Pythian Sisters Elect Officers For Year
Myrtle Price was elected most excellent chief at the annual Pythian Sisters meeting held at the K P hall. Officers include Helen Grensing excellent senior Vincent Lewis excellent junior Violette Coon manager Mildred Clark protector Flora Stephens guard Gertrude Lord master of records and correspondence Bessie Weber mistress of finance Mary Dermidy trustee and pianist Mary Miller assistant pianist Lena Groters installing officer Gertrude Lord press correspondent Mary Dermidy delegate Violette Coon alternate to district meeting in Davenport. Christmas party planned for members and families December 20 with last quarter entertainment committee in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
Myrtle Price
Pythian Sisters Temple
K. P. Hall
Helen Grensing
Vincent Lewis
Violette Coon
Mildred Clark
Flora Stephens
Gertrude Lord
Bessie Weber
Mary Dermidy
Train to Mango Play Featured at Church Bazaar
The Christian Endeavor society of the United Brethren church will present a play titled The Train to Mango at its annual bazaar Friday evening. The program begins at 7 45 PM with a piano solo by Flora Husen, reading by Julia Warner, and musical numbers by Frank and Richard Kintzel. Characters include Mrs Buttermilk Mrs Jesse Wagner Johnny Buttermilk Roy Bennett and station agent Clarence Baker. The bazaar and program are open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Bazaar
Mango
Christian Endeavor Society of the United Brethren Church
Flora Husen
Julia Warner
Frank
Richard Kintzel
Mauro
Buttermilk
Jesse Wagner
Johnny Buttermilk
Roy Bennett
Mr. Perkins
Clarence Baker
Missionary Society Meets at Leiber Home Grace Church
The Women's Missionary Association of Grace English Lutheran met at Mrs. John Leiber's Mulberry avenue home Tuesday afternoon. Carrie Mull led devotional exercises and Ira Hawley guided a discussion on Christmas in Other Lands. Mrs. Hawkins read A Trip to Palestine and Calvin Simpson ran the wonder box. The group will meet in one month at the Mull sisters 1323 Mulberry avenue.
Pocahontas and Redmen to Attend Davenport Event
Seventy members of the Mona y council Degree of Pocahontas and Redmen lodges charter a special interurban for Davenport Thursday evening. They will take part in a program supper and dance with Davenport organizations. The car departs at 5 30 p m. The Mona council drill team will perform during the program at Turner hall Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Redmen
Davenport
Monay Council
Degree of Pocahontas
Turner Hall
Davenrt
Mona Council
Sunday School Leaders Plan Christmas Program
Sunday school teachers and officers of the Protestant Evangelical church held a work meeting Tuesday evening at Ernest Pagel’s home on Climer street. Mrs. Pagel hosted the social hour. The group will reconvene January 3 with the hostess to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Protestant Evangelical Church
Ernest Pagel
Climer Street
Afternoon Music Club Christmas Program Planned
The Afternoon Music Club announces a Christmas program to be presented with a club business and social meeting. It will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 15 in the Hershey building study of Miss Flora J Manlove and will precede the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora J. Manlove
Hershey
Couple Weds In Chicago Parsonage and Return Home
Mr and Mrs Ralph Lohr were married at a Baptist parsonage in Chicago on Monday afternoon and have returned to Muscatine to make their home at 212 Iowa Avenue for the time being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Lohr
Chicago
Muscatine
Iowa Avenue
Williams-Truitt wedding solemnized in Rockford
Announcements note the marriage of Miss Elmeda Williams of Rockford Texas and Ralph Truitt of Rockford city. couple to reside in Rockford. Trinity Episcopal church guilds plan a Christmas sale at 10 o clock Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmeda Williams
Rockford
Ralph Truitt
Mrs. Truitt
Trinity Guild
St. Margaret’s Guild
Friendly Guild
Trinity Episcopal Church
