Organized Boy Scout Movement Celebrates Second Birthday In City
Muscatine marks its second anniversary with 10 registered troops and 164 members. Scouts trained in first aid and lifesaving aided a 1929 cleanup and a West Liberty field meet where Muscatine won top honors. Sixty-six boys took part in Camp Minnesota programs. 25 advanced from tenderfoot to second class, 19 earned first class, 84 merit badges, and one eagle badge went to Paul Nelson. Leadership slate includes S. E. Phillips as 1930 chairman and a full board of committee chairmen guiding Scout activities.
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Muscatine
West Liberty
Davenport
Camp
Minnesota
Buffalo Bill Area Council
Dixon
National Department of Camping
Rotarians
Rotary-Anns
Paul Nelson
S. E. Phillips
Henry E. Fayle
Mr. Fayle
C. R. Stafford
Fred Beach
Samuel Block
C. Stewart Narvis
Paul Steinmetz
Court of Honor
W. A. Matthews
A. W. Carver
J. M. Roth
E. A. Sparling
L. J. Umschied
J. M. Southworth
R. L. Fairbanks
Wholesale Candy and Cigars Feature Wagner Store
Wagner Cigar company highlights a broad candy trade including penny stick and boxed candies with bulk options in pails or boxes. The Alfred brand leads the cigar line alongside a complete stock of higher priced nationally advertised cigars.
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Wagner Cigar Company
Wagner Company
Alfred
Bethel A M E Plans New Year's Concert
Clifton Lamb who starred in Emperor Jones appears with Grinnell College students for a New Year’s Eve program at Bethel A M E church at 8 o’clock. George Seay of Muscatine reads. The program features spirituals jubilees and dialects with multiple readings and choruses. Refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Lamb
Emperor Jones
Grinnell College
Bethel A. M. E
George Seay
Muscatine
Sweetland Methodist Class Plans Brotherhood Program
The Home Builders class of Sweetland M E church will host a Brotherhood program Friday evening and lead the social hour. Open to all residents, the schedule includes duets, readings, a male quartet, a pageant, and scout troop presentations. Local officials and professionals endorse the Scout movement for character building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetland Methodist Episcopal Church
Sweetland Brotherhood
Ella Healey
Erma Doerfer
de Ette Eis
Pearl Martin
Ray Downer
Henry
Charles Sywassink
Welfare Association aids hundreds in Muscatine relief drive
The Muscatine Welfare Association carried on a year round relief program aiding hundreds of cases. The work emphasizes immediate emergency help, housing, employment, medical care, and self sufficiency without regard to religion race or color. The association also focuses on orphan and dependent children and coordinates with county relief under Miss Grace L Weeks. An annual meeting is planned for next month.
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Muscatine Welfare Association
Association
Bureau
Welfare Association
Welfare
Grace L. Weeks
Miss Week
Public Health Bureau
What Is Right With The Church
About 150 members of the First Methodist Episcopal Church Men’s Club heard Dr. M Willard Lamp of Iowa University describe the church as the nation’s strongest force against ignorance disease and superstition The address titled What Is Right With The Church praised the church as a practical invincible front against evil and as a driver of souls The meeting led by J H Kendig with W E Downer as committee chair received broad approval Harry Hahn directed the singing
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First Methodist Episcopal Church Men’s Club
M. Willard Lamp
School of Religion
Iowa _ university
Church
Dr. Lamp
W. E. Downer
J. H. Kendig
Harry Hahn
Letts Junior Class Presents In Cherry Time Play
Letts Iowa. The junior class will stage In Cherry Time at Letts high school auditorium Friday and Saturday at 8 PM. Cast includes Cherry Adams Irene Letts Aunt Margaret Grant Myrta Brookhart Ethel Grant Myra Ward Connie Trimble Retha Lamb Vinie Jackson Marie Holliday Flossie Barnes Alice Louise Lowe Jack Wessler Aubrey Higgenbottom Chippy Henderson Virgil Owens Fritz Koegel Max Schomberg Joseph Meadows Marvin Dickinson Sammy Cross Charles Pantel Tuggles the butler Clyde Musch
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letts
Letts High School
Cherry Adams
Irene Letts
Margaret Grant
Myrta Brookhart
Ethel Grant
Myra Ward
Connie Trimble
Retha Lamb
Vinie Jackson
Marie Holliday
Flossie Barnes
Alice Louise Lowe
Jack Wessler
Aubrey Higgenbottom
Chippy Henderson
Virgil Owens
Fritz Koegel
Max Schomberg
Joseph Meadows
Marvin Dickinson
Sammy _ Cross
Charles Pantel
Tuggles
the Butler
Clyde Musch
Red Paint Store to Expand on Iowa Avenue in 1930
Red Paint Store owner George L. Jehring announces extensive improvements for 1930 on Iowa avenue. Plans include a new display front and enlarged show rooms to add merchandise while maintaining a high quality stock of wallpaper paint artists materials and pictures. The staff includes William Fishburn Kenneth Fairall and Miss Lumina Logan.
