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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1933
Page
10
The county social service board completed purchase of a Tudor sedan for relief work at 475 dollars to replace personal cars. Board also set salaries for relief workers for 1933 34 and gave 30 day termination notices. A July 8 coal supply contract date was fixed with specifications for 150 tons of six inch lump and related grades.
The Central State Bank of Muscatine was designated as official depository for funds of the Muscatine Independent School District in the amount of 30000 dollars. The board set a special meeting for Saturday July 1 at 12:50 p.m. for annual business including annual reports janitors and a secretary.
Funeral services were held at 11 a m at Ralph J Wittich Funeral Home West Third Street for Edward Emerson Hart Jr infant son of Mr and Mrs Edward Emerson Harte Sr of 203 East Eighth Street The child died shortly after birth at Hershey Hospital Rev Leland Lesher of Grace English Lutheran Church officiated Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery Surviving grandparents are Mr and Mrs S L Harte Davenport and Mr and Mrs Richard Lester Muscatine.
Funeral rites for Miss Margaret Howe, who died Monday, will be held at 10 a m Wednesday at the home of her sisters 200 East Seventh street conducted by Dr Benjamin F Schwartz of the First Methodist Episcopal church. Burial will be at Greenwood cemetery. The body will lie at the George Wittich Funeral home on Cedar street until 8 a m Wednesday then go to 200 East Seventh street. Martha class members of the First Methodist Episcopal church will attend in a body. Mrs John Hillard of Pittsburgh Pa, a cousin, arrived this afternoon to attend.
A 1926 blue Chrysler sedan owned by George J. Kubic of Iowa City was reported stolen after being parked on Cedar Street. City parking bans were announced for Second Street and Sycamore Street during events tonight. Police warned against early July 4 fireworks and noted complaints leading to rounds of enforcement. Several local notices covered a divorce filing, medical updates, legal proceedings, welfare needs, fines, and social gatherings in Muscatine and surrounding areas.
Des Moines reports coal mine operators from eight states tentatively approved a standard code under the industrial control act. A Chicago drafting meeting will finalize the plan before federal submission. The code envisions five marketing divisions and employee bargaining rights.
The Muscatine Ministerial Association led by Revs. V L Shantz and Pieter Smit plans the annual club picnic for the third week of July and will enter a float for the association in tonight's parade followed by a car from each church in alphabetical order. Also noted are a large family gathering in Columbus Junction for Mrs. O C Boerne of Denver and a ship list including Mrs. B E Hurlbut and Lulu Garrett formerly of Muscatine.
Battery C Iowa national guard veterans recall the unit’s 16th anniversary since departing for world war service. The battery left at 5 am and served 19 months, with earlier border duty starting June 26 1916 at 10 pm for six months. Vote Coupens seeks consideration.
The site at 800 Sampson Street near the George LeCornu home marks Camp Strong, a Civil War training camp. A 1927 memorial marker installed by the Daughters of Union Veterans designates the spot. Ask for Vote Coupons.
Funeral arrangements were made today for three men killed in a hayfield when a guy wire on a cot fell against a power line. Victims were Louis Walderback 23 Leo Walderback 13 and John Gerdes 45, who were pulling a steel cable as they hoisted a pole and were electrocuted by the current. The notice also asks readers to vote coupons.
Official figures from Iowa show repeal supporters at 76 661 with 249 534 voting against ratification of the 21st amendment. Secretary of State Mrs. Alex Miller will issue election certificates ahead of a July 10 convention. Of 626 383 votes, 60 counties went wet and 39 stayed dry. Dubuque County led repeal support at 94.1 percent while Page County remained the dry stronghold with 72.8 percent opposing ratification.
A city wide program organized by all church groups in Weed park received public thanks from the coordinating committee. Special acknowledgment goes to F O Schmitt for silhouette design, Louisg Elters for electric lighting, and Mrs H F Rininsland for directing the chorus.
The city marked its centennial with a salute that featured an antique bell, about 12 inches in diameter and weighing 75 pounds, once on the Scott house. The bell now belongs to J. M. Welch of Los Angeles, visiting Muscatine for the celebration, and its exact origin remains uncertain. Also included is a county coal bid notice dated 1933 offering 150 tons each of lump 6 inch, 6x3 egg, and No. 3 nut with Iowa-made preference policy.
No bids will be considered on strip mine coal. Price bid to be F O B mine. Coal weighed on city scales with weighing charge paid by successful bidder. Coal shipped as ordered by the County Auditor. Board of Supervisors may reject any or all bids. Dated June 27 1833 Kenneth Coder Auditor Muscatine County Iowa. By Carl Walter Deputy.
District Court decrees in the Glatstein versus Schreurs case ordering a written five year lease at $25 per month for the junk yard property. The clerk is authorized to return a check attached to an indictment order against Willard Meek that was part of the evidence.
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