Tonsil Clinic Operates At Lutheran Orphans Home
Dr G A Sywassink led a tonsil and adenoid clinic at the Lutheran Orphans home on Burlington road turning the building into a temporary hospital. Eleven children underwent surgery with all patients reported progressing satisfactorily. Assisted by Drs Klein Arey and Sywassink, nurses from Bellevue hospital aided the procedures along with staff and relatives.
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Burlington Road
G. A. Sywassink
William Klein
J. L. Klein
Sywassink
Henry Reinemund
Klein
R. M. Arey
Ida Koehler
Ella Rickoff
Kenneth Honts
Bellevue Hospital
Anna Hilse
Orphans’ Home
Erna Klein
Awaiting Start On Houser Street Job
County Engineer F P G Halffass reported the R J Phelps contracting firm of Iowa City had not yet begun the Houser street grading project. The $2 200 80 contract was awarded recently with start expected early this week but delays have occurred though officials expect completion within bonds and date limits after finishing a Louisa county job.
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F. P. G. Halbfass
R. J. Phelps
Iowa City
Houser
Phelps
Louisa County
Girls Orchestra Receives Warm Reception at Iowa Fair
The Springborn Girls' Orchestra from Muscatine led by Mrs A C Springborn was warmly welcomed at the Iowa state fair in Des Moines. The 24 players performed Monday to Wednesday and will repeat a concert September 5 at the high school auditorium, Des Moines.
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Springborn
Des Moines
A. C. Springborn
Muscatine
Bohoumir Kyrl
First Methodist Church
Grinnell
George Bragg
Youth Climber Saved After Tiger attack at Luna Park
Alfred Hill, 12, climbed a park fence to explore a miniature jungle exhibit when a Bengal tiger attacked. Lion keeper Melvin Koontz killed the animal with a single rifle shot, saving the boy whose right arm and scalp were injured.
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Los Angeles
Alfred Hill
Luna Park
Melvin Koontz
113 Acre Farm Sold in Cash Deal Near Muscatine
The 113 acre farm located about 1.5 miles northeast of Muscatine was sold by Mrs. Josephine Wiggers to William Martz of Sweetland for 18500 in cash. Transfer will occur March 1, 1931. Wiggers will hold a closing sale and move to Muscatine. H W Kretschmar Wilton called the deal excellent with most acreage cultivated.
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Muscatine
Josephine Wiggers
William Martz
Sweetland
Wiggers
H. W. Kretschmar
Wilton
Iowa State Fair Junior Champion Bill Boar Emerges
Russell Bill won the junior championship with his Poland China boar at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, as champions were named in the live stock division. The event concluded Wednesday afternoon with Iowans taking major hog division honors and several grand champions across breeds.
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Russell Bill
Poland
Des Moines
Dean Cc. F. Curtis
Rockwood Farm
Ames
Albert Stuart
Newgall
Chester Whiteson
W. B. Davidson
Menlo
Jersey
Bell Boy
Fred A. Glass
Tulsa
Oklo
R. E. Williams
Platte City
Nellie
Oaklands
Ann Arbor
Mich
Tracy
Warye
Nashua
Melbourne
F. A. Sloan
Bunchard
Neb
Farm Bureau
Smith-Hughes
Muscatine High School
Henry Bill
Sweetland Township
Young Bill
Tax exemption claims must be filed by next Saturday
County auditor C. H. Pitchforth urges all eligible soldiers sailors marines and their wives widows to file annual tax exemption claims by next Saturday. Exemption claims must be filed each year even if filed previously, despite August 31 being Sunday and September 1 a holiday.
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C. H. Pitchforth
Pitchforth
Iowa
Tiger Attack Narrowly Misses Boy as Surgeons Predict Recovery
The boy was severely torn by a tiger that sprang from a screen of bushes. Surgeons reported the injuries were serious but the patient would likely recover.
Muscatine Benedicts Show Mixed Marriages in 1930 Trends
Records of the past three months in Muscatine reveal 60 marriages reviewed by clerk E. C. Erwin. Analysts note June brides averaged younger than grooms while months like July show older couples. ages ranged with several brides under 20 and some grooms in their 50s and 60s, yet most couples remain in their 20s.
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Muscatine
E. C. Erwin
Two Young Women Hurt in Sugar Creek Accident Near Moscow
Two young women Miss Dorothy Ernst and Miss Margaret Beckman were injured in a Sugar Creek crash near Moscow on Monday evening. Beckman suffers internal injuries and a fractured wrist. Ernst is recovering after being pinned and nearly drowned. Beckman is under Dr. S. D. Folsom care.
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Sugar Creek
Moscow
Dorothy Ernst
Andrew Ernst
Pond Street
Margaret Beckman
Fred Beckman
Grover Street
Miss Beckman
S. D
Car in muddy water shows slight improvements
Patient in muddy water makes slight improvement under care of Dr. William.
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Fulliam
Four Men In Police Court Hear Fines And Jail Term
Byron Beitel Cliff Warner and Del Stineman paid fines of five dollars and costs each. R T Calhoun received a ten day jail sentence. Beitel and Warner faced charges for driving through traffic flicker lights. Stineman was charged with intoxication and Calhoun with larceny for stealing watermelons from a field owned by Russell Bartenhagen.
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Byron Beitel
Cliff Warner
del Stineman
R. T. Calhoun
H. D. Horst
Beitel
Warner
Stineman
Calhoun
A. L. Nelson
Fruitland
Russel Bartenhagen
City Entitled to River Rate for Freight
Muscatine may gain river city freight rates as carriers prepare tariffs for shipments from eastern trunk line territory. The city’s river status raises questions after interstate commerce decisions and a Davenport traffic meeting debated whether Muscatine should receive river city rates equal to Davenport and Burlington.
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Eastern Trunk Line
J. L. Behrens
Muscatine Shippers’ Association
Mr. Behrens
Muscatine
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi River
Davenport
Burlington
Iowa
Upper Mississippi River carriers rate request case
The city rate was set by the Upper Mississippi River Cities association at the request of Mr Behrens representing Muscatine shippers.
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Upper
Small fortune in liquor washed up at Belmont Beach
A small fortune in liquor, packed in burlap wrapped cases, washed ashore at Belmont Beach in Newport Rhode Island on a high tide. Coast guardsmen, five stationed nearby, believe the crates were dumped by rum runners and guarded the site as authorities investigated.
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Newport
R. I
Coast
Belmont Beach
Beach finds spill of contraband cases at Newport
Servants from nearby estates spotted contraband on the beach and warned others. Coast guards arrived as two hundred cases lay strewn along the shore with many more floating in at high tide. By dawn five hundred cases had washed up and salvagers lingered through the night. Newport residents joined the scramble to recover goods while guards used flares and fired two shots to halt a pushing group.
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Coast
Unspecific Fragments Hint at Drinking During Incident
The readable text shows people attempting to reach for a bottle or two and moving toward the highway, then dropping the bottles. The fragment provides no clear names, places, dates, or outcomes.
One Dead and Eight Hurt in Park Accident
In Corpus Christi a car on an inclined amusement park chute plunged from the track last night killing 17 year old Ina Norton and injuring eight others. The victims were riding together when the plunge occurred. In Des Moines an announced sale sends Tommy Hughes, center fielder for the Western League team, to the Detroit American League club as stated by President E Lee Keyser yesterday.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Ina Norton
Des Moines
Tommy Hughes
E. Lee Keyser
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