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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1930

Page

12

Muscatine Junior College outlines first semester courses

Miss Willetta Strahan, dean, announced course offerings for freshmen and sophomores at Muscatine Junior College. Freshmen may take English, speech, mathematics, chemistry, French and European history, while sophomores have English literature, mathematics, chemistry, French, American government and psychology.

Muscatine Willetta Strahan Miss Strahan Miss Straham E. A. Sparling City Hall

Rainfall Totals .20 Inch in Muscatine Area

Rainfall measured exactly .20 of an inch at 7 am in Muscatine and vicinity. Skies cleared by noon after morning showers. Sunday forecast calling for partly cloudy skies with possible local thunder storms and warmer conditions in central and northeast areas. Mississippi river level fell .1 ft to 1.9 ft with southeast winds today.

Muscatine

Portugal Plans Seventeenth Census Deliberations

Portugal prepares to conduct its seventeenth census shortly with projections indicating a population of about 6,500,000. Officials anticipate comprehensive data collection to guide policy.

Portugal

Hospital awards diplomas to three graduates at Geneva banquet

Nurses Dorothy Kook Pluma Shires and Mary Lotspeich were awarded diplomas at a Geneva Golf and Country Club banquet after completing training at Benjamin Hershey hospital. Drs Oliver and Eversmeyer presided as officers awarded pledges and pins amid music, dancing, and gifts from hospital staff and Ladies Aid.

Benjamin Hershey Hospital Geneva Golf and Country Club Dorothy Kook Pluma Shires Mary Lotspeich A. B. Clapp Vernon L. Shantz First Baptist Church Elsa Fack Dawn Eda Cruz Oba Leggins Rita Oberhaus Pabley A. J. Oliver B. E. Eversmeyer Grimm Imperial Orchestra

Courtey shower honors Miss Schumacher bride elect

Aunt Mrs Frank Schoemberg of St Joseph Missouri hosted a garden floral mixed shower for Miss Ethel Schumacher at the Schumacher home 601 West Seventh Street Fifteen guests enjoyed yellow and white luncheon items and cootie games with Madeline McNallie Sophia Hratz and Gladys Steele earning top prizes Schumacher to wed Emerson Edmonds next Wednesday

Ethel Schumacher Frank Schoemberg St. Joseph Schumacher West Seventh Street Madeline McNallie Sophia Hratz Gladys Steele Miss Schumacher Emerson Edmonds

Farewell Reception for Rev G H Krueger

More than 45 guests attended a farewell reception at the Evangelical Protestant church parlors to honor retiring pastor Rev. G. H. Krueger and his family. Ladies Aid and Sewing Circle members directed arrangements. The Kruegers depart for a new pastorate in Denver, Ia early next week. Special guest Rev. J Roddenbeck of Hubbard, Ia, and his family attended. Roddenbeck is president of the Iowa district church organization and previously led Muscatine church.

Krueger G. H. Krueger Evangelical Protestant Church Ladies’ Aid Society Sewing Circle Denver J. Roddenbeck Hubbard, Ia Roddenbeck Iowa District Church Organization Muscatine Church

Supper Party Honors Miss Kemble At Y W C A Farewell

Members of the Y W C A Girl Reserve committee and the board of directors hosted a farewell supper for Miss Mildred Kemble at Mrs. Otis Peck’s home on Park Drive. The event featured flower trimmed tables, a talk by Miss Myrta Baker, whistling solos by Mrs. Carl Houdek, and group singing with piano accompaniment by Mrs. W. J. Cullen as Kemble departs from her Girl Reserve secretary role.

Y. W Miss Kemble Board of Directors Girl Reserve Young Women’s Christian Association Mildred Kemble Otis Peck Myrta Baker Carl Houdek W. J. Cullen

Dinner and Kensington Arranged by Aid Society

The Ladies' Aid society of the First Baptist church completed arrangements for a potluck dinner to be held with a work meeting next Thursday. The public dinner starts at 11 o'clock and a Kensington is planned for Sept. 25.

Kensington AID Society Ladies’ Aid Society The First Baptist Church

Kalorama Kensington Klub To Resume Monthly Meetings

The Kalorama Kensington Klub will restart its regular meetings next Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Elmer Jewett hosting at her Bloomington township home. Social sessions will occur monthly as arranged last winter, replacing the prior biweekly schedule due to conflicts with other community activities.

Kalorama Kensington Klub Elmer Jewett Bloomington Township

Luther League to Send Delegation to Brighton

A 25 member Luther League delegation from Zion Lutheran plans to travel to Brighton for Southern Iowa Luther Leagues convention meetings on Sunday and Monday. Delegates include Carl Freese Ralph Radloff and Misses Helene Haefner Leola Freese Louise Havemann and Gertrude Weimann.

Luther League Brighton Luther League of the Zion Lutheran Church Iowa Luther Leagues League Carl Freese Ralph Radloff Helene Haefner Leola Freese Louise Havemann Gertrude Weimann

Nurses Home Meeting Plans Boat Excursion

An afternoon meeting at the nurses home on Mulberry Avenue discussed a boat excursion set for September 12. Tickets will be distributed and the event will be jointly sponsored by the association and the St Mathias alumni organization.

Iness Nurses’ Home Mulberry Avenue St. Mathias

Royal Neighbors Aid and Sunshine Club Picnic Planned

A joint picnic meeting of the Aid society and Sunshine club of Woodbine camp Royal Neighbors of America lodge is set for Tuesday afternoon at Weed park. Members will supply sandwiches and a covered dish for supper. An important Aid society business meeting occurs early in the day.

Royal Neighbor Aid and Club Aid Society Sunshine Club Woodbine Camp Royal Neighbors of America Lodge Weed Park

Wyoming Woman Confesses She Killed Husband

Greybull Wyoming Aug 30 Authorities report a confession from Mrs Charles Fitzmaurice who killed her husband Greybull postmaster after a quarrel over alleged infidelity with other women.

Wyoming Greybull Wyo Charles Fitzmaurice

Omlie Wins Dead Stick and Cabin Race Dominates Air Meet

The meet features dead stick events with pilots like W. W. Kratz Basil Sims and Ruth Nichols placing. Phoebe Omlie wins the 25 mile cabin ship race at 139.97 mph, with O’Donnell second and Haizlip third. A crash nearly happens in the men’s 450 cubic inch race as J W Smith dodges prop wash. In Peru, Augusto Leguia is imprisoned on San Lorenzo isle while Gen Luis Sanchez Cerro leads a crackdown and Grow faces court martial amid political turmoil. The U S State Department probes Sutton and Grow cases with official inquiries and diplomatic efforts ongoing.

Col Charles A. Lindbergh Detroit Ben O. Howard St. Louis Howard E. V. Newson Little Rock Ark J. R. Wedell Patterson Art Davis East Lansing Mich W. W. Kratz Louisville Basil Sims Kankakee Ill Ruth Nichols New York Phoebe Omlie Gladys O'Donnell Long Beach Calif Memphis Leguia Lima Peru Augusto B. Leguia Almirante Grau San Lorenzo Isle Callao Juan Leguia San Lorenzo Sr. Leguia Luis M. Sanchez Cerro Sanchez Harold B. Grow Mayer Latin America Sutton State Department Supreme Court Grow Navy Navy Reserve

Firing Reaches Clash as Opposition Forces Clash

Firing starts as clashes erupt between opposing forces amid ongoing ed movement against the government. Strong tensions persist as authorities report renewed unrest and security deployments in the capital region.

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