Alumni Meet at Muscatine High School Reunion
Alumni association plans a Wednesday night reunion at the Muscatine high school building before its vacating for a new half million dollar structure. E. E. Schall of Fairfield attends as a guest. program includes music, reports, class 1938 welcome, class 1939 response, solos, readings, and a Berean Ladies quartet. Open house, refreshments, and dancing conclude the event at 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine High School
Anual Alumni Association
Nut
E. E. Schall
Fairfield
Schall
Slumai Orchestra
Paul Geibel
Leland Horst
Hoopes
Betty Ruthenberg
Alice Sanderson
Alice Halstead
Helen H. Bartlett
Berean Ladies
Summer Debate and Declam Practices Planned at Muscatine High
G Bradford Barber, Muscatine high school forensic coach, disclosed a plan to hold three hour summer practice sessions for debaters and declamatory speakers each Tuesday morning in the high school. The first session is set for June 21. Participants will study the new high school question and next term speeches respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine High School
G. Bradford Barber
Barber
United States
Great Britain
Scooter accident injures rider on Front Street Muscatine
Raymond Goodwin of 607 Cedar Street suffered knee and hand injuries when his puddle jumper scooter hit Harold McLaughlin’s automobile at Front Street and Mulberry Avenue. McLaughlin 432 Park Avenue reported eastbound traffic, left turn north onto Mulberry, radiator damage and blown front wheel. Edith M. Reddick Letts and Mrs. Jean Hoghe West Eleventh Street incurred minor damage in second street collision.
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Muscatine
Front Street
Mulberry Avenue
Raymond Goodwin
Cedar Street
Harold McLaughlin
Park Avenue
McLaughlin
Edith M. Reddick
Letts
West Second Street
Jean Hoghe
West Eleventh Street
99Th
Play by Muscatine high drama class at Philathea Meet
Muscatine high school's advanced drama class under Miss Joe Lingo will present the short fantasy My Lady Dreams tonight at the Philathea class of the First Methodist church. Lead Phyll Ellman portrays the lady with Shirley Shield as the little old lady, Bernice Ziegenhorn as the other woman, Anita Schmidt and Hope Markham as the two children, and Altice Breedlove as the maid.
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Joe Lingo
Muscatine High School
Philathea
First Methodist Church
Phyll Ellman
Shirley Shield
Bernice Ziegenhorn
Anita Schmidt
Hope Markham
Altice Breedlove
Muscatine City Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events
City notes include visitors Mae Barger Clark of Palmdale California and Miss Phyllis Johnson singing on WHBF. several residents attend Cubs Giants game and a Rotary program on paper production. A 12-year-old son of Mr and Mrs E By Patterson underwent appendicitis surgery at Bellevue Hospital and is reported fair. Fire at 915 Mulberry due to blow torch caused wall damage. Moose lodge repairs approved. Red Cross meeting planned. high school senior picnic and commencement practice noted.
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Mae Barger Clark
Palmdale
Calif
Claus Rall
East Seventh Street
Phyllis Johnson
WHBF
Rock Island
Jake Gettert
Park Avenue
University of Iowa
Ald Society of the Friends Church
Rotary’ Club
Hotel Muscatine
Harold Ogilvie
Carl Paetz
Charles Kautz
Ross Evans
Lee Stalkfleet
McGarrity
H. Jorgensen
W. J Schwede
Ed Edwards
Tony Lange
Muscatine
F. W. Evetemeyer
Lange
Virginia Winslow
St. Luke's Hospital
Daws
Guy J. Winslow
Canon Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Philadelphia
Muscatine High School
Rotary Jodge
Staley's Lake
First Methodist Church
Mississippi River
Muscatine Lodge No
Loyal
Order of Moose
R. W. Olsen
Mulberry Avenue
First Baptist Church
Katherine Sample
George E. White
Omaha
Neb
Municipal Board Realigns Duties of Office Staff
The municipal water and electric departments realigned staff after a recent consolidation. W. R. Thorson becomes general superintendent for office administration, H. W Zeug shifts to secretary to the board and credit manager, with range installations and customer complaints under his charge. Dennis Ryan will head a newly established auditing division reporting to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Board
W. R. Thorson
H. W Zeug
Mr. Zeug
Dennis Ryan
R. L. Roach
Wallace Backs Senator Gillette in Iowa Primary
Wallace pledged wholehearted support for Senator Gillette D Iowa in the Roosevelt policy context. The Agriculture secretary, an Iowan, sent a telegram urging all Democrats and Republicans who favor the president to work for Gillette’s reelection. He warned that returning Lester Dickinson would misrepresent Iowa’s sentiment on progressive measures.
