KempER Reunion Held at Weed Park
The ninth Kemp er family reunion gathered 105 relatives at Weed Park for an all day event. George Kemper of Wapello, retiring president, led the afternoon business session and new officers were elected including A J Kemper of Cedar Rapids as president and John Sywassink Jr as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemper
Weed Park
George Kemper
Wapello
The
Park
A. J. Kemper
Cedar Rapids
John Sywassink, Jr
Miriam Zeidler
Herbert Gettert
Charles Kemper
John Korn
Daisy Fetter and Sons
Quincy, Ill
Ben Kemper
Des Moines
Muscatine
Farewell Reception Planned for Rev G H Krueger Family
The Sewing circle and Ladies Aid of Evangelical Protestant church announce a farewell reception next Friday from 2 to 5 PM. Rev G H Krueger his wife and daughter Marie depart in early September for Denver Iowa where Rev M Krueger has accepted a call. Officers will oversee arrangements with congregation members as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Ladies’ Aid Society
Evangelical Protestant Church
G. H. Krueger
Pleasant Prairie Kittenball Team Beats Huttig Nine
Pleasant Prairie Boosters' kittenball team defeated Huttig Manufacturing 8 to 6 in seven innings at Weed Park. Both teams had 12 hits. Pleasant Prairie benefited from five Huttig errors while Brandley and Ray led the winners with three and four hits respectively.
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Pleasant Prairie Boosters
Huttig Manufacturing Company
Weed Park
Prairie Nine
Hutttig
Prairie Men
Brandley
Ray
Sash and Door
Metzger Birthday Celebrated in Japanese Room at Muscatine Hotel
Metzger celebrated his twenty first birthday Friday evening in the Japanese room of Hotel Muscatine. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harry W Metzger of Okmulgee Oklahoma and grandson of Mrs Caroline Metzger and Mr and Mrs W S Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hill
Metzger
Muscatine
Mr. Metzger
Harry W. Metzger
Okmulgee
Okla
Caroline Metzger
W. S. Hill
Jolly Twelve Members Host Iva Schmitt Birthday Evening
Miss Iva Schmitt entertained the Jolly Twelve at her home on Sheridan Street with a lawn supper and garden flower decorations. A birthday cake honored Miss Clara Paceley as members played games and contests with awards to Mrs. Lester Willtrout, Mrs. Helen Dale, Miss Clara Paceley, and Mrs. Thomas Dilley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Schmitt
Jolly Twelve Club
Sheridan Street
Clara Paceley
Lester Willtrout
Helen Dale
Thomas Dilley
Ruthenberg Family Reunion Postponed Until 1931
The Ruthenberg family reunion at Weed Park, set for August 30, is postponed due to the clubhouse fire. No gathering will occur this year and the next reunion is planned for 1931.
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Ruthenberg
Weed Park
National Speaker May Appear Here September 9-10
Preparations for the appearance of Mrs. Fannie Drummond of Oberlin Ohio, a national speaker of the W C T U, on September 9 and 10 were discussed at a meeting at Mrs. John Hoopes home, 208 West Fourth Street, Friday afternoon. Further arrangements will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Drummond
Oberlin
John Hoopes
West Fourth Street
Grace English Lutheran Sunday School Picnic Report
About 150 members from Grace English Lutheran Church attended a Weed Park picnic on Friday afternoon and evening. Afternoon games entertained the children, followed by adult games after supper.
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Grace English Lutheran Church
Weed Park
Pleasant Prairie to Meet Wilton Nine on Sunday
Announcement this morning states the Pleasant Prairie Boosters kittenball team will face the Wilton All Star nine at Wilton Sunday afternoon. The game starts at 3 o clock and admission is free.
