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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1930
Page
16
Muscatine students at the University of Iowa earn funds for college through diverse jobs. Board positions dominate while others include cafe work, hospital tasks, clerical duties, and tutoring. Some students aid in university events, theater, and sports, with extracurricular earnings from ushering and selling items.
Wilton families from Racine visit relatives over the weekend. Dr. and Mrs. Teasdale and Phyllis Ann spend Thanksgiving with Dr. Teasdale's mother in Cuba City. Dr. Abbott and family plus Mr. and Mrs. Noble of New Era were guests at the Teasdale home.
L W Hall of Eldon has filed with the secretary of state a challenge to E F Fabritz of Ottumwa as a Wapello county state representative. The canvass shows Fabritz ahead by 10 votes. Hall argues several absent voter ballots in four precincts were not counted. The house will decide after a votes committee reviews the totals.
The Bay Island News notes fields with unharvested corn under snow risk missing ears during picking. Sam Nowell spends Thanksgiving with family in Illinois City. Miss Stella Mills visits Thornburg High School parents. Fred and wife celebrate 42nd anniversary and son Walter's birthday after his recent accident. A bridge on the north and south road was removed for dredging and replaced the same day. Union district pupils attend the annual township spelling contest.
The text praises Foreman and Clark for their fine all wool fabrics and tailored apparel. It claims distinctive apparel that meets the demands of discerning patrons and notes thorough testing of textiles and trims including thread and buttons.
The Methodist Episcopal Church board of home missions and church extension set a 1931 budget of 2 067 000 for maintenance and extension of churches nationwide. Of the New York area 144 355 is allotted including 131 955 for maintenance and 12 400 for extension with detailed conference distributions. The national total designates 315 000 for church extension, 195 000 for local conferences, 80 000 for a revolving fund, and 40 000 as emergency reserve, plus a 120 700 deficit carried from the prior year.
Mr and Mrs Jake Snyder and daughter Alberta moved from their farm north of Cranston to a smaller farm near Le Claire. The Snyder farm was bought by Mr and Mrs Johnson and family from the vicinity due to health reasons.
Mr and Mrs C N Coder continue vacation with Mrs Coder’s family in Douds Indiana. Mr and Mrs Cecil Schlichting Thanksgiving with relatives in Fredonia. Mr and Mrs Fred Longstreth and children Neal and Phyllis with Mrs Longstreth’s mother Mrs May Townsley. Mr and Mrs Ross Schaffer Davenport and Josephine Fry Muscatine Thanksgiving with parents Mr and Mrs R C Fry. Mrs Schaffer had been visiting at home since Sunday. It is thought a new plane may fly 500 mph at 40000 ft with little air resistance and could attempt a Germany U S flight in six hours.
Berlin reports a fast new airplane, termed Super-Speed Pilane, is believed under construction in Junkers plant facilities. The project appears tied to German aviation goals and wartime industrial effort, with authorities watching its development closely.
Paris based French National League Opposed to Smoking staged a clash by entering a cafe and snatching cigars from customers. The incident sparked a near riot as members interfered with smokers.
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