Health officer warns dairies as counts exceed limit
Dr. R. M. Arey reported two Muscatine dairies Ernest Naber and Bell showed high bacterial counts in milk tests. The city council has not finalized the ordinance setting winter and summer limits, so no prosecutions occur. dealers were instructed to remedy conditions and Miss Ida Koehler will continue tests at Bellevue hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Ernest Naber and
Bell Dairies
R. M. Arey
Board of Health
Arey
Ernest Naber
Bell
Ida Koehler
Bellevue Hospital
Helen Kary
Koehler
Local notes from North Prairie West Liberty Iowa June tribute
North Prairie West Liberty Iowa June 20 local items mention Flord Anderson returning from visit with aunt Mrs Ed Anderson and family near Springdale. Residents and guests from Columbus Ohio and Millville Pennsylvania visit relatives. Town events include Hoover celebration at West Branch and a good will air tour. Linn Grove school undergoes extensive repairs with new foundation and playground equipment. Families and visitors recurring at Albin, Hartley, Pownall, Krahl and Hartsock households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Flord Anderson
Ed Anderson
Springdale
Ora Wilson
Howard Kester
James
Flord
Millville
Walter Lawton
William
Town City
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Everett Vincent
Ross Leech
Mabel Leech
Seth Albin
Keith
Robert
Frank Albin
Hills
Linn Grove
Herbert Hartley
Harry Hartley
Colorado
Hartley
Elmer Struble
Alvah Hartsock
FY. Dodge
George Jewell
W. H. Krahl
Bernice Krahl
Earl Reed
Letts
Fred Pownall
Iowa City
Nellie Pownall
Walter Pownall
Leslie Hartley
Failing Morning Sun Filling Station Robbery
Morning Sun Iowa June 20 The Standard Oil filling station was entered Sunday night June 17 through the north window. Tires inner tubes and oil were stolen. Gum machines were taken from in front of the J W Hannah grocery and the Charles Smith restaurant. Sheriff George Oakes investigated. This marks the third theft in two months in Morning Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
J. W. Hannah
Charles Smith
George Oakes
Wapello
Methodist Church
A. J. Anderson
Cecil Wilson
Omaha
Muriel DeNoyer
Chicago
L. Smith
Davenport
L. B. Westfall
B. J. Westfall
Garland
Earnest Butcher
Newport
Raymond Wilson
Allerton
United Presbyterian Church
Methodist
H. W. Munster
Ruby Orwig
Leannette Wallace
Oklahoma City
W. C. Allen
Cairo
Walter Dotson
Wilbur Drake
H. M. McDonald
TI. M. Jamison
Lois Honeyman
William Horne
C. O. Carey
Sam Dotson
Kathryn
Mercy Hospital
Burlington
Viola Dotson
Maggie McDonald
Merle Galvin
Harland
Locust Grove
Des Moines
W. C. Upson
Charles Weber
M. H. McDonald
Anna Hensleigh
San Antonio
Tex
J. T. Hensleigh
Bygone Days Brief Sketches of Muscatine History
A compact look at Muscatine's past drawn from Muscatine Journal files recounting notable figures and events. The sketches illuminate local life, community roles, and eras shaping the city’s history with concise vignettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Muscatine Journal
Alumnae Reception Policy Exempts Dues-Paying Grads
Journal article recalls Muscatine high school alumnae reception fifty years ago. Officials planned the event and ruled that graduates who signed the constitution and paid 59 cents annual dues were exempt from refreshments fees at the reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine High School
Muscatine items include Demorest England tour slides
Journal entries note A. J. Demorest of Muscatine toured England and Scotland returning with stereoticon slides. A 1993 Muscatine High School class prophecy mentions Miss Rose Bleedon. Will Appel of Springfield appears as a China missionary and Lee Greenway is shown as a rector of a large orchestra. The Rev W H Rogers discussed Prussianism ten years ago at a Muscatine luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Demorest
Muscatine
England
Scotland
Journal Files
Demorest
Rose Bleedon
Muscatine High School
Will Appel
Springfield
Ill
China
Lee Greenway
W. H. Rogers
Hotel Muscatine
Mr. Rogers
First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of
Wichita
Kas
Woman's Progressive club meets at Grace Collier home
The Wilton township Woman's Progressive club holds its June meeting Thursday afternoon at Grace Collier's home with Mrs. Martha Mc Clean and Mrs. Lydia Drumm assisting. Topic is Dishes and Drinks for Hot Weather and current events will be led at roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton, In
Woman's Progressive Club
Wilton Township
Grace Collier
Martha McClean
Lydia Drumm
Bessie Jasperson
Myrtle Moylan
Vena Einfeldt
Will Herr
Faye Stutler Kirchofer
Wichita
Kas
Faye Kirchofer
Herbert Herr
King
Roy Kelley
Bert Snyder
J. T. Clark
Elsie
Howard Wagner
Betty
Jean
Henry Bouland
Billy
Lela Badger
Norma
Gail Looney
Davenport
A. E. Whitmer
Lyle Whitmer
Bloomfield
Peter Boulund
Ed Boulund
Los Angeles
F. W. Laucomp
John
F .H. Marolf
Ayresville
Marolf
Henry Zelmer
Muscatine
A. B. Smith
F. W. Laucamp
Boulund
Laucamp
Local Visitors Include Heabners and Murdocks
Sister Mary Justina Mrs B A Agee and her daughter Ella visit the Heabners in Marengo. Mrs J L Kirk and children return from a visit with Mr and Mrs B J Grings in Moline. Kenneth Murdock of Davenport spends the week with his mother Mrs Vesta Murdock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Justina
B. A. Agee
Ella
Marengo
