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MUSCATINE JOURNAL AND NEWS-TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29..1989 P. F.Benson of Junction Buys Tucker Property 1 Columbus F. Benson has purchased the Mrs. E. B.

Tucker property, which is locatea at the east end of Lover's Leap Bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Oakes occupy the place. Miss Mary Ablard will spend the 'Thanksgiving vacation with relatives at Williamsburg.

Miss Elizabeth Binford is 01 at her home at Des Moines where she went to spend Sunday. Mrs. eldon -Hawkins is teaching this the first grade in the Columbus Junction grade school in Mrs. Lyle Maxwell; of Crawfordsville, visited Tuesday with Mrs. Maxwell's brother, W.

H. Gilkey. Dinner Planned. A turkey dinner will be held Thursday at the home of Mrs. Everett Stapp in the country with Mrs Robert Houseman, Muscatine' Mr and Mrs.

L. Votroubek, Everett Stapp and family in attendance. Mr. Stapp is still in a Muscatine hospital where he is receiving treatments. Miss Clara Robertson will spend the Thanksgiving vacation with her mother, Mrs.

Elizabeth Robertson, at Morning Sun. Mrs. M. L. Brockway, Lyle and Roberta, were entertained at a dinner Thursday at the home of Mr and Mrs.

Lawrence Lupton and also visited at the Mrs. Mounts home in Davenport. Society to Meet. The Home Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet Dec 6 at the home of Mrs. G.

N. Duncan where a 12:30 luncheon will be held. Mr and Mrs. John Bell will entertain at Thanksgiving dinner, Mrs. Bell's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. and uncle, S. J. Miller in attendance. Mr.

and Mrs. E. Aldershof, Fre- will entertain at Thanks- Tiring dinner Mrs. Frank- Nosak and children, Rudolph Rufus and LeRoy Aldershof of Mediapohs. Mr.

and Mrs. McAfee, Columbus City, enjoyed a visit from Thursday until Sunday from their daughter, Miss Alta who teaches near Chicago. They also 'had as guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Matthew McAfee and family of Morning Sun, and Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Robinson of F. Darrow returned Monday night from spending several months with her daughter, Mrs. Julia Hunkins, at Los Angeles, Calif. Given Transfer.

K. P. Black, baggageman at the local depot, has been transferred to Fairfield, where, he will begin work the first of the. month. L.

E. Maurer of Davenport, will succeed Mr. Black as local baggage- man. Anna Duncan was given a birthday i of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

G. N. Duncan. A potluck supper was enjoyed at 6 o'clock neighbors in attendance. Frank Pierson of Fredonia, suffered a badly cut right hand Monday when it was caught in an electric 'saw.

He was taken to a Muscatine hospital. AC. Feddersen will drive down from Cedar Falls today and'will accompanied, home by Mrs. Feddersen, who spend the Thanksgiving vacation at home. William Gilkey, student at Coe college, Cedar Rapids, will spend the Thanksgiving vacation with his father, W.

H. Gilkey. Kennedy Departs on Trip to U. S. London (fP) United States Ambassador Joseph P.

Kennedy left by plane for Paris today en route to Washington. He was ac- Items of Interest in Nichols Area and Mrs. I. Mr. and Mrs.

Madison Hadley and Gaylord were guests at the S. Gregory home in West Liberty Sunday. Miss Rena Renshaw is- spending Thanksgiving at the W. J. Foster home, in Muscatine.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Morris, Verna Reeder, Thelma Tufty and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Metcalf and Miss Frieda-Hechtner "were, dinner-guests, at the B.

L. home Sunday, The occasion was to'celebrate Thanksgiving and B. L. Metcalf's birthday. The--Nichols fire department held their regular monthly meet- in? in the town hall Monday evening.

and Mrs. Ben Nichols at- tended'a joint and American Legion turkey dinner at the American Legion hall in Iowa City Monday evening. B. L. Metcalf, Agnes Hankins and Hattie Ripley attended the funeral service of Mrs.

Ida Woods in the Snider funeral home in West Liberty Tuesday afternoon. Rebekahs To Meet. Bridgeman Rebekah todge will hold their regular meeting in the Odd Fellows hal! Friday evening, Dec. 1. The committee in-charge of the entertainment is -Edna Kirchner, Isabelle Metheney.

