Salesman Hurt in Three Way Wreck on Highway 38
Shellabarger the Henderson Garage demonstrator driver suffered minor facial cuts when a three vehicle crash on Highway 2 at Wilton involved a northbound Thiessen truck that turned into a farm yard and a following B H Idsinga pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shellabarger
West Third Street
Henderson
Wilton
Ing
Fred Nesper
Harry Thies
Mulberry Avenue
Thiessen
B. H. Idsinga
Heinz Company
County Second in District for Mail Dispatched
Muscatine county ranked second among the first district’s 11 counties in air mail letters dispatched during National Airmail Week. May 19–21, Postmaster Alvert Barr announced Muscatine sent 3,774 pieces, close behind Johnson county’s 4,891 with Iowa City benefiting from its regular air mail stop. Total letters carried by air in the district reached 22,837. district total 224,158 pieces. County results included Cedar 706, Des Moines 1,975, Jefferson 2,128, Lee 3,562, Louisa 1,277, and Van Buren 830. 303 special cancels used in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Alvert &. Barr
Reading
Johnson
Iowa City
Johnson County
Tre Iota
Airmail Week
Cedar
Des Moiines
Horry
Iowa
Jefferson
Lee
Ben Louisa
van Buren
Washington
Unusual Rocks Displayed at Boy Scout Meeting
Robert Barr showed unusual rocks collected as a hobby during a First Methodist church Boy Scout troop gathering in the church basement. Arrangements for this summer’s camp were discussed and time and place to be set at the next meeting. Many Scouts worked on requirements for lender tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Barr
First Methodist Church
Local social notes capture visits and gatherings
Numerous Iowa residents share visits across towns including Davenport Muscatine Iowa City West Liberty and Nichols. Highlights include Mrs Arnold hosting a dinner party Mrs Lowenburg and Mrs Hohnke in Davenport and Ed Speers showing slight hospital improvement. Arrangements set for Reverend Sutton to lead summer services at the Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Harry Bardow
Davenport
Anna McDonald
Cindy Lundy
William Butsler
Weer Smith
Mabel Lincoln
Hershey Hospital
Ed Speers
Iowa City
Maude Overman
William. Hines
Myron Ines
Howard Hines
Dale
Pauline
Dovey
Myron ‘Hines
Buchanan
David Flint
A. Dickey
August Aye
McLamerrah
Windham
Ray Fingle
E. D. ‘Markham
Raymond
Leslie Steen
West Liberty
Sutton
Christian Church
Opening of June Term of District Court Takes Place
The June term of district court opened this morning with Judge D V Jackson presiding. The docket was called for trial but attorneys did not set any cases for trial, signaling a quiet summer session. No petit jury panel had been drawn and the grand jury had not been summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. V. Jackson
Grading Work on County Roads C and W Resumed
Reconstruction of Muscatine county trunk roads C and W continues under County Engineer F P G Halbfass. Grading crews near Muscatine on road W face brief traffic delays while sections C and W are widened and new binder material spread to stabilize the aged gravel surface. Experimental use of calcium chloride and salt treatments may occur in cooperation with the WPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
F. P. G. Halbfass
Halpdfass
Halbfass
Clarence Hora Feted on Birthday in Town City
Clarence Hora was surprised by relatives and friends on Sunday for his 33rd birthday, celebrated with a basket dinner. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. William Parizek and many others from Town City Riverside Lone Tree and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuntsville
Clarence Hora
William Parizek
Roscoe Plum
Town City
Melvin Havel
Darling
Gerothy
Riverside
Lloyd Watson
Arthur Horn
Floyd Mullinix
Charles and
Billy
Lone Tree
Addie’ Mason
Ilinois
Betty Horn
West Liberty
Isaac Agboit
Donald
Harold
Cora Marks
First Concert to Be Offered Wednesday at Riverside Park
The boys' and girls' band under Elmer Zies ter will present the first summer concert at Riverside Park Wednesday night at 8 p m If the weather is favorable it will proceed Rain caused last week's postponement and a second delay will occur if it is cold or damp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Parks
Elmer Ziester
Atalissa Band to Open Season with First Concert
The Atalissa community band will present its season opening concert on Wednesday June 8 at 8 o'clock with band accompaniment. The program features marches and selected songs including America Old Folks at Home Old Black Joe Chal maz In the Gleaming Silver Threads Among the Gold Military Escort Farewell to Thee Auld Lang Syne and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atalissa
América
Chalmaz
Fathers Day Noted At Letts Services
The Letts Methodist church young people's choir presented a Father’s Day program. Mrs Roscoe Ellason Elna Bailey Eadyne Wilson and Barbara Knecht read about Father’s Day. Rev B R Van Dyke read Scripture and led a prayer. Roscoe Ellason sang Teach Me to Live with Mrs Ellason at the piano. The program featured antiquated preludes and hymns from various centuries, closing with Now the Day Is Over.
