Miller Sturz Marriage in Calvary Baptist Church
Miss Ruth Marie Miller of Chicago wed Rev Richard Julius Sturz in a 3 PM Friday ceremony at Calvary Baptist Church. The service featured a double ring rite with white floral décor and a reception for 100. Attendants included Miss Iona Wills and Paul Miller. out-of-town guests came from Chicago and San Diego. The couple planned a two week wedding trip to California and will reside in Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Marie Miller
Chicago
Victor J. Miller
Muscatine
Richard Julius Sturz
Julius Sturz
San Diego
Calif
Calvary Baptist Church
Vincent Brushwyler
Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Lillie Friederichsson
Levi Odeil
Iona Wills
Paul Miller
Ralph Miller
Herbert Brudtkuhl
Grace Miller
Viola Hall
Florence Eaton
Eunice Ott
California
Sturz
Muscatine High School
Moody Bible
Trinity College Chicago
Brushwater
Biola
Westmont College
Santa Barbara
Eastern Bantist Theological Seminary
Philadelphia
Delores Rosenke
Lois Herzog
Mildred Bexter
Funice Utt
Shirley Soderholm
Ro Rbuter
Ronny Gordon
Robert
R. Carne
Lois Jensen
T. Kreiman
Lucille Weiershouser
Walter Fricke
Dolores
Rufus Jones
Wes
Ladies Aid Picnic at Weed Park Aug 20
The Ladies Aid of Zion Lutheran church schedules a picnic for Wednesday August 20 at the shelter house by the tennis courts in Weed Park. A potluck dinner starts at 12 30 with guests to bring table service. Buses depart downtown at 11 40 and 12 noon to meet at Park Avenue and Monroe Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of Zion Lutheran Church
Weed Park
Park Avenue
Monroe Street
Anna Herpst
Maida Fuller
McCunes Host Farewell Dinner For Mrs. Rummery
Mr and Mrs Warren McCune hosted a 4 pm Sunday dinner at 1095 Lucas Street for Mrs Margaret Rummery who will sail August 17 to join her husband in Kipzingen Germany. Guests included James Thorns bury and the R L McCune party with Sherrie Lynn Melodie Ann and Marcia Ellen. Cecil Knouse of Rock Island called in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren McCune
Lucas Street
Margaret Rummervy
Kipzingen
Germany
James Thornsbury
R. L. McCune
Rumner
Sherrie Lynn
Melodie Annn
Marcia Ellen
Kirs
Cecil Knouse
Rock Island
North Methodist Circuit WYF Ride to Wild Cat Den Park
About 4 percent of the North Methodist Circuit YF met at Sweetland Methodist church Sunday for a havvrack ride. The group rode to Wild Cat Den state Park where a devotional by Rev Janes Sloan was held. They returned to Park Avenue Methodist in Muscatine for refreshments with attendees from Sweetland Park Avenue and Spangler Chapel churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Methodist Circuit
Sweetland Methodist Church
Wild Cat den State Park
Janes Sloan
Park Avenue Methodist Church
Muscatine
Sweetland
Park Avenue
Spangler Chapel
Sprinks Family Notes Highlight Mary Evanston in NL and LeClaire Gathering
Mrs. E Mar gerumani and family announce Mary Evanston from San Diego Julius Sturz. Mr and Mrs Ed Hie bert and family of LeClaire Iowa join in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tern
E. Margerumani
Iughter
Mary
Evanston
Julius Sturz
San Diego
Calif
Ed Hiebert
LeClaire
Annual Bruner Family Reunion at Weed Park
The Bruner family reunion gathered at Weed Park on Sunday with 88 attendees. A potluck dinner was shared as relatives and friends listed include Fowler Tyler Powell and many others. Megan McDaniel visited from Indianapolis to spend two weeks with her grandparents at 1156 Hershey Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruner
Weed Park
Lewis Fowler
Leo Tyler
Mike
Stephen
Sherman Powell
Sherman
Harold
Richard
Joette
Louis
Margaret Powell
Allen
Odette
Lorenzo Rausch
Sammie Neal
Eva Tyler
Roy Peterson
Guy Tyler
Don McDaniel
Linda McDaniel
Weldon McDaniel
Orval Fisher
Pamela
Freddie
Guy Hopkins
Henry Brauks
Tommy — Fulton
Forest Fulton
Harold Miller
Rose
Linda
James
Lyle Esmail
Cheryl
Jimmie
Orval
Ronnie
Michael
Lauren Goddard
Dennis
Wilbur Kent
Billie
Corine
Jeptha Kent
Ernest Kent
Metropolis
Donald McDaniel
Hershey Ave
Martin Family 13th Annual Reunion Held at Powell Home
Sixty seven Martin family members gathered for the 13th annual reunion at the Kenneth Powell residence 1202 Oak Street. A basket dinner followed by social hours. in the year’s tally two marriages three deaths and three births were noted. Jim Martin announced the 1953 reunion will be at Weed Park on the first Sunday in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Kenneth Powell
