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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1952
Page
2
Jacoby explains how opponent behavior shifts late in a hand when a king is drawn. The card’s danger depends on whether the opponent can meld with kings, and whether a safe discard exists. He discusses holding kings for two draws, and whether to throw or save them against different opponent types. He ends with a note on the 51 card deck and scoring after an error.
IDeeds Recorded Fernie L Webster and Leona Webster transfer Lot 5 Block 14 Abraham Smalley addition to South Muscatine to Clarence C Venghaus and Betty J Venghaus in a deed recorded transaction.
Exhibitors from the area win multiple prizes at the state fair. Herefords from Hillandale Farms Muscatine place in various categories. Angus entries from Goose Creek Farms Muscatine and Wilton Farms Davenport earn top and mid placements. Holstein and Guernsey livestock show strong results for Paper and Harber in stock classes. Swine entries from McMahon and Dotson earn ribbons in junior spring gifts.
The Cedar Valley Community club will meet at the home of Mrs. Le Moine Heather next Wednesday afternoon Sept 3. There will be initiation. Attendees should bring a 16 year old photo. Several local residents joined events at Weed Park for the Toyne reunion and Cedar Valley homecoming plans.
Webb Council No. 18 R and SM will hold a special assembly at the Masonic temple on Wednesday evening September 3 for a class of candidates. On September 19 the council will travel to Davenport for degree conferment. Washington Chapter Royal Arch Masons met at the Masonic temple Friday with candidates initiated and a large Davenport contingent attending.
The Iowa state treasurer reports gasoline tax collections up nearly two million dollars from the same period in 1951.
Clothing and shoe prices ease this fall while merchants push fashion items for youths. New York retailers report slow starts but expect a post Labor Day surge as enrollments rise by about 1.6 million students nationwide, with elementary grades seeing the largest gain. Education commissioner McGrath calls for 53 thousand new classrooms to serve 26.263 million pupils.
Judge Matthew Westrate designates C E Schmalz H H Hanson and Murry Figg as appraisers and Clarence J Oppelt as referee to sell parts of lots 7 and 10 block 60 Original Town in Henry J Noble versus Mollie Anderson et al. Divided proceeds: one half to Noble, one sixteenth each to Mollie Anderson Ella McNeal Omar H Lee Donald and Craig Noble Cassie Bauguess, and one forty eighth each to Barney Roby and Donovan Sloan whose address unavailable.
Pvt James K Sorgenfrey, son of Mrs Ila Sorgenfrey of Durant Iowa, serves with the X Corps in Korea. He is part of a unit fighting in mountainous terrain, contributing to U N forces operating in the region.
The Palace theater screens Tembo a true life archery adventure by Howard Hill on Thursday through Saturday. Hill recounts ivory coast escapes in Africa including lion crocodile hippo and elephant encounters with perilous climbs and daring stunts. Navajo a Hall Bartlett Norman Foster drama stars Francis Kee Teller with breathtaking Arizona locations and Esquire’s praise calling it as exciting as a Hitchcock thriller.
Calendar of Coming Events lists Labor Day holiday with stores closed and partial hours for druggists. It also notes a Volunteer Air Reserve Training squadron meeting Tuesday at 7 30 at the Chamber of Commerce conference room, a Muscatine Community Players gathering Thursday at 7 30 in the water and electric administration building, and a Sunday stag fish fry hosted by the Muscatine Power Boat club.
A soldier named Pvt. Sorgenfrey enlisted last February and is assigned as a field wireman to Headquarters Battery, joining its own command post troops to augment fighting forces.
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn lead a romantic comedy at the Palace as Pat a versatile athlete and Mike a hustling promoter navigate a witty sports world. Ruth Gordon Garson Kanin script directed by George Cukor producers Weingarten herald a lively clash of gender and sport.
Chief of Police Kessler pursues two prisoners linked to Matt Fisher’s outfit who hired a team for an hour and a half yesterday and vanished. Tracked to Davenport, the pair fled as the officer arrived, seen with their horses weary on the streets yesterday.
Paudhet's band held the tenth concert of the series last night in court square drawing the season's biggest turnout. Principal R. M. Arey and wife have returned from Cedar Falls where they spent the summer. Also reported: Vaughn, from Des Moines, says a Rock Island train at Kellogg, Iowa struck a farmer's wagon killing the father and fatally injuring his two sons.
Sunday to Wednesday showings include Pat and Mike with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn and Aldo Ray. Also featuring Navajo and Tembo with Francis Kee Teller and John Mitchell. The Merry Widow plays Thursday to Saturday with Howard Hill.
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