Mercer county fair nears record attendance in final day at Aledo
Aledo Illinois hosts the 98th Mercer county fair with favorable weather and crowds on track for a record week. Stock car racing closes the fair tonight after harness and running races this afternoon. About 5 000 gathered Wednesday for the Thicete parade and stock horse show. Blaine Shoemaker 16 and Ilene McNeil 14 win Four H honors while Jack Bertlesen claims grand champion pen of barrows and top single entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aledo
Ill
Mercer County
Illinois City Saddle Club
Blaine Shoemaker
Angus
Ilene McNeil
Millersburg
Jack Bertlesen
Seaton
Barrows
Barrow
Two Wives File Suits for Divorce Decree Signed
District court records show two divorce suits filed on grounds of cruelty. Verlee M. Brown seeks custody of two children, $10 weekly per child, alimony and bill payments from Eddie D. Brown, married Aug 29 1949 in Iowa City. Alice Plemmons sues Thomas Plemmons for custody of two sons and weekly support, plus $300 debt payment and possession of home furnishings at 507 Grandview Ave. They wed Sept 17 1942 in Aledo Illinois and separated. A final decree granted Alice Revie a divorce from Harold Revie with custody of a son and a monthly schedule. father to pay $12 weekly for support except during July. The couple wed June 26 1948 in Germany and separated June 23.
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Verlee M. Brown
Eddie D. Brown
Iowa City
Alice Plemmons
Thomas Plemmons
Grandview Avenue
Aledo
Ill
Matthew Westrate
Alice Revie
Harold Revie
Germany
City wide crusade meetings plan announced
Plans for a city wide Hy man Appleman crusade were outlined by the visitation committee at Mulford Congregational church. Rev Neil Palmer presided as dates for the religious survey September 21 to 26 and the crusade October 5 to 12 were announced. Committee chairs named Herbert Dickinson William Schafenacher Melvin Campbell and Gordon Moss. Next visitation meeting set for September 9 at First Baptist with Rev M D Kilver in charge of instruction.
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Visitation
Mulford
Neil Palmer
Herbert Dickinson
William Schafenacher
Prospect
Melvin Campbell
Gordon Moss
Visitation Committee
First Baptist Church
M. D. Kilver
Rites Noted for Werner Infant in Dubuque
Funeral services were held for six day old Peter Van Werner in Dubuque. He died Tuesday and is survived by his parents Neale L. and Laura Werner, a twin brother Paul Lee, a sister Christine, maternal grandmother Edna McCray of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Fay Werner of Muscatine.
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Dubuque
Peter van Werner
Neale L
Laura Werner
Paul Lee
Christine
Edna McCray
Oshkosh
Wis
Fay Werner
Muscatine
Health Subject of Bureau Lesson in Rock Island County
Health specialists from the University of Illinois led a lesson titled Health Be fore and After Forty for a Rock Island County Home Bureau training school at the Local Illinois Gas and Electric Co. auditorium in Moline. Local leaders will present the lesson to unit groups in September and October. Donald Reason of Memphis, Tennessee is spending a furlough at his home. Mr. and Mrs. Don Hampton announce the birth of a son Tuesday at Hershey hospital in Muscatine. Mrs. Lytle Kistler hosted a party for friends Wednesday evening.
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Buffalo Prairie
Pauline Brimhall
University of Illinois
Rock Island County Home Bureau
Iocal Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Moline
Jesson
Donald Reason
Memphis
Hershey Hospital
Muscatine
Lytle Kistler
Granddaughter Named in Will of Joseph Phillips
Alberta Le Rue is named as beneficiary and executrix in the probate filing for Joseph Phillips who died August 16. The will, dated July 7, 1948, leaves one dollar to four daughters and a son Amy Clarke Nellie Bowlby Hazel Hornung Carl J. Phillips and Gladys Phillips. Hearing is set for September 19.
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Alberta LeRue
Joseph Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Amy Clarke
Nelle Bowlby
Hazel Hornung
Carl J. Phillips
Gladys Phillips
Father and sons voyage 1400 miles down Mississippi in 14 foot boat
William E. Collins and his two sons, William Jr and Mike, travel from Rockford NL to New Orleans in a 14 foot boat with a five horsepower motor. They cover about 60 miles daily, stopping at sandbars for swims and meals while living cheaply at about five dollars a day. Collins, a Rockford attorney and veteran, says the trip teaches responsibility and boating skills to his sons who admire him.
