Memorial Hall at Homes awarded to local firms
Three Muscatine contractors won bids Tuesday for the Memorial hall at the Luth eran Homes. Elmer T. Reichert gets the general contract, Muscatine Plumbing and Heating the plumbing and heating, and Fry Electric shop the electrical work. The $80,000 project aims to create a two story recreational and social center with a scouts room meeting room lounge kitchen and skating area on the ground floor and a basketball court on the main floor. Architects are Thorson and Thorson of Waterloo. committee members include Carlton Meyer P J er William Blaesing and Rev L A Stumme superintendent. The fund gap remains about $20,000. The structure is expected under roof before winter.
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Elmer T. Reichert
Muscatine
Fry Electric Shop
Rev. L. A. Stumme
Memorial
Thorson and
Thorson
Waterloo
Carlton Meyer
P. J. Er
William Blaesing
Stumme
Auto Damages Report in Two-Vehicle Mishap
Damage over $50 occurred to two cars on East Second Street about 100 feet west of Orange Street when Helen Stevens of New Boston drove a Pontiac and was struck by Raymond Donald Ganzer of 612 Chestnut Street driving an Oldsmobile as the Pontiac pulled away. A separate report notes Jessie Althaus tripped on rubber bands stretched across the 700 block of Iowa Avenue but police found the obstruction removed.
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East Second Street
Orange Street
Helen Stevens
New Boston
Oldsmobile
Raymond Donald Ganzer
Chestnut Street
Jessie Althaus
West Fourth Street
Iowa Avenue
Plan Set for Lone Tree Special School District Election
The fourth special district election in Lone Tree area is slated for Sept. 13 after the county superintendent announced the date following a board approval to combine most of Fremont, Lincoln and Pleasant Lane townships with the Lone Tree district. Polls run noon to 7 pm. An injunction question and two civil suits are on file in Johnson County District Court with hearings set for Sept. 20. The petition was signed by 470 of 837 voters in the proposed area.
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Lone Tree
Frank J. Snider
A Board of Educcation
Fremont
Pleasant Lane
Lone Tree Independent
Johnson County
James E. Gaffney
Iowa
Snider
Lone Tree District
Fremont Township
Fremont No. 6
Lincoln Township
Lincoln No. 4
Pleasant Valley
Ernest Lenz
Applications Filed for Police and Fire Tests in Muscatine
Three applications were filed to take entrance examinations for Muscatine police and fire departments, reported city recorder Florence Mason. The filing deadline is 5 p.m. today. Two apps are for police, one for fire. Exams set for 7:30 p.m. Friday Sept. 9 at City Hall by the Civil Service Commission. Police ages 25 to 36. fire ages 21 to 36.
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Muscatine Fire and Police Department
Florence ‘Mason
City Recorder
Police Department
Fire Department
Civil Service ‘Commission
Trimming Corn at Corner Aims to Reduce Fatal Crashes
Muscatine County Farm Bureau sponsors a three day campaign urging farmers to trim corn at intersections to improve sightlines for drivers during Labor Day weekend. Photos show a corn field before and after trimming at the Joe Ranch farm five miles northeast of Muscatine.
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Muscatine County
Farm Bureau
Joe Ranch
Muscatine
Fellowship of Buffalo Prairie to Meet Sept 2
The next Westminster Fellowship will be Sept. 2 with the Rev. Dave Van Wagner as leader. Committees have completed arrangements for the annual Labor Day dinner to be served at the church dining room Monday evening.
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Fellowship of
Buffalo Prairie
Westminster
Dave van Wagner
W. R. Lynch
Las Vegas
Nev
Rufus Elliott
Pearl Boruff
Blair
Collinsville
Irene Lamhardt
Robert Newell
Fullerton
Caiif
St. Louis Medical College
Muscatine Soldiers Relief Budget and Expenditures
Fred W. Lange chairman and William Schodenig secretary of the Muscatine County Soldiers Relief commission report a 1954 55 budget of 20000 dollars with expenditures of 13281 65 dollars for the year ending May 31 1955 The figures were issued after a duplication error in a Journal story Tuesday and confirm the budget total and commissions spending.
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Fred W. Lange
William Schodenig
Muscatine County
Parochial School Opens at Wilton
Parochial school opens at Wilton with assistance from the Omen ta Mr and Mrs Aubrey Kincaid hei former Bonnie Marclf of Wilton. Youth Fellowship groups from Grace and Trinity churches enjoy a sack lunch and swimming party at Muscatine park after services.
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Ae Accianusae
Aubrey Kincaid
Bonnie Marclf
Wilton
Grace
Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Churches
Oes Park
Muscatine
Harlan Marolf
Ranger
Tex
Marie Marolf
George Wilkerson
Fairfield
R. D
Jeffrey
Cedar Rapids
Bob Rorick
Les Fitzfarrell
Davenport
Gerri Murdock
Mercy Hospital
Milsap Named City Clerk in Iowa City
Kenneth Milsap of Fairfield is appointed city clerk of Iowa City. Harsh details of local moves include the Godfred Johnson family moving into the Don Newman house and the Martins planning moves. Harold Wright assumed duties as town marshal last Saturday. The E and R Friendship group will host a plate lunch supper at the church on September 15 to fund an outside bulletin board.
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Lone Tree
Kenneth Milsap
Fairfield
Iowa City
Milsap
Godfred Johnson
Don Newman
Ivan Graham
Johnson
Clarence Forbes
Conesville
Iday
Mercy Hospital
Harold Wright
E. and R. Friendship Group
Texas Family Visits Joy Texas Joy family departs for Mineral Wells
Mr and Mrs Jerome Noble and Kathy left Saturday for Mineral Wells after a 30 day furlough with relatives. Joy schools report 312 pupils enrolled with 38 freshmen 23 sophomores 33 juniors 39 seniors in the high school and grade counts from 20 to 28 in grades 1 through 8.
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Joy, Tl
Jerome Noble
Kathy
Mineral Wells
Tex
Joy
Fight Results from Houston Detroit Hartford and Richmond
In Houston Teddy Davis outpointed Paul Conn in 10 rounds. Detroit saw Mike Hammer stop Dick Ramaretti in 2 rounds. Hartford featured Jackie O'Brien defeating Vic Cardell in 10 rounds. Richmond bout had Nunn Randle outpoint Julian Velasquez in 10 rounds.
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Houston
Teddy Davis
Paul
Red Top
Conn
Miami Beach
Fla
Mike Hammer
Detroit
Hans Friedrich
Germany
Buss Tague
Chicago
Dick Ramaretti
Hartford
Jackie O’brien
Meriden
Vic Cardell
Hart
Richmond
Calif
Nunn Randle
Julian Velasquez
Los Angeles
Secret healing ointment touted for piles relief
Science promotes a new substance that purportedly shrinks piles and relieves itching without surgery in an ointment form sold under the name io eration H. At your druggist. Money back guarantee. Reg. U. S. Pat. Ort.
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Satan Bilahian
Ogga
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Aledo
Muskatine County
the Missionary Society
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Miller Professional
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Fred Wirtz
Kansas City
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