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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1933
Page
8
Wapello schools opened with an estimated 606 students enrolled. High school counts include 42 freshmen 32 sophomores 22 juniors and 34 seniors. Junior high lists 47 seventh graders and 53 eighth graders. Intermediate and primary total 351 pupils and 30 in other grades.
Buffalo Prairie residents visited the Richard Green home near Joy on Monday afternoon. A Monson reunion at Camp Edwards drew Clair Monson family, Ralph Vanatta family, and John Powell senior and junior. Charles Boruff and Blair visited Lloyd Stevens near Eliza. Mrs. Adam Mader returned from visiting her sons Milton and Kenneth Mader at Aledo. Reynolds High School begins with Irene Doris and Keith Elliott and several others starting work. A Reynolds bus will transport pupils daily. Martha Jean Marquis visits Ruth Burrows in Aledo.
North Prairie West Liberty and relatives from Sioux City and West Liberty shared supper with the Wilsons. Schiele family from Tipton mourns as Rudolph is called there by the sudden death of Mrs Grant Carl. Albin family from West Branch joined John Andersons for Sunday dinner. Doris Albin visited West Branch and attended the West Liberty fair. Kendall of Reynolds Indiana and Mrs Ben Halstead hosted visitors at family homes. H O Kester and Lessig of Stroudsburg returned home after a Century of Progress trip and visits to Downey Iowa City and Will Bennett’s Atalissa picnic. Sasses from South Center Kansas and Eggers from Byron Nebraska visited Schooley and Gates families. Bernice and Beryl Schiele from Rock Island spent night with Grant Carl in Tipton. Everett Vincent family visited Charles Trafford near West Branch.
The first reunion at Monmouth featured long tables and a day of renewing family ties. Three couples celebrated over fifty years of marriage, including Edward Gibbs and his spouse. Florence Albright of Bushnell served as president for 1934, with J. B. Crammond of Wapello as vice chairman and Blanch Archibald of Elmwood as secretary.
Drury Drury The Ladies Aid of Pine Bluff M E church plans a homemade ice cream social at Illinois City ball park Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Albert Vetter attend the Vetter reunion near Rock Island Sunday. Ed Chase former resident dies in Picher Oklahoma August 12 withGeorge Chase Muscatine and Mrs J E Drugg California as survivors. The annual township Sunday school picnic for Drury and Buffalo townships will be at Powells grove Saturday Sept 2 southwest of Illinois City.
A fragmented puzzle lists clues for ages old boxing figures and related terms centered on a pictured athlete. It references places Mass USA and asks who the pictured man was by profession with hints on war, dawn, and name clues across horizontal and vertical entries.
At West Liberty Fair awards span cattle cattle calved through 1932, hogs, and poultry with champions named for senior and grand titles. Farmers from West Liberty, Tipton, Muscatine, Iowa City and surrounding towns vie for division ribbons in cattle, swine, poultry, fruit, vegetables and baked goods.
A fragment mentions a sales figure or trainer at a stable event. The text is incomplete but indicates a theme around training and sales within an equestrian setting, with possible names and actions linked to a stable environment.
Directors and co operators were chosen at wheat allotment meetings in Louisa county last week. Names include Grandview John McGrew director Guy Hardman J D Newell co operators Marshall Harry Fletcher director Harold Wilson Donald Cannell co operators Jefferson Raymond Hayes director C E Foster Earl Smith co operators Wapello John Corey director Columbus City Mark Estle director Lawrence Estle Harold McCormac co operators Oakville Andy Votter director Albert Kendall J W Reiman co operators The county committee will act on contracts and Sept 10 is closing date to sign wheat contracts.
High Prairie residents share visits with Sibley Muscatine and Buffalo Prairie acquaintances. Local church services were led by interim members during Rev. Slack’s absence as the group attended the Island M. E. homecoming. Attendees to the state fair include Hitchcock McBride and family and the Donhams from Iowa City. Edwin Altekruse shows slight post operative improvement at Hershey hospital.
Conesville notes three visitors from Nichols R N A camp attended the last Oak Camp meeting where Miss Ruth Seeman and Miss Debby Coffin were initiated. After the business session refreshments followed by a social hour. Dinner guests included Mr and Mrs John Sipe of Chicago, a former local teacher, and Mr. and Mrs Curtis Jagers of Annawan who visited Dr and Mrs H H English on their first trip here in a decade.
A catalog of prize results lists winners in apple butter gooseberry and berry jams, sunshine flavors, antiques division best displays, oldest exhibit, and coin collections. It also records top places in beef and junior Herefords shows with numerous names and towns across Iowa including West Liberty Muscatine Durant Letts Atalissa and Iowa City.
Wilton St Marys church will host its fifth annual Labor day celebration at the church grounds Monday. An enlarged schedule includes a chicken dinner from 11 50 to 1 30, a supper 5 to 8, free sports at 1 30, kittenball between Earl Grocers and Power Brothers of Davenport, boxing exhibitions, and a platform dance with a seven piece orchestra. Open to the public.
Mercer county publishes the annual delinquent tax list under County Treasurer O H Lee. The list is larger than last year. Advertising costs are 26 cents per tract and 16 cents per city or village lot and must be paid if redemption occurs before the tax sale. The sale begins September 25 and continues daily until all books are cleared.
Funeral rites for former Stockton farmer Charles Siebke who died in Davenport last week were held at the Range chapel Friday officiated by Rev. Fred Rolf. Burial followed at Walcott with pallbearers Henry Arp Henry Schultz William Ihms George Thompson William Jergens and Herman Arp. Miss Maggie Wulff sang two solos with pianist Erwin Swindell.
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