Elks Club Meetings Postponed For Holidays
Morning in the Parish hall notes meetings of organisations to be discontinued until after the holidays. The Ladies of the Elks club will hold a business meeting Thursday afternoon at the Elks home with Mesdames R. L. Fairbanks, L. L. Bokce, M. Kautz, Frank Bokce and William Banker serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of the Elks Club
Elks Home
Mesdames
R. L. Fairbanks
L. L. Bokce
M. Kautz
Frank Bokce
William Banker
Church groups hold upcoming work meetings this week
The Rhoda Bible class of the Protestant Evangelical church convenes Thursday evening at the church with Mrs. E B Molis and Mrs Emma Krone as hostesses. The Ladies Aid society of the First Baptist church meets Thursday afternoon in church parlors. Colonel Hare circle members meet Friday afternoon at Mrs L Ripson's home 607 East Eighth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda Bible Class
Protestant Evangelical Church
E. B. Molis
Emma Krone
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
First Baptist Church
Colonel Hare
L. Ripson
East Eighth Street
Father and Son Banquet Planned at First Methodist Church
The Men’s club of the First Methodist Episcopal church plans its annual Father and Son banquet Friday at 6 30 PM. Rev Vernon L Shantz pastor of the First Baptist church will be principal speaker. Club members should bring sons or other boys to the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Vernon L. Shantz
First Baptist Church
Park board appeals for public cooperation to protect Muscatine parks
A park board message urges residents to support park improvements funded by public money. It notes new skating facilities at Weed park costing 4000 and a prior project at Musser park costing 7090, but warns ice is unsafe due to rocks and sticks and instructs officers to arrest vandals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Musser Park
C. R. Musser
Weed Park
Park Board
New Era Defers Fall Festival
Weather and road conditions force the Philidosia club of Ziegler Memorial Lutheran church to postpone the annual fall festival planned for Thursday at the new community house. The festival date will be set later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philidosia Club
Ziegler Memorial Lutheran Church
New Era
Kuehnle to Speak to Local Redmen
Carl Kuehnle of Denison past sachem of the Redmen lodge will address the local order at a Friday night meeting replacing the regular Thursday session. Officers will be elected and a smoker held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Kuehnle
Denison
Redmen Lodge
Mrs. Shellhorn Dies at 71 in Fairport After Illness
Mrs. John Shellhorn aged 71 died at her Fairport home at 4 15 am after a long illness. Born in Davenport March 17 1856 she married John Shellhorn March 17 1875 and lived in Fairport most of her life. Surviving are son Frederick and four daughters Barbara Johnston Sarah Morris Grace Stevens Carrie Hershey with four grandsons. Funeral arrangements are handled by Wittich Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shellhorn
Fairport
Davenport
Carrie Hershey
John
Charles
Gertrude
Wittich Funeral Home
Plan for Night Classes Resumes January in Muscatine
The Muscatine night school will resume after holidays with a nine week run starting January 9. The plan was approved by the school executive committee in a conference in E. A. Sparling’s office. New classes will be organized as work restarts. committee members include R. J. Magnus Frank Drake W. H. Umlandt William Atkinson and E. A. Sparling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
E. A. Sparling
R. J. Magnus
Frank Drake
W. H. Umlandt
William Atkinson
Eaton Is Chosen Woodmen Leader
M. F. Eaton was elected venerable counsel of the Woodmen lodge at a Tuesday night officers election. A large crowd attended the election and the social hour that followed. Also chosen were Herbert Lau past counsel Harry P. Wall adviser J A Leyda clerk re-elected for twenty seventh term Ralph G Tipton banker William Co Kirk escort Louis Weber trustee Fred Lulow watchman H Fuhlman sentry LeMoyne Halberg chief forester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Eaton
