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MUSCATINE JOURNAL AND NEWS-TRIBUNE SEPTEMBER 4 Duges Host at Birthday Party Friends From Davenport, Muscatine, and Stockton Attend. Stockton and Mrs. William Duge entertained the lollow- ing relatives Friday evening in honor of Mr. Duge, who celebrated Ms birthday: George Paustian daughter, Lucille, son, Herbert, oJ Davenport; Mr. and Mrs.

Leonard Duge, daughter, Marcheta, Mrs Alvina Duge, of Muscatine; and Mr and Mrs. Adolph Duge ana Mr. and Mrs. W. C.

L. Duge, of Stockton. Visit In DCS Moines. Mr and Mrs. Lawrence Wheeler daughter, June, and Ross Wheeler and daughter, Mildred, went to Des Moines Saturday for sun over Sunday visit with rela- D.

'E. Edwards, contractor from West Branch, has finished drilling the well at the school here. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ellsworth have moved to Bennett where Mr.

Ellsworth is employed at a garage, and Mrs. Ellsworth will open up a beauty parlor. Sidney Wheeler, of the CCC camp at Marion, was a Sunday visitor with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Ross Wheeler. Mrs.

Floyd Nicewanner, daughters, Naomi and Eunice, son, Gerald, of Pleasant Prairie, called on Mrs. Ray Nagel Saturday. Grover Davis left for Des Moines where he has found employment. Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Egel, of Pleasant Prairie, spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nagel. Attend Wilton Program. Mrs.

W. L. Duge and Miss Vema Duge attended the fall festival at Wilton Saturday and were on the serving committee for the Presbyterian church. Buster Bohnsack, Orville Barter and Ralph Borchers. have returned from a several weeks' trip to Lakefield, and Fargo, N.

D. Miss Arlene Frick and Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Priebe and daughters, of Davenport; Raymond Schlichting and Mr. and Mrs.

Albert Lueth. of Durant; and Mr. and Mrs. Russel Bowers and son, Emroett, of Dixon, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Lester Paarman Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nagel had as their dinner guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs.

John Jenkins, daughters, Myrtle and Alice, son. Ralph, of Pleasant Prairie, and Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Barnes and son, Paul, of Blue Grass. Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Borchers and daughter, Marjorie June, called on relatives in Davenport Saturday. Forrest Burmeister and Mrs. Belle Bohnsack spent Monday with relatives in Davenport. Sophomore Class of Junior College to Register Thursday Registration of freshmen at Muscatine junior college continued today with sophomore registration scheduled Thursday from 1 o'clock to 5 p.

Miss Willetta Strahan, dean, announced today. Miss Strahan went to Des Moines today for a conference on the student relief program with state directors. The freshman assembly, scheduled today, has been postponed until 8:30 a. m. Thursday because of the dean's absence.

After the assembly Thursday there will be a chemistry examination at 9:30 a. and a mathematics examination at 10:45 a. Miss Strahan announces. The annual picnic of the college is scheduled Thursday afternoon. Those attending are asked to meet at the Jackson building at 3 p.

m. Wider Paving for State Authorized Standard width of concrete highway paving in Iowa has been increased from 18 feet to 20 feet the Iowa state highway commission according to information printed in "The Central Constructor," contractors' periodical, of Des Moines, Since the highway paving program got started in Iowa, 18 feet has been the standard width for primary pavements. The additional two feet, probably adopted for reasons of safety to highway users, should eventually effect a decided decrease in driving accidents, due to the additional center clearance between passing cars, according to the publication. Pleasant Prairie Aid Society Plans for Event Sept. 5 Pleasant for the annual picnic were formulated Tuesday afternoon when members of the Pleasant Prairie Ladies' Aid society held the semi-monthly meeting in the of the Pleasant Prairie Presbyterian church.

The pinic which scheduled to be held in Wild Cat Den state park will be held in the parlors of the local Presbyterian church, the evening of September 5, at 6:30. A large number of members were present, iMrs. Drumm sirving refreshments. The next meeting will be held in two weeks. Plan Harvest Sale.

Announcement iwas made of the Blue Grass harvest sale to be held in -the Blue Grass community building, Sept. 14. Mr. and iMrs. Claus Thomsen received word of death if Mr.

Thomson's cousin, Mrs. Herman Anderson, who died at her home in DeWitt, Sunday. Mrs. A. B.

Guthrie of Iowa City- spent Labor day at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hermann, and Mrs. Alberi Reynolds and Jir. ar.d Mrs.

