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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1939
Page
3
The Elks lodge cancelled the Thursday night card party and dance due to the lateness of the season. A June fish fry is planned by the entertainment committee, with a lodge delegation to the state convention at Fort Dodge from June 3 to 6 and a Muscatine golf team entered in a related tournament.
Principal Glenn Pringle announced the circus at the school grounds Friday and Saturday netted 170 dollars after expenses. The funds will support general health work at the school.
The cribbage tournament series will resume at the lodge hall tonight. A 1938 report states excess speed over the limit caused 39.6 percent of deaths and 25 percent of injuries.
Judge D. W. Jackson signed a strike order in district court wiping from the civil calendar all cases filed before June 1 1936 except those kept by special order or where bonds are in effect. The measure takes effect June 30 unless trial notices for September term are filed. if not tried, cases are permanently stricken unless retained by order.
The sportswear trend shifts male headwear as a dozen new straw weaves debut. Traditional sennits and panamas yield to lightweight breathable styles like madagascar bonnets and Tahitian straws. Bankoks and raffias join the streamlined parade while college fashions favor knotted hemp and bright banded sennits.
West Liberty fairgrounds near Muscatine county will host the annual rural schools Play Day. Thousands are expected for a full day of kittenball, a Boy Scout jamboree, races, contests, music, and a parade led by the West Liberty high school band.
A report by the Iowa Taxpayers association shows Muscatine spent 25133 dollars on police for the fiscal year ending March 31 1938. The per capita cost was 1.50, with 1937 at 1.27. Across 35 Iowa cities over 5000 population total police costs reached 1403454 dollars, up 67226 from the prior year.
The Very Rev. Carl H. Meinberg, president of St. Ambrose College Davenport, marks his 25th priestly ordination anniversary on May 28 during the college’s commencement program. A noon anniversary dinner features toastmaster Rt. Rev. Msgr. Martin Cone with talks by Msgr. T. F. Galligan Ambrose Burke and Bishop Henry P. Rohlman. Meinberg was ordained May 30 1914 at Sacred Hearts Cathedral Davenport.
The Muscatine county treasurer’s office is preparing tax delinquency notices for property owners with past due first half taxes. Delinquent assessments carry a 1.5 percent penalty now and will rise by 0.75 percent to 2.25 percent after May 31.
An estimate highlights a rough one fueling station per mile of surfaced highway in the United States, suggesting a dense network of fueling options along major roads.
Twenty six upperclass students at Muscatine high school have been named to membership in the Junior Ad club. Members include Margaret Curtis Juanita Wecksung Dorothy Glatstein Esther Schultz Betty Kern Adeline Perkins Marion Kautz Jacqueline Goetz Glen Bloom Curtis Deems Richard Klink Charles Weber Bob Weber Betty Calloway E Fulham Bonnie Gabriel J Hoekshema S Howe B Klink Betty Froehner E Erwin Jack Ohlson Jack McConnaha Betty Eppel Phyliss Ellman Betty Hess. F J Howe is faculty advisor.
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