Gusta Kirchner and Olive Meese. Mr, and Mrs. Howard Klinetop and- son, Howard, and Miss Warner of Muscatine, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Adams, Mr.

and Mrs. Bert Fry were callers at the L. Metcalf home Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs.

Floyd Brossart and Marlyn, and Mrs. Emma Chatfield of Muscatine were guests at the Gusta. Kirchner home Sun- Fate of Kuhn, Bund's Leader, Rests With Jury New York The case of Fritz Kuhn, German American bund leader charged with grand larceny and forgery, went to a jury at 12:30 p. m. "(CST) today.

Judge James G. Wallace -charg- ecj the jurors for two hours and 20 minutes, and repeatedly instructed them to confine their deliberations to'issues involved and to pay no attention to any political implications in the case. The jury went to lunch before beginning deliberations. Before beginning his charge Judge Wallace rejected a last- minute defense motion by Peter Sabbatino for a th' grounds that the prosecution's summation Tuesday distorted the facts of the case. Committees for Christmas Are Named by Club City Briefs Funeral services for tie Hooper, mother of Edmondson, 505 and former resident were' -held Saturday at Benton.

according to information re- csived-Jiere. Mrs. who lived in Muscatine -with her daughter for about a year, died at her home.at Benton. No other relatives survive in Muscatine. Mr.

and Mrs. Hex Cassldy and son, Jimmy, Winslow, arrived Tuesday night, called here by the illness of Mrs. Cassidy father, A. A. Keath, 809 East Eighth street.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Miller of 416 Bond street announce the hirth of a son at their home this morning, Marriage licenses were Issued here to Bernard 23 Nichols, and Margaret Fox, 18 Liberty; Morgan-Blake McDannell, 24, Moline, and Dorothy Vallerie. Miller, 22, Rock Island and to Charles Voss, 27, and Rose Ella Mykstra, 17, both' of Tipton Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Hallmark; 40 civ Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Kopp and son, Gene, spent Sunday evening at the A.

B. Chesbro home in West Liberty. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Fuller ol Cedar Rapids spent Sunday at the home of Rena Renshaw.

Selma Bbrgstadt of West Liberty spent the week-end at the J. W. Borgstadt home. Mrs. Ruth Evans of West Liberty, who has been quite ill, is much improved and is now staying at the E.

W. Adams home, Mrs. F. M. Bucher Hostess for Club At Social Meet 309 avenue, was admitted to Bellevu- Wapello Mrs.

F. M. Bucher was hostess Monday evening members of the club aiso Mrs Dwight Robison, Roll call furnished the program. A social hou' and refreshments served Virginia Bucher and Barbara Hook were enjoyed. Miss Mary Louise Dodds has 7 visit her cousin, Miss Dorothy -Willson, who is a teacher in the Wellman Eunice Pettis and Louise Chatterton, high school seniors, have been absent from their studies several days on account of illness.

Miss Gertrude B.ickford, who is employed in Biklen's store, has been confined to. her home on account of illness. 'Miss Marian Cover, teacher in the schools at Washington, and Miss Josephine Cover, teacher the Sibley schools, will spend the Thanksgiving holiday with home folks. Wapello Christmas committees were named and reports of other groups given when 70 attended a meeting of the Wapello Community club held in the-higU school lunch room Monday, ine west end division of the Methodist Ladies' Aid society served dinner. This was the final meeting since the inauguration of the attendance contest which was won by the "evens'' over the "odds" by a wide margin.

The losers will present a home talent play a short time. W. O. Weaver presided over the meeting. A report was heard from the cemetery committee and approximately $110 was raised at this meeting to complete the cobblestone entrance, gate and fence recently built.

The committee appointed on organizing a basketball team reported that Jie merchants will be approached in regard to financing same. The community chest committee will work out a plan for the coming year where various donations usually made will be taken care of from one fund. Christmas committees were appointed by Mr. Weaver as follows: Christmas tree and lighting, George Jamison, Dr. W.

C. McWilliams and -Charles Nelson; Christmas treat, M. D. Thomas, George Pratt, Carl Hedges; finance, M. H.

Barnes, B. F. Pettis and Elmer Carter; Christmas decorations contest, H. W. Tillmann, Carl Lofgren and E.