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Washington
Wallace
Sen
Gillette
D.la
Fodey
Iowa
Roosevelt
Secretary of Agriculture
Lester Dickinson
Centerville Man Takes Coaching Job at Coe College Cedar Rapids
Centerville high school veteran Wi Lamb named to Coe College coaching staff to fill the vacancy from Thomas C Hayden resignation. Lamb, a 1927 Coe graduate, takes varsity basketball coach and freshman football roles. Forrest Rutgers remains track coach with expanded duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids. Ta
Wi Lamb
Coren
Centervile High School
Coe College
Thomas C. Hayden
Lamb
Coe
Forrest Rutgers
Orchestra Plans Social on Thursday Night in Cedar Valley
Cedar Valley community orchestra will host a social at the M. E. church on Thursday evening June 9. A free concert will be followed by refreshments including ice cream cake strawberries and pop sold to raise funds. Nearby residents and families are listed among Sunday guests and visits in Muscatine West Liberty Tipton and Marshalltown areas.
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Vegar Valley
Cegaroval:ley Community Orchéstra
Cedar Valley
M. E
iJgne
Geertz
Rudolph Geertz
High Prairie
Ernest Geertz
Freida
Carl
Robert
West Liberty
Louis Geerts
Earl Buck
Jennie Arnold
Atalissa
Guy Hildebrand
Philip Freyermuth
Bert Jarrett
Granville Frater
Charles Staley
Leela
Atassa
Tony Hunter
Muscatine
John Kleinert
Dorothy
Guy Flater
James Stafford
Tipton
Patty Ann DeForest
Vern Jarvis
Stogir
Town Ave
Allen and Thompson win Kiwanis golf tournament
Warren Allen and Frank Thompson won the annual Kiwanis club golf tournament and will receive golf balls as prizes. The victory came at the regular luncheon at Hotel Muscatine today, with See and Thompson beating W. Case and Harold Ogilvie. Motion pictures of Staley's lake last summer were shown by B. L. Gallaher and George Maare.
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Warren Allen
Frank Thormpson
Anual Kiwanis Club
Cub
Hotel Muscatine
Zien
Thompson
W. ©. Case
Harold Oglivie
Staley’s Lake
B. L. Gallaher
George Maare
Skat and 500 Meet Held at Stockton Hall
The skat and 500 tournament at Knoop's hall Sunday afternoon drew a large crowd. Skat winners included Emil Hamann Albert Muhs H F Treimer Frank Schealer Rudy Erps Albert Wiese Reynould Dintz. 500 winners listed many participants led by Mrs Henry Bendtoldt Charles Qermenn Mrs Hilde Boettcher and others.
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Stockton
Ed Garnis
George Hehnke
Hirnchsen
Edwin Vlamp
Wm. Sehleuler
Carl Lippold
Ferd Schngekloth
P. Biereman
H. Brandell
Olive Rice
Henry Feliner
Elaine Holst
M E. Wiese
Dounéa
Small voter interest leads to no extra primary edition
The UsCaine Journal did not issue a special free edition due to few contested offices and low public interest in the Monday primary. Subscribers receive the standard issue with complete county vote data, full office by office results, and summaries. Telephone and bulletin service continued until 2 am to provide all county and statewide results.
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Uscatine Journal
Iowa
Death summons John L. Sullivan Liberty Resident
John L. Sullivan a lifelong Liberty resident died at Mercy hospital Town City this morning at 9 o clock after several weeks as a patient. The body will lie at the Connor home while arrangements for the rites are pending.
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West Liberty
Joan L. Sulliivan
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Connor
Lone Tree St Mary's Plans Chicken Supper and Festival
St Marys Church at Lone Tree will hold their annual chicken supper and summer festival on Sunday June 29 at the church. The event is organized by church members led by Mrs Ernest Ollie Wissink Mesnek Mrs Ed Kasper Ronan Jy and Amanda Mumm.
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Lone Tree
St. Mary's Church
General i
Ernest Ollie Wissink
Mesnek
Ed Kasper
Ronan
Amanda Mumm
Former Dean of Men at Coe College Dies
The Rev Dr Harry Keremers 69 emeritus Bible professor and former dean of men at Coe College from 1923 to 1933 died Monday night at his daughter Mrs Walter Vaughn’s home in Kansas City Missouri from a stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Harry Keremers
Col Lege
Walter Vaughn
Kansas City
Conaway Services for Charles W Conaway Held Wednesday
Funeral rites for Charles W. Conaway 85 formerly of Muscatine will be conducted at 1 30 p m Wednesday from George Wittich Funeral Home with burial at Greenwood. The body will arrive from the west and lie in state at the funeral home prior to services. The item notes historic saluting customs with gun salutes once totaling seven shots as a noted tradition.
