Grade Schools Start Banking in Muscatine
More than half of the grade school pupils opened or reopened savings accounts as banking began in the schools. Beatrice Wolfe of Thrift Incorporated spoke on thrift and regular saving, noting 72 percent participation last year. Local banks sponsor the project with weekly lessons. high school banking starts last Wednesday.
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McKinley
Jackson
Garfield
Washington
Jefferson
Grant
Franklin
Lincoln
Chicago
Beatrice Wolfe
Thrift Incorporated
Muscatine
Wolfe
Muscatine passes 7,000 car registrations
For the first time Muscatine County records over 7,000 automobiles registered with 7,040. This exceeds last year's period by 507 cars and surpasses the 1924 yearly total of 6,676. Registration is expected to rise after Oct 1 when one quarter of the yearly fee is due for new licenses.
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Muscatine
Brewers Expect Real Beer to Come Back and President Resigns
Newark Sept 28 Christian W Feigenspan president of the Christian Feigenspan Brewery resigns as president of the United States Brewers association over opposition to talks with the anti saloon league on Volstead act modification The association denies plans to meet and says beer will return as a patentable light lager like the wartime 2 and a half percent article according to Hugh F Fox the executive secretary
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Newark
N. J
Christian W. Feigenspan
Christian Feigenspan Brewery
United States Brewers’ Association
Antisaloon League
Anti-Saloon League
Hugh F. Fox
Association
Grace Hawks granted divorce in district court
Grace B Hawks was awarded a divorce from William Hawks in a decree signed by District Judge D W Jackson. Thompson and Thompson were her attorneys. The judge approved the executor’s report for Rita A Tyrrell and other estate actions involving Keystone View company, P C Peyton, and W A Cooper.
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Grace B. Hawks
William Hawks
D. W. Jackson
Thompson & Thompson
Jackson
A. S. Lawence
Rita A. Tyrrell
Keystone View Company
P. C. Peyton
Fishburn & Fishburn
W. A. Cooper
Hattie Elizabeth Cooper
Phil J. Ryan
Fred Bowman
Ryan
Bowman
H. M. Bartlett
Hanley & Hanley
Elizabeth Knapp
Louis G. Knapp
J. F. Devitt
Class committe es chosen at school
Nominating committees to select candidates for class offices have been named for the junior and senior classes at the high school. Members of the sophomore and freshman class nominating committees will be selected late today. Election of class officers probably will be sometime during the next week.
Fire at Mrs. Raymond Lewis home above Ed ward's Grocery
An explosion from a kerosene stove at Mrs. Raymond Lewis residence above Ed ward's Grocery at the corner of Second Street and Mulberry Avenue was quickly extinguished with only minor damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Lewis
Edward
Second Street
Mulberry Avenue
Five Girls Placed in Juvenile Home After Farm Parties
Five girls alleged to join all night parties with young men at a Des Moines area farm have been placed in a juvenile home after questioning. Delinquency charges may be filed against others. The youths who attended the events are over 18 and not under juvenile court jurisdiction. investigation continues.
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Des Moines
Automobile Strikes Buggy Near Muscatine
C Walton of one mile east of Muscatine said a motor car struck his buggy as he entered the city near Lincoln school. The car turned the rear axle and mounted the curb before stopping. The driver gave the name Sam Leet of Hotel Muscatine, which Walton found to be unlisted. no description of the vehicle was remembered.
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C. Walton
Muscatine
Walton
Lincoln School
Sam Leet
Girl at Wapello Takes Own Life
Ruth McCullough 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs R C McCullough of Wapello Ia shot herself in her room. Despondent over ill health and overwork to catch up after leaving school, she had attended the State Teachers College Cedar Falls and summer school at Boulder Colorado. She was a 1924 graduate of the local high school and had been active socially.
