Farm Bureau Board Receives Committee Reports in Muscatine
The Muscatine county Farm Bureau board heard reports from Ed Brown head of the boys Four H committee Mrs James Sywassink head of the girls Four H committee and Mark Collier service committee head at a Saturday night meeting Organization director Vern Jarvis presented a membership of 754 The board authorized a committee to plan a Farm Bureau party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Brown
James Sywassink
Mark Collier
Muscatine County Farm Bureau
Vern Jarvis
Old Actions Taken Off Docket By District Court Order
Judge C. R. Stafford signed an order removing all cases filed before June 1, 1942 from the civil docket at the district court. Retained cases and those with active receiv ers or bonds remain. Notices for September term allow trial. if not tried, cases are permanently struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Stafford
Youth Sentenced To Eldora School
Harry Dieckman, 14, was sent to the state training school at Eldora by Judge C. R. Stafford in juvenile court until he reaches 21. He was picked up by police after a series of petty thefts. The report also mentions Paul Jablochkov, a Russian officer, who invented the arc lamp in 1876.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Dieckman
Eldora
C. R. Stafford
Muscatine
Paul Jablochkov
Army Navy E Award Given to Carver Pump Co Muscatine
Meritorious production of pumps for the army and navy wins the Army Navy E for Carver Pump Co Muscatine. The flag presentation and ceremonies at the high school auditorium June 14 include Lt Col J H Peil presenting to Roy Carver and company employees receiving lapel pins. Lt George N Virgil of Rock Island coordinated arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Carver Pump Co
Muscatine
J. H. Peil
Army Corps of Engineers
Rock Island
Secretary of War
Roy Carver
Carver Company
Four Are Fined in Crull Court for Overloads
Four defendants were fined in Justice of the Peace L. A. Crull's court after charges from state officers. Andrew Kelinker and Donaldson, Max Hale, Benny Brenken, and Fred C. Coleman were fined five dollars plus costs for overloads on trucks or trailers. John E. Nichols and Verle Marford face hearings later this week for related charges. Margaret Qualm is charged with having no clearance lights. both arrests were by Highway Patrolman Don Dustrup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace L. A. Crull
Thomas Hannah
State Highway Commission
Andrew Kelinker
Donaldson
Max Hale
Burlington
Benny Brenken
Tornado Forward Speed Ranges Sharply
The forward speed of a tornado varies from a few miles per hour to nearly 150 miles per hour. This wide range highlights the variability of tornado dynamics and impacts on observed damage patterns and warning times.
Decrees Granted in Two Divorce Petitions
Merle Platt is awarded a divorce from Lulu Platt for cruel and inhuman treatment in St Joseph Missouri where they married March 4 1919. Harvey Compton seeks a divorce from Irene Compton claiming cruel treatment and verbal abuse from Cassville Missouri where they wed July 28 1941 and separated May 23 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Platt
Lulu Platt
St. Joseph
Harvey Compton
Irene Compton
Cassville
Local Notes and Births Highlight Muscatine News
Muscatine town brief lists births at Hershey and Bellevue hospitals including the Curry and Hunter families. Admittances and dismissals at the two facilities are recorded, plus a Fidelis class meeting, building permit issued on Main Street, and updates on local residents returning from travels and military service. Memorial day observances noted with city hall closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Rogers
West Fifth Street
Hershey Hospital
Kathleen Gardner
East Fourth Street
Florence Spright
West Front Street
Willard Wilson
West Sixth Street
James Coder
Letts
Helen Spaulding
Route 4
Caroline Williamson
Walnut Street
William Crumly
Gail Gaddis
East Fifth Street
Byron Hafner
Victor Noble
New Boston
Walter Gritton
Tipton
Jerron Chenhall
Laurel Street
Ira Mathes
Lowe Street
Jack Nelson
Sherman Street
Bellevue Hospital
Ollie Stacher
East Second Street
Arden
Clifford Bough
Howard Wagner
Chestnut Street
Str. Williams
Fidelis
United Brethren Church
Grace Hawkins
Roy Rabbitt Dies in Phoenix At 3 A M
