Muscatine Women’s Groups Highlight Local P E O Chapter
The Muscatine FC chapter of the P E O Sisterhood lists twenty members with W R Votan as president and a full slate of officers. The national society began at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt Pleasant in 1869 with seven student founders including Mrs Mary Allen Stafford. The local group, organized in 1917, supports education for worthy young girls and has aided three local students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Detwiler
Anna Cummins
A. C. Hopkinson
Susan Fitch Stone
National Federation of Women’s Clubs
W. R. Votan
C. H. Young
Austin Hoopes
Elmer Nichols
J.S. Blackwell
Gena V. Cook
Muscatine
P. E. O. Sisterhood
National Organization
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Mary Allen Stafford
Pp. E. O
United States
Canada
J. R. Realing
Clara Stein
Bess Jackson
Henrietta Hanley
Ethel Wotan
Mary Sherff
Grace P. Cook
A. S. Smith
Emma Howe
A. D. R. Howe
Mabel Whittemore
Bertha McQuesten
Neva S. Willis
Opening Queen of Clubs Leads To Three No Trumps
From the Daily Bridge Lesson by WM. E. McHENNEY, the article analyzes a hand where West opens with the queen of clubs and the declarer secures a three no trump by retaining control of the spade suit. It covers bidding choices, optimal play, and the sequence that yields game, noting the importance of avoiding the ace from a kinged opening and the value of finessing and discarding to preserve suit control. Three more hands by Edward C. Wolfe follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. E. McHenney
South
North
West
East
Declarer
Edward C. Wolfe
NEA Service, Inc
Five Muscatine Scouts Earn Nine Merit Badges in Review
Five Boy Scouts passed tests to earn nine merit badges during a Tuesday night board of review at the Hershey building Boy Scout headquarters. Recipients include Paul Geibel troop 125 scholar ship Richard Connor Donald Shepard Edwin Cornthwaite and Francis Young from troop 124 with badge areas in firemanship personal health cooking civics and pathfinding. A court of honor in February will award the badges. Moving picture theaters in Malaysia are now playing to capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Board of Review
Boy Scout
Hershey
W. R. Olsen
Paul Geibel
Richard Connor
Donald Shepard
Edwin Cornthwaite
Francis Young
Excelsior Group Remembrance Includes Long List of Members
The article catalogs charter members of the Excelsior Group, with present addresses for those still living and noting former members relocated to states such as New York, California, Nebraska, and Illinois. It lists families and individuals including J. G. Klein, Clarence Klein, Ira Greiner, Edna Freyermuth, Al J. Greiner, and George Otto among others, with multiple marriages and current locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
J. C. Stuart
Newark Valley
N. Y
Harry Vanatta
Everett
Gleaves
Ira Greiner
Rock Island
Christian Greiner
Elizabeth
Edna Greiner
Myrtle Greiner
C. W. McPike
Iil
al J. Greiner
S. M. Hoskins
Margaret Hoskins
James Smith
Moscow
Joshua Hoskins
Wilton Junction
H. J. Freyermuth
Bloomington
Mildred Freyermuth
Robert Milnes
Burlington
Ida Larson
Leila Larson
John McKone
Nellie Daugherty
Lena
Sophia Freyermuth
Davenport
George Otto
Farmers' Telephone Lines Begin in Ireland
Telephone infrastructure expansion reaches rural Ireland with new lines being installed to connect farmers. The rollout aims to improve communication for agricultural markets and farm management, linking rural homes and outbuildings to regional networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Arguments Fly After Alumni Varsity Game at Jefferson Gym
After a fast paced Alumni versus high school basketball game at Jefferson gym, debates rose over officiating. Fans claimed Alumni were penalized twice as often as the high school team, with strong opinions on which violations were called or missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Gym
Fred Messenger
Lyman Green
Washable silk prints promise easy care frocks
Many new silk dress prints are washable and do not shrink. For house wear, this material saves cleaning costs as you can wash them yourself.
4-H Girls Hold Holiday Party in Columbus Junction
The H. W club of Concord township hosted a dinner for former leader Mrs. J. B. Garrett, now county chair, followed by a 1931 officer slate led by Martha Blankenhorn. Eight members plus 30 visitors attended the achievement day with readings, music, and a bake exhibit. England census set for April 26, 1931.Want Ads in the Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
H. W
Concord Township
J. B. Garrett
Martha Blankenhorn
Alice Louise Lowe
Ruth Schlicting
Helen Dallmeyer
Corrine Lowe
H. W. Club
Harlan Foster
Jean Lieberknecht
Ruth’ Sclichting
Martha
Estella Briggs
Harriet Lieberknecht
33 Club Sets 1931 Meeting Schedule Across Months
The 33 Club announces its 1931 program with ten monthly meetings except July and August. Each meeting includes a paper on a subject and a discussion of current events. Monthly leaders include Hahn Roth Rylander Wilson Howe Lesher Chamberlin Schwartz Tipton Tracy Allen Rabedeaux Shantz Goad Shantz Wiebe Hoopes Hinshaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hahn
J. M. Roth
Carl Rylander
H. E. Wilson
F. J. Howe
L. R. McKee
A. H. Wiebe
L. B. Hoopes
George Hinshaw
Annual Fire Report Shows Record Runs and High Losses
Chief J J Brown presents 1930 fire report with 276 alarms the most since paid department started. Total damage 30440.31 with $499703 building and contents at risk and $339827 insurance. Per capita loss $1.69. December figures show 16 runs, damage 117.25, insurance 21110. Italy increases electric power production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Brown
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Women’s Groud
P. E. O. Chapter
Boy Scouts
Malaya
Issivrogerse
Tempo
Os Youth
J L. Ewing
Jeweler
East Second St
Excelsior Group
Oak Lawn
Mulberry Ave
England
Italy
Klaffenbach
W. Second St
Brown Shoe
Comfort. S
Hoaglin
Fasta
New Jersey
Ance
Coats
Children’s Coats
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