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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1933

Page

8

Prayer Services Opened at Wilton

Wilton reports union prayer services opened at Grace Reformed church with Dr J C Horning of St Joseph Missouri delivering When We Pray. Weeklong services continue ending Sunday night at Presbyterian church with Dr J F Hinkhouse as speaker. Local notices include illness of J W Lenker and various visits and gatherings around Wilton.

Wilton J. C. Horning St. Joseph The Reformed Church Union Grace Reformed Church Horning Presbyterian Church J. F. Hinkhouse J. W. Lenker Cedar County H. W. Power Davenport Dora Bannick Frank Stevens Des Moines Stevens Chris Angerer Ladies’ Aid Society Methodist Church George Kahler Mary Knouse Cora Knouse S. Mary Harold Duncan Bert Duncan Shaddock Okla Elizabeth Walton Mrs. Duncan

Local Social News Records Weekend Visits and Travel

Wilton and Mrs Edwin Detlefs return from holiday visits to Thompson Indiana to resume teaching. Dr and Mrs Adolph Solbrig visit Will Port family in Marengo. A large group shares supper at the Will Looney home in Iowa City. Iowa City basketball trip for Ellingson Richards and Grunder. Nurses from Hershey Hospital take state board exams in Des Moines then visit relatives en route to Muscatine. Mrs John Maurer confined by illness at home. Mrs Vera Johnson visits her Iowa City relatives in Iowa City.

State Board Miss Friedrichsen Muscatine John F. Maurer Vera Johnson Iowa City L. N. Ayres

New Crew to Newport Robbers Found

Sheriff George Oakes reports a new crew identified in the Newport post office robbery investigation. Harold Reder dies suddenly in Blue Rapids Kansas, widow Minnie Kennedy formerly of Louisa county. Also: Ernest Clayton and Lizzie have a daughter. Ben Lukenbill visits Wa pello and testifies before a grand jury.

Wapelio George Oakes Newport Amanda Paris Harold Reder Blue Rapids Kas Minnie Kennedy W. C. Kennedy Louisa County Wapello

Junction Resident Attends Funeral of Calvin Coolidge

Columbus Junction news notes William Sink a horse buyer attended ex President Calvin Coolidge funeral in Northampton Mass. He returned Sunday night from Holyoke after a month with a carload horses for the eastern market. The report also mentions obituary and lecturing events in Columbus City and job moves of local residents.

Columbus Junction William Sink Calvin Coolidge Northampton Mass Sink Holyoke Albert J. Penner Edwards Congregational Church William R. Button Fredonia F. E. Moore Galesburg Ill Stuart Bergsma Addis Ababa Ethiopia United Presbyterian Church Columbus City

Services for George Essex Held Wednesday

Funeral services for George Essex, who died at the Muscatine county home, will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Meyers Funeral Home. The Rev Ira Hawley of the United Brethren church will officiate. Burial will follow in the Essex cemetery in Illinois. The body will lie in state at Meyers chapel until the service.

George Essex Muscatine County Meyers Funeral Home Ira Hawley United Brethren Church Essex Cemetery Ilinois Meyers Chapel

Presidential Question Horizontal 101 Puzzle Answers

This appears to be a word puzzle page with numbered clues across two directions. It includes questions on geography, measurements, and vocabulary, asking for definitions, translations, and word matches.

Utter Funeral Held at Letts

Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Utter were held at the United Brethren church in Letts with Rev. C. O. Winters in charge. She died Jan. 7 at age 77 in Letts at the home of her son J. W. Ritter. She was born Sept. 1, 1855 in Pennsylvania and married Lewis B. Ritter in 1875, later marrying Celeste Utter in 1909. Her survivors include three sons, two grandchildren, a great grandchild, and a brother. Burial followed at Cedar Bethel cemetery.

Cedar Bethel Catherine Wagner Deatrick Lovina Wagner Pennsylvania J. W. Ritter Letts Wagners Iowa Catherine Lewis B. Ritter John W. Ritter Walter H. Ritter Harve E. Ritter Lineville Joseph Wagner Letts Celeste Utter

Perfect attendance in Mittman school cited amid cold epidemic

In December only four of fourteen Mittman school pupils were neither absent nor tardy due to a cold and flu outbreak. Perfect records belonged to Charlotte Walker Virgil Riegel Harold Davis and Harold Lohse. Two students, Lohse and Reigel, have no absences or tardies for four months. Other local notes include visits and social events in Fruitland and nearby homes.

Mittman Elizabeth Fletcher Charlotte Walker Virgil Riegel Harold Davis Harold Lohse Virgil Reigel J. J. Edgar Davenport Don Strouse Rinely Frank Spring Henry Brei Sweetland Island M. E. Church Aid Home Fruitland R. J. Bartenhagen Harold Swanson John Bartenhagen John Borgstead Tom Gardy

Sweetland Brotherhood Meeting and Local Social Events

More than fifty attended the Sweetland church meeting with Cloyce Downer of Letts delivering the address. The program included a vocal duet by Rita Day and Mary Downer, a reading by Bonnie Martin, and a Ray Downer song. A bridge party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Archie Braun and Roger at the Fishburn home in Muscatine was noted. Nine Standard Bearers members met at the church with Bonnie Martin presenting the lesson and plans discussed for a mystery mother banquet in June linked to the Kings Heralds. Elm Z. Brewer was sentenced to hang January 2% 1934 for the murder of Deputy Sheriff L. F. Dilworth by Judge A. B. Lovejoy.

