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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1952
Page
9
Large hog run trims prices 25 to 50 cents lower on butcher weights as sows stay steady. Cattle and sheep stay mostly steady though ewes weaken. demand fair and lots light. Prices range from 10.75 to 34.00 for various cattle and calf classes with hogs at lower late sale levels.
Slaughter lambs stay near steady after Thursday's weak close with bids 8.00 to 14.00. Top quotes reach 24.25 to 24.50 while odd lots bring 23.50 to 24.00. Yearlings absent and slaughter ewes show limited weakness at 5.00 to 5.25, some 5.50.
The House of Lords orders pubs in government subsidized housing developments to set aside a soft drinks room as part of a new look for traditional English pubs.
A statewide estimate shows Ohio contains about 3,500,000 acres of meadow hay. The figure reflects the scale of forage land vital to agriculture and livestock feeding in the state.
A large crowd attended the Purebred Poland China sale at Dennis Christianson farm near Conesville. Buyers came from Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin. Twenty seven boars averaged $93 and 40 gifts averaged $64. Top boar at $185 went to Howard Lenker Wilton Junction. Top gift at $92.50 went to Charles Maas Evansville Wis.
Twenty four neighbors from Trinity Community near Wilton gathered with corn pickers tractors and wagons to harvest about 18 acres for Clarence Baker bedridden by illness. The women prepared noon dinner in the Trinity Evan gelical and Reformed church basement.
Lotus chapter 320 Order of the Eastern Star held Monday night at the Masonic temple with members from Letts Nichols Lone Tree Iowa City West Branch Davenport Tipton Atalissa Wilton Rock Rapids and Anchorage Alaska present. Guest officers performed initiatory work and 86 attended refreshments followed. Committees included Mrs Myrtle Smith Bertha Packman Barbara Wuestenberg Mary Jean Federlien Vernon Ress Maybelle Johansen Josephine Webb Jean Kirby. November meeting will honor all brothers with a supper prior.
Results of the Muscatine Island sweet potato show sponsored by the Fruitland Go Getters Four-H club at Island country fair were announced. Prizes totaled 19 dollars with awards for best 15 potatoes best looking shingle pack most interesting freak and largest potato. Top finishers include Dana Peterson Jimmy Bartenhagen Dick Bartenhagen LeRoy Screnbenen George Schmidt and Janice Bartenhagen among 23 entries showing good quality despite fewer participants than last year.
A Cedar River potluck dinner at the Carey cottage brought together Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Hardin and Mr. and Mrs. Al Redden of Waterloo Miss Mollie Flater of Cedar Rapids Dr. and Mrs. Dick Williams of Moline Dr. Guy Flater Jr of Galesburg and others from West Liberty Muscatine and Long Beach. Birthday celebrations honored Mrs. J. J. Griggs and Mrs. Anna Oberman visited from Long Beach alongside Paul Oberman family.
Letts Chapter No. 370 Order of the Eastern Star held its October meeting with 30 in attendance. Mrs. Twila Dodder will represent the chapter at the Iowa Grand Chapter sessions in Des Moines next week. Refreshments followed. the November refreshment committee is named. Mrs. Reddick hosted a mothers’ meeting for the Methodist junior choir and the Rev Mrs Jardine assigned robes making, tying, robing, and lunch duties. A MYF group attended the Wapello festival with Letts booth showcasing a miniature chancel and items sent to Methodist institutions. the event was a sub district rally for Muscatine and Louisa counties.
Oren Morrow, 58, was fatally wounded Thursday when his shotgun fired as he crawled through a fence while hunting on his farm near Delta. The incident occurred during a hunt on his property.
Charles Nortman and family join Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hildebrand and family and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Phelps and families for the Hildebrand’s 41st anniversary celebration. Mary circle at the Methodist church met with 21 members and two visitors at Lucy Nichols home.
George Patterson was installed as president of the Toastmasters club at a Hotel Muscatine meeting. He replaces Jim Ryan who resigned due to other duties. New officers include E. E. Arvidson as vice president Jim Kent treasurer Cliff Loveless secretary Wally Mann sergeant at arms and Robert Sweany educational services chair.
Muscatine High School band and chorus launch the 1000 club drive to boost public awareness of the music department. Seven programs are planned including a combined Navy Day concert and guest artists with the Messiah performance on December 14. Faculty advisors are Max Collins and Gordon McLean.
Jake More, Democratic state central chair, says major revolt exists in the State Bureau of Investigation against chief R. W. Nebergall. He claims ten of eighteen agents protest to Public Safety Commissioner Pearl McMurry over training limits and use of expensive equipment. Nebergall calls it political propaganda.
Washington reports that Tighe Woods will announce plans to set up many local price control boards as a step toward decentralization. Each board will have at least five volunteers handling local price case rulings, policing rules, and advising on new legislation to Congress.
Word comes of the death of the Rev L E Kettelkamp former Muscatine pastor who died October 22 in Decatur Illinois Funeral services were held at 230 PM at South Fork Methodist Church in Nokomis Illinois for seven years he served as pastor of the Cedar Street Methodist Church in Muscatine
At Larry Jensen home the Goshen Four-H club chose Don Schmidt to run for county office and named Virgil Meyers as campaign speaker. Plans for a county theater party and potluck supper were discussed. Refreshments were served with entertainment by Glen Jensen, Larry Jensen, and Melvin Essex.
The New York Court of Appeals unanimously upholds a 12 year jail term for Harry Gross 36 accused of masterminding a multi million dollar gambling ring in New York City He is jailed as trials continue against 30 NYPD officers alleged to protect his $20 million a year bookmaking empire.
The Seventy-Six Coleens and Spirit of Seventy-Six Four-H clubs held an installation ceremony during their annual meeting and potluck supper. Patricia O Tool e served as installing officer for the girls with Dorothy O Toole as president and Dick Noll elected president for the boys club. Leaders include Noel Townsley and others. about 75 people attended.
City of Muscatine Iowa invites alternate sealed bids for excavation and installation of a sanitary sewer from Newell Heights Addition to Logan Street. Two alternates cover trenching depth and shoring with 15 inch vitrified clay pipe and two man holes. Bid deadline October 0 1952 at 5 pm CST. bids opened that evening.
On October 23 1952 the clerk opened a will for Charles Howard deceased The hearing for probate is set for November 19 1952 at the district court Anyone interested may appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted Probate notice issued by Clerk H H Hanson and attorneys Fishburn & Fishburn.
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