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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1930
Page
2
Wilton churches plan a shared Christmas program series with Presbyterian and Methodist services. Readers, choirs, pageants, solos, candle drills, and a Grace Reformed worship on Christmas Eve. Other notices include society meetings, a St Mary’s party with Santa, and a Wilton Osage school Christmas program.
Letts Letts Miss Marian Gipple teaching at Louilla Iowa is home for a week of vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Furnas are remodeling their house. The Letts girls attending college are home for holidays Miriam Lieberknecht Frances Letts from Coe Louise Schromberg from Cornell and Mary Dixson from Monmouth college.
Children of New Era Lutheran Church present a Christmas program as a missionary pageant on Christmas Eve at 7 30 pm directed by Mrs. McCloskey Mrs. Petersen and Miss Hetzler with a long sequence of choirs recitations and songs led by Rev. Ernest A Lack including foreign and home mission groups and a mission offering and gifts.
Ladies' Aid society members hosted a Christmas party for 45 women with a special song, a 30 year old composed piece by Mrs. H. C. Lane, and plum pudding gifts. Hostesses included Mrs. J. M. Carl and others. games provided afternoon amusement.
Stockton Stockton-William Untiecht remains at Mercy hospital Davenport under a physician’s care after a tonsil operation two weeks ago. Mrs Harriet Johnson of Cedar Rapids visited the home of Mr and Mrs W C Reese last week. Gilbert Broders just returned from a business trip to Detroit and Pontiac. Mr and Mrs Victor Ormsby of Sunbury were visitors at the D B Ormsby home. Arlie Hintze visited Davenport Friday for a week end with his uncle H P Bohnsack and family. Mrs Linford Parrish and daughter of New York City spent Friday with her mother Mrs Anna Jost. the Parrishes are visiting Davenport relatives.
London reports a growing fleet of privately owned airplanes in England. Nearly 300 men and one quarry firm own planes, with over 24 men owning two or more ships. Businessmen buy planes for sales efforts and the quarry firm uses aircraft to ship stone samples to customers.
St Joseph Mens club hosted a Sunday shooting match on the George Angerer farm two miles west of West Liberty. Attendance was large with entrants from multiple communities. Twenty turkeys geese and ducks were awarded with George Foaley of Nichols taking the most birds.
Peggy Lewis five escaped serious injury Friday afternoon when she ran into Elmer Marshall's car on Main Street near Sinclair station. She grabbed the bumper and held on until the vehicle stopped, later saying she was scared but unharmed.
About 100 attended the December Parent-Teacher association gathering in Lone Tree. A carnival minstrel to raise funds for the Athletic association was planned for January 30 if no conflicts arise. Reverend speakers shared the meaning and spirit of Christmas with songs from church groups and a St Mary’s voice. The evening closed with community carols. Glee club members enjoyed an evening at the Flake home on December 18 with euchre. Several local residents were noted for travel or visits, including Martha and Doris May Stober and Mrs. H C Hinkley.
Local residents and visitors share holiday travel and family time in Muscatine. Shoppers from several households visit relatives in Burlington Cedar Rapids Mason City and Cedar Falls while others return home for Christmas and attend church programs.
The Union No. 7 school pupils under Loretta Branson will present a Christmas program Tuesday at 7 30 p m. The program features songs recitations dialogues drills and a reading by Betty Nauman and others with students such as Dorothy Frater Vernon Maxon Inez McMahon and Earl McIntire performing in various acts.
The Blue Grass school upper room directed by Miss Ina Jamison staged a Christmas program with songs such as Christmas Bells and The First Christmas, recitations, a piano piece, and a group dialogue. A second program by the primary room led by Mrs. Hattie Healy featured songs, recitations, dialogues, and Christmas scenes from students like Wanda Farrier, Mary Schroeder, and Jack Moorhead.
Kenneth Huffman a 17 year old of Ontario California swallowed lead shot prescribed by his barber to treat boils. He became violently ill and doctors removed fifty lead pellets from his intestines in a medical effort to save him.
The week saw multiple visits and home gatherings. Genevieve Wheeler in Norwalk, Vera Schmeiser in Wapello, Annabel Kirkpatrick from Chicago stayed with her family, and a rabbit hunt occurred at the John Kirkpatrick home with Tom Craig and the Mackintoshes. Muscatine callers included Mr. and Mrs. Steve Milder and daughters. John McClure remains ill but improving, and Mary Cambrun and Elizabeth Guthrie joined a Sunday gathering at the W. J. Kirkpatrick home.
Ainsworth hosts a community Christmas observance with a 7 30 pm concert by the band followed by church choirs and high school groups. Santa is due about 8 30 pm arriving with a truckload of presents for local boys and girls amid plans for thousands of attendees. Also reported is a cattle sale at John Clegg farm selling 35 head for about 5000 dollars with several cattle sold to buyers in Michigan Illinois and Marion.
Intermediate Sunday school members will hold a Christmas tree and program at the Illinois City Methodist church on Christmas Eve. Two pageants titled Christmas and The Spirit of Prophecy will precede readings by Bernice Powell and Eva Powell, ending with Joy to the World. Also notes report Mrs. C B Larson’s foot injury improving, and a newborn son to Roy Duffield and wife of Galesburg. Dewey Baker left for Beverley for a short visit with Raymond Francis.
Union Church at Morning Sun will host a 7 30 P M program featuring lantern slide pictures on The Life of Christ and The Nativity and six child slides Annie and Willie's Prayer Readings and songs by a special chorus accompany the slides A white gift offering supports the mission budget.
Santa Claus invites all the children of Wilton to the community Christmas tree at Fourth and Cedar streets at 8 o clock Tuesday evening. More than 600 Christmas treats will be distributed and the fete is sponsored by the Wilton Business Men s club and the American Legion.
The fifth through eighth grades presented a Christmas program Friday afternoon featuring poems, plays, readings, and songs. Students Gretchen Doctress Har old M der Gertrude Ann Hei bing James Swails Geraldine Carpenter Vivian Toland Gladys Attig Ula Heink Irma Schom berg Genevieve Domine Wayne Burr and others performed. Visitors included Mrs Anderson Mrs Charles Forbes Mrs William Doerress Mrs Joe Henik and Mrs Charles Doerress.
George Olinger 75 died Saturday evening at 8 after a lingering illness with heart trouble and asthma. He lived in Winfield for many years and spent winters with his son William and family in Ainsworth. Survived by wife Annabelle Marshall and five sons Donald Ellis George Otis and William. Funeral at the Winfield Methodist church followed by burial in Winfield.
The post office will stay open only in the evenings from December 17 to December 24 with no mail deliveries and closed windows on Christmas. Local residents travel for holidays while clergy and community members visit homes and attend church events, including Rev. Evans from Cedar Rapids and Rev. Richmond from Des Moines.
Washington among states noting tax policy exempting airplanes from gasoline tax. The report lists three exemptions and a spread of four to six cents tax collection across seven states, with varied rates including three and a half and three cents.
Conesville residents and area visitors gather for the holidays. Students from Iowa State colleges return home including Margaret Estle Leila Wolford Gertrude Coffin Lyle Goldsberry Rufus Bullis and Ted McDougall from the State university. Audrey plans to enter St Josephs academy in January. Community events include a Christmas program at Baker school and I O O F degree for Forrest Bebb.
Wapello residents host relatives and visitors from New Jersey Florida Illinois and Iowa for holiday vacations. Students and instructors from the University of Iowa Northwestern University Waterloo and Industry join family gatherings with extended trips and festive homecomings.
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