KIWANIANS PLAN YULE FESTIVITIES WITH ORPHANS
Kiwanis club opens Christmas week with a Tuesday meeting program and a Friday Riverside park event. Santa will appear Tuesday and distribute candy to orphans from the Lutheran Home, who will be guests for the carol concert and vocal numbers. George Embree chairs the organizing committee.
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Kiwanis Club
Santa Claus
Riverside Park
Orphans’ Band
Kiwanians
Lutheran Orphans’ Home
George Embree
Local notices and community updates from Muscatine area
Community items include travel notices from Donald Chamberlers and Mrs J H St John, plans for a Boy Scouts meeting in the Hershey building, hospital admissions and discharges, an oyster supper at the Grafil club, a drunken driving fine for AB Lockwood, and updates on missing man Henry Hoeksema with unverified Detroit leads. The stock market shows 925 hog receipts and shipments from local farms.
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Muscatine
Stores 10 Stay Open Evenings For Christmas Shoppers
Muscatine merchants vote to keep ten stores open four evenings this week starting Wednesday. Stores will offer continuous service until 9 PM or later from Wednesday through Saturday, after considering a full seven night schedule.
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Muscatine
City Attorneys Head to Des Moines for Guiher Report Hearing
City Attorney Frank Drake and associate J F Devitt will travel to Des Moines tonight to argue before Federal Judge George C Scott against the Guiher special master report on the Muscatine gas case. The council expects an uphill battle, aiming to strike parts of Guiher's 18 month inquiry that the city deems unfair to Muscatine Lighting Co.
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Frank Drake
J. F. Devitt
Des Moines
George C. Scott
John A. Guiher
Guiher
Muscatine Lighting Company
Schreurs Hurd Engagement Announced at Iowa City
Frances Schreurs of 617 East Tenth Street Iowa City becomes engaged to Marshall B. Hurd of Spirit Lake. The couple announced at the Zeta Tau Alpha house Friday. Schreurs, University of Iowa graduate, was active in Zeta Tau Alpha Daily Iowan staff and various campus groups. Hurd is a University of Iowa engineering student and Sigma Nu Theta Tau member.
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Schreurs-Hurd
Iowa City
Frances Schreurs
East Tenth Street
Marshall B. Hurd
Spirit Lake
Zeta Tau Alpha
Miss Schreurs
University of Iowa
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
Y. W. C. A. Council
Daily Iowan
Panhellenic Council
Theta Sigma Phi Journalistic Sorority
Octave Thanet Literary Society
Former Muscatine Couple Celebrate Silver Wedding
Mr and Mrs Ivan Risley of Davenport who lived in Muscatine six years celebrated their silver wedding at a party at 245 West Thirtieth street on Sunday. They are parents of four children and Mrs Risley was Emma Hines before marriage.
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Muscatine
Ivan Risley
Davenport
West Thirtieth Street
Risley
Emma Hines
Royal Neighbors Juvenile Club Hosts Christmas Party
Members of the Juvenile organization of the Royal Neighbors of America held a Christmas party at Mrs. Martha Oberhaus home at 419 Mulberry Avenue Saturday afternoon. Mothers of the members served. Thirty eight participated in the contests and games. Gifts were distributed to all.
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Royal Neighbors Society
Royal Neighbors of America Lodge
Martha Oberhaus
Mulberry Avenue
Cc W Club Meets at Mrs Wilson Home
Mrs Earl Wilson hosted the Cc W club at her East Fifth street home on Friday afternoon. A three course dinner was served at five o clock and Christmas gifts were exchanged. Mrs Henry Boldt will host the next meeting in two weeks.
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Cc. W
Wilson Home
Earl Wilson
East Fifth Street
Cc. W. Club
Henry Boldt
Lady Moose Lodge Plans Christmas Party
The Lady Moose lodge No. 7 will hold a Christmas party Thursday evening at the National Fraternal home. All members and their children are invited. The lodge will hold its regular meeting Tuesday evening at the home.
