Wilton Hall Progressing at Steady Pace
Work on the new Wilton city hall is advancing rapidly over the past two weeks with the roof framing taking shape and electricians and heating contractors preparing to start. Completion is targeted for September 1. California guests and local social events fill the page with dinners, card parties, and visits among residents and visitors from Davenport, Muscatine, Rock Island, and Larabha.
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Wilton
California
J. K. Frymeyer
John Spotts
J. C. Spotts
Larhabra
Calif
Joe Jacobs
Arthur Budelier
Robert Budelier, Jr
John Roederer
Leroy McSwiggin
Victor Welk
Evelyn Kuhlmeir
Harry Masterson
Davenport
Raymond Osmers
John Osmers
Frances Kelley
Muscatine
Guy Spore
Catherine Looney
R. L. Dunsmore
Rock Island
Kate Creitz
Newton Family Guests at Kemper Home in Fairport
Mr and Mrs Vernon Rasmussen and sons from Newton Iowa visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Kemper and family Tuesday. Other guests included Mr and Mrs Ed Pantel and Helen from Muscatine for supper with Mr and Mrs W O Fitchner Tuesday evening. H Carstensen and daughters Lulu Frieda and Lily joined in dinner at Clarence Holtz near Streetland. Theodore Kemper and Donald Fix visited Carl Bornholdt in Linwood Saturday night. Tom Jones Russell Stricklin Carson Kemp of Muscatine and Harry Lovejoy of Moline visited Walter Sell Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Joe Brossart Hazel Koeppen and Herbert Scheetz also mentioned.
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Fairport
Vernon Rasmussen
Newton
Walter Kemper
Ed Pantel
Helen
Muscatine
W. O. Fitcchner
H. Carstensen
Lulu
Frieda
Lily
Clarence Holtz
Streetland
Theodore Kemper
Donald Fix
Carl Bornholdt
Linwood
Tom Jones
Russell Stricklin
Carson Kemp
Harry Lovejoy
Moline
Walter Sell
Joe Brossart
Hazel Koeppen
Herbert Scheetz
Guests Visit in Homes at Letts
A flurry of social visits stretches through Letts and nearby towns. Wapello, Cedar Rapids, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Muscatine visitors shaded homes of Hendrix, Syphrits, Kemper and Brossart. Memorial day gatherings featured Davenport and Muscatine guests.
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Letts
Deeds Recorded in Cranston and West Liberty Transfers
Grace Winters and Jacob H Snyder acquire lots 4 and 5 block 4 Cranston for 325 dollars. Henry L Masher transfers lot 8 block 3 Morgan's addition to West Liberty to Robert E Dice. Sophia Hagermann transfers lot 13 block 14 Park Place addition to Robert Mucha and wife.
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Grace Winters
Jacob H. Snyder
Carrie Snyder
Cranston
Henry L. Masher
Robert E. Dice
Morgan
West Liberty
Sophia Hagermann
Robert Mucha
Park Place
Sun Lamps Help Horned Lizards Stay Warm in Winter
Zoo keepers use sun lamps to maintain warmth for horned lizards during cold months. The lamps support captive lizards by simulating sunlight and aiding digestion and activity in winter.
Hollywood Extras Vie For Local Authenticity In Sea Port Set
Jimmie Fidler notes on set visits for Thunder Afloat at Metro praising authentic sea port background and extras. He riffs on typecasting, studio habits, and observations of stars like Clark Gable and Joan Crawford, plus a backstage incident at Earl Carroll's show and gossip spans five years of Hollywood lore.
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Hollywood
Metro
Extra
Sea Pictures
Clark Gable
Humphrey Bogart
Andy Devine
Mortician
Earl Carroll
Joan Crawford
Gloria Brewster
Claude Stroude
Fred Astaire
al Jolson
Stuart Erwin
Hedy Lamarr
George Murphy
Virginia Bruce
John Gilbert
Filmville
Frances Lederer
Dorothy Dell
Jean Harlow
Hal Rosson
Mary Pickford
Doug Fairbanks
Grace Moore
Lew Cody
Golden Eagle To Make First Trip Past City June 12
The Golden Eagle passenger packet of Eagle Packet company will pass Muscatine on June 22 on a St. Louis to St. Paul round trip. Bookings are near capacity, signaling a potential start of regular service. Separately, the Kansas City Socony towboat begins a barge test of the new six foot channel from Kansas City to Omaha, towing 250000 gallons of gasoline.
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Golden Eagle
Eagle Packet Company
Muscatine
St. Louis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Rulo
Dam era steamer Ellen carries empty barges through No 16 dam
The government steamer Ellen with four empty barges locked through at dam No 16 at 4 25 p m Wednesday on the downstream run. The cargo equals 44 railroad tank cars of gasoline. The Gutenberg Bible printing is praised for its delicate marginal decorations and hand worked look.
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Ellen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilton Hall
Kemper
Britain
Egypt
Africa
Turkey
Iraq
Arabia
Persia
Afghanistan
India
Arabian Sea
England
Palestine
Syria
Great Britain
Suez Canal
Vincent Knox
Susan
Tom Hackett
Gertrude Runyon
Stella Furnes
Ir. Davenport
Iva Fix
Blue Grass
Homer Bailey
Marie van Bochove
Donald Kiser
Charles Brown
New Era
Pittsburgh
William Kemper
George Kemper
Dorothy Bissing Ard
Melvin
Wapello
Arthur Royal
John Hetzler
Sweetland
Verda Luedtke
Adolph Luedtke
Charles Shepard
Near Sweetland
Edgar Kemper
Otto Bleadorn
Chester Ward
William Wunderlich
Near Melpine
Stors
Roy Reeves
Robert Barnes
Bobby
Wayne
Earl Wilson
Darrell
Roscoe Eliason
Kay
Ann
Merle Dodder
Lola Ann
Jean
Robert
Richard
George Crist
Harry Eddie
Henry Cowles
Betty
Doris
Warren
Cowles
GEO. A. Hahn CO
West Front St
Muscatine, Ia
Tel
Schoenhofen Edelweiss Company
Chicago, HI
Jimmie Fidler III
Carroll
Herman Hover
Mr. Hover
Mary Casiday
Patti Sacks
Binnie Barnes
London
Miss Barnes
Tennessee
Maxie Rosenbloom
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Janet Gaynor
Doug Fairbanks Jr
Paulette Goddard
the Young
HEART
Bill Boyd
George Hayes
Sunset Trail
Sun
Eleanor Powell
Robert Young
George Burns and
Gracie Allen
Honolulu
Matek
Etlelearner- Aaca
West
Secc
D Street
Muscat Ine
Eer
Ain Ee Ie
Wendy “Hiller Ra Ea
Dick Tracy
Jess
Rockford
Ward
Montgomery
West Second Street
Batiste
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