Honolulu Guests Visit in Moscow Dinner Fete
Honolulu visitors Mr and Mrs William Story hosted relatives in Moscow during a weekend visit. The gathering listed many locals from Muscatine Wilton and West Liberty attending a three course dinner and a Cedar River picnic. Several health and family notes appeared including Mrs Alma Elley's funeral and Mrs Roy Lincoln's critical condition in Hershey hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
William Story
Honoluu
George Healy
L. C. Healy
A. Maurer
Leo
Glenn
West Liberty
Znjgy
Bert Duncan
Myr
Arthur Brenner
Eldren
Wilton
Stella Brenner
Miles Maker
Martin Jenssen
Hilbert
Varold Hinkhouse
G. L. Hearst
Wiliam McHillip
Clifton Marolf
Verl Miler
William Vyomésson
Farmuly
Wilma
Rock
Carl Bearst
Miller and Hearst
Iowa City
Ladies’ Aid
Lester Kelley
Preston Dickey
Arthur Birkhofer
Imma Elley
Aaha
Muscaline
Kenneth Dice
Tipton
Gtd
Cifton Maralf
Roy Lincoln
Hershey Hospital
Muscatine
Clarence Cromer
Harold Grunder
James Smith
Ova Leggins
Musca
William Leggins
Mrs. Aikins After Reunion of Class at Iowa University
Mrs. Aikins attended a 1908 class reunion at the University of Town in Iowa, with a luncheon and dinner, and stayed as a Saturday night guest of Mrs. McDonald and Mrs. Chescora and Joyce. Relatives and friends visited Capt. Keeting in Oskaloosa, and Betty Lou remained visiting grandparents on the way home. Miss Helen Brandt left Lund for Chicago to visit her sister Martha Brandt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Raymond Aikins
University of Town
W. J. McDonald
J. K. Chescora
Joyce
Oncopta
Lou Chescara
E. Mackey
Betty Lou
Oskaloosa
W. H. Keeting
Keetine
George Frey
Muscatine
St. Mary's Church
Helen Brandt
Lund
Chicago
Martha Brandt
Average Iowan pays taxes from many fronts in survey
Des Moines based Iowa Daily Press reports on Mr Average Taxpayer who claims to pay 85.60 in taxes with indirect levies. He lists 20 auto registration, 14.32 state income tax, 8.22 in sales tax, 15.52 gas tax, 11.52 on 144 packages of goods, and 39.3 social security tax on 2500 annual salary. The note details other levies, including telephone and license taxes, in a boxscore style summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John 2D. Zug
Des Moines
Iowa Daily Press
Ais
Towans
Theraf
Avayer
C.eersee
Missionary Shot By Jap Soldier Provokes Protest
An American missionary, Dr. Frederick G. Scovel of Cortland, N Y, was shot in the side between June 2 and 3 at a mission hospital in Tsinima while trying to protect Chinese nurses. A drunken Japanese soldier is blamed, and American Consul Louis Gourley filed a protest with the Japanese consul general at Tsingtao, China. Scovel is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tsingtze
China
Louis
Gourley
State Department
Frederick G. Scovel
Tsinima
Scovel
Cortland
New Girls 4-H Clubs Formed in Cedar County
In Cedar County two new 4-H clubs organized with leaders Mrs. Harry Johansen and Mrs. William Buser. Officers include Betty Mueller president Loig Pahl vice president Trois Ruser secretary treasurer Heick historian Janice Bachus reporter. Meetings set for June 23 at Henry Ruser and June 24 at Tom Cross for Iowa township club with new members welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Mary Johnston
Bonita Crees
Joyce Linn
Marjorie Nash
Clarice Gray
Iowa Township
Tom Cross
For Sale Miscellaneous Items and Livestock
