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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1915
Page
8
Driving war shortages hit road work as galvanized iron and Sylvanized pipe become scarce. State rules bar reinforced concrete pipe and delay in delivery pushes work past May. Edwin T. Morley leaves his East Eighth Street home for Marshall Texas due to parental illness.
A cross-state automobile speed contest to test highway quality and driver skill spans Iowa towns from Burlington to Council Bluffs. Entrants include Hal Wells, John A Thompson, Harvey Strong, LeRoy Perkins, with plans to boost roadwork and promote the White Pole route. Possible contenders include Homer Stanley and W H Pattee, aiming to beat current records and attract statewide attention.
The case of Ea Hark former Burlington baseball star suing four Burlington doctors for 75000 over alleged failure to properly set broken bones after a fall from the Wagner hotel in the summer of 1912 is set to be heard again in the U S district court southern district of Iowa next week. Mrs A H Patson of Columbus Junction visited in Burlington yesterday staying with Clayton Morford at 508 East Fourth Street.
The Muscatine Concert Band formed to meet a long felt need in Muscatine. Directed by I. L. Manhardt with Fred Gremmel as manager, the group includes about 25 to 30 top local musicians and has shown rapid progress since its short history.
The R and M Hose Co will auction the personal effects of its members after the firm disbanded to form a paid city department. The sale is set for Monday evening at 7:30. Officers hope for good turnout to keep items from strangers. Also noted, Miss Gretchen Allen and Miss Clara Hall traveled home to Bayfield for weekend plans.
Muscatine’s Oscar Grossheim, a renowned photographer, receives credit for the Journal’s Diamond Jubilee illustrations. His studio supplied most originals, showing enterprise and co operation with the Journal staff. The edition highlights Muscatine’s progress through vivid portraits and scenes captured by Grossheim.
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