Waterloo Council to Study Drainage Problem on Creeks
Waterloo officials will study drainage on Dry Run Creek through Cedar Falls and West Waterloo, and on Blowers and Virden creeks in east Waterloo after three weeks of flood damage. Officials cite Corps of Engineers view that no feasible storm sewer would have prevented the July 15 and Monday floods.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Dry Run
West Waterloo
Blowers
Virden Creeks
East
Virden Creek
Lloyd Turner
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Turner
Red Cross
Powell Family Reunions Planned at Weed Park
Buffalo Prairie notes John and Sherman Powell and Esther Powell Hays announce family reunions at Weed Park Muscatine on August 10. Also, the Women's Association yard sale at the Presbyterian church set for Saturday August 17 with donations due by August 14 for tagging. Joann Kimball returns home from trip.
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Buffalo Prairie
John and Sherman Powell
Esther Powell Hays
Weed Park
Muscatine
Women’s Association of the Presbyterian Church
Friday Ambassadors Tour Across 11 Countries Highlight
Friday report notes a High School Student Ambassadors tour of 11 countries including behind the Iron Curtain. Personal visits list Elmo Elliot and family with relatives in Dubuque, Mrs. Paul Kennedy at the Sisters Get Together hosted by Mrs. Robert Clark in Alpha, John Powell of West Liberty visiting Sunday with Mrs. Sylvia Kistler, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Eckhardt with Craig returning to Kansas City after a week long visit.
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Elmo Elliot
Dubuque
Paul Kennedy
Robert Clark
Alpha
John Powell
West Liberty
Sylvia Kistler
Ernest Eckhardt
Craig
Kansas City
Benefit Ball Game With WQAD TV Team To Beat New Boston
A benefit softball game is set for Sunday August 11 at 7 30 p m at the New Boston diamond pitting WQAD TV against the local New Boston team to aid the area little league. The Mason and Eastern Star picnic follows with a noon basket dinner at Weed Park Muscatine inviting all members.
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New Boston
WQAD
Fish Fry Queen Contest Highlights New Boston Event
A July 31 show in New Boston drew a large crowd for the Country and Western Fish Fry Queen contest. Contestants included Vicki Bond Charleen Carrier Joyce Morris Bobbi Brown Rhonda Nash and Dianna Kay Pence, daughters of local residents. A coronation is planned after Saturday's parade with winning queen to be crowned. Also reported are local dinner guests and weekend visits among residents and relatives in Davenport Oquawka Little York Rork Island and Joy.
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New Boston
Vicki Bond
Richard Bond
Charleen Carrier
Lyle Carrier
Joyce Morris
Art Morris
Bobby Brown
Edward Livingstar
Rhonda Nash
Howard Nash
Dianna Kay Pence
Joy
Grazia Dickens
Richard Dickens
Rork Island
Leslie Dickens
Donna
Little York
William Dickens
Oquawka
Curtis Doak
Davenport
Doak
Mary Doak
Edward O'Dell
Robert Pence
Miss Pence
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