Death of Mrs Bessie Noret Follows Month Illness
Mrs. Bessie Mae Noret 51 of Muscatine died at Muscatine county hospital after a month long illness. Born in Wyoming Illinois April 2 1904 she was the daughter of James and Matilda Troxel. She married Raymond O Noret July 23 1923 in Oshkosh Nebraska. Survivors: husband three sons Keith W Los Angeles Dennis L in the U S Army Gary Lee Muscatine two daughters Betty Hei land Norwalk Marcella L McKillip Ruth Ellen Noret two brothers Daniel Troxel and Ross P Troxel two sisters Blanche McDaniels and Margaret ly and two grandchildren. She was laid to rest at Fairbanks Home for Funerals with rites pending.
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Bessie Mae Noret
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Fairbanks
Wyoming
Ill
Noret
James
Matilda Essex Troxel
Raymond O. Noret
Oskosh
Neb
First Baptist Church
Keith W
Los Angeles
Calif
Dennis L
U. S. Army
Gary Lee
Betty Heiland
Norwalk
Marcella L. McKillip
Ruth Ellen Noret
Daniel Troxel
Ross P Troxel
Springfield
Blanche McDaniels
Wyoming, Ill
Margaret =ly
Santa Monica
Funeral rites for Reuben S Nichols at Wittich Funeral Home
Rites conducted at 2 pm at the Ralph J Wittich Funeral Home for Reuben S Nichols 72 who died Saturday at Bellevue hospital The Rev Carroll Usher pastor of the South Methodist churches officiated Mrs George Holliday was organist Flower attendants were Mrs Charles Haller Mrs Paul Hurlbut and Mrs Everett Strong Pallbearers included Ray Corwin John Holliday George Moore Chris Tomfeld Lewis Peterson and Homer Moore Burial was at Memorial Park cemetery
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Ralph J. Wittich
Reuben S. Nichols
Bellevue Hospital
Carroll Usher
South Methodist Churches
George Holliday
Charles Haller
Paul Hurlbut
Everett Strong
Ray Corwin
John Holliday
George Moore
Chris Tomfeld
Lewis Peterson
Homer Moore
Memorial Park Cemetery
Mrs Hazel Danner Rites Held After Auto Crash
Services conducted at Fairbanks chapel for Mrs. Hazel Danner 59 who died Saturday in an automobile accident. Rev J Arthur Eveland led the service with Eva Kramer at organ Viola Kuebler singing. Pallbearers included Willard Lanier Charles Turner Ed Maher Louis Hagermann Lonnie McIntyre and Charles McIntyre Jr. Interment followed at Grandview Cemetery.
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Fairbanks Chapel
Hazel Danner
J. Arthur Eveland
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Eva Kramer
Viola Kuebler
Gayle Gerber
Ruth Giesman
Willard Lanfier
Charles Turner
Ed Maher
Louis Hagermann
Lonnie McIintyre
Charles McIntyre, Jr
Grandview Cemetery
Durant man E Christensen dies at 64 after four months illness
Durant resident Edward Christensen 64 died at home after four months of illness. He born in Denmark Sept 13 1890 and moved to Durant with his parents. He married Hazel Bridgford Oct 30 1912 in Durant and ran a grocery business from 1931 to 1950. He served on the city council 1934 to 1944 and helped start the municipal light plant. Survivors include his wife two sons Vernon and Robert a daughter Arlie Rockholz and a brother Chris. Burial in Durant Cemetery with services at St. Pauls Episcopal Church Durant.
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Frick Funeral Home
Durant
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Christensen
Peter
Patricia Christensen
Denmark
America
Hazel Bridgford
Knights of Pythias Lodge No
Vernon
Moline
Robert
Walcott
Arlie Rockholz
Culver City
Calif
Chris of
Evans Held On OMVI Charge In Muscatine
Carl Joe Evans of Columbus Junction is jailed on $500 bond after police arrested him Monday for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He also faces a license charge with a hearing set for 10 a m Friday in Justice Jehring's court. In other police court items Gerald Walter was fined for a stop sign violation and Robert Koenig received five days for a disturbance. Two accident reports involve Vera Miller and a collision on Washington Street, with property damage estimated under $50 for each vehicle.
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Carl Joe Evans
Columbus Junction
Muscatine
Evans
West Front Street
Robert Jehring
Gerald Douglas Walter
East Fourth Street
Robert George Koenig
Chestnut Street
Vera Miller
Oak Street
Maple and
Oak Streets
Geshe
Logan Bound Over In Accident Case
Logan Ervin L. Logan age 29 of 301 Brook Street was bound over to district court on a manslaughter charge after appearing in Justice of the Peace Robert Jehring's court. He posted a $1,000 bond. The accident occurred about 2 p.m. Saturday eight miles west of Muscatine, resulting in the death of Hazel Danner, 59, of 111 East Sixth Street.
