Funeral Rites Planned for Stella Calloway in Wapello
Stella Mae Calloway 41 died Tuesday at Mercy hospital Burlington. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Dudgeon Funeral home Wapello with Rev. L. E. Tinker officiating. She leaves four sons Charles Allen Robert Dean Neil Duane in the Army Walter Chester of Warpele and a daughter Janet Bozarth of Yarmouth Iowa and two grandchildren Delores preceded her in death. Burial is in Wapello cemetery. The body lies at the funeral home residence pending services.
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Wapello
Dudgeon
Stella Mae Calloway
Mercy Hospital
Burlington
Wapello Methodist Church
Wapello Cemetery
Small blazes cause minor damage in Muscatine
Firemen answered two small fires since Tuesday noon. At Carver Pump Co. on Hershey avenue and Green street oil fouled from a core oven ventilator. A cigaret caused an awning fire at George Kranz florist shop 122 East Second street, with minor damage.
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Muscatine
Carver Pump Co
Hershey Avenue
Green Street
George Kranz Florist
East Second Street
Future Events For VFW Members Are Announced
John Harold Kemble post 1565 members completed plans for Buddy Poppy day May 24 First District encampment May 25 Memorial Sunday services May 25 Battery C reunion May 29 and Memorial day services May 30 They also voted to admit 12 new members An invitation was issued to American Legion Edward H Bitter post 27 to use VFW facilities for a benefit dance A blood donors book was started to register volunteers and a post book barrel accepts books for veterans hospital patients A teenage dance will accept pocket books and comic books for admission
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Muscatine
Battery C
Edward H. Bitter
American Legion
VFW
Post
VFW Hall
Veterans’ Hospital
Death of Illinois City Woman Bessie H Wylie at 60
Bessie H Wylie 60 life resident of Illinois City died at 10 40 am at Bellevue hospital after six weeks illness. Born March 14 1892 in Drury township she married Leon A Wylie in 1916 at Illinois City Methodist church. Survived by husband two sons Noah in Japan Merle of Illinois City two daughters Lyle Morrison Reynolds and Fred Smith New Boston three brothers John Axel Edward, one sister Mrs Omar Martin Rock Island four grandchildren. Funeral services pending at Geo M Wittich Funeral home.
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Bessie H. Wylie
Illinois City
Bellevue Hospital
August
Christine Dahlstrom Anderson
Drury Township
Leon A. Wylie
Illinois City Methodist Church
Noah Wylie
Japan
U. S. Navy
Merle Wylie
Lyle Morrison
Reynolds
Fred Smith
New Boston
John Anderson
Chariton
Axel Anderson
Moline
Edward Anderson
Rock Island
Omar Martin
August Dahlstrom
Wahoo
Neb
Geo. M. Wittich Funeral Home
Horsemeat for Sausages Okayed
Washington reports OPS allows sausage makers to resume mixing horsemeat effective May 19 with required labeling. The prior ban from March 14 set price ceilings during the general freeze and cited hardship for processors using horsemeat. OPS noted insufficient data to set exact dollar ceilings.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Committees Named For Rew Boston Fish Fry
In New Boston the American Legion and auxiliary form committees for the annual fish fry. Roles include Serving Chairwomen Mrs. Margaret Faber and Mrs. Edna Luckenbill, Executive Adrian Luckenbill and Cecil McCaw, Ticket Sales Floyd Dickens, Fish chair William Riley and others for Coffee Purchasing Advertising Concessions Kiddie Parade Traffic Control Ball Games Boat Races Grounds and more. Street work underway on Fifth Broadway and Clay ahead of surfacing by Miller Construction Co. Fifth Street to railroad to Patterson corner. Topper club met for 500 with prizes to Mrs. Benn Dickins Beard. Mothers day services at Methodist church honored service mothers and noted eldest and youngest.
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New Boston
American Legion and Auxiliary
Margaret Faber
Edna Luckenbill
Adrian Luckenbill
Cecil McCaw
Legion
Floyd Dickens
Legion and Auxiliary
William Riley
Theron Riley
Clyde Irwin
Robert Hays
Robert Laird
Benjamin Bordo
Floyd Curtis
Mark Mannon
Jonh Luxmore
Jim Keating
William Sedam
Dolan Diehl
Laurence Wagoner
Boyd Ellsworth
Clair Riley
Boy Scouts
Herman McDonald
Earl Nelson
Wesley Fourdyce
Charles Frye
Paul Boden
Miller Construction Co
Fifth Street
Fred Sloan
Gerald Patterson
Fifth
Broadway
Harold Fourdyce
Harvey Benn
Grazia Dickins
Eldon Beard
Murray Sloan
Edward Felsman
James Patton
Howard Johnson
N. Glidden
Joe Luxmore
C. Nolan
Wayland
Ill
George McClure
WSCS Of Cone To Clean Church
Conesville reports WSCS of the Methodist church met for an afternoon session to plan Guest day in June and a mother daughter breakfast on Mothers Day with 65 attendees. The Conesville Service Women's club met at Bertha Wolford's home to plan decorating soldiers graves and the group will place flowers and a flag on graves May 29. Mr. and Mrs. George Cozad returned home to Muscatine after two weeks at the Sam Cozad home during the flood.
