Near East Day Observed Here With Church Programs
Golden Rule Sunday activities spread across Muscatine churches. Self denial meals supported Near East relief. Rev. C. W. Hempstead preached at Mulford Congregational on the theme. Brotherhood planned at United Brethren with Courtright Hawley as speaker. Lorna Doone presented at First Congregational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Near East
C. W. Hempstead
Mulford Congregational Church
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
United Brethren Church
Courtright Hawley
St. Paul
Zion Lutheran Church
Patrick Ammon White
Independence
Reorganized Church, Latter Day Saints
Lorna Doone
First Congregational Church
Community Club Dinner Aids Morning Sun Efforts
Morning Sun Iowa December six the community club dinner hosted by Mrs Tom Dougie featured the Southeastern Town league football champions with coach Ralph Crawford as guests. 60 persons attended as Rev J L H Schock Captain Paul Robb and Coach Crawford spoke. Local leaders H D Cooley and K L McClurkin organized the event and plans for a farm bureau institute and upcoming corn and poultry shows were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iia
Tom Dougie
Ralph Crawford
H. D. Cooley
K. L. McClurkin
J L. H. Schock
Paul Robb
Crawford
E. J. Pollock
Wilbur Drake
State Board of Health
Iowa
Ralph Wilson
Farm Bureau Management
Farm Bureau Institute
Morning Sun
D. Y. Graham
Paul Livingston
H. H. Patterson
John Corey
J. F. Holiday
W. C. Swan
S F. Wilson
Germany meets annual payment with promptness
Berlin reports Germany has timely paid the second Dawes annuity. From Sept 1 1925 to Aug 31 1926 total payments equal 1,166,904,574 gold marks. Seymour Parker Gilbert Jr says execution of the plan proceeded normally and creditor powers were distributed regularly with the U S share at 33,949,000 cola marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Dawes
Seymour Parker Gilbert, Jr
United States
Ten Towns Report Cholera Losses in Eastern Iowa
Ten eastern Iowa towns reported swine losses from cholera in the past week, per the Eastern Iowa Veterinary association weekly bulletin. Losses also listed for hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle, fly in hogs, equine influenza, chicken cholera, roup in chickens, and necrotic enteritis in swine with multiple towns named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Norway
Keystone
van Horne
Wheatlam
Atkins
Iowa City
West Liberty
Eldridge
Mechanicsville
Monticello
London
Solon
Reinbeck
Wheatland
Elberon
Kevystone
Stanwood
la Porte City
Cedar Rapids
Louden
Blairs- Lown
Thompson Is Speaker At Elks Memorial Service
Attorney Herbert G. Thompson delivered the memorial address at the Elks lodge memorial service held at the Elks home before about 100 members and friends. The event featured music by the Ziegler Symphony Orchestra and duets by Mrs Elmer Caple and Miss Helen Dietrich with Mrs Gertrude Brannan at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert G. Thompson
Elks Lodge
Elks Home
Ziegler Symphony Orchestra
Elmer Caple
Helen Dietrich
Gertrude Brannan
Leonard Bowen
Albert 5
Barry
Fred Foster
Seat sale opens for Legion show That’s That at Grand Theatre
Advance reservations began at 9 o clock for the American Legion home talent musical comedy That’s That to be staged Wednesday and Thursday December 8 and 9 at the Grand theatre. Legion members report strong advance sale and ticket holdouts are being accommodated at the box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Grand Theatre
Legion
Ask Sixty Million for Improvement of Rivers and Harbors
The 1928 river and harbor program requests 65,477,365 for general work plus 11,018,000 for flood control and related tasks to support commerce and passenger traffic totaling 23.946 billion dollars and 937.1 million travelers. Major General Edgar Jadwin reports allocations by district, with the Mississippi river receiving 17.67 million for projects from Ohio to Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edgar Jadwin
Army
Congress
Mississippi River
Mississippi
St. Louis
Ohio
Missouri
Missouri River
Rock Island
Minneapolis
Fort Madison
Nauvoo
Hunt Motorist: Victim Is Dying In Hit and Run
Waterloo Iowa AP report Edith Weideman is unconscious in a local hospital with a fractured skull and crushed left side after a hit and run. Police continue to search for the small sedan believed involved following her Saturday evening injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Edith Weideman
Burning Creosote Sparks Rumors of Big Fire
Dense black smoke seen Sunday afternoon along the river between Muscatine and Fairport prompted inquiries about a major blaze. The source was creosote burning in Otto Brudkuhl’s cornfield, a leak from creosote spilled after the Fairport train wreck in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Fairport
Otto Brudkuhl
Simpson Reports On Heinz Company In Muscatine