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Lady Moose Lodge
Miss Jessie Royster Weds Joseph Morris in Rock Island
Miss Jessie Royster of Muscatine and Joseph Morris of Oquawka Illinois were married at 4 pm Saturday in the First Baptist church study Rock Island by Rev G A Sheetz. The couple will reside at Oquawka.
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Jessie Royster
Joseph Morris
Muscatine
Oquawka
First Baptist Church
Rock Island
G. A. Sheetz
Oyster Supper After Trinity Choir Cantata
Members of Trinity Episcopal Church vested choir and soloists hosted an oyster supper in the parish hall after presenting the Christmas cantata on Sunday.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Ladies Aid divisions meet at two homes
Divisions B and D of the Ladies Aid society of the United Brethren church will meet Wednesday afternoon. Division B meets in the first room at Mrs. Roy Fisher’s home, 719 Mulberry Avenue, and Division D meets at Mrs. J. H. Cannar’s home, 1007 Cypress Street.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of
The
United Brethren Church
Roy Fisher
Mulberry Avenue
J. H. Cannar
Cypress Street
Sunshine club hosts 10 cent exchange social at Woodmen hall
The Sunshine club of the Woodbine camp and Royal Neighbors of America lodge plan a 10 cent exchange social with a Tuesday afternoon meeting at Woodmen hall. Hostesses include Mesdames Lena Stein Margaret Vanatta Mary Wollett and Emma Leysen.
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Sunshine Club
Woodbine Camp
Royal Neighbors of America Lodge
Woodmen Hall
Mesdames
Lena Stein
Margaret Vanatta
Mary Wollett
Emma Leysen
Blicker society meeting at Mrs. Baker home
The Blicker society of the First Methodist Episcopal church will meet at 7 45 Tuesday evening at 707 Newell Avenue. Devotionals will be led by Mrs. Jesse Foster with Miss Edith Bond directing the program.
Ladies Aid Society Meeting Postponed To December
The regular meeting of the Ladies Aid society of the Mulford Congregational church is postponed from Wednesday to December 28.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Mulford Congregational Church
Christmas Party for Girls Friendly Society
The Girls Friendly Society of Trinity Episcopal Church holds a Christmas party at 7 30 Tuesday evening in the parish hall.
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Girls Friendly Society of
Trinity Episcopal Church
Singapore Temperatures Stay Above Seventy for a Year
Data shows Singapore’s average monthly temperatures remained at or above 70 degrees Fahrenheit across the previous 12 months, with no reading dipping below that threshold. Officials note tropical climate variability and urban heat effects as contributing factors.
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Singapore
Police Identify Kidnapper's Car In California Case
Los Angeles police identified the automobile used by the kidnapper as a vehicle stolen in Kansas City and later taken in San Diego, bearing California license plates.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Kansas City
California
San Diego
Prairie School Christmas Program Planned
Prairie school under Miss Hazel Colberg plans a Christmas entertainment on Wednesday evening with refreshments for the school fund. The program features exercises, recitations such as A Dream of Santa and My Hat, dialogues including The Merry Maid's Club and The Deaf Grandma, readings, and songs by students including Mae Paustian and Florence Schlapkohl.
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Prairie School
Hazel Colberg
Santa
Bernice Schlapkohl
Lloyd Riessen
Merry Maid’s Club
Florence Schlapkohl
Arlene Ihms
Edith
Adeline Riessen
Ione Paustian
Alice Nielsen
Seat Reservations Open For Junior Class Play
The junior class play The Whole Towns Talking will be performed at the high school auditorium. Seat reservations open Tuesday morning at Henderson Drug Store with advance sales ongoing. Proceeds aid the junior senior banquet expenses and cast work is complete after a dress rehearsal at the school.
