The Muscatine Journal from Muscatine, Iowa • 10

NEW YORK STOCKS scatine liCfil.IBirceffs County Elks Plan for! Snrinl Prnorrnm Pius Continues Papal Duties Snow Booked for Encore Tonight, Second Case Over Bartlett Property Is Filed in Court 1 QUOTATIONS JANUARY 1 Eastman 18114 CLOSING Am Can 91 Am and For Poi Am Loco 27 i Am Rad and fit 8 U' Am Roll Mill 19 i 1 Pow and Lt 1114 Firestone 22 fs Gen Electric 40 Gen Foods 384 Gen Motor 474 Gillette 7 Goodyear S4 Hudson 7 Int Hanr 64 T4 Johns-Manvula 100 Kress; 21 i Llbbey Am Smelt and ki 4S3k a ci ir4 Am Stl Fdr 87 Ab Tel and Tri ISJ Am Tob 89s Anaconda 32'i Atchison 88 aad 7k Beth Steel 734 Bor-Warnfr 28 Can Dry 19 Can Pac 6i St and PH I and Chrysler 75i Con Oil Con Can 41 Con pit Del 29 Hi Corn Prod Sol Curtisa-WriKht Deere 'and Co 19 Pupont 149 So- i Mid Cont Pet 1SH Mont Ward 49 Nasb-Kelvinator tK Natl Dairy Prod 127i Central 19i Oliver Farm 27 Penney 7s Penn Ry 32 Phillips Pet 41 Pure Oil 10 3 Radio 74 5 Ram Rand 15 i Rnnh jsirl. i Rey Tob Bear. Roeb 7 Socony Vac 13 Sou Pac Std Brands i i 8td Oil Calif 27 Std Oil Ind t8A Std Oil jk- Studebaker ff Swift and Co 1 Texas i Corp 46 Texas Gulf gul 81 Unit Corp Unit Drur ixi Iadus Alco 22 XJ Rubber 45 Stel i West El snd Mfg 110 Woolworth 49i WtiKlcy JrS L. CTOB CX.OSS Nat Gas i Cities Service 7 I El Bond and Share 11 NUk Hud row 8 Glass. Mf Sweetland 4-H Club4 Holas'vs'Aleetmg Witi New Leader Thej Sweetland Svhshine Four-H cluj held its irt imeeting of the niw year at! the home of the leader.

Mrs. Gale McClean. The new jpresident, I Arlene i Miller, presided at the business meeting which preceded thi program. I nrVlA nrAffrnm a.i "Ouc'ewi Musi Arlene MarieS Miller and Anna Mae Martin, ind 'Dreaming" was used for the song studjy. A round-table jlliscussion wis given on the demonstration to Make a Tailorls and a' conser vation U1K on TCare of: Winter was giveniby Anna Mae Martian Mrs.

McClean talked on "TablS i uaraes, singing and ivictrola music provided diversion after the meeting. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Those nreseiit were Arfrno Mario ler, Anna Mae Mftrtin, Doris Mc. Cleans Laura Jo '-MrfAtm Mr. Gale MClean.

anH visitors, Mrs-MatiMa McClean! and George, 1115 ii.iccwJij5 will joe DC Id on 11.... i vijl Kerneas oecame mixea -with the sand used to make the- plaster for the Walls of the living room n- the honie of W. near Widdletown Md. Coroibegan sproufing from ahe walls Within a few weeks. i I 1'-J night ithe right rear fender of his car wis damaged when' struck by' a car driven byf Bob Opel as the Coleman car wfts parked at the Weedf'park lagooni Weatherman Says Snow which fell here through out most of the morning, continue here tonight whil tem peratures remain in the: moderate the I weather bureau reported today, About an Inch of show had fallen here by noon today, much! of it had disappeared as warmer temperatures Invaded this part of the state.

The bureau predicted that the i mercury) would not range; below 10 to 20 degrees tonight, i. ij' Streets i were slippery from I the light coating of today snow. and caution on the par of motorists was The highway patrol reported as much as three inche of snow on the ground in' northwest and most roads in the state were covered with snow, and slippery in Iowa's maximum temperature officially for the past 24 hours was 28 degrees at Keokuk, the bureau reported, while the low ati6 pi. rri. Monday was 12 degrees atlowa Falls.

