Council Divides on Salary Increase for City Physician
At a Thursday meeting the council agreed to draft a resolution raising the city health physician’s pay from 50 to 75 dollars a month, effective next term. Mayor Benham cast the deciding vote after a 4 to 4 split. eight aldermen weighed in with four for and four against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
A. L. Bryan
B. C. Benham
John Itchley
Henry Matthiessen
D. M. Keckler
E. D. Maher
C. F. Borchardt
E. C. Schoemaker
E. D. Horst
Elmer Graebner
City finances show increased building permits and overdrafts
City engineer H H Fitzgerald reports total building operations at 10 855 with four new buildings in permits totaling 9 800. Treasurer J H Schreurs lists cash balance 158 847 88 after 1 821 70 overdrafts across road districts levee bond fund electric light fund and sewer improvement funds. Rock Island Railroad ordered to repair Monroe Street overhead bridge within five days. An ordinance will require a city department cash receipts record to be kept at the city recorder's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Fitzgerald
J. H. Schreurs
Treasury
Electric Light and Power
Rock Island Railroad
Monroe Street
Frank Drake
Christmas Programs Mark School Closing
Pupils and teachers of the Muscatine public schools prepare Christmas season programs to be shown at several buildings Friday afternoon. Regular classes end at noon, and the Christmas vacation begins Friday afternoon and runs until Tuesday morning January 3.
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Muscatine
Radio Rialto Highlights Grand Holiday Broadcasts Tonight
Radio's Rialto presents an all ages program with Santa Claus and gnomes on WJZ at 6. The Man Higher Up from Q Henry airs at 7, Magic Isle on WJZ and KYW at 8, plus orchestral and vocal selections on WEAF WCCO WOC WOW. Maria Karenko and Beatrice Harrison join Atwater Kent hour with Nahan Franko directing, broadcast at 9:15 on the NBC network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Santa Claus
WJZ
Q. Henry
Jeff Peters
KYW
Rosario Bourdon Orchestra
WEAF
Louis Katzman
WCCO
WOC
WOW
la France Orchestra
WHO
W4jz
Iowa
Margaret Dvorak
Cedar Rapids
KWCR
Marjorie Burns
Josh
Barnyard
At &8
KOIL
Marie Karenko
Maria Karenko
Beatrice Harrison
Atwater Kent
Atwater Kent Orchestra
Nahan Franko
Mme
Kurenko
Siberian soprano studies law while singer bloom
A native of Tomsk, Mme. Kurerko began music training in Moscow at twelve and studied under Mazetti at the Moscow Conservatory. She simultaneously pursued law at the University of Moscow and graduated from both paths around the same time before debuting with Micharkoff’s opera company.
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Los Angeles
Royal College of Music
Berlin
Hugo Becker
Harrison
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
H. M
National Broadcasting Company
Tomsk
Siberia
Mme. Kurerko
Moscow
Mazetti
Moscow Conservatory
University of Moscow
Micharkoff
WOC Program Highlights and Evening Broadcast Schedule
The listing outlines a December Saturday broadcast with segments from 7:00 to 8:00 PM including the Happy Hour of Morning Orting Market, 11:00 weather and market notes, 1:57 time signals, 2:00 weather and grain livestock and product notes, 5:45 to 6:00 chimes concert, 6:00 sport news, and 7:00 to 8:00 RCA program featuring the New York Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Damrosch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RCA
New York Symphony Orchestra
Walter Damrosch
Victorecord Program Schedules a December Radio Lineup
On December 17 an early morning program features Victor record highlights at 9:45 Science News of the Week, then Market and Weather Reports at 10, Road Reports at 10:15, Herbie Koch organ at 10:30, and Landscape Architecture by F.A. Robinson at 11:30. The noon close of markets follows. Evening broadcasts include The Ambassadors, Four Kings of Harmony, Walter Damrosch and his Orchestra, Philco Orchestra and Soloist, and Palais Dor Orchestra on NBC.
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Victorecord
Herbie Koch
dLandscape
F.A. Robinson
the Ambassadors
Four Kings of Harmony
Walter Damrosch
His
Orch
NBC
Philco Orch
Sunday School to Present Cantata at First Presbyterian
The First Presbyterian Church Sunday school will present the cantata Keep Christ in Christmas at evening service replacing the usual program. Also advertised is Sunlite-Jell gelatine dessert available in lemon orange cherry raspberry strawberry mint with rich fruit flavors and healthful digestion.
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First Presbyterian Church
Santa's Corner letters to Santa from Muscatine children
Reader notes and sample letters to Santa from local children in Muscatine Iowa, asking for trains dolls dresses shoes candy and nuts. The page explains the program and directs letters to Santa via the Journal and Welfare association for possible aid.
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Santa Claus
Santa’s Corner
Santa
Charles Kern
The
Welfare Association
South End
Kitty
Myrtle Sizek
Muscatine
Franklin School
Richard Beutler
Hershey Avenue
Cookies Sent to Knoxville Veterans Hospital
One hundred sixty seven dozen cookies were packed Thursday evening and sent to the World War Veterans Hospital at Knoxville Iowa. The contribution came from the Women’s Auxiliary of the Edward H Bitter Post American Legion and Friends, below the 200 dozen quota and less than last December’s amount. Cookies are served daily to veterans through these contributions.
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World War Veterans’ Hospital
Knoxville
Women’s
Edward H. Bitter
Legion district committees organize hospital support rotation
The article notes that the American Legion structure assigns a district to send a representative for a month each year while state officers oversee the twelfth month. In the Second district covering Mases tine county a December hospital presentation is organized by chairman Mrs. J. W. Hullier and her committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iliary
The
American Legion
Ae Masestine
J. W. Hullier
Bloomington Farm Bureau Meeting Deferred
Weather conditions forced the postponement of a Blooming ton township Farm Bureau meeting scheduled for Thursday evening at the Grange Hall. The program titled A Day's Work and other numbers will be presented at the January meeting.
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Bloomington Township Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Vlaw
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Mildred
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June Beutler
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West Sixth Street
Helen Marie Strong
Kellogg’s All-Bran
Bob
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Geo. Bitman
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Bloomington
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6Th and Mulberry Avenue
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Iowa En Gange
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Chuck Roast
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Peter House
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