C. Ohlwein. The Wapello Light and Power the donation of power and light Christmas decorations and donated a-number appliances 1 as prizes, Tivo government movies shown by the Louisa county agriculture conservation committee. Tuttle Farm of 120 Acres Sold For W. Kretscbmar has sold the owned oy Tuttle, located miles north of Atalissa'to Charles'Keel of Reynolds; HI, a consideration of $12,500.

Possession will be 'given March 1, 1940. JVIiss Frances Boot, Mrs. A. Schnack, Mrs. J.

L. Bailey Mrs. Lillian Irvine, Mrs. Lena Potter, Miss Cora Beard, Mrs. H.

i Birchard, Mrs. Lowrey Johnson Mrs. Theresa Nicolaus, Mrs A. Grunder, Mrs. Julia McCartney of, the Wilton Garden Club attended a meeting of the Muscatine Garden dub at the public library Monday afternoon.

Mr and Mrs. D. V. Smull, Mr and Mrs. H.

Birchard Dr and Mrs. M. M. Harding, Xir arid Mrs A- Whetstine and F. killer attended the Lions club spelling bee at Iowa City Mon- rs.

F. L. Duffe Christmas Eve Program Pfens 2J1 Wilton Mrs. Carl Herr and Fayne. Ford the Presbyterian Sunday" school board at the regular monthly 'business ana social meeting at the home of Mrs.

Herr" Monday evening. Plans were made for the Christmas program -which- will be given, Christmas, eve at the church. and committees -on arrangements were appointed as follows: program Mrs. Hornet Ochiltree" Mrs. James Walton, Mrs, Gerald Ochiltree; decorating, Mrs.

'M M. Harding's Rainbow class; decorating outside tree, James Walton's class; solicitors, Mrs. Holland Abbott, Mrs. Ed Dnffe, Mrs E. D.

Hinkhouse, Mrs. W. J. Hendricks, Mrs. W.

J. Jasperson, Mrs H. R. Maurer, Mrs. M.

G. Thede, 'Mrs, H. G. NJlouaus Mrs. W.

F. King, Mrs. John Maurer. Refreshments were served ai the close of the evening. Am Can-ill Am and -o Am- Loco 2124, i Am Kad and -St .8 10 Boll" Mill Am Smelt-and-Ref Am Stl Fdrs Am-Suf Ref Am' Tel and Tel 169H Am Tob -82 Anaconda 31H Atchison.

26 and 'Steel Borg-Wameri-aiii Can- Dry Can Pac Case 59' Con Oil Con Cto Con Oil Del Corn.J'rod 64 Curtiss-Wrignt Deere and Co. 21 Deere and -Co ofd "mpont 176S- 4 District Court companied by his son John and two members of the embassy staff. The party is to board a clipper plane at Lisbon Saturday and is due in New York Sunday. The ambassador expects to spend Christmas.in the United States and return soon thereafter. PARKAS Gifford, student at Iowa State Ames, arrived, in Muscatine this for a visit.

Gifford, who has jus been appointed associate editor thTcoUege agricultural magazine will attend a convention in Chi from the Central an. No 3 stations went to the Whit Way hotel on Hershey avenue at 1-18 p. m. today when an overheated motor in a stoker caused oil around the motor to ignite. Three gallons of chemical were Herman Halnes, who -was injured in an unexplained way Aug.

16, is still a patient at Bellevue hospital. Mr. Haines suffered sukll and leg fractures an accident or attack in which he was involved in Louisa county: The Lone Star was the only boat to pass through the locks Tuesday. The boat went upstream at 10:10 a. m.

with three barges of sand, The cottage prayer circle of the Lincoln Boulevard Baptist, church met Tuesday night at the home of Mr; and Mrs. George Rollins, Washington street. Twenty-three members and friends participated in the Bible study led by Rev. L. F.

Church. The next meeting will be Dec. 5 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 'Virgil Besford, Walters street.

Mrs. Pauline Martin obtained a building permit Tuesday in the office of City Engineer I. V. Howenstine for. a composition roof and other repairs to a home at .506 Grover street at a cost of Mrs.

