Wilton Electric tops City Scratch league banquet honors
Wilton Electric finishes season with 54 wins and total 76763, claiming top prize of 89.10. Evans Texaco and Millers High Life follow in standings, with Babe Townsend earning high series at 614 and Townsend also high game at 239. Willard McCormick posts best average 172.
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Mueller
Wilton Electric
Wilton
Millers High Life
Evans Texaco
Letts Legion
Idlehour Lanes
Spot Tavern
Evans
Millers
Babe Townsend
Freeland Babbitt
Townsend
Bill Battey
Willard McCormick
Leo Salemink
Paul Johnston
Excavating Work Underway for New Boys Cottage
Excavation starts at Lutheran Homes on Burlington road for a new boys cottage and gymnasium. The hill east of the girls house is leveled, a contract for cottage construction will be let soon, and gym erection is part of future plans. The 16 boys will be housed in two groups of eight with staff rooms, lounge, activity rooms, and a wing with living and dining spaces. Building is planned to begin this summer, says Rev. L. A. Stumme.
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Burlington Road
L. A. Stumme
Massey Secures Muscatine Culvert Contract
Muscatine County Board awarded B. V. Massey of Muscatine the culvert installation contract for county roads this summer with a low bid of $22,190.67. Other bidders included Leo Plumb Waelle A M Cohran and Sons Gould Construction Co Ralph Green and W L Groesbeck and Ronald Kenyon and Co. Des Moines. The board also granted a cigaret permit to Henry Kleas of Hatfield's cafe and ordered a non-resident notice served on William J Coleman.
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Muscatine County
Henry Kleas
Hatfield
William J. Coleman
Muscatine
Muscatine Area Items Cover Meetings and Events
The Muscatine Territorial Mutual Fire Protection Assn will meet at Columbus Junction next Thursday night hosted by Chief Earl Frisk and the Columbus Junction fire department. A high school instrumental clinic included 30 soloists and seven ensembles led by Mel Hill. The Rev J Arthur Eveland and others attend the Iowa Annual Conference in Cedar Falls May 6 to 9. William B Thompson, 37, died in Round Lake Illinois and is buried in Cedar Park cemetery Chicago.
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Muscatine Territorial Mutual Fire Protection Assn
Columbus Junction
Earl Frisk
Muscatine High School
Mel Hill
Washington, Iowa
J. Arthur Eveland
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Eveland
Fred Richardson
James Cook
Cedar Falls
Iowa
William B. Thompson
Round Lake
Ill
Chicago
Cedar Park
Tharp resigns as Council Bluffs city engineer
Kenneth J. Tharp, former Muscatine man, resigns as city engineer in Council Bluffs effective June 1. He says the job is not the career he wants and may join a private firm. previously with Stanley Engineering of Muscatine, he was hired by Oliver Comstock in 1950. Current salary is $413 monthly.
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Kenneth J. Tharp
Muscatine
Council Bluffs
Associated Press
Tharp
News Dispatch
Kennard W. Gardiner
Oliver X. Comstock
Stanley Engineering Co
Comstock
Rural Schools On Island to Reopen After Flood
Five Muscatine county rural schools closed during the flood emergency will reopen Monday. Lone Tree Corwin Olive Branch Fruitland and Mittman will resume classes as announced by county superintendent Frank Ralston.
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Muscatine
Frank Ralston
Lone Tree
Corwin
Olive Branch
Fruitland
Mittman
Grain prices rise then retreat on Chicago Board of Trade
Early demand pushes wheat and other grains higher but trading slows and prices ease. Wheat ends 1-4 to 7-8 lower, corn up 1-4 to 5-8, oats mixed, rye little changed, soybeans mixed, and lard gains 22 to 30 cents per hundred pounds. May values cited.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Chicago Produce Market Prices May Day Report
Chicago May 2 report shows butter receipts 706,220 with wholesale prices unchanged to a penny lower. eggs weak with U S figures easing on certain grades. live poultry barely steady with heavy hens and fryers noted at lower outside prices.
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Chicago
U. S
USDA
Chicago Potatoes Market Report May 2
USDA arrivals 21 on track 24 total U S shipments not available supplies light demand very good market firm at ceilings track sales LCL per 100 lb Alabama Triumphs 5.58 street sales basis per 100 lb Alabama Triumphs 5.86 3 per 50 lb sack California Long Whites 6.12
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
Alabama
California
Estimated Receipts for Saturday Livestock Market
Chicago on May 2 reports estimated salable livestock receipts of 500 hogs 200 cattle and 100 sheep for Saturday.
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Chicago
Presbyterian Circle B Meets at Van Zandt Home
Twenty two members gather Thursday at 811 Sycamore for Circle B of First Presbyterian Church. Eleanor Boynton leads devotions from Christ the World chapter four. A high school quartet performs Holiday Gigue Serenade and Whimsies.
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Circle
Women’s Council
First Presbyterian Church
Mae van Zandt
Sycamore Street
Eleanor Boynton
Richard Ware
Janet Branson
Donna Wiese
Bonnie Grimm
Don Morris
Ross Evans
Priscilla Circle Hosts Meet at Bloomington Home
The Priscilla Circle of the First Congregational church met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Richard Massey’s Bloomington township home with Mrs. John Robbins as co host. Mrs. Chester Richard presided. Eleven members attended. Mrs. M L Van Wagenen spoke on Historical and Interesting Mothers. A smorgasbord was planned for May 13 and a rummage sale for May 22. Refreshments were served.