Norman J. Simpson, local manager, told the Muscatine Rotary club at Hotel Muscatine noon meeting about the Heinz company program. The report covered the Muscatine field and outlined what the firm has accomplished locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Heinz Company
Norman J. Simpson
Muscatine
Contracts for cable project between Alexandria and Cairo
Contracts for the underground telephone cable linking Alexandria and Cairo call for a total expenditure of 1 235 700 dollars. The plan outlines the overall cost and scope of the cross region line project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Cairo
Postmaster Sets Christmas Mail Dispatch Dates by Region
Postmaster W S McKee released a regional schedule to speed Christmas mail. Closing dates vary by area from Dec 15 for Pacific coast to Dec 21-22 for Iowa intra state, with Dec 19 for several southern and eastern states and Dec 20 for the Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. McKee
Pacific Coast
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennesse
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Minnesota
Missouri
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
New England
Iowa
Convicted Woman Found Guilty in Brother’s Death
Miss Lottie Catron was convicted of second degree murder in Marshalltown Iowa for the Sept 19 shooting of her brother Clyde Catron. The jury rejected a plea of insanity despite a medical commission finding her insane. The charge carried a penalty of 10 years to life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Lottie Catron
Clyde Catron
Honorable Mention for Auroran at State Press Meet
The Auroran monthly magazine of Muscatine High School received honorable mention at the state high school press association convention in Grinnell on December 3 and 4. The magazine and its humor section were praised. six cups were awarded. Le Roy Funck and John Barger represented the Auroran. Nelson A Crawford spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auroran
Muscatine High School
State High School Press Association
Grinnell
Nelson A. Crawford
United States Department of Agriculture
LeRoy Funck
John Barger
Morse brothers acquitted in mail fraud trial ends
The Morse mail fraud trial concluded in New York with two of six defendants acquitted. Jurors deadlocked on the remaining four after 36 hours of deliberation. George A. Burditt and Henry E. Boughton were found not guilty. Benjamin W, Erwin A, Harry F Morse, and Rupert W Much faced no verdict. The shipbuilder Charles W Morse was ill and not tried. Federal officials did not say if retrial would occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Morse
George A. Burditt
Henry E. Boughton
Benjamin W
Erwin A
Harry F. Morse
Charles W. Morse
Rupert W. Much
General Barth Dead in Leavenworth Hero of Spanish-American War
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Barth U S retired commander of the Seventh division in France died at the national military home in Leavenworth where he served as governor. Born in Iowa in 1858 he also served in the Spanish American War and World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth, Kas
Charles H. Barth
U. S
France
National
Iowa
Local committees plan joint session at city hall
The executive committee of the Mug ratine Welfare association and the public health bureau will meet in a joint session at the city hall at 7:30 Tuesday evening. Several local residents are noted for activities from hospital talks to school events and tax sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mug Ratine. Welfare Association
The
Public Health Bureau
Musical will be given at Delta Alpha meeting
An evening musicale led by Mrs. Jewell Kiefner will be held when the Delta Alpha class of the First Baptist church meets Tuesday evening in the church parlors. Hostesses include Mesdames Mary Swanson Nell Schultz Emma Schmidt Dora Swisher Wanda Tennyson Blossom Telchmiller Lucile Tobias Nellie Tooman Bertha Trout Anna Umbanhowar Hattie Vanatta Tressa Van Truffle Ida Voss Ella Wecksung Stella Weisse Clella Weierhauser Irma Weierhauser Jennie Wickey Gertrude Warden Anna Wilson H L Wilson Della Whicher Clara White Henrietta Wyman Anna Young Carrie Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell Kiefner
Delta Alpha
First Baptist Church
Mary Swanson
Nell Schultz
Emma Schmidt
Dora Swisher
Wanda Tennyson
Blossom Telchmiller
Lucile Tobias
Nellie Tooman
Bertha Trout
Anna Umbanhowar
Hattie Vanatta
Tressa van Truffle
Ida Voss
Ella Wecksung
Stella Weisse
Clella Weierhauser
Irma Weierhauser
Jennie Wickey
Gertrude Warden
Anna Wilson
H. L. Wilson
Della Whicher
Clara White
Henrietta Wyman
Anna Young
Carrie Young
Birthday Anniversary for Mrs Johnson Celebrated at Home
The birthday anniversary of Mrs Peter Johnson was celebrated yesterday with an all day party at 1010 Nebraska Street. Twenty three guests attended including relatives and friends. Dinners were served at noon and in the evening. The decorations featured Christmas colors with red and green. Mrs Johnson received a collection of gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettert
Charles Wiese
