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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1948
Page
2
The term botany, describing wool of excellent quality, traces to the first shipments of Australian fine wools from Botany Bay near Sydney. The name reflects the origin of the prized wool export and its early association with Botany Bay.
The Day of Atonement will be observed in Muscatine from sundown Oct 12 to sundown Oct 13. Jews fast and pray for forgiveness and redemption, with solemn reflection, restitution, and the ram’s horn closing the holy day.
Arrangements for a St. Nicholas holiday festival on Tuesday November 30 to open the holiday shopping season are announced by W. D. Sweney chair of the Retail committee. The event will start near noon and feature a Santa Claus parade in an airplane a street concert free rides for children clowns and an outdoor stage show with specialty acts.
Mrs Albert Kemp will host the Ladies aid society meeting at the Montpelier church parlors on Thursday. Last week Mrs Lester Bohnsack hosted and attendees spent the afternoon quilting. Families and relatives from Muscatine Davenport Wilton Moline and Davenport area share weekend visits and suppers at various homes.
A vivid phrase proclaims a figure as Mr Chameleon of Central Headquarters and the underworlds most dreaded man. The statement echoes crowd fervor and sensational casting of a notorious character.
J W Washburn and Steve B Pulliam announce endorsement of the Muscatine Community Chest by the Muscatine Trades and Labor assembly. Kickoff meetings for Industrial division October 11 and Classified division October 18 precede the Chest’s annual budget campaign. Local No. 86 551 888 608 251 1069 1559 717 240 1499 join in backing the campaign with named officers and presidents.
Wapello inmate Loren Peterson, 65, from Henry county home at Mt. Pleasant, wandered away Sunday and was found today in the Welsh area near Columbus Junction. John J. Jenkins, Louisa county supervisor, aided in returning him to Mt. Pleasant. In a separate incident, Barbara Schmeiser, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Schmeiser of Wapello, suffered a slight concussion from a fall on a jungle gym at Wapello school. her condition was reported satisfactory.
Mrs. Dorothy Connor will host the Sweetland Methodist church W S C S meeting Thursday afternoon at her home. Committee members are Mrs. Gertrude Hetzler Mrs. Dona Lea Mrs. Nellie Conner and Mrs. Florence Kemper. A Friday sales committee is named with Pearl Martin as chairman and Myrtle VanCamp Fear McGillivray Faye Doerfer Lucy Reynolds Erman Doerfer and Edna Toyne. Rally day will be observed Sunday at the Sweetland Methodist church.
Boric acid used as a dilute eyewash involves born nonmetallic elements that help increase the hardenability of certain alloy steels.
The body of Sgt Maynard L Dunker engineer on a Flying Fortress killed over Germany in 1944 has been returned to the United States aboard the Carroll Victory. Funeral plans in Muscatine are pending with burial at Drury Reynolds cemetery. he is survived by his parents and a sister.
The American Legion auxiliary at post No 584 met at the city hall club rooms with Mrs Hazel Daley presiding. Inez Small was named chair of the membership drive and a masquerade party set for Thursday night Oct 28 in the Legion room. They will meet the third Thursday each month for potluck dinners and sew for veterans hospitals.
Columbus Junction teachers were honored guests at a Columbus Community club dinner Monday night. The event at the school gym included a 6:30 PM dinner, special hour music, and a talk by Jack Shelly of Des Moines at the school auditorium. Family night will be observed by the United Presbyterian church.
Thursday includes a church potluck at 6 30 p m followed by a program Mrs Jeanette Masonholder hosted Chapter CX meeting Monday sisterhood Harriet Moore spoke on Highways and Byways Lettie Thomas read a paper on Texas Next meeting October 18 at Mrs Carolyn Orr with Miss Adelia Orr speaking on Womens Part In Peace Rudolph Schlichting visited his daughter in Washington DC recently
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