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Wapello
Ruth McCullough
R. C. McCullough
Sioux City Eyes Gasoline Sales City Plan
Sioux City may become an active gasoline dealer as the legal department studies the council’s rights. Mayor Stewart Gilman said citizens pay 4 cents more per gallon than in other Iowa cities and urged the city to buy by the carload to reduce prices for residents.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Stewart Gilman
Communist Barred From International Conference Absence Protests Policy
Columbus Neb Sept 23 A P Congressman Edgar Howard of Nebraska will skip the inter parliamentary union conference and the Carnegie endowment banquet in New York in protest of Shapurji Saklatvala being barred from the conference. Howard says attending would approve Kellogg’s action in barring the British communist and would penalize Saklatvala for championing Indian freedom.
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Columbus
Neb
A. P
Shapurji Saklatvala
House of Commons
Edgar Howard
Nebraska
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
New York
Howard
Kellogg
Saklatvala
India
United States
Advertising Vital to Newspaper Progress
Advertising underpins modern newspapers by funding affordable, accurate news and features. The Associated Advertising Clubs of the World note that ads support education and entertainment cost effectively, enabling papers to publish rich editorials and information at low prices. Rudyard Kipling is referenced in the piece.
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Associated Advertising Clubs
Association
Rudyard Kipling
Baylor to Play Rockne's Crew
Chicago dispatch reports early football outlooks as Notre Dame faces Baylor in a pivotal opener. Rockne foresees possible two defeats, with green players to be tested, while Notre Dame captain Glenn Crowe leads a fledgling squad.
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Baylor
Rockne
Chicago
Ill
Notre Dame
Glenn Crowe
Nebraska
Urbana
Illinois
Zuppke
Bud Stewart
Northwestern
South Dakota
Ralph “Moon” Baker
Matthews
Johnson
Quarantine Placed on Texas Livestock over Housto n Radius
Des Moines Sept 23 A P Secretary of Agriculture M G Thornburg announces quarantine on all livestock from within 250 miles of Houston Texas due to hoof and mouth disease presence.
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Des Moines
M. G. Thornburg
Houston
Tex
Lutheran Wartburg synod gathering in Burlington
More than one hundred representatives of the brotherhoods of the evangelical Lutheran churches of the Wartburg synod met in banquet session in Burlington on Sept 23. The event served as a forerunner to the golden jubilee convention opening in Burlington tonight with church services. Business sessions follow on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Evangelical Lutheran Churches of the
Wartburg Synod
Homes for laborers offered for sale at Castelbar
In Castelbar Ireland laborer cottages are offered at 750 dollars each. A complaint from Lur gan alleges weekly rents of two dollars are excessive for cottages in the area.
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Castelbar
Ireland
Lurgan
Kipling Describes English Ads as Vivid Life Picture
A traveler’s friends sent English magazines to him abroad to help with loneliness. They clipped advertisements to save postage, prompting Kipling to reply that the ads offered a vivid, accurate portrait of old England rivaling his own stories.
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Ther
Kipling
Old England
Sunday Schools to Hear Wilson at Muscatine Meeting
The Muscatine county Sunday school association convention schedules a one day program at Sweetland Methodist Episcopal Church with J. Ralph Wilson of Morning Sun delivering an evening address on The Unfinished Task Before Religious Education. Harry Frank and Cloyce Downer will speak, with musical selections by Rita Day Frank Sauer a Wilton church quartet and a 10 piece Sweetland church orchestra. O G Herbrecht and Walter Hudson of Des Moines lead talks and conferences.
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J. Ralph Wilson
Morning Sun
Louisa County
Muscatine County
Rita Day
Frank Sauer
Evangelical Church
Wilton
Sweetland
O. G. Herbrecht
Walter Hutton
Des Moines
Open House Farewell for Minister Blagg in Muscatine
More than 200 church members and friends attended a farewell for Rev. Mr. and Mrs. George Blagg at First Methodist Episcopal Church Muscatine. The family moves Thursday to Grinnell after six years as pastor. Gifts honored their service with talks from church groups and the Muscatine Ministerial Association.