Woodmen Lodge
Herbert Lau
Harry P. Wall
J. A. Leyda
Ralph G. Tipton
William Co. Kirk
Louis Weber
Fred Lulow
H. Fuhlman
LeMoyne Halberg
Toy Hospital Seeks Larger Toys For Christmas Aid
The Toy Hospital at the Red Paint store, with Rotary club support, asks for bigger toys like sleds and pushmobiles to repair and repaint for distribution to children at Christmas. Firemen will help with repairs and repainting to finish by Christmas Eve. Pioneer club boys also seek suitable toys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toy Hospital
Rotary Club
Toy
Pioneer Club
Official Visit to Muscatine Church
Dr Howell Davies of the Commission of Missions will lead services at First Congregational church Sunday and speak on Romantic Expansion of Christianity. Miss Esther Baker of the Muscatine YWCA will discuss Glimpses of the Orient Thursday evening in costume and display curios after her talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell Davies
Commission of Missions of Congregational Churches
First Congregational
Esther Baker
Muscatine Y
Poultry Show Sees Exhibits Judged At Reinemund Building
The twenty sixth annual poultry show at the Reinemund building West Second street completed judging by E D Manilaw Cedar Rapids. Prize list awarded includes grit prizes and dozens of firsts seconds and grand champions across Rhode Island Reds White Rocks Barred Rocks Wyandottes Leghorns Minorcas and other breeds. The show runs through Friday with free admission and birds on display for inspection by poultry fanciers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinemund
West Second Street
E. D. Manilaw
Cedar Rapids
Rhode Island
J. D. van Camp
G. E. McElroy
Barred Rocks
Charles Harbaugh
John M. Grove
White Rocks
Carl LeFever
Iowa Poultry Farm
Merle D. Mills
Rhode Island Reds
Mark Taylor
J. E. Hogpes and Company
Wyandottes
Ira S. Boney
Partridge Wyandottes
N. Walker
Mae Swain
H. M. Bearee
A. L. Madden
O. D. Mosher
C. A. Kemp
Poultry Show Honors from Plymouth Rock to Toulouse Goose
The entries list prizes across categories including Poultry Turbot red variety. Awards go to Alten for best pair and first second third in show. Mrs. O'Brien earns bronze turkey tong and best turkey in show. Missie Cood takes bronze for second. Geese and Ducks see J. Miller with Toulouse goose and best goose in show. Earl Johnson sweeps with first olds and youths in drakes and hens plus best duck in show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er. T. Alten
Plymouth Rock Carmean
John O'Brien
Missie Cood
J. Miller
Toulouse Goose
Earl Johnson
Drake
Convention Goes to Kansas City for 1928 GOP Meet
Kansas City was chosen as the 1928 convention city of the Republican Party. Detroit, in third place, gained strength for a ballot or two at the afternoon session but the surge faded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas City
Detroit
Swifter Holiday Mail Service Planned at Post Office
Postmaster W S McKee announced a new plan to speed Christmas mail by stationing a lobby clerk to sell cards envelopes and stamps and to provide information. The move aims to cut line delays and aid customers with parcels. McKee spoke amid a conference of 16 postmasters at the Black Hawk hotel Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. McKee
McKee
Blackhawk
Davenport
Webster, Kleist, Stewart Family Notes From Drury
Drury Illinois December 7 reports the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Clyde Webster on Friday evening. Miss Sadie Kleist visited Miss Olive Hayes near Buffalo Prairie. Mr and Mrs Gal Stewart hosted relatives and friends for Helen's birthday. Mrs Russel Watson suffered a foot injury after stepping on a nail Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drury, Ill
Clyde Webster
L. Mead
New Boston
Sadie Kleist
Olive Hayes
Buffalo Prairie
Gal Stewart
Helen
Russel Watson
Osborne Reported Improving Daily
