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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1925
Page
8
Veterans and dependent survivors across conflicts may qualify for property and poll tax exemptions. County Auditor Charles H. Pitchforth announced deadlines and amounts for various wars, with filing through the assessor or auditor, and noted exemptions extend to widows and minor children of deceased veterans.
Mrs J R Baker hosted the 4 M Class of the Sweet land Methodist Episcopal Sunday School at her Pleasant Prairie home. A noon three course dinner for 17 followed by a class business meeting arranging a bake sale. Evening games music and contests preceded special guests Gladys and Arvella Atwill of Des Moines and Helen and Mary Jenkins of Pleasant Prairie.
Weed Park hosted a picnic in the afternoon and evening honoring a group of Detroit residents returning to visit relatives and friends. A 6 o'clock supper served at four long tables for 50 featured games and contests. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ira Cate and children, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eshelman and son James and daughter Millie, Mr. and Mrs. Ike Ryan and son Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Eshelman and daughters Treva and Twyla, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Burkhart and daughter Shirley.
A group of 15 boys from the First Baptist Church Sunday school led by teacher Clarence Valett left for a multi day camping trip. They will stay at the All Alone cottage on Cedar River and break camp Saturday morning with Valett in charge.
A social meeting with card games is planned for Thursday afternoon at the club house. Hostesses include Mesdames Guy Masonholder M Errington E J Bell C J Moore of Columbus Junction and Mrs L A Crull of this city.
The West Hill division of the Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist Church meets tonight at Mrs. E. C. Shoemaker s home 894 The Mona council Degree of Pocahontas drill team hosts a card party at Redmen hall this evening at o clock
The Colonel Hare Circle will hold a business meeting at 2 30 Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs Caroline Kneese 1015 East Ninth Street Newell Avenue.
Longtime supporters are honored as Thomas Morgan Lodge leads with 63 consecutive fairs attended. James Gatton and George Foster follow with 61, while Joe Heath Maurice Whitacre and George Preston of West Branch target third with 60. Exhibitor loyalties noted as S T C Phillips showcases 54 years and A H McClun begins poultry exhibition in 1872.
Steve M. Crothers of Chestnut Hills Pennsylvania won the Grand American national amateur and all around titles by a perfect 200 score in the second day of the Van Dal ia event. His 400 consecutive targets with no misses marks a historic run and could extend further in today’s class championships.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Harrington 63 died of anaemia at 317 West Sixth street this morning at 3 50 after three months illness. She was born August 18 1862 in Palmyra Missouri to Henry Kratz and married Dennis Harrington in 1881 at Keokuk. Survived by husband five children two sisters and one brother. Funeral and burial in Keokuk with body held at Fairbanks Home for Funerals until shipment.
Des Moines August 26 The Automatic Coal Burner Co of Cedar Rapids is among Iowa’s new incorporations with 10000 capital stock. Officers include W. G. Haskell as president and treasurer and C. F. Haskell as vice president and secretary. Other incorporations listed include Oven to You Inc Davenport Sioux City. Tri State Storage and Forwarding with Frank Burns as president. Sloan Oil Co Albia. National Tree Expert Co Des Moines. Club House Cigar Co Davenport. Gill's Laboratories Des Moines. Van Ginkel Sportings Goods Co Des Moines.
The Anti-Saloon League presents a state fair exhibit featuring two contrasting liquor stills one of the largest captured in the state and a vest pocket edition. The displays illustrate the prohibition impact on economic physical and moral welfare of the community.
Des Moines Aug 26 F C Lovrien Humboldt and Morgan Lewis Albia named by Governor Hammill as additional members of the Iowa agricultural and industrial commission Lovrien will represent farming interests Lewis the mining industry The commission meets Sept 3 with reports from earlier appointed committees Special committee to study taxation problems includes Chief Justice Faville and secretary Mitchell
The New York State Athletic Commission withholds title recognition for Fidel La Barba 19 after his American flyweight championship win over Frankie Genaro in Los Angeles last Saturday due to complications in its rules.
Cedar Rapids police arrested C. G. Whittaker, 46, who was wanted in Des Moines for alleged check forgery and sought in Colorado Springs for passing bad paper. He had made several failed attempts to cash checks before detection. Whittaker claimed Sioux City as his origin.
A new type of safety fenders for automobiles similar to street car fenders has been developed. The invention aims to reduce damage in collisions and improve passenger protection.
An injunction to stop eviction proceedings against Mrs Lena Neal and her six children, labeled public paupers, will be filed in Des Moines. J C Lewis of the Iowa Federation of Labor says the suit targets Polk county officials and the Associated Charities. The Neal family, awaiting the birth of their seventh child, will be aided by the Iowa Federation of Labor. Notice to depart Polk county was served yesterday.
Frank Thatcher of 1113 Orchard Avenue, recently named fife major in Iowa’s Grand Army of the Republic state drum corps, left for Des Moines to perform at Iowa State Fair sessions next week. He is among 17 Civil War veterans chosen at Mason City encampment in June. The corps is known for its fidelity to old army tunes and beats.
A war department report dated August 26 assigns fault for the Steamer Norman sinking on May 8 to nearly all district officials and employees directly connected with the boat and its operation on the Mississippi River.
Secretary Davis of the labor department arrived in Washington from a six week overseas trip and conferred with Hugh L. Kerwin on the current status of the anthracite coal controversy.
Elsie Hesse-Larsen-Smith-Crossley-Seeman-Metzger, 23, of Muscatine, files for divorce from Laurence I. Metzger after claims of threats and life danger. Metzger is her fifth husband in 11 years following marriages to Larsen, Smith, Crossley, and Seeman amid a series of divorces and deaths.
Five judges in the horse department at the Iowa state fair were announced by Superintendent C F Curtiss. The panel includes William Crownover of Hudson for Percherons, W J Kennedy of Sioux City for Belgians, James Pedley of Clydesdales, Walter Palmer of Los Angeles for saddle and harness horses and ponies, and Bascom Huddleston of Webster City for mules.
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