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Pleasant Prairie
Wilton
Pleasant Prairie Boosters
Wilton All Star Nine
Pleasant Prairie Socials and West Liberty Fair Travel
Pleasant Prairie residents hosted Bellevue hospital superintendent and nurses for a three course dinner. Local couples traveled to West Liberty to attend the fair and visited friends in Wilton and Blue Grass during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Prairie
G. R. Cole
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
Ida Caylor
Kathryn Klein
Gertrude Fischer
Pratt
West Liberty
J. C. Egel
Henry Paul
Arthur Sissel
Claus Thomsen
Roy Baker
Arnold Kretschmar
Lettie Baker
John Jenkins
Robert Wunder
Hazel Hermann
Kathryn Jenkins
Frank Stecher
Albert Stecher
A. I. Nettleton
Arnold Petersen
A. Schroder
Blue Grass
Duane
Norma Egel
Emil Lamack
Wilton
Cranston social notes include Townsley trip and county fairs
Miss Mildred and Alice Fenner and Otis Fenner of Esmond S D visited Cranston sister Mrs Fay Townsley. Townsleys plan return trip with stops. Mrs Myra Adams of Lyons Neb left after visiting Oscar Townsley. Calf shows at state fair in Des Moines with Martha Jean and Dorothy Legler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranston
Mildred
Alice Fenner
Otis
Esmond
S. D
Fay Townsley
Des Moines
West Liberty Fair
America to lead world aviation say German aviatrix
Fraulein Antonie Strassman told the National Aeronautic Association meeting that America will soon dominate aviation. Delegates cheered as she forecast regular airline service between Europe and America. Senator Hiram Bingham was re elected president with R J Pritchard as vice president and John V Victory as treasurer. H R Badger was named secretary.
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Chicago
America
Fraulein Antonie Strassman
National Aeronautic Association
Europe
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
R. J. Pritchard
Los Angeles
John V. Victory
Washington, D. C
H. R. Badger
Buffalo
Family Visit Anticipated From Topeka Grandson William Holyoke
A want ad notes the anticipated visit of grandson William Holyoke of Topeka Kansas to begin the week. Also expected are daughter Mrs Glenn Smith and son Hunter of Lafayette Indiana and cousin Mrs Cles Calvert of St. Joseph Missouri.
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William Holyoke
Topeka
Kas
Glenn Smith
Hunter
LaFayette
Ind
Cles Calvert
St. Joseph
Obituary for William Fox 43 World War veteran
William Fox 43 a World War veteran died at 516 West Seventh Street at 3 45 pm Friday after an extended illness with a dilated heart. A brickmason by trade he lived in Muscatine eight years after moving from Pontiac Illinois He was born March 17 1887 in Newton Kansas to Hugh and Sarah Fox. He married Mary Pallischeck January 6 1921 in Algona He leaves his widow five children Mary 7 Patricia 6 William 4 Catherine 2 and Richard 5 months two brothers Frank Fox Princeville Illinois and Hugh Fox Pontiac Illinois and four sisters Mrs Nick Kelch Corwith Iowa Mrs Harry Shekey Kankakee Illinois Mrs Ray Shelton Rochester Indiana and Mrs Otto Pallischeck Muscatine He belonged to St Mathias church the Moose lodge and the Disabled Veterans association He served overseas in World War I and was treated in a government hospital after the war Funeral services will be held at St Mathias Church at 9 o clock Monday morning by Rev Father W L Hannon Burial will be in St Mary's cemetery Meyers Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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William Fox
West Seventh Street
Fox
Muscatine
Pontiac
Newton
Kas
Hugh
Sarah Fox
Mary Pallischeck
Algona
Mary
Patricia
William
Catherine
Richard
Frank Fox
Princeville
Hugh Fox
Ijl
Nick Kelch
Corwith
Harry Shekey
Kankakee
Ill
Ray Shelton
Rochester
Ind
Otto Pallischeck
St. Mathias Church
Moose Lodge
Disabled Veterans’ Association
W. L. Hannon
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Meyers Funeral Home
Kennedy R I County farmer funeral set for Monday
Frank Leslie Kennedy a Rock Island county farmer died Friday at Hershey hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1 15 pm at the home and 2 pm at Buffalo Prairie Presbyterian church conducted by Rev Caleb Larson with burial in Buffalo Prairie cemetery. Masonic lodge members will lead at the grave. Hoffman mortuary handles arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Leslie Kennedy
Rock Island County
Hershey Hospital
Buffalo Prairie Presbyterian Church
Caleb Larson
Illinois City
Rev Ira Hawley to Leave Muscatine for Oakland Calif
The Rev Ira Hawley will complete his eight year pastorate at the United Brethren church in Muscatine in mid September and transfer to the California conference to serve a church in Oakland California. He previously led a Portland Oregon church and has overseen growth in Muscatine. Hawley will depart as the Iowa conference meets in Toledo Illinois, with no local replacement announced until then. This marks the third recent exit of a local pastor, as William Hainsworth moves to Gridley Illinois and G H Krueger heads to Denver Illinois.