'i. Sioux City, Omaha, Charles Ciiy, Iowa Falls; Des MoineS, Mt Ayr. Dubuque and Davenport all reported snowfall in varying amounts from half an inch up to two i i Amarillo, reported six inches of snow, i the bureau I said, ah4 Durango, four Deeds Recorded Rollins-Hill Lumber and Coal company to Edward J. Hill, west 70:15 feet north 330 feet lot 71 and south 190 feet, north 33 feet lot 70, Fletcher and Deshler's survey. -) I Fred C.

i Mittman and wife to Eisrl R. Mittman and wife, lot seven, block seven, George W. Sniallev's addition to i South Muscatine. if Rausch and i wife to east fecft lot tnree.i diock one. oguvte fiddi- ti6n to Muscatine.

I When we see a meteorite that appears to strike the earth, we know that It must be at least 200 miles away, since it disappeared below our horizon while still high enough in "the air to appear lu- A second case seeking to estab lish ownership shares of heirs to property of the late Sultana Bart-lett was on file in district court here The filed by Edmond B- Fulliam against Etta Bell Schweyer, et al.i seeks to estab lish the ownership shares to prop erty, most of which is also involv ed in a similar action brought a day ago by Mary Etta L. Fulliam, et al, against r-dmona a. Fulliam, administrator, and j. Internal Revenue Deputy to Be Here Wednesday Thursday Donald deputy collector of I internal revenue, Will be here Wednesday and Thursday to give assistance in; federal tax ftnfl social security matters, it wajs announced today by Postmaster Albert IS. I Mr.

Angott will make, his headquarters in room No. 1 in the basement of i the post office The official will be in the office from 9:30 a. m. until coon and frpm 1:15 p. m.

until p. m. on both Wednesday and Thursday. Receivership Lists; $9,816 Cash Cash on hand amounting to 816.44 Is shown ia a report of the, receivership of the Peoples Stat bank. West Liberty, which has been approved by Judge D.

V. Jackson in district court here. The report, presented by D. W. Bates, state superintendent of banking, and Ben S.

Summerwill, examiner in charge, which cover? the period from Sept 30 to Dec. 31, J938, lists receipts of $5,191.49 and disbursements, of $597.19 during that quarter. American Mercury Magazine Is Sold New York (AP) "The American Mercury" magazine has been sold by Paul Palmer; its editor, to Lawrence E. Spi-vak, for many years its treasurer and general manager. Eu gene Lyons, former foreign cor respondent and author of "As- in Utopia," will suc ceed Palmer as editor.

i Ruling Given! Upon Homestead Credits Des Moines, Iai' W) The state board of assessment and review has thft right to withhold partial payment of homestead tax credits if revenues fail to meet expectations, Atty. Gen. Ev-erertt had rulod, today, i I The board recently; notified county auditors that only one-half: of the estimated 25 milis credit should; be allowed when 1939, property taxes are -paid. Thus a perse paymg his taxes in full will receive i only half of the homestead credit. The credit wilj be allowed oh the first installment cases where taxes ua re paid in two installments When the second in-' stallment falls due, the credit will be allowed the amount to be set by the beard based upon the condition of the homestead credit fund.

I I A refund also will be made at that time toftax payers who paid their taxes fi full and received only half the board said. One Accident Blamed on Skidding With damp snaw i making driv ing hazardous tnrougnout tne city, one minor automobile acci dent was reported to police this morning. i Yi John CohTin, 194 Houser street skidded into a county truck driven by Fred Phillips! as! both machines werel going east on west Fourth street around the old The left front fender of Colvin's cae was crushed but the truck was not John E. i Coleman, 409 West Fourth street, reported Monday I i i Average orAged Pensions Is High Seven hundred and forty -five person received i 1 5,4 1 or an average of $20.69 each In the Iowa old age pension program, in Muscatine, county 1 during December. Figures for surrounding counties, were as follows: i Cedarj 238 pensions totaling land averaging Johnson.

