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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1952

Page

2

Bill Jarrard Treated for Leg Injuries at Mercy Hospital

Lone Tree report notes Bill Jarrard hospitalized in Iowa City with torn knee ligaments and injuries after a hay mow fall. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Jarrard and is listed among local medical updates in the weekly notices.

Lone Tree Bill Jarrard Mercy Hospital Iowa City Leo Jarrard Christian Home Methodist Church Washington Park Cleo Johnston Jan Mt. Pleasant Dana Musser Judith Deborah Raymond Kirkpatrick Ottawa Wilbur Moore Brighton Moore Exran Cooper Orval Moberiy Washington Women's Society of Christian Service Indianola Nell Magruder Helen, Rife Frances Rayner Della Davison James Loehr Jamelle Neviton Lawrence Elliott Betty Jane Levitown N. Y Fritz Tagge Fred Chown Norfolk Europe Chown Curt

States Seek National Constitutional Convention Over Tax Powers

Washington reports that 17 states support a constitutional convention to curb Congress tax authority while 13 favor petitioning Congress. Legal experts say the Constitution offers no clear path and propose a model bill to resolve delegates, duration, and topics.

Washington House Judiciary Committee Congress Iowa Kansas Maine Michigan Mississippi Alabama Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Pennsylvania Utah Virginia Wyoming Nevada Montana Massachusetts

Girls Leave to Participate in Rational Camp

Three Letts and Muscatine county girls travel to Eden Valley Minnesota for the national TTT camp as guests of local chapters. Ruby Evans Janet Huddleston Lou Ann Hahn accompany by Mrs. H J Austin, with Evans also listed as attending Eden Valley for two weeks. Families visit relatives and attend local events including a trap shoot in Cedar Falls and various family gatherings.

Cedar Falls George Crist Harry Ruby Evans Elen Evans Eden Valley Minn H. J. Austin Minnesota Janet Huddleston Wapello Lou Ann Hahn Muscatine E. C. Essley Lark Jess Essley New Boston Clarence Huston Aledo W. C. Hendrix B . Lintner Lelia Frances Stender James Thompson High Prairie Walter Thompson Hazel Merle Dodder

Penn Ave Grange Plans Picnic and August Activities

Penn Avenue Grange arranged a picnic for Sunday August 3 at Weed Park in Muscatine with a rain plan at the Penn Avenue school hall. Sunday school sessions at the Presbyterian church will be held at 10 a.m. each Sunday in August during Rev. Penningroth's vacation. Local residents and guests visited and traveled between Muscatine and nearby towns, with several families noted for weekend visits and travel.

Penn Avenue Weed Park Muscatine Penn Avenue School Hall Presbyterian Church Penningroth Preston Dickey Moscow Grant Smith Fred Evans Des Moines L. H. Statler JoAnn Sandra Carol William Devore Bonnie Jerry Marilyn Harry Devore A. H. Vail Kirkwood, Mo

Marshalltown Girl Drowns Playing Near Iowa River

A seven year old Marshalltown girl Helen Ayers drowned Monday afternoon while playing beneath a bridge over the backwater of the Iowa river. Her father Alva J. Ayers and mother rushed to the scene from their nearby home as the brother Charles, eight, shouted for help. A nearby woman angler heard the cries and alerted others.

Marshalltown Iowa River Little Helen Ayers Alva J. Ayers

Births Reported at Bellevue and Mercy Hospitals

Biographies Chapter One notes births at local hospitals. Bellevue records a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Doak on route 4 this morning. Mercy Hospital Iowa City reports a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Welter on Washington Street Monday night.

Bellevue Charles Doak Robert Welter Washington Street Mercy Hospital Iowa City First Presbyterian Ruth Lee Willets Ilinois City Velma Watson Letts Hershey Hospital John MacAreavy Sycamore Street Willard Wilson Magnolia Street Ellwyn Cole Wilton Junction Arthur McMahon West Liberty

Community Deaths and Reunions Reported in City News

Obituary notes show funeral services for Dr A G Wieser at Davenport attended by Dr and Mrs C E Gillespie of 414 Fletcher. Reunions set for Aug 3 at entrance shelter agreed park and Weed park with Hoopes reunion at Musserville church if rain. Local hospital admissions list multiple residents and addresses. discharges include several infants and adults from Hershey and surrounding towns.

C. E. Gillespie Fletcher Avenue Davenport A. G. Wieser

Boy Killed by Truck on Highway 20 Near Iowa Falls

Four year old Theo dore Calkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Calkins, was fatally struck when he darted into the path of a semi truck four miles west of Iowa Falls on Highway 20. The truckdriver Ora L. Williamson of Alta was not held.

Iowa Falls Theodore Calkins Homer Calkins Highway 20 Here Ora L. Williamson Alta

Chicago Produce Market Report July 29 Butter and Poultry Prices

Butter receipts steady at 623 328 wholesale prices unchanged with various scores and cents per pound. Live poultry receipts 1122 coops show steady to firm paying prices. heavy hens 22 to 26 cents, fryers 33.5 to 35 cents, old roosters 8 to 19 cents, ducklings 27 cents.

Chicago U. S U. S&s

Chicago Cash Grain Prices on July 29

Chicago prices show cash wheat at various Nos with bids around 2.20 to 2.32 dollars per bushel for different grades. Corn No 2 yellow at 1.84, oats and barley listed with several grade ranges, soybeans reported as none.

Chicago Mar Teres Jan Teeee

Chicago Potatoes Market Report July 29

Potatoes arrivals 979 on track 249 total U S shipments 369 supplies moderate demand fair market unsettled with a firmer tone for whites and weaker for reds. Track sales show California Long Whites 5.99 to 6.35 Idaho Oregon Long Whites 4.80 to 6 Nebraska Warbas 5.75 to 6 Texas Triumphs 5.85 to 6 Washington Long Whites 5.80 to 6.

Chicago U. S California Idaho

Summer bachelor shopper described in grocery store folklore

A humorous piece notes the summer bachelor as a man in grocery stores who reads labels, weighs cans, and compares value with price. It contrasts his precise buying with women's skepticism and hints he ends up cleaning up the sink after the shopping scene.

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Grains Hold Near Close of Monday

Chicago notes grains steady near Monday’s close as corn gains on army worm damage reports. USDA reports Wisconsin entomologists find crop damage across wheat oats barley and corn exceeding a million dollars with infestations also in Illinois Minnesota and Michigan. Wheat soybeans oats and rye show modest declines or gains as prices edge lower or higher.

Chicago Board of Trade Department of Agriculture Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota Michigan

Market Movers Hit Mixed Heights Across Key Industrials

The list shows varied performance with Am Can at 34 percent and Am Home Products at 39 percent while Am Radiator stands at 15 percent. Am Smelting 44 and Am Tel Tel 153 percent, Anaconda Copper 46, Armour 10, Atchison 897, Bendix Aviation 52, Beth Steel 52, Boeing 36, Chrysler 78, Edison 34, Corn Products 69, Curtiss-Wright 8, Deere 33, Dupont 857.

Am Can Am Home Products Am Tel & Tel Am Tobacco Anaconda Copper Armour & Co Atchison Bendix Aviation Beth Steel Boeing Airplane Case Chrysler Can Edison Curtiss-Wright Deere & Co Dupont

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