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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1930

Page

13

Iowa Highway Detour Schedule Includes Muscatine County Routes

State highway commission details detours for routes in Iowa for the coming week. Mahaska and Muscatine counties show paving and bridging works with earth and gravel detours, while U.S. 32 and U.S. 61 segments require careful driving and specify openings between towns such as Oakland West Liberty and Muscatine.

Iowa Muscatine County State Highway Commission Iowa No. 2 Cass County Teleos Road Oakland Adair County Fontanelle Mahaska County Oskaloosa Sigourney Martinsburg S.8 Marion County Knoxville S. W Pleasantville Carlisle Tracy Warren County Indianola U.S Adair-Cass-Pottawattamie U.S. 32 Adair Anita Cass- Pottawattamie Cass-Pottawattamie U. S. 32 Potta. Co U. S Mi. S No. 4 Council Bluffs Des Moines Ames U. S. 65 Dallas County Adel Dexter Guthrie County Stuart W Stuart Iowa County Marengo West Liberty N. E Cedar River

FOR SALE ITEMS AND MISC THRIFTING AT STEPPED UP PRICES

Two bedroom set including dresser dining table six chairs and additional furnishings. Also a range of fabrics muslin and laundry soap. Special weekend prices at Ben Finkles General Store and Sterneman's store on East Second and The Avenue.

Galvanized Buckets and Brooms at Ben Finkle's Store

Galvanized buckets priced at 17 cents and brooms at 50 cents on special for 29 cents each at Ben Finkle's General Store. Ad promises lower prices with the slogan More Values for Less Money.

Ben Finkle’s

Workers Buried by Cavern Rescued After 9 Hours

In Scranton Pennsylvania two men Ralph Massankiel aged 25 and William Williams aged 52 were buried 20 feet underground when a mine operation cave in. They were rescued at midnight after nine hours of entrapment. The earlier subsidence caused several thousand dollars in damage and injuries to residents. Rescue teams proceeded cautiously due to fears of another collapse. The men were found late in the afternoon.

Scranton Ralph Massankiel William Williams

SandWich Shop Bombed in Chicago Labor Turmoil

A black powder bomb exploded last night on North Wells Street near the Loop causing front damages valued at $1,000. The sandwich shop was closed at the time and police blame labor trouble for the blast.

Chicago Loop North Wells Street

Reincorporation of Van Nostrand Saddlery Company Iowa

Notice announces the re incorporation of the Van Nostrand Saddlery Company in Muscatine Iowa. It outlines corporate purpose including leather saddlery and wholesale auto accessories, capital stock, board size, officer roles, and voting rules under Iowa law. The term of existence is twenty years with stockholders electing directors on the second Monday in July.

van Nostrand Saddlery Company Muscatine Muscatine County Iowa State of Aeaponner Stoeaks Rotange Bee Eee

Auction sale of Sue Browning estate properties on Smalley Ave

Public auction on August 29 at 2 pm on the premises for two furnished residences at 1306 and 1310 Smalley Ave. Rental income is $180 per month. Lawyer H M Bartlett is listed. Also a notice of a fried chicken supper fundraiser by Buffalo Prairie Cemetery Association on Monday evening September 1 at the hall.

Sue Browning Smalley Ave H. M. Bartlett Buffalo Prairie Cemetery Association

Lodge Notices of Special Meeting and Stated Session

Triune Lodge No 641 A F and A M holds special meeting Thursday Aug 28 at 8 p m for conferring the third degree all Master Masons welcome Town Lodge No 2 A F and A M sets stated communication Tuesday Sept 2 at 8 p m all Masons welcome to order Articles of Incorporation and By Laws may be altered at annual or special meetings by two thirds vote of stockholders Dated August 7 1930 The Van Nostrand Saddlery Company

Triune Lodge A. F A. M W. M Masons van Nostrand Saddlery Company

Rail Board Sets Hearing on Rock Island Transit Certificate

The Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners holds a hearing on September 23, 1930 at 9:30 a.m. in Des Moines for the Rock Island Motor Transit Company to obtain a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to operate motor passenger service among Des Moines and many other Iowa cities and counties.

Board OF Railroad Commissioners State OF Iowa Muscatine County Rock Island Motor Transit Company Chicago Illinois Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners Des Moines Altoona Mitchelville Colfax Newton Kellogg Grinnell Brooklyn Car Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of Iowa Geo. L. McCaughan

Hose sale at Ben Finkle's General Store

Local ad advertises a mixed lot of hose for men and children including anklets sport hose and sex at 15 cents per pair. Store located at 322 East Second Street with phone 1589-1 under the slogan More Values for Less Money.

Ben Finkle East Second St

Seasonal use machinery sale listing

Muscatine Implement Company offers seasonable used machinery including a manure spreader 115 HP engine 3 HP engine two bottom tractor plow sulky plow and a rebuilt 10 20 tractor ready for sale with multiple units available.

Muscatine Implement Company

Bargain Textile Sale at Ben Finkle’s General Store

Ad lists ladies felt house slippers at 49 cents a pair with cre tones and fancy patterns, toweling and linen at 10 cents per yard, all offered by Ben Finkle's General Less Money store.

Ben Finkle’s General Store

Cars for sale in Muscatine by Klein Motor Sales

Advertisement from Klein Motor Sales at 221 W. 2nd St Muscatine Iowa promoting cheap cars with easy terms and trade ins. Models offered include 1927 Buick Sedan 1929 Ford 1928 Pontiac Coach 1928 Whippet Coach 1927 Chevrolet Landau 1926 Chevrolet Coach.

Klein Motor Sales W. 2Nd St. Muscatine, Ia

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