Methodists Seek Dr Weis Return for Next Conference Year
The First Methodist church held its closing quarterly conference selecting Dr LeRoy L Weis to return as pastor for another conference year. Delegates were chosen for the annual conference in Burlington. reports praised church progress, finances, and yearlong activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Louis Weis
First Methodist Church
Guy J. Fancher
Burlington
W. E. Downer
E. J. Asthalter
Myrta Baker
Paul Steinmetz
Weis
Kansas City
Muscatine
A. E. Bowser
L. C. Howe
E. J. Zeicher
John D. Diercks
D. W. Jackson
E. R. Tipton
Harry E. Hahn
John M. Kemble
Harry Boiler
Marvin O. Kruse
Arthur W. Schmidt
C. M. Stanley, Jr
J. E. Stover
LeRoy Taylor
Ballard Tipton
A. J. Greiner
Joan H. Johnson
O. M. Kautz
F. G. McCullough
John Rummels
John J. Schomberg
Henry W. Zeidler
Harold €. Brandau
Irma Dooly
Fred L. Hahn
J. D. McPike
Walter Goetz
James Sywassink
J. W. TeStrake
L. B. Thomas
August Blaesing, Jr
Henry C. Hiller
Lester Isaacs
L. F. Othmer
Harold V. Pantel
Laura B. Rexroth
Elmer
J. TeStrake
P. H. Willey
D. E. Zimmerman
E. D. Bradley
Eugene Connor
William Diercks
F. W. Englund
J. W. Funck
William Muir
John Nyweide
John W. Potter
Hugh E. Chance
Hugh Chance
City Briefs Log Mixed Marriage Licenses and Local News
Marriage licenses issued include Jesse Cunningham and May Easterla both Muscatine. other licenses listed for Howard Manlius Illinois Elsie Hard Wy anet Wisconsin Freyermuth Estabrook Muscatine and Cook Kochneff Muscatine. Townspeople hear club meeting schedule and staff changes at local schools as well as travel notes from residents and visitors. Temperature readings show 62 to 84 degrees. building permit granted for Freeman estate home at 1018 Lombard. Events include McKillip family reunion Sept 3 and Hiland Grange picnic. several residents attend trips to Des Moines and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Andrew Cunningham
Dorothy Easterla
Muscatine
Laurence
Howard
Manlius
Elsie M. Hard
Wyanet
Henry E. Freyermuth
Vwilet Marie Estabrook
James M. Cook
Ann Kochneff
Muscatine Townsend Club No
Council Chamber
City Hall
Jane Martin
East Fourth Street
Ames
M. A. Barr
Theodore Soll
West Eighth Street
East
Emil Ruppert
Iowa City
LC. F
Jackson Street
Indiana
Churcea
Robert S. Keeler
Hammond
Ind
Kas
Carl Dipple
Route 3
G. Krieger
Observer
I. W. Howenstine
Freeman
Lombard
McKillip
William McKillip
Moscow
William Watson
Ottumwa
Justice of the Peace
Hugh F. Chance
Watson
George Hoxsey
Donna Elaine
Hershey Avenue
Freyermuth
Bellevue Hospital
Etta Vanatta
Mulberry Avenue
Arnold Jabber
New Hamp Shire Street
Belle Slemmer
East Ninth Street
R. G. Hawkins
Wapello
McKeehan
Donna Deloris
East Sixth Street
J. R. Morrow
Arlene
Linn Street
Los Angeles
Calif
Hiland Grange
Foster Cottage
Cedar River
The
Grange
Star School
Reno Coxx
Bellmont
Ill
Noel Armstrong
Cedar Street
Separate File for Young People to Be Arranged
A local employment office will maintain separate files for youth aged 16 to 25. Manager A C Weber says youths are not using services enough and emphasizes guidance over placement. The program targets inexperienced applicants and aims to match them with entry level jobs while offering information to help career choices. Three openings were posted: mechanical engineer 2500 to 3000 yearly, hotel chef 150 monthly, building engineer 100 monthly plus board and room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Weber
Weber
Wisconsin Battles First Malaria Outbreak Along Mississippi
Wisconsin fights its first major malaria outbreak in years with 16 cases, joined by Minnesota and Iowa totals of 32. State health officer Dr. C A Harper cites dam projects creating stagnant pools as breeding grounds while officials stay on scene until the first frost to end infection risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Iowa
C. A. Harper
Harley F. Wilson
University of Wisconsin
Wabasha
Minn
Harper
Oswald Muegge
H. L. Burdick
Robert Dicke
Board to Set Tees and Adopt Budget Soon
The official board meeting will determine staffing and the budget for the coming year. Pledge Sunday is scheduled for September 10.
