Display Honors James Norman Hall With Private Collection
Books letters and manuscripts from Carroll Coleman’s private collection form a display in the State University of Iowa library lobby. Grace van Wormer arranged items by Hall including Mutiny on the Bounty and Men Against the Sea. Hall’s posthumous autobiography and Oh Millersville! manuscripts are featured.
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Carroll Coleman
Muscatine
State University of Iowa Library
Iowa City
Grace van Wormer
James Norman Hall
Hall
Colfax
Pitcairn Island
University
Coleman
Fern Gravel
England
Last Rites Held for John J Stelzner at Riley Funeral Home
Funeral services were conducted Monday at 2 pm for John J Stelzner who died Friday at his home 1402 Kansas Street. Rev Ralph Johnson led the service with Eva Kramer as organist. Flower attendants included Helen Ellis Jeanette Graham and Lena Clodfielder. Pallbearers were George Clodfelder Ford Hinbaugh Jr Clarente Ellis Robert Opel Glen Pantel and Cleve McDonald. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Riley
John J. Stelzner
Kansas Street
Ralph Johnson
Eva Kramer
Raynard James Ang
Helen Ellis
Jeanette Graham
Lena Clodfielder
George Clodfielder
Ford Hinbaugh, Jr
Clarente Ellis
Robert Opel
Glen Pantel
Cleve McDonald
Greenwood Cemetery
Funeral services for Raymond A. Fix held in Kansas City
Raymond A. Fix of 120 West Fulham avenue died Saturday in a Kansas City hospital from injuries from an automobile accident. Services were at 2:30 p m at the Fairbanks Home for Funerals with Rev M D Kilver of Grace Lutheran church officiating. Mary Jane Hucke sang with organist Mrs Eva Kramer. Pallbearers were Floyd Fix Donald Fix Leo Fix Rolland Fix Harold Fix and Harland Wunderlich. The American Legion gave rites at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Raymond A. Fix
West
Fulham Avenue
Kansas City
Fairbanks Home
M. D. Kilver
Grace Lutheran Church
Mary Jane Hucke
Eva Kramer
Floyd Fix
Donald Fix
Leo Fix
Rolland Fix
Harold Fix
Harland
Jane Stanley Elected Muscatine Lov'sa MYF Sub-District President
Jane Stanley of the First Methodist Church in Muscatine was elected president of the Muscatine Lov'sa County Sub-District Methodist Youth Fellowship at a rally in Wapello. Other officers include Donald Scott vice president Kathy Terry secretary Marilyn Hoben treasurer Sharon Schmidt community service Howard Hayes world fellowship Cliff Hammann recreation Don Klebe worship and evangelism. J Sylvester Smith spoke on Give to Live, Phyllis Chrisinger led devotions, and 120 attended the event with food donations valued at 408 dollars. Churches from multiple towns attended.
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Jane Stanley
First Methodist Church
Muscatine
Muscatine-Lov'sa County
Methodist
Wapello
Donald Scott
High Prairie
Kathy Terry
First Methodisst
Malilyn Hoben
Sharon Schmidt
Spangler Chapel
Howard Hayes
World Fellowship
Cliff Hammann
First Methodist
Park Avenue
Spangler
Island
Musserville
First Church of the
Mrs. Minnie Knoll Ream of Oakville Dies at 66
Minnie Knoll Ream age 66 of Oakville died at Mercy hospital Burlington at 6 15 am. She had lived in Des Moines county forty years. Born March 11 1886 to Joseph and Monika Knoll she married Ellenson in 1904. he died in 1913. Survived by mother Mrs. Knoll three sons Bruce Edwin Oakville and Robert Tucson Ariz one brother Lewis Knoll three sisters Lena Carriker Alvin Berkey Thomas Dossett and six grandchildren. Funeral at Dudgeon in Wapello Thursday 2 pm with burial in Wapello cemetery.
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Wapello
Minnie Knoll Ream
Oakville
Mercy Hospital
Burlington
Des Moines
Joseph
Monika Lezmpel Knoll
Joh Ellenson
John Reamwich
Joseph Knoll
Hillsboro
Bruce
Edwin Ream
Robert Ream
Tucson
Ariz
Lewis Knoll
Lena Carriker
Alvin Berkey
Thomas Dossett
Dudgeon Funeral Home
Wapello Cemetery
Rail disaster in Maine claims four workers
Four railroad section hands died and about twenty were injured when a Bangor and Aroostook freight train collided head on with their motorized work train on a curve near Ft Kent Maine on Monday.
