Bridge Progress On Route 61 Near Muscatine
The Iowa State Highway Commission reports rapid progress on route No. 61 between Muscatine and the Scott county line. Most work is finished with only three small culverts and a few finishing touches left. The steel and concrete Sweetland creek bridge near Fairport is complete except for painting. Wallis Lumber Co. expects to move crews to routes 32 and 76 in about eight to ten days with favorable weather.
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Muscatine
Scott County
H. H. Zimmerman
Iowa State Highway Commission
John Munson
Fairport
Zimmerman
Sweetland Creek
Wyoming Hill
Wallace Lumber Company
Christmas gatherings and illness noted in Ardgon Iowa
The Ardgon area reports a hospitalized infant with pneumonia from the Burlington road and multiple Christmas dinners at local homes. Families including Healey O'Brien Foley Hackett Fletcher Townsley and others are mentioned, with J E Furling recovering from a horse accident in Muscatine and planning to leave hospital next week.
Eisteddfod in Pentrevoelas draws large crowd
The Welsh village of Pentrevoelas with 22 houses hosted an Eisteddfod attracting over 22,000 visitors. Admission receipts totaled $7,210. In Glasgow the Playhouse opened as a large moving picture theatre claiming Europe’s largest capacity. It seats 4,000 now and will reach 10,000 with restaurants and a ballroom.
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Pentrevoelas
Europe
Glasgow Playhouse
Glasgow
Christmas Services and Local Socials in Columbus Junction
Christmas and holiday activities fill Columbus Junction with services at the Methodist church and Trinity Reformed church singing carols around a tree. Families gather for dinners and social visits, with numerous local residents and relatives listed among the guests and travelers.
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Columbus Junction
Methodist Church
W. E. Ruston
the Shepherds
J. W. Zerbe
Star
Trinity Reformed Church
W. G. Robertson
Margaret
Henry
Robertson
Margaret Hull
Crawfordsville
Walter Morgan
Hopkinton
W. N. Duncan
Milo Fulton
Union Township
Max Orr
Washington
Lester Orr
Monmouth College
Musa Todd
Fulton
R. E. Rhea
Lawrence
Sigourney
Irene Alsip
University of Illinois
E. W. Alsip
Harry Annas
Ed McGee
Fostoria
Ohio
W. E. Whetstine
Jefferson
Northwestern
Iowa
William Robison
William
Betty
T. F. Garard
Muscatine
J. W. Pence
Jack Pence
Cresco
Howard Boutsen
G. W. Gaumer
Blanch Gaumer
Fairfield
William Pence
Chicago
T. J. Hanft
John Tucker
J. H. Wykert
Susan Reed
George
J. R. Wainright
W. T. Outkamp
Christmas Visits and Local Socials in Drury Ill
Mrs Kate Fleck of Charles City Ia arrived to spend the holidays with Mrs Sophia Watson. Christmas programs at Providence Baptist and Wrayville M E churches drew large crowds. Mrs Edna Mewes improved after gallstone illness. Relatives and neighbors shared Christmas dinners and visits across Drury with many households hosting extended family and friends.
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Drury
Ill
Kate Fleck
Charles City
Sophia Watson
Providence Baptist Church
Wrayville M. E
Edna Mewes
E. Reynolds
Mona
Sophia
Ralph
Detroit
Mich
Charles Foster
Miss Flo
Winnifred Gillett
Emma Rickett
Len McGinnis
Dan Kleist
Fred Fryermuth
Omer Kellar
Muscatine
Albert Kellar
Olner Kellar
Arch Foster
George Daut
Clarence Fryermuth
Otis Randolph
Charles Deakman
LeRoy Smith
Gertrude Gillett
Keithsburg
Ruth Fryermuth
Mt. Pleasant
Cal Yenter
Raymond
Rock Island
D. A
F. C. Mewes
Lou Kreuger
Mary Kreuger
Car Kleist
Former resident Ella Keen dies in California
Pleasant Prairie Iowa reports the death of Mrs Ella Keen in Sacramento California after moving from Sweetland township about 25 years ago. Widow of Earnest B Keen she is survived by two daughters Sadie and Elsie Labadie in California and several local relatives including Bessie Moorhead Gertrude Hetzler Clarence Raub and Mary Raub.
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Pleasant Prairie
Ella Keen
Sacramento
Calif
Elsie Labadie
California
Bessie Moorhead
Gertrude Hetzler
Clarence Raub
Herbert Raub
Moline
Mary Raub
Most in Hollywood: Southern California Runs Car Uprising
A study reveals that 13 southern California counties hold more than half of the state's cars, highlighting a regional concentration of automotive ownership and activity in Hollywood area.
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Hollywood
California
Priest Uses Door Card To Shame Backsliders
Rev. W. G. Wittam of Tiptree England displays a card on the church door listing parishioners who contributed to the collection in a bid to shame those who put buttons in the bag.
