Farm Bureau Women Sponsor RAVE at West Liberty Fair
Muscatine County Farm Bureau Women hold the ninth annual Rural Amateur Variety Entertainment event on Monday August 12 at the West Liberty Fair. Acts are judged for entertainment value and cash prizes will be awarded. County winner advances to the district RAVE contest November 2 at Mt. Pleasant. District winners go to the state event at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation convention.
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Muscatine
Muscatine County
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
T Music and Recreation
County Music and Recreation
Ralph Hoag
LeRoy McSwiggin
Reuben McCormick
County
Keithsburg City Council appoints Alderman and raises licenses
At a Monday meeting Keithsburg City Council appointed Robert Christie as Alderman in the Third Ward replacing Charles Waggoner. They raised tavern licenses from 1000 to 1500 dollars starting May 1969 and increased cigarette licenses by 9 dollars. Street resurfacing was set to begin. Water and sewer head D E Hinderliter announced after-hours bill drops through a slot. An unrelated note mentions incineration of imperfect money at the Bureau of Engraving and a statewide talent contest with Farm Bureau rules and entry dates in Muscatine County.
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Keithsburg
Robert Christie
Charles Waggoner
D.E. Hinderliter
Water and Sewer System
Earl Dungan At Jet School
Airman Steven Earl Dungan, son of Mr and Mrs Earl Dungan, recently visited family after two and a half months at Lackland AFB Texas. He is now stationed at Chanute AFB Illinois to attend a jet engineer mechanic school. His new address is AMN Steven Earl Dungan AF 68013936 CMR No 1 Box 6396 Chanute AFB Til 61866.
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Illinois City
Steven Earl Dungan
Earl Dungan
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Chanute Afb
Ill
AMN
CMR
Til
Rhode Island Held Long Official Name
Rhode Island, the smallest state, has the longest official title in the nation: State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
Two-Truck Crash Injures Vierling in Mt. Pleasant
Vi er ling, 20, Oakville, employee of Sears Roebuck, is hospitalized in Iowa City after a two truck collision near Mt. Pleasant. He rode in a Sears Ford van driven by John E. Miller of New London. The van struck the rear of an International truck carrying steel forms. Both vehicles were southbound. Vierling suffered facial lacerations a broken jaw and possible skull fracture. The wreck occurred Saturday Aug 3 at 6:25 p.m.
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Vierling
Richard Vierling
Oakville
Emil Vierling
University Hospital
Iowa City
Mt. Pleasant
Sears and Fioebuck Co
Burlington
John E. Miller
New London
Miller
Sears and Roebuck
Wiele Family Honored With Picnic At Grandview Park
A son and family from Oakland California joined a large gathering at Grandview Park for a weekend picnic honoring Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Wiele and relatives. Attendees included numerous Wiele relatives from Daven port West Liberty Muscatine and Wapello plus the guests of honor Lyn Wiele from Oakland California. ET2 Keith Toms, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tarry Toms, is spending a three week Navy leave with relatives before reporting to Charleston South Carolina August 12. He will be discharged August 17 after seven years of service.
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Virgil Wiele
Lyn Wiele
Doug
Brian
Karen
Oakland
Calif
Grandview
Don Wiele
Davenport
Lester Wiele
West Liberty
Ronald Christy
Ronald Eggenberg
Muscatine
Hazel Shew
Milo Wiele
Cecil Wiele
W.A. McGill
Wapello
Keith Toms
Tarry Toms
Florida
Navy
Charleston
South Carolina
U.S. Navy
Iowa Patrolman Promotion Hits Storm Lake Rank Rise
Des Moines AP Harold Norris a 44 year old Highway Patrolman from Storm Lake has been promoted to sergeant effective Aug 16. Chief Howard Miller announced the filling of the vacancy created by Lt Frank Metzger s promotion.
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Iowa
DES Moines
Harold Norris
Storm Lake
Highway Patrol
Howard Miller
Norris
Frank Metzger
Columbus Beauty To Be Announced Friday at Fair
Columbus Junction prepares for the Columbus Beauty Contest winner to be announced Friday evening at the Louisa County Fair. Contestants Connie Stapp Dianne Parsons Judy Collier Carol Hubrey and Janet Greene were interviewed last week and judged by Darrel Vandiver and a Burlington Beauty Academy associate. Refreshments were arranged by Columbus Business Women Society. Tiaras donated by Gordon Bowen and his wife will crown the Columbus City and Columbus Junction queens.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus
Louisa County
Peoples National Bank
Columbus Business Women
Darrel Vandiver
Burlington Beauty Academy
Connie Stapp
Dia
Wapello Personal Visit By Lt Col Thomas Family Names
Lt Col and Mrs Jack Thomas with four children visit his mother Mrs Lucille Thomas, patient at St Francis Hospital Burlington and other relatives in Burlington and Wapello. Thomas recently returned from duty in Vietnam, formerly residing in Ipihi New Mexico.
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Wapello
Jack Thomas
Lucille Thomas
St. Francis Hospital
Burlington
Thomas
Vietnam
Iiphi
New Mexico
Open House Honors Visiting Women From Phoenix
Open house was held Sunday from 2 to 4 p m in the home of Mr and Mrs Elmer Hayes to honor Mrs Emma Templin Mrs Minnie Mumme and Mrs Ramona Flick visitors from Phoenix Arizona The yellow and green color scheme extended to decorations flowers cake decor mints Tea table attended by Mrs Elmer Dean Hayes and Mrs Harlan Hayes.
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Elmer Hayes
Emma Templin
Minnie Mumme
Ramona Flick
Phoenix
Arizona
Elmer Dean Hayes
Harlan Hayes
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Muscatine, Ia
Farm Bureau
Bureau of Engraving
Iowa Farm Bureau
Jet School
Steve Dungan
Gerald Paul Hassel
Dennis Paul Hansen
Mason City
Hassell
Hansen
Hassel
Harold EB. Boysen
Morning Sun
Ann Ford
Fairfield
Ed Fullerton
Wilbur Long
Dennis the Menace
Walter Kronkheit
Ence
Fort Riley
Kansas
Sharon
Caren Rockafellow
John Rockafellow
Eugene Small
DIAL
P& Poplarst
Muscatine, Iowa
del Monte
Gerber
Baby Foods
Drewrys
T-Bone
Shurfresh
Shurfine
van Camp Pork
Pillsbury
Chuck
Arge Heads
DA. Ian
White
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