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TUESDAY.SEPTEMBER26,1939 3 Decrees Granted in Two Divorce Suits in Court Decrees in two divorce suits ont'of which custody of children waa involved, have been signed and placed on file in court here. distric- Custody of two minor children was divided by Judge D. V. Jack- ton in granting Lillian LaRue a divorce from Donald LaRue. plaintiff, who was restored to her former name, to have the children nine months each -'year, from Sept.

1 to while defendant will retain custody for the remaining three months. While the children in one party's custody, the other is to have the two for visits every other week-end. Right is reserved for both mother and father to visit the children at all reasonable times. F. D.

Kelsey granted a divorce to Martha V. Criss from A. Criss on grounds of desertion and drunkenness. Thf couple was married in Muscatine Nov. 3, 1935, and lived togethe until Nov.

26, 1936, the petition stated. and Mrs. E. E. Williamson Glendale, are guests, at he home Mrs, J.

H. Hanley, 10 1-2 East Second street. Thomas Ogilvie, an elder of the rist Presbyterian church, repre- ented Muscatine at the Iowa City resbytery meeting for elders and ministers which was held at Keota Mrs Minnie Rouse spending lew days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Maiden, 1004 East linth street, enroute to her home San Francisco, Calif.

June Hawkins Barrett of Wapello is one of the dozen mployes'just appointed to van- jus assignments in the reorganiz- tax setup, it was reported.to- day by the Iowa Tax commission: All of the appointees will have field 'and jobs, Miss Bernice Brugnnan, route 4, and Mrs. A. L. Rogge, 115 East Fifth street, left this morning for Chicago, where they will be guests of Dr. and Mrs.

Haldane Max Hartung Gives Bond of $300 on Driving Charges Max Hartung. Stone wa arrested by Muscatine polic Monday night at Fourth stree and Iowa avenue and charge with driving a motor vehicl while intoxicated. Hartung posted a S300 bond i the court of Justice of the Peac J. C. Coster and was Hearing was set for 10 a.

Oct 3, He submitted to a bloo test. C- other men, an accuse of intoxication, were arraigne before Justice Coster this morn ing and given 30-day suspende sentences. They John Me Intire, city, arrested at 3:02 I m. Monday at Mulberry avenv and Second street, and Jim Gor don of Dubuque and Arthu of whom were taken into custody at 3:15 p. m.

Monday at the Rock Island railroad yards. Vernon Hendrix, Muscatine, -was arrested on Oak street Sunday afternoon entered a plea of guilty to a charge of reckless driving, and was fined $25 and costs this morning by Justice Coster, A bad check case against Herman Hunter of Muscatine had been dismissed today by Justice Coster. Court officials said Hunter, recently sentenced to ten. days in jail on another check had made settlement and new charge had been dropped. Edwin Ingram, Muscatine, accused of disturbing the peace at 508 East Fourth street Sunday afternoon, paid a fine of $1 and costs.

Ingrain's address was incorrectly given Monday as 314 Jefferson street. City Briefs K. C. Scouts to Entertain at Inter-Club Meet Boy Scout troop 123, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, will be host tonight at an inter-club meeting to be held at the Scout cabin or at the of hall, if the weather 'continues unfavorable. Troop 15 of Davenport, headed by John Ryan as -scoutmaster, and the Park Place troop of Muscatine will join with troop 123 in- the There will- tie.

an inter-troop program, to be followed by other events in which, all of the Scouts will join. The banner which they won at Camp Minneyatta for keeping their quarters in first class order was presented to the members of troop 125 when they met at the First Presbyterian church Monday night. The new registration cards were passed Mrs, VonDresky, 313 Chestnut street, and Miss Edna Hanson, 311 Chestnut, left Monday evening for Chicago where they will visit friends and witness some of the events on the American Legion convention program. Eddie Bergr, a member of the Muscatine airport comimsispn, outlined! plans for the aviation ground course being planned at the local airport when the Rotary club met Monday noon at Hotel Muscatine. Berg told of preparations that are being made for the future development of the local airport.

Twenty-five volleyball enthusiasts spent Monday night playing and practicing at the Y. W. C. A. gymnasium under the supervision of Miss Bernice Peterson, physical education director.