James Reynolds. Martin Daufeldt and daughters, Grace and Kathryn, of Durant, were Monday visitors at the home of their daughter and sister, Mrs. Paul Schmelzer. George Hermann, of Muscatir.e, is visiting at ihe homes of his sons, William and Charles Hermann. Condition Improved.

The ondiiion of Raymond Stig- crs who is ill at the home of his uncle, Arthur Stigers in Davenport, is reported favorable. Attending High School. Duane and Norroa Egel are attending the Davenport high school and Wayne Hetzler is attending the Wilton high school. Local young people attending the Mus- ati.ie high school are Beverly iloorhead, ranees Jenkins, Betty Jenkins, Marie Plett, George Cawiezell, Elua Eis, Gertrude Siecher, Edmon Paul, Norma Hetzler, Odetta Grimm, Arthur Raub, Lorraine Raub, Myldred Hermann, Arlene Grimm, Marvel Grimm, Keith Reeves, Dorothy Thoeming, Grace Petersen. Doris Herman is attending the Lincoln, school in Ivluscatine.

Miss Myrtle Jenkins left Tues- aay for Davenport where she will enter training at a Davenport hospital. Mr. and ZVxrs. William Hermann went to Muscatine attended the iuneral of H. W.

Huttig. High Prairie Aid Schedules Meeting High John Ba.1- mos will entertain the members of the High Prairie Ladies' Aid society at her home near High Prairie, Thursday. A potluck dinner will be served at noon. School days will be the theme for the day with. Mrs.

S. C. Altekruse in charge of the program and Mrs. Paul Kemp in charge of devotions. Mr.

and -Mrs. James Madden ar.d daughter of Muscatine were Sunday guests at the Eric home. Mrs. S. Van Zandt of Muscatine spent the week-end with her daughter, Mrs.

0. E. Eichelberger. Mr. and Mrs.

Ernes; Hoopes entertained a group of relatives at a luncheon party held at their home near High Prairie Sunday evening. The hours were spent socially. Those sharing the courtesy were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Prince and daughters, and Mr.

and Mrs. Emerson Hoopes of Keokuk; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hoopes and daughter of Muscatine; Mr. and Mrs.

Wendell Hoopes, Mrs. Cornelia Hoopes, Noel, Evelyn and Morris Hoopes, of High Prairie and Mr. and Mrs. Vincen; Hoopes of Los Angeles, Calif. Mrs.

Louise O'Brien of Muscatine spent the week-end at the Fred Ranu home. Mr. and Mrs. Bion Barger of Glen Ellyn, 111. and Mrs.

Will Barger of Chicago spent the week-end at the B. H. Hitchcock home. Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence Hines of South Bend. are visiting at the C. J. Phillips and Walier Martz homes in this community. 'Mrs.

George Chown and granddaughter, Mary Lou Littrel and Mrs. Minnie Chown, of Columbus Junction, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. William Foster. When it's STANDARD RED CROWN you're PROUD of that oP engine! It's the Gasoline with more LIVE POWER per gallon Junction Class Groups Convene Election of Officers for Year Completed; Report on Enrollment.

Columbus classes of the Columbus high school met Monday and organized for the coming year. They are as fol lows: Seniors: Jean Robertson, president; Paul Shearer, vice president; Maryella Duncan, secretary- treasurer and Miss Pollock, sponsor. Jur.iors: Vesta Martin, presi. deni; Tom lilcWilliams, vice president; Daryl Bitting, secretary- treasurer and Miss Kissinger, sponsor. Sophomores: Lloyd Cecil, president; Howard Davis, vice president; Shirley McRoberts, secre tary-treasurer and Miss Overholt, sponsor.

Freshmen: Eugene Myers, president; Maynard Swailes, vice president; Dorothy Weber, secre- tary-ireasurer and Mr. Hibbs, sponsor. Enrollment Figures. The total enrollment in the Columbus schools is 438. There are 303 in the grades and 135 in the high school, The enrollment in the Columbus Junction grades is 125; the Columbus City grades 72 and the punior high school 105, which is an increase over las; year.

The enrollment in the high school is freshmen 32; sophomores, -13; juniors, 30 and seniors, 30. New Instructors. The new teachers are Miss Elizabeth Pollock, of Douds, English; Miss Eunice 'Kissinger, North English home economics; Rufus Bui- lie, Conesviile, eighth grade; Robert F. Moore, Columbus Junction, alxth grade; Frances Bonnichsen, Letts, fourth and fifth grades in the Columbus City schools. The first high school football game will be played at Iowa City, Sept.

13. The first home game will be here with Lone Tree, Sept. 20. Other Schools Report. The Fredonia schooi 'opened Monday with an enrollment of 15 in the advanced grades ar.d Dean Jacobs as teacher.

