The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune from Muscatine, Iowa • Page 3

i) MUSCATINE JOITRNAL AND NEWS-TRIBUNE 1, 1939 Small West Liberty faken in Death i Mary Small, of West Liberty the ast 29 years, died here Thursday ight at the home of Bessie ichooley. Mary -Elizabeth Pratt was born 15, 1857, in Muncie, and ''as married on Feb. 16, 1881, to il. A. Small of Illinois.

The Duple lived in Crawford county, for three years and then ed to Cedar county until 1910 jhVJi they came to West Liberty, ir Small died 'in 1924; and a Brother, William Pratt, and -sis- far, Mrs. Mary Baker, also, pre- 'eded her in death. i Small was a 1 of be Presbyterian church and of Order of Eastern Star. Surviving are one daughter, Lulu Beal, of West Liberty; wo sons, Earl Small, of Wash ngton, and Carl W. Small, if Davenport; nine grandchildren one great grandchild; and wo sisters, Mrs.

W. D. Ridenour, jf West Liberty, and Mrs. Nora iayne, of Omaha, Neb. Funeral.services will be.

con iucted Saturday at. 2 p. m. from ie Presbyterian church, with 3ev. L.

L. DeFlon, pastor, offi- Burial; will be in Oak cemetery. The body will remain at the S. C. Snider Funeral home -until final rites are aeld Hay Buckley Wffl 7 ace Charges of Assault in.Court.

As an aftermath-of- a- severe eating he allegedly administered his 11-year-old son, "Leroy, Ray 3uckley of near -Pike Run was be arraigned on a charge of as- ault and battery at 3 p. m. to- ay in the court of Justice of the Court officials said the boy, ompletely unclothed 'except cap, and his body "striped with ruises', was found on a road bout three quarters of a mile from home. The boy, it was reported, ran the entire distance irougn near freezing weather to scape the father who had struck lim with '-a rubber hose. A neighbor, Clyde Gordon, took tie boy into his home and him to stay there: over night.

As a consequence -of "'the incident, County Attorney Frank Drake instituted proceedings in listrict -court here to, have the boy aken from the custody of his The petition charged that Le Roy was a dependent and neg ected boy, living with a "vie ous and in a home unfit lor the child, where he was with out'proper parental care. Hear ng on the case was set by Judge D. V. Jackson for Monday at 10 a. m.

John Eliason, 81, Lifelong County Resident, Dies John Eliason, 81, resident of Muscatine coun- died Wednesday night at Mercy hospital in Iowa City after a Qlree weeks' illness. Mr. Eliason, son of Levi anc Mary Epperly Eliason, was born iApril 18, 1858, in Cedar township iMuscatine county. He marriec A. Shellabarger Jan.

14 Surviving Mr. Eliason are his Ihwife, two sons, Allen of West Lib- and Roscoe Edward of one sister, Mrs. Belle Reany; and one Charles Eliason, of Columbus Jirhction; and four grandchildren and Patricia Eliason West Liberty, and Kay and Frances Eliason, of Letts. He Mi-was preceded.in death "by his par- iients, an infant daughter, Helen, one Eliason three brothers, Louis, Oliver i) and Martin. Mr.

Eliason was a member o. Letts Methodist church. Private services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p. m. at the home the Letts Methodist church at 2 m.

'The Collins mortuary will bi in charge of the services and th' body was returned to the home Thursday evening. Tipton Man Fined il for Possession of Hen Pheasant i- Carold Kensinger, 21, of Tip ton was fined $10 and costs fo illegal possession of a hen pheas ant as an aftermath of an auto mobile accident in which he wa involved -Thursday near Wes Liberty. The state highway patra investigating a minor accident in Which Kensinger's car was dam aged, found the- pheasant in Ken singer's machine. Earl F. Jago, state conserva tion with th hiQiway patrol, had the Tip to youth brought before Justice the Peace Haro.ld Kele in Wes Liberty, where the fine meted out.

Cranston Church Reports Worship Cranston Several specia events scheduled at the Cran ston community Dr. Fo Sunday, the Sunday 1 school wi meet at'10 a. with Donald Lee superintendent in charge. Wor ship service at -11 a. in 'elude a sermon on.

"Carry You Corner." At 2:30. Bishop. Weidle of Kansas City, will speak. The Muscatine district mee- ing will be held in the Let 1 United Brethren church at a. m.

Monday and on Tuesda evening at 7:30 Dr. G. E. Mac ctlhon will conduct the puarterl conference business meeting at th Cranston church. Marrlare licenses were issued ere' Thursday afternoon to Charles'Vos, 27, and Rose.Ella ykstra, 17, both of Tipton; 1 ames Clarke Holman, 22, Loretta Mills, 21, both of Musca- me- and Orville Henry 23, nd Virginia Ellen Payne, 21, both Muscatine.

Patients- admitted to Hershey ospital- include Billy Kirk, rural oute Marilyn Martin, 910 'Ne- raska street; George Wiemann, 505 Orange street; and Carl irown, 720 Sampson street: A check for $4,473.26, Soltwedels Hosts at Dinner Party Mr, and. Mrs. J. H. entertained a group of friends and relatives at a Thanksgiving party at their home on rural route 5 Thursday.

