Lucy Anderson Wins Contest for Muscatine Four-H Girl
Miss Lucy Anderson of the Wapsie Best Four-H club is Muscatine county's top all around Four-H girl, scoring 98 of 100. Alma Koeppe and Lillian Wiggers followed, with judges citing initiative, practical application, responsibility, competition records, and neatness in scoring notebooks. The winner will represent Muscatine in Iowa's state contest closing April 15.
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Lucy Anderson
Wapsie
W. C. Anderson
West Liberty
Muscatine County
Muscatine
Alma Koeppe
Fulton Township
Lillian Wiggers
Bloomington Township
B. ©. Martin
M. 8. Cochrane
Carl Bancks
O. E. Bentley
Grayce Stevens
Cottage prayer schedule tied to Pecaut evangelistic campaign
Wapello Iowa March 28 schedule lists cottage prayer meetings for next week in connection with Rev L E Pecaut and wife evangelistic campaign at the Presbyterian church. Entries detail locations West Central North South and names of hosting wives with Tuesday and Friday sessions. Also notes 8 S T club quilting gathering at Mrs C N Askren and travel of Mrs William McCullough to Searsboro due to illness and death of her sister. Charles Bates announces birth of daughter at Burlington hospital. Mrs Frank Archibald of Monmouth Ill arrives to help care for Mrs W Co Hunt who suffered a broken hip last Friday with only slight improvement observed.
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WapeHo
L. E. Pecaut
The
Presbyterian Church
West
F. G. Wright
Charles Stroup
Central
Eva Fitzsimmons
William Muir
North
Jesse Ives
Hattie Verdon
South
Theodore Schwab
Mary Davis
S. T. Club
C. N. Askren
William McCullough
Ed Fisher
Searsboro
Charles Bates
Burlington Hospital
Frank Archibald
Monmouth
W. Co. Hunt
District Court awards temporary alimony to Ella M Herwig
Judge A P Barker signs an order granting Ella M Herwig temporary alimony of 25 plus 25 for suit money. John J Herwig resists claiming the plaintiff and their adopted son receive support at the Herwig home. Mrs Herwig is represented by J F Devitt with R S Jackson for Herwig. Also in court demurrers to answer in the partition suit of Gladys White and others were filed by J E McIntosh for the plaintiffs. The Agnes Brennan suit against J L Giesler and others seeking 725.01 was settled and dismissed today by Cedar Rapids attorneys. A pumpkin sale contract was the basis for the action with Midwestern Food Co named defendant and Giesler.
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Ella M. Herwig
A. P. Barker
John J. Herwig
Herwig
Gladys White
Mattie Kelly
J. E. McIntosh
James Kelley
Agnes’ Brennan
J. L. Giesler
Donnelly, Lynch, Anderson
Lynch
Cedar Rapids
Giesler
Ladies of the Elks Hold Social Afternoon Dances Feature
The Ladies of the Elks club hosted a Thursday social at the club parlors with Folk dances by the Glatstein sisters Harriett Dorothy Shirley Miriam and Leila. Bridge and five hundred games produced prizes for Mrs. John Barry Miss Edna Harris and Mrs. W E Fuller. Hostess committee included Mrs. O A Glatstein Miss Clara Grimm and Mesdames Henry Umlandt John Umlandt Charles Kieindolph J E Dodd. The group plans an April 10 meeting and social. A VFW auxiliary supper at Maccabee hall Monday at 7 pm follows with guests bringing covered dishes and personal place settings.
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Harriett
Dorothy
Shirley
Miriam
Leila
Ladies of the Elks Club
John Barry
Edna Harris
W. E. Fuller
O. A. Glatstein
Clara Grimm
Henry Umlandt
John Umlandt
Charles Kieindolph
J. E. Dodd
Three default judgments entered in circuit court
Judgment entries were made in favor of Frank Minder H H Whitehead and W F Bishop doing business as the W F Bishop company by Judge Baker Thursday afternoon Minder won 333.80 against J P Whitmer on a promissory note. The Bishop company was awarded 5830 in a foreclosure against James F Berry Elizabeth Berry and tenants Oscar L Hartsock Katherine Hartsock. Whitehead won 160.85 against R F E Briggle. Penalty attaches on April 1 to first tax payments due at county treasurer.