Roy Rabbitt former Muscatine resident died about 3 a m Monday in Phoenix Arizona word to relatives says He was foreman of the stereotype department at a Phoenix newspaper He is survived by his wife a brother Michael at Fort Dodge two aunts Mrs Rose Rebelsky and Mrs Emma Wetzel of Muscatine one uncle Joe Hartman Muscatine and several nieces and nephews Burial will be in Phoenix
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Rabbitt
Muscatine
Phoenix
Ariz
Rabitt
Michael
Fort Dodge
Rose Rebelsky
Emma Wetzel
Joe Hartman
Africa Band Appeals for Community Quota at Church
A total of 220.50 was collected toward a 250 quota as Africa Band hosted services at Mulford Congregational Church Sunday evening. Harold Hanson led the program with speaker Mrs. Anna Guse and singer Miss Marilyn Schultz. A letter from Rev. and Mrs. Jesse Christensen reported their arrival in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Africa Band
Mulford Congregational Church
Harold Hanson
Anna Guse
Invisible Memorial Sermon on Endurance at City Rites
Dr. Henry C. Schneider preached at Memorial Sunday services held by all city patriotic organizations. He tied Hebrews 11:27 to wartime endurance, urging sacrifice to support the war effort and insisting Americans endure by faith seeing the invisible. Members of patriotic groups attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Schneider
First Presbyterian Church
Egypt
Dr. Schneider
Abel
Enoch
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Moses
Washington
Jackson
Grant
Sherman
Roosevelt
Dewey
Merritt
Pershing
Eisenhower
Patton
Hughes
Nimitz
MacArthur
Buddy
Japan
Rev G B Street speaks at Sweetland Sunday School league convention
Rev G B Street of Bloomington Friends church delivered The Spiritual Foundations of Peace at the Sweetland Sunday School league convention held at Ziegler Memorial Lutheran church. More than 125 attendees joined worship, a basket dinner, and an afternoon program with talks, music, and a pageant On Life s Highway by Spangler Chapel Builder s class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Street
Bloomington
Spangler Chapel
Argene Allbee
Eunice Peterson
Ray Downer
Claire Street
B. F. Pickering
C. B. Rayhill
Daily Ration Composition Noted for Army Troops
The report notes that meat is prescribed in every daily ration for army troops, with exceptions for highly concentrated emergency rations like the D ration and liferaft ration primarily consisting of hard candy.
Tornado reports sweep nation except Nevada
Reports indicate tornado activity across many states with Nevada remaining unscathed. Officials urge heightened awareness as storms expand nationwide and threaten communities already on edge from prior twisters.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farm Bureau Board
Graham Drug Store
Eldora School
Army-Navy
Carver Firm
John H. Kemble
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Edward H. Bitzer
American Legion
Auxiliary
Roy C. Atkins
Post
Fred Lange
Women’s Auxiliary
Larry Henderson
R. F. Martin
Herman Lord
Herman Zeug
Legion Sales
Paul Westerman
Edwin Humpleby
Legion Home
Rask
Agin
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Mulberry Ave
City News
Robert Dale
Hill Avenue
Jessie Gardner
G. R. Thompson
Los Angeles
Calif
Ompson
Clarence Curry
Maple Avenue
Paul Carpenter
Atalissa
Gray Hospital
Carl Houdek
East Eighth Street
Vinton
Houdek
Iowa School For the Blind
Glenn Vanatta
Main Street
Ethel Salisbury Hanley
H. E. Schroeder
Minder
Third Street
Cedar
Sycamore Streets
Augusta Klink
J. C. Montz
Washington Street
Navy Department
Norman Beitz
S 1’c
Naval Air Squadron
Helen Reimemund
Batterson Stores
Chicago
Robert R. Joslin
Clarence
Twenty-first Bomber Command
Tinian
Marianas
Associated Press
United Service Women
Schick Hospital
K. C. Hall
Gladys Moran
West Second Street
Dalton
D. C
Ill
Pomona Grange
Pike Grange
Nichols
Port City
Grand Hotel
Archie King
Europe
Charles Volger
U. S. Navy
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Street
Pacific Area
London
Pacific
Reuters
British Pacific Fleet
United States
Nevada
America
Hen Elyse Knox
Marjorie Rambeau
Rick Wallin
Derothee Kent
Herbie Albright
Monogram
Donald O'Conner
Pegry Ryan Jack Oakie
Ann Blyth
Bosten
Brewster’s
Dennis O’keefe
Helen Walker
June Havoc
Eddie “Rochester
Anderson
Phillip Dorn
Mary Astor
Felix Bressart
Jane Wyman
Jerome Cowan
Faye Emerson
Eve
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