Muscatine Bowling League Final Standings and Honors
The Muscatine Ladies Classic standings show Meadow Gold leading with 30 wins, Batterson's Store 25, and Coder Hardware 20. High honors go to Mary Proffitt 562 series and Nonne Ballew 211 game, with Muscatine Cafe 2491 team series and 913 team game. Individual names include Ina Mae, Flo Riswok, Viola Jensen, and Mary Starce among top scorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina Maes
Edith Schmalz
Nonne Ballew
Myrtie Othmer
Muscatine Cafe
Kranz
Ina Mae
Viola Jensen
Mary Starce
Doris Prack
Kate Laeser
Gen Facks
Ida Taylor
Darlene Stormer
Frances Ross
Lila Ballew
BE. Kranz MacKenzie
V. Umlandt
M. Othmer
E. Hindanl
G. Oest
Bankhead
E. Axen
Thede
Golfer Lionel Calloway Lets Amateurs Target Hogan
New York reports Lionel Calloway’s handicap system allows average players to post 70s and below by deducting scores from their worst holes. On National Golf Day May 31 Hogan will play at Northwood club Dallas while others compete at home to beat his score. Proceeds go to U S O and the National Golf Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lionel Calloway
Calloway
Ben Hogan
Professional Golfers Association
Life Magazine
Hogan
Northwood Club
Dallas
Tex
Ben
U.S.O
National Golf Fund
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Colonial invitation leads as Conrad and Gafford shoot 68
In Fort Worth Texas Joe Conrad and Raymond Gafford posted 68 to share the first round lead at the Colonial invitation. In St Louis Jonas Weiss posted a 17 over par and Jim Jackson shot 65 in the Westborough round robin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Joe Conrad
Raymond Gafford
St. Louis
Jonas Weiss
Jim Jackson
Westborough
Revised Softball Schedule Tonight
Wet grounds forced postponement of three YMCA softball league games Thursday night. If weather allows, five games will be played later with Kent Feeds facing National Guard at 6 15 and Hendersons meeting Huttings at 7 45 at Weed Park. Stanley s vs Phil s City Service open at Oregon Field followed by Benham s vs Muscatine Buick. State Implement plays at Illinois City in the fifth game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Kent
National Guard
Henderson's
Huttigs
Weed Park
Oregon Field
Stanley’s
Phil’s
City Service
Benham’s
Muscatine Buick
Illinois City
Alo Leilani Wins Narrow Victory in Feature Bout
A large crowd at Skateland Roller Rink watched Alo Leilani defeat Ivan Rasputin in a two out of three falls match awarded by disqualification to Rasputin. The event closed the indoor season with proceeds aiding Promoter George Long's Muscatine Red Sox for the June Muny league opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skateland Roller Rink
Alo Leilani
Ivan Rasputin
New York
Leilani
Rasputin
Lillian Bitter
June Byers
Jim Dobie
Des Moines
Jimmy O’day
Dubuque
George Long
Muscatine Red Sox
Nile Kinnick Awards Given
Five Iowa high school seniors were announced as Nile Kinnick Memorial scholarship winners for the State University of Iowa. Recipients: James Allen Ames Philip Leahy Des Moines North John Nelson Sibley and Roger Wiegman Waverly. Scholarships honor Nile Kinnick an All American football star Phi Beta Kappa student and navy flier who died in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Nile Kinnick
First Trail Ride At Nichols Sunday
Nichols-Hub Elder announces the season opener trail ride at Nichols this Sunday May 25 starting 10 am from the government grain bins south edge of Nichols. Show and 11 contests begin 1 pm with ribbons and cash prizes. Lunch served. about 100 horses expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols
Hub Elder
Mrs. Minnie Johansmeier Dies at 69 in Wapello Area
Minnie B. Johansmeier 69 died at 5 45 p m Thursday at her rural Cairo area home. Born December 16 1882 in Fairfield she was daughter of Louis E and Josie M Bisher and married to Chris Johansmeier. Survived by her mother Mary Bisher of Morning Sun and brother Fred L Bisher of Arlington California and her husband. Funeral arrangements pending word from distant relatives and to be held at Oakland church west of Wapello with Rev C B Larson and Rev Lynn J King, burial Cairo cemetery. Body at Didgeon Funeral Home until services.
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Fairfield
Louis E
Josie M. Helmick Bisher
Chris Johansmeier
Oakland Church
Wapello
C. B. Larson
Lynn J. King
Cairo
Didgeon Funeral
Gustav Tobias 84 Dies After Long Illness in Muscatine
Gustav Tobias, 84, died at 4:55 p.m. Thursday at his home 515 Breeze avenue after a long illness. Born Sept 19 1867 in Germany, he lived in Muscatine about 70 years and was a retired button cutter. He married Mary Hall Fisher in 1895 who died in 1943. He is survived by five sons Samuel Andalusia [l] George Andrew Woodrow and David all of Muscatine. four daughters Mrs Mary Marks Mrs Velma Anderson Mrs Elnora Mittman of Muscatine and Mrs Bertha Claussen Davenport. 20 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral services are at Fairbanks Home for Funerals with 2:30 p.m. Saturday rites and burial in Greenwood cemetery.