pension tptaiing $8,220 and averaging Lou-Ua, 320; pensions totaling $6,386 and averaging Scott, U-196 pensions totaling $24,308 and averaging Washington, 374 pensions! totaling $7,590 and averaging $20.29. The old age assistance commission expended a total of 565 during the giving an average: sum of $19.82 to 50,677 applicants. 'j i Aid to the blind went to 1,279 persons) at a cost of $29,674,43, or $230 for applicant. Aid was distributed to the blind in Muscatine and surrounding coun ties as follows: I 'j I I Muscatine, 17 persons received $373.77, or an average of Cedar, three received $75.70 Or an average of $25.23: Johnson, 24 received $504.22 or an average of Louisa, 15 received 52 or an average of Scott, 68 received $1,658.80 or an' average of Washington, 10 received $231.22 or! an average of $23.12. Film of Passion Play to Be Given Here On Monday The play "Golgatha," an elaborate talking motion picture reproduction of the famous Passion Play, will, be presented the Muscatine high school auditorium next Monday afternoon and evening under the auspices of the Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Three separate presentations of the play will be given, it was announced. It will be presented first at 2:30 p. and will be repeated at 7:30 p. m. and 9:30 p.

m. The; play, which is now! being taken ion a tour of the' United States is the first and only talking motion picture of the Passion Play ever made. It was filmed in Europe at a cost of $800,000. Thousands of persons are included in the cast. Critics throughout the world have praised the film, which has generally been regarded as the finest I Biblical film ever produced.

In a recent bulletin, the committee on exceptional photoplays of the National Board of Review referred to the production as follows: "It Is an unusual and noteworthy film. It is the finest pictorial treatment of that subject that the screen has produced. Presentation of the film will be made with special equipment, which includes a completely mod ern talking motion picture pro lection and sound system. The lat est type beaded screen will also be used. Included In the i story of Golgatha" is the triumphal entry bf Christ into Jerusalem, the plot- ling of Scribes and Pharisees, jthe betrayal i by Judas, the Last jSupperrthe trial before Pilate 'and Herod, the Crucifixion, the Resur rection and Christ's last words! to jhis disciples.

i i Board to Purchase Interurban Bridge i Purchase of the C. D. and M. railway bridge over Pine creek, on the non-operating Davenport-Muscatine line, was ordered by the Muscatine county board jof supervisors at a price of $840 at a meeting held Monday In the court house. The purchase is to be made on the provision that the county may exercise removal rights any time within the next seven years.

The board, after completing other reg ular i business, adjourned to its next meeting date. Lindbergh Goes to Berlin for Plane i Berlin VP) Col. Charles I Lindbergh, came to Berlin from Paris today to fly his monoplane back to England for re-licensing On two visits bad weather; balked attempts to get the plane, which he left here Oct. 31. T-I 'L-j.

a 1 3 Here is the first picture taken of Pius XI this year. Soon after the formal reception at 'which this was taken, he received Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain with elaborate ceremonies. Miss Goad Speaks On Latin-American Relations at Meeting Miss Marha Goad, instructor at Muscatine Junior college, told of the relations between the United States and the Latin American countries jin a talk she gave at the regular meeting of the Kiwanis club at Hotel Muscatine today Miss Goad said the fact that Latin America and the United States in many instances i produce the same things is a barrier to trade between; North and South an4 she outlined some of the highlights of the1, recent Pan-American conference at Lima! Peru. Instead of a luncheon program, the Kiwanian next; week wilLgo to Pla-Mor alleys In a body to Church Group Has Business Meeting I The Loyal Workers class of the Lincoln Boulevard Baptist church held its monthly business meeting Monday night. There were 18 present.

Devotions were pre--ceding the business? meeting, jwithj Clara Paceley and Maxirie Frahk-J lin in charge. I were served by Mrs. Stella Machu and Miss Clara Paceley. Solon Files Bill to Legalize Drink Des Moines, la. (AP) Sen.

Ross Mowry f(R) of Newton today offered a bill providing for sale by the drink) of hard liquor as well as beer. i Mowry's bill would levy a "mulct" tax of $2,000 against, drink establishments. I i Eighteenth century ladies of quality used fruit, including cherries, strawberries and pears, to decorate their 'high "Stop using as a basis his former- vocation as a railroad man. i 1 ij The cub pack and parents, of the First Presbyterian church, will meet in the church parlors at 7:45 p. m.

tonight. jThe meeting has been called by Sherwood Phillips, cubmasteri i i George Schmelxer, 1012 East Ninth street, is suffering from a nervous breakdown from whici he was reported improving today. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ziegen-horn, Illinois route 1, announce the birth of a ion, Leland Herbert, at Hershey hospital-Monday "night -ij fill fttff Balph K.

iSchwartx and Dena Anna Giber bath of Gales-burg, 111., Were married iat 2 p. m. Monday at the! parsonage of the Firsts Methodist ichurehr with Dr. L. L.

