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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1933

Page

8

No Arrest Made in Wolz Murder

Sheriff George Oakes continues investigation into the Wolz farm murder late Saturday night. No arrests have been made to date. Other items note a Louisa county marriage license for Chrenne Knauss and Lloyd Roundy, un attended ceremony, club hosting details, a neighborhood picnic at the Myron Daily home, and local social notes including visits, travels, and a cattle shipment to Chicago.

Wapello George Oakes Martin Wolz Louisa County Chrenne Knauss Columbus Junction Lloyd Roundy Woodbine R. J. Arms Jessie Farrer J. A. O. Club Isett Avenue Walter Fair Myron Daily Dailys Ani J. H. Dickson J. M. Guthrie Kieth Janice J. C. Dodds E. H. Dunlap Della Jean George Foot Earl Peterson Mary Jane Schroeder Rob Utter Wilton Mediapolis Marian Cover Sanborn Jane Foote Eugene Fares Lone Tree Rock Island Tom McLaughlin Waterloo Henry Wagg Chicago

Moonlight excursion with fraternal groups on steamer J

Stockton and Miss Arloine Arp attended a Davenport high school moonlight outing sponsored by Delta Upsilon Delta and the Kappa chapter of Delta Sigma fraternity on the steamer J. S. Miss Margaret Kirchner of Nichols visited the area over the weekend. The week saw births, visits, and upcoming games as local residents share events and business.

Stockton Arloine Arp Forrest Burmeister Delta Upsilon Delta Sorority Delta Sigma Fraternity Davenport J. S Margaret Kirchner Nichols Ed Grimm Ernest Otto St. Luke’s Hospital Pleasant Prairie Edwin Fabriscus H. P. Bohnsack Molly Stoltenberg Dav Jest Lloyd Ormsby Walter Anderson Muscatine

Community Notes Tied to Visits and Threshing

North Prairie and West Liberty residents share visits with relatives at Cedar Valley Iowa City Downey Amana and West Branch as threshing progresses with several machines operating and timothy being bound for seed. A remark on color blindness concludes the slice of local life.

West Liberty Julia Bartells Maynard Frank Robinson Hazel Bartells John’ Schriner Marcella Scriner Iowa City Everett Vincent Fred Albin Ann Albin Cecil Pilkington John Thompson Banks of the Cedar Cedar Valley H. Seeley Yuma Ariz Margaret Schooley Chicago Ivan Gates Minerva Gates Will Wiggins Downey W. Edgington Wiggins Frank Herrold Herbert Wilson Edwin Walker Lotus Beds Amana Rose Stonemeyer Davenport John Schriner Frank Albin West Branch Melvin Vincent Charles Trafford Timothy

He Draws Crowds Answer To Previous Puzzle

Puzzle hints and scattered entries point to a recurring reader challenge with clues such as guided placed tidy and twenty four hours. Several lines reference words like dinners banners chaos blackbird and exclamation. The text mixes fragmented crossword style hints and partial answers without a single clear solution.

S. S. Class Plans Monthly Meeting and Picnic

Fruitland I C C class will hold its monthly meeting next Tuesday at 5 30 p m on Island M E church ground. Only members invited. Entertainment committee to run games. Also notes social plans for coming months. Meeting moved up a week due to busy season.

Island M. E Ed Greiner Lottie Kemp Rex Lucille Tobias Perry Wall Muscatine Jesse Greiner Glen Foster Richard Battenhagen Billy Myron Boyle George Shoultz Herman Harder Letts

War on chinch bugs to continue in Iowa fall plan

Iowa agricultural authorities announce a fall campaign against wintering chinch bugs in 15 to 18 southern counties. They call for burning heavily infested areas after bugs leave corn fields and advise placing brush and corn stalks in burned spots to protect quail and other birds through winter.

Ames Ing Iowa Department of Agriculture Agricultural Extension Service and Experiment Station Agricultural Department

Community Notes From Wilton and Surrounding Areas

Local items include a Wilton Royal Neighbors picnic on school grounds and church group meetings. Several families host social gatherings in Atalissa Bennett and nearby towns with visits from Chicago Urbana and Ft. Dodge residents.

Rules Announced for 4-H Show in Johnson County

Johnson County 4-H outlines rules for the August event at the Iowa City warehouse. Exhibits open to members 12 to 20, with club entries, demonstrations, health contests, and prize schedules detailed including uniforms, jars, labels, and judging criteria. A state fair trip awaits top teams. health and judging awards also planned.