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Ft. Kent
Bangor
Aroos
Mrs Shinabarger, 86, Dies After Illness in Muscatine
Mrs Belle Shinabarger, 86, longtime Muscatine resident, died at 8 a.m. at her home on Mulberry Avenue after several weeks of illness. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday at George M. Wittich Funeral Home with Dr. J. M. Kennedy. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include son Glen Shinabarger of Lancaster, PA. daughters Mrs C. P. Phillips and Mrs Jeanne Jahnke of Muscatine and Mrs Raymond C. Jeffries of Davenport. eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. eight siblings preceded her.
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Belle Shinabarger
Muscatine
Mulberry Avenue
Geo. M. Wittich
J. M. Kennedy
First Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Shinabarger
Washington County
Iowa
Robert
Eliza Aiken Fisher
Frank C. Shinabarger
Washington
Julia Elizabeth
Glen Shinabarger
Lancaster
Korea
Ruth Elizabeth
Community Visitors and Health Notices In Lone Tree area
Groups visit Lone Tree homes with many relatives and friends staying for weekends. Notable events include a bridge party hosted by Mrs. Young, Agnes Schmidt closing a cafe and heading to Texas, multiple visits from out of state, a birth of a daughter to Pvt and Mrs Marvin Schuessler, and obituaries for Milton Kooyman. Hazel Max in Coles marries William Wallace in Carson City Colorado.
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Ruth McCollum
Kokoma
Ind
Lloyd Young
Young
Agnes Schmidt
Texas
John Ziegler
Fern Garrett
Patricia
Cedar Rapids
Independence
Gertrude Goodhue
Oscar Wiese
Don Lantz
Texarkana
Ark
E. C. Wolford
Cecil Daniels
Jon
Choska
Oelwein
Marvin Schuesster
Anchorage
Alaska
Arthur Schuessler
Lone Tree
Ed Hogan
Iowa City
Milton Kooyman
Huron
S. D
Letha Hilton
Kooyman
Hazel Max
Coles
William Wallace
Carson City
Colo
Wallace
Scheduling Updates Biz at YWCA and local notices
An organizational meeting for girls basketball is set at the YWCA for 7 30 p.m. Thursday. Suzanne Stevens, daughter of Mrs J B Stevens, is a Cornell College sophomore active in campus groups. A St Marys PTA rummage sale time was moved to 9 30 a.m. Wednesday due to Home Society schedule conflicts.
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YWCA
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Suzanne Stevens
J. B. Stevens
Cornell
Suzane
Delphi
St. Mary’s Pta
Home Society
Am Can and Air Stocks Edge Mixed in Trading
Market summaries show Am Can trading to end near session lows while aviation firms like Boeing and Bendix Ay show modest gains. Traders note mixed demand across sectors with small moves by Am Rad and Am Smelt reflecting uncertain macro outlook.
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Bendix Ay
Beth St
Boeing Air J
Case Jr W
Callie E. Martin Services Set for Thursday
Funeral services for Callie E. Martin 87 will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ralph J. Wittich Funeral Home in Muscatine. The Rev. James H. Sloan will officiate with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Martin, born April 7, 1865, in Muscatine, was the daughter of Henry J. and Amelia Hillers Martin. Surviving are brother William F. Martin and sister Charlotte Friedrich, both of Muscatine, plus seven nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and four brothers.
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Ralph J. Wittich
Callie E. Martin
James H. Sloan
North Circuit of Methodist Churches
Greenwood Cemetery
Miss Miller
Muscatine
Henry J
Amelia Hillers Martin
William F. Martin
Charlotte Friedrich
Fire incidents and hydrant upgrades in Muscatine
Fire crews battled a brush fire along the levee on West Front street at 2:15 a.m. Tuesday and a grass fire near Front and Cedar streets at 2:15 a.m. The Kochneff home at 852 Newell Avenue was mentioned in a 5:16 p.m. Monday incident. The Muscatine Water Department installed five new fire hydrants at Clifford Street and Hope Avenue in Newell Heights, Sherman Street, Isett Avenue at the county shed, and Division Street and Oneida Avenue, as reported by Fire Chief Paul Meerdink.
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Kochneff
Newell Avenue
West Front Street
Front
Cedar Streets
Muscatine
Municipal Water Department
Paul Meerdink
Clifford Street
Hope Avenue
Newell Heights
Sherman Street
Isett Avenue
County
Division Street
Oneida Avenue
Golden Rule Class of Spangler Chapel Supper Meeting
The Golden Rule class of Spangler Chapel held a potluck supper and program at the Schweitzers home. Merrill Satterthwaite led in the president and VP absence. Contests by Mc Connaha and Miller families entertained. awards went to Hoeksema Haynes Houseman Schweitzer Satterthwaite TeStrake. Otto Eden won the purse contest. The next meeting was announced with TeStrake Hoeksema and Shield in charge.