Oak Street
Thelma Powell
Jim Martin
Weed Park
168th Wins Trophy at Iowa Nebraska Division Review
Camp McCoy Wisconsin unit Co D 168th Infantry from Marshalltown commanded by Capt Clyde Barker received the Eisenhower trophy for general military excellence at the 34th Iowa Nebraska national guard division review held Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp McCoy
Wis
P— Co
168Th Infantry
Marshalltown
Clyde Barker
Iowa- Nebraska National Guard
California Guests Honored at Picnic at Weed Park
A Sunday polluck dinner at Weed park honored Mr. and Mrs. Frank Koepping of Long Beach California. Guests included numerous Koepping relatives and friends such as Mr. and Mrs. Fred Koepping Louis Koepping Alfred Franklin Glen Marvin Mrs. Albert Van Dyke Wilma Ralph Scott Marsha and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weed Park
Frank Koepping
Long Beach
Calif
Fred Koepping
Louis Koepping
Alfred Franklin
Glen
Marvin
Albert van Dyke
Wilma
Ralph
Scott
Marsha
Ray Koepping
Freddie
Vickie
Dale Martin
Nancee
Linda
Larry
Lloyd Martin
Bonna
Curtis Petersen
Frank Kemper
Jean
David
Midge
Willie
Harold Wilson
Maurice
Marcia
Harry Faulkner
Kenneth Nichols
Candie
Pam
Darla
Dave Peck
Janie
Shannon
Richard Kruse
Mike
Bonnie
Bobbie
Potluck Dinner at Gritton Family Gathering
The Gritton family reunion held Sunday at Weed Park served a noon potluck to 74 attendees. Guests included multiple Gritton relatives from Tipton Salem Salem IA New Boston Aledo Milan Moline Kentucky Iowa City Muscatine and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gritton
Weed Park
John Dickinson
Dean Maroff
Norman Gritton
Howard Gritton
Harry Gritton
Jane
Walter Gritton
Phylis
Elmer Henning
Donald
Archibald Safley
Vella Mae Dugger
Darrel Gritton
Tipton
William Davis
Kathy
Salem
Joe Gritton
New
Boston
George Gritton
Elmer Gritton
Aledo
Wesley Norton
Bert Bayles
Jay, II
Bert Gritton
Mary Garrison
Lynn Center
Paul Gritton
Milan
Ill
Warren Gritton
Ruth Gritton
Ernie van Maele
Moline
Lester
Eugena Thomas
Kentucky
Thomas Doling
Iowa City
Clifford Hintermeister
Carl Irwin
Lewis Gritton
Margaret Gritton
Muscatine
Gises Offers Free Plane Ride With Gas Purchase
Denver service station operator launches a promo giving motorists a free airplane ride for buying a tank of gas. He says the stunt has quadrupled his business and adds excitement to the price war in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Rites Held for Hazelwood Youth Killed in Crash
Funeral services were held for John R. Hazelwood a 7 year old Muscatine boy who died in a Friday night car crash on highway 6 near West Liberty. The inquest returned an accidental death verdict. Lawrence Kennedy 16 drove the semi trailer that was struck by a car carrying three other boys. Police reports show alcohol involvement and blood tests from Hazelwood and Kennedy were presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. M. Wittich
John R. Hazelwood
Muscatine
A. A. Buntenbach
Gilad Tidings Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Ceremy
Highway 6
West Liberty
Lawrence Kennedy
East Ninth Street
Ray Hollis
Peoria
Kennedy
Hershey Hospital
Lonnie McInntyre
Route 4
Richard Knight
Jefferson Street
Hazelwood
Anson
Iowa
Catalona
Robert C. Petersen
Herbert Conley
Ed Vanatta
John Hendriks
Four Die in Three Car Smashup Near Brookfield Mo
Four people died in a three car collision on Highway 11 about nine miles south of Brookfield Missouri on Sunday. Victims include Mrs Jessie Putnam 59 of Oskaloosa Iowa and James B Bittiker Jr 36 of Hale Missouri with his wife Helen Lucille 32 and daughter Barbara Jean 13. Elmer Putnam and the Bittiker boys were hospitalized. Arthur Pryor 18 of Brookfield was alone in the third car and allegedly clipped the Bittiker auto then swerved back into lane as the Putnam car approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
Oskaloosa
Highway 11
Here
Jessie Putnam
James B. Bittiker Jr
Hale
Helen Lucille
Barbara Jean
Arthur Pryor
Bittiker
Putnam
Pryor
Airman Hazelwood Attends Brother’s Funeral Rites
Airman Howard Hazelwood 18 returns to Muscatine on brief leave to attend funeral rites for his brother John Robert Hazelwood 17 killed in a motor vehicle accident Friday night. Howard is finishing AF basic indoctrination at Lackland AFB Texas and preparing for technical training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hazelwood
