Hay Fire Destroys Pigs on Schenk Farm Near Muscatine
A grass fire sparked by trash and live coals raged across 35 acres near Memorial Park cemetery, destroying 6 of 2,000 Clover hay bales and killing two sows with litters. Neighbors fought flames with brooms and sacks as tractors plowed containment. Thirteen sheep and 40 cattle escaped.
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Muscatine County
Wier
Park Lane
Schenk
Kenneth Schenk
Memorial Park Cemetery
Earl Peterson
Wind shift saves farm during two Iowa fires
On Monday August 29 1955 the wind saved farm buildings at the Schenk place when a fire threatened a corn crib. Two minutes after firemen were alerted to the Schenk blaze another alarm reported a grass fire on Maple Grove road at Kleveter's corner. Fire crews used brooms and Indian pumps to extinguish the grass fire with no damage.
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Muscatine
Schenk Place
Maple Grove
Kleveter’s Corner
Letts Softball Tourney Pairings Listed
Letts-Letts opens against West Liberty at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Letts softball tournament. Wapello faces Dave's Timberjacks of Muscatine about 8 15 p m Tuesday. Wednesday shows Iowa City vs Hills at 7 30 p m and Coca Cola vs Avenue Lunch of Muscatine at 8 15 p m. Semis Thursday, final and consolation Friday.
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Letts
West Liberty
Wapello
Dave’s Timberjacks
Muscatine
Iowa City
Hills
Coca Cola
Avenue
Court House to Close Wednesday For Drumm Rites
Muscatine County court house will close Wednesday afternoon in respect to County Supervisor Charles B. Drumm of Wilton who died Sunday night. Funeral services for Mr. Drumm will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Sweetland Methodist church.
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Muscatine County Court House
Charles B. Drumm
Wilton
Drumm
Sweetland Methodist Church
Hinsdale fire kills mother and two children in nine room home
A fatal blaze in suburban Hinsdale destroyed a nine room home. Two young children died and their mother is believed to have perished in the fire. Police and fire officials investigated the cause and identified the victims.
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Chicago
Hinsdale
Muscatine Area Hospital Admits and Dismissals Noted
September listings show admissions at Bellevue and Muscatine County hospitals including Francis Rath Janet Dunnahoo and Robert Fisher. Dismissals include Ada Rolland Dixie Ross and Jacob Duffee who moved to University Hospital Iowa City. Muscatine WSCS and Pine Bluff Ladies Aid meet. local officials and residents travel for vacations and professional events.
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Arlie Kennedy
Bellevue Hospital
Francis L. Rath
Monroe Street
Janet Dunnahoo
Columbus City
Robert Fisher
West Fourth Street
Warren Ehrecke
Durant
Ada Rolland
Mul- Ferry Avenue
Dixie Ross
Jacob Duffee
Wilton
Musserville
WSCS
Hoopes Hall
John Carpenter
William Slack
L. B. Hoopes
Pine Bluff
Ronald Skubal
Columbus Junction
Roy Shaw
Muscatine
California
Muscatine County Hospital
Vivian Reinier
Iowa Avenue
Gladys Fetterhoff
East Second Street
Robert Taylor
Ronald Hoburg
Atkinson
Esther L. Newcomb
John McKee
Paul Warnstaff
Ronald Harmon
Oak Street
Paul Smith
Kansas Street
Lyle Beverlin
Grandview
Richard Morrowland
Joy
Stephen M. Hawkins
Kenneth L. Fread
Holly Street
Louis Hull
Marie Grothe
Mulberry Avenue
Verle Sywassink
Debbie Lynch
Letts
Allen James Voss
Tamra Kay Hargus
West Second Street
Sharon Burke
Lincoln Boulevard
Charles Plowman
Sycamore Street
William Streat
Robert E. Olson
Herbert Wonders
Wapello
Kurt Jellinek
City Teachers Assn
Muscatine High School
Parents Face Police Court Hearing For Curfew Violation
Mr and Mrs F P Horton of 1112 East Third Street are scheduled for a police court hearing Saturday on charges of allowing a minor to violate the curfew ordinance. Theodore Pratt of route 2 was fined 15 dollars and costs for a similar charge. Other penalties in peace court over the weekend included Richard Lindle route 4 five dollars and costs for speeding Jerry Pratt route 2 five dollars and costs for excessive muffler noise Luis Figueroa Muscatine forfeited ten dollar bond on intoxication Earl Cress Muscatine five dollars and costs for intoxication William Earl Collins Warren Ohio ten days for intoxication or leaving the city Joseph O Lowden Buffalo posted ten dollar bond for intoxication and fifteen dollar bond for creating a disturbance in the city jail cell block.