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Spangler Chapel
Harry Schweitzer
Merrill Satterthwaite
William McConnaha
John Miller
Jake Hoeksema
Otis Haynes
Effie Houseman
Elsie Schweitzer
Fred Satterthwaite
Velma TeSt
McFates Return From Two Week Kansas Trip
Mr and Mrs Harvey McFate of rural route 4 return from a two week vacation spent with their son Ralph McFate and family in Wichita Kansas their daughter Mrs Jess Bordman and family in Harlan Missouri and Mr McFates brother Clark McFate and family in Norwood Missouri They also toured the Ozark mountains.
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Harvey McFate
Ralph McFate
Wichita, Kas
Jess Bordman
Harlan, Mo
McFate
Clark McFate
Norwood
Ozark Mountains
Wards Return Home After Visiting in City
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Ward leave Sunday for Washington D C after visiting Mrs. Ward's mother Mrs Lola Zeug at 119 Iowa avenue and brothers Jay P Zeug 1115 Iowa avenue and W H Zeug 517 Woodlawn avenue. They came here from Houston Texas where their son Craig is enrolled at the State university.
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E. M. Ward
Washington, D. C
New Officers for Junior CDA Installed at St Marys
New officers of the Junior Catholic Daughters were installed Sunday at St Marys hall with Mrs John Klein Jr in charge. The staff includes Pat OToole president Agnes Kook vice president Marie Noll secretary Mary Ann Tietje reporter and Denise Ales organist.
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CDA
St. Mary’s Hall
John Klein, Jr
Pat O'Toole
Agnes Kook
Marie Noll
Mary Ann Tietje
Denise Ales
Chicago Produce USDA live poultry prices steady
Fully steady prices with receipts of 1 968 coops. F O B paying prices unchanged to a cent per pound higher. Heavy hens 21.5 to 24, light hens 17.5 to 19.5, roosters 29 to 31, fryers or broilers 32 to 33.5, old roosters 18 to 20, ducklings 33, young toms 31.5 to 32.
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USDA
Ex-WAC Head To Back Eisenhower
A Democrats for Eisenhower group formed with Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby as its head. Citizens for Eisenhower Nixon headquarters announced the new organization Monday. Hobby, co publisher and editor of The Houston Post, was the first director of the Women’s Army Corps.
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New York
Democrats For Eisenhower
Oveta Culp Hobby
Houston
Citizens For Eisenhower-Nixon
Lone Tree Band Selected for SUI Homecoming Parade
Lone Tree school marching band will march in the State University of Iowa 41st annual homecoming parade on Friday evening Oct 24. They join 11 bands and groups in the since event. Donna Schuessler has been chosen as second soprano for the Iowa State Teachers College choir in Cedar Falls and is first soprano in the campus chapel choir. Margaret Ann Burr was chosen as first soprano in the Cornell College choir and plans Delphe activity. The choir gained national reputation after performing at the national convention of music teachers in Philadelphia and on three national radio programs.
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Lone Tree
Lone Tree School
State University of Iowa
Donna Schuessler
Arthur Schuessler
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Donna
Margaret Ann Burr
Lloyd Burr
Cornell College
Margaret
Delphe
National Convention of Music Teachers
Philadelphia
Weaver Named Director of Veteran Group For Eisenhower
William O. Weaver of Wapello has been named a director of an Iowa veterans for Eisenhower group. Ralph Neppel of Carroll, Medal of Honor winner, was named chairman to lead the drive for the Republican nominee. Frank Miles of Des Moines, 1946 Democratic gubernatorial nominee, was chosen as director.
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William O. Weaver
Wapello
Iowa
Eisenhower Organization
Associated Press
Des Moines
Ralph Neppel
Carroll
Frank Miles
Chicago Potatoes Market Report
USDA market note shows steady tone for potato shipments with 749 total U S. deliveries. Colorado red McClures quoted 4.85 to 5.25, Idaho russets 5.05 to 5.30, Minnesota North Dakota pon tines 4.90 to 5.15, Washington russets 5.20.
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USDA
U. S
Colorado
Idaho
Minnesota
Stevenson Aims To Win New York Electoral Votes
Gov Adlai E Stevenson, fresh from Illinois rally crowds, launches a 12 state tour focusing on New York 45 electoral votes. He criticizes Eisenhower and Taft, touts farm aid, and trumpets Democratic gains in Congress against GOP opposition.
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New York
Springfield
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Congress
Chicago Cash Grain Prices and Grades Report
Chicago cash grain quotes list wheat corn oats barley field seeds and soybeans with No 2 and No 3 yellow corn prices ranging around 1.60 to 2.93 per bushel and notes origin Illinois Indiana and track country station. prices shown for old and new crops and various sample grades.
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Chicago
Northwest
Indiana
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