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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1917
Page
2
Nichols Iowa announces Fourth of July event features shooting matches by Nichols Gun Lab. Entries cost 1.26 dollars with three cash prizes 50 30 and 20 percent. Shooting starts at 10 a.m. standard loads available on grounds. Full program to be announced.
A Mascatine county farmer reported three weeks of rain improving corn prospects. He noted sandy soils will dry but most ground stays moist, aiding crop growth. If warm weather persists, expect a bumper yield with about ninety bushels per acre possible under favorable conditions.
Cedar County Red Cross has reached about 2,000 members in Tipton and aims for 3,000 by July 4. Tipton chapter reports around 700 members and 5200 dollars pledged in the local Red Cross war fund drive. Home Guards, led by Captain A M McCormick, are conducting drills while Cedar county’s depth includes a sizable Tipton company.
A sudden death startled Toolsboro residents as Mrs Arthur Sprague, a well known local, died of heart failure after a visit to Oakville. Her funeral drew a large crowd. Husband and three children survive. Nearby, Lehoy Prindle collapsed in his yard and died days later, with several relatives also passing in recent years. Red Cross pushed a citywide membership drive amid a charity day sale proceeds. Also new restaurant opened by Boward Carter.
The ad touts Shredded Wheat Biscuit as a ready to eat, nutritionally dense cereal. It highlights low cost and easy digestion, praising it as ideal for busy households and a mild winter diet, with serving ideas of milk, cream, fruit, and honey. Made at Niagara Falls, N Y.
Bloomington township will host patriotic events at Shieldses farm and Sweetland Methodist church as residents and guests join in the community observance. Committees promise patriotic songs and readings, urging participation from locals and visitors alike in planned picnics and ceremonies.
Town City, II June 24 Prof Elmer A Wilcox head of the local committee on the new Officers Reserve Training Camp announces August enrollment. An excellent response from applicants has been received with forty or more candidates already for examination. Examining officers will arrive soon. Applicants include nonresidents of Iowa City. earlier applicants were mainly college students seeking short service.
Iowa farming benefits from a week of favorable weather with normal temperatures and widespread rain. Corn cultivation advances, overflow land to be used for catch crops, and early alfalfa yields improve. Potatoes, apples, grapes face mixed conditions by county, with southern areas needing rain for crops.
The annual rural life conference at Town State College will run June 27 to 29 focusing on the rural church and rural school as engines of development. Speakers include A D Wilson, Lillian A Purkhiser, Don Winh, and others, with sessions on community spirit, cooperation, rural recreation, and public education planning. No conference fees.
A planned program for tomorrow evening at Bloomington Grange will feature a vocal note by Mia, a paper by Mia Kunico Bowser, and instrumental performances by Misa Adele Bridga and Misa Ruth Exo. The event will be held at the Grange hall with light refreshments.
Muscatine area residents and outlying districts prepare to donate a large quantity of paper for a Red Cross paper campaign. Under Red Cross direction the drive aims to collect materials ordinarily used in furnaces, with city and rural participants showing strong interest and expectations of reaching the target.
In Des Moines the Iowa motor vehicle department reports a record 240,985 automobiles registered to date with a forecast of 260,000 by year end. Fees collected exceed 1.75 million dollars, about 750 thousand over the best prior year. officials warn further increases ahead as the state plans to add more revenue before January 1.
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