The group will meet again Thursday night out the at 7:30. The W. C. T. TI.

will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank Bamford, 2001 Mulberry avenue. Miss -Mabel Bartenhagen, 515 Orange street, will leave tonight to spend several days' vacation with friends in St. Louis, Organization of the Muscatine junior college Painted Mask Dramatic club win be effected at a meeting to be held at 4 p. m.

oday Miss Beatrice Kaiser will gain serve as faculty advisor of club. Approximately 50 Muscatine egionaires and their wives, head- by Post Commander B. J. Sy- assink, are attending sessions of le national American Legion con- ention in Chicago this week. The onvention is scheduled to come a close Wednesday.

Harry Ludmann of Nichols and tfrs. Bertha Fisher of Davenport ccompanied the Muscatine group vho attended the golden wedding nniversary celebration of Mr. nd -Nicholas Ludmann of Cedar Rapids Sunday. Oscar Harris, 409 Orange street; Mrs. Grace Oliver, 316 Walnut treet; and Mrs.

Dorothy Young, 06 Iowa avenue, were admitted and games played during evening. Members of the Baptist, troop met at their cabin Monday night The Scouts cleaned up the cabin grounds and made plans for hike next Sunday afternoon. Federal Jurors Indict Woman As Embezzler Ottumwa, la. (AP) Adah Lorene Connelly, former teller ir the Union Bank and Trust Co here, was under indictment toda on charges of false entry an embezzlement totaling $188,125. The indictment was returne Monday by a federal grand jury Federal authorities said Mis Connelly is now in the state hos pital for insane at Mt: Pleasan but added that a hold orde might be placed against he there.

indictment alleges the de fendant embezzled that amount Irom the bank while working in its savings department. Driver Tests to Be Given Thursdays During October State motor vehicle examiners will continue to be stationed at the court house here on Thursdays during the month of October, according to notice receivec today at the office of Sheriff Hershey hospital. Bernard Persen, 1012 treet, was admitted missed. Fred Nesper. The schedule for b' throughout the state will be continuation of that in effect the -past six months.

Examiners wil be at Tipton in Cedar county oi Oct. 12 and 26; Wapello in Louisa county, Oct. 11 and 25; and Davenport in Scott county, each Monday, Tuesday and Saturday. Originally, it was announced that the schedule for the exam insrs would be changed, effectivi Oct. 1, and that the state men would be here on Saturdays.

new announcement, however countermands this notice for th month of October, at least. District Court A confession of judgment fo $237 has been made by Ray Doan in favor of the Sisler-Nelson Sporting Goods Inc. Correction The child whose custody i sought by Nellie Morgan in a divorce suit filed against Earl Morgan it a son, rather than daughter, as reported. The cou pie was married June 30, 1937. To Check Constipation Get at Its Cause! If constipation has you down so you feel heavy, tired and dopey.

It's time you did something about, it And something more than just taking a physic! You should get at the came of the trouble. If you eat the super-reflned food-roost people eat, the chances are-the. difficulty is don't get.enough "bulk." And "bulk" doesn't mean heavy food. It's a kintS-ol food that Isn't consumed but leaves a If this common of con- (tipaUon is your trouble, eat Kellogg's-All-Bran for breakfast every day and drink plenty of water; All-Bran isn't a medicine cnmchy. toasted, nutritious cereal.

And It -will help yon not only to get regular but to keep regular; day' after day. Made -by Kellogg's in Battle Creek. Sold by every grocer. Relatives Receive Word of Death of Albert J. Jacobs Albert John Jacobs, 71, a' native of'Muscatine county died in Moines at his home on Sept.

4 local relatives'who have from attending funeral ervices reported today. He -had. been in ill health lor many years. Mr. Jacobs was born in Muscatine county, near Wilton, Aug.

15, 1868, and marired Laura McVey, June 30, 1896 at Nevada, la. Surviving are his wife, a daugh- Mrs. Pearl Utt, and two sons, Clarence and Joseph Jacobs, all of Des Moines, 11 grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Lloyd Stuart, and lour Frank, Otto Joseph and'F. J.

Jacobs, all Muscatine. n1c Mr and Mrs. F. J. Jacobs, 215 East Second sfreet, returned Monday from Moines where.they were- called by the death of Mr.

