Committee Named To Look for New City Engineer
Muscatine city council discusses replacing city engineer Wilson Cooper who will resign on May 10. A six member committee including Aldermen Hilton Cullen Weeks and Thomas will search for a temporary or full time replacement and tackle paving and curb work pending new specifications. Cooper thanks the council and notes limited staffing in the engineer's office while urging smoother future personnel support.
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Muscatine
Wilson Cooper
Cooper
Leroy Street
Walter Conway
Premlem
Alds
Ford Hilton
Ralph Cullen
Albert Weeks
LeRoy Thomas
Tuberculosis and Health Association Meets May 8
Muscatine County Tuberculosis and Health Association schedules its annual spring meeting for May 8 at the Elks club with a 6:30 dinner. Committee reports will be presented and officers elected. A panel discussion on sanitation features milk, restaurant and general sanitation workers from the Moines county health center.
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The
Muscatine County Tuberculosis and Health Assn
Elks Club
Muscatine County
Moines County Health Center
Ing
Fred Wirtz
Lee McKee
Albert Kaufman
Charles Arnce
Sprayling Campaign to Fight Flies and Mosquitoes
City officials weigh a summer insect control effort with a fogging machine and bids for insecticides. Alderman Ford Hilton reports the unit can fog a square mile daily and may cover the city in about four days. An airplane spray option is also under study.
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Ald
Ford Hilton
Hilton
Marilyn Kumm to Teach at Lutheran School 1952 53
Miss Marilyn Kumm of Spring Valley Minnesota will serve as second teacher at Zion Lutheran Christian day school for the 1952 53 term. She has taught at Wartburg college Waverly for three years earning an elementary certificate and has studied religion.
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Marilyn Kumm
Spring Valley
Minn
Zion Lutheran Christian Day School
Miss Kumm
Wartburg College
Waverly
Feld of Religion
Wartburg
Future Teachers’ Assn
Pi Sigma
North Star visibility differs by hemisphere
The North Star cannot be seen from the southern hemisphere but is visible on clear nights from locations north of the equator. This explains how latitude affects star visibility for stargazers in different regions.
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Equator
Imitation Pearls Dusting Tips for Care
A brief note advises giving imitation pearls periodic gentle cleaning with a soft flannel cloth to remove moisture and face powder. The guidance emphasizes preserving luster and avoiding harsh cleaners.
Park Place Voters Get On-Spot Registration Help
City council arranged a registrar visit in Park Place from 7 to 9 p m on Friday May 9 to assist residents newly annexed from Bloomington township with city registration and polling place details. The last day for primary registration was not completed in readable text.
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Park Place
Sam Phillips
Park Avenue
Bloomington
Phillips
City Recorder
City Hall recorder's office hours set for May 24
On May 24 the city recorder's office in City Hall will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The notice specifies extended hours to accommodate residents.
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City Recorder
Contributions to Grange Meet Aid Flood Red Cross and More
Sweetland Grange at Sweetland school Thursday voted donations to a flood fund, Red Cross, cancer control drive and heart fund. They balloted six candidates for membership and set prize essays for youth. Verna Kahl led the literary program. a Get out the vote discussion urged participation.
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Flood Fund
Red Cross
Cancer Control Drive
Heart Fund
Sweetland Grange
Sweetland School
Pearl McGillivray
The
Grange
Muscatine
Verna Kahl
la Myser
Fritz Belter
Margaret Wirtz
Helen Phelps
Conduct Service For Arthur Reed
Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m at the Olin Funeral home New Boston for Arthur E Reed a Drury township resident who died at Hershey hospital on Wednesday Rev George McCune conducted the service and burial followed in the New Boston cemetery Masonic rites were performed at the grave
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New Boston
Olin
Arthur E. Reed
Drury Township
Hershey Hospital
George McCune
Lone Tree Groups Attend State Music Contest
Lone Tree high school will send its girls sextet and bands to Mt. Pleasant for the state music contest. Mrs. Shelby Nelson and Band Instructor Russell Kephart accompany the group. The Lone Tree sextet earned an A-1 rating in the Vinton contest, the first such high recognition for the school. Members include Donna Schuessler, Marlene Hoskins, Frances Lenz, Sue Abrams, Janet Kral, and Nancy Miller. Hoskins, Lorack, and Martin also earned solo ratings in soprano, alto sax, and bass respectively.
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Lone Tree
Mt. Pleasant
Shelby Nelson
Russell Kephart
Vinton
Lone Tree High School
Donna Schuessler
Marlene Hoskins
Frances Lenz
Sue Abrams
Janet Kral
Nancy Miller
Mary Lorack
Bueford Martin
No Salary Refusal by Washington for War Services
George Washington refused pay for personal services during the Revolutionary War but accepted reimbursement for his personal expenses.
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George Washington
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Deqodoran
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Hua
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Judge Heath
Iowa Ave
Arthur Reed
Batterson
Daffy
America
Norge
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Verda
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Charley
Roxie
Vernon
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