Two Women Injured in Muscatine Car Crashes
Two separate Friday accidents in Muscatine left Mrs. Sadie Hartman of 102 East Second Street with a left knee fracture after being struck while crossing Second Street at Iowa Avenue. Edna J. Kirchner of Nichols suffered a minor leg cut in a two car crash at East Eighth and Cedar Streets and was released after examination.
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Muscatine
Sadie Hartman
East Second Street
Nichols
Edna J. Kirchner
Hartman
Second Street
Iowa Avenue
Bellevue Hospital
East Eighth
Cedar Streets
Hershey Hospital
Floyd Alfred Kirchner
Elizabeth Baer
Woodlawn Avenue
Kirchner
Vesta Woodward
East Ninth Street
Diesch
Woodward
Social Glances Beta Forum Meets at Mrs Jehring Home
The Social Glances Beta Forum of the Newcomers Club will gather at 117 West Eighth Street at 8 p m Tuesday. Mrs. Frank Lee serves as assistant hostess.
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Beta Forum
The
Newcommers Club
Robert Jehring
West Eighth Street
Frank Lee
Newly Organized Church Circle Elects Officers
Lone Tree Mrs. Harry Horsysowsky was elected president of the WSCS circle at a meeting at Mrs. Don Wooge’s home. Other officers named include Mrs. Clifford Murdock secretary treasurer and Mrs. Dean Etheridge nominating chair. Etheridge and Mrs. Leo Jarrard assisted as hostesses.
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Lone Tree
Harry Horesowsky
WSCS
Don Wooge
Clifford Murdock
Dean Etheridge
Etheredge
Leo Jarrard
Harold Storm
Herbert Schoebelen
Pinochle Club
Roy Strong
Maynard
Low
Robert Musser
Maynard Forwald
Tractor Crash Kills Farm Worker Near Washington Ila
Clarence Booth about 20 a farm worker was killed Friday when the tractor he was driving along a road near Washington overturned into a ditch and crushed him.
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Washington
Ila
Clarence Booth
Enrollment For Kindergarten Set At Columbus Junction Grade School
Columbus Junction kindergarten registration for next year will be held at the Columbus Grade School on Monday May 5. Children must be five on or before November 15, 1952. The community notes include visits from Peoria Illinois and St. Petersburg Florida, plus local social events and a pastor's resignation.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus
L. Olson
Peoria
Ill
W. K. Moore
W. F. Edmondson
Dale Edmondson
E. F P. Shellabarger
St. Petersburg
Fla
Chautauqua Park
Macomb
Richard Wehrman
Bruce Richard
Helen Clark
Double Eight Club
Lambert Cross
Muscatine
Thomas Nelson
Cotter
Salem
Jean Owens
Albert Owens
Bainbridge
Seattle
Wash
Marriages And Divorces Rise In Muscatine April
Muscatine issued 19 marriage licenses in April and district court signed 11 final decrees of divorce. The figures show increases from March when 12 licenses and five divorces were recorded. Harold Hanson, district court clerk, reported the totals.
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Muscatine
Harold Hanson
Schools reopen as flood threat subsides in Muscatine
Public school officials announced that reg ular classes will resume Monday at Garfield and Franklin elementary schools after flood-related closures. The reopening could be halted if the flood situation worsens. Other notes include local meetings, hospital ad mitted and dismissed lists, a Merit scholarship announcement, library board postponement, and new motor vehicle registrations.
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South Muscatine
Garfield
Franklin
Muscatine
Georgiana Court No. 2
Order of Amaranth
East Second Street
Diana Willet
Romell Costas
van Buren Street
Linda
Michael Weikert
First Avenue
John McKillip
New Hampshire
Arthur Bardwell
Geneva Drive
Marilyn McBride
Sac City
Vernal Neifert
Red Oak
Daughters of Union Veterans
Court House
Bellevue Hospital
Mary Matthias
Howard Avenue
Nina Garrison
Bleeker Street
John Lee
Mulberry Avenue
Kenneth Fry
Gerianne van Veen
West Third Street
Jean Crathirds
Columbus Junction
Harold Paetz
Kindler Avenue
Marilyn Ruth Nichols
Dan Nichols
Cedar Street
Iowa
State University of Iowa
L. Dale France
Marjorie Penningroth
Tipton
P. M. Musser Library
Miss Opal Tanner
Iowa Library Assn
Robert L. Witmer
Moscow
Studebaker
Iowa Electric Co
Chevrolet
Walter H. Klink
Burnside Avenue
Plymouth
Howard
Marie Carl
Pine Street
Waltman Grocery
Threats Reported in Rockford Newspaper Strike
Rockford Police Chief Folke Bengston said a written complaint alleges threats or intimidation against seven workers at Rockford Consolidated Newspapers Inc. during a labor dispute that shut down the Morning Star and Register-Republic. He noted the complaint lacked sufficient detail to trigger an investigation.
