McMichael and Jack Funeral Rites Conducted
Funeral services were held for Nellie Mary McMichael 56 at Cedar county home and for Harlan C. Jack 69 at Snider Funeral home West Liberty. Clergy Rev Bernard Olsen and Rev G L Hufstader officiated with organist Mrs Robert Little and flower attendants listed. Burials at Memorial park Muscatine and Oakridge cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Nellie Mary McMichael
Cedar County
Gus Meyers
Fred Poole
Will Poole
George Phillips
Ray McCullough
Roy Porter
Nichols
Edith Ogren
Goldie Pike
Anna Reynolds
Anna Meyers
Doris Chown
Efisie Poole
Bernard Olsen
Methodist Church of
West Branch
Marceline Robinson
Muscatine
Robert Little
Snider Funeral Home
Harlan C. Jack
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Snider
G. L. Hufstader
Harry Reinsager
Jesse Grigg
John Carey
Charles
John Thompson
Parke Moore
Oakridge Cemetery
Mrs Forsyth Called in Death Rites Wednesday
Viola resident Mrs Sherman Forsyth 58 died 11 15 p m Sunday at Mercer County Hospital Aledo after a heart attack Born Harriet Castor March 2 1894 near Reynolds she married Sherman Forsyth Oct 7 1918 at Reynolds Survivors include husband six sons Robert James Lytle Earl Dudley all Viola Vernon with U S Army Camp Chaffee two brothers Reynolds two grandchildren Funeral services planned for Wednesday afternoon at Viola Body at Crummy Funeral home for viewing after 7 p m today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola
Sherman Forsyth
Buffalo Prairie
Mercer County Hospital
Aledo
Harriet Hazel Castor
Reynolds
John A
Diana Elliott Castor
Antioch Baptist Church
Marston
Robert C
Los Angeles
Calif
James L
Lytle J
Earl D
Dudley H
Vernon T
U. S. Army
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Vernon
Cameron
Wilbur Castor
Rufus Castor
Crummy
Stephen Foster Born Same Day Adams and Jefferson Died
Composer Stephen Foster known for My Old Kentucky Home and Old Folks at Home was born on July 4 1826 the same day Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died, marking a historic double significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Foster
Kentucky
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Funeral Rites for Mrs Kenneth K. Stokes Held in Wilton
Funeral services for Mrs Kenneth K. Stokes formerly Miss Kate Pentzer of Muscatine will be held at 10:30 a m Tuesday at Trinity Episcopal church Washington D C with Rev Richard M Pieper in charge Burial will follow at Oakdale cemetery Wilton The body arrives at 5 p m today and will be taken to the Fairbanks Home for Funerals Friends may call after 7 o'clock this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth K. Stokes
Kate Pentzer
Muscatine
Washington, D. C
Trinity Episcopal Church
Richard M. Pieper
Oakdale
Wilton
Stokes
Fairbanks
Last rites for Thomas Hepker at Wittich Funeral Home
Thomas Leslie Hepker of 708 East Fifth Street died Thursday. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p m at the Geo M Wittich Funeral Home with Rev E T Willis of the Church of the Nazarene presiding. Mrs Lloyd Cracker sang with Mrs George Holliday at the organ. Flower attendants included Mrs Elwood Misel Mrs Oscar Rhodes Mrs Howard Cracker and Gladys Fetterhoff. Pallbearers were Frank Ross D E Misel Howard Cracker Elwood Misel Lloyd Cracker and Rene Religman. Burial followed in Memorial Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Leslie Hepker
East Fifth Street
Geo. M. Wittich
E. T. Willis
Church of the Nazarene
Lloyd Cracker
George Holliday
Elwood Misel
Oscar Rhodes
Howard Cracker
Gladys Fetterhoff
Frank Ross
D. E. Misel
Lioyd Cracker
Rene Religman
Memorial Park Cemetery
Death summons Wilton resident Maude Moeller at 79
Mrs Maude Lenora Moeller 79 a Wilton resident for 11 years died at 4 45 pm Sunday at Wilton Nursing Home after an extended illness She was born August 5 1872 in Tipton and was a member of Zion Lutheran Church Wilton Surviving are her husband two stepsons three stepdaughters one niece and one son preceded her in death Services will be Wednesday at 2 pm at Zion Lutheran Church Wilton Rev P W Happel officiating Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery Body at Griffith Funeral Home Wilton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Moeller
Solon
Raymond Wacker
Edgar Tetemeyer
Ray Thoudesheldt
Davenport
Featherstonehaugh
Chicago
Zion Lutheran Church
Wilton
P. W. Happel
Oakdale
Griffith Funeral Home
Local Markets Poultry and Eggs Prices
Heavy hens over four pounds and Leghorns 16c. Springs over 4% lbs 23c. Eggs No 1 38c No 2 28c.
