City Beautiful contest awards grand prize to A L Wilson
A L Wilson of 419 Mary Place wins the grand prize in Muscatine City Beautiful contest. He also takes first in district four for permanent improvements. Prizes total stock valued at 8 dollars for the grand prize and 3.50 for district firsts. Second and third prizes range from 1.50 to 3.50 in stock.
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Muscatine Association of Commerce
A. L. Wilson
Mary Place
Wilson
Cherry
Lucas
Fannie Holzhauer
Main
Onesimus Stoker
Oregon
Cedar
George Filble
Cherry Lane
E. Biles
Mad Creek
William FE. Miller
East Eighth
Fred A. Timm
East Eleventh
Steve Fuller
Park
Charles Fox
The
Association of Commerce
Pre-nuptial Kitchen Shower Honors Miss Cora Haan
Miss Cora Haan was honored at a kitchen shower hosted by Emma Haan Minnie Thompson and Mildred Kemble at the Kemble home 617 East Ninth Street with 25 guests. Gifts concealed by alarm clocks were revealed, favors were blue and white paper dolls, and games filled the evening. The forthcoming marriage to Elmer TeStrake was announced as a near-future event.
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Cora Haan
Emma Haan
Minnie Thompson
Mildred Kemble
Kemble
East Ninth Street
Miss Haan
Elmer TeStrake
Housecleaning Planned at High Prairie Church
Members of the High Prairie Methodist Episcopal church in Lake township will devote Thursday to cleaning the church. Women will clean the interior while men work in the yard. The homecoming committee will meet then to set the date and finalize plans.
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High Prairie Church
High Prairie Methodist Episcopal Church
Lake Township
Davenport Hosts Picnic at Weed Park
Mr and Mrs Fred Schwertzfeger of 415 Mulberry avenue entertained Davenport relatives and friends at a Sunday picnic dinner in Weed park The guests included Mr and Mrs Robert House and two children and Miss Mary McKillip of Davenport Read the Classifier 4s today.
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Wrs. Schwertzfeger
Davenport
Fred Schwertzfeger
Mulberry Avenue
Weed Park
Robert House
Mary McKillip
Cardinal Scout Visits Muscatine on Way East
Branch Rickey a Cardinals scout passed through Muscatine on his trip east and met with Ray L. Dean regarding Faust the House of David short stop. Rickey said he might return for the Muskies House of David game to make a proposition.
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Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Muscatine
Ray L. Dean
Faust
House of David
Rickey
Cardinals Hunt Doubleheader Split With Pirates In St Louis
In St Louis on August 31 1930 the Cardinals and Pirates opened the second doubleheader with William Sherdell and Henry Lee Meadows on the mound. A crowd of about 22 000 watched as the Cardinals built a 5 1 lead behind Hafey Southworth Douthit and Bell with a Thevenow grounder misplayed for one Pirates run Curler hit a homer in the fourth and Hafey added a second homer in the sixth as the Pirates tally came on Curler’s shot into the left field bleachers.
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St. Louis
William Sherdell
Henry Lee Meadows
Cardinals
Pirates
Cuyler
Douthit
Hafey
Bell
O’farrell
Rhyne
Thevenow
Southworth
Belltraw
Cardinal
Curler
Hornsby
Prediction of More Game for Sportsmen Under Conservation
H P Sheldon new U S venue warden says game protection has checked destruction and migratory birds are rising. Though 1960 won't match 1880 in abundance, more sportsmen will gain access to game. Conservation agencies win incremental victories but need anti pollution laws, trained protectors, expanded care areas, vermin control, and better landowner relations.
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H. P. Sheldon
United States
Department of Agriculture
Local News Briefs From Muscatine and Surrounding Areas
Local residents travel to Des Moines for state fair and return home. Hospital patient Ernest Liebbe returns after 12 days post op. Paducah visitors stay with Miller family of Muscatine. Y M C A band to give Eliza concert with Bishop and Metzger to raise funds. Methodist bishops attend Iowa Conference in Montezuma. Birth announced William Joseph Jr to Doendal family. Illinois Indiana Missouri trips cited for Etter family. Adler from Oakland City visiting Keath in Muscatine. Bailey visits Muscatine before joining Illinois Military School. Zion Lutheran Men’s Club meets. Erwin ill. Sparling addresses Kiwanis. Devitt reports on underprivileged care. Mineha suffers arm fracture. doctor treats. Virginia Alice born to Huff family. New car licenses listed for Muscatine area. Partition suit against Gray family proceeds. Bucky Lord fined for intoxication. Krueger hearing delayed. Mrs. Betty Miller returns from Chicago. Frances Anson guardianship letters issued for Mark Anson estate.
Local Stockyards Receive 600 Local Hogs Five Carloads
Six hundred head of local hogs and five carloads were received by the Rock Island stockyards here today. Two cars were shipped in by Grady & Son Kalona and one each by James McCracken Thornburg John Soukup Riverside W. H. Stonebarger Lone Tree. Monday 371 head of local hogs were received and three carloads one from Grady & Son Kalona and one each from J D Musser and Thomas Knotek of Lone Tree. Late Saturday J D Musser and Clifford H Smith the lat ter of Iowa City shipped a carload apiece here.
