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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1912

Page

7

Local visitors and social notes fill Muscatine news

Moscow visitor Charles McCoy and numerous Wilton Letts Nichols and Bayfield residents are listed in a long social roundup. The Muscatine Commercial Club meets tonight at 8 pm with Hec Lawrence as secretary. Others traveling home include Mrs J B Wood and Miss Maude Cummings. Several families plan holiday visits and shopping trips, with many trains noted in the early or late afternoon.

Charles McCoy Moscow Muscatine Commercial Club Hec Lawrence Ladv B.D. Wood Maude Cummings Wilton John O'Connor Ida O'Connor Wate David Corbin Jessie Corbin Raymond Harrison Letts May Lieberknecht Ot Letts H. A. Ryan Adama C. Hy Ritehte Love Trea Lydia Balser Bayfield J. C. Irwin Town City BE. Pike Hisse Pike Nichols City J. A. Cockin William Wiesse Atnlisea Alie Freers East Witch Street

Elaborate Programs Offered on Sunday in City Churches

Large numbers attended Sabbath services with elaborate musical programs in two city churches. At First Baptist and First Congregational, prominent soloists and a cantata "The Adoration" drew praise. Morning services featured special music. Congregational offered a vivid evening program with solos and a missionary morning service.

First Baptist Church The Baptist Church Edwin Schoamaker Milas Lila Palmer G. B. Samuels Koll Charles HoefMin First Congregational Edward Erb James St. John Lee Greenway

Dedication of German Lutheran Blom Church Draws Many

Nearly a hundred members of the German Lutheran church from Davenport and Muscatine attended the dedication of the new German Lutheran Blom church in Davenport. Rev J Haefner led the English service with Rev HH Reinemund, Rev F Richter of Clinton and Prof Otto Gamb of Wartburg College among speakers. The Muscatine contingent traveled by interurban for morning afternoon and evening services.

Davenport Muscatine Speinl Davenport and Muscatine F. Richter Clinton, Jr Otto Gamb Wartburg College Clinton H. Reinenand Vs. Haetner

Local social notes from Towa Bluffs Iowa Dec 21

Mrs Lee Colton spent a day in Washington with family. Numerous neighbors and relatives are listed as visiting each other over the weekend including the Marstons, Woody, Colton, Orr, Westerman, Lisk, Murdock, DeVore, Davis, Pigman, Duncan, Hendrickson, and McCay. A funeral and community events are noted with an upcoming box supper at Elo church and a preaching engagement by Missionary W A Goudie at Elm.

Iowa Bluffs Lee Colton Washington Flarley Lelu Devore Olive Lloyd Marston Fred Woody Will Kindelsperger Lee Oskaloosz T. B. Mevore Awll| Crossley Edn Will Kauffman Baby Walter Ed Davis Rev Lisk J. H. Pigman Frank Duncan Marion Duncan Hendrickson George McCay Severn Sam Duntud Marlon Duncan Misa Béty Tie Hetheld

Heavy steel rails laid on Muscatine Davenport bridge

Work to place heavy steel rails across the Muscatine to Davenport D M interurban bridge began this morning. Rail beds use crushed rock and cinders with concrete work along both sides finished, road closed to traffic, completion expected by tomorrow night. Nearby sections on Park Place and Cypress Street also see rail placement and ongoing interurban connections.

Steett Avenue Muscatine Davenport D. &M. Interurban Park Place Eleventh Cypress Street

Death of Ethel Carpenter prompts community sympathy

In Cranston Iowa on December 11 a fatal typhoid pneumonia followed whooping cough claim on Ethel Carpenter aged until. The death brings sorrow to Mr and Mrs John Carpenter and their family as the Ladies Aid meeting is postponed for the funeral. Local notices record moving plans visits and daily business including lumber shipments and holiday shopping.

Cranston Jno Carpenter Ethal Ladies Aid Little Ethel Carpenter Seiler Sale Des Fulmer Ottumwa Cecil Walter Barnhart Chicago Harvey Willets Washington, Ja Warren Harry Meeker Muscatine Walt Shellabarger Clark Allen Jas. Viner Albert Brookhart Oscar Townsley Clyde M. F Cronin M. F. Runyon

Christmas and travel notes from local area

School closes for two week vacation. Miss Worthman will return to Oxford Iowa during vacation. Christmas program planned for Christmas Eve at the U B church. Mr. and Mrs Rice of Danville Iowa visit daughter Mrs M J Shellabarger. L T Cook of Willista Iowa visits sister Mrs B H Barnhart then aims for Berlin Heights Ohio. Miss Myrtle Meeker returns from milinery work in Aurora Illinois and Miss Mary Hunter from Chicago and Aurora. A double header basketball game Lone Tree versus Cranston scheduled for December 27 at Cranston Casket ball ball.

Worthman Oxford Iowa U. B Lone Tree Cranston Dee

Des Moines YMCA Plans Saturday Night Entertainments

Beginning next Saturday night the Des Moines YMCA will compete with local movie houses by offering a series of popular entertainments for the winter season. Free to members and with a small charge for outsiders the programs aim to attract the city's young men each Saturday night.

Des Moines

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