Sale notices include a Giod Mack year old horse priced cheap and a 4 miles dorth listing on 28 with contact Jay Christensen. Trade or trash cows, housing, and other items offered by Caley Service Co at 217 Mulberry. Also lot 40 by 140 ft with water and sewer details, yearlings spotted Puland boar eligible for registration at 95 dollars, Albert C. Timm, plus an assortment of household appliances and electric fans with repairs shop at 28 East 2nd and phone numbers LWa6-J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giod Mack
Dorth
Jay Christensen
Chambars
Caley Service Co
Steess
Td Mulberry
Albert C. Timm
Albert
Dresser
Electric
Iowa Bar Group to Hear Head of National Body
Des Moines hosts the 44th annual Iowa State Bar Association convention opening Wednesday and running through Friday. Arthur T. Vanderbilt of Newark will headline the national American Bar Association event with a dinner Thursday and session Friday. Other out of state speakers include Donald B Matmaker, Judge Boyle Clark, and Will Shefroth, with 1,000 lawyers expected and invitations extended to nonmembers. Judge J. E. Purcell of Clinton will speak Friday evening on Much Ado About Nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Attorneye
Iowa State Bar Agsn
Arthur T. Vanderbilt
Newark
N. J
American Gar Assa
Donald B Matmaker
Chicago
Junior Bar
American Bar Assn
Boyle Clark
Columbis
End Will Shefroth
Legal Education Division
The
American Bar Assa
Segiows
J. E. Purcell
Clinton
Island church practice sessions for children program
Practice sessions are under way for the Children's day program to be presented at the Island church Sunday night June 12. Teachers from the intermediate junior and primary departments will be in charge. Fourteen local men and pianist Mrs. Johy Holliday will take part in the minstrel show to be presented in Museztine Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Church
Pourteen
Johy
Holliday
Museztine
Mrs Lily Riddle Rites Are Observed
Funeral services for Mrs Lily Riddle were held at her son W P Anderson’s Wilton home and at the Rochester Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church with Rev J M Newgard presiding. Singers included Mgr Lloyd Raveiday and Florence Beymer, organist Mrs Fern Hullmain. Pallbearers were Walter Lenker Lyle Overson Frank Dutte Gene Lenker Jake Bickford and George Witmer. Burial followed at the Rochester cemetery under George M Wittich Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Widdle
W. P. Anderson
Wilton
Rochester Grace Evangelical
Walter Lenker
Lyle Overson
Frank Dutte
Gene Lenker
Jake Bickford
George Witmer
Rochester
George M. Wittich
Lightning Strike Kills Farm Hand in Garden Plain
A 24 year old farm hand Jen Lee McGonegle was killed instantly by a lightning bolt at 4 30 Monday afternoon while in a barn on the Seth Wilson place southeast of Garden Plain. Mr Wilson and Ben Vail were knocked down by the bolt which entered via an electric light wire. Three horses also died in the same incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Plain
Lee McGonegle
Oelock
Seth Wilson
Here
Local social notes and family visits reported
Qesday night gatherings list attendees including C O Eisele Ralph Lea Oscar Lea and others. Socials note a birthday celebration for Mr Kemp and his granddaughter Joyce at the Kemp residence and guests from Sweetland township Otto Eggert and family visited Z W Cross home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Eisele
Ralph Lea
Oscar Lea
Chris Tomfelt
Frank Spring
Alfred Bohling
George Shoultz
Harold Butcher
John Holliday
Ernest Bartenhagen
Roy ‘Holli_ day
Richard’ Bartenhagen
Carl Toborg
Charles Funk
Herman Barder
Richard Battenhagen
Willem. Harder
Eliza
Frank Kemp
Virgil Irwin Home Party for Junes Ninth Birthday