Miss Lola Lewis is instructor of the primary grades and has enrollment of 18. Miss Gladys Ball is instructor or the Frog- Pond Standard school and has a enrollment of 29 with every grade from the first to the eighth represented. Provision for more seats was made. The Carson school, the other school in Union township, is taught by Miss Margaret Williams. Miss Jean Hanft, teacher of the Lone Oak school, has the largest enrollment Columbus township with 21 scholars.

The other teachers ir. the township are Miss Betty Kdniondson. Pleasant View; Kenneth Woodruff, Ferndale, and Miss Helen Grim, Louisa Center. To EnLtr School. Miss Evelyn Newell will enter St.

Catherine's school at Davenport for the coming year. Miss Florence Klotz has returned to Caspor, where she is an instructor in the schools. Miss Blanch Jones returned last week io Des Moines where she teaches in the city schools. Council Notes A number of motions of minor consequence were passed by the city council at a special meeting in the city hall council chambers Tuesday night. The street commissioner was ordered to fill in the ditch and make the road passable at Fairview avenue aixi Lord street.

Owner of the Asthalter property at the corner of King avenue and Jackson streets was ordered to cut the weeds. A cinder path was ordered placed on Kindler avenue. Orders are to be given that a hole in the sidewalk on Second street near the corner of Chestnut street be repaired immediately. The street commissioner was authorized to make repairs on a catch basin at 1021 Stone street. The city health physician was instructed to order Charles Hines, Roscoe avenue, to clean the outbuilding on his property.

The first American passenger cruisu around the world started in 1910. Whatsoever Society of Junction Elects Staff of Officials Columbus Whatsoever society met Tuesday evening at the Methttdlst church parlors when the annual election of officers was Held. are Mrs. W. Edmondson, president; Mrs.

L. R. Littrel, vice president; Mrs. Darrel Marker, secretary; and Mrs. Mabel Baker, treasurer.

The hostesses were Mrs. Mark er, Mrs. B. H. Shearer and Mrs.

Littrel. Meeting Booked. The Missionary society of the United Presbyterian church at Columbus City will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. J. J- Robertson.

-Mrs. J. R. Johnston will be leader. Mr and Mrs.

John Bell and family and Mrs. C. Bell returned Sunday from an auto trip to Sioux' Falls, S. where they took Mrs. Lois Wells, instructor in the schools in that city.

Mrs. Marie Dorland, of Cedar Rapids, spent last week with her father, F. E. McKean, returning home Sunday. Iowa Council Meets.

The town council held a meeting Tuesday afternoon consider graveling the streets and alleys of Columbus Junction. The Odle reunion, which was to have been held at Chautauqua park was postponed on account of the bad weather. The Pretz and Cutkom? reunion, which was also to have been held Sunday at Chautauqua park, was postponed. Warren Bill, of Winfield, is assistant lineman for the Iowa- Illinois Telephone company. Ernest Schrupp, who has held that position, has been transferred to Aiedo, 111.

Returns From Visit. Mrs. Mary Cherwinker returned Tuesday from a month's visit spent with her sister, Mrs. Lawrence Williams, at Rochester, and her son, David Allen, and wife, at Lake Park, where she visited Spirit Lake and Lake Okoboji. She also made a short visit with Mr.

and Mrs. Brance Hanna at Austin, Minn. Mrs. Mollie Foster, formerly Miss Mollie Overholt. of Columbus Junction, who lives at St.

Paul, will reach her 100th birthday anniversary soon. Mrs. R. J. Keil was a visitor Sunday and Monday with her, mother, Mrs.

Ollie Shearer. Mrs. J. A. Flynn, of Brooklyn, has been visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs, J.

T. Har.ft. Attending High School Miss Helen McKean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. RollO McKean, of near Conesville, is staying with her grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Albert McKean, and attending Columbus high school. Misses Helen Grim, Marjorie 1 Wykert and Lois and Charlotte Sands ar.d also the kittenball team from the Louisa Center neighborhood, attended the Winfield fair last week. Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Mohlie, of Wapello, visited Mrs. Mohlie's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A.

Wykert, Tuesday, while en route home from Charles City where they visited their son, Raymond Mohlie, and and accompanied by the son and family they enjoyed a trip in Minnesota. Mrs, Orn Jennings received word that her sister, Mrs. Rosa Poole, of Freeborn, a former resident here, returned Thursday from spending the summer with her son, Harry Poole, at Wenchee, Wash. Mr. and Mrs.

