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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1952
Page
9
A 10 year old girl at a New Jersey amusement park blew a 20 inch bubble gum bubble. Norman Hutson, 50, president of a Philadelphia firm that makes bubble gum, laments his own limits with false teeth. The bubble gum industry has grown to about 40 million dollars annually.
Letts school Band Mothers club plans a concert by the Morrell Male Chorus on Oct. 14 at 7 45 p m at Letts school. Committees for publicity tickets kitchen table and coffee are named and Mrs Forrest Townsley presides at the planning meeting. Also reported is a 45th wedding anniversary open house for Mr. and Mrs John Ritter attended by about 50 friends with gifts cards and flowers.
The P. M. Musser Public Library announces new titles across history, travel, and fiction. Notable works include Chicago memories by Robert Casey, Tallulah Bankhead’s autobiography, Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan’s Glitter and the Gold, Daughter of Confucius by Wong Su Ling, and Lincoln A Picture Story Of His Life edited by Stefan Lorant. New Youth picks feature Lasso Your Heart and Bold Venture. Classic novels such as East of Eden and The Road appear among arrivals.
Lea presided at the business session and Sweetland WSCS scheduled Family Nights for December through March on the first Tuesday evenings. Hostesses were Ruby Moorhead Faye Doerfer and Florence Shepard. Classes 1 1 6 7 will run potluck and entertainment duties with March focusing on the YA class. A lunch at the Hereford sale in Davenport on Jan 8 was approved. The group designated Oct 25 31 for prayer and self denial and donated to a life patron membership for Mrs Edwin Voight. Members included many named wives and neighbors. November’s meeting will be led by Eva Shepard committee with Tallie Derby Evelyn Pace Nellie Connor and Betty Hetzler. Tillie Kretschmar presents the lesson.
Busy Bee Sunday school class hosted a wiener roast Monday at the local park with attendees including Wanda Anthony Bernice Bergen Lea Rae Gast Joyce Robertson Leona Jerrel Ellen Hicks Alma Hurlbert and Marlys Hendrix. Community notices record residents visiting relatives and attending weddings and society meetings across Grandview and nearby towns.
The Cedar Valley Community club held its annual Hallowe en party at Mrs. Clella Kline s home with the theme Accident Prevention. A playlet titled Accidents Do Hap pen was performed by Mrs. Viola Johnson Mrs. Evelyn Meyers and Mrs. Jeola Gregg. A safety paper was read by Mrs. Etta Merchant. Beryl Ruess won the best costume prize. Refreshments were provided by the host committee. Several guests and members attended, including Mrs. Mary Jean Fiderlein and Mrs. Martha Rissenour, with numerous others listed among the members. Additional notes mention visits by Mrs. Clara Leith and Fred Kaut and a WSCS conference trip to Des Moines by Mrs. Ed Norman accompanied by others.
Britain ends tea rationing after twelve years as Food Minister Geoffrey Lloyd George announces the removal of price controls on tea. The change comes into effect Sunday, signaling a return to normal consumer prices for the popular beverage.
The mayor and Borough Council of Patterson New Jersey ordered Borough Attorney Arthur Messinee to start foreclosure on a one acre parcel for 11 years of unpaid property taxes. Messinee located the owner, but the borough was the culprit and took over the property by foreclosure in 1941.
Anamosa state men's reformatory inmate Carl Harms 22 was found Thursday night hiding in an unused boiler and returned to his cell Friday after disappearing at lunch Wednesday.
A Western titled Three-Notch Cameron by William MacDonald is discussed among works including Juni per Tree by Faith Baldwin and contributions by Eleanor Lothrop. The note places Cameron in a frontier setting with older authors shaping the genre.
In New Hampton two 3-year-old twins, James Brummond and his brother Robert, underwent separate surgeries for appendicitis. While James was being moved from the operating room, Robert began experiencing side pain and also required an appendectomy.
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