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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1935
Page
10
Garry C Myers argues for professional control of teacher appointments at schools. He notes increased politics, local ties, and limited superintendent authority due to boards. He warns that personal influence and job scarcity tempt compromising ethics in hiring teachers.
The Cedar township Farm Bureau will meet Friday night at the Sand Prairie school house. Clark Shellabarger, director, announces a varied program of musical selections to be presented.
Charles Ricketts, employed at the Arthur Royal farm, suffered a broken leg last week after being thrown from a horse while tending cows at Fairport. The item also lists a long slate of local visiting families and weekend gatherings in nearby Davenport and Muscatine areas.
West Liberty women gathered at the Watters home for a 1 pm luncheon and bridge. Forty two members attended as Tipton club guests competed with Miss Seatherberry of Cleveland winning high score and Mrs Whittington second. The day included social visits and several club announcements.
Des Moines hosts the Iowa Boards of Supervisors association as they urge the highway commission to allocate 60 percent of Iowa’s federal road funds to secondary roads rather than an equal split. Muscatine officials J. Henry Schafer and County Engineer F P G Halbfass presented local projects including 75 miles of roads at an estimated 300000 dollars. A district committee will liaise with state and federal highway directors on Iowa’s federal expenditures.
Survey work began in South Muscatine to eliminate flooded cellars and back water from sewers under the direction of city engineer I V Howenstine. The survey runs along the slough with plans to pump surplus water into the slough due to higher river water levels anticipated after Dam No 16 completion.
Donald Day, son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Day of 1504 East Firth Street, caught a three pound bass at Galesburg Illinois while visiting his grandfather Nels Pearson. He used a cane pole, tied line and angle worm ball and returned home with his mother after two weeks.
Trice Nichols and Cecil Wilkins are noted visitors in East. Mrs Jessie Waln the longtime grade school principal is spending the summer touring New England with friends. Captain Rowe Clemens of Wentworth Academy was Sunday guest at A H Ditmars. Rex Glider, son of A L Glider, finishes a 30 day navy furlough and sails to Washington state for July 4.
Six workers under Street Commissioner Charles McGill began converting storm drains to sewers at the intersections of Fourth and Chestnut streets and Linn and Eighth streets. Heavy rains had overloaded the old drains, and city officials expect the change will fix the flooding.
Lyle Davis of Mason City Iowa pleaded guilty as his trial neared in the 1933 fatal slaying and robbery of Mankato merchant John Williams. Walter Jackson also of Mason City faces trial. Bertel Hall testified he helped, waited in a truck, and split 450 dollars described as a good day’s work. Sentencing for Davis was deferred.
Pauline Clegg of Ainsworth, a Cornell college student in Mount Vernon, leads in Squaring the Circle a Russian comedy at the Cornell summer theater Friday night. Directed by Prof. Albert Franklin Johnson the satire by Valentine Dateyev marks its first American Mount Vernon performance with cast members Curtis Moore Verne Klimo Stuart Frazier and Frank Alyson.
NBC WLW WGN CBS WBBM WMAQ WCCO WLW WHAS WLIB stations present a night of orchestras bands and talks. Notable segments include Horace Heidt Fred Waring Paul Whiteman Abe Lyman and Ruth Etting with college and sports updates plus a baseball game Cubs vs Pittsburgh on WGN WBEM.
Otis Hicklin, manager, says the Iowa State Employment Service branch will relocate to rooms 413 414 418 and 419 in the Hershey Bank Building. Glen E. Brockway met to finalize plans, with move slated for July 1 or soon after. City county funds will share fixed costs with the state bearing the main share.
Sheriff Fred B. Nesper announced an extension to July 10 for filing driver license applications due to a shortage of applicants. Applications are available at county filling stations, the sheriff’s office, post offices and general stores in the area.
Applications to sell beer in Muscatine are due at the city recorder's office this afternoon. A special city council meeting Friday night will act on all timely applications to align with a July 1 effective date for the new ordinance.
Last rites for August Arndt were conducted at Meyers Funeral Home by Rev. Father N. J. Peiffer of St. Marys Church. Interment followed at St. Marys Cemetery with pallbearers Gus Schroeder Peter Van Arkle John Bierman Tony Schlipf Frank Peiper and Ed Hoffman and flower attendants Mrs William Mull Mrs George Thayer and Miss Grace Gunzenhauser.
The annual Louisa county rural mail carriers picnic and social was held Tuesday at Columbus Chautauqua Park with supper and ice cream. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Charles Herrick Letts Mr and Mrs James Snyder and grandson Forest Snyder Fredonia Mr and Mrs Homer Winders Mr and Mrs W S Brown and son Bruce Wapello Mr and Mrs Armor Kelly Mr and Mrs Joe Schoch Miss Ruth Moran Columbus City and Mr and Mrs J J Robertson and Jean Miss Isabelle Green Mr and Mrs William Griffin Melvin Dicks and Mrs Nettis Lewis Columbus Junction Next meeting set for the third Tuesday in July at Morning Sun.
Eleven township 4-H clubs vie for honors in a song festival during Muscatine county Four-H camp at the Rotary lodge. About 40 girls, supervised by Miss Dorothy Simmons, carry the camp program with judges Mrs. L. A. Crull, Mrs. B. F. Schwartz and Mrs. R. B. Elia son.
Mrs Clarke Faires died early Wednesday morning at Mercy hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 PM at the Methodist church conducted by Rev Paul Hann. Des Moines visitors Earl Walter and his sister and husband Louis and Mrs Pruess joined Riverside family for Sunday dinner.
Iowa City council rejects Lightard Power company plan to sell all municipal property for 1.125 million or provide a 25 percent rate cut. The council deems the rate offer doubtful in enforceability while empowered to spend 208000 for a municipal light plant.
Mrs. June Fickel sails from Washington to help pick a new Iowa state chairman after E. J. Feuling steps down. Possible successors include L. S. Hill G. G. Beck Irwin Lawson Lester Drennan and E. H. Pollard. H O McKim elected president of the Iowa Fox and Fur Breeders association with Ina Skillman as secretary treasurer. Guthrie Center liquor store opening postponed after 750 protest signatures. John M. Craig to preside at the 14th division railway mail association convention in Cheyenne. Lucile L. Alcot and Herman C. Ericksen obtain a marriage license in Reno.
County Treasurer Arthur J. Nicholson issued a final warning to Muscatine county residents two days to pay first half taxes to avoid a three percent penalty. The penalty takes effect April 1 after the closing date was extended to July 1. Delinquent taxes incur a charge of three quarters of one percent per month.
Bishop Frederick D. Leete of Omaha Iowa and Nebraska announces plans to retire next May at Simpson College after 23 years as a bishop and seven years in current charge. He recently reached retirement eligibility.
Charles M Dutcher and Marie C Dutcher transfer lot 4 in Bridgeman's subdivision of section 25 77 2W to Myrtle D Plum. Note cites pensions for widows of congress members and customary full year’s salary if a member dies in office.
Muscatine Lions Club new president Fred Messenger lists committee appointments for the coming year. The club will pause activities for summer after the picnic and resume in early fall, with 16 committees including Program, Finance, Membership, Attendance, Education and Scholarship, Bulletin, Sports, Songs, Christmas and Welfare, Fellowship, and more. Advisory board and board of directors named. An appended note explains that Hong Kong is an island 32 square miles at Canton River mouth, ceded to Britain in 1841 after the First Opium War.
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