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Priscilla Circle
First Congregational Church
Richard Massey
Bloomington Township
John Robbins
Chester Richard
M. L. van Wagenen
Ex Convict Sought In Schuster Killing
Police seek 36 year old ex convict John Mazziotta in connection with the March 8 killing of Arnold Schuster, the tipster who helped nab bank robber Willie Sutton. Mazziotta is believed to have been among the last to possess the murder weapon.
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Schuster
New York
Arnold Schuster
Willie Sutton
George P. Monaghan
John Mazziotta
Chicago Cash Grain prices and bids data
Chicago May 2 cash grain figures show no wheat bids. Corn values range No 2 yellow from 1.83 to 1.84 dollars, No 3 1.82 to 1.83, No 4 1.71 to 1.814, No 5 1.65 to 1.78, sample grade 1.46 to 1.72. Oats No 1 heavy white 89 to 90 cents. Malting barley 1.30 to 1.70, feed barley 1.25 to 1.40. Red clover seed 30 to 31 dollars, timothy 9.25 to 9.75. Soybeans also listed as none.
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Chicago
Eoovcessii
C. Barney
New York Stocks Mixed Gains and Losses Across Major Issues
Market roundup shows Am Home Products at 36 and Am Tel Tel 154 with varied moves across sectors. Notable performers include US Gypsum 109 and Std Oil Ind 79 while weaker prints appear for Curtiss-Wright 7 and Union Aircraft 28 amid shifting investor sentiment.
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Am Home Products
Rad & St S
Am Tel & Tel
Am Tobacco
Anaconda
Armour & Co
Atchison
Bendix Aviation
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Chrysler
Con Edison
Curtiss-Wright
Deere & Co
Dupont
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Socony Vacuum
Southern Pacific
Ind
Studebaker
Swift & Co
Texas Co
United Air Lines
United Aircraft
US Gypsum
US Rubber
Us&s Steel
West UN Tel
Wilson & Co
Woolworth
Muscatine Players Plan Guest Night May 8
Muscatine Community Players completed plans for guest night at a meeting in the Municipal light and water office building. The high school contest play The Importance of Being Earnest will be directed by Virgil Godfrey and previously earned a superior rating in Iowa City. Members were invited to attend and join. board election is set for May 15.
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Muscatine
Municipal Light and Water
Ernest
Virgil Godfrey
Iowa City
Robert Driscoll Installed as Lodge Guest Speaker
Robert Driscoll of Aurora Illinois served as guest speaker and installing officer at Muscatine lodge 338 installation ceremonies. Officers installed include George J Ford governor Vernon Oosten dorp junior governor Jerald Grace prelate Walter Lewis treasurer Ray Woolsey trustee Lyle Colberg sergeant at arms Harold Ober haus inner guard John Alexander outer guard. S A Pritchard acted as sergeant at arms for the ceremonies. Appointments named Lewis Lang ritual chairman Herbert Schreurs athletics chairman Vernon Oosten dorp publicity Emery Martin civic affairs J J Brown sick steward S A Pritchard Clarence Opelt and Paul Brunow auditing committee Paul Colberg entertainment committee chairman. Members noted Supreme Governor James Ballard will visit next Tuesday night to preside at initiation ceremonies for new candidates. The next lodge meeting was announced for next Thursday night.
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Robert Driscoll
Aurora
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Muscatine Lodge 338
George J. Ford
Vernon Oostendorp
Jerald Grace
Walter Lewis
Ray Woolsey
Lyle Colberg
Harold Oberhaus
John Alexander
S. A. Pritchard
Lewis Lang
Herbert Schreurs
Emery Martin
J. J. Brown
Clarence Opelt
Paul Brunow
Paul Colberg
Supreme
James Ballard
Junior Chamber To Send Group To State Convo
A Muscatine delegation will represent the local Junior Chamber of Commerce at the state Jaycee convention in Davenport this weekend. The three day event runs Friday through Sunday at the Blackhawk hotel, announced by president Robert B. Jehring.
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Muscatine
Unemployment Higher In Flood Year With Aids For Plants
Unemployment compensation claims rose in April this year due to flood disruption though one plant reduced curtailment by building a concrete dike. Local defense volunteers and business payroll workers aided flood response. Harold Whitacre reported 82 placements last month including 17 women and 22 veterans, with 367 active applications and 508 weeks of benefits claimed.
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Harold Whitacre
Iowa
Civil Defense Agency
Local births reported from Bellevue and Hershey hospitals
Bellevue announces a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. D. James Keith of West Liberty on Thursday. Hershey records a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen on route 6 and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dale Manary on route 6 on Thursday. Former resident Floyd Umbanhowar’s son David William born in Washington hospital on Thursday.
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Bellevue
D. James Keith
West Liberty
Hershey
Robert Allen
Dale Manary
Floyd Umbanhowar
Washington
David William
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East Second Street
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Harry E. Koch, Jr
Smalley Avenue
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Route 4
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Sac City
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