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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1952
Page
8
In 1903 Dr. Charles Saunders planted a grain of marquis wheat that grew into a national staple, boosting North American harvests to about 300 million bushels by 1918 and reshaping agricultural output across the region.
ED Corrigan notes the South and Far West dominate college football as the season enters the second half. Michigan State remains the Midwest power, while Wisconsin Illinois Penn and Oklahoma shape title races. Syracuse falls to Michigan State, Coast teams California UCLA and Southern California pace the undefeated Coast league race for a Rose Bowl bid.
A 94 year old manufacturer seeks a full time salesman for Muscatine and eastern Iowa counties to sell about 760 sanitary maintenance items to 108 Industrial Institutional and Commercial classes. Average commissions are 24 percent with weekly payouts. Must be over 35 with a late model car and able to earn upward of 8000 per year. Interview Wednesday and Thursday at Hotel Blackhawk Davenport. Also new automatic floor waxer offering 125 percent profit from Smith Inc Greenfield Mane.
The page mixes multiple farm for sale notices from Muscatine area sellers including W. J. Knight and Frank Yeries plus Nichols and Moscow ads. It also reports college football results with Maryland, Georgia Tech, Duke, Virginia, Notre Dame, Minnesota, and others posting wins including Notre Dame over Purdue and Maryland over Navy.
Help wanted for a night position targeting a female applicant with a pleasing personality and a car. The ad promises flexible hours, rapid advancement, full training, and income that can add 45 to 75 dollars weekly, with a national organization. Address for applications is Gerald H. Lauzon, 4809 Pleasant Ave, Minneapolis. Also seeks a woman to do general house work in a modern country home with year round work, box 160, Illinois City, Illinois.
The New Grant store seeks applicants for art goods, stationery, drapery, pet shop and hosiery departments with training provided. Women needed for factory work with rotating two week shifts from 7 am to 7 am. Apply Mrs. Stock or Celon Co by phone 4380.
Local ads seek a female applicant for clerical work at Montgomery Ward no experience required but high school education is needed. All benefits offered. Apply to Mr. Peterson. Also a check out position in the Magnus Laun dry cleaning department at 208 East Fourth Street. Apply in person to A. R. Howe.
Job listing seeking a machinist for tool room duties at Schmarie Tool and Engineering Co. Duties include setup, operation, and inspection of precision tooling. Applicants should have relevant experience, able to read blueprints, and work with standard shop instruments.
C L Jennings of New London Iowa invites contact via write or phone district office phone 133 West Grand T C Parker as field supervisor. Spencer supports individually designed gold by registered representative. Lillie Schreura 112 West 5th phone 169 offers hand loomed bugs in attractive patterns any size. Mrs Schauland 1012 Cypress phone 3132 W sells hand loomed goods.
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