Obituaries and Funerals in Muscatine and West Liberty
Mrs. Marie Agnes Halbert of Muscatine died after months of illness at Oakwood Home. Services at Ralph J. Wittich Funeral Home with burial at Greenwood. Surviving relatives include nieces in California and nephews across several states. Blanche Thompson of Muscatine died recently. funeral at Wittich with interment Greenwood. Lilly Hartsock of Wapello died after a lingering illness. services Thursday at Dudgeon McCulley Funeral Home. Rhoda Hanson Nichols died at home. services held in Nichols with burial at Nichols cemetery. Margaret D. Tomney funeral today at St Marys. Evelyn Forbes of Lone Tree funeral at First Methodist. Louis F. Ruess of West Liberty died at home. survived by wife, children, and nine grandchildren. funeral pending.
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Marie Agnes Winslow Halbert
West 11Th Street
Muscaline
P.m
Oakwood
Ralph J. Wittich
Ralph
Wittich
Edwin Frohable
Greenwood Cemetery
Halbert
St. Francis
Kansas
Jabez
Dyduma Leonard Winslow
Iowa
Simpson College
Liberal Art
Conservatory of Muss
Indianola
Utah
James Bureton Halbert
Indiiangla
Town
Methodist Church
American Association of University Women
Chaminade Music Club
Davenport
Hershey Guild Auxiliary
Muscatine Garden Club
Electa Chapter No. 32
Eastern Star
Muscatine
Nieves
Selah Lovyein
Los Anfieles
Calif
Olive Hook
Pacific Palisades
Virginia Mader
Chino
Rex Winslow
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Gibbs Winslow
Falls Church
Virginia
Henry Winslow
Whittier
Jack Toussaint
Cedar Rapids
Blanche Thompson
Caleb Larson
Eva Kramer
Leroy Thomas
Lorraine Swards
Dorothy Reeves
Paul Brown
Harry Furnas
Clyde Anthony
Roy Fisher
Rowdy Thompson
Lilly Hartsock
Wapello
Lilly Pearl
Hank) Hartsock
Ruth Kerr
John and
Matha Huffman Hank
Louisa County
James Tidward Hartsnek
Dudgeon McCulley
Wapelin
Harland Gant
Wapelle Methodist Church
Wapelle Cemetery
Rhoda Hanson
Nichols
al Nichols
Methodist
West Liboury
Lurber
Harold’ K. Hayes
Francis A. Angell
Delbert Tardy
Riley Funeral Home
St. Mary's Cemetery
Evelyn Forbes
Lone
Louis F. Ruess
West Liberty
Lous F. Rueds
Henry
Minnie Brugman Ruess
Margaret White
St. Mary's
Polland China
Funeral rites held for Joseph F Beck
Funeral services were conducted Monday at 10:00 am at St Matthias Church for Joseph F Beckey aged 89. A requiem high mass was sung by Reverend Thomas R Doyle.
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Mattias
Joseph Yr. Beckey
Thomas R. Doyle
Cole
Chicago Cash Grain Market Note
Chicago report notes cash grain sales for wheat corn and soybeans with soybean oil priced at 12.00 per unit as the market shows varied bids across commodities.
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Chicago
Licensed to Wed and Divorce Notices From Iowa City Area
Daily Court notices show licenses granted for Jimmy Lee Renfra and Margaret Joanne Bunn, both youths, a string of dismissals in civil actions, and multiple divorce decrees including Virginia Pallischek vs Frank Pallischek and Hugh Bennett Sr. vs Maria Bennett. Support orders and attorney fees noted, plus custody and alimony details. Also speeding and abandonment charges, acknowledgments of admissions, and a birth report for Lyman Wagoner’s family in Conesville. Ernest Gaul added as a heart patient at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
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Jimmy Lee Renfra
Wilton
Margaret
Joanne Bunn
Muscatine
George Silt
Kenneth Jorgenson
Ruth
Ann Swank
Richerd James Swank
Tudge Chity LeGrand
Virginia
Lois Pallischek
Frank L. Pallischek
le Grand
Hugh W. Bennett, Sr
Maria 5
Bennett
John Freund
Grover St
Vallery Jones
Harold DeFosse
Liberty St
Lowell Snyder
Grandview
Naberl
E. Moore
West Sixth
Ralph Welch
Iowa Avenue
Laura ‘Lice
E- 7Th St
Charley Biermann
John B. John
Son
Nellie Sagdanske
Rowle
Lee Ewing
Cedar
Rubby McCurrie
Joppa
Tih
Herman Ahi
Oregon
Orville Lenkau
Lincoln Blvd
Harry ‘Jelfe
Mathew Fox Sr
Granth Avenue
Harry Wulf
Washington
Lyman Wagoner
Gobble SL
Iowa
Ciy Ernest Gaul
Chicago Hog Prices Weaken and Market Slump Report
Illinois USDA notes Wednesday receipts about 11 008 hogs and 7 000 cattle with hogs selling lower. Prices for No 1 and 2 butcher hogs ranged 14.50 to 16.00 per hundredweight, steers and heifers steady to higher, with high choice cattle around 24.25 to 25.00 for 917 lb plus. slaughter calves and sheep trade mostly steady with varied grades. Multiple hog and sheep price ranges indicate a broad market pullback in hogs and mixed movement in cattle and lambs.