Jacobs' brother, Two Defendant Companies Appeal in Schroeder Case An appeal has been taken to district court from a ruling of the state industrial commissioner by the defendants, Central Engineering and the Bituminous Casualty in the industrial compensation claim of Ernest Schroeder. The new appeal, notice of which was received here today by- Clerk of Court -Ballard B- Tipton, is from a "ruling of Ralph Woodcock, deputy industrial commissioner, on July in which, the amount, of payments to the claimant were increased from $8.65 to $11.08 weekly, Schroeder's claim is basedi upon a leg injury said to have been suffered while in the employ of the Central Engineering firm. Ernst Lamprecht Rites Are-Planned Funeral services for Ernest Lamprecht, 85, former resident of Muscatine, who died Sunday at Davenport, will be held at the George M. Wittich. Funeral home at 2:30 Wednesday.

The -Rev. John Haefner, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church, will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery, Community Meet at Illinois City Church; Scheduled Iowa Relatives Join in Observing Anniversary Event Cranston Relatives from Muscatine, West Cedar Rapids, Lone Tree, Conesville and Fairfield and grand children and great grandchildren from the Cranston community met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Idle Sunday, bringing a basket dinner to help Mrs.

'cele? brate -her 71st birthday. A long table was set in the yard decorated with three bouquets of garden flowers and a centerpiece of a large birthday cake with pink and white decorations. Six bouquets of flowers were presented Mrs. Idle. Games of horseshoe and croquet were enjoyed in the afternoon.

Noon Hour Service Being Provided by County Treasurer The treasurer's -office at the court house will be kept open during the noon hour beginning Wednesday and continuing the remainder of the week, County Treasurer Arthur J. Nicholson announced The extra hour is being provided for the convenience of taxpayers who have only until the end of this week in which to remit for their second-half taxes in Charles! Guests from Muscatine were Poplar and dis- s. Mr. and Mrs. George Meerdmk, 006 Mulberry avenue, returned Monday night from a 10-day bus- ness and vacation trip which in- luded the World's fair in New York City and interesting sites in Mrs.

Clair Roth -of Columbus Junction, and J. W. Downey, 101 East Front street, were admitted BeJlevue hospital. Patients dis- nissed were Geneva Lane, Demorest 'avenue; Mrs. Elma Manley, Fruitland; and Lawrence Rogers, 106 Madison street.

A marriage license was issued here today to Roger F. Wheatland, 26, and Norma Jean Mehock, 24, both of Streator, 111. Mrs. S. G.

Stein, 503 West Second street, is ill at her home. Grange Meet Set for Bloomington Bloomington Members of the Bloomington Grange will convene Spangler TeStrake, Mr. and Mrs. James Berry, Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Idle and son Carl and daughters, Orpha and Sylvia, Mr. and Mrs. John Hammann and sons, Clarence Howard and Herald from West Liberty; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wolf and sons, Gene and Jerry; from Cedar Rapids, Mrs.

Florence Hollenbeck and son, Roy; from Fail-field, Carl Hollenbeck; from Lone Tree, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Idle and son, Bernard, Mrs. Nancy Keeler and Mr. and Mrs.

Wilbur Idle and daughter, Gladys; from Conesville, Mr. and Mrs. Kelly McKee and daughters, Mary Elizabeth, Barbara Ann and Evelyn and from the Cranston community, Mr. and Mrs, Earl Bailey, Mr. and Mrs, Edward Harvey and son, Harlan, Mr.

and Mrs. Ward Harvey and son Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Herald Turner and son, Richard, and daughter, Frances and Mr. and Mrs.

William Idle. Miss Fannie Brooks of the University of Illinois speak on "Public Health Facilities Available to Rural at an Illi- noil City community meeting-to je held, at the Illinois City church t0 for the meeting were made when the Drury Home Bureau unit met at the-home of Mrs. Vera Krueger. Members answered the with a "Time Saver Mrs. Mildred K.

Willman presented the major lesson, Ways of Avoiding Family Conflicts." This is one in a. series of lessons entitled "Living Together Our Families," being given oy Mrs. Willman. The minor project, lesson was a display of handcraft including handmade- leather belts, suspenders, and coin' purses. The members plan to make these articles in the near future.

Announcement was made of the banquet for charter members of the Farm and Home Bureau to be held in the Rock Island Masonic temple Oct. 12. Two new members joined the limit, Mrs, Florence Brayton and Mrs. Mamie Hayes. The meeting closed with recreation led by Mrs.

Rozella Freyermuth. There were nine members-and four visitors present. Mrs. Agnes Welch will entertain the unit in October with an evening meeting. Husbands of the members will be guests.

