Hucke Schafer Family Reunion Held at Weed Park
The fifth Hucke-Schafer family reunion drew 60 attendees at Weed park club house. Acting President H. T. Hucke led a business meeting with officers elected for 1927 and two group program committees arranging recitations, a playlet, games, and dancing. The sixth annual gathering is slated for August 30, 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hucke-Schafer
Weed Park
Weed Park Club House
H. T. Hucke
C. J. Hucke
J. H. Schafer
Mable Schuessler
Grace English Lutheran Women Host Tea for Church Fund
The Grace English Lutheran church Women’s Missionary society held an afternoon tea to raise general funds. Performances included songs by Marie Lindley and Caroline Liebbe, piano pieces by Katherine Gunzenhauser and Charles Richards, a duet by Mrs. Leland Lesher and Mrs. Elmus Richards, and a Light Brigade drill directed by Mrs. William Boldt and Mrs. J. Grimm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Missionary Society
Grace English Lutheran Church
Marie Lindley
Katherine Gunzenhauser
Caroline Liebbe
Charles Richards
Leland Lesher
Elmus Richards
Bernice Umlandt
The
Light Brigade Society
William Boldt
J. Grimm
Mission Society to Resume Regular Meetings Friday
The Women's Missionary society of the First Presbyterian church will resume Friday with an afternoon session in the church parlors at 2 30. Mrs Fred Van der Ploeg will present the devotional theme Paul the First Missionary and Mrs M A Barr will lead the lesson on Alaska. Thought for Rally Day will follow the roll call. The society's executive committee will meet Thursday evening after prayer meeting.
Queen Esther Circle Plans Fall Activities at First Methodist
The Queen Esther Circle of the First Methodist Episcopal church will hold its first fall meeting at 7 p m Friday in the church banquet rooms. Dues for the year will be collected and a work session will accompany the business meeting.
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Queen Esther Circle
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society Mite Box Opening
The annual mite box opening of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Episcopal church is scheduled for Friday at 3 PM. The event will be hosted by Mrs J H Kendrick at 1100 Mulberry Avenue with a program followed by an informal social hour.
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Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
First Methodist Episcopal Church
J. H. Kendig
Mulberry Avenue
Surprise Birthday Honoring Miss Hinman At Home
Miss Bessie Hinman was surprised by 20 friends at her Park Avenue home 216 as entertainment included games and music. Gifts were presented to the honoree. The Ladies Aid society meets Friday afternoon in the church parlors followed by a pot luck supper at Mrs Reed’s home 205 West Eleventh Street.
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Bessie Hinman
Park Avenue
0. F. Club
John Reed
West Eleventh Street
Bloomington League Meeting Postponed
The Bloomington Community League annual meeting at Bloomington Friends' church is postponed due to weather. The same program will be rescheduled later this month when roads and conditions permit. Subscribe for the Journal.
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Bloomington Community League
Bloomington Friends’ Church
Liquor Plant Seized in Raid at 1110 East Second Street
Sheriff Ed Sander and Deputy Sam Dye raided the home of Jesse Viner at 1110 East Second Street and seized a complete liquor operation on the second floor. Detectives recovered two copper stills, a gas heater, mash, finished liquor, and several barrels along with multiple gallons of liquor. Viner was reported to be out of the city.
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Ed Sander
Sam Dye
Jesse Viner
East Second Street
Viner
Duck Season Not Open Until 16th, Recorder States
The open duck season starts Sept. 16 under state law, says County Recorder G. C. Parks amid inquiries. Licenses surged in August with 285 issued, total to date 386. quail season opens Nov 1, 1927. muskrats have a closed season to Oct 15, 1928.
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G. C. Parks
Navy
Parks
Margaret Roach Hurt In Smash
Margaret Roach daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Roach of 1510 Mulberry avenue was injured to the neck and forehead in an automobile crash Sunday night twenty miles east of Moline She has been in Rock Island hospital since Sunday Her parents were returning from a vacation in Chicago when they collided with another car Details of the accident are not known
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Margaret Roach
John W. Roach
Mulberry Avenue
Moline
Rock Island Hospital
Auto registrations surpass last year in county total
Over 500 more cars were registered to date than in the same period in 1925. This year 7 544 vehicles vs 6 982 last year. Registration and transfer proceeds reached 1 725 for the past month with autos 1 107 50, trucks 205 and transfers 409.
Corn Makes Good Advance in Latest Iowa Yield Report
Des Moines Iowa September 1 AP corn made very good progress in the week ending August 31 though unusually variable with warm weather and adequate rain. Oats yield below average while Timothy seed yields are good with up to 16 bushels per acre reported. Fruit is abundant and hog cholera vaccination is widespread.
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Des Moines
South
Cass
Adair
Madison
Winnishick
Austria to spend 30.99 million on telephone system upgrade
Austria plans a 30.99 million dollar expenditure to improve its nationwide telephone network. The project aims to modernize infrastructure, enhance service reliability, and expand rural coverage.