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Chicago
USDA
B. Strorn
Muscatine Toastmasters Hold Meeting at Civic Center
Richard Halpin won best prepared speaker for People of the World at the Muscatine Toastmasters Club gathering. Roger Lande took the topic speaking award with The most courteous policemen I ever met. Ralph Cullen was named best critic.
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Richard Halpin
Muscatine
Civic Center
Halpin
Roger Lande
Richard Parish
Charles H. Young
John Talbot
Janes Chrisen
William ‘Spieth
Larry Douglas
Ralph Cullen
Vincent Graettinger
Dale Nederhoff
John ‘Talbot
Gordon Rogers
Clare Patterson
Gil Dietz
Howard Rockafellow
Ron Happach
Oakville WSCS Farm Sales Profits Report
Oakville W.S.C.S of the Oakville Methodist Church earned 107.00 from the farm sales with the last on December 5 at Orley Carnagey farm. Chairmen were Mrs. Mae Bulley and Mrs. Leona Hardin. helpers included Mrs. Clara Wykiert, Mrs. Verlee Kramer, and Mrs. Millie Charbonneaux. The preceding winer sale occurred on November 3 at Asa Charbonneau’s farm. Next meeting is December 15 with program The Birthday of King led by Eileen Siverly and Geneva Smith. roll call asks what you do to put Christ back into Christmas. Hostesses listed. meeting at 2:00 p.m.
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Oakville
W.S.C
W.5.c
King
Eileen Siverly
Geneva Smith
Virginia Swafford
JoAnne Campbell
Emagese Brown
Dorothy Gersl
High Prairie Church News Dec 18 20 Christmas Plans
The High Prairie Methodist Church schedules Christmas program practice at 9 a m on December 20. The program occurs December 20 at 7 0 pm. MYF members will carol on December 21. The Young Adult Class to hold a potluck supper December 18 at the church, each family to bring a dish for a needy box, and the evening includes decorating the tree.
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High Prairie
High Prairie Methodist Church
MYF
Chistmas Carling
High Prairie Church
Notice of Final Assessment Schedule Street Improvement No 204 Muscatine Iowa
City of Muscatine Iowa adopts final assessment schedule for Street Improvement Program No 204 dated December 1984. Describes parcels along Main Street Broadway to Cheery Avenue and adjacent blocks with lots and tracts, stating assessments, parcel boundaries, and streets involved. City Clerk Florence Mason signs the notice.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Muscatine County
Towa
Broadway
Main Street
Grands Vinn Ave
Mills Street
Mary Street
Grandview Avenue
Jina
Lees
Adeilian
Alang
Grand
Beginni
Mason City
Lown
Stanley Urges Iowa Sales Tax For Education
West Liberty Senator elect David Stanley urged replacing part of property taxes with a state sales tax to fund education. He cited a 1965 bill died in the Senate and cited a Cedar and Muscatine counties poll showing 86 percent favor raising the state sales tax for schools. He argued sales tax is fairer and Iowa ranks 48th in state support for local schools.
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West Liberty
David Stanley
Muscatine
West Liberty Parent-Teacher Association
Towa
Stanley
House of Representatives
Senate
Cedar
Muscaline
Sehionts
Ais
Autograph Collectors Pay More for Washington Land Wares
American autograph collectors show readiness to pay higher prices for George Washington land warrants than for those tied to any other president. The trend highlights Washington's longstanding prominence and the collectible value attached to his land tenure rights.
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George Washington
Parimutuel Betting Hinted for Iowa Fairs
A special research committee urged allowing pari mutuel betting on horse races at Iowa fairs including county and district fairs and the State Fair. The Des Moines panel predicted $7.6 million annual tax revenue within six to ten years, pending action by the Iowa Fair Association. Gov. Harold Hughes refused to back a betting bill but said safeguards are essential. Grain quotations for Muscatine today list corn moisture and discounts.
