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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1952

Page

5

Muscatine Teams Sweep Scott County Pistol Matches

Muscatine County Bankers Association won the Bankers pistol trophy for the fourth straight time at the Scott County Sportsmen range. Muscatine shooters Warren, Dietrich, and Kaufman led with 293, 289, and 279 respectively in the police match, while Muscatine totaled 261 to top Davenport Police by 14. Scott County Bankers placed third. Composing Muscatine Bank and Trust were Barry, Bennett, Nesmith with 285, 285, and 240.

Muscatine County Bankers Association Bankers Scott County Sportsmen’s Association Muscatine Robert Warren Ray Dietrich Walter Kaufman Wilton Davenport Scott County Bankers’association Central State Bank of Muscatine Warren Dietrich Kaufman Buffalo Savings Bank Davenport Trust and Savings Bank Muscatine Bank and Trust Cecil Barry Bennett John Nesmith

Co-Op Expands Facilities for Large Annual Meeting

Wilton construction crews advance a 25 by 100 foot concrete block building to house rest rooms offices and a communications center for the Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative annual meeting set for October 7. The site on an 18 acre tract adjacent to Wilton accommodates a crowd of about 25 000 with tents 300 feet long and ample parking. F E Fair lauds employee volunteers who donated off duty time to finish the project as the coop prepares for the gathering and the electrical show. A final line notes a fish scale method can reveal growth history of a fish including spawning age and diet.

Wilton Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative F. E. Fair

Histed Family On Trip North

New Boston notes list the Histed family Troy Linda and Andrea vacationing in the northern states. Also mentioned are Merle and Shirley Ball with a daughter born Aug 18 at Hershey hospital in Muscatine. Frank Poffenbarger and family visited Hinckley kin. Mrs Cole Finch returned home after Chicago visit. Forbes family back from Yellowstone trip.

New Boston Troy Histed Linda Andrea Merle Ball Hershey Hospital Muscatine Ball Shirley Anderson Dan Anderson Frank Poffenbarger Hinckley, Il Poffenbarger Katie Poffenbarger Cole Finch Marion Chicago Frank Forbes Yellow Stone Park

Corning Entry Tops 2:18 Pace at West Liberty Fair

Miss Mary Jo owned by Barber and McCon nell of Corning Iowa won the 2:18 pace with driver G Groves. Second place went to Win O Hof of Des Moines. Times 2:12 and 2:15 2/5. Robinson and Judge Windower led the 2:22 pace with Windower taking the second heat in 2:16. Sara L claimed both heats in the 2:19 trot with times 2:16 2/5. Joe Key and Guy Key won the 2:24 trot heats for out of state entrants from Kansas and Nebraska.

West Liberty Iowa Barber McConnell Corning Mary Jo Barber and G. Groves Win O Hof Bert Funk Des Moines Miss Mary Jo Barber and McConnell Robinson Robert Carey Columbus Junction M. L. Hogue Judge Windower C. C. Machurek David City W. Parks Nebraska Sara L Mike Jack Mayerhofer Century Guy C. C., Machurek Neb Sarah Joe Key Hubert Litz Wankeeney Kan Guy Key Jerry Angle York, Neb

Footwear Through History From Wood to Rubber

Footwear has been crafted from wood ivory metal textiles straw paper rubber and animal skins across eras and cultures, reflecting available materials and evolving techniques.

Bus Drivers Gain 16-Cent Hourly Rise in IA and IL Routes

Bus drivers for Muscatine Davenport and Clinton Bus Co receive a 16 cent an hour wage hike retroactive to August 1 under a new one year contract with division 312 of Amalgamated Association. Pay now 1.40 dollars per hour.

Muscatine, Davenport and Clinton

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Scott County Broad’s Candlewick Glassware Syracuse China Russell Wright Pottery Poppy Trail Pottery Harker Pottery Rome Co-Op Eastern Town Light and Power Cooperative State Furniture CO el Solo Weelbase woc-Tv Opportunity” Sponsored By AYS Penney’s B. Young ABC Dan River’s Penney
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