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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1950
Page
3
In Conesville a crowd of about eight thousand attended a free watermelon event by Singleton and Son truck growers. An estimated 20 tons were served as ideal weather drew motorists from wide areas. Traffic officers helped manage a long southbound queue near the Singleton farm amid carnival atmosphere and busy concession stands.
Legion and Auxiliary members from Iowa first district gather in Muscatine Tuesday for a one day fall conference. About 700 attendees expected with speakers including Des Moines officials Robert H. Bush Blanche G. Alibee and Mrs E E Ward and Davenport Paul Tornquist. The day features registration at 9 930 am business meetings talks by top leaders and a 630 pm district banquet at the YWCA with Rep Tom Martin reportedly planning to attend.
West Liberty reports a large crowd at St. Joseph's parish dedication of a new pressed brick church cost 75000 dollars. Bishop Ralph L. Hayes led rites and preached on church teaching authority while Rev. Leo Sterck and others assisted. Music by St Ambrose College Choir accompanied Solemn High Mass. The site replaces a church burned in 1946 with earlier worship in a theater and a quonset hut.
Two lawsuits seeking 25 000 in damages over the drowning of 15 year old Fairport boy on April 1 were dismissed in district court. Robert Cole the victim’s father Lloyd Cole dismissed the cases. The defendant in both actions was not named in the excerpt.
Word reaches Muscatine of the death in Peoria of Edna M. Robins 56 a former resident of Muscatine Mrs Robins is remembered for her ties to the community and her years in Muscatine.
Died in St Francis hospital Peoria after two weeks illness. Born June 25 1894 in Muscatine daughter of Louis and Louise Kautz married Clyde A Robins in 1915. Lived 20 years in Peoria at 1312 North Perry Av. Past commander Army Mothers club and past worthy matron of Order of Eastern Star. Survived by mother Mrs Kautz three sons Clyde Jr Robert P Jack D and three brothers Howard Louis Elmer.
The horse possesses the largest eyes among land animals after the elephant, a trait that supports exceptional vision in daylight and darkness.
City Engineer R. J. Halpin announced near completion of improvements to the Muscatine slough dam pumping station. A concrete jacket now surrounds the three foot iron intake pipe to anchor it and a steel grate protects the mouth. Two worn downstream gates are being replaced and the improvements aim to prevent debris entry and pipe damage.
The pumping station is designed to keep slough water above the dam at a constant level when water is not pumped so as to facilitate runoff from water emptying from South Muscatine storm sewer outlets.
Joanne Dunn Gibson and Sidney De Wayne Newnam, both from Des Moines, wed at Westminster United Presbyterian Church in Des Moines. Attendants included Mrs. F. A. Dunn and Mrs. Robert Earle. best man was Robert R. McKirahan. After a reception the couple left for California. The bride studied at William and Mary College and works for Home Federal Savings and Loan. The groom is a Columbus High School and University of Iowa alumnus, employed by Hawkeye Casualty in Des Moines.
Virginia claims about 3000 miles of navigable fishing waters. The figure highlights the state’s extensive waterways supporting fishing and related activities.
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