Enrollment trend climbs in Muscatine schools for 1952 53
Enrollment for the 1952 53 Muscatine school year is projected at 529 with 1951 52 total at 3399. Kindergarten enrollments start Sept 2 with adult accompaniment and birth and illness data requested. High, junior high and elementary totals listed, plus Park Place and junior college additions.
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Johnson
Franklin
Garfield
Grant
Jefferson School
Lincoln
McKinley
Washington School
Park Place
Jefferson
Washington
Rural schools in Muscatine county to open for 1952 53 term
Fifty four Muscatine county rural schools prepare to start the new term with most opening after Labor Day. County superintendent Frank Ralston notes closures at Champion Hill and Green Valley for low enrollment and shift of Penn Avenue students to town schools. New and reassigned teachers cover many to fill positions across multiple townships and consolidated sites statewide.
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Muscatine County
Frank Ralston
Champion Hill
Moscow Township
Green Valley
Penn Avenue
Park Place
Muscatine
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Hicomington
North Star
Blanche Lynch
East Seventh Street
Locust Grove
Blanche Hubble
Mulberry Avenue
Kalorama
Eda Nichols
Cedar Street
Shiloh
Doris Corura
Wilton
Fairview
Marie Thompson
Alvin Jarvis
Durant
Nolo
Esther Oveson
Nicholson
Harold Keeney
West Eighth Street
Davenport
Crabapple
Robert Horstal
Lake— Lucas Grove
Bersie Moorhead
Adams Street
Clearview
Luella Fiderlein
Atalissa
Bayfield
Have! Satterthwaite
Nichols
Star
JoAnn Brauns
Union
Evelyn Fullerton
Fairview Avenue
Moscow
North Prairie
Louise Brown
Cedar Valley
Kay Weber
Burnside Avenue
Moscow Independent
Dorothea Markham
Pike Adams
Gertrude Kohl
West Liberty
Walnut
Mate Mills
Newell Avenue
High Prairie
Ethel Shoopmap
Letts
Central
Gloria Barnhart
Wapsinonoc
Federal Hill
Helen Alloway
Lone _ Tree
Siloam
Jean Kirchner
Yankee Hollow
Phyllis Orr
Prospect Hill
Valeria Diedrich
Sunnyside
Velma Denkman
Rainbow
Phyllis Rahlif
Laurel Hill
Marya Ann Trafton
Goshen
Cedarville
Elsie Yedlik
Independence
Jane Vetter
Anna Noe
Oak Street
Montpelier
Pine Mill
Eilean Daugherty
Pass selections in bridge by Oswald Jacoby and Alfred Scheinwold
Experts explain practical three card pass choices in bridge. Prioritize shedding low spades and high cards in short suits to improve defender reads and hand balance. For long spades or hearts, preserve strengths and avoid dumping key targets like the queen of spades.
VFW Rodeo Opens At League Field With Week Of Lodge Events
The Bar C Ranch bring a western thrill show to Muscatine League field this evening at 8 p.m. sponsored by John Har old Kemble post 1565 VFW. Two more performances follow Sunday as local lodges and clubs publish a busy meeting calendar for the week.
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League Field
Bar-C Ranch
Western Thrill Circus
Muscatine
John Harold Kemble
Carl Barton
House
Don Hilton
Frank Bisesi
Legion Picnic
Edward H. Bitzer
Wilton
West Liberty
Ben Shea
Bob Jensen
Ed Waite
P. L. Bodie
West
Muscatine Lodge 5
IOOF
G. A. Riemcke
Order of de Molay
Muscatine Lodge
Improved Order of Redmen
Edeward H. Bitter
American Legion
Loyal Order of Moose
Aerie
Order of Eagles
Wyoming Lodge 76
Knights of Pythias
Musical Comedy Opens Sunday at the Uptown
A burlesque queen in a beanie sparks conflict in Hollywood's latest musical She's Working Her Way through College opening Sunday at the Uptown. Virginia Mayo stars, with Ronald Reagan Gene Nelson Don DeFore Phyllis Thaxter and Patrice Wy in supporting roles.
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Hollywood
Uptown
Virginia Mayo
Ronald Reagan
Des Moines
Gene Nelson
Don DeFore
Jowan
Phyllis Thaxter
Patrice Wymore
Two Westerns to Open Wednesday at Palace
Canyon Passage and Frontier Gal share the bill on a co feature program opening Wednesday at the Palace. Both westerns with a hint of frontier history star Dana Andrews Brian Donlevy and Susan Hayward in supporting roles.
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Palace
the Palace
Oregon
Dana Andrews
Brian Donlevy
Susan
Palace Now
Dean Martin and
Jerry Lewis
Madison Square Garden
Late Metro News
Susan Hayward
Yvonne de Carlo
Rod Cameron
Andy Devine
Tom and Jerry
Lutheran Homes Term Opens With Devotional Service
The Lutheran Homes will open the school year on Tuesday September 2 with a devotional service led by Rev L A Stumme in the home's chapel. Classrooms have been redecorated and are ready for classes. The curriculum remains unchanged with Keith Emmelhainz as principal and upper grades teacher Frances Gottschalk for intermediate grades and Bess Allmandinger for primary grades.