G. W. Heabner
J. L. Kirk
B. J. Grings
Moline
Kenneth Murdock
Davenport
Vesta Murdock
Safe and Sane July 4th urged nationwide safety drive
Community safety councils across the United States urged by a Chicago headquarters group to wage educational campaigns to curb Fourth of July accidents. Records show over 61 000 killed or injured in 20 years, with calls for banning pre holiday sales and enlisting trained personnel to handle fireworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chicago
Association
Local News Briefs From Grandview and Wapello
Mr and Mrs James Haroff returned from Mobile Alabama where they spent the winter with their son Earl Haroff. A funeral for C Carrey was held in Wapello with many locals in attendance. The Wapello band plans a concert there Friday evening. Lee Kemp of Minnesota visited relatives. Miss Berniece Krahl and Miss Dorothy Longbotham of West Liberty departed Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
James Haroff
Mobile
Ala
Earl Haroff
C. Carrey
Wapello
Lee Kemp
Minnesota
Berniece Krahl
Dorothy Longbotham
West Liberty
Creek Change Forwarding Plan Nears City Council
Plans for Mad Creek channel improvement to remove a wide bend by the H J Heinz factory and abandon part of the Wilton branch of the CRI&P railway are sent to division headquarters in Trenton for review. City engineer H H Fitzgerald says the project may cost about 110000 with cost sharing among the railroad, factories along the stream, and the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mad Crek
H. J. Heinz
Wilton
Trenton
H. H. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Frank Drake
Drake
Foreclosure Fight Moves to Strike Petition in Brittain Estate Case
District Court Judge D V Jackson approves final report for administrator de bonis non C H Budelier estate of A D Brittain with F A Martin as attorney. Thomas Agar Freda Agar and F K Allbee move to strike the Chicago Joint Stock Land Bank suit alleging improper sign verifications missing copies and lacking a proper competency affidavit. G Allbee represents the defendants and Ben J Gibson of Des Moines represents the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. V. Jackson
C. H. Budelier
de Bonis Non
A. D. Brittain
F. A. Martin
Thomas Agar
Freda Agar
F K. Allbee
Chicago Joint Stock Land Bank
G. Allbee
Ben J. Gibson
Des Moines
Local families visit relatives in Muscatine and surrounding towns
Moscow Iowa residents Mr and Mrs Henry Tiechmiller and family of Muscatine visited the Lester Keller home Sunday. Pete De Meane and daughter Velda of near Rochester joined Mr and Mrs Will Lear, accompanied home by their niece Betty Keller. Will Leggins and children visited relatives at West Branch. Verl Miller and children went to Muscatine Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Henry Tiechmiller
Muscatine
Lester Keller
Pete de Meane
Velda
Near Rochester
Will Lear
Betty Keller
Will Leggins
West Branch
Verl Miller
Childdren
King's Daughters Sunday School Plans Country Store
The King's Daughters Sunday school class will host a country store apron sale and serve ice cream and cake Friday afternoon and evening in the building north of the filling station as part of a western trip visit to 17 states and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
Canada
King’s Daughters
Local Visitors and Community Events At The Hall
Maude Long and Johnnie Roberts visited Muscatine. Willam McKillip and Elmer Wiese hosted chaiivar suppers at the hall. Alice Britton spent the weekend with Davenport friends. Florence Jensen visited Frank Hinkhouse in Muscatine. Matt Comstock and spouse visited Rochester. Ray Long and daughter called on Wilton friends. A bureau survey notes American fruit and vegetable consumption is twice ten years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hoffman
Maude Long
Johnnie Roberts
Muscatine
Willam McKillip
Elmer Wiese
Alice Britton
Davenport
Florence Jensen
Frank Hinkhouse
Matt Comstock
Rochester
Ray Long
Wilton
Astor Viscount Waldorf of American Ancestry
The only British nobleman of American ancestry is William Waldorf Astor a direct descendant of John Jacob Astor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Waldorf, Viscount Astor
John Jacob Astor
Mell o glo Cocoa Butter Cleansing Cream Ad
An advertisement promotes Mell o glo Cocoa Butter Cleansing Cream by McColm & Co. It claims suitability for dry skin and wrinkles, removes dirt, leaves a youthful finish, and helps with sun and wind burn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McColm & Co
First Cabbage Reported In Locality
Julius H. Schwedel, a farmer near Weed Park, produced the first matured cabbage crop shown in the locality a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius H. Schwedel
Weed Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dairies
Miss Koehler
Georges Anderson
W. W. Baker
Fred Bingelli
Harry Coyner
Crawbaugh
Harry Gray
William Goetzman
Robert Green
LeFever & Kresse
Leu & Sons
RP. MacDowell
J. Mittman
Fred Shepard
FE Smakey
Chris Stange
John Terry
Wiggers & Son
Lillian Wiegers
S. S
Fri
North Prairie
Journal
Acs
Hoover
Tut
Tiny Tim
Rob Roy
White House
Rogers
Nellie McSwiggen
Clinton
Mass
Consid
The
Bureau of Railway Economics
Goodyear
Pathfinder
Fuller & Hiller Hardware Co
East
M. Kautz Baking Co
FISK
Pefone
Pitchforth Storage Battery Co
E. Front
Muscatine, Ia
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