Dr White Tells of Mission Life in Greece
George White former Muscatine resident and Anatolia College president emeritus spoke to the Women’s Mission circle at the First Congregational Church about founding and running a boys school in Salonica Greece His account covered his youth in Iowa Grinnell College days Waverly pastorate Armenia exile after World War I and the Turks’ deportations He described moving pupils to Greece and noted graduates teaching in the United States including a Harvard professor
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Greece
George White
Muscatine
Anatolia College
Salonica
First Congregational Church
Vernon H. Lear
Mulberry Avenue
White
John Robbins
Towa
Grinnell
Waverly
Esther Robbins
Japan
Armenia
Anatolia School
America
Harvard University
Alden Hoover
Martha Althaus Smith
Arthur Ryan
Edith Hoover Ryan
City Scouts Schedule Field Day At Weed Park
Scouting events include wall scaling string burning signalling and other scoutcraft. Troop 125 and Troop 123 plan week long periods for service bars. A Sea Scout board of review awarded later. Troop 125 overnights planned. 30 scouts attended plus officers and visitors. Patrols named with leaders and members listed.
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Weed Park
Scout Council
Council For Action
Presbyterian Church
Board of Review
Sea Scout Ship Room
Don Benger
Garden Driveway Roses Brighten Dr. Greiner Home
Luxuriant scarlet roses climb along the semi circle railing at the Greiner residence on Park Drive. The Rhoda Bible class held a strawberry social in the Evangelical church parlors with a large turnout and lavender and white decorations.
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A. J. Greiner
Park Drive
Rhoda Bible Class
Evangelical Ard Reformed Church
Philip Newsom
Uptown
Chicago
Arthur Stanley
J. J. van Lent
Francis Weis
Glenn Fairall
Wek
Grace |Wtheran
Hershey Hospital
The
United Veterans of America
Relief Hose House
Bleeker Street
Ruthadele LaTourrette
Katharine Sample
Boulder
Colo
Warren Martin
F. P. G. Hablass
J. Henry Schafer
Board of Supervisors
Muscatine
County Officers of
Iowa
Mason City
A. L. Obert
Mulberry Avenue
Frank Ogilvie
East Sixth Street
J. M. Harney
Masonic Body Plans for Meeting June 25
Plans for conferring Royal Arch degrees on Tuesday June 25 were made at a Washington chapter R.A.M. meeting held Friday night at the Masonic temple. Lodges from Columbus Junction and West Liberty will take part. Webb council R..Ang M.
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Washington
Masonic Temple
Columbus Junction
West Liberty
Webb Council
R. Ang & M
New Deal Heads Prod Congress In Saturday Session
Leaders in Washington call both houses into an unusual Saturday session to push Roosevelt programs. The Senate leads on must legislation while the House trails, hoping to resume work next week on extending taxes and nuisance charges. President Roosevelt stays at his desk seeking low cost projects to balance high expenditure works for 3.5 million relief jobs. The NRA plan impasse is resolved.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Longdemocrat
Louisiana
Chesapeake Bay
Girl Scouts Complete Tenderfoot and Second Class Tests
DeLea Jones and Mary Ann Hakes passed tenderfoot tests while Margaret Heitz earned second class at Girl Scout Troop 3 meeting led by Scout Captain Ruth Hartwig. Marjorie Winn from Troop 2 attended as a visitor. A picnic supper is planned for June 25 at Musser Park and the Girl Scout camp opens at Dixon on July 7.
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DeLea Jones
Mary Ann Hakes
Margaret Heitz
Ruth Hartwig
Marjorie Winn
Musser Park
Dixon
York Rite Masons Plan Picnic and Meeting
The group held its regular meeting and organized plans for a York Rite picnic. Committees were appointed to handle arrangements and coordinate events.
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York Rite Masonic Body
First Concrete in Place at Dam No 16 Mississippi River
U S engineers report the first concrete has been placed this week on Dam No 16 in the Mississippi River as part of a 2 million dollar channel control project. About 400 men are employed with no major changes in organization, using Koehring drag lines and other heavy equipment. Pile driving for the first cofferdam may finish by month end and the concrete is being laid by pumpcrete in the north abutment while rip rap is being covered on the Iowa side. A Chicago Western Society of Engineers delegation visited the site today.
