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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1952
Page
5
The annual Phil athea class of First Methodist Church met at Miss Hetty Kemble’s home at 617 East Ninth Street to plan a Tuesday August 5 picnic at Weed Park. The meeting included reports, devotions by Miss Kemble, and a program led by Mrs. F D McCullough with Cora DeCamp Myrta Baker.
The Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid will hold a business meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday in the parish hall with Mrs. Katherine Rutz as hostess.
The VFW auxiliary met at the VFW club rooms and discussed future activities. A $20 contribution was made to the Iowa Cottage fund for Eaton Rapids orphans home. Planned marching unit for Fourth of July parade and VFW picnic set for July 20 at Houk's Grove. Tentative dance at Knoxville hospital on Oct. 21. Banquet for Royal Neighbors planned in September. Mrs. Borimec Law, president, reported on the department encampment in Mason City.
The Gamma Forum of the Muscatine Newcomers Club met Tuesday at Mrs William Liebbe 102 Middie Rowd. A contract bridge session followed with Mrs John Kline first prize, Mrs Archie Martin second, and Mrs Harold Sinmander low. Next meeting set for Mrs Marvin Krieger’s home.
A meeting of the Women's guild of the Evangelical and Reformed church is planned for 2 pm Thursday in the church fellowship room. The spiritual life department chaired by Clara Mittman will lead the program with hostesses Esther Law Frieda Matthiessen Hannah IJmlandt and Jessie Brown.
Members of the C O C class of Musserville Methodist church met for a picnic at Weed park on Tuesday evening. Supper was served at 6 30 and group singing was enjoyed. Seventeen members attended. The next class meeting will be July 15 at Mrs Frank Browns home 1077 Hershey avenue.
Fred G. Stroup of Muscatine reported campaign expenses of 63.98 with no contributions to the Iowa secretary of state. A Linton Lundy Jr of Davenport listed 241.61 in expenses and no contributions for the Scott County Republican primary for state representative.
Mrs Addie Collison of Atalissa celebrated her 75th birthday with a dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Fred Pierce and their sons Richard and Wayne. Attendants included multiple families from Tipton Davenport Muscatine West Liberty and Chula Vista California. Two grandchildren Marion Pierce in Japan and Bobby Collison in Korea could not attend due to military service.
The Come-Double class of the First Methodist Church plans a Fourth of July parade float. Members met in the church basement Tuesday evening to organize, with work set for Thursday at Robert Hahn's residence. Dorothy Parish Betty Barton and Dean Daniels supervise a potluck supper before the session. forty five members attended.
Cranston notes the annual Courtney reunion occurred in Washington Iowa with a noon picnic. Attendees included Arthur Brookhart LeRoy and Daryl Whitmer plus several Courtney family members from Muscatine and local areas. Others visited relatives in Parnell Morning Sun Bennett and Conesville communities.
The United States produces more than half of the world’s petroleum and consumes the major portion of its output. This dominance highlights the nation’s central role in global energy markets and industrial activity.
Muscatine Kiwanians reviewing parade plans at their noon meeting. P H Willey and Rev Guy Hunting presented details. Fifty seven entries have been received including floats bands and marching units. No on time deadline set for today. Floats report between 9 and 10 a m Friday at Sixth Street and Iowa Avenue. Parade starts 10 30 a m moving Mulberry East Third Chestnut West Second Mulberry and ends at disbanding point. Prizes totaling 310 in eight divisions.
Robert B. Jehring president of the Muscatine Junior Chamber of Commerce returned home Tuesday night after attending the national Jaycee convention in Dallas Texas. He left a week earlier in a 1952 Chevrolet from Hendersons garage and traveled with an Iowa convoy of over 250 Bel Airs. Roy Holland of Sioux City former Iowa Jaycees president was named a national vice president. New national president is Horace E Hunky Henderson of Williamsburg Virginia.
Mrs. Evan Carl also known as Helen Huskins dies at her son Wilbur Carl's home in Fairborn Ohio after years of illness. She was born in Lone Tree and survived by her husband William a sister Mrs. Frank Soukup of Muscatine and a grandson. Funeral 2 p m Saturday at Lone Tree Methodist Church.
Weight of massive objects too heavy to be weighed by ordinary devices is now determined with electronic crane scales. The system uses a resistance wire strain gage an electrical current and an electronic indicator to measure load.
Norma Small 20 Letts leads 15 entrants in the Miss Freedom Flame contest announced by J William Mark Jr of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The winner will be crowned Thursday at Weed Park and ride in the Fourth of July parade.
The article notes that special steels essential for jet planes rockets tanks and guns rely on elements including Columbium chromium cobalt and tungsten. Without these materials production and defense capabilities would be severely impaired.
Muscatine used 101,376,250 gallons of water in June with high pumpage due to flushing mains. Walter Molis, superintendent, cited rust and corrosion removal as a key reason for the surge in the city water system.
Edward L. Howard of West Liberty, 30, was killed in an automobile accident Tuesday. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church with Rev. B. L. Barnes officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The Rosary is set for 8:15 p.m. Thursday. The body remains at S. C. Snider Funeral Home, which is handling arrangements.
Work on 90 miles of lines involved flushing to clean conduits. Advent of hot weather in June boosted water use for air conditioning, showers, and lawn sprinkling, according to Molis.
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