Banquet honors Halleck Seaman in Clinton
Muscatine sportsmen and river navigation experts led by G. M. Titus plan to attend a Clinton banquet Thursday night honoring Halleck W Seaman a key figure in canalizing the Mississippi River. The Eastern Iowa Sportsmen Association sponsors the event with 400 to 500 guests from the region expected. speakers include Major R. A. Wheeler Ralph Crim and R. J. Leysen of Davenport. Seaman’s efforts secured funds for Lock 13 construction in Clinton and he has spoken in Muscatine about the nine foot canal.
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Muscatine
G. M. Titus
Clinton
Halleck
VW. Seaman
Mississippi River
Eastern Iowa Sportsmen Association
Expec'e
Assig
R. A. Wheeler
Rock Island
Ralph Crim
R. J. Leysen
Davenport
Fieman
Lock 13
Seaman
Open air union worship at Jefferson school and Weed park
Crowds estimated around 500 attended the second series of open air services sponsored by the Muscatine Ministerial association. Dr D I Berger of First Presbyterian preached The Man Who Forgot at Weed park with Devotions by Rev George Evans and prayer led by Rev W H Schwiering.
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Jefferson School
Weed Park
D. I. Berger
First Presbyterian Church
George Evans
First Friends Church
W. H. Schwiering
First Methodist Church
Plans Advanced for River Front in Muscatine
Drawing of the proposed Muscatine river front improvement will start within two to three days. C Clayton Frye of Burlington and I V Howenstine, city engineer, plan preliminary work. Drawings go to Ames for check, then a team visit for final review before financing. The project includes a 300 foot river fill between Mad Creek and Walnut Street with a stone or concrete wall. Frye calls Muscatine’s plan one of the best he has seen.
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Muscatine
C. Clayton Frye
Burlington
Iowa State Planning Board
I. V. Howenstine
Ames
Mad Creek
Walnut Street
Frye
Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Cook Honored at Birthday Party
A birthday party at the Harry Foster home near Letts honored Mrs. Alfred Foster and Mrs. Charles Cook. Attendees from Letts and Muscatine shared cake baked by several hosts, with ice cream and games of baseball and euchre as evening diversions.
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Mrs. Foster
Mrs. Cook
Alfred Foster
Charles Cook
Harry Foster
Letts
Cook
Len Swain
Emma Bennett
Marie
Frank
Betty
Joe Hickey
Joe King
Maude Valette
Bayfield
High Prairie
Jackson Moomey
William
Elmus
Louise
Clifford
Billy
John LaGrange
Billy Pantel
Ida Myers
Clara Edgington
Zetta McKillip
Frank Litchenhouse
Muscatine
School Head Back From Western Trip
H. Van Hettinga, superintendent of city schools, returned to Muscatine Saturday night after a brief vacation in Boulder, Colorado, following attendence at the National Education Association convention in Denver. Mrs Van Hettinga and son Reeves will remain in Boulder to return later in the summer. Mr and Mrs W Howard McIlrath and Mrs Hale Reid and their small daughter are vacationing in Colorado. Neal Sands and Martha Sands of Ainsworth have returned home after a west visit. Sands has reportedly signed a contract to coach at Kearney New Jersey next year.
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H. van Hettinga
Muscatine
Boulder
Colo
National Educational Association
Denver
van Hettinga
Aon
Reeves
W. Howard Mcllrath
Hale Reid
Colorado
Neal Sands
Martha Sands
Ainsworth
Sands
Kearney
N. J
Deeds Recorded for Lot 21 in Park Place Addition
J F Hill transfers lot 21 in block 17 Park Place addition to Frank C Wright. The first Fresnel lens for lighthouse beacons was installed at Cape Henry Virginia in 1841.
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J. F. Hill
Frank C. Wright
Park Place Addition
Cape Henry
Local notes from Muscatine City Briefs
A son Jack LaMar Reisert born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. John Reisert of 201 Clinton Street. Various residents travel, attend events, and vote on permits while others register cars and face court actions. Fire crews extinguish a small blaze on Indiana Street. several local residents visit family and attend meetings.
