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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
16
A new automatic timing system will signal class ends and summon students at Muscatine High School located at Ninth and Cedar. From Principal Fred G Messenger the system supports four bell circuits for supervised study periods, labs, PE start, and assemblies, with operation five days a week.
Competitive exams announced for several civil service posts in the Rock Island arsenal. Wages range from 4.64 to 7.36 per day with a 3.5 percent retirement deduction, five day week. Applications due by Sept 13 at the civil service board office. Vacancies may be filled by reinstatement transfer or promotion.
Townsend club No. 4 will join club No. 1 at City Hall at 2 p m Sunday to commemorate the first Townsend club in the United States. Townsendites nationwide join in observance with an informal round table discussion and music interludes.
New Park Place primary department welcomed twins among its earliest enrollees. Karen Jean and Kenneth James McCaffery, five, twin children of Mr. and Mrs. Joe McCaffery, pose with fellow twins Mary Jean and Martyn John Mickey, five, children of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mickey, on a playground photo taken as classes began.
The Federal Writers Project in Muscatine is closed for at least 30 days as the federal sponsorship ends. Louis Fitzgerald and Mrs Ella G Ballew remain with the project as they research county history including sports, organizations, racial groups, and foreign language newspapers. The termination is effective at the end of today’s work with no definite resumption date.
Conesville notes Mr and Mrs Austin Bebbs left Wednesday for Chicago and Lansing Mich to visit relatives Eddie Bebb joined them in Chicago after a stay at the Robert Bebb home Miss Alice Cox returned from a visit in Columbus Junction A group of children were entertained at the Melvin Crist home for Keith and Virgil Crist birthdays with cakes and games F L Hanft and family and Mrs Williams of Buffalo N Y were supper guests in Hale Hanft s home
The Women’s Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church hosts a missionary tea in Mrs. Elmer Shipman’s home west of Wapello. Dr. John R. Fraser says church services resume Sunday at the Presbyterian church after a week in Park Rapids Minnesota.
The club held an evening with the club orchestra and readings and short talks by members followed by a brief business session on Tuesday night at the Grand hotel.
Fifty guests gathered Tuesday at the Nelson home for a shower honoring Mrs Don Close. Prizes went to Mrs Clair Close, Mrs Ralph Fuhr and Mrs Don Close. Blue and white decor framed refreshments. Telephone Co held a meeting electing Charles Thomas president and Arnold Castle secretary treasurer.
Orono Township Schools open with 140 pupils. Conesville high school has 40. grammar room 31. intermediate 27. primary 20. Port Allen has 15 and Brockway 7. Conesville pre primer pupils listed include Loren Allen and others.
Day, Virginia Keeler, and Donald Walker headline a local meet with Port Allen beginners Mary Hollenbeck and Marvin Lee Hamilton and Brockway beginners Jimmie Noble and Ernest Hora showcased alongside the listed participants.
A local drug store promotes PO-TAS-A-FRAS as an efficient hay fever remedy. The ad promises rapid relief from sneezing wheeze and itchy eyes and urges readers to act quickly for comfortable breathing and restful sleep.
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