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Mississippi
Ray Hamilton
NEA
Memphis
William E. Collins
William, Jr
Mike
Rockford
New Orleans
Collins
Korea
William Jr
Vernon Legler lifelong county resident dies
Vernon W Legler aged died at 4 40 p m Wednesday at his rural route 5 home after a long illness. Services are 230 p m Saturday at Fairbanks Home for Funerals with Rev Max Allen of Cranston United Brethren Church officiating. Burial in Greenwood cemetery. He was born May 19 1885 in Seventy Six township to David and Lottie Simpson Legler. Married Lillian E Kemper December 22 1909 in Muscatine. He was a retired stock feeder and farmer and a member of Cranston United Brethren Church and Masonic lodge. Survived by wife, son Morris of Muscatine, four daughters Mrs John Wilson, Mrs Glen Frvyberger of Muscatine, Mrs George Moore of Des Moines, Mrs James Reich of Moline, and 13 grandchildren. Preceded by parents and one sister.
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Vernon W. Legler
Seventy-Six Township
Fairbanks
Max Allen
United Brethren Church
Cranston
Greenwood Cemetery
David and
Lottie C. Simpson Legler
Lillian E. Kemper
Muscatine
Cranston United Brethren Church
Masonic Lodge
Morris
John Wilson
Glen Frvyberger
George Moore
Des Moines
James
Iowa Hay to South Ships 784 Carloads for Drought Relief
Iowa PMA officials announced 784 car loads of hay ordered through county committees to aid drought stricken farmers in the southern states. The shipment effort underscores regional relief plans coordinated by the Iowa Production and Marketing Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Production and Marketing Administration
Iowa
PMA
South
Record Turkey Crop Raised in Iowa This Year
Des Moines reports Iowa turkey growers harvest a record 3,415,000 birds this year, up 6 percent from the previous record set in 1951, according to the Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Utah Woman Named To Head Auxiliary
Mrs Eve Ashton of Vernal Utah was elected national president of the American Legion auxiliary at the national convention closing in New York City. Her long record of leadership left her unopposed for the office.
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Eve Ashton
Vernal
Utah
American Legion Auxiliary
New York City
Carstens Joins 7th Infantry in Korea Front
First Class Earl M. Carstens, son of Alfred E. Carstens of Muscatine, is serving with the 7th Infantry Division on the central front in Korea. His wife Bernice lives in Cordele, Georgia. The division reports patrol actions against the Reds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl M. Carstens
Alfred E. Carstens
Muscatine
7Th Infantry
Korea
Bernice
Cordele
Reds
Homemaker and Bureau Groups Resume Meetings
September schedules for Township Farm Bureau and homemakers resume after August pause. Harold Craig announces next week’s extension and Farm Bureau activities. Labor Day office closure affects Monday meetings at the post office basement.
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Township Farm Bureau
Homemakers’ Organizations
Harold Craig
Pike Plncky Pikers
Methodist Church
Nichols
Montpelier Busy Boys
Ray Arp
Sweetland Royal Busters
Larry Shoppa
Wilton Hustlers
Willodene Doerfer
Fulton Farm Bureau
Glenn Moeller
Cedar Cheerful
Judy Stickrod
Wapsie Farm Bureau
Wilton Homemakers
Walter Grimm
Moscow Township Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Board
Soldier earns badges in Army para duty and service
The central front tale notes temperatures averaging over 100 degrees by day and dropping below 60 at night. Carstens joined the Army in March 1947 and serves as a rifleman in the 31st Regiment's Company L. He has received the Parachutist and Glider Badges and the Good Conduct Medal.
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Carstens
Auditor Prepares General Election Ballot in Iowa County
County Auditor E R Swickard readies the official ballot for November. No new county candidates after June primary. independents abandoned filing by Tuesday. Seven parties appear on the slate including Republican Vigilantes and Socialist groups. Ernest J Seeman of Waterloo leads the Republican Vigilantes ticket for governor. Frank Shannon of Muscatine seeks secretary of state.
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E. R. Swickard
Ernest J. Seeman
Waterloo
Republican Vigilantes
Frank Shannon
Muscatine
Easy Chocolate Brownie Frosting From The Pantry
A simple frosting recipe combining brown sugar water and chocolate brought to a boil for 3 minutes. Stir in butter or margarine and vanilla then blend in confectioners sugar once cool. Yields enough to frost brownies baked in a 12 by 8 inch pan.
Grand Champion Boar Produced By Syaassinks Grand Champion Boar
The Chester White boar that won grand championship at the Iowa state fair is a Muscatine County product bred by Henry Sywassink and Sons. The boar named Colossal was shown by Glen Smith and Son of Indianola Iowa after being purchased at six months, advancing from senior yearling to grand champion.
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Chester
Muscatine County
Henry Sywassink and Sons
Glen Smith and Son
Indianola, Ir
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Evelyn Szczypka
PFC
Edward Szczypka
Chicago
Werner
Bowmans
U. S. Reds
East Second Street
Muscatine, Iowa
Ornella
Rome
Italy
Jacksonville
Fla
Thomas Morgan
Morgan
Wisconsin
Vernon Legler
Hay
Mrs. Ashton
7Th Infantry Division
Ing
Syaassinks
Pre Vasly
Chroycger
Federsl Tex
Phillips 66
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