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Conesville
WSCS
Methodist Church
George Cozad
Muscatine
Sam Cozad
Mrs. Lindsay Speaks to Muscatine Kiwanis on Italy Trip
Mrs. Mary Lindsay of 307 Burnside Avenue spoke at the Muscatine Kiwanis noon meeting. She shown a picture of Italy and Sicily, noting the southern region remains primitive and less aided by Marshall Plan, with residents described as strongly anti communist yet largely pro fascist and recalling Mussolini era.
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Mary Lindsay
Burnside Avenue
Italy
Sicily
Muscatine Kiwanis Club
Lindsay
Mussolini
Rev Overturf to Serve Red Oak Church Circuit
The Rev Vernon Overturf ends three years as supply minister in Muscatine and moves to Red Oak Iowa to assume pastor duties for two Methodist churches around June 15. Announcement will come at the South Iowa Des Moines conference in Council Bluffs mid June. He previously served at St Johns Methodist in Davenport and will relocate with his family after the conference year ends.
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Vernon Overturf
South Methodist
Muscatine
Red Oak
South Iowa Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Mr. Overturf
Davenport
St Johns
Laurent Council Sponsors Boy to Boys State Entry
Members of Laurent council 1305 Knights of Columbus voted to sponsor one boy this year to Boys State. The lodge will pay all expenses. A Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. film, Of Many Voices, was shown at Tuesday night’s meeting. Next week’s program was not announced.
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Laurent Council
Knights of Columbus
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Funeral for Herman C. Steinfurt Held at Local Home
Funeral services for Herman C. Steinfurt were conducted at 2 p m Tuesday at Geo M Wittich Funeral Home with Dr Claude W Cooper of First Methodist Church presiding. Pallbearers named Verle Nietzel George Holliday William Ruthenberg Elmer Ruthenberg Ralph Zybarth Helmuth Lange. Flower attendants listed Mrs Verle Nietzel Mrs William Mittman Mrs Burnet Hays. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Herman C. Steinfurt
Geo. M
Silver tea honors Women’s Guild at Evangelical church
About 100 women attended the annual silver tea in the church parlors of the Evangelical and Reformed church. Maypole decor with emerald and white streamers framed the serving table as favors of May baskets were given. Guild officers Lottie Paetz June Paetz Eleanor Davis and Betty Miller served while hosts were Donald Koelling Betty Brown and Ella Brown. The program featured piano by Marion Templeman vocal solos by Evelyn Sanders Vanek a playlet readings and student performances. Lyle Krueger William Weiss chaired the event with Weiss also serving as toastmaster.
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Women’s Guild of
The
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Lottie Paetz
June Paetz
Eleanor Davis
Betty Miller
Donald Koelling
Betty Brown
Ella Brown
Marion Templeman
Evelyn Sanders Vanek
Lyle Krueger
William Weiss
Park Place PTA Plans Staff Installation at Meeting
Installation of officers is scheduled for the Park Place Parent Teacher Association meeting at 7 20 Thursday evening in the old Park Place school. Locust Grove pupils under Mrs Dorothea Markham will present the program and eighth grade graduates plus PTA fathers will be recognized.
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Park Place
Old Park Place
Locust Grove
Dorothea Markham
PTA
Franchise Votes Becomes Official In Muscatine
The Muscatine gas franchise renewal vote was canvassed by the city council after last Thursday’s unofficial tally. Official and unofficial counts both show 1,913 in favor and 10 opposed, confirming approval of the renewal for the Iowa Electric Co.
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Muscatine
Iowa Electric Co
Mother-Daughter Banquet At Walnut Street Baptist
About 80 persons attended the mother-daughter banquet at Walnut Street Baptist Church Tuesday night. Mrs. Willard Stull, missionary to Brazil, spoke on life along the Amazon as part of the church annual missionary conference. Tables showed Amazon river scenes, gifts were given to several mothers, and a girls trio provided music.
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Walnut Street Baptist Church
Willard Stull
Brazil
Amazon
Marilyn Holt
Virginia Hughes
Vera Ivy
Herbert Brudkuhl
Women’s Missionary Society
Picnic Held by College Group at Rotary Lodge
About 70 Muscatine junior college students and faculty attended the annual picnic at Rotary lodge on Tuesday. Entertainment included softball football boating and card games. Supper was served at 5 p.m. Arrangements were directed by Miss Louise Gaekle of the college faculty with student committees assisting.
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Muscatine Junior College
Rotary Lodge
Louise Gaekle
Four-eyed Fish Uses Dual Vision In Air And Water
The four-eyed fish inhabits Central and South America and features eyes split by a black horizontal band. The upper eye segment handles air vision while the lower segment is for underwater sight.
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Central and
South America
City Continues Gas Service Under 25 Year Franchise
The city will keep natural gas service for 25 years under the renewal franchise. The action ensures ongoing supply to residents and businesses, with regulatory terms guiding tariffs, service quality, and future investment.
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John Harold Kemble
BROAD
Muscatine,owa
Rew
Boston
Wscs of
Cone To Clean Church
Cedar Market
Cedar Street
the Makers
Folger’s
Mrs. Lindsay
Rev. Overturf
Red Oak Church
Herman Steinfurt
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Park Place Pta
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