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Frank Minder
H. H. Whitehead
W. F. Bishop
Oscar L. Hartsock
Katherine Hartsock
Bishop
R. S. Jackson
Whitehead
R. F E. Briggle
J. E. McIntosh
West Liberty
Grand Jury Indicts 13 on Varied Charges Including Secret
Thirteen indictments were returned by the March grand jury to Judge A. P. Barker just before noon. Charges include liquor nuisance, robbery with a deadly weapon, forged instruments, automobile larceny, and illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor.
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L. E. Downer
Theorg
Julius Bodman
Fred E. Wooder
Bodman
H. D. Horst
Detroit
A. L. Holliday
Mulberry Avenue
Claytus Burke
Eon Salino
Salino
George Cushing
Rock Island
Davenport
Lola Zeng
Iowa Avenue
Saline
Muscatine
George Foster
Glen Stafford
Elmus Day
Foster
Stafford
Town Avenue
Elmus “Cooney
Fred Ver
Iain
Uifland
J. C. Coster
Fred FE
Brownie
Peterson
Francis
Rollie Summitt
Summitts
Justice Coster
Gus Hartman
John Searite
Burlington
Amos Donegan
Muscatine Schools Begin Spring Vacation Early
Muscatine public and parochial schools dismiss early for a week long spring break. Classes end today and resume Monday morning April 7. Memorial Day May 30 is the next vacation day before summer break starts June 6. Most high school and junior college instructors will travel home or take trips to Chicago and other cities.
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Muscatine
Chicago
Chautauqua Head to Confer With Local Committee
Oscar Hall representing the Lear Chautauqua association of Bloomington Ill will visit Muscatine Tuesday April 1 for a conference with directors and committees of the local chautauqua association. This will be his final meeting with the board before the summer course. The gathering is set for 7 30 at the city hall.
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Oscar Hall
Lear Chautauqua Association
Bloomington
Ill
Muscatine
Chautauqua Association
Hall
City Hall
Auto crash in Missouri Valley kills two men
Associated Press Iowa briefs report a Missouri Valley wreck near here left William Myers, 55, and Mark Purcher, 50, dead when a defective steering mechanism drove the car into a 20 foot ditch. Also, a $3247 suit against Cherokee county by Fayette county over Matias Ocken’s 13 year stay at the state insane hospital in Independence. Drake University swimming names co captains Billie Billick and Bruce McClelland for next season.
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Missouri Valley
William Myers
Mark Purcher
Here
West Union
Cherokee County
Fayette County
Mattias Ocken
Independence
Ocken
Oelwein
Des Moines
Drake University
Billie Billick
Bruce McClelland
Baseball Briefs From Various Spring Exhibitions
Winter Haven Brooklyn beat the Phillies in exhibition. Wilbert Robinson lost third baseman Wally Gilbert to injuries. Grimes and other former Brewers players seek more seasoning with new clubs. Cardinals send six rookies to Danville and St. Joseph. Sisler shows hitting form for Boston. Ruffing may start the opener for Washington after a poor 1929 season. Senators face Giants’ second team for practice. Tigers take a break before a long exhibition run. Browns and Pirates prospects highlighted across several cities including Tampa New Orleans and Chicago.
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Winter Haven
Brooklyn
Phillies
Wilbert Robinson
Wally Gilbert
Gilbert
Bradenton
St. Louis Cardinals
Bill Myers
Danville
Bill Lee
Glenn Larson
Mace Brown
Burton Bruckman
Willis Glassgow
St. Joseph
Glassgow
Brown
University of Iowa
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