I officiating! for-, the single ringsceremoijy.l Witnesses were Mrs p. Legljriahd iMrs, L. L. Weis. 1 The marriage of Thomaa 1L Cameron 'and Ruth Burmeister, both sMy took place at 11 a.

this1 morning in the First Baptist church. '4- The Rev. Vance H. Webster performed the single rinjt ermofly. Attending the couple -Wife Edward jJ.lCopp and Grace fCaimeroin New automobile recistrationa include: Robert Nicola us, Wilton, Ford; M.

Van' Gent, 974 Lucas street, E. Stan-leyV 717 tej-oy itreet, Chevrolet, Sir. and Ry jBennstt of St Paul, jWinn 'announce the 'birth oi a fndna Lue, on Jan. ilfat fthe Arikeif hospi-ital. Mr.

Bennfftt orderly, lived fin this rtty.3 ft i i 1 There Will be no (meeting of the Ladies Aid society! of the First Baptist church i Thursday. The next meeting will fee held at the church 'J Mayor Samettl Gjj Bronner. City: Engineer ill Vt: and City Randall were expected home K-today from Ames 1 where they went to 1 confer with the state highway in regard toitfte pavito! highway 61 through South Muscatine. i D. N.

Ayre of the t. M. C. A. was admitted to Hefshfy hospital.

4 Miss Dor Meyers, 903 East Sixth street Ml injjather home, Mr. and Jlrs. A. K.IIemstreet of Port re visiting Mrs. Hemstreet's patents, Mr.

and Mrsi Charles' AJ. Holland, 1623 Mulberry avenue Boy Scouts of thei McKinley school studied First Aid as they met at the "pchool Monday night. The study will be continued next week. TneBobwhte patrol won all the games played. i Mr.

and Mrs. Richard Uigger-son, 712 Lombard; Street, are the parents of son iborn Monday morning, i Mrs5. Higger'son is the former AJist Sena Mafie Bridge-ford. i it i 1 A meetlnk of the young mar ried couplesf of, thelGrace Lutheran church i'ill bejlheW Wednes- day at 8 p. n.

at he, church parlors. i A meeting of the Gf ad club of the Y. W. A. scheduled for Thursday night has ben postponed until 'Jan.

26. mothers of the kinder garten and! first apd second trratie of the Jefferson! and Grant schools will? meet (at jMiss Margaret Gill's ottice! Jefferson school at 2 p. m- Wednesday. Carl Custer, tlty' paid costs, of $3.85 an wa rfassesled a aas-oended sentence Of 30 days in iail wheit before Jus' tice of the Peace Ifugtt E.Xhance this morning on? ajj cihrge of intoxication, Custer wis arrested at 11:42 pi, re- Monday A meetinr of the' Molford Con gregational Ladies Aid society will be held at the church Wed nesday 1 afternoon; Jyirs. Anna Bauerbaen and.

Mrs, Will Bloom will be theShostesies. Pythian Sister 'jwip meet at 7i30 tonight? atithe jKli of P. hall. Mr. and Mrs.

John Heinbockle -nH rfautfhter. iMarianl 211 Prul- ipntertained as their supper guest Monday Mrs Lola Schroeder of Chipago. A meetin of the First Presby- i3n TiHis' Aid society has been arranged fori Thursday afternoon the church parlors. The Misses Ella and Reul-ing will hogtees and assisting themf will Mesdames C. N.

Nickelsoh, Marthar Oberhaus. Tom Ogilvie, Hi Ohlsen, Max Oldenberg, lEd Henry Otto. Georgf Qtto. pA. IE.

Othmer. John Parks! Jessie jPrick. Sherwood iillips. Clyde Rabedeaiux. illatry Ratcliff, Arthur Riley.

