Prizes Offered to School Children for Red Cross Stamps
The Civic association in this city offers four prizes to school children who sell the most Red Cross Christmas stamps before Christmas. First prize is a cash award of one dollar, second seven cents, third forty cents, and fourth twenty five cents. Edward Cantor reports selling 600 stamps and seeks more. Fifty thousand stamps have been received. Murgentine is the only Iowa city allowed to sell Red Grass seals for non tuberculosis aid. Proceeds support the playgrounds movement and the city’s leading orchestra and dancing school events.
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Efort
Red Cross
Clvb Association
Civic Association
Edward Cantor
Murgentine
Iowa
Sisteran-law of Judge Deemer Dies in West Liberty
West Liberty Iowa Dec 10 Special Miss Carrie Harrison a well known resident and sister of Mrs Horace W Deamer a member of the supreme court is dead at her home Only her mother and sister survive Funeral arrangements not yet made and plan to await Judge and Mrs Deemer from Des Moines expected to reach West Liberty late this afternoon
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West Liberty
Carrie Harrison
Edward Harrison
Horace W. Deamer
Supreme Court Ofstice
Deemer
Des Moines
Interurban streetcar work in Davenport nearing finish
Davenport and Muscatine Interurban construction advances as tracks inside the city near completion. A key change will remove Second Street between Walnut and Cedar this week, with tearing up of the current tracks to begin soon under general superintendent K C Weeden. Final stages at Hast Second Street switch depend on Mulberry and Second, with a straight through route now planned ahead of spring.
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Davenport & Muscatine
K. C. Weeden
Opera Hong
Walnut
Cedar Streets
Supt. Weeden
Hast Second Street
Mulberry Avenue
Second
Supt
Weeden
No appropriation blocks Muscatine harbor plan
Muscatine Launch club and Muscatine Commercial club leaders failed in an effort to obtain funding for a harbor seawall. A committee including I X Schaefer Joseph Havercamp and Jacob Schomberg, with Jiesler, met Major Keller in Davenport who said no appropriation exists and Congress has not allocated funds for the project.
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Muscatine
Such & Durposs
Increase in Unfilled Tonnage for U S Steel November 30
New York Dec 10 The unfilled tonnage of United States Steel Corp for November 30 totals 52,892 tons, an increase of 248,502 tons from October 31. The rise reflects ongoing production and inventory adjustments affecting steel shipments nationwide.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Body of Mrs Chaudain Arrives for Burial in Muscatine
The body of Mrs Jane Chaudain, longtime Muscatine resident and grandmother of G A Prank and Bert L Chaudain, is expected to arrive soon from Spokane, Washington. Her remains have been kept in a Spokane vault since February, and Howard Chaudain of Riceville is arranging shipment to Muscatine for burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Jane Chaudain
G. A. Prank
Bert L. Chaudain
Muscating
Burled i Greenwood Cem
Society notes mark class at church dinner sale
Society notes describe W. W. W. marking class and girls popping corn after study. Aliss Nancy Hic cok's leather class met Monday evening. A turkey dinner and fancy work sale planned at the new ME Church tomorrow. Dinner service priced at 25 cents. Fancy work sale to begin at 1 o'clock.
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Ic. Net
Aliss Nancy Hicok
New ME
Four Day Coat Sale Promises Big Savings
Wiss Jeam Nagel of Lone Tree visits the city before heading to Davenport for a short stay. A four day sale offers coats once priced at 20, 25, and 20 dollars with substantial savings, advertised by B. E. Lilly.
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Wiss Jeam Nagel
Lone Tree
Davenport
Noos
B. E. Lilly Do
B. E. Lilly —Adv
Elks Discuss Plans for $15,000 Annex
A Davenport architects sketch on display at the Elks meeting outlined an addition to the lodge building on West Front street. A committee was appointed to advance the project though no definite action was taken.
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Jaca] Elks
West Front Street
Temple
Drm
Temple &Burns
Davenport
Lodge
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