H. E. Northey had as guests over Sunday. Mrs, Northey's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.

F. P. Jackson, of South Bend, Ind. The Sunlight Produce company has leased the Bell estate building, south Of the Johnston ar.d Wykert garage, and will open a cream, poultry and egg station. Boldt Rites to Be Conducted Thursday Last rites for Mrs, Wilhelmina Boldt, whose death occurred Monday at the home of her son, Henry Boldt, 1233 East Fourth street, will be conducted at 2 p.

m. Thursday at the son's residence and at 2:30 p. m. at Zion Lutheran church by the pastor, the Rev. John Haefner.

Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery. 640 Enrolled in Wapello Sclsoois Faculty Enjoys Picnic Supper Which Honors New Members of Staff. I Wapello The Wapello Consolidated schools opened Monday with ar. enrollment of 640 which does not include kindergarten pupils from town who will enter the thirteenth week. It is expected that this will increase the number by 25 to 30, High school students total 166, with 50 freshmen; 47 sophomores; 35 juniors; 33 seniors and two post graduates.

The entire enrollment last year was 645 which included both rural and town kindergarten. The faculty of the Wapello schools enjoyed a picnic supper and reception for the new members at the high school dining room, Monday evening- The guests were Ruth 'Foster, domestic science, Olive Suiter, third grade; Lois Brauer, physical training, Alice Reed, music, C. C. Smith, music, T. J.

Norwood, manual training, Beryle Goltry, junior high, Esther Bloom, J. Gus Rexrotb, intermediate; Esther primary. Other guests were County Superintendent Ada Smith, Mrs. A. R.

Morledgc, Mrs. C. A. Bedfofrd, Mrs. William Matthews.

Mrs. Smith, Mrs, Norwood, Mrs. Donaldson. Melvin Anderson in Visit With Relatives North Anderson spent Wednesday his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.

Ei Riuda, near Oasis. Mrs. George Jewell accompanied Mr. and Mrs. W.

C. Phelps, to Muscatine, Wednesday for a visit with relatives. The Linn Grove school opened Monday with Miss Deris of West Branch, as teacher. School was dismissed at noon. The.

P. T. A. meeti-g was postponed, date 'io be announced later, on account of bad weather and roads. The North Prairie Social club will hold a picr.ic for the members and their families and the annual flower show at the Linn Grove schooi, Saturday.

iMr. and Mrs. John Schriver spent the week-end in Davenport. They were accompanied home by their daughter, Marcella who had spent the week with her aunts and titles in the city. Everett Vincent attended funeral services for his aunt, Rebecca Howard, at Cedar Buffs, Wednesday.

Kenneth Vincent returned from a. vis-it to the state fair, Friday. Gravel Is being put on the new grade from North Point inn. Mr. and Mrs.

Ivan Gales spent R. R. crossing. north past Ben Halsteads to the several days at Kirksville, the first of the week. Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Hen-old and Mr. and 'Mrs. Herbert Wilsan and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Secrest. at Icuva City and helped celebrate their silver wedding anr.iversar3'. Mr. and Mrs-. John Anderson and sons, were dinner guests of and Mrs.

Ed Anderson at Sprir.gdale, Sunday, at a family gathering in honor of her mother. Mrs. N. p. Ar.derson, of West Branch on her birthday.

Meetings of Island Group Announced morning sermon at the Island homecoming program here will be given Sept 8 by the Rev. W. Clapp. The Ladies' Aid society will be entertained Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. George Shoultz.

The meeting is open to all members and friends. The Aid Cabinet will meet at 2:30 p. with the afternoon hours being spent socially. Members of the I. C.

C. class are to hold their monthly meeting Thursday night. A potluck supper will be served at the Aid hall in Fruitland at 5:30 p. m. Members of the class are to -bring their own silverware and dishes, one covered dish and sandwiches.

Attendance pins were awarded at the Island church Sunday to the following: Mrs. George Shouitz, and children, Ray and Wilajean, R. T. Hummel, Mrs. Emerson Moore, Frances Crass, Robert Walter and Lucille Pelton, Merle Poster and Mrs.

Virgil Goodman. Schools in Fruitland township opened their fall terms Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Hyink, of Kewanee, 111., were guests at the William Hyink and Harold Butcher homes Friday.

Robert Bartenhagen spent the past three days at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bartenhagen. Guests at the Robert Rardin home Sunday night were Mr. and Mrs.

William Goligtly. Mrs. Walter Hoyt has spent the past week at the A. Koyt home in Muscatine where Mrs. Hoyt has been ill.