Sweetland Sweetland Brotherhood Cloyce Downer Letts Rita Day Mary Downer Bonnie Martin Ray Downer Archie Braun Roger William Fishburn Muscatine Standard Bearers Society King’s Heralds

Bronchuline Emulsion Promises Quick Cough Relief

An advertisement touts Bronchuline Emulsion for coughs with two doses loosening, a full bottle chasing it out. It notes no habit forming drugs and no stomach upset, with money back if symptoms persist after a full course, guaranteed by Henderson drug store and other druggists.

Henderson Drug Store

Mead Funeral Held And Military Rites Noted

West Liberty observes funerals for Elmer E. Mead and Ernest E. Carr. Pallbearers include H. B. Phillips and Roy Tharp. Carr’s service features a mixed quartet and a firing salute by veterans. Attendees include relatives from Iowa City, Lone Tree, and Cedar Rapids.

Rolland Mead Iowa City Bert Gill Neely Fisher West Branch Miller and Ravens Veterans of the Foreign Wars American Legion Mansell Phillips Ernest E. Carr Snider Carr West Liberty 349Th Cerena Brown Will Propst C. E. Henderson George Sutton F. W. Sutton Charles Nash Nichols William Denny Axel Engstrom D. B. Brooks Carl Larson Joe Krotz A. E. Ady American Legion Post Joe Chase E. D. Carr Joe Snider Mary Carr Herman Photenhoer Robert Ford O. Neifmeyer Tillie Meeze Ott Smith Emma Hawthorn Vera Ziegler Lone Tree Carl Lybarger Neal Lybarger Cedar Rapids H. E. Carr

Ministers Meet in Muscatine Sub-District Gathering

The Rev. J. W. and Mrs. Gruber attended a ministerial meeting at the M. E. church in Muscatine today. They were entertained at a luncheon by the Muscatine ministers and their wives. Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson plan to move into the Mary Shellabarger home.

J. W Gruber M. E Muscatine George Johnson Mary Shellabarger Shellabarger

Udga Tablets Offer Fast Relief for Stomach Ailments

A testimonial extols Udga Tablets as a safe prescription causing quick relief after costly failed treatments. It claims benefits for gas, ulcers, excess acid, indigestion, and related symptoms and offers a money back guarantee. Sold at Havercamp's Drug Store.

Havercamp’s

Ministers Hold County Meeting at Letts Church

Letts-The Louisa County Ministerial association met at the Letts Methodist church. Dr. Stuart Bergama spoke on hospital work in Ethiopia. Rev. H G Patterson and Rev. S F Wenger led Evangelism discussions. Several ministers attended including Parker Ramsdale Gruber and Eddle. A noon dinner followed.

Letts Louisa County Letts Methodist Church Stuart Bergama Ethiopia H. G. Patterson Morning Sun S.F. Wenger Crawfordsville Mr. Parker Cotter Balcoff Ramsdale Lamp

District Court Notes on Estates and Receivership Actions

Bond filings and executorship actions include C. R. Stafford posting $50,000 as administrator of Addie S. Parr. Lindle and Lindle authorized to hire an attorney in Cresco to oppose a receiver in the Nicolaus guardian case involving Kate Daut’s mortgage. Inventory and assets listed in several estates, bond filings for guardians and administrators, and court actions in receiverships and foreclosures are noted.

C. R. Stafford Addie S. Parr M. J. Lindle Emma Lindle George Daut Cresco Howard County Iowa Harry G. Nicolaus Kate Daut Lizzie Hendrickson Clerk of Court Office American Savings Bank Quincy T. Howard Curtis E. Deems R. C. Zoller

Tender Hearted Humorist Quips Over Tailor Price

A wry remark from The Humorist contrasts thrift with compassion as a shopper explains why he negotiates with a tailor to avoid excessive costs for the needy. The exchange underscores frugality linked to kindness in a lighthearted tone.

Humorist

Wood Cutting Bee Helps Sick Neighbor West of Town

Neighbors gathered at the J. L. Tarpy home west of Wapello for a wood cutting bee to supply Mr. Tarpy who has been ill and unable to get up his wood. About ten loads were cut and buzzed into stove lengths. Those assisting included Phillip and Charles Reutinger, Walter Chatterton, J. P. Robertson and family, Don Robertson, Sam Murray, Charles Murray, John Otto, J. D. Rockefeller, L. W. Gerth and Fred Gerth, Archie Johnson, with dinner served by Mrs. Tarpy and daughter.

L. W. Gerth Fred Gerthand Archie Johnson

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ernest Clayton Ben Lukenbill Burlington Mr. Lukenbill Junction Essex Alexander Zaimis Central America Marrow Wrath Green L. S. Am Dor Britain Basi Reat Sweetland News Waterloo Elm Z. Brewer L. F. Dilworth A. B. Lovejoy West Liberty News R. S. Hain Omaha C. S. Ridenour T. C. Karr Implement Dealers Association M. C. Swan East Fourth Street Floyd Knauss Arlis Washington Sam Conoco Besser Conoco Travel Bureau Denver Kesheer Yeau Mators Gen Louisa County Organization Arthur Lieberknecht H. D. Frame Hershey Hospital J. B. Garrett T. L. Eland Thomas Norman Armentrout Buffalo Louise Roelle Frei G. Bilkey Jacquin A. Robertson Sara E. Bilkey George Grosjean Frank Grosjean Royal Manufacturing Company Sunnysing Chick Hatchery Harvey Bennett Henry Bennett Pleasant Prairie Savings Bank Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Margaret Kary Albert Kary Lorene Brase Winter
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