Inmates in Iowa County Homes Detailed by County
Iowa figures show 3 269 people in charitable county homes statewide. Muscatine ranks 25th with 44 residents, 32 men and 12 women, supported at public expense. Cedar 45, Johnson 59, Louisa 14, Scott 97, Washington 53. Men outnumber women about two to one.
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Muscatine County
Iowa
Des Moines
Lou F. Morgans
Muscatine
Polk County
Palo Alto
Cedar County
Johnson County
Louisa County
Scott County
Washington
Council Examines Six Traffic Signal Varieties
The city council reviewed half a dozen stop and go traffic signal models and adjourned without action. An executive session heard from firm representatives as bids were requested for six signals to be installed along Second Street. Signals would be cable suspended due to street space limits.
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Second Street
Three Nazarene Church Plans Sunday Services
The Muscatine church of the Nazarene schedules three services of special interest. Dedication of children will occur in the morning with new members welcomed. A public baptism by immersion is set for the afternoon near Maple Grove road. Rev. Alfred Christensen will deliver a farewell sermon in the evening before his planned departure later in the month.
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Church of the Nazarene
Alfred Christensen
Mississippi River
Maple Grove Road
Muscatine
Anonymous Letter Calls Council Fools Over Stop Sign Plan
An anonymous note to the city council criticized stop signs on East Second Street near the railroad crossings and Mulberry. The signs had already been removed, and the letter provided the sole humor of the meeting due to its crude spelling and grammar.
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East Second Street
Mulberry
Council Notes Aide Mayor Pro Tem elected at meeting
Mayor Joseph B. Miller was absent so Alderman E Graebner was named mayor pro tem. A petition by Mr and Mrs John Pauly sought condemnation of the Montgomery garage on East Hill for noise and other alleged nuisances. Council filed the petition with no action. The city pursues weed-cutting charges against several property owners for unpaid fees, to be assessed to the property. Hill and Guthrie won the bid to paint the three fire stations for 127 dollars total. Bids for a furnace at Central fire station were referred to the fire committee for review on Saturday. The council will meet Saturday at 2 p.m. to inspect improvement district No 44.C paving, while curb and gutter work in district 45-A faced no objections. City Attorney Drake was asked to advise on trustees appointing perpetual care for Greenwood Cemetery lots, even if decedents did not set aside funds.
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Montgomery
East Hill
John Pauly
Madison Street
H. C. Madden
Frank Drake
Council
Greenwood Cemetery
Churches to Take Mission Offerings at Sunday Services
The Sweetland and North Prairie churches in the Sweetland Methodist Episcopal circuit will collect benevolence offerings Sunday to finish the fiscal year ending Aug 31. Rev J C Bruvold says rallies aim to set attendance records. Services begin with Sweetland at 10 am and 11 am Sunday school, North Prairie at 10 am Sunday school.
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Sweetland
North Prairie
A. J. Wood
Epworth
Louis Lang
Moscow
Davenport Youths Charged in Drunken Driving Case
Cecil Burnaugh aged 19 of 1606 East Twelfth Street Davenport bound over to the grand jury on $300 bond after waiving preliminary hearing for driving a car while intoxicated. Edward Lang 19 of Henley apartments Davenport was released after intoxication charge was dismissed. Burnaugh admitted driving drunk and may plead guilty in district court. The arrests occurred at the H J Heinz plant around 6 30 Thursday evening. liquor was procured at Blue Grass. This marked the first use of the new police patrol interior.
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Cecil Burnaugh
East Twelfth Street
Davenport
Muscatine
Grand Jury
J. C. Coster
Burnaugh
Edward Lang
Henley Apartments
Fourth and
Brady Streets
H. J. Heinz Company
James Walters
William Eberling
William Rhone
Blue Grass
Westrate to Speak at Two Union Services Sunday
The Rev. Leonard Westrate, a former Muscatine resident now of Macomb NL, will speak at two Sunday services in the city. He will lead the First Baptist morning service in Pastor W. H. Rogers absence and then address the United Brethren church as part of union meetings whose schedule was changed.
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Leonard Westrate
Muscatine
Macomb
Westrate
United Brethren Church
First Baptist Church
W. H. Rogers
Bible Class and Epworth League Meeting Schedule
C H Miller superintendent announces Bible class at eleven o'clock and Epworth League meeting at an unspecified time.
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C. H. Miller
Epworth League
State Urges Condemnation of Three Buildings in Muscatine
A state board of health report to Muscatine city council labeled housing conditions "indescribable" and urged condemnation of three apartments and substantial repairs for three more. Buildings named include Welks barn at Third and Mulberry, Mule Barn at 911 West Front, and the Bee Hive Porch House at Fourth and Mulberry, with Red Onion at Dewey and Oregon also cited.
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Muscatine
State Board of Health
Greenwich Village
Welks
Third Street
Mulberry Avenue
West Front Street
Oregon and
Dever
Fourth and
Mulberry
Dewey
Oregon
Official Garbage Collectors Upheld by Council Action
City council last evening upheld the official collectors Smith and Curry against Greenway, ordering arrest and prosecution for any violator of garbage collection ordinances. Greenway admitted taking cans at owners’ request after alleged service failures by city collectors.
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Smith & Curry
William Greenway
Greenway
Council
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County Home
Nazarene Church
Joseph B. Miller
Cc. E. Graebner
Hill & Guthrie
SColm_ & Company
Silk
Georgette
Georgettes
Choice
the Chocolate Shop
Wendell Hall
Ted Weems and His
Ted Weems and His Orchestra
Deep Elm
Pau
Whiteman
Busse
Charleston
Mal Refrein
Coon-Sanders
Nighthawk
Meyer Davis
le Paradis
New Brunswick
Lohr & Chase
McColm
New Records
Muscatine Music House
Muscatine Clearing House Association
Clearing House Association
Muscatine Clearing Hotse Association
American Savings Bank
First National Bank
Fellows
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