Memorial Plans at West Liberty Readiness Memorial Day
West Liberty residents set Memorial Day events with church services in the Church of Christ at 11 a.m. and a Strand theater program at 1 30 p.m. Legionnaires, auxiliary, Relief Corps, and Boy Scouts will decorate graves and place wreaths for 158 veterans. William Hart of Iowa City to deliver the Memorial Day address. various committees named for wreaths, decorations, posters, and transportation.
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West Liberty
Church of Christ
Jesus
W. A. Smith
Liddle
Florice Musser
L. L. DeFlon
America
Rev. W. A. Smith
Women’s Relief Corps
Auxiliary
Old City Hall
Boy Scouts
Legion
Lyle Davisson
Charles Park
Fred Miller
Strand Theater
Legion Hall
William Hart
Iowa City
W. B. Jayne
Walter A. Smith
Dorothy Jean Inghram
Flander’s Fields
Nadine Hamilton
W. T. Wiese
Donald Bennett
Attorney Hart
A. H. Ditmars
Evergreens
Paul Anderson
Ernest Peters
C. S. Brooke
Hall
Mary Lane
John Boden
Legion Auxiliary Program
Corey Reynolds
G George Hines
H. F. Lewis
Ben Nichols
P. N. Gibson
Graves
John Conner
W. W. Anderson
Mark Schafer
L. V. Morris
George Kirby
Transportation
L. E. Popenthien
L. R. Wiese
Frank Moylan
Franch Kelch
A. R. Scott
H. F. Stutzer
Charges Filed Against Robbery Suspect by Drake
Russell Hargraves was charged with robbery with aggravation in district court by County Attorney Frank Drake. Bond set at 5000 by Judge D W Jackson. Hargraves, a Davenport man and former Muscatine resident, held in county jail after being bound over from justice court. Victim Charles Romig, a retired railroad worker, was assaulted in his West Seventh Street home during the April 20 robbery of 580 dollars. Three neighbors who saw the license plate helped identify the getaway car and aided police hours later. No time yet for arguments in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Hargraves
Alice
Charles Romig
West Seventh Street
Frank Drake
D. W. Jackson
Davenport
Muscatine
Hargraves
Justice Court
Romig
Rev L W Kuebrich to Speak at St Marys Graduation
The Rev L W Kuebrich former assisting at St Marys Church will be the graduation speaker at St Marys Sunday night at 7 30 with Rev N J Peiffer presenting diplomas. The St Marys high school glee club will perform a program including Priest's March Ave Maria and Tantum Ergo.
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Rev. L. W. Kuebrich
St. Mary’s
L. W. Kuebrich
St. Mary’s Church
N. J. Peiffer
St. Mary's High School
Glee Club
Athalia
Mendelssohn
Obligato
Richard Oberhaus
Orgen
Jean Begey
Arcadell
Gregorian
Piel
Monni
Blessed Be God
Darryl Beckey
Holy God
Goujod
Birthday twins and local celebrations reported
The Schmidt boys Jerry and George celebrate birthdays. Jerry turned two and George marks his first anniversary. A party honored Master John Robert Kinkade, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kinkade, 705 West Eighth Street, for his second birthday celebrated May 24 with relatives in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schmidt
Jerry
George
John Robert Kinkade
John KinKade
West Eighth Street
Marilyn May Lepper
Chester Lepper
East Fourth Street
West Liberty
Donna Jean Martin
Mrs. Niraest Martin
Schiller Street
Indian Girl Scout Troop Visits School
The Indian girl Scout troop visited the new school house Thursday afternoon led by Will Schlunz and also through the tunnel. Seven girls have perfect attendance for the year. Next Thursday the group will hike the toll bridge and picnic on the river banks. The scout council meets Monday at 2:30 PM at the YWCA to plan summer work.
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Will Schlunz
Girl Scout Council
Thief Steals About $5 From Nichols Lumber Office
Nichols lumber office reports a break in Friday night. A thief gained entry by breaking a window and stole approximately five dollars in cash from the cash drawer. Authorities opened an investigation this morning.
