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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1949

Page

9

Sermons and Services Ahead at Wilton Churches

Wilton churches list Sunday programs with Rev. James W. Averitt speaking at 11 a.m. across the Methodist church, plus Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and Youth Fellowship at 6:30 p.m. Other congregations include Presbyterian at 10:30 a.m. Worship, Grace Evangelical at 10:45 a.m., Trinity at 9:30 a.m., Zion Lutheran at 10:30 a.m., St. Mary’s Mass at 10:30 a.m., and Peace United Brethren at 11 a.m. Lenten devotions noted at St. Mary’s and additional Sunday school and worship schedules listed for Sugar Creek Presbyterian.

Wilton James W. Averitt, Astor Virginia Avenue Methodist Louisville L. M. Hatfield William Scott Trinity Church Zion Lutheran Church P. W. Happel Edward J. O’hair St. Mary’s Church Peace Evangelical United Brethren Church Verne Hafner H. W. Dellit Kingdom of God Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church Corwin Norton

Home Bureau Training School At Rock Island

Members of the Rock Island county Home Bureau attended a second major training school for leaders on Wednesday afternoon at the Rock Island Utilities auditorium. Frances Cook a University of Illinois food specialist led the session.

Buffalo Prairie Rock Island

Senate approves local utility plant bill for Muscatine

The Iowa senate passed a bill allowing Muscatine to keep its public utilities board structure under the present trustees system even if population grows past 25 000. Senator Herman B Lord of Muscatine said the city may reach that threshold in the next federal census. The measure would preserve the existing board form regardless of population changes.

Muscatine Board of Trustees Iowa Senate House Associated Press Herman B. Lord

Two Enlistments In Guard Announced

Two Muscatine men join Co. C 133rd Infantry Iowa National Guard announced at Hershey avenue. Reaching 127 members, the unit marked its first anniversary since activation on March 8 1948. Howard E. Darnell of Hershey avenue and Warren P. Froehner of Spring street are the new enlistees.

Muscatine Co. C 133Rd Infantry Iowa National Guard Hershey Avenue Howard E. Darnell Warren P. Froehner Spring Street

Fred Paul Honors Wilton Firemen At Oyster Supper

Wilton volunteers held their monthly meeting at the city hall club room and enjoyed an oyster supper hosted by Fred Paul to honor firemen for work on a farm home fire northwest of town.

Fred Paul Wilton City Hall Here H. F. Jarr Friendly Eight Club Tracy Owens Clarence Fulton L. A. Ford

Wapello Club elects officers and spelling bee plans

Wapello Community club at the Presbyterian church elected Wapello Lloyd Wilson president and Jack Hawkins vice president and re elected Oscar Davis secretary and Bernard Parsons treasurer. The group approved prizes for county spelling bee winners and Rex McWilliams will represent the district. Chapter ET PEO elected officers and picked delegates for state and supreme conventions. Mrs. Brown to Dubuque and Chicago. Also notes on travel by Olive Bloomer and a large Texas trip home from Mission Texas.

Wapello Lloyd Wilson Jack Hawkins Presbyterian Rex McWilliams Carman White Rex Chapter ET P.E.O W. O. Weaver Lucille Brown Louise Cling Margaret Hinderman Cleora Hicklin Edith McCullough Pearl Hixson Carolyn Hicklin Dubuque Chicago Jessie Torode Olive Bloomer Joe Galveston Tex Robert Murray Clifford Harve Hedges Sunny Sherman

Bird species count ranges from ten to twenty thousand

Scientists have estimated the global number of living bird species between 10 000 and 20 000, with perching and song birds comprising the largest groups.

Letts-Third degree work at Triangular lodge 245

Letts lodge No 245 A F and A M conferred third degree on Earl Bailey at a special meeting Thursday night. Attendees included members from Columbus City Columbus Junction Wilton Wapello Muscatine Ainsworth and Moline with G B Lowe as master. A social period followed.

Notice to Bidders Muscatine County Iowa March 24 1949

Sealed bids for 19 383 miles of secondary road and related work across 21 projects in 13 townships in Muscatine County are due March 24 1949 at the Auditor's office. Bid items include grading earthwork reinforcement steel concrete structures culverts pipe and surfacing with detailed quantities and required checks. Performance bond and certified funds required. plans available at County Auditor or Engineer. county may reject or waive technicalities.

Muscatine County Muscatine Iowa State of Iowa State Highway Commission Board OF Supervisors I. V. Howenstine

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