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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1952
Page
2
Art Cordwell's American Legion juniors will play Fort Madison juniors Sunday at League Field. Start time is 2 30 PM. The juniors were to meet Mt. Pleasant last Sunday at League Field, but the game was not played due to a misunderstanding with the Fort Madison coach.
Tuesday advisory board meeting at 7 30 p m. Wednesday midweek prayer service at 7 15 p m followed by the month’s business meeting. Friday Ladies Prayer Circle at 2 30 p m in the Berean room.
First Christian Thursday meeting of the kum bak class at 7 30 pm. Tuesday stewardship committee meeting at 7 30 pm. Wednesday Ladies Aid meeting with Mrs George Ricketts as hostess. Choral club practice at 6 30 pm. Senior choir practice seven pm.
The local conference formerly known as the quarterly conference opens at 7 30 p m with the pastor in charge. Reports will cover May June and July. Thursday Bible study at 7 p m and Friday Cub Pack den meetings.
Jimmy Keller, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Olney Keller, sustained a broken elbow from a fall from a garage rafter while at his grandparents in Illinois City. He returned home Wednesday from Hershey Hospital in Muscatine. The piece notes several local social updates including Esther Circle activities, church plans, and visits.
Funeral services for 85 year old Mrs. Mary Carter, a long time Muscatine resident who died Wednesday, were held at 2 p m at Ralph J Wittich Funeral Home. Rev James H Sloan officiated with organist Mrs George Holliday and vocalist Mrs John McCullough. Pallbearers were nephews Alfred, Vernie Harold, Guy Carter, Albert Nyenhuis and Clifford Herlein. Burial followed at Harker Cemetery.
Dr D E Wynegar clinical and assistant superintendent of the Cherokee mental health institute resigns effective Aug 14 to join the staff of the new Veterans administration hospital at Omaha starting Sept W C Brinegar announced Thursday
Dr J M Kennedy attends ministers conference in Chicago at McCormick Theological Seminary. Women of the Moose meet at 2 pm Saturday at Fairbanks Funeral Home for Louis Lange services in white attire. Preston Conant to lead 9 45 worship at Sweetland Methodist. Mr and Mrs J Wardlow of Baltimore to visit at Schultz home 1414 Cedar St. Muscatine Garden club meets at Weed Park Monday 2 pm with demonstrations at swimming pool shelter. Admittances and dismissals listed for Hershey and Bellevue hospitals. New motor vehicle registrations include Paul Brink 28th Iowa Ave Dodge Mike Jack West Liberty Ford W G Stoker 1705 Oregon St and Francis Stoker Iowa City after 7000 mile western trip.
London-based Picture Post calls The Cage a depraved American ballet showing mating insects. The piece ends with the female eating her mate and the magazine links it to a sharp critique of American women. New York City ballet's Covent Garden season is noted as promoting such depictions.
Arrivals total 97 with 193 cm track and 0 balance as eight shipments supply light demand holds firm to slightly stronger. Track sales show California Long Whites at 6.25 to 6.50 per 100 lb, Idaho Triumphs 6.15, Missouri Cobbiies 5 to 3.10, Nebraska Warbas 6.10 to 6.15, Texas Triumphs 6.15 to 6.35, Washington Long Whites 5.85 to 10. Street sales list California Long Whites 6.50 to 6.80, Idaho Oregon and Texas Triumphs 6.25 to 6.50, Nebraska Reds 6.50.
President candidate Dwight Eisenhower listened to the Democratic national convention on a radio from his Colorado Rockies vacation cabin, about 70 miles west of Denver. His press secretary James Hagerty said Ike would not comment on any Democratic nominee until the convention names a vice president nominee.
Arthur Williams, resident of 110 Gilbert Street, was wounded in a left hand injury when a 22 caliber revolver he was dismantling at the South Side cafe, 607 Grand View Avenue, discharged. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital for overnight treatment.
William Franklin Estabrook of Muscatine was fined 390 dollars and costs for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. District Judge Matthew West imposed the penalty after a true information from County Attorney Robert C. Petersen. Estabrook was arrested May 16 in the 700 block of Grandview avenue after his car struck a parked vehicle owned by Glen Foster.
Chicago markets show butter weak with receipts 921,559 and wholesale prices down two to three cents. Eggs steady to weak as receipts total 7,897 with US extras at 32 cents and standards 44 to 47 cents. Live poultry mostly steady. heavy hens 22 to 24 cents, broilers 32 to 38 cents, ducklings 27 cents.
Chicago market notes for Saturday show estimated receipts of hogs five hundred cattle two hundred and sheep one hundred. The brief snapshot lists U SDA figures and reflects a steady supply for midweek trading.
Margaret Tru man told reporters there is no engagement after being seen with a diamond on her third finger left hand. She said the ring was a graduation gift from her parents and shifted it due to frequent hand shaking.
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin was reported in good condition after a major operation at Bethesda Naval Hospital to repair a rupture of chest and abdominal muscles. A hospital bulletin said he had a satisfactory night following Thursday surgery.
Grain prices moved only marginally as trading opened with strong demand but met immediate resistance. Wheat fell up to 3 eighths, corn fluctuated near unchanged to fractional gains, oats slipped, rye edged lower, soybeans slipped a little, with September prices listed for each commodity.
A large crowd attended the Sweetland Farm Bureau meeting in New Era Thursday night. The Sweetland Sunshine and Royal Busters Four-H clubs presented the program raising 12 dollars per club from homemade ice cream and cake sales. Clarence Fis chaired the business meeting. Harold Craig spoke. reports were given by Mrs Howard Towne and Mrs Frank Kaalberg. a resolutions committee was named. The Four-H program featured solos, a poem Disappointed, duets, clothes pressing demonstrations, and a mock wedding concluding the program.
A light week is listed for the YWCA calendar with private swimming lessons continuing. Planned events include a gym swim class for girls in grades three through six Monday at 9 am and a garden club meeting at 2 30 pm, Tuesday introduces a beginners swimming class at 9 am, Thursday features another gym swim for the same grade group, with Friday activities unclear.
In Jonesboro Arkansas the Saints and the Angels welcomed home Edward Saint 22 after 24 months in Korean waters. He was greeted by his parents Mr and Mrs Richard Saint and Mr and Mrs Tilton Ange l. The Saints and Angels are cousins.
Cash wheat prices list No 1 red at 2.25 No 2 at 2.26 and No 3 at 2.23 to 2.33. Corn shows No 3 yellow 1.82 No 5 1.66 to 1.75 and sample grade 1.58 to 1.73. Oats and barley figures include No 1 heavy white 86c and barley nominal 1.28 to 1.65 with feed 1.20 to 1.26.
The list presents percent changes in diverse firms including Am Can Am Home Products Am Radiator Am Smelting Arm Tel Tel Tobacco Anaconda Armour Con Edison Deere Dupont Radio Corp Sears Sinclair Socony Southern Pacific Std of Ind Std of NJ Studebaker Swift Texas United Air Lines United Aircraft US Gypsum Rubber Steel West Un Tel Woolworth with varied gains and losses across sectors indicating mixed market sentiment and sector spread.
Hershey birth announced a son to Mr and Mrs William Wilson 1722 Lincoln Boulevard. A daughter or son was born Thursday to Mr and Mrs Arthur McMahon Route 3 West Liberty.
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