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Austria
Automobiles Licensed in the Month
In the month 128 automobiles were licensed. M. G. Missel of Fairport received a license Tuesday for a new Ford two door sedan.
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M. G. Missel
Fairport
Telephone toll changes cut long distance rates in parts
Northwestern Bell announces rate shifts effective Oct 7 with lower long distance rates for distant calls and higher charges on shorter Illinois Missouri and Wisconsin routes. Midnight to 4 30 a m discounts drop from 75 percent to 50 percent with new 7 to 8 30 p m reduced period and 8 30 p m to 4 30 a m discounts about 50 percent.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Illinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
United States
Secretary Returns to Duties at Y W
Miss Mildred Kemble, girls' work secretary of the Muscatine YWCA, resumes duties after a month’s vacation. Miss Vilda Homan becomes general secretary and takes charge. Health education programs resume this month with the fall schedule set to begin September 13, announced director Ada Chalmers.
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Mildred Kemble
Muscatine
Muscatine High School Freshman Enrollment Reaches New High
Enrollment at Muscatine high school for the fall term reaches 643 with eighth grade graduates from city and rural schools registering. Principal F J Howe notes the freshman class may grow before classes begin Tuesday, surpassing last year’s opening figure of 630 as in city and rural registrations continue. The Lika Railway in Yugoslavia has opened a line linking Zagreb to the coast, boosting national connectivity.
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Muscatine High School
F. J. Howe
Muscatine Girl Among Top 12 in Des Moines Health Contest
Ruth Probst of Muscatine county ranked among the top 12 with 97.9 points in the state fair health examinations. She is the first Muscatine entrant to reach this level, part of the Wapsie Best club, as Iowa farm girls outperform boys in health tests though boys have better pastures. Doctors note boys eat too much meat and not enough vegetables. Today's scores decide Iowa's health champion.
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Ruth Probst
Muscatine County
Des Moines
Ruth
Farm Bureau
Wapsie Best Club
Iowa
Freight derailed as switch misset in yard incident
Five freight cars were thrown from the Rock Island tracks in local yards last night when a switch set for through traffic was aligned opposite. The derailed cars piled against stock cars. one stock car was badly smashed while others had minor damage.
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Rock Island
Rainy Month Ends With High Total Weather Report
The Muscatine rainfall for August reached 6.86 inches, more than double July and nearly triple August 1925. The heaviest period was Aug 17–20 with 3.15 inches, causing the first local flood in years. Night forecasts call for more rain and cloudy unsettled weather with cool days elsewhere.
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Muscatine
U S Senate Debate on Court Entrance Reservation
The article notes stalled US Senate action over United States entrance and veto power in court participation. M Markovitch argues that mere participation is acceptable but veto power makes the reservation unacceptable as the session moves quickly.
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M. Rolin
League
International Court of Justice
United States
Council of the
League of Nations
Latin-America
United States Senate
M. Markovitch
Obituary of Lewis Bennett Lee from Letts Iowa
Lewis Bennett Lee born March 26 1868 in Decatur Michigan died August 27 1926 at his Letts Iowa home aged 57 years 5 months 7 days He moved to Iowa in 1892 and married Tillie C Dallmerer Columbus Junction Iowa The family residence was in Letts with seven children surviving including M Louise Hendrickson and Russell V Lee The obituary notes his moral character and Woodmen of America affiliation Funeral was August 28 led by Rev R L La Mott at the family home with singing and flowers arranged by Mrs M C Ross and Mrs E R McCormick Burial in Letts cemetery
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Lewis Bennett Lee
Bennett
Lucy Ann Lee
Decatur
Michigan
Letts Town
Iowa
Tillie C. Dallmerer
Columbus Junction
Wyman PD
Ceais
Ve M
J. W. Hendrickson Owin
Russell V
Winnifred
Oakdale
Helen Maxwell
Edward
Mich
Fredericf Stroet
S. Dakota
J. H. Hamlin
Ellsworth Graham
T! Modern Woodmen of America
Camp Muscatine
R. L. la Mott
Packwood
L. E. Farsons
M. C Ross
E. R. McCormick
L. A. Gipple
E. H. Dodder
Ulric Garrett
J. T. Paullins
Hugh Newell
Nelson Meeker
Letts Cemetery
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Miss Hinman
Ladies’ Aid Society
Protestant Evangelical Church
Bloomington
Journal
Nichols
Carl Ryans
Julia Warner
D. C
Stalion
Josemir ‘Lanunsnt
THAN
Agtra
DEA
Recorder States
Theats
Sues Witta
Wrigley’s P. K. Chewing Sweet
Wrigley’s
Bevin
Y. W
Lika
Yugoslavia
Zagreb
Junger Maennerchor
Chicago
OLD Peoples
Tri-Cities Symphony Orchestra
Armory
Purity Drug Store
Axel Grocery
Muscatine Lighting Co
Latin America
Senor Buero
Uryugy
Senor Sumeta
Venezuela
U. S
Brower Oil CO
Third Street
RADIO
Tee Yet Furniture CO
Iowa Avenue
Muscatine, Iowa
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