Nine Month Iowa Sales Tax Totals Revealed
The Associated Press tabulation shows Muscatine county nine month sales tax receipts at 113486 with expenditures of 5671900. Surrounding counties Cedar 49254 Johnson 130163 Louisa 322587 Scott 409310. Jewelry sales rose 12 percent to 366756 from 359633 while food budgets rose to 2679746 from 2573998. Other merchandise categories list apparel 673061 and 64731 automotive 893484 and 1198547 furniture 309691 and 3023 general merchandise 27387 and 2497275 lumber and building 1036455 and 929866 manufacturing trading 500740 and 498919 public utility 927645 and 889014.
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Muscatine
Associated Press
Cedar
Johnson
Louisa
Scott
Iowa
United Spanish War Vets Plan Annual Meeting
The 32nd annual encampment of United Spanish War Veterans Iowa department and auxiliary will meet in Marshalltown June 1922, with Muscatine attendees. Key events include Memorial services June 19, joint auxiliary meeting June 20, a 49th Town Volunteer Infantry reunion, a parade, and the Hiker monument dedication at the Iowa Soldiers' Home. The week closes with an annual banquet and officer elections.
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United Spanish War Veterans
Department of Iowa
Auxiliary
Marshalltown
Muscatine
Phil
Billings
Towa
49Th Town Volunteer Infantry
Order of Snaix
Lizards
Veterans and Auxiliary
Iowa
Hiker
Swimming Pool Opening Set for Monday
The municipal pool in Weed park will open Monday June 20, announced by J D Dierkes, park board chairman. After thorough cleaning and a completed staff, the staff includes custodian Robert Asthaller, matron Mrs Albert Snavely, and life guards Ed Vaupel and Lyle Roseman.
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Weed Park
J. D. Diereks
Diercks
Robert Asthaller
Albert Snavely
Ed Vaupel
Lyle Roseman
State Park Draws Big Crowds Despite Unsettled Weather
Park attendance remains high this spring despite frequent rains and detours from road work. Custodian Earl Richman cites May totals of ten thousand visitors with eight thousand on the busiest day of June and about fifteen hundred last Sunday. Construction on highway No 160 creates entry detours as work continues on shelter houses and a water system with hopes for state aid.
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Wit Gat Yen State Park
Earl Richman
State
Aig
City Faces Mosquito Menace Warned by Health Board
At a Tuesday city hall meeting the health board heard warnings of swarms of mosquitoes threatening the area. Mrs. Sylvia Golightly cited seepage water and frequent spring rains that turned large parts of South Muscatine into breeding grounds for the pests, creating urgent public health concerns.
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Board’of Health
Sylvia Golightly
South
Muscatine
New Instructors Discuss Mosquito Problem in Muscatine
Mrs. Golightly warned of ponds turning into mosquito hubs while Dr. R M Arey urged residents to treat standing water themselves rather than city funds. He noted Eversmeyer's pond boosts local mosquitoes but said mosquitoes rarely carry disease here. Six spectators attended the session as officials addressed sanitation complaints on Lombard Street and Lincoln House Ward property cleanup.
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South Muscatine
Eversmeyer
Muscatine
United States
Don Sehetl
Lombard Street
Charles Kelley
Skylnick
Lincoln Houle~ Ward
Building and Loan Association
Two Cities Bid for Meeting of Iowa Federation
Cedar Rapids and Dubuque bid to host the 1939 Iowa Federation of Labor convention. The opening session featured addresses by public officials and labor leaders. James J. Deliver of Fort Dodge described aims of the federation and the American Legion, noting shared goals and goodwill between the groups.
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Council Bluffs
Towa
State Federation of Labor
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
James J.deliver
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Atlen de Legion
Health Slate in Muscatine Clean Arey Announces
Arey reports no cases of communicable infectious or contagious disease in Muscatine during the 28 days ending June 24. Twenty three nuisances were reported and 22 investigated, two taverns inspected. W A Houk says May inspections include 68 items, 59 in city and nine rural, all satisfactory with no complaints. Condemned foods noted and 60 tons of garbage collected by Smith and Boyce.
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Muscatine
Ty. R. M. Arey
Board of Health
W. A. Houk
Smith and Boyce
St Mathias Plans Vacation School Start June 20
The St Mathias vacation school of religion will open Monday June 20 at the parish Feel house and run until July 1. Classes will be held on weekdays mornings and open to parish children aged 7 to 18 not in regular St Mathias attendance. Monsignor Hannon will teach the Ten Commandments to Catholics and non Catholics not in other city Bible schools. Enrollment hours are Thursday and Friday mornings from 9 to 1 o'clock.