Dr. Thomas Osborne superintendent of Methodist Episcopal churches in the Burlington district who suffered a skull fracture in a fall at the Nichols Methodist parsonage is improving steadily. Mrs. Osborne reports progress from University hospital Iowa City where he is being cared for. He is expected to return home to Mt. Pleasant within 10 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Osborne
Burlington
Nichols Methodist Parsonage
W. S. Gardener
Osborne
University Hospital
Iowa City
Mt. Pleasant
Tin shortage prompts Ford production push
London dispatch reports Lord Askwith telling the tin syndicate that rising demand for steel and tin requires immediate increase in output. The note follows a recent lull in Ford plants that helped avert a world shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ford
Lord Askwith
London Tin Syndicate
Local notes and traffic reports from Muscatine area
Reports cover a 794 car license issue at the treasurers office, a two-car collision near Henderson garage with no serious damage, De Molay initiation plans, travel for several locals including Ohlsen and Southall, Army enlistment activity at the Davenport post office, a memorial service at Sacred Heart cathedral, a club ad discussion, hog receipts at stockyards, a Y W C A chorus formation, a high school oratorical contest, Yale fraternity election, a commercial club formed, and local residents planning winter in Duluth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Bennett
Davenport
United States Army
Muscatine
Y. W. C. A. Community Chorus
H. Mercer
Eugene Pappenheim
Ottumwa
Fern Siegel
John M. Musser
C. R. Musser
West Second Street
Alpha Delta Phi
Yale University
Helen Figg
Helen Shield
Byron Beitel
Ruth Reesink
Goldie Brower
Naomi Smith
Minnie Rankin
Mary Jane Porter
Oakland Drive
Duluth
Minn
Fatal Gas Leak Claims Two In Fort Dodge Home
Fort Dodge residents Andrew Jordan aged 65 and Robert Scott aged 60 were found dead in a gas-filled room of their home. Authorities believe a leak from a kitchen range caused the deadly buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Andrew Jordan
Robert Scott
Artis Sedam Weds Rock Island Girl in Muscatine Church
Artis Sedam and his bride from Rock Island were married in Zion Lutheran Church Muscatine with a single ring ceremony by Rev. John Haefney. The couple will live on a farm near Edgington after their wedding. The article also notes a wedding anniversary for Fred and Fryermuth and lists local social visits and births in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linois City
Hofstetter
Zion
August Keller
Archie Bowser
Muscatine
George Fryermuth
Will Fryermuth
Ray Schallberg
Clarence Fryermuth
Omar Keller
Roy Gillett
Ollie Keller
Purse Lost In Shopping District Recovered By Finders
A purse belonging to Mrs. Fagnie Holzhauer of 516 Main street was found in the Holz hauer driveway by William Roby on his way to work after being lost near Reuling grocery on West Second street during a Saturday shopping trip. The item contained money a bank book and other papers. The finder did not claim the reward offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Second Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs
J. D. Diercks
Fark Board
Kuehnle
John Shell
Eaton
Woodmen
Muscatine Church
Conlon
Fuller & Hiller Home. Co
Pearl City Poultry Farmat
Clyde Nettleton
Anconas
Iowa
R. A. Althaus
H. M. Bearce
Golden Seabright Bantams
L. D. Owens
Herman Kiesewetter
Drury News
Cary Sear
Iran
Sameon
M. B
N. W
Louis O Brien
Fruntland
Phillips
Henderson Garage
Front Street
G. A. Riethke
Order of
de Molay
Masquic Temple
G. H. Ohlsen
Locust Street
Washington, D. C
J. B. Southall
Brewton
Ala
W. L. Hannon
St. Mathias’ Church
Sacred Heart Cathedral
James Davis
Fred Beach
Ad Club
F. M. Grimm
Wapello
James McCracken
Thornburg
Artis Sedam
Rock Island
Leonard Raush
Dan Hyett
Aledo
Grandma Elliot
John Tyler
Melvin Thomas
Donovan Pullén
Decker Berglum
James Duffield
Dewey Baker
Will Duffield
R. E. Duffield
Clyde Nicklas
Moline City Hospital
Lou Fitspatrick
Clyde Schettler
Charles Greene
Charlie Kreuger
Fred Dunker
West Liberty
Coty Paris
Parfum
Paris
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