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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1951
Page
2
In Syracuse a mix up over Santa Claus headquarters listing caused a surge of calls. The telephone company blew fuses and city exchanges failed temporarily. Wrong numbers upset local firms during the Christmas season.
Four men faced Police Judge Nathan Hoefflin after pleading guilty to intoxication charges. Clarence Woods, Louis Johnson, Ray Erwin, and John McKillip were fined amounts ranging from five dollars to ten dollars plus costs. Additional arrest details and a speeding bond forfeiture for William Meyers of Muscatine are noted.
Services for Mrs Katherine Brandes who died Thursday in a San Francisco hospital will be held at 2 p m Monday at the Ralph J Wittich Funeral Home. The Rev Hartwig Harms of Zion Lutheran Church will officiate and burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. The body is expected to arrive in Muscatine early Sunday.
Ronald E. Brookhart on 15 day leave from the S S Har reson arrives by plane to visit parents Mr and Mrs Ed B Brookhart. FA Donald A Osborne returns to San Diego after a 10 day furlough with grandmother Minnie Criss. Pfc Henry J Evans leaves for Camp Stoneman after a two week furlough with family and friends. Admittances and dismissals listed at Bellevue hospital. Luncheon in Iowa City for State Executive Council of United World Federalists. Marriage licenses issued to four couples. Frank Drake, locally practicing attorney, recently underwent surgery and returned home.
Fairport men Clarence McCoy and Albert Walter were injured when their car left Highway 61 east of Muscatine, struck a telephone pole, and overturned near Wyoming Hill. Walter, the driver, faced possible charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after the sheriff investigated.
Wet corn across Iowa hits a critical point this fall and on a Muscatine county farm near Wilton Stoll Brothers test a dehydrating system. A crib with 130 degree air dries corn from 30 to 14 percent moisture, drawing neighbor interest as the apparatus runs for a short period.
The Washington power commission set oral arguments for December 10 on Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America’s request for a rate increase of about 2.4 million dollars or ten percent based on projected sales for next year. The company supplies gas to distributors in six Midwestern states including Iowa.
Paul Kopf leads the Future Farmers Association grain show at Muscatine Seed and Supply with 460 points earning the travelling trophy. He tops rivals Marlin Eichelberger Albert Marolf and Clifford Hamann across 41 classes with 193 entries judged by Harry McKee James Gould and L B Hoopes.
Muscatine police logged a minor collision at East Second and Sycamore streets at 8 35 p m Friday involving Henry Carson Bierman route 6 Muscatine and Vernon Howard Toyne route 3 Muscatine. Damage to both cars was about 50 dollars. Bierman was turning south onto Sycamore while Toyne traveled north on the same street.
Mars diameter about half Earth's yet its land area rivals Earth due to limited water bodies. The zebu stands as the Orient's principal milk yielder.
New census figures show Muscatine County farmers earned more per acre in 1949 than the national average and saw rising farm values from 1945 to 1950. County land value per acre climbed from about $120 to $180, with total county farm output around $14.46 million in 1949, and 1,683 farms averaging $28,233 per farm in 1950.
Santiago Chile police arrested a man Friday night for beating an opponent in a street fight. The injured man was hospitalized. Papers found on the victor identified him as Juan Guzman age 103. His opponent is 28.
All members of the Evan gelical and Reformed church of Muscatine will receive a Kingdom Roll Call visit Sunday between 2 and 4 p m focusing on the annual financial pledge. The effort is led by the church consistory financial committee, with assistants listed to meet at 1 15 p m at the church.
Prime Minister Churchill says he will not seek financial aid from the United States when he meets President Truman next month in Washington. Informed sources note possible topics include a Stalin meeting, atomic strategy, the Russian problem, and Anglo American partnership in world affairs.
A nighthawk is reported to migrate the greatest distance of any land bird from Yukon territory south to Argentina, covering about 7000 miles. Its journey highlights astonishing endurance of migratory birds and the vast scale of their annual travels.
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