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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1927
Page
11
Mrs. J. W. Oldaker was struck by a car driven by Carl Blumenstein on Main Street Wellman Iowa Thursday evening near dusk. She suffered a fractured leg in two places a badly cut head and other injuries.
Dr H B eet conducted a business call in Muscatine on Friday. John Wilburn and family from Denver Colorado stay with John Shradel Sr. over the week. Mrs E E Blythe and Miss Joy Linsley visited Iowa City friends and family. Miss Martha Roth visited Iowa City. Sheriff Denison was in Riverside as an official caller Friday.
In Lone Tree Iowa Miss Celia Mumm and Samuel Herring wed at St Marys church with Gladys Parizek and Clarence Amish attending. The bride, a 1923 Lone Tree high school graduate, has taught in rural schools. the groom works for the Farmers Union Exchange. They will reside in Lone Tree.
Gerald Armen Armentrout travels from Letts to Chicago Heights with cousin Boyd Burnside after visiting Muscatine Gerald Jr. and Mrs. Armentrout depart Dorothy Shellabarger S U S student visits home Roscoe Eliason and K Edwards visit Farmington Horace McCormac and family return to Cedar Rapids McCormac starts real estate business Albert and Alice Snyder visit Muscatine Denny Pain visits grandparents Muscatine-Louisa Telephone board to meet in Columbus Junction Letts State Bank directors busy with affairs Walter Hendrix Pittsburgh talk on Municipal Water Works He is connected with the steel industry in Pittsburgh
Five occupants of a hydro-airplane were killed when the aircraft crashed during a test flight from about 1,200 feet over Etang De Berre near Marseilles France. The tragedy occurred today as the craft nosedived into the water during the test.
Classified listings show multiple rental options including furnished rooms $3.00 weekly at 1206 Mulberry, a six room house, a four room flat, a seven room house on E 9th St, a two light housekeeping rooms at 709 E 6th and a modern furnished apartment at 312 Cedar. Also sale ads for lumber and goods and a Champion Boston terrier puppy with contact details.
Bacon's General store, Wilton Iowa, ends 71 year family run under Frank Bacon Sr and successors. Closing sale to dispose stock due to poor health. building rented to Earl Atkinson for a radio shop and cash and carry grocery. Community notice also covers church auxiliary meeting and local social news.
A decree of divorce and custody of four children was granted to Mrs. Minnie Jensen in district court Friday by Judge D. W. Jackson. She charged her husband, George Jensen, with...
Sold farm and will auction machinery and miscellaneous items at 1 o'clock on the farm seven miles west of Muscatine on the Muscatine Nichols road half a mile from White Bridge on Cedar River. Items include a 6 ft Deering binder three cultivators sulky plow Emerson gang plow two farm wagons mower disc Diabolo cream separator Columbia incubator four sets harness seventy laying hens and other articles too numerous to mention.
The Moscatine Journal outlines classification rules for ads including required headings and office deadlines. Lost items include a half barrel of oil between the Cedar river and Muscatine on Conesville road with reward and a Grandview Ave tire and rim 26x4.40 with finder call 2343.
WANTED farmer or farmer's son to travel in country for steady work with good profits. McConnon & Company Dept C-185 Winona, Minn. WANTED man to operate pool room, etc. Phone 2724 J.
A six room house with four percent acres offered for sale or rent in the city. For details call 1638 M.
Deloras Hassfurther seeks an absolute divorce from Robert J. Hassfurther on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment endangering her life. The petition is on file in Muscatine County District Court and a default judgment will be entered if he does not appear by noon on April 3, 1928.
Classified notice listing multiple job and business opportunities including sales positions for advertising signs calendars and novelties with liberal commissions, and other offers such as mineral sales to farmers, a big money maker test offer, a mop sample approval, and a distributor position with Peris Mfg Co announcing county route opportunities.
Notice to Redmen Home Society members that the annual meeting will be held Thursday Jan 5 1928 at 730 PM in the Wigwam of Musquitine Tribe No 95 I O R M for the transaction of business per the articles of incorporation and by laws Refreshments after meeting. Hagerman president Borgstadt secretary Cruelty attorneys listed for Jensen case.
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