New Boston Hosts Annual Fish Fry With Pageant And Parade
About 10 000 attended over two days of events in New Boston including a kiddie parade a coronation of Marie Sinclair 15 queen from Peoria runners up Joanna Diehl and Kay Peters a talent show by Flip and Flop boat races with 40 entries baseball winners Muscatine Timberjacks New Boston Seaton and prize parade winners listed for kiddie age groups pony class and commercial floats with Hess carnival and Elliott orchestra providing music for dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Boston
Brunet
Peoria
Marie Sinclair
Andrew Starcevich
Doris Tharp
Joanna Diehl
Kay Peters
Aledo
Warren Wassen
George Sontag
Davenport
Bob Luckey
George Williamson
Muscatine
W. H. Downing
Rock Island
Mississippi River
Muscatine Timberjacks
Seaton
Hess Carnival
Elliott Orchestra
American Legion Post
Kiddies
Marks
Avis Johnson
Billie Ellsworth
Donnie Long
Chilean Youth Learns in Iowa on Farm Exchange
Hector Contreras, a 27 year old Chilean farm youth exchange student, stays at the Paul Frantis farm near Creston for several weeks. He helps shell corn, shares Chilean songs, and participates in 4-H and district youth events while studying American farming life to bring back to Chile.
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Creston
Hector Contreras
Iowa
Hector
Chile
Paul Frantis
Fransis
United States
Union County
Francis
Chester
Charles
Janice
James
Lake Ahiquabi
Hectoras
Bill Lundigan Trades Flannel For Roman Skirt In Film
In a bold move Bill Lundigan abandons his grey flannel suit for a Roman officer's skirt for a new film. He joins a list of stars who risked knees for art with roles in Quo Vadis and Samson and Delilah. Lundigan plays a Roman officer courting Cleopatra played by Rhonda Fleming in Serpent of the Nile. Virginia Mayo stars in Back to Broadway amid light entertainment plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
William Lundigan
Bill
Gregory Peck
David and Bathsheba
Victor Mature
Robert Taylor
Boston
Lundigan
Susan Hayward
Jeanne Crain
Valentina Cortesa
Gloria DeHaven
June Haver
Mitzi Gaynor
Cleopatra
Rhonda Fleming
Intoxication cases dominate weekend court sessions
Several defendants faced charges in police and justice court as intoxication cases filled the docket. John Blackburn of Carbon Cliff and James M. Thompson of Truman were given 15 day suspended jail terms. Others including William Brokaw, George Lucas, and O. E. Bennett were fined, while Walter M. Jeffords topped a 33 day Delaware Park race meeting in winnings.
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Justice Court
John Blackburn
Carbon Cliffill
James M. Thompson
Truman, Ark
Robert Wilson
Nathan Hoefflin
William Brokaw
700
East Sixth
George Lucas
Brook Street
O. E. Bennett
Lincoln Boulevard
Walter Fetter
Willow Street
J. M. Whitlock
Kansas City
Walter M. Jeffords
Glen Riddle
Delaware Park
The Quiet Man Capsule Review Heads For Homecoming Romance
A lively capsule review lauds The Quiet Man as warm and colorful. It highlights John Wayne Maureen O'Hara and Barry Fitzgerald in a tale of an Irish American prizefighter returning home to woo his bride, stumbling into Irish courting customs and rich humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wayne
Maureen O'Hara
Barry Fitzgerald
Theft of Tires and Wheels Probed at Implement Company
Wapello county Sheriff Robert Lewis investigates theft from Mohnsen and Swailes Implement Co. near Columbus Junction. Four tires tubes and wheels were taken Friday night, with two prior robberies in under a month including $30 to $40 cash stolen on August 2. No arrests yet as the case remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Robert Lewis
Louisa County
Mohnssen and Swailes Implement Co
Columbus Junction
Lewis
Wapsie Four-H girls set for state fair entry at Des Moines
Muscatine county champions Carol White and Janice Brown lead the Wapsie Township 4-H demonstration team in the state fair at Des Moines at 1 15 pm Tuesday. The duo, daughters of Noble White and Preston Brown, will demonstrate cleaning and oiling a sewing machine titled Make It Sing.
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Muscatine County
Des Moines
Bernadine Neff
West Liberty
Carol White
Janice Brown
Carol
Noble White
Janice
Preston Brown
Wapsie
Margaret Langbehn
Fritz Langbehn
Wilton
Mary Lewis
Goshen Township
Ann Scott
Lavonne Franzen
Fulton
Wilma Welk
Bloomington
Joan Brus
Beverly Guerink
Sue Shepard
Sweetland
Marilyn Holdorf
Phyllis van Zandt
Willodene Doerfer
Sharon Schmidt
Eunice Brus
Elaine Harper
Lake
Darlene Baer
Bernita Zimmerman
Dolores Kai
Mary Ann Bancks
Montpelier
Beverly Geurink
Sara Baker
Delores Kai
Marian Sywassink
Sue McClean
Two Plea Fast Track on Speeding Fines
Two individuals were fined in police court for speeding. Leslie Ray Edgington of 410 East Sixth Street and Harry M. Finkle of Danville were each fined $5 and costs. Edgington also paid $5 for passing a stop sign. Russell C. Dallas of 503 Spring Street forfeited an $8.85 bond for no driver's license.
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Leslie Ray Edgington
East Sixth Street
Harry M. Finkle
Danville
Lil
Edgington
Russell C. Dallas
Spring Street
Errant Driver Back in Wapello To Face Charges
A Sperry, Iowa motorist ignored a 25 mph limit sign and a police speed device, fled after a traffic ticket, and was arrested in Burlington before being returned to Wapello to face charges. Sheriff and town marshal notes cited prank signage reducing arrests that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Sperry In
Dale Carter
Robert Lewis
Burlington
Local Markets Poultry and Eggs Prices by Weight
Heavy hens and leghorns priced at 13c for up to 449 lbs while 415 lbs hogs fetch 23c eggs range from No 1 48c to No 2 28c pullet 20c and various hog and sow price bands listed by weight. Stags of 400 to 600 lbs command 10.25 to 14.25.
Livestock Prices Fall Amid Abundant Cattle Supplies
Chicago reports broad price declines as cattle supplies expand. Hogs and sheep show slower activity with prices mostly lower. hogs down 25 to 58 cents, cattle unevenly steady to 80 cents lower, and sheep bid weaker. Slaughter cattle and cows sell at softer to steady levels. bulls steady. Scattered loads and varied weights create a mixed market with overall soft sentiment.
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Chicago
USDA
First YM Sunday School Tourney game tonight at Oregon Field
Evangelical and Reformed and the Baptists meet at Oregon Field to start the YMCA Sunday School softball tournament. The first game begins at 6 10 p m to avoid clashing with the Wilton Southern Merchants game, and the second game moves to Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical and Reformed and the Baptists
Oregon Field
YMCA
Oregon
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