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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1964
Page
5
West Liberty Fair hosts annual tug of war with water drenched contestants. Pike Plucky Pikers 4-H club defeats Fulton Junior Farmers in a best two of three finals to win the contest. Journal photo captures the wet finish.
Boys ages 12 to 17 competed in a calf scramble at the West Liberty fair. Ten calves were claimed after a struggle. Lightweight winners included Tom Heither Jim Doufeldt Bob Jensen Larry Fuhlman and Bill Kruger. Heavyweight victors were Bill Reesink Steve Shield Phil McIntire Ron Lehman and Pat Carter.
Columbus Junction reports include the birth of Thomas Lee Bell on August 18 at Mercy Hospital Town City to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bell with Howard Bell and Harry Boyd as grandparents. Brenda LeAnn Todd born August 18 at Washington County Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Todd with Lonnie Todd and Raymond Wilson as grandparents. Local socializing features Trudy Hoyt birthday party with fifteen girls at Hoyt cabin on Iowa River. Various residents travel to Des Moines and Cedar Rapids for fairs and visits, with Showalter, Adams, Armstrong, Shellabarger, and Everett among those noted.
Conesville announces the annual Bebb reunion to be held Sunday August 23 in the steer house at Chautauqua Park Columbus Junction with a noon potluck dinner. 1964 officers Rollin Smith Maxwell Mrs Garland Conaway Howard Van Horn and guests from Clearwater Florida attended.
A rough fragment notes Stanley has handed out 5,000 of his opinion polls at county fairs and public events and plans to meet Cedar and Muscatine County citizens to share the poll over the next two months. Citizens may obtain one.
Navin Mills and Patricia Davenport and Mrs Forest Johnson Door prize winners Mrs Grace Bopp Josephine Me Intyre and Mrs Gertie Cassbaum will meet with Mrs Delpha Teetee in Columbus Junction on Sept 1 Mes Maude Peters was taken to Burlington hospital Tuesday evening by ambulance after a fall at home Monday night Stella Dodds also taken to Burlington hospital Tuesday after a fall at home
The county auditor's office in Cedar or Muscatine counties, the court house, the clerk of any city or town in the two counties, and the Muscatine Civic Center all host Stanley opinion polls.
Mr and Mrs George Small return from a 10000 mile journey through Canada Alaska and parts of the United States. They left June 27 visiting Arthur Brown in Guttenberg Saskatoon Dawson City Alaska and Vancouver Island Parks in Alberta and British Columbia. They saw Mt McKinley earthquakes in Anchorage and crossed to Prince Rupert before returning to Wapello August 15.
In Letts and nearby towns, the Richard Dilts family attended the Conway Lauerdale reunion in Decatur. Neil Padgett, a Town Wesleyan College graduate, heads to Dewitt to teach science in the junior high. Marvin Furnas remains a patient at University Hospital in Town City. The Sri land grandsa Jony leaves Thursday for a visit with Frances Hewilson in Pomeroy Ohio. Hugh Trimble arrives from Baton Rouge for a Ralph Harvey home visit after attending the University of Louisiana. His wife, visiting her parents for weeks, returns to Covina California.
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