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Rock Island
Grady & Son
Kalona
James McCracken
Thornburg
John Soukup
Riverside
W. H. Stonebarger
Lone Tree
J. D. Musser
Thomas Knotek
Clifford H. Smith
Iowa City
Krishnamurti Addresses Theosophists Amid Broadcast Hurdles
Jiddu Krishnamurti spoke for 15 minutes to Theosophists in Chicago but gave no clear world teacher message. Delegates still hoped for guidance as he heads the Order of the Star In the East and a Hollywood school plans drew interest from Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford.
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Chicago
Ill
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Doug
Mary
Order of Round Table
Krishnamurti
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Order of the Round Table
Fairbanks-Pickford
Hollywood
Prayer Meeting Schedule At Arkansas Church
The minister announced regular prayer meeting will be held at his church at 7:30 Thursday evening. The full order of meetings will resume Sunday. Slide and story services at that church will start later in September.
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Arkansas
Faville Resigns to Join Des Moines Law Firm
Stanton S. Faville assistant attorney general resigns effective Sept 1 to join Hughes Taylor O'Brien and Faville in Des Moines. He led the attorney general staff for two years after graduating from law school.
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Stanton S. Faville
Faville
F. F. Faville
Hughes, Taylor, O
Mrs Elliott Files Divorce Over Threats and Abuse
Mrs Katherine Elliott filed for divorce from Arthur Elliott alleging threats to kill her, repeated striking, abuse and vile name calling. They wed, divorced and remarried on June 13 1925, separated again on August 28 1926, and they share one child. She seeks custody of the child and a court restraining order.
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Katherine Elliott
Arthur Elliott
Muscatine Schools Prepare for Opening Day Under New Superintendent
Registration of new pupils completes as Muscatine districts ready the education system for the September 7 start. New superintendent A. Sparling meets with grade principals to outline plans for the coming year while several named teachers attend. Enrollment, especially at the high school, is expected to exceed prior records. Eighth grade rural and city registrants total 80 for class work. Hamilton building will reopen with Mrs. Anna Chamberlain as teacher.
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Muscatine
FE. A. Sparling
Rita Berry
Washington School
Jessie Braunworth
Jackson School
Dina McCoy
Franklin
A. Marea Cthmer
Garfield
Mary McDougall
Lincoln
Frances Hadley
McKinley School
Sparling
Charles Kern
Hamilon
Board of Education
Anna Chamberlain
Mrs. Nicholas Barry Dies in Duluth Funeral Held at St Mathias
Mrs. Nicholas Barry who died in Duluth Minnesota Saturday was mourned in a funeral Mass at 9 this morning at St Mathias Church. Father Moore led services and burial followed at St Mary's Cemetery with pallbearers Robert McNutt Paul Barry Robert Barry J L Leysen Paul Steinmetz and Leonard Fuller.
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Nicholas Barry
Duluth
Minn
St. Mathias Church
Father Moore
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Robert McNutt
Paul Barry
Robert Barry
J. L. Leysen
Paul Steinmetz
Leonard Fuller
Funeral services for Mrs Phoebe Ann Willhite at Greenwood
Mrs Phoebe Ann Willhite died at her home Saturday afternoon. Funeral services were held at 3 30 this afternoon from the home 1102 Baker street with Rev Victor Bloomquist in charge. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers were George Schultz Andrew Ernest Harry Hubbard A L Hoyt Charles Turner and James Knox.
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Phoebe Ann Willhite
Baker Street
Victor Bloomquist
Greenwood Cemetery
George Schultz
Andrew Ernest
Harry Hubbard
A. L. Hoyt
Charles Turner
James Knox
Court awards child custody and alimony in divorce case
The excerpt notes a wife seeking protection from her husband’s interference with her control of the child, plus $5 a week temporary and permanent alimony. She is represented by Drake & Wilson.
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Drake & Wilson
Coolidge Has Six Months to Act on Philippine Bill
President Coolidge must decide within six months on a Philippine bill that would authorize a plebiscite on independence. The measure passed Manila after Gov. General Wood veto. The White House said the president will review the bill when it reaches him and act with care.
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Coolidge
Paul Smith
Manila
Wood
Boy Earns 5000 Over High School Chores in Flat River
Gabriel Highly, age 17, earned five thousand dollars through odd jobs during four years of high school in Flat River Missouri. He bootblacked, did chores for neighbors, and hired himself out for various tasks in his spare time.
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Gabriel Highly
Flat River
Hainsworth Family Back in Muscatine
The Rev. William Hainsworth pastor of the First Congregational church and his family returned to Muscatine yesterday after a month’s vacation spent in St. Louis and in nearby areas, resuming duties at the church.
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William Hainsworth
First Congregational Church
Muscatine
St. Louis
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