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W. G. Wittam
Tiptree
England
Pleasant Prairie Christmas Programs and Community News
Pleasant Prairie and nearby schools held Christmas programs and gift exchanges at church and school. Families shared meals and visits across Pleasant Prairie, Rainbow, Sweetland and Davenport with relatives visiting and local roads noted as in fine condition. A birth announced for Roy Drumm, a 74th birthday celebrated for August Paul, and residents enjoyed holiday gatherings at homes of Paul, McClean, Marten and related families.
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Pleasant Prairie
M. E. Moorhead
Ella Schellhaase
Paul
J. R. McClean
Lucy
Davenport
Elmer Paul
Wilton
Roy Egel
Henry Paul
Adam Paul
Merrill Paul
Classified advertising guidelines and deadlines
The notice outlines that For Sale For Rent Wanted and similar classifications must appear in each ad except miscellaneous items. Ads must be in the office by 6 p.m. the preceding day, no cancellations after 9 a.m. the day of insertion, and all display ads are set in light type with no illustrations or heavy borders.
For Sale Bargain Modern House on West 4th Street
Classified ads list multiple for sale items including a six room modern house on West 4th Street with new furnace bath electric light gas fireplace good location and immediate possession offered by Titus Loan Investment Co 213 Iowa Ave. Also various sales of a Tungar charger five room bungalow household goods a cow calves fodder and more.
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W. 4Th St
New Furnace
Bath
Loan & Investment Co
Iowa Ve
Titus Loan & Investment Co
Iowa Ave
Notice of Bankruptcy Discharge Bar Date in Davenport
In the District Court Southern District of Iowa Davenport Division Milton J Shella a bankrupt, No. Notice of discharge. Jan 27 1928 fixed as the date by which creditors and interested persons must file appearance in opposition and within ten days thereafter specifications of grounds. F A Cooper Referee in Bankruptcy.
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District Court of the United States
Southern District of
Davenport
Iowa
F. A. Cooper
Bid Invitation for School Construction Work 1928
Bids for work at athletic grounds per plans on file in the secretary’s office city hall must include a certified check equal to 10 percent of the bid amount. Bids accepted until Thursday January 5 1928. The board may accept or reject all bids.
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Letic
Board of Education
City Hall
Farm Hand Takes Own Life on Local Iowa Farm
Montezuma Iowa December 28 AP John Strong 25 a farm hand on the W. E. McKee farm near here died by his own act. Despondency is believed the motive. He is survived by a wife and two children, one a month old.
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Farm Hand
Montezuma
John Strong
W. E. McKee
Muscatine ASD Seeks Bids for Concrete Wall Near Jefferson School
The Muscatine Independent School district will accept bids for constructing a concrete retaining wall along Mulberry avenue on the east side of Jefferson school. Bids open to contractors meeting district specs with details available on request.
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Muscatine Independent School
Mulberry Avenue
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Muscatine Journal
Pattern
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Muscatine, Iowa
St. & No. City
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Win
Agnes Davis
Denver
Colo
Wilbur W. Evans
West Philadelphia
Atwater Kent
WEAF
Gladwin
Walter Cline
Cyril of
Sylvis
Theodore Cline
Cyril
8. B. Cline
T. J. Klotz
A. J. Greiner
Maxine
C. W. McGrew
Carlton
J. D. Darrow
Helen
Billy
Paul Klotz
Norman Brook
Dorothy
Arthur Aronholt
Vivian
Winfield
Allen Brook
Blanche
Columbus City
Myra Hamilton
Drury News
George McManus
U. S. Patent Office
Inet
Essie Jowers
Elisha Swift
Louisiana
Snyder-Gray
Haynesville
Journal’s
the Muscatine ~Journal
ST. Mathias
Hotel Muscatine
H. M. Bartlett
Maccabee Hall
McKenzie
Fourth
Cedar Street
Woodman Hall
Western Medical Ass’n
W. 62Nd St
J. J. J. Schwab
Horst & Strieter Co
M. C. Ross & Son
Letts
Ford
NLP
Wanter
A. E. Grothe
Burlington
W. Journal
Nebraska
Park Ave
E. 6Th St
Lee
Fuel Service Co
East Second St
Muscatine Iron and Metal CO
2Nd and
Orange Sts
Glatetsia
Stee Tees
Inquire
Journal
Bond's Sport Co
Fair Oaks
Park Avenue
E. 5Th and
Oak St
Boston Terrier
Cotter
H. M. McGuire
J. C. Penney
A. E. Morrow
Linn St
Hell
Buckman
South End
Wood Choppers
E. 5Th St
Conesville
West Kentucky
Franklin County
Illinois
Lodge
Iowa Lodge No. 2
A. F
A. M
W. M
Electa Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Cunningham
Carpenter Rubber Co
Walnut St
Conley & Schmidt
J. Greenblatt
East
Express & Transfer
Town Ave
Fidelity Bends and Realtors
Dora & Son
Harry A. Timm
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