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Ira Hawley
United Brethren Church
Muscatine
Iowa
Hawley
Oakland
Calif
California
Mr. Hawley
Portland
Ore
Toledo
Waterloo
William Hainsworth
First Congregational Church
Gridley, I
G. H. Krueger
Evangelical Protestant Church
Denver
Explosion Injures Gatza and Burns Kill Him
An explosion at a Muscatine plant fatally burns Stephen Gatza after a basem ent fire. coworkers Bowen Ralph Thompson and others assisted, shielding Gatza with a blanket before firemen arrived. Gatza, born December 25 1901, lived at 408 Locust street and left a wife Lola Alberta McGinnis and daughter Beverly June. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Gatza
Bowen
Assen
Ralph Thompson
Gas well in Jackson continues to blow after fatal blast
Jackson Mississippi August 23 AP report states an Ohio Oil Company gas well that blew in yesterday killed a worker and continued to flow freely today despite efforts to cap it. Fire crews and engineers work to control the well and prevent further loss of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Ohio Oil Company
Muscatine Flower Show Honors Local Gardeners
Flowers from the Muscatine State Bank show will cheer hospital patients and other groups. About 185 entries were judged, with first place winners named for zinnias nasturtiums and more, including Mae Shoemaker and Nathan Hoefflin among prize recipients.
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Muscatine
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Lucile Bosten
William Thompson
Lucile
Bosten
H. F. Boston
Iowa Avenue
Baltimore
Clifton Park High School
Ladies’ Aid
Cedar Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Fred Switzer
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Paul Havercamp
Blue
Huttigs
Abrah
PO. A
Herr
Oreille Bentley
Lawler
Kretchinar
Es Tees
Oliver Bentley
A. Paul
L. Paul
R.H
Ose
Pauley
Kent
McFadden
de Ee
Conway
Roby
Brown
Huttigs Ee
Catholic Daughters
Joan of Arc Court
Catholic Daughters of America
K. C. Hall
Mary Ryan
Mildred Fogarty
Wien
Montgomery Garage
Park Ave
Muscatine Congregation For Western Appointment
Stephen Gatza
Baby
Beverly June
Rasmussen
George Wright
Wright
J. L. Klein
G. A. Sywassink
Fairbanks
Klein
Thompson Brothers
Sywassink
Ralph and
Herbert Thompson
Stephen T. Gatza
Locust Street
Lola Alberta McGinnis
Jeanette Gatza
Caspar
Ben
David
Motor Service CO
Mulberry Ave
Sam
OO -Khinak Wen
Red
Judge Flower Show
Zinnias
Mae Shoemaker
Busch Street
Bank Seed
Newton Meyers
East Sixth Street
Nasturtiums
Nathan Hoefflin
Logan Street
William Eisner
Lincoln Boulevard
Gladioli
D. I. Dulgar
Fairview Avenue
Gaillardias
Fred van Zy
Newell Avenue
Calendulas
Ernestine
D. L. Dulgar
Frank Ellman
Hershey Avenue
George Rink
Kansas Street
Roy Bowman
Fletcher Avenue
O. W. Mull
Mulberry Avenue
L. L. Richards
Fred van Zyl
Mee
Hankow
Cee Rust As
Vel
You
Russ Rehips
Muscatine Lumber
East
Second St
Grand
J. F. Shallenberger
Poe
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