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Rockford, HL
Folke Bengston
Rockford Consolidated Newspapers, Inc
Bengston
Newsmen
Morning Star
Afternoon Register-Republic
Iowa Drivers Involved In Traffic Accidents In 1951
Final tabulation shows 108 187 drivers involved in reportable accidents in Iowa in 1951. This is an increase of over 16 000 from 1950. About 77 000 drivers had accidents within 25 miles of home and roughly 8 000 involved drivers were non Iowa residents.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Safety Department
Local Poultry Egg Prices and Hog Market Update
Heavy hens over 4% lbs fetch 18 cents while lights and Leghorns sell for 14 cents. Eggs No 1 at 32 cents No 2 at 24 cents. Hog shipments halted by J P Squire Co due to high water until further notice.
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J. P. Squire Co
Scholarships Awarded to 94 Iowa City High Seniors
SUI merit scholarships have been awarded to 94 Iowa City high school seniors. The program supports outstanding students as they pursue higher education at the state university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Marten Is Honor Graduate In German Army NCO Academy
Cpl. Thomas Marten former Muscatine Journal photographer earned honor graduate status in class 13 of the Seventh Army Non-Commissioned Officers Academy in Munich on April 11. He serves with Headquarters Company of the 3211st Signal Corps Battalion and is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry Marten of Muscatine. Marten enlisted in February 1951 and arrived in Germany in November 1951.
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U. S
Germany
Muscatine Journal
Cpl
Thomas Marten
Seventh Army
Munich
Marten
3211St Signal Corps
Henry Marten
Cedar Street
Muscatine
NCO Academy
Wilton WSCS Meets Thursday in Church Vestry
The Wilton Woman's Society of Christian Service will hold its monthly meeting Thursday May 8 at 2 o clock in the church vestry. Hostesses include Betty Maurer Pansy Wessel Dolly Ayres Helen Werling Doris Grey and Ethelyn Morrison. Mrs Mariel Friederichsen and Mrs Minnie Dice will lead the lesson and devotion. The Sugar Creek Presbyterian ladies auxiliary was hosted by Mrs Irma Kiser with Ruth Kiser Carrie Townsend and Lillie Whitmer assisting. twenty two members and five guests attended. Henry Seibert Women's Relief corps completed work sending 12 chair cushions and 13 bedpads to the Iowa Soldiers Home in Marshalltown. Mr and Mrs Henry Jurgens of Waterloo were overnight guests at the Fick home.
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Ruth Kiser
Carrie Townsend
Lillie Whitmer
Henry Seibert Women’s Relief Corps
Legion Room
City Hall
Iowa Soldiers
Marshalltown
Henry Jurgens
Waterloo
Herbert Fick
Thief Returns Hub Cap With Apology Note
Davenport resident Marion Cooke reports a thief who stole a hub cap from a 1952 automobile returned it with a note. The message read I am sorry it won t fit and thank you. Police are investigating the peculiar incident.
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Davenport
Marion Cooke
U S TV Stations Linked by Network Facilities
More than 100 U S television stations are connected through network facilities enhancing nationwide communications and program sharing. The arrangement enables synchronized broadcasting and rapid distribution of content across affiliates.
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U. S
Route 17 Skirts Dismal Swamp Edge in NC and VA
The George Washington Highway U. S. Route 17 runs along the eastern edge of the Dismal Swamp, separating North Carolina from Virginia. The segment marks a coastal barrier region near the swamp complex with regional transport significance.
