Local Firms Share Coal and Paint Contracts
City council awarded Reliable Coal 91 tons lump coal at 4.83 dollars per ton and Bomke Coal 150 tons stoker coal at 4.44 dollars. Deliveries to city hall, Greenwood cemetery chapel, three fire stations, city scales and city garage mainly between Sept 15 1939 and May 1 1940. H H Eaton and Peter Tiedemann won the interior paint bid for three fire stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliable Coal Company
F. H. Bomke Coal Company
City Coal
H. H. Eaton
Peter Tiedemann
Bomke Firm
City Hall
Greenwood Cemetery
City Scales
City Garage
Fire Station Painting Bid and City Finances Report
Eaton and Tiedenmann won the fire station painting job with a bid of 237 dollars. Other bids ranged from 256 to 988.70 dollars. The color selected by Alderman Schmidt after consulting Fire Chief Brown. The council approved mailing a petition to the state comptroller to levy a one mill emergency tax to raise 9252.13 dollars for the city general fund. City lights work approved and under investigation at several locations. Licenses for beer dispensation issued. City finances show receipts of 211 and 1530.42 dollars in various fees and 16.65 429.50 and 31.95 in other collections. An air transport remark notes that commercial air travel is about five times as safe as in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Board of Light and Water Trustees
Legion Home
Jefferson- Lincoln
Washington Street
Halstead Street
Harold Hanson
I. V. Howenstine
William A. Rhoades
F. W. Eversmeyer
Council Acts to Insure Safety of School Pupils
The city council approved a sidewalk across Mad Creek bridge on Fifth Street and ordered notices to property owners between the bridge and Cypress Street to install a north side sidewalk. The city will install the sidewalk and assess costs if needed. Additional street work included filling a 100 foot strip at Evans Street end west of Bleeker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mad Creek
Fifth Street
Walter Pilgram
Cypress Street
Evans Street
Bleeker
LeRoy Thomas
Ollie Hintermeister
Hershey Avenue
Mildred Edwards
Edwards Grocery
Mulberry Avenue
July Aged and Blind Aid Payments in Muscatine County
July payments to Muscatine County residents aged over 65 totaled 15 761 dollars based on 759 old age assistance checks averaging 20 77. Blind aid went to 16 residents totaling 323 59 dollars at 20 22 each. Nearby counties report varied totals and averages for old age and blind aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Des Moines
Muscatine County
Cedar
Johnson
Louisa
Scott
Idea Worthy Richard Daut Acknowledged By Hatlo
Richard Daut son of Dr and Mrs W W Daut of 1220 Mulberry avenue gains recognition from cartoonist Jimmie Hatlo creator of Theyll Do It Every Time for a panel idea used in today's Journal comic. Daut, a former Muscatine junior college student, received Hatlo's letter of thanks for the suggestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Daut
W. W. Daut
Mulberry Avenue
Jimmie Hatle
Daut
Muscatine Junior College
Hatlo
William Soltau Dies After Yearlong Illness
William Soltau 70, a former Montpelier township farmer, died at his Princeton rural route home after a yearlong illness. Born in Germany February 4 1869 he married Minnie Scharff in Davenport April 14 1898. Survived by widow two daughters Mrs George Little and Mrs Bernard Wolf a son Elmer at home four sisters seven grandchildren a sister and brother predeceased him. Funeral 2 pm Saturday at McGinnis funeral home with burial in Pleasant Valley cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Soltau
Montpelier Township
Princeton
Germany
Minnie Scharff
Davenport
George Little
Bernard Wolf
Indianapolis
Ind
Elmer William Soltau
Dan Grimm
Fairport
Richard Nugent
Henry Dipple
Gusta Spring
Montpelier
McGinnis Funeral Home
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. G. Block Company
The
Puritan Ice Company
Chamber of Commerce At
Fairfield
Ter
Chamber of Commercee
Eichenauer
Cigar Store
East Second Street
Plamor
Nehi Beverage Co
E. Meerdink
V. and
Iowa Ave
Eddie Miller
Les Miller
J.B. St. Clair
Bottling Works
Mulberry Ave
U. S. Arm Air Corps
A.ne
Bowl For Health
Fair Sox
Sportsman Inn
Charlie Miller
Chas. Thayer
Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Brower Oil CO
Ina Mae
Curly Clark
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