Eagles seek federal flood control commission
Aerie 815 Fraternal Order of Eagles, led by J. D. Van Camp, calls for rapid government action. At last week’s meeting they adopted a resolution urging the federal government to create a flood control commission of field experts to survey and recommend procedures. The plan targets Iowa senators Gillette and Hickenlooper and Rep. Thomas Martin, with support from William P. Wetherill of Zanesville Ohio.
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Aerie
Order of Eagles
J. D. van Camp
Eagles
Iowa
Guy M. Gillette
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Thomas Martin
William P. Wetherill
Zanesville
Ohio
Births Reported At Local Hospitals
Biographies Chapter One notes births at Hershey hospital a daughter to Mr and Mrs Richard Utter route 1 Columbus Junction. Mercy hospital Iowa City records a son for Mr and Mrs Carrol E Yoder Fruitland township on May 9. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Ron Oakland in Omaha Nebraska on May 10. Oakland is Elaine Jarrard daughter of Mr and Mrs W Jarrard 512 East Eighth Street.
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Hershey
Richard’ Utter
Columbus Junction
Carrol E. Yoder
Fruitland Township
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Ron Oakland
Omaha
Nebr
Oakland
Elaine Jarrard
W. ©. Jarrard
East Eighth Street
Four Equity Suits And One Decree On Court Record
Two wives and two husbands filed equity suits in district court alleging cruelty in divorces. Leo Ed win Opelt Jr. vs Shirley Jean Opelt married Dec 24 separated May 7. Ernestine B. Ramsdell vs Theodore D. Ramsdell married Dec 8 Washington Iowa separated April 23. Chester C. Ruckles vs Betty J. Ruckles married last year at Aledo Illinois separated Aug 30. Ray E. Platt is restrained by Vesta G. Platt from disposing of farm land near Sweetland Center. Papers withdrawn. Addie J. Walker granted divorce from Arthur E. Walker with home at 1063 Lucas St the furniture and 4001 dollars. required to convey Bloomington township land rights to mother-in-law Nellie M. Walker. Also dismissed were Walker v Walker and Nellie M. Walker.
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Leo Edwin Opelt, Jr
Shirley Jean Opelt
Ernestine B. Ramsdell
Theodore D. Ramsdell
Washington, Ia
Chester C. Ruckles
Betty J. Ruckles
Aledo
Ray E. Platt
Sweetland Center
Platt
Vesta G. Platt
Addie J. Walker
Arthur E. Walker
Lucas’ Street
Nellie M. Walker
Bloomington Township
Mirs. Walker
Mrs. Rose Lee Burns in Hollywood Apartment Fire
Mrs. Rose Lee of Hollywood California suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation in a recent apartment fire. She was found unconscious in a closet by firefighters after waking in her room while escaping and received hospital treatment before convalescing at a friend’s home. Lee has worked at the Bank of America in Hollywood for nine years.
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Rose Lee
Hollywood
Calif
Muscatine
Eva Fletcher
Mulberry Avenue
Lee
Bank of America
Police hold 16 year old after break in report
Muscatine police were holding a 16 year old on a breaking and entering charge. The arrest followed a call from a woman at 114 East Second Street reporting an attempted break in at the R and S shoe store, 113 East Second Street.
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Muscatine
East Second Street
R and S
Mrs Hanley Hurt In Auto Crash At Center Point
Mrs C P Hanley of 204% East Second street Iowa City is hospitalized at Mercy hospital Iowa City with a fractured right ankle and facial wounds after a Saturday afternoon collision at Center Point Iowa with a truck that allegedly pulled onto the highway without stopping. Her husband attorney C P Hanley escaped injury as their car incurred substantial damage.
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C. P. Hanley
East Second Street
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Center Point
Atty. C. P. Hanley
Hanley
Mother Daughter Banquet at First Baptist Church
The Mother and Daughter banquet at First Baptist church Friday featured a turkey dinner by the Men's club. Toastmaster Mrs. Gordon Shoemaker led, with invocations by Mrs. Fred Ferris. Prizes went to oldest mother Mrs. Jennie Harbaugh and youngest mother Mrs. Carl Paetz Jr, youngest daughter Lorrie Paetz, mother with most daughters Mrs. Ben Drumm, and four generation family Myrtle Gabriel and kin. 265 guests attended.