John Gettert
Harold Wiese
Mary
Phyllis
Clara Hageboeck
Ruth Larsen
Anna
Minnie Schmidt
Davenport
Jacob Gettert
Anna Johnston
August Gettert
Fred Gettert
Marla
Tony Gettert
Herbert Gettert
Doris
Raymond
Twyla
Roy Holtz
Verle
Fred Winn
Frederick
Marjorie
Fred Larsen
Alice
Dward Doerfer
Richard
Florence Gettert
Arthur McCullough
Henry Negus
Muscatine
Mildred Hohenadel
Lorenze Miller
Mildred G. Hohenadel
Adam Hohenadel
Maple Grove Road
Lorenze A. Miller
William S. Miller
Liberty Street
First Baptist Church
George E. Dawkins
Ivan Lockwood
Peter Johnson
Nebraska Street
Johnson
Ruthean Society Plans Future Events At High Prairie
The Ruthean class of the High Prairie M E church will meet all day at Mrs. Samuel Altekruse's home in Seventy-Six township. They will make candy and finalize plans for a Saturday food sale at Havercamp drug store and for the annual Sunday school Christmas entertainment. Members will present program ideas and a pot luck dinner will be served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthean Society
High Prairie Methodist Episcopal Church
Samuel Altekruse
Havercamp Drug Store
Philathea Class Christmas Party Planned
The Philathea class of the First Methodist Episcopal church will hold its Christmas party Tuesday evening at 305 East Eighth Street, the home of Mrs. John Schomberg. A program and 10 cent gift exchange are planned, with hostesses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Episcopal Church
John Schomberg
East Eighth Street
Anna Chamberlin
L. A. Crow
Theodore Drake
Ethel Dyche
F. Dennison
Cora DeCamp
Wilbur Demorest
Hattie Cottell
Geneva Golf and Country Club to elect officers Wednesday
The Geneva Golf and Country Club will hold its annual meeting Wednesday evening after the 7 o'clock dinner to elect officers. Bridge will be played after the meeting. Reservations for the dinner are accepted until noon Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
WILT
Geneva
Kindler Home Hosts B H K Club Card Party
Mr and Mrs T W Kindler on Kindler avenue entertained the B H K club Saturday evening with a five hundred card game. Raymond Korschott won the high score award and Mr and Mrs John Korschott, also on Kindler avenue, will host the club in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RB. H. K
Kindler Home
T. W. Kindler
Kindler Avenue
B. H. K. Club
Raymond Korschott
John Korschott
Waxing of flowers demonstration at church meeting
The Novelty gift class at the First Baptist church will hold a waxing flowers demonstration on Tuesday afternoon led by Mrs Herman Korneman. Supplies will be provided and paraffin wax will be used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Herman Korneman
Ladies Aid to Hold All Day Meeting at Mrs Esmail Home
The Ladies Aid society of Spanzler Methodist Episcopal church will meet all day Wednesday at Mrs. Lloyd Esmail’s Bloomington township home. The Aid society and Sunshine club of the Royal Neighbors of America lodge plan a Tuesday afternoon meeting in Woodmen hall with hostesses Mrs. Kate Dunker, Mrs. Margaret Kary, Mrs. Laura Reynolds, and Mrs. Myrtle Slater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
The
Spanzler Methodist Episcopal Church
Lloyd Esmail
Bloomington Township
Aid Society
Sunshine Club
Royal Neighbors of America Lodge
Woodmen Hall
Mesdames
Kate Dunker
Margaret Kary
Laura Reynolds
Myrtle Slater
Plans Forming for Muscatine Poultry Exhibition Honors
The Muscatine County Poultry association meets to finalize plans for the 25th annual show in Muscatine from December 27 to 31 under its auspices. O D Mosher notes $150 in prize money with two entry classes production and exhibition. Judge E D Manilaw of Cedar Rapids will judge all poultry. entry is open to nonmembers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
American Poultry Association
O. D. Mosher
Guardian Reports Third Crow Incompetence Proceeding
Everett G. Crow as guardian of John H. Crow was approved for a third report. Mary Nolte sues Security Insurance of New Haven for 2500 over a barn fire on her Bloomington township farm in 1924. Attorneys G Allbee R S Jackson and Fishburn & Fishburn represent parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett G. Crow
John H. Crow
C. H. Stafford
Mary Nolte
Security Insurance Company of
New Haven
Interest Paid to State on Public Funds November
Muscatine county treasurer Frances B. Rosenbaum announced the Brookhart Lovrein law sent 994.55 dollars as interest to the state treasury for November. The law directs interest on public funds in banks to help cover deficits from state bank failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Frances B. Rosenbaum
Men Lead Services at United Brethren Church
Services at the United Brethren church were led by the men's club before a capacity crowd. Speakers included Glenn Pollock Jess Wagner Courtwright Hawks of St Paul. a 35 voice men's chorus provided music with solos by Ernest Schoenig and a violin piece by James Dutro. George Awbrey was named chair of a five member executive committee to formalize the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Church