Bloomington residents celebrate at Virgil Irwin and family home with a Sunday dinner for June Irwin's ninth birthday. Guests from numerous local families attend, cake centerpieces decorate two tables, and gifts are exchanged amid Fern and flower decor. The gathering includes multiple households from Muscatine, Tipton, Davenport, and Wilton, with social visits continuing from Friday to Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Virgil Irwin
June
Great McConnahsa
John McConnaha
W. G. Bond
Clarence Cooley
Clarence McConnaha
W. C. MccConneha
Frank Windman
Helen
Lucille
Art Walker
Harry Mentink
Alalissa
George Monson
Forest Ford
Mary Straub
Tipton
Robert
Gilbert Walker
Marilyn
Elaine
Norma
Gerald Reed
Elsie Irwin
Earle Smith
Muscatine
Henry Smith
Viola
Elizabeth Smith
William Hartnett
Fami
Jay Christison
Amos Kimberly
West Liverty
Walter Brown
W. G. McSwiggen
Wilton
Louis Smith
Edith Mittman
Fern
Harold McDaniel
Roy Todd
Bianche Busch
Iowa City
Walter Eggers
Ancilla
Daven
Port
William McSwiggen
Frank Sechnider
Davenport
Junior Missionary Society
Hartnett
Alaska
Ralph Bierman
Sas
William
Lois
Margaret Hartnett
Dovis Bler
Confession From Negro May Free Convicted Man
Chicago police chief cites young Negro Robert Nixon 18 who has confessed to the slayings of several women including Miss Ali da Deery and Miss Virginia Austin in New York hotel rooms. Nixon’s statements cast doubt on Thomas McCall 39 convicted December for the rape of Miss Virginia Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thomas McCall
John L. Sullivan
Robert Nixon
Ali da Deery
New York
Virginia Austin
McCail
Miss Austin
McCall
Jim
Sullivan
John Boyle
Nixon
Boyle
Los Angeles
Florence Johnson
Union Certified as Bargaining Agent for Packing House Workers
The board designated Union as exclusive bargaining representative for Union Packing House workers following review of membership applications and company analyses. The action solidifies union status as the official collective bargaining unit for the workplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Isbor Relations Board
Lader
United Packing House Workers Union
Psyrolis
Bloomingdale Church Morning Service Noted
A list of names including Ralph Welter Pauli Ir Viola May Lanfier Marie Lyn Elaing Norman Reed June Irwin Willis Thicker Déroty Jerman and Mrs William Artnet Mann gathered for a Sunday morning service at Bloomingy church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Ralph Welter
PauliIr
Oag
Viola May Lanfier Marielyn
Elaing
Norman Reed
June Irwin
Willis Thicker
Déroty Jerman
William Artnetman
Lon
Bloomingy Mt Church
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Mrs. Arnold
Letts
Serge
Honolulu
Aikins
Iowa University
Cedar County
Journal
Allis
Chalmers
WHO
Bowser & Sample
Northern Gravel Company
Davenport Rendering Co
Charles Marlowe
McKenzie Cleaners
East Fourth
Ideal Lawnmower Shop
Graham Drug
Kenderson's
Patsburgh Point Products
Writa Theitus Co
Qrinsg Sun Rendering Works
Emner George
C. C. Hakes. & CO
Co. C. Hakes & Co
Lodge
Alfred Olson
BABY
Asaton
Umes
Agitan's
Ashton
H. Ashton
West
Liberty
Jaws
Eart
Lucas Street
Earl Duncan
Jos, G. Johnston
West Seventh Street
Stitt's Axe Chiropractic Health Service
Hershey Bldg
Plymouth
Dick Hauser
West 4Th St
Double Harage
Cy O. Hekes
Town Ave
Broadway
Bnk
West 6Th St
Tuquire
East Lot
Montag St
Phos
J. Porrent
K. P. Hall
St. Mary’s
Ina Mae’s
Grivs
Nebraska
Perk Avenue
John
Spitz
Aci Distriputors
Setwauker
Wisconsin
Chevrolet
Universal Shell Co
Lily Riddle
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