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First Baptist Church
Gordon Shoemaker
Fred Ferris
Jennie Harbaugh
Carl Paetz
Lorrie Paetz
Ben Drumm
Myrtle Gabriel
Joe Bright
Joan Bright
Beverly
Marjorie
Bernice Drumm
Cynthia Horst
Keith Larson
William Cullen
Lynne
Beth Larson
Stanley Renamed State President of Federalists
C. M. Stanley of Muscatine was re elected president of the Iowa assembly of the United World Federalists Saturday night in Des Moines. Edwin Lind say Davenport Dr. C. O. Adams Mason City Blair Wood Water loo and Eugene McQuire Des Moines were named officers and Stan ley joined the national executive council with David M. Stanley Iowa City as alternate member. Re elected to the council were Forrest Larmer Muscatine Neil Parsons Muscatine Mrs K D Carlander Ames and Clarence Pickard Indianola. Pierce Butler St Paul Minn national vice president addressed the meeting as principal speaker. The assembly formed a Hundred club of 100 Iowans pledging 100 each annually for a UWF program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Stanley
Muscatine
Iowa Assembly of the United World Federalists
Des Moines
Edwin Lindsay
Davenport
C. O. Adams
Mason City
Blair Wood
Waterloo
Eugene McQuire
Stanley
National Executive Council
David M. Stanley
Iowa City
Jack Hageboeck
Robert Edberg
H. D. Leighty
Robert Temple
M. E. Dorr
Osage
Alvin Morris
Peter van Metre
State University of Iowa
John Cranch
Iowa State College
Forrest Larmer
Neil Parsons
K. D. Carlander
Ames
Clarence Pickard
Indianola
Pierce Butler
St. Paul Minn
UWF
Robert Humpleby Honored at Fifth Street Party
A social gathering at 300 East Fifth Street honored Robert Humpleby who will enter the armed forces on May 15. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Orville Conklin and many relatives and friends from the Humpleby family.
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Vernon Humpleby
East Fifth Street
Robert Humpleby
Orville Conklin
Johnny
Deborah Kay
Lloyd Moran
Sandra
Ronnie
Market share array of major American firms
The list presents percentage figures next to well known companies such as Am Can Am Home Am Rad St Am Smelt Am Tel and Tel Armour Gen Elec Gen Motors Goodyear IBM mustang none. It may reflect market capitalization or sector indicators across industries including steel oil airlines and consumer goods with values ranging from single digits to over 400 percent.
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Armour & Co
Atchison
Bendix
Beth Stl
Boeing Airp
Chrysler
Curtisser
Deere & Co
Temperatures Rise After Chilly Weekend In Iowa Region
Weather in northwest Iowa warms after a cold weekend with readings near 36 degrees Sunday morning and highs in the mid sixties today. Light Sunday rainfall totaled .08 inch, with frost reported in parts of the area and Spencer recording 34 degrees overnight. The Mississippi River eased 1.2 feet to 14.6 feet at Muscatine, down 6.4 feet from the April flood crest.
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Iowa
Spencer
Mississippi
Muscatine
Red Cross to Elect Five to Directors at Muscatine Meeting
The Muscatine County chapter of the American Red Cross will elect five new board members at its annual meeting at 7 30 p m Friday in the Hershey Building. The evening includes the annual report and a fund campaign discussion. Retiring directors from Muscatine are Harvey Allbee Verle Nietzel Matt Leuck and Lee R McKee and Mrs E F W Maurer of Wilton. Geneva Jacobs disaster field representative for the eastern area will attend as special guest following flood relief work in the region.
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Muscatine County
American Red Cross
Hershey
Harvey Allbee
Verle Nietzel
Matt Leuck
Lee R. McKee
Muscatine
E. F. W. Maurer
Wilton
Geneva Jacobs
Chicago Cash Grain Market Prices Report
Chicago cash grain values for May list wheat at 2.41 to 2.46 for various classes, corn at 1.69 to 1.85, oats and soybeans at 2.96 for No 2 track soybeans, barley malting 1.28-1.65, feed 1.15-1.25, and field seed prices for red clover timothy sweet clover red top and alsike. Soybeans show no bids.
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Chicago
Illinois
Chicago Produce Chicago May 12 Butter Eggs Poultry Prices
Butter steady and receipts over two days total 569,962. Wholesale prices listed for various grades. Eggs slow with mixed wholesale prices down cents. Live poultry mixed with hen weakness and fryer firmness. receipts 2,876 coops. F.O.B. paying prices mostly two cents lower. Heavy hens 21-24.5, light hens 19-20, fryers 23-30, old roosters 18-19, ducklings 29.
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Chicago
U. S
USDA
F.O.B
Chicago Potatoes Arrivals Lag as Market Stays Light
Potatoes arrived 121 carloads with on track 18 and no early sales. Offerings are very light while the market remains steady. California Whites come in 100 lb bags at 5.78 to 6.13 per bag.
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Chicago
California
Grain Futures MUSIC MEETING OPENS
Des Moines hosts the 17th biennial convention of the Iowa Federation of Music clubs as delegates gather to open the event today.