Glenn Pollock
Jess Wagner
Courtwright Hawks
St. Paul
Ernest Schoenig
James Dutro
George Awbrey
R. E. Warner
al Neidig
Tom Dilley
Hawley
Curtis Publishing Company
Ira Hawley
Senator McKinley Weakens in Indiana Sanatorium
Senator William B. McKinley of Illinois lies seriously ill at a Martinsville sanatorium and was reported growing weaker by his physician Dr. Robert H. Ezbert on December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wekinley
Martinsville
Ind
William B. McKinley
Ilinois
Robert H. Ezbert
Bitter Post Auxiliary to Hold Tuesday Meeting
The women’s auxiliary of Edward H. Bitter Post American Legion will meet at the Legion home at 8 o’clock Tuesday evening. Election of officers will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Hospital
Women’s Auxiliary
Edward H. Bitter Post
American Legion
Legion
Resolution seeks nationwide referendum on prohibition
Washington December 6 AP reports Representative Gallivan Democrat Massachusetts introduced a house resolution proposing a national referendum on prohibition. The measure calls for public vote across the United States to decide the alcohol ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Gallivan
Massachusetts
Walsh Seeks Probe Into 100000 Payment by Gould Interests
Senator Walsh of Montana interrupted the oath taking of Senator-elect Gould of Maine to seek an investigation of a 100000 payment by Gould interests to New Brunswick officials. The resolution was laid aside after Gould took the oath and signed the roll. The elections committee probe was postponed for a day on motion by Republican leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Gould
Maine
Walsh
Montana
New Brunswick
Senate
Senate Elections Committee
Curtis
Kansas
Moses
New Hampshire
Ministers Plan Service Schedule for County Home
Beginning next Sunday regular services will be held at Muscatine county home weekly with Muscatine Ministerial association cooperation. The arrangements were made at a meeting at the Y M C A. Revs. W S Gardner and William Hainsworth named to the arrangements committee. Today's program was deferred due to conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Muscatine
Musicians Plan Death Benefit Banquet in Muscatine
The Musicians Protective Union No. 551 of Muscatine AF of M approved a $100 funeral benefit fund for all members. A banquet for members and their wives or friends is planned for Monday January 10, venue to be announced. Attendance is expected around 200 with D Vanatta Walter Schofield Fred Maher and Harry Dallman on arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musicians Protective Union
Muscatine
American Federation of Musicians
Trades and Labor Assembly
D. Vanatta
Walter Schofield
Fred Maher
Harry Dallman
Retiring Sheriff Is Arrested on a Charge of Murder
Marion Illinois December 6 1924 AP One of the first official acts of Oren Cole man after he took office as sheriff of Williamson county was to arrest George Galligan retiring sheriff on a charge of murdering Charles Willard a Ku Klux Klansman at Smiths garage in Herrin August 30 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Oren Coleman
Williamson County
George Galligan
Charles Willard
Smith
Herrin
Shifting Channel Reveals Ancient Whisky-Loaded Steamer
The shifting Missouri Valley channel near here exposes an old river steamer sunk by a snag years ago. Local tradition holds the craft was loaded with whisky and the find has drawn wide interest from the male population across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Valley
Tra
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Golden
Thompson
Elks Memorial
Alexander
Xerxes
Mohammed
Confucius
Col. Higginson
D’latour D
Auvergne
Napoleon
Grenadier
Order of Elks
Elkdom
Simpson
Heinz Company
Barth
Florence Heuer
Estella Heezen
Lucas Street
Rena Berry
Washington School
Bellevue Hospital
J. L. Klein
Philip M. Ziegler
Lutheran Orphan's and Old People’s Home
Burlington Road
Liberty Magazine
George Pitchforth
Pitchforth
Schmarje
Stewart Road
R. D. Rodman
West Fourth Street
Phillip O’toole
Near Letts
Ruth Margaret
Erma Bent
East Fifth Street
E. B. Fulham, Jr
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Courtwright Hawley
St. Paul Minn
Ir& Hawley
Elouise Rice
J. P. Nugent
Nugent
Ford Hicks
F. A. Warden
East Second Street
Peoria
Ill
BE. Maddox
Parkington Drive
Fred Watkins
East Front Street
A. T. Short
Farmington, TH
Minnie F. Kuhn
Salt Lake City
Chicago
American Association of Artists
Art Institute
Kuhn
Doris Boilean
Des Moines
Miss Boileau
Jackson Park Hospital
John Yordt
H. D. Horst
Fred Jarvis
Jack Ryan Jr
Yorth
J. N. Elliott
First Presbyterian Church
Bloomington, Il
8. G. Stein
Chester King
Town Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Louis King
Oregon Street
Arthur Nicholson
Linn and
Eighth Streets
Leonard Goodwin
William Rechenberger
Frances R. Rosenbaum
Delta Alpha Meeting
Mr. M
Burrell
Chaykr Beauty Parlor
Cus Gore
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