Ruthenberg Retires After Forty Years as Sunday School Leader
Ruthenberg retires after more than 40 years as superintendent of the Cedar Street Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday school. J W Funck elected to succeed him at a Monday evening congregational meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ruthenberg
Cedar Street Methodist Episcopal Church
J. W. Funck
Ruthenberg
Funck
Melvin Diercks
Ralph Diercks
Carrie Timm
Lena Diercks
Hannah Zeidler
Henry Hiller
Dorothy Kemper
Ida Herwig
Henry Kemper
Walter Grosskla
John Lemkau
John D. Diercks
Charles Zeidler
Louis Froehner
Henry Zeidler
Lysle Hocke
Fred Schuessler
H. Hiller
Wesley Zeidler
Ed Diercks
Herman Luedtke
John Schweitzer
Robert Zeidler
Oscar Mittman
George Herwig
W. D. Diercks
John Leibbrand
Arno Wicke
Stanley Southall
Frank Kemper
Arnold Wicke
John Diercks
Lyle Hocke
Marie Ruthenberg
Ladies’ Aid Society
Clarence Bloom
Willing Workers Society
Clarence Knott
Reliables
William Diercks
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
King’s Herald Society
Epworth League
Williams Bound Over To Grand Jury On False Instrument Charge
Howard Williams of Main Street waived preliminaries in Justice H D Horst's court and was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of uttering a false instrument. He could not provide the $1 500 bond after police arrested him at 10 20 Monday night for writing a $50 check signed with the name Fred Lampe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Williams
Main Street
H. D. Horst
Williams
Fred Lampe
Three men jailed or fined for intoxication
Andrew Thorne and Otto Jacobs paid fines and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication in Police Judge H D Horst s court. Thorne fined 5 dollars, Jacobs 10 dollars. Arrest times were 5 30 Monday afternoon. Fred Geltz received 10 days in jail after pleading guilty in Justice J C Coster s court. arrested at 8 15 Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Thorne
Otto Jacobs
H. D. Horst
Fred Geltz
J. C. Coster
Teachers Named for New Term at Local Schools
The city superintendent releases rosters showing minor personnel changes for the new term. Junior college lists six instructors and executives led by Miss Willetta Strahan. High school staff includes Henry Van Hettinga as principal and Marie Ruthenberg as secretary among many others. Grant school will be led by Hattie Parker with Anna M. Chamberlin assisting. Jackson school names Jessie Bramworth as principal with Isa Greely and others in the staff. Final rosters for Jefferson Lincoln Franklin Garfield and McKinley remain to be completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Sparling
Miss Willetta Strahan
Lucille Kautz
W. S. Hackett
Mary B. Ryan
Henrietta Terry
E. A. Lichty
Henry van Hettinga
Fred Messenger
Marie C. Ruthenberg
Dorothy Carlton
Marguerite Dow
Eula Downer
Dollie Dulgar
Geneva Grace
Lyman Green
Madison Griffith
Florence Hahn
Louise Ruth Jericho
Estelle Heezen
Edna Henrichsen
L. B. Hoopes
Emma Howe
F. J. Howe
Sarah Huftalen
L. E. Hunn
Robert Kinnan
H. Margaret Kemble
Carl C. Liebbe
Caroline Liebbke
Lelia Lintner
Genevieve McCandless
Ella Obermeier
R. T. Othmer
James Tracy
Charles Shook
Elizabeth Smith
Mildred Stirlen
Grant
Hattie Parker
Grant School
Anna M. Chamberlin
Jackson School
Jessie Bramworth
Isa Greely
Ray Andrews
Mary E. Whicher
Ada Rolland
Gertrude Howe
Lulu Radebaugh
Mary C. Ryan
Helen H. Schump
Jefferson, Lincoln, Franklin and Garfield School
McKinley School
Frances
Happy Farmer Credits Konjola For Pain Relief
Ira Hoge of Bismark North Dakota recounts severe rheumatism with swollen ankles and constipation. After trying Konjola he reports complete relief from pains and improved digestion following four bottles. Konjola is sold at Grimm's drug store in Muscatine Iowa and by other local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Hoge
