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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1955
Page
8
Cedar county beef producers plan a four stop ranch tour by air conditioned bus from Aug to Sept 4. The group will assemble in Thedford at 2 30 PM Friday to visit a cattle auction, then attend a Friday dinner. Saturday includes a ranch visit and a noon return trip from Thedford.
Grandview church events are listed with Thursday evening services and morning worship times. Local families Christine and Westerbeck visitations note travel to Carman Illinois. Reunions and obituaries mark community gatherings at Grandview Park and Grandview Cemetery as residents attend services and bid farewell to Virgie Stewart formerly Mrs. Dave Sabins.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alta Miller 73 of Iowa City were conducted at Oatholt Funeral Home with Rev. Edward in charge. Burial followed in a local cemetery. She died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City and was daughter of Amanda Edmonds. She was born in Lone Charles L. Miller and preceded in death on Aug. 19. Mrs. Miller was a member of the Methodist Church WSCS. Roy Johnston and Dr. Ed Johnston are mentioned as brothers.
A satirical column questions the Space Age craze as thousands sign up for lunar trips while arguing the Moon should stay mysterious. It mocks rockets and youth enthusiasm, warns of turning Earth into a satellite, and favors restraint over space conquest.
Nichols Rebekah Lodge members will not meet Friday night. They plan to travel to Tipton to deliver an emblem and will meet at Rice's Cafe before departure.
Demonstrations described at a Fulton Club meeting outline employer contributions. The text notes Iowa taxable payrolls at 318 percent, about one third of one percent, with a standard 2.7 percent rate until reserves cover required experience for a lower rate. An A rated account must meet state and federal requirements as of January 1.
Patti Dougherty of Lone Tree is set to appear in the Ventia Rich talent contest. The event highlights local performers and aims to showcase budding talent from the area.
Patti will appear as a dancer at the Louisa County Fair in Columbus Junction on August 18. She trained at the Deanhardt School of Dance in Iowa City.
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