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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1927

Page

14

Sweetland Center Leads Rural Attendance Records

Sweetland Center School under Miss Edna Belle Shepard reported a perfect attendance streak since opening, with many rural schools posting high marks in November. The list names 30 schools and teachers, led by 100 percent scores at Prospect, Brock Way, Wild Rose, Central, and Sweetland Center, among others.

Sweetland Center Edna Belle Shepard E. D. Bradley Sweetland Prospect Dorothy King Brock Way Margaret Hesseltine Wild Rose Frances Wieskamp Central Nellie Mahoney Prospect Hill Evelyn Mangels Rainbow Evelyn Wagner Osage Cora Beard Goshen Valley Marian McFadden Patterson Florence Healey Fairview Dorothy Brown Green Valley Margaret Locust Grove Beulah Miller Harriette James Mittman Ruth Froehner Cedar Valley Elizabeth Satterthwaite Dickerson Phyllis Romaine Pike Mildred Smith Independence Margaret Brown Prairie Hazel Colberg Cranston

Fire damage at Folsom home estimated near four thousand

A fire at Dr. S. D. Folsom residence 514 Leroy street Friday afternoon caused losses estimated between 3500 and 4000 dollars. No one was home and a passerby nearby alerted authorities. Firefighters kept the blaze to the roof with water damage from hose lines. Another fire at Earl Woods 321 West Second street caused about ten dollars damage from a chimney spark igniting the roof with three fire stations responding and six gallons of chemical used.

Dr. S. D. Folsom Leroy Street Earl Woods West Second Street

Weekend bus fire causes minor damage in city

Small damage resulted from two fires Saturday evening and Sunday morning. A Chrysler coach owned by Lyle L. McGreer caught fire at 3 34 Sunday morning and flames damaged the front seat. The blaze apparently started from a lighted cigarette. The coach was parked at 605 East.

Chrysler Lyle L. McGreer

Bold confrontation over charges and morals at work

Lillig confronts Bowman in a heated exchange claiming he was unjustly charged. He storms into his superior's office demanding an explanation as Bowman asserts concerns about the morals of a young subordinate. The clash hints at deeper disciplinary tensions in the organization.

Lillig Bowman

Pawnee Bill Charged With Attempted Murder After Altercation

The account notes Pawnee Bill near fatally striking a man at the place. It is stated he should leave the Indian territory with a charge of attempted murder. The superintendent’s name is omitted per request.

Pawnee Indian Territory

Community Sings Planned on City Hall Lawn

Muscatine prepares a large Christmas song fest on the city hall lawn next Saturday at 8 30 PM. A stereopticon will project hymn words onto the building while local musicians accompany. Silent Night and O Come All Ye Faithful lead the familiar program. Rev V L Shontz leads the Muscatine Ministerial Association event scheduled to last 30 or 40 minutes. American road building machinery is to be used on highways of Brazil.

Muscatine City Hall Brazil

Chimney Fire at 206 West Seventh Street Causes No Damage

Fire at the Leo Maher home 206 West Seventh Street sparked at 9 47 Saturday night. Firemen from stations No 1 and No 2 responded to the alarm. The chimney fire caused no damage.

Eighth Street Leo Maher West Seventh Street

Jurors Drawn For the January Term in Louisa County

Wapello Iowa December 19 Following are the grand jurors and petit jurors summoned to serve during the January term of Louisa county district court Judge Oscar Hale to preside Grand jurors include W H Allen F L Bishop A J Cox Mrs E B Creswell Fred Enz A W Heins J E Kerr E E Kendall F M Lynch Claude McCoy Earl Wilson Jay Wall Petit jurors listed include Mrs W Q O Allen Norman Brook Horace Brown Olive Brown Mrs E W Browning Mrs C A Brown Dale Callahan John Campbell W D Curran M L Dailey Lyle Duncan Mrs Rush Gast R E Griffith Howard Green F E Humphrey W A Havenhill C M Herrick C J Hanft Glenn Houseal Allen Hudson Emma Isett W H Jones May Kemp Albert Kremer Kate Kremer Effie Kelly Orville Latty Maude B Lesnet Mrs H M Leyda dna Lieberknecht Mrs J M Morrison Mrs G H McConahay R F Mellinger C C Murphy M J McCulley George F Ong C H Orr C EB Pierce Mrs J R Rees D L Roberts Earl Stafford H V Stineman A L Springer Mrs Lett Thomas Mrs W H Timmons W D Waterhouse Bert Wolfe A O Williams Corning Thrown from a horse when it slipped on an icy pavement and dragged a short distance when his foot caught in the stirrup David Riegel 15 of Corning was killed here

Earl Wilson Jay Wall W. QO. Allen Norman Brook Horace Brown Olive Brown E. W. Browning C. A. Brown Dale Callahan John Campbell W. D. Curran M L. Dailey Lyle Duncan Rush Gast R. E. Griffith Howard Green F. E. Humphrey W. A Havenhill C. M. Herr

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