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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1933
Page
7
About 150 members and friends attended a reception in the Wilton Presbyterian church parlors welcoming Rev. C. W. Pfeiffer and his family. The evening featured welcome messages, music, readings, and benediction by the new pastor.
A Muscatine area page reports on a class meeting at 6 30 pm with homemade ice cream and cake, visits by Mesdames Corwin Drake Law Tisor Shoultz Kagen and others, guests from Batavia and Marshfield, a picnic hosted by Frank Spring, a birth announcement at Bellevue hospital in Muscatine, hospital and university visits, trips to the World’s Fair and Davenport excursion, a broken collar bone for Virgil Foster, and ongoing crop irrigation due to minimal rainfall.
Concord Columbus Junction area notes that Mrs. Shellabarger has been in the hospital for several days for treatments. Mr. and Mrs. Finck and daughter from Downs Kansas visited the Blankenhorns Johnston and Shellabarger en route to Chicago for the Century of Progress exposition.
Cranston area reports show O. E. Willits and son Dale shipping 2 12 cars of cattle and a half car of hogs to Chicago Tuesday. Doris Custer of Washington visited Mrs. Dale Willits Wednesday. Miss Elizabeth Townsley visits Muscatine with sister Mrs. Fred Longstreth. Wesley Fry returns home after a three week visit from Muscatine. Chief Yellow Hammer plans a free guitar entertainment at Oak Grove Christian church Friday night near Cranston.
The third distribution of Mercer county taxes has begun under county treasurer O H Lee. Warrants were mailed to township supervisors and remaining distributions will follow. Checks totaling 370 to Eliza, 620 to Keithsburg, 640 to Duncan, 610 to Millersburg, 1120 to Abingdon, 1220 to Perryton Greene, 580 to Suez, 830 to Richland Grove, 370 to Rivoli, 900 to North Henderson, 2030 to Mercer, and 700 to New Boston township were mailed.
The Ainsworth United Presbyterian church will host a district Sunday school convention on Sunday July 16 with an adult conference led by Mrs. Parker, a young people session by Mrs. Beal, and a children’s class led by Mrs. Kate Acheson. Local residents Mrs. Bessie Frame, Mr. and Mrs. Joe McConnell, Mrs. Edna Dowell, Mary Jane Walker, and the Dryden family are noted as visitors or summer residents.
New Boston Duncan organizes with meetings planned for the third Friday monthly. Officers elected include President Mrs Clyde Epperly and Vice President Mrs Floyd Early. Clare Bradford spoke on The Value of Organization. Next meeting set at Floyd Crapnell home August 25. Minnie Ellison 37 suffered a fracture of her right arm after a fall alighting from an automobile and returned home after treatment at Moline City hospital.
Buffs to Pee Buffalo Prairie Mrs Otis Kimball returns home after five weeks caring for Mrs Arthur Sellers who has been ill. Mr and Mrs Charles Vanatta of Muscatine called at the Fred Rexinger home. Mrs Izzie Mills Earl and Myrtle of Muscatine called on friends Sunday. Maynard Peterson ill at home taken to Moline hospital. Mr and Mrs Emery Rettig entertaining relatives from Chicago. Irene Elliott spent three weeks at Gene Irwin home near New Boston, returned Monday. Large crowd attended Orange man's annual picnic near Preemption. William Kistler arrived Monday for a visit with his parents, trip by airplane to Moline field. Maynard Perry of Rock Island spending week here. Mrs Ferdinand Elliott and children Michigan visited relatives. Benjamin Marquis and Garth Kistler ill at home. Mrs Charles Thomas of Marston called on her mother, Mrs Sarah Eckhardt.
Eliza Mrs Bessie Irwin and sons Bruce and Guy visit Omer Harter with Mr and Mrs Harold Irwin and son from Little Rock Ark and Mrs Ethel French and daughter of Aledo. George Hesser hosts a party for newly married Guy Maynard. Richard and Clifford Stockett visit grandmother Blanche Brockett. Logan De Bordl and Arthur Krueger host callers. Eliza Ladies Aid holds a church meeting. A large crowd attends Tuesday ball game with games set for Wednesday and Friday next week. Mildred Fawcett of Aledo spends the weekend with Charles Fawcett and family. Mrs Fred Garner and daughter Marie and Mrs Eliza Garner are Muscatine callers.
Rebekah Lodge No. 516 at the Odd Fellows hall installed newly elected officers led by treasurer Mrs. Lillie Whitmer and secretary Mrs. Ida Boot. Other officers include recording secretary Mrs. Goldie Oveson and warden Mrs. Julia McCartney with conductor Mrs. Adna Luethye and musician Mrs. Lillie Duffe.
Threshing is under way in the area with McElroys Ed Dodders and H U P Small starting the first of the week. Wheat yields reach about 25 bushels per acre with prices near 90 cents a bushel. Local notables attended a Louisa County Medical association picnic at Meyerholtz lake east of Wapello. Tennis players prepare for a series of tournaments on Dr H J Austin’s court. Miss Floy Eliason is visiting.
A large crowd attended the home made ice cream and cake social at the church Tuesday evening to raise funds. Proceeds totaled about a portion of the event's earnings.
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