Varied Animals Inspire Rev. Max Allen’s Farming Life
Rev. Max Allen, pastor of two churches, maintains a large menagerie and farm to illustrate a farmer’s weather and crop outlook. His livestock includes Killdare Arabian stallion, Susan Saanen goat, Chihuahua pups, Poletta and La Bonita Bambi, Guernsey calf, rabbits, a cat, pig, and 80 laying chickens.
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Cranston
Max Allen
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Oak Grove
Allen
Alien
Teddy
Nancy Jo
Allens
Killdare
Susan
Dale
Berg
Allendale
Patsy
Poletta
Tony
Buster
Fluff
Mrs. Bantie
Hampshire
Two Soldiers Return from Far East on Navy Transport
Two soldiers in the area Sgt. John E. Fell of Tipton and M Sgt. William K. Moore of Columbus Junction returned aboard the Navy Transport Marine Lynx which arrived in Seattle from the Far East. The ship carried 2 868 Army troops on rotation and included many Lowans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Fell
Tipton
William K. Moore
Columbus Junction
Navy
Marine Lynx
Seattle
Far East
Associated Press
Wash
Ninety Attend Sweetland Grange Outing Picnic
Ninety members of the Sweetland Grange gathered in the Sweetland school yard for a Sunday picnic with a basket dinner at noon. Youth committee contests awarded Joan Halling Ronald Bremer Jeanne Halling and Caroline Peterson in running events and Shirley Mockmore’s team in the potall race. Married men won a ball game against single men. Horseshoes and secret pals followed. carpet rags for the Oliver K. Home stead project were to be turned in at the August 7 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetland Grange
Sweetland
Joan Halling
Ronald Bremer
Jeanne Halling
Caroline Peterson
Shirley Mockmore
Oliver Kelley
Minnesota
Walter McGillivray
The
Grange
Ray Irvin
Vernon Toyne
Ray Garvin
Arthur Royal
Fred Halling
Tom Reeves
Administrative County Offices Costing More Across Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers' Assn reports 1950 per person costs for county administrative offices. Muscatine county residents paid 3.35, Cedar 3.98, Louisa 5.78, with statewide totals at 9,794,216 for 1950, up from 9,019,449 in 1949. High and low county comparisons suggest potential savings of about 1.8 million if averages of low counties were used.
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Muscatine County
Iowa Taxpayers’ Assn
Board of Supervisors
Cedar County
Auditor of State
Muscatine
Kossuth
Boone and Marion
Sioux
Des Moines
Black Hawk and Linn
Johnson
Polk
Story
Taxpayers’ Organization
Quartet Offers Sacred Concert at First Baptist Sioux Falls
A varied program of sacred music was presented Sunday at the First Baptist church by members of the Sioux Falls Male Quartet during the evening worship service. The service was conducted by the quartet and included trumpet solos by Robert Shaw and a devotion titled Who Is My Neighbor by Charles Rutland. Charlie Shook presided at the organ.
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First Baptist Church
Sioux Falls
Robert Shaw
Charles Rutland
Charlies Shook
Fluoridation Protest Letter to Muscatine Council
The Committee Against Fluoridation urged Muscatine officials to reject adding fluorine or fluorides to the city water. They cited health concerns, legal risks for aldermen, and public sentiment shown at a April 14, 1952 hearing, calling fluoridation unconstitutional and unsafe.
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Muscatine
Select
Congressional Committee
Washington, D. C
Ft. Madison
Leon T. Hawkins
Seven Alarms Weekend Fire Strikes Muscatine
Muscatine firemen fought seven alarms over the July Fourth weekend with only small damage reported. A Saturday 11 46 a.m. blaze at 1206 Smalle y avenue caused light doorway woodwork and curtain damage due to clothes near a chimney. A 7 40 p.m. Saturday truck fire in the 900 block West Third street damaged the motor. owner Harold Axtell of Liberty Street. Sunday’s 4 p.m. truck fire in Nebraska Street area was caused by a cutting torch sparking on the truck. An 8 15 p.m. Sunday fire hit Maplecrest farm at Fruitland.
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Muscatine
Henry Randall
Smalley Avenue
West Third Street
Harold Axtell
Liberty Street
William Hunter
Nebraska Street
Maplecrest Farm
Fruitland
Consent for a boy to enter this competition
A brief note stating consent for a boy to enter a forthcoming event or contest. It indicates parental authorization and readiness for participation, without specifics about the event, date, or location.
Cost of Muscatine County superintendent’s office rises by one third
The Iowa Taxpayers Association reports Muscatine County spending for the county superintendent of schools grew from 1947 to 1950 by 36.22 percent, with Cedar and Louisa counties showing larger increases. The 1950 total for all Iowa counties was 1,031,344, up 69.26 percent since 1947, reflecting the office joining the county school system in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Iowa Taxpayers’ Assn
Auditor of State
Association
Cedar County
Louisa County
Taxpayers’ Group
Iowa
County Board of Education
County
Red Cross Moves to New Quarters in Hershey Building
Beginning today the Muscatine chapter of the American Red Cross conducts activities in new quarters in the Hershey building. The office moved from the second floor to a two room suite on the third floor, previously Prudential Life Insurance space, freshly redecorated with new light fixtures. Red Cross telephone numbers remain unchanged.
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Muscatine
American Red Cross
Hershey
Prudential Life Insurance
The
Red Cross
National Guard Recruiting Drive To Be Discussed
Muscatine National Guard unit representatives will meet Tuesday afternoon with the civic affairs committee of the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce to discuss a projected recruiting campaign and expansion plans of the local armory. The meeting is booked for 4 p.m. Tuesday.
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Muscatine National Guard
Muscatine Chamber of Commerce
Robert Sweany
Chamber of Commerce
Fire at Automatic Button Co. causes small damage
A fire broke out at one end of the roof on the hydrator at the Automatic Button Co. on East Third Street and Mulberry Avenue. The cause is listed as unknown and firemen were called for a false alarm at 4 06 a.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automatic Button Co
East Third Street
Mulberry Avenue
Cancer Society To Hold Special Meet Wednesday
The Muscatine county chapter of the American Cancer Society through temporary chairman Mrs. Gene Rosenthal schedules a special meeting for all officers and members at 2 p.m. Wednesday July 9 at the Cham...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Society
The
American Cancer Society
Local Commerce Office Meeting Seeks Participants
The Commerce office at Hotel Muscatine will host a meeting with Mrs Ann Wilson of Dubuque the district supervisor expected to confer with county officials. Routine reports on campaign drive funds and filling several board vacancies caused by resignations and removals are on the agenda. All officers and interested persons are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ber
Commerce
Hotel Muscatine
Ann Wilson
Dubuque
Guard Motto At Waterloo Attributed To General Cambronne
The quote A guard dies but never surrenders is linked to General Cambronne at Waterloo as he faced surrender of the Imperial Guard after the battle note.
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Cambronne
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