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Mississippi River
U. S
Iowa
Western Society of Engineers
Chicago
Rock Island
Ellen
County Board Set to Review Road Projects Under Relief Program
County supervisors meet at the courthouse to discuss possible secondary road projects under the government relief program. The county would cover 55 percent of costs while 45 percent is funded by the federal government. Wages would align with the old PWA rates, and project completion is aimed for 1936 or early 1937.
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F. P. G. Halbfass
PWA
W C T U Members Host Silver Tea at Presbyterian Church
A large turnout of W C T U members and friends enjoyed a silver tea at the First Presbyterian church on Friday afternoon. Mrs D I Berger led the devotional, Miss Viola Smith presided, and roses adorned the parlors. Tea was served by Miss Smith and Mrs Berger. Mrs George Wise of Wilton delivered humorous readings, followed by several talks and a closing prayer.
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First Presbyterian Church
D. I. Berger
Viola Smith
Miss Smith
Berger
George Wise
Wilton
Attorney General Furloughs Duties Over Mumps Case
Des Moines reports Attorney General Edward O Connor is sidelined by a case of mumps and must temporarily relinquish his duties. The illness disrupts the AG's office as officials confirm the health setback.
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Des Moines
Edward O'Connor
Truck Stalls on Tracks Near Dam No 16
A heavy truck was badly damaged after stalling on railroad tracks near Dam No 16 when struck by a Milwaukee lines light switch engine. The unnamed driver fled the scene, escaping injury.
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Dam No. 16
Milwaukee Lines
Progress Report On 20 Relief Projects Under Way In County
Work relief engineer William Naber reports 20 to 25 relief projects active in the county with about 390 workers. Notable efforts include a $14 000 hangar at the Muscatine airport, a 12 inch sewer on Mulberry avenue with a disposal plant, a Weed park lagoon nearing completion, and a $1 300 Weed park shelter house. Additional ongoing tasks include a county sewing room, a county home painting project, bridge repairs, clearing and grubbing, quarry work at state parks, subsistence garden supervision, a state planning board survey, Wilton and Muscatine street work, power line repairs, biology station clearing, Muscatine island irrigation, and Wild Cat Den park preparations.
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Muscatine
William Naber
Mulberry Avenue
Weed Park
Naber
General County
Wilton
West Liberty
Moscow
Wildcat den
State Planning Board
U. S. Biological Station
Muscatine Island Experimental Station
Wild Cat den State Park
Job Registrations Show Slight Gain
Re employment office reports small rise in active registrations with 1,411 names including 142 women and 121 veterans. Since Monday, 25 placements mainly on PWA jobs were ordered, plus 35 to 40 awaiting word. 36 new applications, 12 re registrations, 3 renewals and 106 re interviews recorded.
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Otis Hicklin
PWA
Committee Votes to Seat Sen Holt in Senate
The senate elections committee voted ten to four that Senator-Elect Rush D. Holt would be entitled to the senate seat when he reaches age 30. The date given was June 19.
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Washington
Senate Elections Committee
Rush D. Holt
D-Va
Senate
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs. R. Sunker
Funeral rites for Mrs. R. E. Dunker died Tuesday at 1205 Cedar Street were held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Ralph J. Wittich Funeral Home. Rev. Leland Lesher officiated. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers: Frank Drake, J. C. Broad, R. G. Lowe, R. B. Fuller, E. T. Wilson, H. Fay Hawkins. Flower attendants: Mrs. R. B. Fuller, Mrs. R. G. Lowe, Mrs. E. T. Wilson, Mrs. William Cook.