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F. P. Horton
East Third Street
Theodore Pratt
Route 2
Richard John Lindle
Jerry Lee Pratt
Luis Figueroa
Muscatine
Earl Cress
Wiliam Earl Collins
Warren
Joseph O. Lowden
Buffalo
River Stage Readings and Small Rise Listings
River stage measurements show La Crosse 5.4 rising 0.1, Lansing 8.0 up 0.1, Dam No. 9 14.6 up 6, McGregor 7.4 rising 0.4, Dubuque 8.1 up 0.6, Davenport 4.6 rising, Muscatine 5.5 up 0.5, Keokuk 2.1 falling 0.3.
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la Crosse
Rise
Lansing
Dam No
McGregor
Dubuque
Davenport
Rise & Muscatine
Keokuk
Fall
Missing Persons Keeping Police Busy
Muscatine police aided in locating several missing persons over the weekend. A 19 year old New Boston woman and infant remain missing since Saturday night, described as five feet tall with black hair and blue eyes, last seen in a dark dress carrying the infant. Other reports include Norma Jean Harris, 16, missing from New Boston, and youths from The Lutheran Homes found or returned, with additional cases where individuals were located or advised to contact owners.
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Muscatine
New Boston
Earl Harris
Pine Street
Norma Jean Harris
John Fifield
James Mainhart
Hannibal
Bert Church
Virgil Hoelscher
Davenport
Muscatine Mayor Race Sees Third Candidate File Papers
Walter Conway filed mayoral papers with Florence Mason as Elmo Ferguson and Ralph Cullen already seek the post. Primary set for Oct. 25 ahead of the Nov. 8 city election. last filing date Oct. 11. Park commissioner race also active with Paul E. Colberg filing and Maynard Fisher unsure about a second term.
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Muscatine
Florence Mason
City Recorder
Walter Conway
Clinton Street
Elmo Ferguson
Ralph Cullen
Paul E. Colberg
Earl Avenue
Maynard Fisher
Park Board
Parks Board
Grain and Livestock Quotations From Chicago Market
USDA estimates Tuesday salable livestock 10 000 hogs cattle 1 000 sheep. Butcher hogs 25 50 cents lower sows steady to 25 cents down. Salable cattle 23 000 largest since July 11 steers steady to 50 cents lower heifers steady to 25 cents down. Cattle bids mixed buyers slow. Spring lambs 18.00 21.50.
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
Carburetor-Less Car Sparks Two Fires in Muscatine
Firemen investigated two vehicle fires in Muscatine one at the county hospital lot a 1954 Chevrolet owned by Ben Drumm with a burned front seat cushion likely from a cigarette and another at Connell Motors 408 East Second Street where gasoline leaked from an removed carburetor and the motor ignited as fumes entered cylinders.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Ben Drumm
Connell Motors
Farm Bureau Plans Highway Safety Drive in Muscatine
Muscatine Farm Bureau board proposed a county wide highway safety program for Thursday Friday and Saturday with the slogan Take the corn out of corners. Farmers will cut corn obscuring sight at rural intersections to prevent accidents. Rural Young People and Women's groups will assist by checking drives to improve intersection safety.
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Muscatine Farm Bureau Board
Farm Bureau
Births Reported at Muscatine County and Bellevue Hospitals
Birth notices from Muscatine County hospital list a daughter for Ce cil Meeke and a son for Paul Warnstaff. Bellevue hospital reports a daughter for Robert Smith and a daughter for Dean Thornton. Additional birth notices include a son for Bernard Wheeler and a son for Kermit Christianson, with former resident Robert Wayne Brady born in Davenport.
