Local Social Notes From Davenport and Surrounding, July Third
Local families celebrate anniversaries births and visits across Davenport Columbus Junction Iowa City and nearby towns. People include Mr and Mrs Francis Olson Mr and Mrs Wendell Hughes Ruth Beaty Elwin Delaney and others with trips to Warsaw the Black Hills and Baton Rouge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Hughes
South 12Th Street
Grandpa
Wendell Hughes
Davenport
Ruth M. Beaty
Elwin Delaney
Iowa City
William J. McDole
George Forrest
Columbus Junction
Pat McDole
Zettendorf
Delaney
Markets update from livestock and cattle sales
Market notes show steady to higher prices for cattle hogs and sheep with good demand for lighter hogs and prime cattle. Slaughter lambs and ewes mixed with slight gains in spring lambs, while calves and feeders move slower with some reductions. Local social news records visits by Alice Klippel and others from towns including Des Moines and Berwyn during the July events.
Muscatine Nine Wins Holiday Softball Tournament Title
Muscatine’s Bisessi nine captured top honors in a Fourth of July softball event at Greenfield, defeating Rock Island veterans 1 0 0 in extra innings after a pitcher duel. Art Edmonson and Runyan starred for the All-Stars and Rock Island respectively, as Muscatine broke through in the tenth to seal the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Nine
Muscatine
Bisessi
Greenfield
Am Vets
Rock Island
Washington
Stewart & Crone
Amvets
Art Edmonson
All-Stars
Eagle
Runyan
Diesel Locomotives Reach 40 Percent of Passenger Car Miles
In 1948 diesel locomotives handled nearly 40 percent of total passenger train car miles for Class I railroads, surpassing coal-burning engines for the first time.
Community and livestock sales and closing out notices
Friday sale at Whittaker sale barn and weekly livestock sales at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. Thursday sales at Yalona Sales Barn Kalona Iowa and Tuesday 1:00 pm sale at Othe Livestock Exchange Ollie Town. Closing out sale of house at 610 South Sud Avenue starting 10. Mr and Mrs George Norman June closing out sale at 725 South Avenue C starts 7:30 pm sharp Pete Goff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittaker Sale
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Yalona Sales
Kalona
Othe
Ollie
Town
South Sud Avenue
George Nor
South Avenue C
Pete Goff
VY Cavan Wins Holiday Golf Tourney at Local Course
VY Cavan of St Joseph Missouri edged a field in the 27 hole Fourth of July event over the holiday weekend posting 112 strokes after rounds of 38 and 89. Bill Hatcher took second with 186, Bus Westermark third at 190, Sareen Lake Phillips fourth at 120. Gerald Moothart led B flight with 225, Vernon Witting and Dr Clow shared second and third with 131 and Ted Brown, Bud Dela and Max Henss followed with 133.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Cavin
St Joseph
Missouri
T. R. Phillips
Cavan
Bill Hatcher
L186
Bus Westermark
Iat Sareen -Lake Phillips
Gerald Moothart
Honore
Vernon Witting
Dr. Clow
Ted Brown
Bud Dela
Max Henss
Guests Last Week At The G Love Home
Crawfordsville reports a week of visits by Harold Brown Medford Oregon Lawrence Peters Paul Lynne Ruth Peters Detroit Essie Harper Vernon Fletcher and Janet Fletcher Davenport Moline Mary Pearl McNeill Edna Rodgers household guests and a 56th wedding anniversary for Will Miller North English with Harold and George Long Santa Fe staying at the Miller home A Crawfordeville softball tournament set for July 4 with seven teams. baker’s figures claim daily bread output would reach 7,000 miles if continued and annual caves to the moon or Earth’s circumference twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A Raymond
