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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1930

Page

4

Local girl weds Dr. J M Kingsten in Onawa ceremony

Miss Molly Glatstein daughter of Mrs Pauline Glatstein of 429 East Second street married Dr J M Kingsten of Sioux City at 5 pm Sunday in Onawa Iowa. The home ceremony officiated by Rabbi B Karden featured an ankle length Martha Washington chiffon gown and lilies of the valley. Best man Dr G Kingston of Detroit and bridesmaid Miss Shirley Harkaway attended. The couple will reside in a Park Ridge bungalow in Sioux City after a two week New York tour.

Molly Glatstein Pauline Glatstein East Second Street J. M. Kingsten Sioux City Onawa M. Kingston B. Karden Martha Washington Shirley Harkaway Iowa City G. Kingston Detroit Krigsten New York

In Between Dresses and Holiday Weddings Noted

A feature on versatile in-between dresses outlines lace and flat crepe options for informal day-to-evening wear. The piece highlights two sample costumes, one lace and one flat crepe, with detailing and accessories to suit various social events.

NEA Joan Savoy Carolyn

Order of Rainbow Girls Hold First Meeting

The Order of Rainbow for Girls held its first regular meeting since its Nov. 29 institution at the Masonic temple with full attendance. Plans were made to initiate new members in January after a drill and business session, followed by a 6 p.m. dinner. Marian Chamberlin won the Rainbow pin in a guessing contest.

Order OF Rainbow Girls Order of Rainbow For Girls Order Masonic Temple Ernest Moore Marian Chamberlin Hazel Korneman Order of Eastern Star

Children Honor Mrs Fromer With Surprise Birthday Party

Children of Mr and Mrs Charles Fromer hosted a surprise party Sunday at 602 Lynn Street for Mrs Fromers seventy fifth birthday. Sixteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren attended along with Mr and Mrs Frank Kurriger, Mr and Mrs Bert Kaufman, Mr and Mrs Charles Fromer Jr and others. A basket luncheon, birthday cake and gifts followed the informal gathering.

Charles Fromer Lynn Street Fromer Frank Kurriger Bert Kaufman Charles Fromer, Jr

Notable Local Names in Community Notices

Tom Dwyer and families led by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kurriger, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kurriger, and Mrs. Albert Kurriger appear in a local notices fragment reflecting household listings and social ties in the neighborhood.

Tom Dwyer Lloyd Kurriger Raymond Kurriger Albert Kurriger

Shiloh School Pupils Prepare Program at Grange Hall

Pupils of Shiloh school directed by Miss Hazel Walter will present a program at Bloomington Grange hall one and a half miles north of Muscatine on Wednesday night December 17. Refreshments will be served after the program.

Shiloh School Hazel Walter Bloomington Grange Hall Muscatine

Dinner Birthday Party Honors Herman Cubbage

Mr and Mrs Gilbert Cubbage entertained at a dinner Sunday noon in honor of their son Herman at their home 411 Evans street A large birthday cake formed the table center piece

Herman Cubbage Gilbert Cubbage Herman Evans Street

Honor party follows six o clock supper

Radio music served as a diversion in the afternoon as gifts were given to the honoree. A theater party followed a six o clock supper with guests including Mr and Mrs Freeman Shoemaker Mr and Mrs Frank Tucker Carl Fifield Miss Thelma Cubbage and Lloyd Sheese of New Boston.

Freeman Shoemaker Frank Tucker Carl Fifield Thelma Cubbage Lloyd Sheese New Boston

Birthday Party for Miss Betty Kern in Centery News

Miss Betty Kern of 114 East Fulham Street entertained a group of children on her seventh birthday this afternoon. Attendees included Jean and Shirley Thompson Florence and Betty Klink Iris Pauline and Geraldine Fry Ruth McCaffery Betty Mapes and others.

Betty Kern East Fulham Street Jean Shirley Thompson Florence Betty Klink Iris Pauline Geraldine Fry Ruth McCaffery Betty Mapes

Laura Harms and Betty Smalley Celebration

Laura Harms and Betty Smalley attended a gathering where time was spent in games followed by a luncheon at five. A birthday cake was served and decorations featured pink, yellow, and blue.

Laura Harms Betty Smalley

Forest Hill School Christmas Program Friday Night

Forest Hill school pupils four miles north of Grandview will present a Christmas program Friday night under teacher Mrs June Harder. Refreshments follow the program featuring songs and a short dialogue with titles and participants including Linley Landon Paul Curry Jessie Lee Westbrook and Fannie Landon.

Forest Hill School Grandview June Harder America Linley Landon Paul Curry Jessie Lee Westbrook Fannie Landon

Geneva Club To Hold Annual Meet Wednesday

The Geneva Golf and Country Club announces its annual meeting for Wednesday night at 8 at the clubrooms. Reports of officers and elections for the coming year will be held with routine business. A 7 dinner precedes the session. Reservations due by Wednesday noon. Bridge games follow the election. Mr and Mrs Carl Umlandt chair the month’s events.

Geneva Club Geneva Golf and Country Club Carl Umlandt

Parcel Post Sale by St Marys Altar Guild

The St Marys Altar guild of Trinity Episcopal church will host a parcel post sale in the Guild hall at 409 East Second street Tuesday at 8 pm. An entertainment and refreshments will be offered for a nominal sum, followed by a gift sale from items sent by friends via parcel post. Mrs Stanley P Jones leads the guild. Mrs Milford Guthrie chairs entertainment. Mrs Alfred Wagner chairs refreshments.