Four Killed and Injured in Highway Crash Near State Line
Four persons died when a car struck three pedestrians on a highway near the Pennsylvania line, then crashed into a tree. Victims from Riverside include Richard Tyler 16 Betty Cole 14 Raymond Cole 17 and an identified fourth. two other passengers were seriously hurt at Binghamton City Hospital.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Pennsylvania State Line
Riverside
Richard Tyler
Betty Cole
Raymond Cole
Binghamton City Hospital
Auto Accidents Form Basis for Two Damage Suits
Four new suits, two from auto accidents, filed in district court before the June term deadline tonight. Lucille Baars seeks 2000 dollars for injuries from a Dec 3 1938 crash on highway 61 near Muscatine. Billy Gene Wieneke sues for 1845 dollars after being struck by a city truck. Mary L Boice seeks custody and child support in a divorce against Sherwood F Boice. Anna and Rose Skoljnik sue Muscatine county over real estate claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Baars
Muscatine
Lauren Lindsey
Miss Baars
Highway 160
Billy Gene Wieneke
Jack C. Wieneke
L. C. Babbitt
Babbitt
Patsy
Mary L. Boice
Sherwood F. Boice
Rock Island
D. W. Jackson
Anna
Rose Skoljnik
Muscatine County
Muscatine Briefs Include Desertion Charge and Wreath Plans
Chet Emlet of Muscatine faced child desertion charges in a Friday court appearance, with a 10 am Monday continuation. Other items note a $150 West Seventh street roof permit to W. M. Stark, Legion auxiliary wreath work at the Y M C A, library closing for Memorial Day, hospital admissions, a birth at Hershey hospital, and several marriage licenses and Memorial Day observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chet Emlet
Muscatine
Court of Justice of the Peace
Myrtle Emlet
West Seventh Street
W. M. Stark
Patrol Boys of
C. J. Jamis
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
P. M. Musser Public Library
E. M. Taylor
Columbus
Neb
William Fowler
East Eighth Street
Clara Guter
East Sixth Street
Hershey Hospital
Ivan Henke
Joan Dillon
East Fifth Street
Eva Wibber
Grandview
Bernice Hahnbaum
Climer Street
Mae van Zandt
Ellis Buttgen
West Third Street
Arthur Shepard
Edith Shaw
West Second Street
H. G. Shaw
Internal Revenue
Des Moines
Daughters of the Union Veterans
First Presbyterian Church
City Hall
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
First Baptist Church
Ballard B. Tipton
Dave Long
Zodie Algee
Moline
Ill
Joe E. Smith
Lucile Marion Carre
Rockford
Frank Michael Hawker
Chicago
Dolores Stuart Richmond
Mankato
Minn
Fred H. McCormick
Goldie Hill
New Boston
Clarence W. Rowe
Dorothy C. Bennett
Kewanee
Animal Poisons Used in Medical Treatments
Poisons from different animals are employed in medicine. Rattlesnake venom is used in yellow fever work and cobra venom serves as a heart remedy.
Girl 7 Tumor Patient Seeks Saving X ray Therapy
Seven year old girl from Oldham South Dakota arrives in New Rochelle New York with her mother for X ray examinations and hope of saving her life from Wilm’s tumor. The trip funded by A N Spanel rubber goods maker follows reports of success from Dr Alexander John Chilko’s deep X ray therapy. Another patient, Harry Holt Jr of Monongahela Pennsylvania, previously treated here, was said to have regained health after a dire prognosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
N. Y
Plan Menzel
Oldham
S. D
Wilm
A. N. Spanel
Alexander John Chilko
Harry Holt, Jr
Monongahela, Pa
Hahn Family Attends Bedford High Graduation
Elmwood Illinois residents Mr and Mrs E L Hahn Sr and Miss Dorothy Hahn along with Mr and Mrs E L Hahn Jr attended Bedford High School graduation for Julia M Hahn daughter of Abner D Hahn who led as senior class president. Julia and her brother Decker tied for second in the national music contest in Minneapolis with the Davenport high school saxophone quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Hahn
Dorothy Hahn
Elmwood
Ill
Bedford High School
Julia M. Hahn
Abner D. Hahn
Miss Hahn
Decker
Minneapolis
Photographer Uses Inverted Periscope for Airviews
A photographer reports using an upside down periscope thrust through a plane floor to guide the pilot for optimized airviews. This device enables direct line of sight to scenery, potentially improving framing and altitude choices during flight photography.
Color film to reveal camouflage in aerial photography
Color film in aerial cameras will overhaul camouflage detection by exposing discolored foliage where cut branches are hidden. The advance promises immediate visibility of altered vegetation, altering field methods and assessment of concealed camouflaged troops or gear.
Trans-Canada Airlines Wins Maine Nonstop Route
Permission granted for Trans-Canada Airlines to operate non stop flights across portions of Maine. The carrier will fly from Montreal to Moncton in New Brunswick with Maine airspace service.
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Trans-Canada Airlines
Maine
Montreal
Moncton
New Brunswick
Bombing Planes Use Glide Tactics to Evade Guns
Bombing aircraft rise to 35 000 to 40 000 feet to escape nearby listening devices and anti aircraft fire then glide the final 40 to 50 miles toward their targets with engines throttled for stealth.
Muscatine Youths Prep For Annual Soap Box Derby
Muscatine gears up for the third annual Soap Box Derby on July 4 sponsored by Henrson's Garage and The Journal. A large entrant field is expected with the winner earning an all expenses paid trip to Akron Ohio for the national derby. John Kopf, last year’s Muscatine champ, seeks another shot at Akron as youths race to finish speed wagons under 150 pound car weight and 250 pound combined limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Henrson’s Garage
the Journal
Akron
Goering to Welcome Foreign Soldiers on Elbe Parade
Chancellor Hitler designated Hermann Goering to greet 6,000 German fighters from Spain on the Elbe River Wednesday and lead a heroes welcome before a Berlin parade on June 6.