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R. E. Dunker
Cedar Street
Ralph J. Wittich
West Third Street
Leland Lesher
Grace English Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Frank Drake
J. C. Broad
R. G. Lowe
R. B. Fuller
E. T. Wilson
H. Fay Hawkins
William Cook
Degree of Honor Juveniles Meet at Burlington State Convention
Degree of Honor juveniles from Muscatine attend the state convention in Burlington. The Muscatine lodge presented a Dutch dance by Jean Hoeksema Evelyn Davis Ann Penrod Patricia Thorne Daisy Brewer Jessie George Cora Mae Lemkau Mavis Koepping and Ruth Penrod. A piano trio by Ruth Ann and Terrell Penrod and a mock wedding with Leo Baker Dorothy Thompson and Leroy Coon followed. Chaperoned by Mrs Minnie McCormick and Velma Brewer. Next convention will be in Fort Madison.
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Muscatine
Burlington
Muscatine Lodge
Jean Hoeksema
Evelyn Davis
Ann Penrod
Patricia Thorne
Daisy Brewer
Jessie George
Cora Mae Lemkau
Mavis Koepping
Ruth Penrod
Ruth
Ann
Terrell Penrod
Leo Baker
Dorothy Thompson
Leroy Coon
Penrod
Minnie McCormick
Velma Brewer
Fort Madison
Navy Recruiter to Visit Muscatine in June
A Davenport based navy recruiting officer will be in Muscatine at the post office on June 20 and 21 to provide information and conduct physical examinations for young men interested in naval service. G. Youngkin, navy recruiter, will oversee the visit.
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Navy
Davenport
Muscatine
Naval Service
G. Youngkin
Johnson urges AAA support and possible constitutional amendment
General Hugh S. Johnson told an audience of over 9,000 in Sioux City that a constitutional amendment may be needed to save the AAA if the Supreme Court ruling on the NRA stands. He urged farmers to boycott merchants who oppose the AAA and argued that commerce power justifies federal aid to agriculture.
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Sioux City
Hugh S. Johnson
AAA
NRA
United States Supreme Court
United States
Johnson
District Court Notes Highlight Probate and Claims Activity
Edmond B Fulhiam administrator seeks 600 with interest from Jerome Bartlett estate against Oron Fox and Ruby Fox. Motion to strike in William Walter v William Groters. Widow's allowance filed for Clarence Walton estate. Parker Walton and W C Walton approved to continue nursery business. Selma Krempfe will named William Lang executor without bond probate. H G Nicolaus guardian report approved with fees. Counsel to collect bonds approved for Reinhold Marticke estate.
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Edmond B. Fulhiam
Jerome F Bartlett
Oron Fox
Ruby Fox
William Walter
William Groters
Clarence P. Walton
Etta S. Walton
Parker Walton
W. C. Walton
Selma Krempfe
William Lang
Wilton
Reinhold E. Marticke
Knights of Pythias Invited to Picnic
Invitations were issued for Muscatine members to attend a basket picnic of Davenport lodge No. 50 on Sunday June 16 when Wyoming lodge No. 76 met at the K P hall Friday night The rank of esquire was conferred on a class of candidates at the meeting Milan lodge of Milan Indiana has invited the Muscatine Pythians to attend the forty first anniversary of that lodge Monday night June 24 Davenport made the announcement today.
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Muscatine
Davenport Lodge No
Wyoming Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
K. P. Hall
Milan Lodge of
Milan
Muscatine Pythians
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W. Carver
A. Chamberlin
H. Mathis
W. Rabedeaux
R. Gunzenhauser
E. Root
D. Viner
L. Swafford
D. Knight
City News
Rubber
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Russell Bros. Circus
New Deal
Crowley United
River Front Park
Help the
United Veterans
Masonic Grand Lodge
Iowa Daily
Cedar Rapids
C. C. Hunt
J. Guy Swartslander
Indianola
T. W. Wellington
N. L. Hicks
Marshalltown
John T. Ames
Traer
Almond S. Reed
Grand
Lagoon
Holt
First Trust & Savings Bank Trust
Hershey State Bank Trust
Muscatine, Iowa
State Bank
R. Sunker
H. G. Nicolaus
Henry Heabner
Muscatine Lumber & Coal Co
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