Road sign confusion prompts public road alibi request
L G Young asks Muscatine county officials for an alibi after a rough detour near West Liberty caused by a misleading road sign and a bridge out condition. He urges removal or relocation of the sign to prevent similar hazards and warns of unsafe driving for motorists, including two nervous women.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Journal
Marshalltown
West Liberty
Purgatory
Halfbast
L. G. Young
Orchard Ave
Foster Bound Over On Liquor Charge
Foster proprietor of the Purple Pup on Iowa avenue was bound over to the grand jury on a nuisance charge after a sheriff raid Saturday night. He posted 8500 bonds and was released by Justice H Horst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren VW. Foster
Iowa Avenue
Ed Sander
Grand Jury
H. Horst
Foster
Miss Perkins Returns From National Home Demonstration Conference
Miss Florence Perkins home demonstration agent for Muscatine County Farm Bureau has returned from Des Moines where she attended a national conference of home demonstration agents. The meeting led by national leaders continues through the week.
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Florence Perkins
Muscatine County
Funeral services for Clarence Higgerson in Muscatine
Clarence Higgerson died after three months with heart disease and will be buried in Greenwood cemetery. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Wittichs chapel at 10 30 a m, with burial in Greenwood. He was born December 29 1880 in Yarmouth. He lived in Yarmouth until age 11 then moved to Muscatine. He married Edna Neese five years ago and is survived by Edna and two sisters Mrs Belle Heerd and Mrs Cara Smith, both of Muscatine. A brother William died four years ago. Funeral for H H Fridler will be held at 915 East Fifth street Wednesday at 1 p m and at Blue Grass Presbyterian Church at 2 30 p m with burial in Blue Grass Cemetery.
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Clarence Higgerson
Wittich’s Chapel
Greenwood Cemetery
Higgerson
Webster Avenue
Yarmouth
Richard Higgrson
Muscatine
Edna Neese
Belle Heerd
Cara Smith
William
H. H. Fridler
Fast Fifth Street
Blue Grass Presbyterian Church
Ira Hawley
Blue Grass Cemetery
Church Officials Weigh Expansion At Called Meeting
United Brethren church officials discussed buying an adjoining lot and enlarging the church at a called Monday meeting. Plans await approval from the membership and may be brought to a later gathering this week. Growth in all departments prompted the consideration.
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The
United Brethren Church
Harriet Stephens Dead at Wapello
Mrs. Harriet Stephens 79 died at her Wapello home at 9 30 am Funeral plans are pending with burial in Wapello cemetery She was born near Newport Louisa county November 1 1848 to Basil and Mary Dotson She married Nathaniel Stephens in 1872 who died in 1921 Surviving are five children P S Stephens Addie Isett G Ware Stephens Laughlin and John C Jamison two brothers P D Dotson Irwin Dotson and a sister G R Diehl all of Wapello or nearby
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Wapello
Harriet Stephens
Newport
Louisa County
Basil
Mary Davison Dotson
Nathaniel Stephens
P. Stephens
Addie Is
Lott Wins to Help U S. in Davis Cup Play at Wimbledon
United States Davis Cup team members William Tilden and George Lott won in the second round at Wimbledon. Tilden defeated H Fisher 6-1 6-3 6-1, and Lott beat H K Laster 6-1 7-5 7-5 while Baron H De Morpurgo defeated D H Williams 6-2 6-4 6-2.
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Wimbledon
Eng
AP Wiliam T. Tilden
George Lott
United States
Tilden
H. Fisher
Oxford University
Burma
Lott
H. K. Laster
Cambridge University
Baron H. L. de Morpurgo
D. H. Williams
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Miss Perkins
Journal
A. A. Fridler
U.S
Hart Schaffner & Marx Society
Bogard Clothing Co
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