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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1930
Page
11
The ad from Meer dink Clothing Co and Glasgow Tailors promotes new shirts from leading manufacturers and coats, hats, and travel gear. Swell patterns offered at almost half price with extra pants free with every suit sold until January first.
The Muscatine junior college mirrors larger colleges with a broad activities mix, despite smaller participation. Students hold jobs to fund expenses, with many working extra hours across local stores, a newspaper, drug stores, and other businesses.
Tuesday December 23 radio grid lists an extensive NBC CBS schedule with programs from Early Birds to Beach View Gardens Orch. featuring Grace Abbott talk and Duke Ellington at Cotton Club, along with multiple dance bands, orchestras, and weather forecasts. The listing includes times, program names, and network affiliations.
December 23 timetable lists Cope Harvey's Orchestra at 6 00 and 6 20 p m Beauty Talk at 6 15 p m Illinois Watch Time at 6 29 9 01 Home Tircle Concert 10 30 Mike and Herman 10 39 Weather 10 44 Telechron Time and 10 45 Popular Program followed by Air Vaudeville Featuring Herbie Kays Sol Wagner off air 1 00 a m
The new Spartan radio arrives at Havercamp's Drug Stores with promises of rich sound. Storewide promotion and demo units highlight a feature packed model line.
At 9 30 CBS Paramount Publix airs. By 10 00 Off the Air until 11 15. From 11 15 Town features Ben Bernie's Orchestra Jan Garber Henri Gendron Paul Whiteman Agnew's Merry Gardens and Frank Shaw orchestras.
At 7:00 p.m. a family party and variety program airs followed by Eddie Guest presenting poems at 7:15 p.m. A 7:30 p.m. ABC Variety Music slot features. Earlier, at 3:00 p.m., Murphy Minstrels perform.
Relief work for veterans and their families is financed by a county fund and state funds. Grace Weeks explains county cases, with Clance Hahn heading the soldiers relief fund approving ten dollars monthly per case. Non resident cases go to the Muscatine Red Cross with special appropriation. The American Legion and other war groups cooperate in relief efforts.
The timetable lists 5 45 p m Paul Whitemans Orch 6 15 Len Festy 6 30 Purities Bakery Cecil and Sally 6 45 Off the Air S40 peer Seren o 8 30 Pau iteman s Orchestra 9 00 CBS Graybar 9 15 Ben Bernie s Orchestra with multiple network and local acts.
A dense list of radio slots from KYW 1089 for the day features Uncle Bob Tastyeast Louis Panico and Canton Tea Garden Orchestra Hamp's Congress Orchestra Olsen Ebann Time NBC Pure Oil Band Chrysler Plymouth Pro Radio and Television Pro Klee Bros. Dance NBC Westinghouse Salute and other programs. The lineup includes music shows news segments weather and time signals into the early morning hours.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel Ann Reddick, 82, were conducted at the Letts Methodist church with Rev. B F Schwartz officiating. She died December 15 at 9:45 a.m. at her daughter C C Altekruse home Muscatine after a weeklong illness. Burial followed at Letts cemetery. Survivors include ten children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. her husband William H Reddick and one daughter predeceased her.
Funeral services for Cynthia Bell McGreer were held at Wittich Funeral Home with burial in Reynolds cemetery Illinois. Pallbearers included Elbert McGreer Lee Friese and others. Mary Jarck’s service was at Fairbanks Home for Funerals with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers and flower attendants are listed.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bender were conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Fairbanks Home for Funerals by Rev. Ira Hawley of the United Brethren church. Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers were William Hopkins Henry Heusen A J Neidig John Gertenbach Frank Lincoln and George Gerken.
Balbo leads 12 Italian sea planes toward Rio de Janeiro with a 14 plane squadron arriving in Morocco from Cartagena. Two planes were left behind for carburetor repairs, and the group will rejoin after fixes. Next stop is Villa Cisneros on the West African coast.
For rent notice lists a house available January 1 with contact at 1660 1. An additional heated rooms offer provides contact via phone 1391. The compact classifieds present two separate rental notices with no extra details.
In Muscatine County Iowa District Court Audry Carter files for an absolute divorce from Louis Carter on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment endangering her life and habitual drunkenness after marriage. Plaintiff seeks attachment of defendant’s goods and a court decree. defense due by noon of the second day of the next term starting January 6 1931. Attorney J G Kammerer represents the plaintiff.
Choice Investments for Sale promotes financing for operating needs with 3 to 4 week terms at reasonable rates. Titus Loan and Investment at 211 Iowa Ave advertises loans on farm and city property claiming steady income potential.
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