Altar Guild St. Mary's Altar Guild Trinity Episcopal Church Guild Hall East Second Street Stanley P. Jones Milford Guthrie Alfred Wagner

Indiana Mayor Lands Municipal Plant in His City

A letter from Mayor John W. McCarty of Washington Indiana details the city’s municipal electric light plant. It describes purchasing a private plant in 1900, building a new 2000 KW plant by 1923, paying off $64,000 debt, retaining a factory, and expanding employment from 300 to 500 workers.

M. A. Barr Muscatine John W. McCarty Washington Indiana

P T A Program Recognizes Fathers at Lincoln School

A Lincoln school Parent-Teacher Association meeting Wednesday will honor the fathers of pupils. The Rev. Benjamin Schwartz of First Methodist Episcopal Church will deliver the address. After the program, refreshments will be sold and a musical segment will follow.

Lincoln School Parent-Teacher Association Benjamin Schwartz First Methodist Episcopal Church

University Couple Wed at First Methodist Parsonage

G. F. Martin and Miss Frances P. Wilcox both students at the University of Iowa were married at 5 p m Saturday in the parsonage of the First Methodist Episcopal church by Rev Benjamin F Schwartz. They were attended by Mr and Mrs William S Jennings of Iowa City.

Anna Gunzenhauser Gerlach Nev Harry Carruth Portola Calif Reno St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Martens C. B. Jenkins G. W. Gunzenhauser M. FE G. F. Martin Frances P. Wilcox Iowa University Iowa City First Methodist Episcopal Church Benjamin F. Schwartz William S. Jennings

Rankin hosts birthday party for Mary Jean

Mrs A F Rankin entertained at a birthday party Saturday afternoon for her daughter Mary Jean at 312 East Seventh Street. Nineteen guests attended as a cake served as centerpiece and pink and white decorations framed the games and activities.

A. F. Rankin Mary Jean East Seventh Street

Young Women’s Guild to Meet at First Presbyterian

The Young Women’s Guild of the First Presbyterian church will hold a potluck supper Tuesday at 6 30 pm at the church. A work and social hour follows the meal. Committee in charge includes Miss Nellie Realing and Mesdames J Kendig W Cochrane F Vander Ploeg and Edna Roy.

Young Women’s Guild Young Women's Guild First Presbyterian Church Nellie Realing J. Kendig W. Cochrane F. Vander Ploeg Edna Roy

Mona Council to Elect Officers at Red Men Hall

Mona council’s business meeting of the Degree of Honor in Poca hontas will elect officers at Red Men hall Tuesday night at 8 o clock. An oyster supper will follow the session.

Mona Mona Council Degree of Honor Pocahontas Red Men Hall

Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Across Time

An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as superior with no substitutes. It emphasizes pure vegetable extract, claims to cleanse the body's bile system, and promotes use for constipation and torpid liver. Red bottles are sold by druggists.

Carter

Tuesday church society meetings and events

The Senior Luther league of Grace English Lutheran presents Love Is Magic at the church parlors this evening. First Methodist church school board meets at 7 30 in the Philathea room. First Baptist Mission circle gathers at 2 at the church for a program in the Delta Alpha room. Zion Lutheran Luther league votes at 8 in the parish hall. Miriam chapter of World Wide guild from First Baptist holds a Christmas party with a 25 cent gift exchange at Mrs. Mable Pollock’s home 1100 Oak Street.

Luther League of the Grace English Lutheran Church The First Baptist Church Delta Alpha Room Miriam Chapter World Wide Guild of the First Baptist Church Mable Pollock Oak Street

Fire Ignites Creston Block. $100,000 Loss Reported

Creston saw a Sunday morning blaze that destroyed half a city block, wiping out six first floor stores and second story apartments housing 13 families. Workmen labored to clear debris as investigators assessed the damage and loss.

Creston

Coughs Cost Him Plenty Says Syrup Help

A Syracuse reader, J. Hagan, credits Smith Brothers’ Cough Syrup with preventing illness. He notes his chronic winter coughs and colds kept him from work until using the syrup, after which he stayed healthy through the season.

Smith Brothers’ Co J. Hagan Syracure

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Muscatine High School Kingston Morningside College University of Iowa Lion City Miss Cochran Frances Cochran Coe College Acorn Isabel Doty West Branch Kathleen Coffey Wellman Charles Teeter Maxine Allicks Robert Westbrook Millicent Allicks Nina Landon Rex Curry Louise Johnson Santa Claus Helen Curry Otis McGrew McKinley Powell Palmer Kenneth Gerald, Jr Charles Hendrickson Rolland Roy L. Powell Dorothy Gordon Neil Conesville Herbert Powell Colleen George Evans Eugene Sywassink Michels Trio Lincoln School Boys’ Choir Leia Gladstein Doris Dorothea DeCamp Fulham Avenue Geo Kranz & Son Parham St Grace Lutheran Church New Era Gym Boots By Martin STEN Gorei Irene Burrows William Laughlin Lady Elks Ladies’ Aid Society of the First Friends Church Maude McCaffrey Iowa Avenue Maserville Ladies’ Aid Society Hoopes Hall Otterbein Guild of the United Brethren Church Thompson Church School Board Philathea Luther League of the Zion Lutheran Church Grove Tix Hamelin Ally Friends of Living Music American Federation of Musicians Masie Ree United States Joseph N. Weber Broadway N.Y Smith Brothers
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