Crawfordsville
Harold Brown
Medford
Oregon
Lawrence Peters
Paul
Lynne
Ruth Peters
Detroit
Mich
Granville Love Home
Essie Harper
Vernon Fletcher
George Hammond
Janet Fletcher
Davenport
Moline
John McNeil
Forrest McNeil
Mary
Pearl McNeill
Edna Rodger
Henry Menefee
Judy Starner
Los Alamos
New Mexico
Martha Starner
Judy
American Bakers Association
Farms Rush to Power as Electricity Expands Nationwide
Electricity reaches 87 percent of farms now with projections that 96 percent will be served by 1951. The farm sector could adopt five billion dollars worth of electric appliances by 1954 across some 200 uses for electricity.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mose Levy Junk Yard
Kiene Bros
Lyle Davis
Wellman
Washington Laundry
Osincup Drug Store
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Divco
Foster
North
Kermy Payne
Mills Auto Service
Howard McBride
East Main
George Young
Skelgas
Wayne Marston
C. L. Jennings
New London
Harry V. Miller
East Madison
Chevrolet
Cheap Everett Meeks Thompson
Ainsworth
Ken Reynolds
Alvin
Thys
Washington County
Washington Concrete Company
Tom Dick
Harry
Don
International Harvester Freezer
Canasta
Nicola & Harmon
Gamble
Milton Maas
Hiawatha
Ralph Robertson
West Chester
Lemmon Jewelry Store
Brown
Martin's Modern Cleaners
Call
Ret
Case Tractor
Eugene Morgan
Rubio
George Unkrich
Olds Vacs
Farrell
Elmer Krantz
Tait's Radio & Appliances
Iowa Ave
Sorrell
Roadstone
Don M Hayes
Turkey Farms
Hampshire Fall Boars
Dave Livingston
McCormick Deering
Smart Implement Company
Stem
Fred Ll Stewart
Dan
Brindley
Brindley’s
Standard Service
Wasi
Davis
Eclipse Lumber Company
Hummi’s
Lilott
NEMV
McCormick Deere
McCormicck Deering
Jacobson
Hendncobson
Cooper Power
ATP
International Harvester
Meg
Washington Ot Company
Jim Kannon Keota
Eelipse Imbei Company
Ford and Ferguson
Orai D. Norman
Fred W_ Bell
Feed Service Headquarters
Chevro Jet
Willys’ Jeep Milan & Roberts
Burgain
Buick & Pontiac Sales & Service
U.S. Tire Distributors
Montgomery Ward
Firestone
Champion Blood Line
N. Ave. B
Eod
Hampshire
Wilmer Laudermman
Pleasant Plain
Globe Beauty Shop
Mrs
Max Sheetz
Hampshire Tall Boars
Taits Radio & Appliance
John Deene
Kilmer Schantz
Mercury and Schwinn
Washington Oil Company
Randle
Francis Olson
Lester Nichols
Nichols
Warsaw
Mary Lou
Iowa River
Black Hills
Dak
HE. A. Stewart
Pat Stewart
Beverly Wead
Wowan
Chicago
Maas
Dave Hartsouk
Des Moines
J. A. Hawthorne
Gus Rath
Spencer
Wes Ramsey
John
Jean Ann
Vernal Holman
Smithfield
Mr. Holman
Guy Troxell
Mr Troxell
Mabel Holman
R. L. Mayhew
Baton Rouge
Dr. Mayhew
Ed, Frank
Harley
Clement Griffiths
Near West Chester
Chicago Livestock
Uil
Bill Craynes
Alice Klippel
Will E. Jones
Ww EE. Wasson
Lonuise
Wilbur Harter
Mr Lester Nicola
Robert Anderson
Linds Kay Wid
Richard Dennis
Mrs Depregue
Walter Zelinsky
Mr Zelinsky
Frank Zelinsky
L. J Harido
Barido
George Kerber
Mr. Kerber
Berwyn
Dick Shoemaker
Mrr
Fred. Burger
G. A. Reinert
Qoregon
Loren Utherland
Reierts
Carl J. Roberts
Mary Berry
Patricia
Charlotte
Canadian Rockies
EGG Markets
Rock Island Produce Co
Freshwaters Coal Yard
East Third Street
Troop Vs. Wew
Marston Skelgas Cubs
So Oelock
Temptation Jones
cClimaxing
Firemen’s
Innines
Hartman
Walsker
Peherth
Limberg
Herbert
Quinn
Lucas T
Boileau
Patterson
Read
Knight
Gorhan
Aessel
Bedler
Mitchell
Hyde
Lucas
Peterson Byrnes
Bartlet
Lutz
Welk
Barthenhagen
Ruchet
Lu Hartman
Lb Walskes
Dearth
Linberg
Ic Barr
Rt Lucas
VY. Cavan
Miet
Coal & Supply
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