Bismark
N. Dak
Konjola
Muscatine
Grimm’s
Four Young People Escaped as Car Dives Into Creek
Miss Dorothy Ernst 14 and three companions narrowly survived after their Ford touring car plunged 15 feet into Sugar Creek near Moscow. The four, who crawled free, aided Ernst’s rescue by breaking the windshield and lifting the vehicle. Ernst remained under doctor care with bruises while the others suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Creek
Moscow
Dorothy Ernst
Pond Street
Miss Ernst
Andrew Ernst
Margaret Beckmann
Angle Street
Kenneth Holliday
East Ninth Street
Pete Naber Jr
Muscatine
Holiday
Holliday
Beckmann
Miss Beckmann
Naber
Fred Hinkhouse
E. B. Fulham
Hinkhouse
Hadley to Return as Principal and Staff List
Hadley will serve again as principal with Anita Sullivan Meryl Mapes Edna M TeStrake Celeste Cronin Nellie Ogilvie Mildred Walter and Nina Harris as instructors. Rita Berry acts as principal with Anna Hendricks Frances C Ryan Anna E Kincaid Bernice Leu Gertrude Angersbach Rena L Berry Grace Chapman Sue Erbad Lucile Horst. Janitors returning include F E Elliot A Bird Henry Marx William Hall George Bridges Henry Ripson Clyde Duncan Henry Gerdtz Fred Beyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Elliot
A. Bird
Franklin
Henry Marx
Paving Near New Boston Complete by Cameron & Joyce
Paving on the Illinois highway section between Joy and New Boston is finished by Cameron & Joyce Construction. The firm is moving equipment east of Aledo for additional paving planned later this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Joy
New Boston
Cameron & Joyce Construction Company
Aledo
Road No 61 paving halves near Muscatine progress
H H Zimmerman reports half of the No 61 road paving near Muscatine completed with 8000 feet remaining at Hahn Bros pit. The No 32 northern county section near Cedar River and Atalissa is finished up to the Cedar River bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Cedar River
Atalicia
H. H. Zimmerman
State Highway Commission
West Liberty
Memorial Planned for Will Narvis in Des Moines Meeting
A memorial to Will M. Narvis former supreme master workman of the Ancient Order of United Workmen will be considered by the committee in Des Moines in September W A Matthews chairman announced Narvis died in Muscatine Dec 81 1928 after twenty five years as head of the fraternal insurance group A Grand Lodge resolution at Council Bluffs May 1929 launched the fund drive Lodges and individuals across the United States and Canada have contributed funds Local committee members include F W Johnston J L Giesler Orrin W Collins Fr Dodge Fred Walton and W H Stowell Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Will M. Narvis
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Des Moines
W. A. Matthews
Narvis
Grand Lodge
Iowa
Work of razing Weed Park clubhouse advances
Razing the Weed park clubhouse damaged by fire is progressing rapidly says J P Diercks chairman of the park board. Only the foundation remains and plans from architects are not yet suitable. A fall start for a new building is hoped for to be ready next year. The park pool will close after Labor Day unless September stays warm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weed Park Club
J. PD. Diercks
Park Board
Diercks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune
Landes
Cedar Street Methodist Church
Bind Williams
GRAND
Rt. 1
Advan
Royal Neighbors
Streckies Steamboat Line
St. Louis
Garfield
William Hall
George Bridges
Jackson
Henry Ripson
Jefferson
Clyde Duncan
Lincoln
Henry Gerdtz
McKinley
Fred Beyer
Washington
Louis Mann
Robert
Montgomery
Elliott Nugen
Leila Hyams
Sam Wood
A. Goulayn
EL Brendel and
Marjorie White
Journal
Will Narvis
Chicago
West Adams Street
National Board of Fire Underwriters
THE
John Street
New York
Titus
Iowa Ave
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