J. C. Richley. El-Uri WnwlanrfJ Ira! Romig. sO.

J. MarAiri 'i Ozilvlc and Miss Cidney Rankin; l. Mrs. Esther I Fifg. 1R Cedar street, was admitted Bellevue hospital and Mrs.

I Clair Roth of Columbus JndtloniHvas dismissed, MAss Carolina Llebe talk on "Hctobie" at a Regular meeting of the Jiigh school Faculty Opn Forum Iclub at the Y. W. A. cafeteria; at 5:15 p. m.

Wednesday. The eleBaentaxy staff of thes First Christian Sunday school will meet fit 7:30 this evening in Ithe scmijrcl parsonage to discuss jlaioi the coming year. I II II. G. -Detfchof of (he DettBof Hardware companyi lft for Chicago today to attend the advance showing of the new J1939 West- irihOuseelectlcaUliiie- i- Delegations from the First -United BrtbiM --Akd-: Second Evangelieal I chtrchesl of Cedar Rapids' will 1 attend the revival service at Uniited Brethren chiifch this I evening.

Evangelist Sylvester Sanford wiU speak on i if if es Make Better Vwion If yon h-r fcmdajolMS, Wairlnr, AtaBaaaa of viiioa i 11i1b, oomm at on6 tat lit nmmla ad UU what B4no4 prleas will SIMM yo fr Btw ctyl frmmaa aad (In QaaUtj laas. Opa day, tT t. m. SB. A.

BU JWISBIXtS, M. i 4 I Uptical Service 2041 Iowa Ey Blurry Ave. Umnires to Talk Plans for a special program at their meeting next week were made by members of Muscatine lodge. No. 304, B.

P. O. Elks, when they met Monday night at the lodge hall. i At the meeting next Monday nighty fish dinner will be served to the membership at 6:30 p. m.

The lodge meeting will open al 8 o'clock and afterwards, George Magerkurth and Louis Kolls, National and 'American lea true um pires, will entertain the Other events being planned by for this month include a i vi uio muausuc team lo ine Rock Island lodge on Jan. 19, and a dance here on Jan. 26 with Stan Stanley's iorchestra providing the music. i Tavern Owners To Hear Talk by State Organizer Proposed legislation of interest to beer ojealersWill be discussed at a meeting of the Muscatine county Tavern Operators association to be held Wednesday night in the Legion hall, it was announced today by Richard Kingsbury, president of the local group. Ferd King of Des Moines, organization director of the Iowa Tavern Owners association, and A.

G. Pott, of Davenport, presir dent of the Scott county group and secretary of the state association, will speak. Proposed legislation of dry groups which would affect the Class beer dealers will be" outlined by Mr. King, 'and a discussion taken up of a new measure being sponsored by the dealers association. The association is planning to Introduce a biU of amendments to the present beer law, eliminating all minors from places where beer is sold, and also requiring stricter anitary methods, Mr.

King explained. Future Farmers Guests of West Liberty Chapter A program of basketball and volleyball games was enjoyed when members of Muscatine and West Liberty high schol Future Farmer chapters held a joint meeting at the West Liberty high school building Monday night. Twenty-seven members of the local chapter attended the event together with Lindley B. Hoopes, club faculty advisor, and his son, Joe. The joint session opened with a short talk of welcome by Gaylord Wilson, member of the West Liberty chapter, and Gerald Hetzler responded for the Muscatine high wt at fVii eri4 nrAoraiYii tir a directed by Fred Maltas, faculty advisor of the West Liberty chapter.

Refreshments were served at the close. Members of the Muscatine high chapter today announced plans to entertain members of- the Tipton high chapter at a similar event here- soon. Arpahgments for the event will be made at the next regular meeting of the local chapter next month. Written Briefs Will Be Filed in Layton Case Against County Written briefs ale to be filed and submitted by attorneys to Judge D. V.

Jackson in district court here in the writ of certiorari action of B. Layton, local contractor, against the Muscatine county board of supervisors. Oral arguments on the case, which Is based upon the rejection by the supervisors of a bid of Layton's submitted at a bridge letting here recently, were heard by Judge Jackson Monday. Want to Shovel 1 Off to Buffalo? If seeing is believing. City Hall workers: bad to do some fancy tunneling to get home after Buffalo blizzard.

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