Plea for Funds to Stage Muscatine Fourth of July
Letters seek 3000 dollars to sponsor a major Independence Day celebration in Muscatine. Kiwanis club backs the parade with 350 in awards including a 50 prize for first. Events span Little Six games, boat races, water skiing, band concerts and a Venetian parade firework display on the riverfront. Contributions to P O Box 388 are requested. Frank W. Black chairs the finance committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Kiwanis Club
Boy Scouts
Frank W. Black
Heavy Showers Soak Area With Hail in Iowa
Muscatine logged 0.41 inches of rain as showers moved across eastern Iowa early today. Davenport recorded thundershowers with hail as the system pushed through. Rainfall occurred at most points in the state.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Davenport
Divorce Suit and Final Decree Filed
Betty Wesson sues Forrest Dale Wasson for divorce on cruelty grounds in district court. She seeks custody of two sons and 2 dollars weekly for support. couple married April 13 1946 in Muscatine, divorced June 20 1951, remarried and separated last May 27. Frances L Hughes obtains divorce from Louis V Hughes on cruelty grounds. they married June 15 1945 in Muscatine and separated last April 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Wesson
Forrest Dale Wasson
Muscatine
Frances L. Hughes
Louis V. Hughes
Rock Island County
District Court approves partition sale referee in Strouse vs Hessler
Judge M L Sutton approves Bernice Petersen as referee for the partition of land in sections 20 and 40 Fruitland township in the Grace N Strouse versus Theodore B Hessler case, setting the stage for the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Sutton
Bernice Petersen
Fruitland Township
Grace N. Strouse
Theodore B. Hessler
Rainfall, temps dip after Memorial Day with showers
Weather notes show light hard rainfall totals barely reaching a quarter inch by 6:30 am, with Dumont awarding 1.12 inches. Other spots report .23 at Dubuque .03 at Ames and .07 at Des Moines. Forecast calls for cloudiness today into Sunday with local showers in the southeast. Temperatures stayed moderate with highs around 78 and a low of 59 Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumont
Butler County
Dubuque
Ames
Des Moines
Mercury
Margarette Wendlant to travel for merchandise in Chicago
City gossip notes Margarette Wendlant of Rosa's Style Shop will leave Sunday for Chicago on a buying trip. Cpl. George B. Stych, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stych of 841 Maiden Jane, is a medical patient at the Air Force hospital in Pleasanton California and will stay two more weeks.
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Margarette Wendlant
Rosa
Chicago
Cpl
George B. Stych
George S. Stych
Jane
Air Force Hospital
Pleasanton
Calif
Food Service Squadron
Park Air Force Base
Pans Chosen for Easy Cleaning and Smooth Surfaces
Selecting pans with seamless smooth surfaces reduces food sticking and makes cleanup quicker. A flat, uninterrupted interior helps heat distribution and residue removal, improving cooking efficiency and maintenance.
Steady Decline in Typhoid Fever Deaths in Iowa
A century long trend shows deaths dropping from 383 in 1910 to one in 1950. Officials attribute the decline to sanitation improvements and vaccination. Carriers continue to spread typhoid, but modern measures target water, sewage, milk safety, fly control, and immunization as needed.
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Iowa
Ralph H. Heeren
Iowa State
Dr. Heeren
Iowa State Department of Health
Final Rites Held for Joseph H Hoefflin and Harriet Hetzler Gray
Funeral services were conducted today for Joseph H Hoefflin 79 at Ralph J. Wittich Funeral Home with Rev Merle Hall officiating. Burial followed in Memorial Park cemetery. Earlier in the day funeral services for Harriet Hetzler Gray took place at Fairbanks Home for Funerals Chapel with Rev P M Conant presiding. Pallbearers included Albert, Keith, Harold, Kenneth, Gerald and Marvin Hetzler. Burial was at Greenwood cemetery.