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Jack LaMar
John Reisert
Clinton Street
Gertrude Salek
Sycamore Street
Chicago
Orrie Glatstein
Furniture Mart
Robert Jehring
George L. Jehring
East Fifth Street
Gary Stein
S. G. Stein
West Second Street
Minocqua
Wis
Red Arrow
Susan Knight Masters
Long Beach
Calif
Muscatine
Knight Home
East Sixth Street
J. C. Grady
Gilbert Street
Nancy Lou
East Second Street
Frank Bisesi
Jack Malone
Howard Williamson
J. C. Coster
Malone
Williamson
Levee Com Ismission
City Hall
Ernest Dollman
East Tenth Street
Plymouth
William Gla‘stein
Oak Street
Buick
Arthur Frick
Durant
Dodge
Jeanetta Westbrook
Letts
Marvin Blaesing
Cedar Street
Wyoming Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Hall
Jake Dora
Harold E. Wilson
C. H. Fishburn
N. G. Baker
Board of Supervisors
Aeronica
A. B. C. Flying Service
Mississippi
Miriam Glatstein
Canon Avenue
George Janney
Fulham Avenue
Loring Janney
Loring
Roberta
Robert
Davenport
Mississippi Valley Fair Grounds
Francis Townsend
Hershey Hospital
Earl Kreier
Wapello
Margaret Hendershott
East Third Street
Henry Hamman
West Fulham Avenue
Roger Geibel
Charles Dickinson
Fred Schafnit
Iowa Avenue
Darlene Tietsch
Illinois City
Elmer Capel
Moline
Mildred Muhlinburg
New Boston
Mr. Rapp
Ite
B. M
N. W
No. 3
Indiana St
Howard Asp
Laurine Kiesey
Washington
Wesley Davidson
Mrs Shafnit suffers hand injury in washing machine accident
Mrs. Fred Shafnit of 714 Iowa Avenue sustained severe injuries to her right hand when it was caught in the wringer of an electric washing machine early this morning. She was taken to Hershey Hospital where the injuries were dressed.
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Fred Shafnit
Iowa Avenue
Hershey Hospital
Federal Housing Clinic Set For Muscatine Wednesday
Federal Housing officials will hold a housing clinic at Muscatine city hall on Wednesday from 9 a m to 4 p m under the Federal Housing administration. The meeting will cover building new homes and refinancing existing mortgages not including Home Owners Loan Corp loans. Clarence Hahn and Leighton Beckett will lead, with sessions at the Chamber of Commerce rooms on the second floor.
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Muscatine
City Hall
Federal Housing Administration
Chamber of Commerce
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Leighton D. Beckett
Clarence A. Hahn
Clarence Hahn
Mason City
Waterloo
Burlington
Keokuk
Fort Madison
Ottumwa
Davenport
Mr. Hahn
Des Moines
Washington, D. C
Hahn
Court House
Southeastern Iowa Conservation Association
Lucile Robinson Sets New Record at Davenport Women’s Meet
Lucile Robinson of Des Moines, defending champion, smashed a 77 to set a new Davenport Country Club women’s course record and lead the medalist chase in the 13th annual women’s golf tournament. She later toured the last nine in 36, one over men’s par, despite two extra strokes from three putts on the seventh and eighth greens.
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Lucile Robinson
Des Moines
Davenport Country Club
Lucile
Services Held for Mrs. H Hathaway
Last rites for Mrs. Harry Hathaway were held at 9 a m at St Mathias church with Rt Rev Msgr W L Hannon officiating. Interment followed in St Marys cemetery. Pallbearers included Ed Lorber Del Frye Oliver Musser Ray mond Washburn and Ray mond Schumacher Flower attendants named and singers listed.
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East Eighth Street
St. Mathias Church
W. L. Hannon
St. Mary's Cemetery
Ed_ Lorber
del Frye
Oliver Musser
Raymond Washburn
Raymond Schumacher
Chris Stange
Ed Lorber
Carrie Davis
Harry Waltman
Lota Hathaway
Vangee Begey
Mary Louise Conway
Marie Helmes
Dorothy Valett
Thomas Kelly
Charles Vogler
Augustina Riesi
Bees Boost Apple and Chard Yields in Orchard Trial
A western orchard raised yields from 1400 to 6000 bushels after placing bee hives near trees. Bees carried pollen between blossoms, aiding fruit set and production.
Average man speaks about eleven million words yearly
Estimate cites about 11.9 million words spoken by an average man each year. Experts note such speech volume reflects daily conversations, work interactions, and public discourse.
Board Proposes Three Minor Property Tax Adjustments
The Iowa State Board of Assessment and Review backs three small changes in personal property tax valuations for next year. Decreases apply to a one year old colt by 20 percent, a two year old colt by 13.33 percent, and swine over nine months by 15.49 percent. A review hearing is set for July 23 to hear objections and adjust as needed with final rates issued shortly after.
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Iowa State Board of Assessment
Kenneth Coder
Board of Review
Reid Elected to Des Moines Post
Hale C. Reid, McKinley school principal and Muscatine reading supervisor, has been appointed to Des Moines elementary schools with a substantial salary increase. He plans resignation and contract release papers and moves to Des Moines by September. This follows recent public school staff shifts in the district and signals more resignations for better positions.
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Hale C. Reid
McKinley School
Muscatine
Des Moines
Reid
Board of Education
Tipton
Colorado
McKinley
W. Howard McIitrath
Omaha
Upstreamers Class Outing At Staley's Lake
The Upstreamers class of Bloomington Friends church enjoyed a three day outing at the Rotary hut on Staley's lake July 11 12 and 13. Activities included boat rowing roller skating swimming fishing and a treasure hunt as seventeen members and their teacher Mrs Athena Mortimer attended with Misses Alice Gaines Zella Irene Anderson Marie Dorothy Zora Crow Dorothy Eunice Hoag Esther Celia Thicker Ruth Esther Stortz Clythe Mortimer Iva Schmitt Velma and Viola Bierman.
