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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1927
Page
9
The American Legion presents the Harem Scarem Radio Minstrel Revue at the Grand theater next Wednesday and Thursday. Eight local businessmen join a chorus with all male performers, and thirty locals appear as minstrel men in satin costumes with elaborate scenery and costumes. Box office reservations open Tuesday at 9 am.
Edward Kemper 62 died at his Fairport home after a five day pneumonia illness. Born April 15 1865 he was a lifelong Montpelier township resident. Survived by five children and five grandchildren. Funeral at home noon Saturday then Sweetland church at 1 with Rev. George Hunt. Burial in Parr cemetery. Wittich Funeral Home in charge.
Funeral services will be conducted at the home in Fairport Friday at 1 PM with burial in a Davenport cemetery.
The wife and 19 year old son of Rev Dr John Roach Straton testified about their baptism by the Holy Spirit. Warren Straton spoke of an awakening during a service and the power of God, while Mrs. Straton described her own conversion during a service led by Aldine Utley.
A group of YMCA boys under athletic director A J Lindley performed a tumbling exhibition at a Lions Club meeting at Hotel Muscatine. Participants included Frank Thompson Frank Rathburn Clinton Thomas Marion Huber John Fitzgerald Bernard Hahn Glen Faitrell and Ellsworth Lindley. The Lions Club football banquet for this year's high school squad is set for next Thursday at Geneva Golf and Country Club with Morey Eby of Coe College as principal speaker.
Washington December 8. House naval committee chairman Butler said he will seek authority to summon American delegates to the Geneva naval arms limitation talks. The aim is to reveal why the United States failed to obtain Great Britain’s consent to stricter limits and to inform the public of the best effort and reasons for the outcome.
Frozen water plugs prevented firefighting and left a $100,000 damage trail in Winchester Illinois. The Winchester Times office suffered the loss of a Linotype machine and two presses while the Suter Motor company building burned, with fifteen autos destroyed.
The Muscatine Association of Commerce voted to continue operations and adopt an economy program. No secretary will be filled, with C. E. Fox having resigned. Mrs. Arvilla Cummings will remain in charge. Headquarters move to Hotel Muscatine on January 1, redecorated space to house the office, with larger meeting rooms available in Gold or Japanese rooms.
Mrs H W Beck hosted the Alpha club gathering. Mrs T J Sparks and family and Mrs W Snyder were business visitors in Iowa City. G W Beck spent time in Iowa City visiting his mother. Roy Snyder and Allen of Iowa City visited relatives in Kalona Sunday. Dr and Mrs J H Wolf with Margaret and Allen of Iowa City spent Sunday with the B F Allen family.
A report misstated Roy Williams was bound over to the Louisa county grand jury. He was released when arraigned on a charge of larceny of an automobile.
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