Ballots Ready For Mailing In PMA Election Muscatine County
Ballots will be mailed today for the annual Produc tion and Marketing Administration election in Muscatine county. Floyd McIntire says ballots are prepared for each township and must be received by noon Saturday Aug 2 or postmarked by then. Voters choose five committeemen one delegate and one alternate per township plus county delegates for 1953. County and community committeemen take office Aug 11 for a one year term.
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Muscatine
Floyd McIntire
PMA
McIntire
Muscatine County
Roosevelt Followers Convene for Bull Moose Delegates in Des Moines
About 35 supporters met at the courthouse for a third party convention and named 12 delegates to a Bull Moose state convention in Des Moines next Wednesday. No county ticket or candidates were chosen. Meanwhile 21 Muscatine Maennerchor members depart for St Paul to attend the Northwestern Saengerfest this week with friends and relatives joining them.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Court House
Des Moines
Muscatine Maennerchor
St. Paul
Hill Urges Farm People to Join In Safety Plan
Iowa Farm Bureau President E Howard Hill urged farmers to pursue National Farm Safety Week goals year round. He highlighted Hazard Hunts by 4 H clubs and cited grim farm accident statistics to push stronger safety efforts at the Iowa State Fair events August 23 and 25 open to all youths.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
E. Howard Hill
Iowa Farm
Hill
County Farm Bureau
Extension
IFBF
United States
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Nancy Hanks Lincoln Dies at 35 in Indiana Hills
Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln, died at age 35 soon after the Lincolns moved across the Ohio River into the Indiana hills, marking a pivotal family moment in early American history.
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Abraham Lincoln
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Ohio River
Indiana
Lighting Upgrades For Homes Could Bring Big Gains
An editorial notes many homes remain poorly lit despite widespread electric use. It cites New York lamp shows and a General Electric estimate that upgrading lighting in a new three bedroom house could cost about 375 dollars for full coverage with fixtures and lamps. It urges higher wattage lighting and better bulb use to improve efficiency.
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New York
National Home Lamp Council
General Electric Lamp Department
Nela Park
Cleveland
General Electric
Schneider Vacation Trip to West Points and Portland Visit
Mr and Mrs L L Schneider depart for a two week vacation to Portland Oregon to visit a sister and later San Francisco California to stay with their son Merwin Schneider and family. The article also notes local engagements and various travel and church activities among area residents.
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Wapello
L. L. Schneider
Portland Ore
Forrest Cravy
Palm Springs
Calif
Forrest Cravy Sr
Bakersfield
Nancy Baker
J. C. Hutchison
Bessie Singleton
North Wapello
Hattie Swanson
George Kapplin
Los Angeles
Gust Anderson
Seattle
Wash
Robert Anderson
Iowa
Merton Askren
John Gelfond
Morgantown
W. Va
Orville Miller
Bristow
Conn
W. A. Connell
San Mateo
Jackie Miller
Floating Shelf In Trunk Solves Tourist Problem
A Midwest traveler used the upper trunk space for a portable shelf built from one quarter inch Masonite Prestwood. Suits and coats packed atop the suitcases stayed dust free in a plastic wrap, the board remained in place, and the trip covered 2000 miles with clothing in perfect condition. The design freed the interior for better visibility and easy stopovers.
Lighted Mantel Adds Subtle Glow With Concealed Lamps
The feature outlines concealing two 20 watt fluorescent lamps behind decorative molding on each mantel side. Lamps should be positioned to avoid reflection in the mirror, with permanent wiring and wall switch possible in new homes.
Nichols Lodge Installs Bridgeman Rebekah Officers
Nichols Lodge installed officers at a regular meeting Friday evening with 11 guests from West Liberty and one from Riverside. Elected and appointed officers include Edith Grim past noble grand and Faye Hanft noble grand plus committees for finance visiting flowers and more. The lodge announced a fundraiser selling Forget-me-nots for Disabled Veterans and refreshments followed.
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Edith Grim
Faye Hanft
Letha Porter
Alice McCullough
Margaret Smith
Fern Lewis
Vesta Hadley
Edna Kirchner
Edith Orgen
Ethel Lehman
Irene Grim
Lottie Porter
Margaret Fry
Blanche Pike
Carla Gerischer
Noble Grand
Anna Reynolds
Helen Grim
Anna Meyers
Flowers
Golda Pike
Elsie Poole
Edith Ogren
Alice Mece- Cullough
Felicitas Braun
Doris Chown
Pearl Hines
Mildred Porter
Ecards
Bridgeman Rebekah Lodge
West Liberty
Riverside
Marshal Ewing Bans Saturday Street Ball Nuisance
Our Yesterdays notes Marshal Ewing acted on a Journal suggestion to stop boys playing ball on public streets. Balls will be confiscated first. if needed, stricter steps will follow to curb the pastime. 50 years ago White Prairie Will and John Schwim swam at Mud Creek during a drought, leaping to their deep swimming hole.
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Marshal Ewing
White Prairie
Will
John Schwim
Mud Creek
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George D. Taylor
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George I. Crist
Virgil E. Fuhlman
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Darrell Bell
John T. Curtin
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Earl Murphy
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Louis Chown
Thomas Dean
Walter F. Elder
William Gable
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Harry Salemink
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Weldon E. Barnhart
James Bryne
Wayne Carter
Richard C. Edmonds
Everett Hoffmeyer
Carl Lange
Job S. McBride
Leonard Shoopman
Glen Whitely
Jr. Sweetland
Kenneth Berry
Charlie Fletcher
Andrew Grimm
Fred F. Halling
Arthur Kemper
Thomas L. Reeves
Paul Stamler
Ralph Sywassink
Vernon Toyne
Ralph W. Taylor
Wapsie
Henry L. Brugman
Walter S. Coxon
Lawrence G. Harder
George Kirchner
Harold A. Madsen
Russell Newcomb
Alfred N. Rabe
Donald Ruess
Leslie O. Steen
Harold E. Walther
Wilton
Harry E. Einfeldt
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Dixon
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Jefferson Circle
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Marble Rock
R. B. Burns
Rock Island Depot
Mr. Bullemer
John Sawyer
George Bond
Dorothy Vandevort King
Fond du Lac
Wis
Hazel Schaer
Charles City
M. L. Blake
First Presbyterian Church
L. E. Tinker
Hudson, N. Y
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Mr. Blake
Mr. Tinker
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Minneapolis
Minn
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Methodist Church
Five Day Pioneer Institute
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Mt. Pleasant
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Ralph Parish
Larry Kerr
Raymond Reutinger
Evan Matthews
Larry Hiller
Neice
Becky Barrick
Muscatine’s
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L. F. Winslow
Maysville
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