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Des Moines
Towa
Towa Fair Managers‘ Association
Jean Kleve
Humboldt
Harold Hughes
Chicago Potatoes Market Report
Chicago traders report U.S. potato shipments arriving, with moderate demand and only slight price movement. russets show a touch stronger tone while overall markets remain steady, with prices around 5.30 in key markets and notable activity in Red River Valley and Maine areas.
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Chicago
USDA
U.S
Gariot
Alent
Tau
Maine
Ussea
Red
River Valley
New York Stocks Slide Amid Mixed Tuesday Prices
Merrill Lynch quotes show Am Can at 42 percent, Gen Bloc at 244, Pepsi Cola 675, Gen Tel 36, Radio Corp 36, Goodyear 455, Sears Roebuck 50, Sinclair 53, Int Paper 242, Bendix 61, Maytag 4135, Swift 573, Monsanto 286, Texaco 7 1/2, Nat Dairy 80, Curtiss Wr 11, Union Pac 4878, Westinghouse 2.5, and West 2.0 with Merrill Lynch and Savitn listed among providers.
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Pepsi Cola
Alum Co
Proc & Sant
M & Fi Goodrich
Radio Corp
T& Tatty
Goodyear
Sears Roeb
Sinclair Oi
Nall Gas
Socony Bae
Anaconda
T & T Sila Sou
Sid Brands
Bendix Aw i
Beth Sd
Boeing Air
Maytag
Swift
Chrysler
Monsanto
Texaco
Zorn
Dairy
Thatcher Glass HS
Curtiss Wr
Mont Ward
Uninn Pac Tix
Xy Cent
Tom Air
Zaguman
Tord
Sen Elec O2ty West AF Tel
Westingh
Rail and steel shares fall in late trading
New York markets closed with rail and steel stocks down after a volatile session. Trading stayed active with volume around 48 million shares, higher than Monday’s 4.77 million. Early gains faded as a broad set of blue chips trimmed their advances.
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New York
Omaha Livestock Prices Report
The Omaha cattle market shows 9 500 cattle and 100 calves with steers heifers and feeders steady. Hog prices at 15 008 with arrows and gills steady to 35 while spots slip 50. Slaughter lambs near steady with some prime demand. lamb prices around 2 50 to 21.00. Sows steady to 25 higher in places.
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Omaha
USDA
Sweetland Sales Operator Faces Stock Act Compliance
The USDA reported Sweetland Sales Operator Arthur Ryan engaged in marketing practices in Chicago without proper stockyard records. He allegedly violated the Packers and Stockyards Act by failing to maintain required accounts and to comply with land records and bonding provisions. Ryan's responses were muted, hearings waived, and actions proceed toward cease and desist orders.
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Chicago
Arthur Ryan
USDA
Ryan
Ad Ryan
U. S. Department of Agri
Grain Futures Generally Weak on Board of Trade Trading
In Chicago the grain market showed weakness amid active trading on the Board of Trade. News of a potential national railroad strike next week pressured prices as Wheat, corn, and rye dipped, soybeans fell further, oats held steady, and losses were noted across other grains with December contracts reacting to the strike uncertainty.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Chicago Produce Market Prices Steady Despite Mild Shifts
Chicago wholesale prices show little change across items. Live poultry and certain car grades hold steady with minimal movement noted. Unquoted dirties and some checks remain unchanged while select grades move within narrow ranges.
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Marie Halbert
Francis J. Lenoch
J. J. Welsh
Mary Lynn Brecht
Mary Madeleva
Bay.m
Mr. Beckey J
Joseph Beckey
Marlin Beckey
Terry Beckey
Thomas Beckey
John Beckey
Ered
Eschenauer
W. J. Cullen
John Hendricks
Raymond Randleman
C. Lee Hendricks
Harold K. Hayes
Walter H. Klink
William F. Kook
Margaret D. Tomney
St Mary's Church
Margaret Domney
Carl Clems
Aleve Dynhaus
Tom Harper
David White
Joe Aull
James Bryne
Edward Furlong
Phil Cashman
Everett Hoffmeyer
Talerment
St. Mary's Semetary
Tomney
Columbus Junction
Joseph F Bec
Nils Labs
Fiat
Daily Report
Doane Goodken
Kenneth D. Muara
Justice Court
Hurtbut
Billy Archie Lawson
Oklahoma City
Okla
David Horney
Bernard Flanders
Paul Sweitzer
WSCS
High Prairie Church News
Merrill Lynes
Pierce Fennec
Savitn
Omaha Livestock
Sweetland
Bunter Sizad
Santa
ST Ucts
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