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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1930
Page
2
St Marys Church Wilton schedules a December 16 and 17 winter bazaar and festival at the old Masonic hall. Goose dinner Tuesday 5 8 pm. Wednesday lunch includes oyster soup sandwiches and ice cream. Dance and orchestra planned Wednesday. volunteer chairmen named for both evenings.
West Liberty Liberty chapter Royal Arch Masons No. 79 elected officers Tuesday night with Carl Schiele as high priest M C Swan as king Carrol Priess scribe John Shetler treasurer J M Addleman secretary The officers will be installed in January Entertains P E O members and guests heard papers on Educational Fund Home and World News About Women A Christmas gift exchange is planned for later program includes students and teachers home for holidays. Infant daughter dies and other social notices follow.
Des Moines AP reports Fred C. Wood, 80, died early this morning from injuries after being struck by a street car. Witnesses say Wood hailed a car and rushed across the tracks toward the intersection to board it, misjudging the distance. Operator G. F. Parker said he did not see Wood until it was too late to avoid impact.
Lions club outlines plans for a community Christmas tree at Van Buren and Second streets with wiring donated by Iowa Southern Utilities. Funds raised go to Federated clubs for a children's treat and program. Also announced are a banquet for Wapello High School football squad and a basketball game against Sperry Independents at the high school gym.
Miss Minnie Siders aged 60 died Sunday in Milwaukee hospital after a breakdown. She taught in Iowa and Wisconsin schools, lived near West Liberty, and leaves five brothers and two sisters. Funeral services were held in Milwaukee and at Snider's chapel. Mr and Mrs Lester Offerman welcomed daughter Janice Elaine Dec 9.
Col. Junction Columbus Junction local notices recount Mrs. S M Overholt speaking on The Passion Play to Half Hour club, PTA meeting at the high school, travel plans of Mrs. Dwight Woodburn, and social visits across town. Students plan a declamatory contest coached by Mrs. William Connor as folks socialize at several homes.
City representatives finalize arrangements for a community Christmas tree with presents to be distributed on Christmas Eve. Masons elect officers led by E. J. Richards as worshipful master of Orient Lodge No. 365. joint installation with the Eastern Star planned for January 6. Royal Neighbors elect officers led by Gladys Spencer as oracle. A construction effort is underway to dredge and realign Creek just east of the business district to improve drainage.
West Liberty residents Noland Fogg Crees and Emmer Webb attended a Masonic lodge meeting in Tipton Tuesday evening. Virginia Snider, star of Gypsie Pires on Augusta radio, heard the cast broadcast. Nellie Nichols and her mother visited Cedar Rapids business offices with Mrs. Atkins and Mrs. Nichols. Dr A E Ady and E R Richards drove to St Louis. Mrs. Murray of Omaha visits relatives in West Liberty this week.
The Yellow Springs township women met all day led by Mrs. Anna Sands with Mrs. Roy Scott hosting and lamp shade lesson. Jack Pilling was elected township chairman and next meeting is with Mrs. Mell McElhinney. A covered dish dinner was served. The Women’s Relief Corps elected officers with Nora Smith re-elected president and other officers named. Delegate roles to department and district conventions were set for Marie Cornie and Nora Smith with alternates. December party committee named.
Pleasant Prairie Savings bank held its annual meeting with stockholders and depositors where officers and directors were elected. J R Baker serves as president, J R Dose as vice president, directors include J L Giesler George Grimm Charles Hermann and Henry Martz. Charles Hermann is cashier with A E Kretschmar as assistant cashier. The annual dividends were paid at the meeting.
The Woman's Home Missionary society of Grace Reformed church will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. W. Lenker with Mrs. Clarence Lenker assisting. The fireman's benefit movie Seven Keys to Baldpate drew large crowds on both Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Mrs. Harvey Griffith attended a party in Moline at Mrs. John Grogan's home on Tuesday. Peter Ketelsen leaves for Yuma Arizona to spend the winter. W. G. Griffith and son Harry were business visitors in Muscatine on Tuesday.
New Era Ladies Aid elected Mrs George Mc Closkey president for the coming year at the annual meeting in the community building. Officers include Mrs Thomas Noble vice president Mrs Charles Holtz secretary Mrs Fred Crow assistant secretary and Mrs William Fitchner treasurer. Flower committee members are Mrs Ed Partel Mrs August Henke and Mrs George Brei. The day included quilting and a noon pot luck dinner.
Virgil Harris, 24, detained as a suspect in the Monday night killing of Thomas Risk, 55, grocer. County Attorney Carl Hendrickson filed a murder warrant to prevent habeas corpus release. Harris’ lawyer demanded an immediate hearing. Authorities say Harris may have driven the bandit car before Risk’s store but he is not charged with the shooting.
Simmons and company a private bank was closed Wednesday in Osceola Iowa with deposits totaling about 1 000 000. Heavy demands were given as the reason for the closing and A A Newers of Osceola was named temporary receiver.
Abner lodge No. 535 A F and A M met Tuesday to elect Worshipful master Johanis Joens senior warden Wayne Stonebarger junior warden O Ray Bontrager secretary Harry Loring treasurer H C Buell. Lunch hosts included Leo Petsel Cleo Jarrard V Smid George Frus and Clayton Petsel. Play "Nora Sees It Through" presented by Reform Church Woman's Missionary society directed by Mrs Will Yakish with cast listed and music by Mrs Norma Giffey and Alice Burr.
Salt Lake City AP says Jean Doyle formerly of Hampton Iowa confessed after a four hour grilling to killing and robbing Sam Frank a 65 year old Memphis Tennessee jewelry auctioneer. She said I killed him I didn't think I could hit him that hard. Police attributed these sentences to her during the confession.
Cedar Rapids AP report says K Earl J. Wilson 24 faces robbery with aggravation and criminal assault charges after allegedly embezzling 300 dollars from Cedar Rapids Engineering where he worked. Police tie him to Oct 16 home invasion of Joseph Weaver theater owner and wife taking 650 dollars. Wilson denies charges. A hearing on a true information was set for today.
Women employees at the county courthouse held their annual Christmas party at noon in Ada Smith’s office. Guests included Mary Otto Brown Myrtle Davis Catherine Hicklin Ruth Kasiske Dorothy Schneider Pauline Johnson Mary Erwin and Florence Winder with a kettledrum dinner provided. Virginia has 15 plants manufacturing paper and pulp products.
Funeral services for John Brown 81 were held at the Christian church in Keota with Rev. L L Cham ness officiating. Pallbearers were William Dawson Frank Glover David Miller J S Carris and P P Shorts. Burial in Keota cemetery alongside his wife one son and two daughters. Survived by sons Waldo Rock Island and Bert Keota adopted daughter Myrtle Brown Streigle near Harper and several grandchildren. Pioneer Keota resident lived in Washington county since age four.
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