Dinner was served on a table attractively decorated with huge cake, topped by the figure of a turkey, forming the centerpiece The afternoon was spent playing hundred with high prize going to Mary Custer. Second prize went to Grace Snyder, third to Edna Soltwedel and Raymond Soltwedel won the consolation prize. Included among the guests were Mr. and O. E.

Soltwedel, Mr. and Mrs. Raymonc Soltwedel, and daughter Ruth Ellen, Mr. and Mrs. Feldon Custer and sons Robert and Keith, Oskaloosa; Carlson, Custer, Grace Snyder, Mr.

and Mrs. Ralph Curry, Cecil Mr. anc Mrs'. Ernest Soltwedel and Mrs Norma Rutledge and" daughter Kathleen, all of Muscatine. Authorities in Iowa Hunt Two Fleeing Felons Anamosa, Eastern Iowa authorities are searching for two escaped' convicts one a convicted murderer- who disappeared' from an' odd job, gang outside the state reformatory for men here Thursday dur ing holiday' festivities.

The men were Clinearth Lind ley, 28, formerly of Northwooc who was sentenced in 193 to a 40-year-term for second de gree murder, and Ben Blakely 26, of Warren, 0., who had serv ed one and one-half years of 10-year term for auto theft. The warden's, office said' th two men were doing odd jobs out side the prison walls, supposedly under the supervision.of a guarc Thursday afternoon while crowd of visitors was inside th walls watching a football game. Prison officials did not disclos how the escape was It was not noticed for sever hours because of the holiday ac tivities. Death Summons Leonard Dean of Taylor Ridge St. Mary School Arranging Fall Festival Dec.

3 A fall festival will be' 1 conducted by pupils of St. Mary's school cO Sunday afternoon, Dec. 3. 'Booths arranged by pupils of the school will offer to the public a selection of religious- articles, novelties, and confections. Other attractions on the festival program will be a Little Theater, fish pond, bingo amusements for all those who attend; CHRISTMAS CEMETERY DECORATIONS Grave Blankets Bouquets and Wreatht Our Selection it Complete Geo.

Kranz Son 4 122 E. 2nd St. rLeonard Dean, 65, of Taylo Ridge, 111., died at 2:05 to day.at Hershey hospital after a illness of nine days. Born at-Mor risville, May 6,. 1874, the so of James and Louise Mickesse Dean, he had lived at Taylo Ridge for about seven years.

formerly made his home nea Letts. He married Maude rill, Jan. 3 1903, at Breckenridge Mo. Surviving are the widow, Mr Maude Dean; one daughter, Mr Ida Faye Janes of-Muscatine three sons, Allen Dean of Pitch er, and Richard and Lloy 'Dean, both of Taylor Ridge, 111 and five. grandchildren.

His par ents, one and one daughter preceded him in death. Funeral services will' be hel at 2 p. m. Sunday from the horn in Taylor Ridge and burial be in the Edgington, 111., ceme tery. The body will be remove from the Fairbanks Home for-Fii nerals to the home at Taylo Ridge Saturday evening.

A hundred and fifty dollars worth of food easily be pro duced by hall an acre of garden. TINTED LENSES RELIEVE GLARE City Briefs mount of Muscatine county's gasoline tax fund apportionment, or October, was received here oday by County Treasurer' A. J. Nicholson from Des Mrs. John Rummells, 1209 as street, is seriously -ill at her Theodore Brus of Blue Grass reported improving steadily at.

Hershey hospital; Patients admitted to Bellevue jospital were Mrs. Clarence Wain- cott, Fairport; Mrs. Andrew Tobias, 601 East Fifth street; Mrs. C. I.

Hawk, 209y. West Fourth treet, and hey avenue: Those dismissed were George Weise, Letts, and Everett Stapp of Columbus' Junc- ion. Mrs. Raymond Randleman; 207 East Sixth street, was. admitted and dismissed.

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Atkins; .605 Grand. avenue, announce the' )irth of a daughter at-Bellevue wspital this morning, Mrs. Luella of Delta, is a houseguest at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Hahn 2817 Mulberry avenue. Miss Frances R. Kelley, 204 Walnut street, spent Thursday ai Wilton with'her sister, Mrs. Earl Atkinson and family.

Miss Keley was called to Durant.by the sudden death of her nephew Christ Bestmann, who clerk and weighmaster Durant. Marriage licenses were issued lere today to George Brown, 27, Wilton and Anne McCool, 23, Moline, and Forrest W. Williams, 26, and, Alice M. Powers, both of Evansville, Wis. Mary Jane Thayer has obtained a building permit in the office of City Engineer I.

V. Howenstine ior the erection a frame home on Grand avenue, between; Monroe and Jackson streets, at a cost of Mrs. Mollie McGrew and son, Edward, left today for. San Antonio, where they plan 10 ipend the winter. New officers to serve during the coming year will be nominated at the regular meeting of the Muscatine Townsend club at 7:30 tonight at the city hall.