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Iowa Avenue
George L. Jehring
Middle West
Jehring
William Fishburn
Kenneth Fairall
Lumina Logan
German Congregational Church Plans Weekly Schedule
The German Congregational church will hold its annual business meeting at 2 30 Wednesday afternoon. A New Year service is set for 10 30 Wednesday morning. The Ladies Aid Society meets Thursday afternoon.
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German Congregational Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Christians and Baptists Plan Joint Meeting in Des Moines
The Ministerial association of Christian churches of Iowa invites Baptist ministers to a Feb 24 26 gathering in Des Moines with Drake University cooperation. Dr A W Beaven renowned Baptist leader and Colgate Rochester president joins as lecturer. Beaven focuses three evening talks on the church and the home. two afternoon lectures cover church management.
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Ministerial Association of Christian Churches of Iowa
Des Moines
Drake University
Tom Foglesong
First Christian Church
A. W. Beaven
Colgate- Rochester Theological Seminary
Beaven
Box Car Thief Gets 10 Years
Ray C. Leach pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a box car on Nov 3 and was sentenced to ten years in Ft Madison penitentiary by Judge W W Scott. He confessed and claimed stolen items included two cases and a jug of catsup sold to Charles Riepe of Lincoln. Riepe pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods and was fined. Leach, nicknamed Keokuk Slim, had been tracked through Illinois by railway and state agents.
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Ray C. Leach
Ft. Madison
W. W. Scott
Leach
Galesburg
Ill
Fred Nesper
Charles Riepe
Lincoln
Riepe
Justice of the Peace Horse
Keokuk Slim
C. R. I. & P. Railway
Earl Johnson
Illinois
C. J. Demmitt
C. G. Graham
Des Moines
S. M. Filipzak
Trenton
Demmitt
Graham
Filipzak
Johnson
Nesper
Mark Taylor
Menzo Grady
Jeschka V F W Chief Named At Kemble Post Election
William J. Jeschka was named commander of John Harold Kemble post Veterans of Foreign Wars for the coming year after the annual election at Memorial hall. Other officers elected include Frank X. Bisesi senior vice commander Herman J. Kindler junior vice commander Howard Argyle quartermaster Charles G Fish George Gebhardt William Mueller trustees. A new candidate was obligated and plans were made for a Moose hall dance with installation set for January date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Jeschka
John Harold Kemble
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Memorial Hall
Frank X. Bisesi
Herman J. Kindler
Howard Argyle
Charles G. Fish
George Gebhardt
William Mueller
Moose Hall
The Trespasser and Skinner Steps Out Play at Palace
Gloria Swanson’s The Trespasser ends tonight at 6 30 and 8 30 to clear for New Year’s Eve frolic. Midnight feature Skinner Steps Out with Glenn Tryon and Merna Kennedy offers fast moving Universal farce comedy with a dress suit plot and a police dog sketch. Tracks of a Peru railroad reach 15 655 feet in 106 miles.
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Palace
Gloria Swanson
the Palace
Skinner
Glenn Tryon
Universal
Merna Kennedy
Helen Kane
William Powell
Peru
Post Meeting Postponed for Annual Davenport Banquet
A January 14 post meeting is postponed to allow members to attend the Davenport post annual banquet and initiation where the national commander and other officials will be guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Far Roanoke Store Bargains Sweep Wool Apparel
A local sale offers men and boys wool socks at 25c and sweaters at $3.95, with navy rope stitch coats, flannel shirts, gloves, and overalls discounted. Deals include bed spreads, lambs down union suits, wool blankets, silk frocks at half price, and clearance on coats and robes, all marked for rapid closeout.
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Boy Scout Movement
Jess Wagner
Allan McCormack
C. M. Fifer
W. Dale
Walter Moss
C. J. Rosenberger
Austin G. Hoopes
Wagner
Sweetland
A. H. van Dyke
Fred C. Grensing
John N. Mueller
Lemuel Massey
Thomas Fogelsong
Scout Movement
Relief Program OF Welfare Association
Lauds Church
Christians and Baptists
Kensington
London
West Fee
Jeschka V. F. W
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G. E. Eckert
Pershing Ave
Davenport, Towa
Chase Music Studios
W. 4Th St
Nelle M. Johnson
Hoaglin
Sale
Ladies’ Unions
Our & & H. Green Stamp Desk
S. & H. Green
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