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Muscatine County Hospital
Cecil Meeke
Jacqueline Drive
Paul Warnstaff
Bellevue Hospital
Robert Smith
West Third Street
Dean Thornton
Wapello
Bernard Wheeler
Kermit Christianson
Wilton
Robert Wayne
LaMoyne Brady
Davenport
Mercy Hospital
Davienport
New York Stock Close Averages Show Mixed Percent Moves
Market roundup reports varied percentage changes for a list of stocks led by Am Can up 41 percent and Anaconda around 140 percent while Deere and Du Pont posted gains near the 34 and 226 percent marks respectively. Several names show smaller moves and declines in early trading.
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Closrd Am Can
T&t
Anaconda Asaison
Bendix Av
Case JI
Chrysler
Curtiss Wr
Deere
du Pont
Gen Poods
Weather Drops Prices for Corn and Beans in Midwest
Scattered showers across the Midwest fed lower prices for corn and soybeans amid a broader market slide. Hedging activity and fair cash grain receipts influenced the decline, with wheat and other grains also easing.
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Chicago
Midwest
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Across Wheat Corn Oats Soybeans
Chicago spot grain quotations list wheat at No 2 red 1.93 and No 2 hard 1.91 percent. Corn ranges No 2 Now 1.30 No 3 1.28 30 No 4 1.27 No 5 1.23 26 sample grade 1.15. Oats No 1 extra heavy white. Soybean oil 1154 soybean meal 56.08. Barley nominal Malting 1.20 40 and feed 90 1.00.
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Chicago
Nixon cites five Soviet roadblocks to peace in VFW address
Vice President Nixon told the Veterans of Foreign Wars that peace is blocked by five Soviet policies. He cited Germany division, arms race, Iron Curtain, colonial status of Eastern Europe, and Moscow directed subversion. He warned real peace awaits Soviet action and warned of temporary affability.
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Boston
Mass
Nixon
Germany
Europe
Moscow
VFW
Local Market Egg Prices and Poultry Weights
Market notes list heavy breed hens over four pounds and several chicken types. Egg prices shown range from 40 cents per dozen for A and up, 28 cents for B and medium, and 17 cents for dirties and checks.
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago market summary notes steady to mixed prices across butter eggs and poultry. Receipts for butter 763017 with wholesale prices largely unchanged. eggs show irregular wholesale moves. live poultry prices hold steady with ranges for heavy hens high quality hens broilers and roosters plus caponettes in the 36 to 38 cent per pound area.
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Chicago
USDA
F.o.o
Potatoes and Carrot Prices in Chicago Market Report
USDA potato arrivals total 393 on track 366 and shipments 301 Friday 121 Saturday 23 Sunday 23. Carrot prices per 100 pounds: Itako Oregon long whites 2 65 to 2 90, round reds 3 50 to 3 70, Washington long whites 3 80, bakers 3 45 to 3 60, russets 3 60. California long white bakers 3 80, Wisconsin cobblers 1 40 unwashed, pontiacs 1 50 to 1 85.
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
Oregon
Washington
California
Wisconsin Cobblers
Pontiacs
Bio-Dyne Revealed As Piles Cure Without Surgery
A health claim describes Bio-Dyne as a healing substance that shrinks piles and relieves itching without surgery. The text promotes an ointment form under a patent like name and stresses its use for damaged tissue, citing reg U S patent office.
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Riley Sei
Uscatine
Uled Pienie
Chamber of Commerce
Danny Crow
Pueblo
Colo
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Orange Street
Chester T
Eugene
Ore
Hanna
Paul Sweitzer
Park Drive
Harold Williams
Williams
Estelyn Williams
Grand Rapids
Mich
Jacob Duffe
Wilton Junction
University Hospital
Ford
DOW Motors
West Front Street
Daf
Donald L. Long
Fruitland
Delbert Wayne Long
Long
Missouri
W. W. Stephens
Mendota
Ill
East Front Street
Stephens
Hilltop
Humphrey Bogart
Aliliso
Donald O’connor
Debbie Reynolds
Melvin
Major Benson
Brandia Pares
Raring
Charlton Heston
June Adams
Technicolc
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West U Tel
Wissen Co
Woolwrth
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