Officers urge that all members, interested in the furthering of the movement be present. K. C. Collins, a Navy recruiting: officer, will basement of the postoffice on Wednesday, 6, it was announced today by Postmaster Albert S. Barry.

The officer will be available for interviews from 8 a. m. until noon on that day. The Delta Alpha class of the First Baptist church will meet Tuesday night for a Christmas party and .10 cent exchange at the church. Mrs.

Ella Rummells is chairman of the committee. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Peveler and two children of Davenport spent Thanksgiving at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

0. C. Phillips, 409 West Sixth street. W. G.

Higsrins of San Antonio, Texas left for his home Thursday! evening after a brief visit with his sister Miss Mary Higgins, 918 East Tenth street, and other Muscatine friends. Miss Geraldtae Scharar, 404 Pond street, entertained Miss Kathaleen. Kennedy of Burlington, former'manager of the Mode-O-Day 'shop here, as a houseguest; Thursday, Ruth six year old daughter of, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hagy, 911 East Tenth- is recovering satisfactorily, at.

her home from a'broken hip suffered when she was'roller She will be confined to her home for some time. lPupilsltf County Sale of-Seata A campaign annual Christmas seals sale in Muscatine county got under way today, with pupils having charge of the, distribution of the iealth stamps-in the- rural'areas 'and towns outside the city." Town -school superintendents who are -in charge of the sale in -their respective districts, were announced today by E. D. Bradley, county superintendent of schools, as follows: Conesville, Ralph Crawford; Vernon Hancer; West Liberty, K. Smith; Atalissa, R.

S. McBlain; and Wilton, A. C. Baumgartner. -The stamps, posters andt other advertising' materials and distributed- to the school, officials and the sale, itself was to; get tinder, way-the latter-part of this week or next Half of the proceeds," after expenses are deducted, remains in the county for local health' work, while the other half is sent to the state association to be, used in the-fight against tuberculosis.

Thanksgiving Is Quiet Holiday At Station? Observance of Thanksgiving passed quietly 5 'Muscatine 'Thursday with only "one arrest and accidents "reported at the, jpolice station, police officials reported, today. Rain''and fog Thursday night -added -to of'driving but 1 traffic moved without mishap. The'only person arrested for '-'intoxication' over the Holiday of Mus- She 'appeared' before Justice of the Peace Hugh- E. E. Chance this morning and paid a fine, of $5 and costs.

One highway law violation case was disposed of Thursday by Justice Chance. Albert Ball' of Davenport, who was arrested by the state highway patrol, entered a -plea- of guilty to speeding with a truck and was lined $2.50 and costs. 150 Are Guests at High Prairie Supper Event High Prairie Approximately one hundred -and. fifty attended the annual Thanksgiving supper held in the High Prairie church basement. "The First Thanksgiving" was a miniature musical.

It consisted of four, scenes, the modern home, Plymouth Rock, Indian camp and pilgrim home. Mrs. Ernest Hoopes presided at. the piano; with all younger classes taking part. Tables-were decorated in the Thanksgiving motif.

Plans are being made to hold the annual oyster supper Dec: 12 in the High Prairie church basement. The following committee 'will be.in C. J. Minder chairman, Mrs. Eugene Brent and Mrs.

Fred Eann, Gars Damaged in Wreck at Liberty 'West Liberty Cars driven by Harold Kensinger of Tipton and Miss Margaret Angerer of West Liberty, were badly damaged a collision on Third street Thursday about 7 p. m. 'Kensmger was fined $5 and costs this morning by Justice of Peace Keeie on a charge of intoxication. Nile Kinnick Is Most Valuable Player at Iowa Iowa City, Nile Kinnick, star left halfback of the University Iowa football squad who has already Heisman trophy and the Maxwell morial trophy for -his gridir prowess this season, today was voted the most valuable man" to the. Hawkeye football squad by his teammates.

The vote was reported to be unanimous in Kinnick's favor, and makes him. eligible for the most valuable player in the conference award. Our word "carouse" comes from Germany. It is derived from the German words, "gar" and "aus" which, translated literally, mean "to down a a single gulp." NEW YORK STOCKS Am Can Am and For Pow Am Loco Am Rad, and St Am Koll Mill Am "Smelt and -ReJ Am Am' Sus 19 Am Tel and 168 -A Am T6b 4 B' iSlvi Anaconda 3094 Atchlson 26 and-0 Beth Steel SO Borg-Warner 24'i a rl Dry 15 Can Pac 68 St and 4 CHI and Chrysler Con Oil Con Can -11 Con Oil Del 23 Corn Prod 63 Curtlss-WriKht TJe'cre and Co 21 1 CLOSING QUOTATIONS, DEC. 1 Repub Steer Rey Tob Sears Shell -Onion Socony Vac Std Brands Std Oil Calif 255i Std Oil Ind 26 Oil Studebaker, Deere and Co.pW Zi Dupont Eastman 16614 El Pow and Lt 7 Firestone 19V: Gen Electric Gen Foods Gen.

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More than, 2,000,000 persons visit the London zoo each year. Iowa Democrats to Dine Jan. 8 Des Moines, la. Iowa democrats will gather here Jan. 8 for their annual Jackson day dinner.

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