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North Carolina
Virginia
Birth announcements from Hershey and Davenport area
Biographies Chapter One reports births at Hershey and Davenport area hospitals. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lange Letts with a son, Mr. and Mrs Anthony Zinger Wilton with a daughter, Mr. and Mrs Darrell Meinke East Ninth street with a daughter, Mr. and Mrs Gerald Davis Davenport with a daughter, Mr. and Mrs Edwin Elliott Sherman street with a son, and former resident Mrs James Hanson Davenport with a daughter Elaine Marie at St Luke's hospital. Mrs Hanson is Marian Bell daughter of Mrs C M Bell and the late Mr Bell.
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Hershey
Carl Lange
Letts
Anthony Zinger
Wilton
Darrell Meinke
East Ninth Street
Gerald Davis
Davenport
Edwin Elliott
Sherman Street
Elaine Marie
James Hanson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Hanson
Marian Bell
C. M. Bell
Mr. Bell
Firemen Praise Plant Workers In Grain Processing Fire
Muscatine firemen today commended Grain Processing Corp. employees for assisting to control a morning blaze that started in trash lumber at the plant. Fire crews said the fire damaged a box car load of malt and burned the car’s exterior while plant workers laid 600 feet of 21 inch hose to aid suppression. No damage estimate has been filed.
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Muscatine
Grain Processing Corp
New Officers Of Rural Teachers Assume Duties
New officers were installed by the Muscatine County Rural Teachers Assn at a dinner meeting at Park Lane Golf and Country Club. Rev. Ned Gillum spoke on Israel. A high school group presented a play directed by Virgil Godfrey and several dances accompanied the program. Officers: Dorothy Crow president, Jo Ann Brauns vice president, Phyllis Orr secretary, Thelma Howe treasurer.
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Muscatine County
Phyllis Orr
Thelma Howe
Pocahontas Voters Approve School Additions Bond
Voters in the Pocahontas independent school district approved a 188000 dollar bond for a gymnasium classroom addition. They also authorized 12000 dollars from current funds for the project and 25000 dollars for remodeling the existing school building.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas Independent School District
Fair Weather Booked in Area Over Week-End
Mostly fair weather was predicted for Iown today tonight and Sunday after scattered showers Friday night with cooler air. Muscatine reported .07 inch of rain in sewers Friday night. Max 85 Friday dropping to 55. Eastern Iowa could see highs around 80. Heaviest rains overnight were in the southeast with up to two thirds of an inch at Pella. Showers and thunderstorms possible tonight and Sunday, mainly southeast, but scattered.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Associated Press
Pella
Weather Bureau
Funeral Rites for Carol M Paetz
Funeral services for Carol M Paetz were held at 2 p m Friday at Geo M Wittich Funeral Home. The Rev James Sloan officiated. Pallbearers were Clarence Mc Connaha Charles TeStrake Otto Eden Glen Shield George Mon son and Larry Gow. Flower attendants were Mrs William McConnaha Mrs Merrill Satterthwaite Mrs Fred Satterthwaite Mrs Bartus Busch and Mrs George Lindle Jr. Organist was Mrs George Holliday and vocalist Ernest Beatty. Burial was at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Carol M. Paetz
Geo. M. Wittich
James Sloan
Clarence McConnaha
Charles TeStrake
Otto Eden
Glen Shield
George Monson
Larry Gow
William MacConnaha
Merrill Satterthwaite
Fred Satterthwaite
Bartus Busch
George Lindle, Jr
George Holliday
Ernest Beatty
Greenwood Cemetery
Kate Hadden Former Muscatine Resident Dies in Seattle
Mrs. Kate Hadden, former Muscatine resident and sister of Patrick J. Barry and Nicholas Barry Jr, died Friday at her Seattle home. Funeral services will be held there Monday and burial followed in Seattle. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
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Muscatine
Kate Hadden
Seattle
Wash
Hadden
Patrick J. Barry
Nicholas Barry, Jr
Thomas F. Barry
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New Haven
NEA
John Ford
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Harley Kirkpatrick
Earl Rife
Kenneth Wolf
E. C. Green
R. C. Petsel
Green
George Cook
Partners
Iowa Electric
New G Gas
Iowa Electric Company
Con
Te Pipeline Company
Special Gas Franchise
City News
RAF
Gloucestershire
England
Col. Marten
Cpl. Marten
Wilton Wscs
Othmer Heating Co
Muscetine
Chapter
Khe
Phelps Bros
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