Bud Hazelwood
East Ninth Street
Muscatine
John Robert Hazelwood
Hazelwood
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Air Force
Assurance Forms For Levee Repair Proceeding
Assurance forms for emergency levee repairs in Muscatine Island Levee district were being completed at a joint Muscatine and Louisa counties meeting. Forms go to Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island district to strengthen the levee with 5800 feet downstream of Muscatine city and 2000 feet north from the Louisa line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Island Levee
Muscatine
Louisa
Army Corps of Engineers
Rock Island
Muscatine City
Louisa County
Muscatine County
Boston Police Drop In To Investigate Cave Incident
A Boston police cruiser fell into a street cave in West Roxbury on Sunday. A crane hoisted the car from the hole as bystanders watched the unusual mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Police
Boston
West Roxbury
Loveless to Head District Fish Fry Speakers
Governor candidate Loveless will headline the first district fish fry at Boxcar ranch on Muscatine Island. Known speakers include Sewell Allen for lieutenant governor and Mary Kelleher for secretary of state, with other candidates and Democratic officials to be introduced. Tickets from Ford Hilton. Dinner at 1 pm, program after 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Boxcar Ranch
Muscatine Island
Sewell Allen
Onawa
Mary Kelleher
Fort Dodge
Lester Gillette
Fostoria
Clair Williams
Danville
Muscatine
Stewart Road
Ford Hilton
Runaway 13YearOlds Held After Car Theft Attempt
Two 13 year old boys who rode freight trains with a dog left Rock Island Sunday and were found sleeping in Richard Brown’s car near Linwood. Sheriff Anson kept them for a Davenport probation officer with possible arrest on auto theft charges. Police note prior runins with the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Charles Anson
Davenport
Anson
Linwood
Richard Brown
Lincoln Boulevard
Muscatine
Dewey Portland Co
Brown
Buffalo
Scott County
Bardolph
Spirit Lake man released on bond after shooting ex-wife
Wilbur C. Baker, 40, charged with assault with intent to commit murder for the July 30 shooting of his former wife Annabell, 28, was released on $15,000 bond and set to return for court action September 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake
Wilbur C. Baker
Annabell
Wilton Youth Fined for Careless Driving in Traffic Court
Police Judge Nathan Meefflin fined a 17 year old Wilton boy $50 and costs for careless driving after a 6 30 p m arrest at West Front Street and Broadway. Another man, Donald W Ash, paid $5 and costs for speeding. Charles Montgomery forfeited a $10 bond on intoxication charges for failing to appear. Carl A Chapman received a suspended five day sentence for intoxication. Henry Butts of Quincy was fined $5 and costs on an intoxication charge following a Saturday arrest in the 200 block of East Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Meefflin
Wilton
Robert Warren Fischer
West Front Street
Broadway
Donald W. Ash
West Second Street
Charles Montgomery
Phillips Street
Justice Wilson
Butts
East Second Street
Silver Dollars Awarded to 11 in Phone Quiz
Muscatine Chamber of Commerce announced that silver dollars were awarded to eleven winners of a telephone quiz tied to Muscatine Dollar Day. A total of 337 calls were made from the chamber office by Helen Fugate, with winners named from both city and rural phone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Helen Fugate
Muscatine
Lester H. Isaacs
West Fifth Street
Thomas E. Price
West Second Street
Elizabeth Higherson
Orange Street
Sidney Terry
East Eighth Street
Paul Foss
Burnside Avenue
Herbert Ives
Iowa Avenue
Felton Kurz
Louise Ash
Ira Morgan
Oak Street
Fred E. Korneman
Fairview Avenue
Jake Lawrence
Stewart
Iranian-born Doctor Isaac Shohet Granted Iowa Medical License
Dr. Isaac Shohet 28 a displaced person from Iran has been granted a license to practice medicine in Iowa after a controversy over his residency at Iowa Methodist Hospital. The decision settles questions about whether an alien may hold a medical license in the state and allows Shohet to begin practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Isaac Shohet
Iran
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Iowa
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