Bester Wetter of Rock Island, an attorney, will be present to answer questions pertaining to the lesson, "What Women Should Know About Laws of Inheritance and Making of Wills." The local leader will be in charge of the lesson. It has been estimated that if a general 3 per cent sales, tax were levied by all the states on food, clothing, furniture and other commodities sold at retail, the revenue resulting, would be equal to the taxes paid on gasoline. Kenneth Vincent Escapes Injury as Car Upsets Kenneth Vincent, 22, of rural route 1, Liberty, escaped uninjured, -but his car was damaged to the extent of about $300-when it overturned on Highway 76, a mile south of West Liberty, Saturday about'11 p. according to a report received at the office of' Sheriff Fred, Nesper. Vincent said he was going north on the road when he dozed off to sleep.

Awakening when his car ran off the edge, he pulled the machine suddenly back onto the highway, the car capsizing in the middle of the road. Boruff Informed of Death of Kin S. 1020 Orchard has received, word of the death of his sister-in-law, Eliza Mardock Doty, at the home of her daughter, Mazie Newell, at Fullerton, Calif. Burial was at Kawlins, Sunday. Eliza Mardock was born to Muscatine, Aug.

17, 1862. Her husband preceded her in. deatn nine years ago. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Mazie Newell; two grandsons, Jack and Robert Newell; one sister, Stella Doty, all of Los Angeles, Calit, and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was married to John. K. Doty in Drury township, Illinois, Jan. 13, 1887. She had -lived on a ranch in Carbon county, Wyoming, for a.number of years but had been.

in California me last 16 years. New Pastor at Wilton Parist Assumes Duties order to avoid the delinquency penalty which attaches Oct. 1. Wilton The Rev. W.

A. Longnecker; who was assigned to the pastorate of the Wilton Methodist church at the recent meeting of the lowa-Des Moines conference, filled his pulpit for the' first time Sunday morning and conducted services in the Moscow Methodist church in the evening. Rev. and Mrs; Longnecker arrived here from New London, Friday and are now at home in the parsonage. Auxiliary to Meet.

The September meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church will be held in the vestry Thursday afternoon. The entertainment committee will be- Mrs. Bernice Thede, Miss Hulda Schroeder, Mrs. Louise Maurer Mrs. Inez Harding, Mrs.

Lucinda Millers Mrs. Frieda Hinkhouse and Mrs. Amelia Daut. Mrs. Nancy Jasperson, 79, fractured her right hip in.

a fall in her home on East Fourth street Friday afternoon. Robert M-cCoy is visiting liis cousin Walter Kapper, at Eldridge, Dr. and Mrs. M. Harding and Jacqueline and Mr.

and Mrs. Harold Woodhouse and Richard were Sunday visitors at the home of Mrs. Rita Kleineck at Mt. Ver non. Mr.

and Mrs, Charles Boot of Newton were visiting Wilton relatives Sunday. $75,189.58 Check for Homestead Credit Received A check for $74,189.58. covering Muscatine county's 'homesteat credit remittance on second-half taxes for 1938, payable in 1939 was received here today by County Treasurer A. J. Nicholson fro'm the state treasurer's office.

The amount of the tax credit i figured on the basis of the full 25 mills on'a total homestead val uation in this county of $6,080,945. Added to a check received thi spring covering the amount the first-'half credit, today's remittance brings to $148,166.27 ih total amount to' be received on the full ylar's taxes. Homestead credits for the individual properties "have been de ducted from assessments as taj payments' are made at county treasurers office. Amounts of second-half home stead credit remittances to go other counties in this vicinity in elude: Louisa, Cedar Johnson, $99,863.60 Scott, and Washing ton, $55,498.26. NEW YORK STOCKS CLOSING QUOTATIONS FOB SEPTEMBER 23 Am Can 111 Am and For Pow 3ii Am Loco Am Slad and St 1014 Am Boll Mill Am Smelt and ReJ W'A Am Stl Fdrs 39T4 Am SUK Ret Am Tel and Tel 16114 Ab Tob Anaconda Atchison 31 and 0 8 Beth Steel 92V Borg-Warner 3654 Can Dry Can Pac 5 Case 89 St and 1 and Chrysler Con Oil Con Can Con Oil Del 30 Corn Prod 61 Curtlss-WriKht Deere and Co 227i and Co pfd 38 Dupont Eastman 158 El Pow and Lt 9 Firestone 24 Gen Electric 4114 Gen Foods G-en Motors 54 Gillette Bid Goodyear 28VI Hudson 6U Int Harv Johns-Manville SO Krcsge 2414 Libbcy Glass Mid Cent Pet 17 Mont Ward Nash-Kelvinator 651 Natl Dairy Prod Central 20JJ Oliver Farm 24-Ti Penney 88 Penn Ry Phillips Pet Pure Oil lOli Radio Rem Rand Eey Tob Sears Koeb Shell Union.