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Joseph H. Hoefflin
Herbert Leu
Ralph J. Wittich
Merle Hall
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Floyd Scott
W. B. Nelson
Stanley Baker
Sam Grossklaus
C. C. Hagermann
Murray Fig
Harriet Hetzler Gray
Fairbanks
P. M. Conant
Albert
Keith
Harold
Kenneth
Gerald
Marvin Hetzler
Harlan Hetzler
Eva Kramer
Greenwood Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Frank Kurriger at St Marys
Mrs Frank Kurriger died Thursday. Funeral held today at 9 a.m. at St Marys church with Rev J J Schoenfelder officiating. Acolytes John Lorber Wilfred Houser Larry Vetter Maynard Stych. St Marys school students choir directed by Sister M Stanisin. Pallbearers Fred Gesel William King Art Begey Robert Vetter Frank Harp er Clarence Harper. Flower attendants Mrs William Schoenig Mrs Frank Eichelberger Mrs Asa Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kurriger
St. Mary’s Church
J. J. Schoenfelder
John Lorber
Wilfred Houser
Larry Vetter
Maynard Stych
St. Mary’s School
M. Stanisin
Fred Gesel
William King
Art Begey
Robert Vetter
Frank and
Clarence Harper
Ward Wins British Amateur Tourney
Ward, a Tarboro North Carolina salesman and former U S intercollegiate champion, defeated Frank Stranahan of Toledo Ohio 6 and 5 in the 36 hole all American finals at Prestwick Scotland to capture the British amateur golf championship. He recovered from early jitters with a run of birdies and pars finishing four under through four holes.
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Prestwick
Scotland
Harvie Ward
Tarboro
N. C
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
U. S
Stranahan Falters as Golf Classic Slips Away
Stranahan, winner in 1948 and 1950 and chasing a third title, unraveled from the 14th to 27th holes with wild tee shots. He missed nearly half the fairways, buried shots in six bunkers, drove into a sand dune once, and frequently found the rough, sealing his setback.
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Stranahan
Bunkers
Prompt cooling keeps hard boiled eggs yolk rings away
Cooling hard cooked eggs promptly after cooking prevents the dark ring that sometimes forms around the yolk. Prompt chilling preserves egg quality and appearance for serving.
Davenport Car Driver Receives Jail Sentence
Buster B Shelby of Davenport was sentenced to 30 days in Muscatine county jail on a reckless driving charge after a highway collision near Montpelier. Sedrick Horton, also of Davenport, got 5 days for intoxication. Walter Nabors of Rock Island had charges dismissed. Henry R Smith of Camp Point Illinois received 5 days for intoxication. All were booked after minor injuries and treatment at Hershey hospital.
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Buster B. Shelby
Davenport
Montpelier
Muscatine County
Justice of the Peace
Robert H. Wilson
Sedrick Horton
Shelby
Walter Nabors
Rock Island
Harley Erts
Muscatine
Hershey Hospital
Highway 61
Justice Wilson
Henry R. Smith
Camp Point
Smith
Proper lighting placement to avoid direct glare
The guideline advises arranging all light sources in a room so that direct light does not shine into the eyes. It emphasizes positioning lamps and fixtures to minimize glare and improve visual comfort.
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Anodes Aundry
Launderers
East Fourth Street
City News
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
J. Arthur Eveland
Cecil F. Courtney
Cranston
Mary L. Jones
Henry A. Lambdman
Helen M. Norton
Wilton
Alvin L. Trader
Nona Mix
Georgiana Court No. 2
Order of Amaranth
Masonic Temple
Benton Reynolds
West Fifth Street
Lola Webb
Hutchison, Kan
John Hamilton, Jr
Smalley Avenue
A. J. Whitsitt
Mulberry Avenue
Virgil O. McElroy
Detroit
Mich
O. A. McElroy
Lee Street
Sgt. McElroy
Ft. Wayne
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Bellevue Hospital
LaVaughn Shoopman
Letts
Ramona Bishop
Lombard Street
Rose Ludlow
West Sixth Street
Kathleen McBride
Fred Martin
Vinton
Clarence Haller
Roselawn Avenue
George Creamer
Elmer Cossman
Park Avenue
West Hill
Mulberry
8Th
Iowa Ave
Nue
Second
East Hill
Midwest Transit Lines
Harriet Gray
William Schoenig
Frank Eichelberger
Asa Wagner
Ward
Broderson
Dixie Belle
Herman Park
Dixie
Park
National Selected Morticians
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