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St. Mathias
Feel House
W. L. Hannon
Tre School
St. Matthias
Monsignor
Hannon
Variations Noted In Muscatine Vote Canvass After Primary
Minor shifts seen in unofficial returns as Muscatine county supervisors completed the official canvass at the courthouse. Republican George Sauer loses 50 votes in the second ward but maintains a 1,937 to 950 lead over his opponent. Ralph P. Evans gains 19 votes in Pike township to reach 1,730 total. GOP state auditor candidate C. B. Akers up 35 votes. Democratic top lines show U S Senator Guy Gillette adding nine to 274 against Otha Wear at 224. Large Democratic write ins include several names for county offices. Others show small adjustments not changing results.
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Muscatine
C. B. Akers
GOP
U. S
Guy Gillete
Otha Wear
John Doe
William Jones
Charles Opelt
Richie Bowser
Ray Bloom
W. P. Strain
Rishardae
Join Doe
Harry Jones
E. Vanatta
R. H. Phillips
Gertrude Thompson
Lee Greenwey
R. Poe
Matt ‘Ball
Carsten Frank
Ray Weshburn
R. W. Warnes
Ed. Vanatta
W. C
W. T. Grigg
R. Whitmer
B. L. Metcalf
A. R. Whilmet
Ralph
Inter-County Loop Game Postponed Amid Wet Grounds
The Inter-County league twilight game between the Conoco Oilers and the Eagles at Oregon Street Field was postponed due to wet grounds. A rescheduled date will be announced by league president Alpert Barry.
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Conoco Oilers
County Auditor Write-In on Republican Ticket Noted
The Republican ballot lists Thompson W R Grigg J J Ryan and A C Bowser with a write in vote for a single Alice as county auditor. Other named figures include R P Jacobs R G Tipton and Carl Walser.
Orphan Festival to Feature Bilingual Operetta
Lutheran Orphans home on Burlington road hosts a Sunday festival with German morning and English afternoon sessions. Rev. George Krueger, Rev. Boerger, and Rev. Guse headline talks while Zion Muscatine aids serve at noon. Davenport pastor L. G. Krebs will open the operetta The Golden Ripple performed by children.
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Burlington Road
George Krueger
Clinton
Evangelical Lutheran Society For Christian Charities
EB. J. Boerger
Fort .Wayne
H.'F. Guse
Altamont
Ladies’ Aid Society
Zion Lutheran Church
Muscatine
L. G. Krebs
Davenport
Custody Granted to Father in Klaus Divorce Case
Judge D W Jackson in district court Tuesday awarded custody of two minor children Edward Arthur and Betty Jean to Urban R Klaus following Violet M Klaus divorce. Plaintiff granted reasonable visitation. The couple married February 1 1932 and separated February 14 1938 amid cruelty allegations.
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Edward Arthur
Betty Jean
D. W. Jackson
Violet M Klaus
Urban R. Klaus
Postal Receipts Rise As Barry Reports at Meet
Barry told the Y's Men's Club meeting that Muscatine postal savings grew from tiny sums in 1828 to over a million dollars today. He noted 94 depositors in 1828 and 1,408 using postal facilities now. He cited U S post offices rising from 75 in 1789 to 45,687, and receipts growing from 1,637 dollars to 3630,000,000 in 1937.
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Muscatine
Albert
Barry
Y's. Men's Club
United States
Armstrong County
South Dakota
Floyd Scott
Empower
WPA Projects to Employ 48 Men Start Monday
Eighteen men will join a city WPA project to build a police garage at the city hall site while 30 workers prepare the county shop and garage at Isetta avenue yards. Preliminary work for the county project begins Monday, with bids to be let June 22. Additional crews will handle school cleaning painting and floor conditioning at Washington School.
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WPA
Vand
Ralph Wilkinson
Isetta Avenue
Wilkinson
Washington Schol
Rotary club to host stamp outing and July excursion
George Moore chairs the activities committee announcing a stamp outing next Wednesday at Rotary lodge. The club will sponsor a July 10 excursion with Bellevue hospital nurses. Attorney Hugh E Chance presided. group singing by Herman Cohn and program chair Francia Weis.
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George Moore
Rotary Lodge
Algo
Bellevue Hospital
Hugh E Chance
Herman Cohn
Francia Weis
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Klaus
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West Second Street
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