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Hamburg
Hitler
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Spain
Elbe
Berlin
Brave Hull man Ernest Hill seeks work after hero rank
Ernest Hill of Hull England once named Britain s bravest man and awarded the Stanhope medal for bravery. Now 30 he is jobless and starving after a rescue attempt when an 18 year old was dragged overboard from the trawler Northern Spray off Iceland. Hill could not swim and wore heavy oil skins and rubber boots during the storm night ordeal.
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Britain
Ernest Hill
Hull
England
Iceland
Hill
Paul Miller Faces Charge After Mason City Auto Collision
Paul Miller 36, Muscatine painter, charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a collision east of Mason City injured Miller and three Mason City residents. County Attorney W Barlow brought the charge. Miller listed in fair condition at the hospital. Mrs. James E. Blythe 81 and her daughter Mrs. Hugh Gilmore 56, injured with Miller’s car, were treated for severe bruises and listed in fair condition. Robert Gilmore, 22, driver of the other car, sustained cuts and bruises.
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Paul Miller
Cerro Gordo County
Mason City
Miller
Co. W. Barlow
James E. Blythe
Hugh Gilmore
Hanford MacNider Corner
Robert Gilmore
Two Trainmen Die in Missouri Wreck
Jefferson City reports the derailment of 23 Missouri Pacific freight cars killed engineer E I Love 52 and fireman Paul Lackey 42 both of Jefferson City. They were trapped under coal in the overturned locomotive after tracks washed out by a cloudburst and several cars toppled into a creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Missouri Pacific
Here
E. I. Love
Paul Lackey
Dived to the Rescue Brings Youth to Safety
A rescuer named Hill plunged into the water to save a youth, holding them above the surface until rescuers arrived. Since the incident he has suffered poor health from the effort.
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Hill
Marked Increase in Use of Cars Tractors on Farms
The 1938 Muscatine county farm census shows tractors rising to 1 121 from 1 027 and farm cars to 1 699 from 1 608. State totals show 110 831 tractors and 197 556 autos as of Jan 1 1939, with northern counties leading in both tractor and auto counts. Cedar Louisa and Scott counties follow regional trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Leslie M. Carl
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar County
Louisa
Scott County
Mrs. F. Bielefeld Rites At St Mary Church
Mrs. Frank Bielefeld aged 86 died Tuesday at her daughter’s home in Grundy Center. Services were at 8:30 a m at her daughter’s residence and 9 o’clock at St Mary’s Church with Rev N J Peiffer in charge. Burial followed in St Mary Cemetery. Pallbearers were Carl Goetzmen Bruno Luedtke Francis Weis Fred Wilmering Adam Korte and George Frey. Flower attendants were Mrs John Hall and Mrs George Koenigsacker. Meyers Funeral home handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bielefeld
E. E. Robinson
Grundy Center
Leo Witteman
Broadway
St. Mary’s Church
N. J. Peiffer
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Carl Goetzmen
Bruno Luedtke
Francis Weis
Fred Wilmering
Adam Korte
George Frey
Flower
John Hall
George Koenigsaecker
Meyers
Davenport Club Leader Mrs Mueller Dies at 62
Mrs. Lulu Mueller of Davenport dies at home after an extended illness. 62-year-old club woman active in Davenport and statewide affairs, wife of Alfred C. Mueller the Republican nominee for Congress from Iowa’s second district. Funeral Tuesday with Davenport interment. Survived by her mother Mrs. Cora Ellsworth of Davenport.
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Davenport
Lulu Mueller
Alfred C. Mueller
Iowa
Cora Ellsworth
Studies Finished by Lutheran Pupils Amid Operetta Preview
One hundred seven children at the Lutheran homes on Burlington Road closed the term Friday while continuing practice for the operetta The Land of Dreams Comes True to be presented Sunday afternoon June 11. This afternoon the school age children were invited to a carnival on the river front.
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Burlington Road
Lutheran School Alumni Plans June 15 Reception
Zion Lutheran alumni plan a June 15 reception for the graduating class at 8 p m in the Zion Lutheran hall. Walter Axel is alumni president and in charge, with Carl Freese as secretary and Miss June Stange as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Lutheran School
Zion Lutheran Hall
Walter Axel
Carl Freese
June Stange
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West Liberty Ein
Drake
Frank Anderson
Anderson
British Columbia
Northern
Dona Marie Dickey
Mrs. Lester Dickey
Arden
Clarence Ellis, Jr
Clarence Ellis
Grand Avenue
Phyllis Martin
Dorothy Martin
Pond Street
Nichols
Lucille Baars Sues
Paderewski
Ignace Jan Paderewski
New York
Rice Grocery Store
Garfield School
Garfield
Franklin
Board of Education
Jake Lawrence
Stewart Road
Noah M. Greene
Taylor Street
John Kopf
Muscatine Island
John
Goering
East Seventh St
Muscatine’s
Woodstock
Olympia
Corona
Underwood
Royal
Remington
Hermes
SEU Typewriter Exchange
Missouri
F. Bielefeld
St. Mary Church
Lutheran School
Service
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