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Des Moines
Iowa Federation of Music Clubs
May meetings and visits mark Muscatine news
The Muscatine municipal water and electric boards set a 7 30 p m May meeting. C H Mark of Los Angeles visits his Muscatine relatives. Franklin PTA meeting postponed to May 27 at Franklin School. Locals entertain visiting Californians Beatrice McHarg and relatives. Elks Chanteurs change practice time to 8 30 p m. Spanish American War veterans plan first meeting of the year at the courthouse Memorial Room. Hospital attendances and dismissals list local residents and those from Wilton and Illinois City. Hershey Hospital admittances include Corwin Williams and Charlotte Wright among others with several dismissals. Dr Claude W Cooper and Mrs Cooper return from the San Francisco Methodist conference. A rummage sale by St Mathias church women is set for May 14 at the Muscatine Home Society. Bloomington Grange to host a public card party Wednesday evening.
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Board of Trustees
Muscatine
Franklin School
Earl Smith
Visalia
Calif
Carol Lowman
San Luis Obispo
Beatrice McHarg
Monroe Street
Elks
Elk’s Lodge
Muscatine County Court House
Bellevue Hospital
Dave Russell
Fulham Avenue
Bertha E. Fish
East Sixth Street
John Reesink
Route 2
Minnie Dice
Wilton
Jess Fifield
Miles Avenue
Alvina Becker
East Second Street
Robert Freyermuth
Woodlawn Avenue
Alicia Zahniser
East Third Street
Louis Smalley
Oak Street
Harold Woodhouse
John Lee
Mulberry Avenue
Helen Norton
Robert Warner
Wisconsin Street
Henry Kindler
Cedar Street
Arthur E. Christensen
Albert Witkoske
Indiana Street
Janet Martin
Dewey Avenue
George Geltz
Hershey Hospital
Finnie Tomlin
Illinois City
Nettie Frick
Grandview Avenue
Corwin Williams
Wapello
Charlotte Wright
Fred Biere
Claude W. Cooper
First Methodist Church
Hayes Home Dinner Party Honors Mrs Heinbecker
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hayes and family at 507 First Avenue entertained relatives including Henry Ward Edwin Hayes and Mr and Mrs Arthur Cooley and daughter to honor Mrs Frances Heinbecker on her May 6 birthday. Flowers decorated the home as dinner was served at noon and television programs followed by social time.
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Lloyd Hayes
First Avenue
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Quick Night Time Relief
An old advertisement promotes Moone's Emerald Oil for night time foot itching burning and stinging. The formula blends essential oils with phenol camphor and other medicinals claiming fast relief and many annual sales.
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Moone
Guardsmen Hold Overnight Winter Training Exercise
Fifty Muscatine national guardsmen braved a weekend cold snap for an all night maneuver along Mad Creek. They assembled at 4 p m Saturday at the armory then pitched pup tents at the Fred Kaufmann farm and practiced defensive tactics under Lt Archie Martin before returning to the armory after dawn. This was the first in a series of three spring training weekends planned by the company.
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Muscatine
Funeral rites for Dr Eckhardt scheduled in Rock Island
Funeral services for Dr. Peter Eckhardt 92 will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Knox chapel Rock Island with burial at Rock Island Memorial Park cemetery. He died Friday at St Anthony's hospital Rock Island. He was born July 4 1859 in Edgington Ill and lived in Taylor Ridge before retiring in 1915. He married Mary L Soulpaugh of Milan in 1892. Survivors include his widow three sons Morris D Rock Island Arthur Dallas Tex Roger S Detroit Mich two sisters Mrs William Elliott Buffalo Prairie and Mrs Louise E Saulpaugh Cleveland seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Buffalo Prairie
Knox Chapel
Rock Island
Peter Eckhardt
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Fred J. Rolf
Rock Island Memorial Park
Eckhardt
Edgington
Ill
Rush College of Medicine
Taylor Ridge
Mary L. Soulpaugh
Milan
Morris D
Arthur
Dallas
Tex
Roger S
Detroit
Mich
William Elliott
Louise E. Saulpaugh
Cleveland
Judge Remembers Day Free 41 Mothers in Bronx Raids
Magistrate Joseph A. Martinis told the 41 women lined up before him that it was Mother's Day as he dismissed disorderly conduct charges. Arrested Saturday night in three Bronx gambling raids, the women were sent home to their families.
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New York
Joseph A. Martinis
Bronx
Martinis
Three Area Combat Veterans Return From Korea
An Associated Press dispatch from San Francisco notes Sgt. James L. Whiteley of Wilton Junction Cpl. Donald D Bartholomew of Washington and Pvt. Russell A Coffin of Eldon among 3 654 Korean combat veterans being returned to the United States aboard the transport General William Gordon arriving in San Francisco from the Orient recently.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
James L. Whiteley
Wilton Junction
Donald D. Bartholomew
Washington
Pfe
Russell A. Coffin
Eldon
United States
William Gordon
Orient
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