House guests at the George Shoultz home the past week are Betty Moore, Columbus Junction, and Jacky Romar.n, of Muscatine. Power Boat Groups Will Plan Outing Regular monthly meeting of the Muscatine Power Boat club members will be held tonight, at the club house, when final plans for their picnic to be held Sunday will be made. On Thursday night wives and friends of the members will hold a meeting at the club house when plans for their part in'the outing will be completed. Safety Program Told to Council Drive to Reduce Traffic Accidents to School Children Under Way Here. A new year's safety program aimed at reducing traffic accidents to school children to the lowest possible minimum was being launched here today by school and city authorities as regular classroom schedules got under way.

Orders to have-pedestrian lanes painted at all street intersections near city schools were issued by the city council at a special meeting in the city hall Tuesday night. Charles Kem, school attendance officer, appeared before the council to present safety plans for the year. Schoolboy patrols will be organized immediately by Mr. Kern and placed on duty guard against crossing accidents aear each school. The new removable stop signs, purchased by the board of education last year, were placed in the streets again today as the new school term opened.

Motorists were warned to heed the signs, which will continue to appear during opening and closing hours of the afternoon and morning sessions after an absence of three months during the summer vacation. Waterloo Firm Given Contract Read the Classified Ads. Company Which Built Junction Viaduct to Construct Bridge. Columbus Junction The contract for the new bridge over the Iowa rivpr on primary road No. 2 through Columbus Junction was let Wednesday at Ames to the A.

Ohlsen Construction company of Waterloo, who recently completed the construction of the 490 foot viaduct on No. 2 in Columbus Junction. The word was received here Wednesday by A. Loebsack, construction engineer of the viaduct. R.

Merritt is the resident engineer. The construction of the bridge will include nine 150 by 24 foot high truss spans with two 50 by 24. foot beam approaches. Contractors Given More Discretion on Labor in New Rules The regulations for federal aid construction, under which' the first letting will be held today, have been revised to allow the contractors more discretion in the selection of labor, according to information reaching here from Des Moines. Skilled employees may be hire! without reference to employment lists, but intermediate grade and unskilled labor will be selected by contractors from lists furnished 'by designated employment services, as in the past.

Removal Limitations. The new regulations also places no limitation upon the hours tne contractor may work his em- ployes, although labor shall not be permitted to work more than 50 hours in any one week except that working time lost- because of unfavorable weather or shutdowns, may be made up within the following three weeks. No limitation is placed on the hours of camp help or watchmen. It is permissible to pay this class of labor either on a weekly or hourly basis if the workers aro paid not less than would be earned by other labor of similar classification worknig the full number of hours permitted under these regulations. To Be Paid Weekly.

According to the regulations labor shall be paid each week and payrolls shall be submitted each calendar week not later than the third day after the date on which employes are paid. On projects of any size contractors will be required to have two or more timekeepers in order to comply with this regulation. A lower wage rate has also been announced by the Iowa highway commission. New rates are 40 cents per hour for unskilled, 50 cents cer horn- for intermediate, and 60" cents per hour for skilled labor. Contractors cannot safely estimate work on the basis of these wage rates, particularly as it affects skilled labor, "The Central Constructor," 4 contractors' publication, warns in a recent issue, because many of the contractors are now paying skilled labor SI an hour and, with the shortage of skilled mechanics there is no reason to expect competent skilled employes to work for less.

AIRAL PAINT STORE Sure to Visit Our and li Faculty Attends Meeting Clis Junction Business Men Hear Series of Talks on School Affairs. Columbus Junction The Business Men's club met Thursday evening at the Legion hall with 35 in attendance. The men nlembers of the Columbus school faculty were guests. Speeches were made by Supt. E.

Northey on Coach Ralph Hibbs on Rufus Bullis and Robert Moore on "Junior High School." The matter of' graveling the streets and the alleys of Columbus Junction was also discussed. FREE DEMONSTRATION Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6 and 7 Io each adult who visits our store on these days we will JTRFF give free, a CAN of LOWE BROS. OTTIfiK DRYING ENAMEL Paint Your House FREE For information regarding this free offer visit our store during this sale. In connection with this annual event we must reduce our gigantic wall paper stock so we are putting the entire stock on sale at Off Per Gal.

$2.99 PAINTS VARNISHES Will Be on Sale at The se Very Special Prices Jsuptu- nite Varnish High Standard House Paint Derby Red Barn Paint Colors, per gal $2.92 5 Gallon Cans White $3.02 Every Article in Oar Store Reduced 115 W. 2nd St. Pitkins Red Barn Paint 5GaLCans Be sure and see the Lowe Bros. Paint Expert demonstrating the latest in wall finishes during the sale. EVERYONE INVITED AIRAL PAINT STORE Phone 845.