Council to Open Bids on East Third Street Paving
The city council will open bids for paving East Third Street from Oak to Spring at tonight's session. Mayor Benham and Recorder Caple, in Carroll for a state convention, will return for the meeting. A committee report on Hampy house and Musser barn may be given. zoning action and extension of Mulberry avenue restricted zone to Seventh street are also anticipated.
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East Third Street
Oak
Spring
Bert C. Benham
H. B. Caple
Carroll
Iowa League of Municipalities
Hampy House
Mulberry
Musser Barn
Oregon
Brown
Mulberry Avenue
Seventh Street
Eric Bartelt
Muscatine Lighting Company
C. D. & M. Railway
Huttig Company
Mexican Government to Air Its Side on Religious War
Col. M. O. Ruiz Sandoval, a representative of President Calles, will address the nation from KTNT radio next Tuesday at 7 p.m. for the first time presenting the government's view on the civil religious clash in Mexico. He was delayed from speaking tonight due to a scheduling conflict.
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KTNT
Col
M. O. Ruiz Sandoval
Calles
Mexico
Theatres A Muse U Shows Lovey Mary Studio Train Stunt
MGM on its A Muse U lot staged a mile of track with box cars from Southern Pacific to shoot Lovey Mary. William Haines leads with Bessie Love as the title heroine. the stunt saved travel time by bringing the railroad to the studio. Buck Jones stars in The Fighting Buckaroo at Palace, with Sally Long as Betty Gregory and Frank Butler as Percy Wellington in a plot spanning steamer to Arizona ranch.
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A-Muse-U
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
King Baggot
A-Muse- U
Pacific Electric
Southern Pacific Company
William Haines
Bessie Love
Buck Jones
Fox Films
Palace Theatre
Buckaroo
United States
Arizona
Sally Long
Betty Gregory
Frank Butler
Percy Wellington
Glenmore Bradshaw
Freers Family Reunion Held at Weed Park
Descendants of John Freers held their fourth annual reunion at Weed park with 74 relatives, mainly from Muscatine. Attendees from Davenport Chicago and Miami joined a program of recitations songs and a noon basket dinner. Officers were chosen and plans set for next year’s fifth reunion at Weed park.
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Family Association
J. Jenkins
Davenport
L. Freers
Garry Thompson
A. J. Freers
S. G. Pollock
Weed Park
Mrs Grafe Hosts Courtesy Tea For Harrington Guests
Mrs. Paul Grafe at 1015 Roscoe avenue hosted a luncheon for out-of-town guests from Enid Oklahoma and Lexington Kentucky. Garden flowers trimmed the home and luncheon for 15 covers. The event is part of a series to honor the Harrington families with related family gatherings over the weekend.
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Paul Grafe
Roscoe Avenue
M. O. Harrington
Foster Harrington
Enid
Okla
Harry Meyer
R. P. Jacobs
Jané
Lexington
Grafe
Fred Facks
East Second Street
Harrington
Sulzberger and Nevelen Families Plan First Reunion
The first annual Sulzberger and Nevelen reunion is set for Sunday August 22 at Weed Park. Relatives from Muscatine Chicago and Davenport are invited to attend.
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Weed Park
Sulzberger
Muscatine
Nevelen
Chicago
Davenport
Royal Neighbors and Relief Groups Hold Park Picnic
The Woodbine camp and Royal Neighbors of America lodge sponsor a Weed park picnic Saturday afternoon inviting all lodge members and their children. A 10:30 start and mite box collection are planned. A Women's Relief Corps meeting occurs Friday at 8 PM in Maccabee hall.
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Order of the Woodbine Camp
Royal Neighbors of America Lodge
Weed Park
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Women’s Relief Corps
Maccabee Hall
Ada Petty Hosts Birthday Dinner at Beggs Street Home
Mrs Ada Petty entertained at her residence 417 Beggs Street yesterday for her birthday anniversary. The afternoon was informal with a dinner served at five o'clock for twelve covers. The table bore flower decoration and Mrs Petty received gifts and flowers.
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Mrs. Petty
Ada Petty
Beggs Street
Twenty-Eight Members Served At Geneva Country Club Dinner
Covers were arranged for 28 at a dinner party at the Geneva Golf and Country Club last evening, given for the members. Bridge was played during the evening. A luncheon for women members next Wednesday will complete the August schedule.