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Mabel Arp
Fletcher Avenue
Fairport Room
Ruth Bryant
First Avenue
Geneva
Dorothy Crow
Oak Street
Highland
Thelma Howe
Pine Bluff
Arlo Chelf
Washington Street
Melpine
Nellie Eckhardt
Muscatine
Sweetland Center
Dorothy Montgomery
East Fourth Street
Mount Grove
Augusta Henke
Union
Marie Crow
Monroe Street
Sweetland Valley
Doris Bierman
Stockton Consolidated
Stockton
Peggy van Camp
Velma Garvin
Center Grove
Shirley Meyer
Moscow
Fairview
Evelyn Colby
Walcott
Lutheran Homes
Keith Emmelhainz
Frances Gottschalk
Bess Allmandinger
Evans Street
Wilton Zion Lutheran
P. W. Happer
H- L. Waech
Audrey Leidholst
L. A. Stumme
Hilliarde
Ohio
Winters
Tex
Zion Lutheran School to Open Term With New Faculty
Zion Lutheran day school prepares for classes starting September 2 under Rev. Hartwig Harms. New staff include James Batchelor teaching grades five to eight and Marilyn Kumm teaching grades one to four. Registration on opening day expected enrollment 55 to 60, similar to recent years.
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Zion Lutheran Day School
Hartwig Harms
James Batchelor
Marilyn Kumm
Batchelor
James Loper
Kumm
Oliver Gorham
Doby Ties AL K-Record With Five Strikes in Game
Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians struck out five times in a single game on April 25, 1948, tying an American League record for most strikeouts by a batter in a game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Doby
Cleveland Indians
Red Horse Gulch Welcomes Hoagy Carmichael Cast
In Red Horse Gulch the film features Hoagy Carmichael with Andy Devine Ward Bond and Lloyd Bridges joined by Yvonne de Carlo Red Cameron and Sheldon Leonard in a Western setting.
Late News Theatre Listings for Local Drive-Ins
Weekend card lists show Virginia Mayo and Ronald Reagan in She s Working Her Way Through College at LPTOWN and Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Jack and the Beanstalk. Other titles include Brave Warrior and Smugglers Island with Jeff Chandler and Evelyn Keyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lptown
Virginia Mayo
Ronald Reagan
Gene Nelson
Hasty
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jon Hall
Christine Larson
Jay Silverheels
Jumping Jacks at the Palace Starring Martin and Lewis
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis headline Jumping Jacks now at the Palace. The duo, famed for At War with the Army and Sailor Beware, are sent to Ft Benning Georgia for a lighthearted Army paratrooper training base setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Hollywood
Uncle Sam
The
Palace
Army
Navy
Ft. Benning
Coming Events On Muscatine Chamber Calendar
Next week listing includes Bar C Ranch rodeo and western thrill circus at League field with VFW post 1565 sponsorship, Garden club meeting at 2 30 p m, YWCA, Muscatine Community Players at 7 30 p m at the Municipal Water and Light office, and an Eagles Stag fish fry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Chamber of Commerce
League Field
John Harold Kemble
YWCA
Muscatine Community Players
Municipal Water and Light Office
Smugglers Island Opens at Hilltop Drive-In
The adventure film Smugglers Island opens Sunday at the Hilltop Drive-In. Stars include Jeff Chandler and Evelyn Keyes as smugglers’ exploits unfold on the Macao coastline setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macao
China
Abbott and Costello Star in Jack and the Beanstalk at Uptown
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello headline Jack and the Bean stalk opening Thursday as part of a twin bill at the Uptown. Jon Hall and Christine Larson lead Brave Warrior, a Hollywood take on the Shawnee uprising, as the companion feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Uptown
Jon Hall
Christine Larson
Hollywood
Walt Drepp Earns Degree in Physical Education
Detroit Tigers player Walt Drepp earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from the University of Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Drepp
Detroit Tigers
University of Connecticut
Rhubarb Opens Friday at Hilltop Drive-In
The film Rhubarb based on H Allen Smith’s best seller opens Friday at the Hilltop Drive-In. Ray Milland and Jan Sterling star as a tale about a millionaire who leaves his fortune and the Brooklyn baseball club to a feline heir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Allen Smith
Hilltop Drive-in
Ray Milland
Jan Sterling
Brooklyn
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Alfred Scheinwold
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Rev. L. A. Stumme
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Phelps Bros. Laundry
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Evelyn Keyes
Philip Friend
Virginia
Technicolo
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Tonite
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Scarlet Angel
Roland Winters
Raymond Greenleaf
Ginger Crowley
Blackburn Twins
Mona Freeman
Robert Strauss
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