Raymond Zeldler, 1104 Mulberry has returned from Rochester, where she underwent treatment at St. Mary's hospital of the Mayo Brothers clinic. Mrs. J. A.

Chamberlin, 615 Chestnut street, underwent a goiter operation at Kahier hos- of the Mayo Brothers- clinic at Rochester, Monday. Mrs. F. G. McCulloujrh, 144 Sherman street, underwent a "major operation today, at.

hos- Saturday evening they were guests at a party given in honor of Mrs birthday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hemz Jescke and at a Thanksgiving dinner at tne Jesse home on Sunday. Dr. and G.

Leith Monday from a visit at the.home of their son, Alexander Leith, in Chicago: Mr and Mrs. E. W. Alverson and family- returned to their home Hammond, Wednesday, after a visit at.the. home of Mrs.

Alverson's parents, Mr, and Mrs. J. K. The Woman's Relief Corps held their- monthly work and social meeting at the home of Mrs. F.

L. Duffe, Friday evening and made chair cushions for the soldiers' home at Marshalltown. A potluck lunch was served. The Willing Workers of the Grace Evangelical and Reformed church held their monthly class meeting in the parsonage evening. Mrs.

Sadie Henley was the hostess. The business session was followed by a social hour, and refreshments were served. FR Ends Visit at Warm Springs Warm Springs, UP) President Roosevelt ended a week's vacation here today and left by special train for Asheville, W. to visit one of his secretaries, Marvin H. Mclntyre, who has been convalescing from a-long illness.

He also planned to see Miss Margaret -Durand, another White House employe, at Asheville. Mercer County Society Names Staff for Year Officers were re-elected four directors, re-elected, twi new directors named arid othe' business matters discussed at the annual meeting of the Merct county Agricultural society held NEW YORK STOCKS CLOSING QUOTATIONS NOVEMBER29 El Pow and Lt Firestone 38- Gen foods -J! 1 Gen'Motors 53 Gillette Goodyear Hudson -i Int Harv SS'i ivlfle 73' Johns-Mam Libbey 0 Glass OT MaytaE Mid Cont Pet 145i Mont "Ward Xash-Kclvinator Xatl Dairy Prod, 16 Central Oliver-Farm Penney 93' Penn By Phillips Pet- Pure Oil SS Radio. Key Tob' Sears Roeb'SOli Union 125i Socooy Sou Pac.lK4 Std Brands. 55, Std- Oil -CaM 25V1 Std Oil Ind Std Oil J5 Studebaker S-vilt-and Co 21H Texas- Corn 45 Texas Suit Sul Unit Corp 2 1 DruK 4 TT Indus Alco 31- Bubber TJ Steel Westinghouse 109 Repub 22 CUXB CLOSE Ark Nat Gas --Cities Service El Bond and Share 7tt Ford Mot Ltd Nlas Hud 6Ti years sponsored the Mercer county fair. Virgil Nelson, of Eliza township- was re-elected president of the society; H.

L. Thornton, Mil- lorsburg township was re-elected vice president and Ward of -Keithsburg: was re-elected treasurer. Four directors re-elected were, Lipton of Preemption township- Gus township; Fred D. Moffit, Ferryton township and John Turley, New Boston township. Mr.

Thornton who was named vice president of the society was the retiring director from Millersburg township and he nominated Bmanuel Johnson as director for the three year term and his election unanimous. Mr. Nelson, the president of the organization and 'also the director from Eliza with one year of the three year term yet to as director. Guy Quake Reported in Western Area Seattle (Pi The.Greal Northern railroad dispatcher Mid stations along the company's iqute from Scenic in the Cascades ta Wenatchee in eastern Washington slight earthquake shock at 1:15 a. m.

(3il5 CST) today. The sheriff's office at Wenatchee said the shock was light. No damage was reported. inated to serve the one year ol the tmexpired term with Mr. Carlson being elected 15 Classify Too Late to Classify lady, pleasing per- sonallty.

for permanent employ' pital. Smalley, 1309 Hershey avenue, was admitted Hershey hospital today, suffering from convulsions. He was reported improving this afternoon. Charles Nelson of Wapello, who was severely burned about the' face' and eyes when a gasoline tank he was soldering in his garage blew up, was reported improving today at Hershey hospital. It-is believed-that Nelson will retain his eyesight.

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