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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1926

Page

16

Predicts a Change In Iowa Road Law at Coming Session

John F E D Aue of the Iowa Good Roads association forecasts the legislature will pass a state control bill in January giving the State highway commission full control over primary road funds. He says current county area based distribution is unfair and the primary road network should be treated as a state responsibility.

Des Moines State Highway Commission John FE. D. Aue Iowa Good Roads Association Mr. Aue

Ainsworth Masons Elect New Officers for 1927

Ainsworth Iowa December 16 The regular Masonic lodge meeting elected officers for 1927 W M C C Kieper senior warden Orville Thoma junior warden K A Mathers secretary Dr E Mr Spessard treasurer C R Stearns trustee 5 A Stephens. Other news notes LINCOLN Noble Cedar Rapids spent a few days here. Rev and Mrs W S Moore returned from Mediapolis after attending the funeral of Randolph Kelsey. Cuba Wadsworth returned home near South English after four weeks caring for T J Whitlock, who has been ill.

Ainsworth Masonic Lodge W. M C. C. Kieper Orville Thoma K. A. Mathers E. Mr. Spessard C. R. Stearns A. Stephens Lincoln Noble Cedar Rapids W. S. Moore Mediapolis Randolph Kelsey Washington Cuba Wadsworth South English T. J. Whitlock Chas. Mullin Margaret Condon Etta Rush Malin

Club Girls Hold Annual Meeting in Morning Sun

The O. C. C. club girls north west of Morning Sun held an all day meeting with Alice Hupp. Officers elected for next year include Florence Peters president Frances Cummings vice president Zelda Mc Connahay secretary treasurer. Florence Peters named Ames short course delegate. Attendance eight with eight elder women present.

Morning Sun O. Cc. C Alice Hupp Florence Peters Frances Cummings Zelda McConnahay J. E. Bates Frances Hupp Ames

Washington shoppers include Grace Walker and Reba Spencer

Miss Grace Walker and Miss Reba Spencer were among the Washington shoppers Saturday, alongside da Van Horn in a local outing that highlighted social shopping activity in the community.

da van Horn Miss Grace Walker Reba Spencer Washington

Creomulsion Promises Relief for Persistent Coughs

An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a two fold remedy that soothes inflamed membranes and inhibits germ growth. It claims creosote as a key healing agent and promises relief from persistent coughs bronchitis and other respiratory ailments with money back satisfaction if not relieved.

Pioneer Woman Tillie Moore Found Dead in Letts Home

Tillie Moore 71, lifelong Letts resident, was found dead face down on the floor of her Letts home after a day of poor health. Death due to heart disease. coroner and doctor deemed no inquest necessary. She lived alone, cared for by a schoolgirl helper, with sisters Eliza Miller and Minnie Cates listed. Funeral arrangements pending.

Letts Tillie Moore Miss Moore John Moore Eliza Miller Valentia Kas Minnie Cates Maryville

Grinnell College elects new trustees from multiple states

Samuel Strauss formerly of Des Moines and now a New York resident was elected to Grinnell college board of trustees. Also chosen were Charles H. Haines of Denver and Samuel H. Crosby of Port Arthur Texas. Existing trustees include Walter Head, F J Maytag, Harry Howard, George Bechtel, J N Darling, W G Ray, and G H McMurray.

Grinnell, Ia Samuel Strauss Des Moines New York Grinnell College Strauss Gus Strauss Charles H. Haines Denver Samuel H. Crossby Port Arthur Texas Haines Jrinnell Crosby Grinnell Foundation Walter W. Head Omaha F. J. Maytag Newton Harry S. Howard Oskaloosa George M. Bechtel Davenport J. N. Darling W. G. Ray G. H. McMurray Grinnell

Burial Planned in Wagner Cemetery Family Lot

The note mentions the arrival of her sister Mrs Eliza Miller and that the burial will be in the family lot in the old Wagner cemetery.

Eliza Miller Wagner Cemetery

The Sea Wolf on Screen at A Muse U Theatre

A MUSE U theatre presents The Sea Wolf adaptation of Jack London in a two day run starting Friday. The film features a tanker ferry collision in San Francisco Bay a mutiny aboard the Wolf s sealing schooner and a fiery shipwreck ending. Ralph Ince stars as Wolf Larsen a brutal captain who hosts philosophy and poetry while guiding a lovers tale with a rich clubman and his sweetheart aboard the doomed voyage.

Jack London A-Muse-U San Francisco Bay Wolf” Larsen Ralph W. Ince

Notable Film Cast and Local Business Shift Report

The article highlights performances by Clair Adams Theodore Von Klitz Snitz Edwards and Mitchell Lewis under Mr Ince. It also notes a surge of Punta Arenas Chilean entrepreneurs starting small firms, pulling customers from established businesses and worsening older firms' difficulties.

Sion Mr. Ince Claire Adams Theodore von Klitz Snitz Edwards Mitchell Lewis Punta Arenas Chile

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