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Muscatine
First Methodist Episcopal Church
George Blagg
Grinnell Thaursday
Blagg
Muscatine Church
Wesleyan
Ladies’ Aid Society
Epworth League
Sunday School
Miss Elsie Raethz Weds Horace Eaton in Early Morning Ceremony
Miss Elsie Raethz daughter of Mrs Louise Raethz 1087 Lucas street became the bride of Horace Eaton son of Mr and Mrs M F Eaton 510 Woodlawn avenue in a 9 o'clock ceremony at Zion Lutheran church parsonage led by Rev John Haefner. Attendants were Miss Ella Raethz and Arthur Ziedler. The bride wore a French blue crepe gown and carried white flowers. sister wore blue satin faced Canton with pink flowers. The couple left for a two week wedding trip to Kansas City and will reside at home after October 15.
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Elsie Raethz
Louise Raethz
Lucas Street
Horace Eaton
M. F. Eaton
Woodlawn Avenue
John Haefner
Zion Lutheran Church
Ella Raethz
Arthur Ziedler
Mrs. Eaton
Kansas City
Mrs Robertson to Give Recital for Society
Vocalist Mrs Nellie E Robertson will present a recital at First Presbyterian church on Tuesday evening Oct 13 under the Christian Endeavor society. She will sing solos, feature advanced pupils and include choirs from Grace English Lutheran and German Methodist churches. Miss Caroline Farnsworth read er, a Leland Powers student from Boston, will assist.
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Nellie E. Robertson
First Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor Society
Robertson
Grace English Lutheran
Caroline Farnsworth
Leland Powers School
Boston
Teachers of City Meet and Outline Program for Year
The Muscatine City Teachers federation held the first meeting of the year at the high school. Activities for the year were outlined. The social committee set October 28 for the annual fall social at First Baptist. The dinner is scheduled for October 5. The group will consider a code of ethics and authorized continuing membership in the State Federation of Teachers clubs and the Iowa State Teachers association with two delegates to Des Moines. At least two professional meetings are planned this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine City
State Federation of Teachers Clubs
Iowa State Teachers Association
Muscatine
Des Moines
Reliable Class Party Honors Two Members at Muscatine Church
Two members of the Reliable class of the German Methodist Episcopal church, Mrs. H. D. Lemkau and Mrs. Clarence B. Schoemaker, were honored at a church class meeting in Muscatine. Silver gifts were presented, new members joined, and hostesses Mrs. Marie Ruthenberg and Mrs. Albert Mittman facilitated the social hour. A follow up class meeting is planned in one month.
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German Methodist Episcopal Church
Muscatine
H. D. Lemkau
Clarence B. Schoemaker
Marie Ruthenberg
Albert Mittman
Chairwoman of Federated Clubs Attends Meeting
Mrs. Charles W. Hendricks of 1206 Lucas street travels to Des Moines for a two day Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs conference of county chairmen and committee heads. Meeting called by Mrs. John Fox Lake to outline plans for the year. Hendricks chairs Muscatine county.
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Charles W. Hendricks
Lucas Street
Des Moines
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
John Fox Lake
Shenandoah
State Federation
Hendricks
Muscatine County
Farmer Found Shot in an Automobile in Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine Iowa September 23 A P A B Been 50 was found dead in his car at 10 am with his head blown off A short time earlier he borrowed a shotgun from William Crittenden home giving no reason why He may have taken his own life or the gun discharged accidentally Been in poor health recently formerly in the implement business Survived by his wife and one son and a son in law
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Belle Plaine
Been
William Crittenden
Fraternities Announce Pledges From Muscatine Area
Young men from Muscatine county and nearby towns were pledged at the State University of Iowa. Names include Maynard Flake Lone Tree Alpha Sigma Phi Lloyd Grimm Wapelilo Phi Delta Theta Lauren Henderson Wilton Sigma Pi Harold Ogilvie Sherwood Phillips Muscatine Charles Ardanger Jacob Pearlman Muscatine Phi Epsilon Pi G L Dobson Lone Tree Delta Sigma Delta.