Livestock Price Ranges for Hogs Sows and Stags
Market report lists price ranges for hogs and sows by weight and grade. Hogs 140 to 300 pounds quoted from 18.00 to 22.50 per hundredweight with various bands. Sows 270 to 500 pounds priced from 18.25 to 19.75 per hundredweight, plus stags dockage 400 to 600 pounds at 11.75 to 15.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeeere
Cooler Weather Moves Into Area After Warm Weekend
Light sprinkles brought relief to Muscatine and vicinity after a sultry weekend. Temperatures reached 96 in Muscatine and up to 105 in Hamburg, Iowa. The forecast calls for cooler highs 88 to 90 today with 62 to 65 cooling tonight, then 86 to 90 Tuesday with occasional thundershowers mainly in the southeast. Northwest winds and overcast skies accompanied the scattered rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Mercury
Associated Press
Hamburg
Iowa
Council Bluffs
62nd Congress Echoes in Massive Congressional Record
Washington reports the 82nd Congress used 28 million words in its two year session ending this month. Speeches reports and articles filled 280 books. The body approved 4,593 measures including 594 new laws while President Truman vetoed 22 bills and overrides occurred on three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
82Nd
Congress
Congressional Record
Truman
Hidden Parasite Mistletoe Strangles Host Trees
A dwarf mistletoe parasite robs host trees of nutrients, slowing growth, distorting form, and sometimes killing the trees. The text explains how this parasite affects forest health and tree vitality.
Ten-Year-Old Hero Becomes Patient After Polio Drive
Garnet Dale Edwards, 10, of True near Winton West Virginia, won a prize last January for collecting more money than classmates for the infantile paralysis fund drive. He is now a patient in the hospital for crippled children at Marmet after contracting polio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winton
W. Va
Garnet Dale Edwards
True
Marmet
Mrs Zollner Dies After Week Ill in Illinois City
Mrs Helen C Zollner of Illinois City died at 11 45 am Sunday at Hershey hospital after a weeklong illness. Born February 28 1881 in Clay Center Kansas she lived mainly in Drury township. She married Ben Zollner December 5 1900 and was a Providence Baptist church member. Surviving is her husband and burial is Reynolds cemetery after 2 pm Wednesday services at Fairbanks Home for Funerals led by Rev Ralph Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen C. Zollner
Illinois City
Hershey Hospital
A. Thornton
Mary Moran
Clay Center
Kan
Drury Township
Ben Zollner
Providence Baptist Church
Fairbanks
Ralph Fisher
Reynolds Cemetery
Sheriff Deploys Island Patrols to Guard Melon Patches
Muscatine county Sheriff Charles Anson announces day and night deputized patrols on Muscatine Island to deter raiders targeting Muscatine county watermelons and cantaloupes. The measure, used last year with growers, followed raids and a judge sentenced two men over an unripe melon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Charles Anson
Muscatine Island
Anson
Adlai Stevenson Life and Career Snapshot
A condensed biographical sketch traces Adlai Stevenson’s path from Princeton and Harvard law studies to Northwestern law, his return to run Pantagraph interests, and early editorial work. It covers his marriage to Ellen Borden, three sons, WW II era Washington roles, and rise in Chicago law firms before entering national service and the UN era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Harvard Law School
Harvard
Hildbard O. Davis
Pantagraph
Adlai
Stevenson
Northwestern University Law School
United States
Chicago
North Shore
Ellen Borden
Adlai III
Borden
John Fell
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
Sidley, McPherson
Hogs Hold Last Week Gains as Hogs Push Higher in Chicago
USDA receipts show 10 000 hogs 6 000 cattle 1 000 sheep. Fresh hog supplies keep last week gains with some brackets 25 cents higher while cattle and sheep move narrowly. Prices vary by weight class with hogs and sows lifting, cattle mostly steady to down, calves slow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Suspect Released After Bank Shortage Probe
Council Bluffs resident Vernon R. Bright 39, a teller at State Savings Bank of Council Bluffs, was released on 1500 bond after FBI arrest over a 4000 shortage at the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs—i
Vernon R. Bright
FBI
State Savings Bank of
Council Bluffs
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del Monte
Thomas L. Hepker
Mrs. Moeller
J.P. Squire Co
Kent
Wississippi Valley Grain and Feed Co
F. J. Roberts
G. A. Kent
O. W. Joiner
Ss. G. Stein
Charles Culbertson
Iowa State College
W. F. Schafenacker
Europe
Nicholas-Louis Robert
France
Fey
Kdeas
Second St
Phouwe
Progres
South
Arouina
L B. Lug
Martha Mead
Benner
U. S
Credit Bureau
AB Benners
Plowa
Illinois
Missouri
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