Muscatine Schools Highlight Strong Attendance And Programs
Muscatine grade schools report high attendance in the opening year term. Highlights include milk distributed to 55 students, 35 on the dental honor roll, a kindergarten established in September, patient health monitoring, an active orchestra, and facility upgrades at several campuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
E. A. Sparling
Washington
Charles Kern
Margaret Gill
Craceem Berry
Prince
Jefferson Grounds
Jessie Braunworth
Parent-Teacher Association
Minetta Headley
McKinley School
Double Project Backed by Fund
Charles Kern truant officer spearheaded two charitable school initiatives funded by the Kern tag day. Milk campaigns fed 592 pupils in November 1929, with 1 211 bottles from the fund and 426 20 dollars spent on shoes for 149 pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kern
Anual Kern
Kern
The
Elk’s Lodge
Batterson's Store Promises Complete Stock Across Four Floors
Batterson's Muscatine store with 23 departments showcases a full stock from basement to third floor. The 50 regular employees, plus 12 to 15 on peak days, offer free city delivery and out of town shipping. 1929 sales rose over 1928 as H. W. Greer notes renewed faith for 1930 amid expanded lines and redecorated facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batterson
East Second Street
H. W. Greer
Muscatine
Musca
Batterson Store
Batterson’s
Greer
Knights of Pythias Lodge Activity Highlighted
Herman Lord reports a busy year for the Knights of Pythias lodge with the Grand lodge session at Cedar Rapids in August and a June nominating committee meeting in Des Moines naming Clyde Gustin as grand chancellor and W. G. Mosh er as grand outer guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Lord
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Grand Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Clyde Gustin
Fort Dodge
W. G. Mosher
West Liberty
Iowa
Wyoming Lodge
Muscatine
Scott
Cedar
Johnson
Clinton
A. F. Grensing
Grensing
No. 76
Frank Drake
Herman B. Lord
W. N
Local Music House Sells Radios and Records in Seventh Year
The Muscatine Music House at 102 East Second Street marks seven years in business under W. J. Burnett. It offers Victor Brunswick and Columbia phonographs, Steinway, Cable, Straube and Brinker Hoff pianos, new records, sheet music, classical selections, banjos, violins, guitars, mouth organs, instrument strings, music racks and cases with a full line of musical merchandise. Staff includes W. J. Burnett radio, Miss Mabel Appel general sales, George Moore records, Miss Virginia Eichenauer sheet music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fea- Victor
Brunswick
Columbia
Muscatine Music House
East Second Street
W. J. Burnett
Steinway
Cable, Straube
Brinker-Hoff
Music House
Mabel Appel
George Moore
Virginia Eichenauer
Chaudoin Company Emphasizes Quality Electrical Goods
Chaudoin Electric at 133 West Second street offers electrical supplies radios fixtures and Frigidaire refrigerators. The store stresses high quality products with expert installation and serves as Frigidaire distributor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Chaudoin Electric Company
West Second Street
Chaudion
Debate Program Expanded at Muscatine High School
Muscatine High School will broaden its debate program with increased declamatory work and expanded activities. The Iowa Nine and state league will argue the same question, with preliminary debates set with Iowa City and Washington in January. Twenty five students participated in inter-school events last year.
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Franklin School
Egypt
Australia
New England
Iowa
Cina McCoy
Muscatine High School
Iowa Nine
State League
Iowa City
Washington
Muscatine
Davenport
Non Fiction Leads 1929 Library Circulation
The P. M. Musser library reports non fiction dominated 1929 circulations led by Henry the Eighth Elizabeth and Essex Art of Thinking Believe it or Not Tragic Era Behaviorism Magic Island while Remarque All Quiet on the Western Front topped fiction in circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Musser
Cornelia Rhynsburger
Hacket
Henry the Eighth
Strachey
Elizabeth and
Essex
Dimnet
Ripley
Bowers
Watson
Seabrook
Remarque’s
Filble Tailors and Kahn Clothing Offerings in Muscatine
The Muscatine Tailoring Company at 308 East Second Street serves as sole agents for Kahn made to measure clothes and stocks a fine assortment of furnishing goods including ties mufflers socks and suspenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kahn
Muscatine Tailoring Company
East Second Street
Chrysler Cars Sold by S and L Motor Sales
All Chrysler automobile models are handled by S and L Motor Sales and Service at 223 West Second Street in the Redman building. Both new and used cars are offered by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler
S. & L. Motor Sales and Service Company
West Second Street
Redman Building
Com
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Jackson School
Jefferson School
Mary McDougall
Mgr
Eldora
Fred C. Grensing
John McCormack
John Miller
Chaudoin Company
Paul Steinmetz
A. G. Bond
Howard Schenk
Alfred Bohling
George Voge
Greenwood
Geo. H. Herman, Jr
Charles R. Warner
Mississippi
Con
Hotel Muscatine
Filble Tailors
Kahn Clothing
Chryslers
S. & L. Company
Hamburg
Front
Gray Iron
Muscatine, Iowa
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