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Muscatine County
State University of Iowa
Maynard Flake
Lone Tree
Alpha Sigma Phi
Lloyd Grimm
Wapelilo
Phi Delta Theta
Lauren Henderson
Wilton
Sigma Pi
Harold Ogilvie
Sherwood Phillips
Muscatine
Phi Kappa Sigma
Charles Ardanger
Jacob Pearlman
Phi Epsilon Pi
G. L. Dobson
Delta Sigma Delta
Industrial Society To Give Farewell Party At Maccabee Hall
The Industrial society of the Women s Relief corps hosts a farewell party during its regular meeting Thursday afternoon at the Maccabee hall. Mrs Flora Stevens plans to move to Chandler Oklahoma and will be honored. A social hour will be run by a group of members. A birthday party for Mrs Mabel Hoffman was held last night at 1493 Grand Avenue with games and music.
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Industrial Society of the Women’s Relief Corps
Maccabee Hall
Flora Stevens
Chandler
Okla
Mabel Hoffman
Grand Avenue
Women church groups schedule meetings and election
The Rhoda Pible class of the Protestant Evangelical church will meet Thursday evening at the church with Mrs Eva Kindler Mrs Bertha Kasper and the Misses Mildred Kemper and Ruth Kurtz as hostesses Election of officers will be held by the Ladies Aid society of the First Methodist Episcopal church at a meeting Friday afternoon at the church. Other business will come before the society the meeting called for 2 30.
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Rhoda Pible
Protestant Evangelical Church
Eva Kindler
Bertha Kasper
Mildred Kemptner
Ruth Kurtz
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Portuguese MenBuy More Brilliantine Than Women
Recent figures show men in Portugal spending more on hair product than women, indicating a shift in grooming habits. The data highlights stronger male interest in appearance and personal care trends in the country.
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Portugal
Fund Drive Resumes Soon in Muscatine
Clean-up squads for the American Legion endowment drive were to resume today. Fred Eichenauer reports progress with about $3,000 raised in Muscatine leaving $300 to $400 to reach the city quota. State totals are being sought by R. E. Driscoll with the sixth and tenth districts leading past 9 percent.
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American Legion Endowment
Fred Eichenauer
Muscatine
American Legion Endowment Fund
R. E. Driscoll
Des Moines
L. J. Dickinson
Jean Boudino
H. G. Taylor
Bloomfield
W. C. Wyman
Ottumwa
Funeral services for Albert Piers on
Funeral services for Albert Piers on will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 from the Fairbanks Home for Funerals in charge of Rev J B Rendall The Odd Fellows will have charge of the burial services at Green Wood cemetery
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Albert Pierson
Culver Street
Fairbanks
J. B. Rendall
Odd Fellows
Green Wood Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Wilhelmina Wilmering
Funeral services for Mrs Wilhelmina Wilmering who died Saturday afternoon at her son Norbert Wilmering's home in Toronto were held at 9 this morning at St Mathias church. Rev F J Leonard conducted. Pallbearers Fred Schermer Frank Schermer A J Fackeldy John Aller Leonard Umscheid Francis Maxson. Burial followed at St Marys cemetery.
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Wilhelmina Wilmering
Norbert Wilmering
Toronto
Ont
St. Mathias’ Church
F. J. Leonard
Fred Schermer
Frank Schermer
A. J. Fackeldy
John Aller
Leonard Umscheid
Francis Maxson
St. Mary's Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah B Cadle
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah B. Cadle who died at her home 314 West Fourth Street will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the home with Rev. J. B. Rendall officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Pryor
West Fourth Street
Centerville
Sarah B. Cadle
J. B. Rendall
Greenwood Cemetery
Carnival Monkey Rabies Check Near Des Moines
Des Moines health chief Don M Griswold will travel to Newton to inspect a carnival monkey owned by Mrs Irene Lachman after it bit a girl at Emmetsburg. If the animal shows illness he will be tested for rabies potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Don M. Griswold
Newton
Irene Lachman
Emmetsburg
Defunct Iowa Banks Set Payouts to Depositors
Superintendent A. L. Andrew announced three closed banks in the state ready to pay depositors. Payouts dated Oct. 1 include Treynor Savings Bank at 35 percent, Farmers State Bank of Denison at 20 percent, and Farmers State Bank of Corydon at 34 percent.
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Des Moines
A. P
A. L. Andrew
Treynor Savings Bank
Farmers State Bank of Denison
Farmers State Bank of Coryon
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