford Spirit Lake Bryton and other nearby towns listed in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner
Kleindolph Cottage
Florence Liebbe
Henry Liebbe
Everett Wilson
Werner Axel
Albert Axel
Henry Werner
Wiliam Axel
Walter Axel
Ralph Flake
Hugo Paetz
City
Earl Terrey
Betty
Son
John
Omaha
Neb
Raymond Werner
Wheeling
W. Va
Rock Island
Helen Berg
Jacob Henning
Eldridge
Gertz
Weed Park
Mary Wiese
Gustive Gertz
Minneapolis
Minn
Arthur Gertz
Melvin
Maple Plain
H. Gertz
Donald
John Gertz
Sally Lee
Gus Schnieder
John Fryer
Rockford, Ill
John John and Son
Spirit Lake
Frank Gertz
Frederick
Bryton
Tomfeld Family Group Holds Reunion at Lucas Street
Mr and Mrs John Tomfeld hosted the third annual Tomfeld family reunion at their home 1140 Lucas street on Sunday. A picnic dinner at noon preceded music and games. Plans for the fourth annual gathering near Nichols were discussed with relatives from Muscatine Letts and Nichols in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomfeld
John Tomfeld
Lucas Street
Henry Tomfeld
Nichols
Otto Bahl
Fred Tomfeld
Harriett Tomfeld
Mildred Anderson
Muscatine
Ernest and
Chris Tomfeld
Letts
Jess Newton
Lloyd Hummell
Nichols, Ia
Postpone Meeting of Island Aid to Aug. 28
The Ladies' Aid society of Island Methodist Episcopal church delays its Aug. 21 session to Aug. 28 due to Union District fair activities. Mrs. C. O. Rockafellow will host the afternoon gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Aid
Ladies’ Aid Society
Island Methodist Episcopal Church
West Liberty
C. O. Rockafellow
Ida Emlet Weds Mark Omri Taylor in Muscatine
Miss Ida M. Emlet daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Emlet 1004 East Seventh street married Mark Omri Taylor son of Mr and Mrs Mark Taylor 1406 Wisconsin street at the Musserville Methodist Episcopal church parsonage The Rev William H Slack performed the 630 PM single ring ceremony The bride formerly worked at Heinz and played forward for the Muscatine Aces basketball team The groom is employed at Swift and Company They will reside at 1333 East Second street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida M. Emlet
Mark Omri Taylor
William H. Emlet
East Seventh Street
Mark Taylor
Wisconsin Street
Musserville Methodist Episcopal Church
William H. Slack
Heinz
Supper Committee Prep for New Era Fall Festival
The Phinindosa club announced the chicken supper for the New Era fall festival. The festival runs September 10 and 11 with the supper served on the evening of September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Era
Phinindosa Club
Sunshine club plans outing for reserves to reservery park
Twenty six women of the Sunshine club of the Royal Neighbors of America lodge have reservations for a Tuesday trip to reservery park. They will meet at the Muscatine Coach lines depot at West Fourth street to depart at 9 o’clock. A chartered coach will transport them. Mother Crawford camp of the Daughters of Union Veterans meets at 8 this evening in the G A R hall. Members of the Banner lodge industrial will be entertained Wednesday at Mrs. Ella Hess’s home at 110 Brook Street, with buttons to be carded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Club
Royal Neighbors of America Lodge
Reservery Park
Muscatine
Mother Crawford
The
Daughters of Union Veterans
G. A. R. Hall
Banner Lodge
Ella Hess
Brook’ Street
General Rain Brings Relief in South Dakota
The first general rain in nearly two months brought belated relief to drought stricken areas. Four inches fell at Lake Andes in Charles Mix county while showers covered southeastern South Dakota. Huron and Pierre saw good rains and Rapid City received a trace of moisture after a hard rain Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Lake Andes