Socony Vac 14 Sou Pac Std Brands Std Oil Calit Std Oil' Ind Std Oil Studebaker Swift and Co Texas Corp Texas Sul 37 Unit Corn 3 Unit Drug 6W 17 Indus Alco 27 Rubber 4251 TJ Steel Westinghouse 117 Wool-worth 38 WriRley Jr CTTJSB CLOSI Ark Nat Gaa 3 Cities Service El Bond and Share Ford Mot Ltd Niaf Hud Pow William Moyer if New Boston )ies at Aledo New Boston William. Edward Hoyer, resident of this, community or the past .17 years and fonner- of Burlington, died at ths lollege View hospital te Aledo al :30 p. m. Monday. He had been ill with a heart ailment since last Wednesday and a hospital patient ince Saturday.

He was born in Burlington, Jan, 5 1859 and married Ida Emerson there in 1888. He was a fish- rman by trade. Surviving are four sons, Henry, Walter- and Albert, all of New- Boston; Wesley-of daughters, Mrs. Dora Shot- veil of New Mrs. Lila Catterton of Molina Mrs Ruth Anthony of Rock 33 grand children, 13 great, grandchildren and a brother, Enos Moyer Funeral.

rites will-probably'-be held Wednesday. afternoon-at tha Methodist church' nere with burial the New; Boston cemetery. James Sullivan, Former Muscatine Resident, Dies James L. (Tim) 72, former resident, of- Muscatine, died at his home in Minneapolis, this morning following- a stroke of paralysis, local relatives were informed. 'Funeral rites and burial- will be in Minneapolis Thursday.

Mr. Sullivan, the son of Thomas and Julia Sullivan, was bora and reared here but had resided in Minneapolis a number of years. Only survivors are a nephew, William Greenwald, and a niece, Mrs. Edward Geltz, both of- Muscatine, and another nephew, Charles Greenwald, of Omaha, Web. A half-brother, J.

McDonald, succumber here several months ago. Classified Ads Too Late to Classify FOB, rooir set, $22.00. 212 Wes 4th St. WHY suffer from Colds For quick relief from cold symptoms take 666 666 Thursday night at chapel. Mrs.

Charles Number 33 In the Historical Scries THE YEARS WITH MUSCKT1NE Dtoai Mrs. Virgil Irwin and Mrs. B. 'Nelson will serve on the refreshment committee. Each family will provide sandwiches with coffee served by the committee.

rf OH' KfADY MOW AT STANDARD OILDCAIEKS Poole Standard Service SECOND AM) SMALLEY Be Our Guest at the Special ith th No business in Muscatine changed hands so its early day newspapers: The Democratic Enquirer, a weeWy, was established in 1848 by H. La Cossitt; sold In 1854 to Williams, Gibson it was the first paper in Iowa to propose James Buchanan for president. In 1859 its name was changed to the Review by the new owner 3. T. King, and made a dally.

A year later it became the Courier, and sometime afterwards became the Tribune, a weekly. In 1889 it was bought by the News the daily News-Tribune; in 1902 Joseph and John Van Lent, and Eichoff became the owners," Unchanging has been the principle of Fairbanks since 1883 when the founders In Muscatine the creed of one standard of service, the highest, to all regardless of financialCircumstance. U4WESTFOUfiTHSMET MUSGATINE 'TpHE minute you set eyes on the new 1940 J. Dodge Luxury Liner, you'll know that something new.and different has happened the automobile industry! 'For this new Dodge is.more than.a'new is an entirely new automobile from: stern to stern! Even wider and roomier than last year, it brings you a new kind-of beauty, plus more new ideas: than you ever dreamed possible in a car at anywhere near tha price I Kind of I On top of all this, Dodge offers one. of the greatest engineering advances of the past 25 years! It's the new Fall-Floating of the most important and fundamental motorcar improvements, since the All-Steel Body and Hydraulic We cannot begin to.

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