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Bloomington Friends Church
Rotary Hut
Staley’s Lake
Athena Mortimer
Alice Gaines
Zella
Irene Anderson
Marie Dorothy
Zora Crow
Dorothy
Eunice Hoag
Esther
Celia Thicker
Ruth
Esther Stortz
Clythe Mortimer Iva Schmitt
Velma
Viola Bierman
Continuance Granted in Legler Case and Receiver Appointed
A continuance in Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. versus Jacob L. Legler Vernon W. Legler and Lillian E. Legler is granted until March 1 1937 by Judge D W Jackson. J Guy Mitchell is approved as receiver for the 392 acre tract leased to W W and Lillian E Legler at 5 dollars per acre per crop year March 1 1935 to March 1 1937. If rent is unpaid the continuance may be vacated.
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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Jacob L. Legler
Vernon W. Legler
Lillian E. Legler
D. W. Jackson
J. Guy Mitchell
W. W
Rockford Player Triumphs in Midwest Tennis Tourney
Bud Green of Rockford Illinois defeated Jimmy Brammer of Des Moines 6-3 7-5 as Midwest stars opened play in the Missouri Valley tennis tournament. Meyer Pankener of St Louis beat Eugene Scheffer 6-0 6-0 and George Pryor of Stillwater won 6-0 6-1 over Marvin Van Dyke of Ottumwa.
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Des Moines
Bud Green
Rockford
Ill
Jimmy Brammer
Wielder
Meyer Pankener
St. Louis
Eugene Scheffer
George Pryor
Stillwater
Okla
Marvin van Dyke
Ottumwa
Record Hurricane Year 1933 Tops Worst-Ever List
The year 1933 set a new record as the worst hurricane year in history with a historic number of storms and impacts across multiple Atlantic regions.
Yerington Family Reunion Held at A Wagner Home
Sixty members of the Yerington family gathered Sunday at the Albert Wagner home 500 Fletcher avenue Muscatine for the annual reunion. Activities included baseball games and various contests with dinner served cafeteria style on the lawn.
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Yerington
Albert Wagner
Fletcher Avenue
Nina Yerington
Earl Yerington
Albert
Floyd
Bert Burrows
Bennie
George
Gus Corporan
Bertha
Nellie Ruth
Charles Yerington
Donald
Johnnie
Charles, Jr
Eddie
Kathleen
Milton
Evelyn
David Vanatta
Donna Jean
Muscatine
Edwin Morton
Duane
Billy
Fairfield
Lloyd White
Raymond
Katherine Jean
Frank Slack
Harold
Margaret
Cecil Shirley
Joyce Ann
West Branch
Edna la Rue
Chester
Iona
Lon la Rue
Darlene
Marjorie
Tipton
Ernest Wagner
Thelma
Kenneth
Morley
Everett Wagner
Leslie and
Naomi
Clarence
Youthful Dancers Present Program at Rotary Meeting
Members of Marvella Fuller’s dance studio entertained a Rotary club at the Hotel Muscatine after the noon meal. The program featured Gloria Dean Van Zyle in Nasty Man and Lullaby of Broadway, Patricia Jean Van Zyle in Keep Temp, Jacqueline George acrobatic dancing, Dorothy Powell in a comedy routine, and Donald Sharer as master of ceremonies.
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Marvella Fuller
Rotary Club
Hotel Muscatine
Man
Gloria Dean van Zyle
Patricia Jean van Zyle
Jacqueline George
Dorothy Powell
Glora Dean
Broadway
Donald Sharer
Baptist Assembly Sessions Opened
A tent city formed on Ellsworth college campus in Iowa Falls as the annual Iowa Baptist assembly opened today. No delegation from Muscatine was present as members began gathering for the session.
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Ellsworth College
Iowa Falls
Associated Press
Iowa Baptist Assembly
Muscatine
Married Teacher Hearing Tuesday
Muscatine educators seek reinstatement with a writ of certiorari, set for Tuesday morning before Judge D V Jackson, arguing board actions were discriminatory and imprudent for pupils and taxpayers. The board contends lack of jurisdiction. witnesses will be called by plaintiffs' attorney H G Thompson.
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Muscatine
D. V. Jackson
Board of Education
E. C. Erwin
Court House
H. G. Thompson
Notice of Hearing on Real Estate Sale in Muscatine
In Muscatine County District Court Iowa D W Bates as Superintendent and Receiver of the American Savings Bank asks authority to sell real estate to H W Ogilvie for 3500.00. The hearing is set for July 20 1935 at 10 am at the Muscatine District Court House unless objections are filed. The tract includes Lot 18 and a described parcel in sections 26 27 and surrounding deeds and exemptions. The appraised value is 3812.50 with potential sale at 3500.00.
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District Court of Iowa
Muscatine County
D. W. Bates
State of Iowa
American Savings Bank of
Muscatine
Iowa
County of Muscatine
Alma Hopson
Sam Hopson
Peter Hopson
Amelia Volberg
E. O. Burnside
Katie Brown
Lota
H. W. Ogilvie
State of
Ate Iawa
Merican Savings Bn
L. J. Clarke
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