Charles Mix County
Huron
Pierre
South Dakota
Rapid City
Pittsburgh Officer Kills Wife Then Shoots Self
After a midnight quarrel at home Michael Korvath 42 East Pittsburgh policeman shot his wife to death then shot himself in a bedroom. He was reported in critical condition at Brad dock General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
Pittsburgh
Michael Korvath
Braddock General Hospital
Federal Officers to Probe Mine Bombings
Federal Judge Charles I Lawson ordered District Attorney Sparks to start an immediate investigation into the Providence Kentucky airplane bombing and to bring criminal charges against those responsible. Two more arrests raised the count to eight with Carl Vaghan and Angus Merritt jailed in default of 5000 bail each on charges of banding and conspiring to intimidate and shoot from an ambush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Charles I. Lawson
Thomas J. Sparks
Providence
Kentucky
Carl Vaghn
Angus Merritt
Alleged conspirators named in Zeigler case linked to plane pilot
Warrants are issued for Edward Heckelbeck and Raymond Edmond of Zeigler Illinois for allegedly coordinating conspirators with Paul Montgomery a Murphysboro aviator who confessed to piloting the plane. Read the ads on Classified Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Heckelbeck
Raymond Edmond
Zeigler, Ill
Paul Montgomery
Murphysboro
Shopmen Laid Off In Baltimore Railroad Roundup
Baltimore and Ohio announces layoff of heavy repair shop workers from August 18 with 2,800 at Mount Clare and about as many at other system shops. Workers had already been idle for three weeks last month and will return September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Mount Clare
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C. H. van Houten
Iowa
City News
George M. Dallas
Wilsail, Mont
L. J. Pulse
R. F. Crozer
Mary Patricia
Wausau, Wis
Mary Crozer
West Eighth Street
Clarence Clark
East Fourth Street
Oldsmobile
R. A. Mitchell
Rev. Wittich Brothers
Hudson
W. D. Randall
East Eighth Street
Chevrolet
Albert Bandagel
Atalissa
Ford
Carl F. Marolf
Wilton
L. K. Starkfleet
Denver
Niagara Falls
New York
A. B. McGill
East Ninth Street
A. H. Lowe
Marguerite
West Fourth Street
Donald Lowe
Richard
Black Hills
A. S. Lupton
Oak Street
Chariton, Ia
Dean Torrence
Welsh Apartments
Ottumway
Ella Walter
Hazel
Grandview
Elizabeth and
C. E. Dietrick
Arthur Strong
St. Joseph
J. H. Strong
Miles Avenue
Hazel Walter
Fred Satterthwaite
Bloomington Township
Marietta Willard
West Second Street
Bellevue Hospital
Richard Kauffman
Columbus Junction
Arthur J. Lindley
Cedar River
Kate Koetting
Bartlett Street
Chicago
Palmer House
Everett Lange
Herman Lange
Liberty Street
Clear Beach
Herman B. Lord
John C. Miller
Sweetland Township
Des Moines
Grand Temple of Pythian Sisters
Odette Grimm
West Third Street
Ralph McBride
West Seventh Street
Eva Hillier
Park Avenue
Legion Auxiliary
Ft. Dodge
I. E. Romig
Margaret
Callao
Mr. Romig
F. M. Grimm
Wapello
I. E. Grady
Kalona
Gordon Jones
Mable Henning
Hazel Brown
Keithsburg
Dan Brown
J. C. Custer
Glenn D. Custer
Sedalia
Custer
Buffalo Bill Boy Scout Area
Musdaine
J. H. Beveridge
Omaha, Neb
T. F. Beveridge
Mulberry Avenue
H. J. Thornton
Iowa University
Iowa City
Rotary Club
L. E. Platt
Monroe Street
Hershey Hospital
Journal
George Brei
Brei
Thomas Reeves
Clara Pilgrim
Max Kretschmar
Charles Rhoelk
Edith Fitchner
Charles Holtz
Daniel Grimm
Hallmer’s
Grand Avenue and
Jackson ST
Park Ave
Monroe
Hills Bros Coffee
Hills Bros
Hills Bros. Coffee
Magnus Model
Ote
Batterson Store
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