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Gustav Tobias
Breeze Avenue
Germany
Muscatine
Mary Hall Fisher
Samuel
Andalusia
George
Andrew
Woodrow
David
Mary Marks
Velma Anderson
Elnora Mittman
Bertha Claussen
Davenport
Hook speaks on Cancer for Muscatine Club
Davenport publisher H B Hook told Muscatine Club members that cancer remains a deadly killer and urged continued support for research through the American Cancer Society. He praised local fund drives but warned donations should not be restricted to specific cases. He noted funds fund research aimed at locating and defeating cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Kansas
American Cancer Society
Muscatine Club
Muscatine Elks
More Students Enlisted in Declam Event at Junior High
Seventh grade participants Melvin Reid Eloise Layne Janet Sturms and Donald Huber join the declamatory contest announced by speech instructor Donald Plym. William Mullen appears on the eighth grade list. The contest started Thursday and will conclude Monday with both grades speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Reid
Eloise Layne
Janet Sturms
Donald Huber
Donald Plym
William Mullen
Heavy Receipts Trigger Price Drop In Hog Market
Heavy hog receipts plus 1000 head held over from Thursday pressured prices downward with late sales up to 1.25 lower. Cattle stayed generally steady while sheep trading remained slow and uneven with all receipts unsold. Hog values fell across weight classes and sow prices declined. cattle and calf numbers held steady with mixed steers, yearlings, and cows showing varied prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Memorial Rites Held by Pike Grange
Pike Grange held memorial services for two deceased members at the Grange hall. The program included hymns, readings, solos by Twila Grim Beatrice Deahr and Janice Coss, and a chaplain’s prayer. White roses were placed on the Bible, and a Mothers day tribute was acknowledged. Lunch followed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Smith
California State Grange
Soil Conservation Banquet and Week Schedule Outlined
The Muscatine County Soil Conservation district outlines a week of extension activities led by County Extension Director Harold Craig. Highlights include a May 28 banquet at the Elks club featuring Harry Rector, voting for two commissioners, and a series of Four-H and homemaker events through the week ending with a Memorial Day closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Sweetland Boys’ Club
Harold Craig
Farm Bureau Board
Wapsie Homemakers
South Prairie Church
Lake Homemakers
Arthur Thompson
Elks Club
Local Market Poultry and Eggs Prices Report
Heavy hens over 41 pounds sell at 17 cents per pound while lights and Leghorns bring 14 cents. Eggs No 1 29 cents No 2 23 cents. Carcass weights range from 140 to 300 pounds with various price bands shown for different weight categories.
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Mmilaght League
Delores Burns
C. C. Hakes & Co
Muscatine Bank & Trust Co
Montgomery Ward
Grain Process Ag ‘Huttig
Pearl Evans
Joyce Stansell
Marcia Beler
Montgomery Ward CC
C. Hakes & Co
Iris Eger
Frances Kranz
B. Talkington
Beverly Brie Sweetane
Marion Barto
Doris Swank
Lichtenwalt
Walter
Abe Townsend
Ab Lichtenwald
Mac Peterson
Carl Walter
Pete Kurriger
Ben Sywassink
Len Aull
Verink
Mike Jensen
F. Bailew
Linn Hart
Vern Thede
Bill Pulliara
Ernie Naber
Gene Chel
Jim Ballenger
Bie
Bob’s Pure Oil Service
Corner
4Th & Walnut
Dollman’s
Pure Service
Grandview
Johnson Oil Co
Jobber
Mulberry Ave
In Topice
Hispeed
Avreage
THE
Associated Press
Tennis
Paris
Tony Trabert
Dick Savitt
Gardnar Mulloy
Irvin Dorfman
Budge Patty
Camden
N. J
Bob’s Betty
Inglewood
Calif
Ruth Lily
Hollywood Park
San David
Hawthorne
Atime Adige
Vicoro
Geigys
Uscatine Seed and Supply CO
East Second Street
Johansmeier
Minnie B. Johanismeier
Ces
Here
Fairbanks
Greenwood Cemetery
H. B. Hook
Wareco Station
Eighth
Cypress
Pike Grange
Sweetland Boys
Clarence Toyne
J. P. Squire Co
Robert H. Wilson
Republican
Robert C. Petersen
Nomi
Ken
Andrew Grimm
C. E. Richards & Sons, Inc
Gebhardt Farms
Chas. Shepard
John Deere
Brugman
Hampshire
Guernsey
Orville Smith, Jr
Harry P. Schneider
W. C. Hendrix
Muscatine County
Lucile Freybler
County Recorder
Farm Bureau
J. W. Merrill
J. J. Wilson
Muscatine Co. Abstract Co
Recorder’s
Rebekah Assembly of Iowa
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