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Geneva Golf and Country Club
Nicola Family Reunion at Weed Park Friday
The Nicola family gathers in Muscatine for its annual reunion at Weed Park with planned entertainment by officers and committee. Most members live in Muscatine Nichols and nearby areas. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Sweetland Methodist Episcopal Church will conduct a food sale Saturday at the Home Tea com-
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Nicola
Muscatine
Weed Park
Nichols
Vicinity
The
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the
Sweetland Methodist Episcopal Church
Mrs. Lillian Hartman Funeral Arrangements
Flowers may be sent to Meyers Funeral Home tomorrow morning for delivery to the Luckenbach home before the funeral at the home of her brother J. F. Lukenbach in Fruitland township.
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Lillian Hartman
J. F. Lukenbach
Fruitland Township
Meyers
Luckenbach
Death of Charles Burrough Jr at Children's Hospital
Charles Burrough Jr 13 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Burrough of 1603 Grand Avenue died at Iowa City Children's Hospital at 10 this morning from heart trouble. Body to be brought to Muscatine tonight for funeral arrangements at Fairbanks Home for Funerals.
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Charles Burrough
Charles Burrough Jr
Grand Avenue
Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Muscatine
Fairbanks Home
Rock Island Offers Special Iowa State Fair Rates
Rock Island railroad posts special Des Moines fare during the fair week. Tickets on sale at local depots from Aug 27 to Sept 2 for 3.80 dollars, lower than the normal one way fare to Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Rock Island Railroad
Leaders to Appear on Annual Program of Social Workers
The State Conference of Social Work will hold its annual conven tion in Oskaloosa September 22 to 24. Edward H. Lauer and Louise Cottrell of Iowa City announce papers and discussions on family delinquency mental hygiene and health. National figures John A. Lapp and Howard Knight will attend as part of the pre national meeting.
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State Conference of Social Work
Oskaloosa
Edward H. Lauer
Iowa City
Louise Cottrell
National Conference of Social Work
Des Moines
John A. Lapp
Howard Knight
Benham Named Vice President of Iowa League of Municipalities
Associ ated Press dispatches report Mayor Bert C. Benham of Muscatine is elected vice president of the Iowa League of Municipalities at its 29th annual convention in Carroll Iowa. Sioux City Mayor Stewart Gilman is president for the year with Frank Pierce Marshalltown as secretary treasurer and C V Findlay Fort Dodge and W G Ray Grinnell as trustees. The next meeting will be in Red Oak. Benham, accompanied by Recorder H B Caple, is expected back in Muscatine tonight.
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Bert C. Benham
Iowa League of Municipalities
Associated Press
Carroll
Stewart Gilman
Sioux City
Frank Pierce
Marshalltown
C. V. Findlay
Fort Dodge
W. G. Ray Grinnell
Red Oak
Benham
H. B. Caple
Muscatine
Tomato Truck Overturns on Oiled Road Near Toll Road
A tomato truck owned by J. Brockway and driven by Harry Bueser slid into a ditch and overturned on the toll road during a week of road oiling by Rock Island road crews. The driver escaped injury and the truck, carrying only empty baskets, was righted with no damage.
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Rock Island
Illinois City
J. Brockway
Harry Bueser
Geneva Conference Aims to Aid Newspapers
Geneva August 19 international recognition and protection of property rights in news and minimum rates for press messages with rapid transmission along with abolition of censorship in peace and less censorship in war are on the provisional agenda of a news agencies conference opened under the League of Nations. Denmark has a building slump.
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Geneva
Conference of Representatives
League of Nations
Blessing Dismisses Divorce Case Filed Against Edith Blessing
William G. Blessing and Edith M. Blessing had a divorce action filed on June 22 dismissed today by Blessing’s attorneys Hanley and Hanley. Mrs. Blessing was represented by Coster and Coster. The case involved alleged slander linked to British Mine Negotiations.
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William G. Blessing
Edith M. Blessing
Blessing
Hanley & Hanley
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Prescribed for Fifty Years
Physicians have prescribed Phillips Milk of Magnesia for fifty years because it neutralizes three times as much stomach acid as a saturated bicarbonate solution, leaving the stomach sweet and free from all harsh effects.
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Palace
Qucen
Stlzberger
Iowa State Fair
League of Cities
Optometrist
Ewing Jewelry Store
Denmark
William Blessing
London
Kou" Phillips
Magnesia
Enney Va
Thau
Muscatine, Iowa
Mary
John
Union
Boys’ Athletic Union
Standard Oil CO
New Jersey
Odne Ort
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