Mortality Decline for American Infants Reported
New York statisticians with Metropolitan Life Insurance say the infant death rate is now half its level from twenty years ago. Diarrhea and enteritis account for 8 percent of first year deaths, down from 21 percent, while premature birth remains the leading cause though down from 1918 peaks. Congenital disability deaths have fallen 60 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Life Insurance Company
Metropolitan
County Farmers Urged to Provide Ample Corn Bins
Muscatine county soil conservation officials urged farmers to prepare ample corn cribs for the 1939 harvest and to plan storage for corn sealed under the federal loan program. They advised contacting lumber dealers for crib specifications and noted a seven cent per bushel advance on 1937 and 1938 corn to be resealed for crib construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
AAA
Operations Nearing Normal at Morrell Co Plant
Ottumwa reports Morrell packing plant operations returning to normal after a C. I. O. strike ended last Tuesday with an agreement between company and union officials. Four workers remain on suspended status until Sept. 18, with conflicts to be settled by grievance committee conferences or a federal conciliator if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Morrell
Braniff Adds Four DC-3 Airliners to Fleet
Braniff Airways announces four new Douglas DC-3 aircraft costing about 500000 dollars each will join service likely in November. Each 12 ton plane carries 21 passengers and a crew of three with a cruising speed of 190 miles per hour on the Chicago to Dallas route, increasing Braniff's fleet to 16 ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Braniff Airways
Chicago
Melon Feed Planned for Future Farmers
Muscatine high school Future Farmers club schedules a full day watermelon feed at Rotary lodge on Staley's Lake. Lindley B. Hoopes the faculty advisor announced it today with a noon pot luck dinner. Incoming freshmen in the Smith Hughes course are invited as special guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine High School
Future Farmer Club
Rotary Lodge
Staley’s Lake
Lindley B. Hoopes
Smith- Hughes
Mrs. Salina Detrick Rites Held at Mt. Pleasant
Funeral services for Mrs. Salina Detrick 84 were held at Pleasant Hill church Mt. Pleasant with burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery. The Ralph J. Wittich Funeral home conducted arrangements for the death at her daughter Elizabeth Higgerson’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina Detrick
Elizabeth Higgerson
Park
Pleasant Hill
Mt. Pleasant
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Ralph J. Wittich
Improvements in J. C. Quarters Near Completion
Major upgrades at Muscatine junior college nearly finish on the lower floor of the old high school. A science lab is added in the northeast corner, with shared upper-floor assembly space for the college and junior high. Lounge rooms and a college library round out the new facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Junior College
Manual Training
Instructors Meet at New High School Building
Teachers assigned to classes in the new high school will meet at 2 p m Monday in room 220 to learn procedures and surroundings as plans for the coming year are outlined by Principal Fred Messenger. Preparations for opening next Tuesday near completion with the cafeteria ceiling installed and seating for 200, plus dusting and cleaning underway. Students are buying and selling used textbooks at an exchange provided by the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred G. Messenger
Five Die in Watertown South Dakota Automobile Crash
Five people were killed and five injured in separate crashes near Watertown South Dakota as fog blanketed the area. The east of town collision killed Miss Marvel Buch Robert Schuernbeck Dwayne Larson Florence Normal Schmidt Kenneth Aanenson Britton and Orville Larson survived. A second crash near Florence injured Mr and Mrs Van Fromdahl Marion Fromdahl and Mrs L C Hof was hurt with Mrs Fromdahl in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
S. D
Here
Miss Marvel Buch
Robert Schuernbeck
Dwayne Larson
Florence
Normal Schmidt
Minneapolis
Kenneth Aanenson Britton
Orville Larson
Dwayne
L. C. Hof
Farm Bureau Music Organization Returns From Fair Sessions
The Muscatine county Farm Bureau orchestra returned from Des Moines after four days at the Iowa State fair. They performed four concerts for fair crowds and toured the capital building newspaper building and other points of interest. They were guests of the fair association in the grandstand on three occasions and stayed in tents on the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County Farm Bureau Orchestra
Des Moines
Capital
Fair Association
Al Simmons Sold to Cincinnati Reds by Boston Club
Boston owner Bob Quinn announced veteran outfielder Al Simmons had been sold to the Cincinnati Reds for a nominal sum. The move shifts a longtime AL slugger to the NL club, reshaping the Red's outfield depth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bob Quinn
Boston National League Baseball Club
al Simmons
Cincinnati Reds
Work for Education at Iowa/UI Employment Bureau
Iowa City AP report says Lee Kann manager of the University of Iowa employment bureau estimates about 60 percent of students enrolling this year will take on outside work to help cover expenses. The figure reflects a trend of students balancing work with study to meet costs during the current academic year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Lee Kann
University of Iowa Employment Bureau
Herring Forces Fail in Move to Replace Reno
Des Moines reports show the Herring wing of Iowa Democrats failed to replace Mark Reno as patronage head. C B Murtagh of Algona was nominated by Herring supporters but the motion was tabled. Reno, a Des Moines attorney, serves as secretary to Hubert Utterback though Utterback is ill and inactive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herring
Reno
Des Moines
Iowa Democratic State Organization
Central Committee
Mark Reno
Friends
Clyde L. Herring
C. B. Murtagh
Algona
The
National Committee
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Hubert Utterback
Also Mentioned on This Page
Methodists
Dr. Weis
A. P. Thomas
Mabel Henning
Ladies’ Aid
Men's Club
Harry Houseman
Anna Chamberlin
Anna Blicker
L. S. Penrose
Walter Hahn
Sydney Thomas
Stafford League
E. C. Diercks
H. C. Hiller
Edna Leibbrand
E. B. Bradley
W. T. Atkins
Marie
Mildred Englund
Betty Eppel
Haroldee Brandau
Harry Hahn
William Mull
John Rummells
C. M. Stanley
Church Council of Missions and Church Extension
A. W. TeStrake
W. D. Diercks
August Blaesing
Fred Korneman
D. V. Jackson
Lena Diercks
William T. Atkins
John Potter
FE. J. Asthalter
J. H. Froehner
Liguhex Auden
Elizabeth Arcun
Henderson
Morrell Co
Douglas
Mrs. Detrick
J. C
New High School
Glick’s Economy Store
East Second St
Watertown, S. D
Farm Bureau Music Organization
Fair Sessions
Reds
Stepins Oxfords
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