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Charles W. Conaway
Muscatine
Colorado Springs
Colo
George Wistich
Greenwood
George Wittich
Japan Becomes Best U S Buyer of Munitions
Japan has become the United States best customer for war supplies, surpassing China in the last six months. Brazil led other nations in May with arms purchases totaling 1,494,824 dollars, while Japan spent 1,384,608 dollars that month. Exports to all nations in six months reached 31,090,054 dollars, with aircraft and parts as the leading category.
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Washington
Japan
United States
State Department
China
Brazil
National Munitions Control Board
Ching
Munisions Board
Soviet Russia
Tast
Death notice for William Hankins of Forest Ohio
Mrs C A Harvey learns of the death of her uncle William Hankins of Forest Ohio at 4 30 p m Saturday after a long illness with cancer He was born April 7 1865 near Marseilles Ohio and spent most of his life there Surviving are three sons Avery Elmer Russell and two daughters Jessie Wolford and Zelda Flowers Eleven grandchildren Thelma Cole predeceased him He was the last of his family and a brother of the late George Henkins.
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Cranston
C. A. Hervey
William Hankins
Forest
Ohio
Cance
Marseiles
Bermeley
Backseat Drivers Seen Repudiated in Iowa Primary
Washington Republicans condemn Iowa primary result as a rebuke to White House interference. RNC Chairman John Hamilton calls Gillette a new dealer and says Corcoran Hopkins and James are to blame. Senator Wheeler says the victory vindicates democracy and blocks backseat drivers in Washington.
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Washington
Wyp
John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Gillette
Dla
Iowa
White House
Wheeler-Mont
Roosevelt Court
Senate
Wheeler
Hamilton
Thomas Corcoran
James
Harry Hopkins
Woman Remains Unconscious After Geneseo Crash
Geneseo Iowa reports Miss May Jordan 24 of Cherry, injured in an automobile crash near Atkinson Monday that claimed the life of August Selensky 83 of Waterlow Pa. Hospitals report Miss Jordan in critical condition with a probable basal skull fracture while Kate Selensky 51 Waterlooo nurse remains unchanged and Hu Pin Wang a Coe College student shows improvement.
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Geneseo
May Jordan
Cherry
Geneseo Hospital
Atkinson
August Selensky
Waterlow
Hu Pin Wang
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Kate Sclensky
Waterloo
Jordan
Obituaries Mention Several Local Survivors Across Counties
The notice reports deaths including 1912, J Frank Hankins 1983 in Cedar Township Muscatine County and Louis Hawkins of Muskogee Oklahoma who died in 1827. Several nieces and nephews living in Muscatine and Joinish counties survive. Funeral rites were held at 2 PM Forest, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Hankins
Cedar Township
Muscatine County
Louis Hawkins
Muskogee Okio
Muscating
Jionish
Suggestion on Way to Improve Primaries
Council Bluffs Nonpareil outlines an editorial plan to amend and improve Iowa's primary system. It criticizes current law for destroying party responsibility and leading to unfitted candidates. The plan would have party conventions endorse candidates before the primary, with no more than three endorsements per office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Award Presented to Scout Delegates at Omaha Convention
Delegates from the Buffalo Bill area attended the Boy Scout officials’ convention in Omaha last week and won a large flag as first attendance prize for the northern division. The flag was hung at area headquarters in Davenport. Attendees included Jack Colvin, Rev. A. L. Brandstetter, Rev. Tom Foglesang, Frank Swisher of Muscatine, James Hiner Jr., and Burdick Richardson of Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Davenport
Jack Colvin
A. L. Brandstetter
Tom Foglesang
Frank Swisher
Muscatine
James Hiner, Jr
Burdick Richardson
Moont’s Emerald Oil Promises Foot Relief
Advert shows Moone’s Emerald Oil relieving itching burning soreness in feet and ankles overnight. Claims quick relief from congestion and overwork with a money back guarantee. Available at McManus Drug Store Henderson Drug Grimm Drug Co. and other druggists.
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Moont
Fay
Moone
McManui
Henderson Drug Store
Grimm Drug. Company
Demnon
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