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Ervin L. Logan
Brookstreet
Justice of the Peace
Robert Jehring
Logan
Hazel Danner
East Sixth Street
Muscatine
Obituary Notice for Family Members and Grandchildren
Cedar Rapids four sisters Mrs Ann Bridgford and Mrs Lloyd Fromme both of Davenport Mrs Clarence Healy of Council Bluffs and Mrs Edna Davis of South Fork California and five grandchildren. His parents two sisters and preceded him in death.
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Cedar Rapids
Ann Bridgford
Lloyd Fromme
Davenport
Clarence Healy
Council Bluffs
Edna Davis
South Fork
Calif
Ieaneaned
Deat
Muscatine Enlistee Donald R. Bair Joins Army
Donald R Bair son of Mrs Winnie Bair 505 Schiller Street leaves Muscatine at 1 p m Wednesday to begin a four year enlistment in the U S Army He will report to the Des Moines induction center and then go to Camp Chaffee Arkansas for basic training He will be stationed at the Medical Center near Houston Texas for doctors training
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Donald R Bair
Winnie Bair
Schiller Street
Muscatine
U. S. Army
Bair
Muscatine National Guard
Des Moines
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Houston
Tex
Garden Club of Illinois City Plans September Meeting
Illinois City Garden club schedules a meeting for Wednesday September 7 at the home of Mrs Fred Reixinger. The town notes include residents returning from Pueblo Colorado and Phoenix Arizona and others visiting relatives in Illinois City. Funeral services for C Edward Beardsley 71 were held at Furgie Funeral home with burial at Moline Memorial park. Beardsley died at his daughter's home in Coal Valley on Friday. He was born August 19 1884 in Drury township and survived by a daughter and a grandson.
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Ilinois City
Illinois City Garden Club
Fred Reixinger
Everett McCormick
Pueblo
Colo
Gloria Parchert
Phoenix
Ariz
Ralph Parchert
Donald Hessman
Charles Reist
Muscatine
Herman Reist
Sidney
Bonygne
Aledo
Elwyn Mier
Ted Layman
Tama
Kathryn Reed
Herman Reist, Jr
Monmouth
Glen Massey
MaeNeely
Massey
Illinois City School
C. Edward Beardsley
Furgie
Moline Memorial Park
Beardsley
Joseph Green
Coal Valley
Drury Township
Chicagoans Visit Family and Hospitals Report
Chicago guests from Joy Joy Jr. and Neil Aubrey with families visited Charles Aubrey and Glenn Fuller ton. Mrs. Cubbage remains hospitalized in Mercer county hospital Aledo while Mrs. Fuhrman is in Muscatine county hospital Muscatine. Mrs. Mills returns from three months in Germany with her husband.
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Joy, Jr
Neil Aubrey and Son
Chicago, Jr
Charles Aubrey
Glenn Fullerton, Jr
William Cubbage
Mercer County Hospital
Aledo
Fuhrman
Muscatine County Hospital
Muscatine
Harold Mills
Germany
Columbus Junction School Opens With New Equipment
Columbus Junction schools begin Monday August 29 with high school registration August 25 and 26. The district reports many improvements including desks, chairs, library books, a new 54 passenger bus, upgraded science and home economics facilities, blinds for slides and movies, and a half day opening. Lunch and milk programs resume with weekly lunch tickets 1.25 and single meals 30 cents.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus
Columbus City
Board of Education
Mrs. McNeil Named Wapello School Librarian
Wapello school board named Gladys McNeil high school librarian replacing ill Ruth Smith. The report also notes local visits and events including reunions, parties, and a 1946 Wapello graduation class picnic at the fairgrounds with officers elected for the period.
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McNeil
Wapello School
Wapello
Gladys McNeil
Ruth Smith
Smith
Jean Wright
J. Leonard Wright
Chicago
Rockford
State Parks visitation forecast for Michigan in 1955
The State Conservation Department predicts 16 million visitors will visit Michigan state parks during 1955, signaling record tourist activity for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
State Conservation Department
Michian State Parks
Mississippi River Adds 50 Square Miles to Louisiana
The river has increased Louisiana’s land area by about 50 square miles over the past century, reshaping regional boundaries and shoreline dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Louisiana
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Bloomington
C. W. Thomas
Frank Kaalberg
Washing Baby Reeves
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FFA
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Montpelier
Busy Boys
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West Liberty
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Fred Spiess
Fulton Junior Farmers Four-H Club
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Delores Short
Joy
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Linda Hamilton
Oquawka
Dorrie Neff
Joyce Fourdyce
Andalusia
Bessie Noret
Reuben
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Edward Christensen
OMVI
Donald R. Bair
Garden Club of
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Lowestreet
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Lawrence Parish
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Deppy
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Gene Marshall
Delores Ann Marshall
Deanne Sellers
Peggie Parish
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Sandra Ee
Jack Lewis
Baja
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Leslie Weber
Clare Adele Spearing
Leslie Weber, Jr
Weber
Wapello Court
Donna Wright
Parryman
Ralph Stone
Donald Gieddie
Raymond McCulley
Ronald Brockway
Edwin A. Hicklin
Robert Pagemiller
Ern‘Hook
Burton Allworth
Wapello Fairgrounds
Bill Paris
Macey Riepe
Robert Knapp
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Left Beach
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