Love Tree — County S. Lysle Duncan Iowa City Sheridan Avenue Johnson County Canning Factory S. K. Slemmons Fred Stock Lone Tree Canning Club Iowa B. L. Hotz Route 6 Dewey Swanson Oxford Iowa State Fair J. D. Boyd S. U. S. College of Medicine Rose C. Reeve Tiffin John Miller Route 8 Frank Novak

Morning Sun events include picnic and births

The Woman's Bible class of the Reformed Presbyterian church held a Saturday picnic at Locust Grove park with 62 attendees including guests Rev. J. G. Reed of Hookstown Ohio and Mrs. W. A. Campbell of Long Beach California. Relatives report a daughter born July 18 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Layman of Schenectady New York.

Reformed Presbyterian Church Locust Grove Park J. G. Reed Hookstown Ohio W. A. Campbell Long Beach Calif Emmettsburg Paul Layman Schenectady N. Y Loisa Zillott R. B. Elliott S. G. Robertson Paul Clara Robertson Max Robertson Columbus Junction Ralph Hetherington Mt. Pleasant Hospital Clark McKee

Timber Center Emerges in Tipton Cedar County

Tipton Cedar County famous for corn and hogs now develops as a lumber hub. Rail yards hold thousands of awaiting ties and a Wagner mill near Tipton ships 20 native hickory piliars to Davenport for government dam and lock work. Wagner and Shawver run the area’s largest mills.

Tipton Cedar County Escanaba Mich Wagner Davenport Government Wagner and Son E. F. Shawver Tiptc

Montpelier Birthday Lawn Party Festivities Reported

Montpelier residents marked Miss Marie Snell eighteenth birthday with a lawn party at her home Friday. Guests included Dorothy Reed, Helen Pantel, Marian Rinnert, and Harold McCulley among others. Bunce was played at five tables with winners Dorothy Reed and Harold McCulley, first, and Helen Pantel with LeRoy Jakeman, second. A midnight luncheon followed, and gifts were given to Miss Snell.

Local Letts News Highlights Muscatine Visitors and Farm Work

Alma DeCamp, living in Letts, reports low mood conditions in Florida where orange prices fail to cover shipping. Local farming rounds include thrashing by Mentink, Lamb, the Wier brothers and others, with numerous visiting relatives, dinners, and social gatherings described around Letts and nearby towns.

Alma Letts Florida Gerald Mentink Earnest Lamb Wier Brothers Ernst Lieberknecht Roy Paine Marian Holst Junior Holst Princeton L. M. Hildebrand Joh Will Lieberknecht Jimmy Margaret Lieberknecht Dave Holst Betty Katherine Beverly Frank Diehl Wapelio Roy McCleary Mildred Agnes Sharp Ed Carlock Joliet McCleary Marian McCleary Will Furnas Furnas Home George Ross Kenneth Butler Jean Grace Essex Shirley Muscatine Ralph McCleary Pauline L. W. Ruckle Ruth Ross Curtis Ora O’maley Des Moines Floyd Smith

Sioux County Produces Most Butter in Iowa for 1932

The 1932 annual dairy report shows Sioux County led Iowa in butter production with 6,644,229 pounds, well ahead of Clayton and Fayette counties. Fayette topped the farmer butterfat price at 21.85 cents, while state brand creameries paid 21.99 cents in Black Hawk, Bremer, Worth, and Fayette trailing in order.

Des Moines Sioux County Dairy and Food Division State Department of Agriculture Iowa Clayton County Fayette County Black Hawk Bremer Fayette

Local visits and social notes from Columbus Junction and area

Concord Columbus Junction residents visited the V. R. Frisk home Monday. Miv catine shoppers called Monday afternoon. Helen Dallmeyer visits Wilma McGill in Grandview. Chester Frisk and family stay with Washington friends. Evelyn Shellabarger and Opal Bonnichsen visited Monday. Vernon Lowe family visited L. M. Dallmeyer Sunday. Sunday dinner guests included Ed Holderman and Merle of Moline, and the Frisk and Foster households. Grand Canyon note ends the column.

Columbus Junction Joe Wilson Henrietta V. R. Frisk L. M. Dallmeyer Egebert Shellabarger Lou Bonnichsen Leroy Mise Helen Dallmeyer Wilma McGill Grandview Chester Frisk Washington W. R. Frisk Evelyn Shellabarger Opal Bonnichsen Vernon Lowe L. M. Dall- Meyer VY. R Fay Foster A. J. Foster

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