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Henderson Drug Store
New York
Mary G. Thompson
Ryan Moves for Retrial of Case
James J. Ryan filed in district court exceptions to Judge W W Scott's jury instructions and a motion for retrial in the case against Clarence Oppelt who sued for 350 dollars for auditing accounts for Winn Construction company. Oppelt received a verdict November 30. attorneys are Drake and Wilson for Oppelt and J F Devitt for Ryan.
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James J. Ryan
W. W. Scott
Clarence Oppelt
Oppelt
Winn Construction Company
Ryan
Drake & Wilson
J. F. Devitt
Trial begins in suit over bank check dispute
The American Savings Bank sues Joe Lang of Wilton and George Frye of Muscatine for 300 dollars over a check Lang gave Frye after an automobile accident. Lang says payment was stopped for misrepresentation. Defenses include non-cash of the check, existing funds, and knowledge of stop payment. Judge W. W. Scott presides. Attorneys: G. Allbee for the bank and F. A. Martin for Lang. Frye has not filed a pleading.
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American Savings Bank
Joe Lang
Wilton
George Frye
Muscatine
W. W. Scott
Lang
Frye
American Bank
G. Allbee
F. A. Martin
Christmas Gifts Distributed at Rotary Meeting
Rotary members at Hotel Muscatine received Christmas gifts with Ray Dunker acting as Santa. Toys will go to the Day Nursery for Christmas. Plans were made to distribute gifts to needy city children the day before Christmas. Arnold Bartett, Muscatine High School basketball captain, is the student member this month.
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Muscatine
Sub S-4 recovery effort resumes in Provincetown
Six pontoons in tow of tugs Saga and Iuka arrived in Provincetown Mass this afternoon and work began to position them for efforts to raise the submarine S-4.
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Provincetown
Mass
Sagamore
Iuka
Relief Expected As Cold Wave Eases Across State
The weather bureau predicted relief from the cold spell within 24 hours with warming in the northwest tonight and elsewhere Tuesday. City Hall recorded two degrees above zero at 7 am, four degrees below Saturday, while the river rose eight inches to 6.3 feet in the past day.
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Weather Bureau
Add Three Clerks at Postoffice to Handle Big Rush
Three additional clerks were added to the postal force to handle the annual holiday mails at the postoffice today. George Slattery and Walter Knetsch aid in deliveries and Miss Dorothy Hahn assists in the office. Robert Zeidler will manage the lobby booth for stamp sales, freeing clerks to handle parcels.
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George Slattery
Walter Knetsch
Dorothy Hahn
Robert Zeidler
McKee
Muscatine
Chicago
Mr. McKee
Night school announces two week break and new term
The notice states a two week vacation for night school with classes resuming January 9. A second eight week term begins January 16 offering intensive courses in various subjects. Further curriculum details will be announced later.
Divorce suit alleges cruelty in Greiner case
Jesse L. Greiner sues Julia F. Greiner in district court this afternoon claiming cruelty. The couple, married Oct. 6, 1921, have one child and are represented by attorney J. F. Devitt.
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Jesse L. Greiner
Julia F. Greiner
J. F. Devitt
Greiners
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Lutheran
City News
Donald Chamberlers
Palace Theater
J. H. St. John
Cherry Street
J. Allan Hicks
United Rew
T. Ray Brown
Pine Street
John Soukup
Riverside
W. H. Droll
Hills
John Doerres
Lone Tree
J. E. Furlong
Letts
Bellevue Hospital
E. L. Rabe
Clyde Minder
Grafil Club
AB. Lockwood
Justice H. D. Horst
Menzo Grady
Irvin Willhite
George Wittich
Cedar Street
Hershey Hospital
Henry Hoeksema
West Seventh Street
Detroit
Mich
Guider
Gar
Rotary
Sporting Goods
D&m
Thompson’s Hardware Store
East Second Street
Walter France
Prop
Magnus Model Laundry
Procter & Gamble Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
Magnus Model
Sycamore Street
Muscatine, Iowa
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