West Liberty Fair Closes After 93rd Annual Event
An estimated 25,000 attended the 93rd West Liberty fair and night show. Ward Beam's auto devil show highlighted Thursday activities while the Baby Beef Sale saw David Dodder's black Angus steer top the event at 30.50 per hundred pounds with many local buyers from Muscatine and surrounding counties purchasing entries.
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West Liberty
Ward Beam
Half Mile Oval
David Dodder
Weber and Huston
Letts
Bud Richards
Butch Romann
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Shepard Farm Supply
Gerald Schlapkohl
Benner Food Market
Harold Hetzler, Jr
C. E. Richard and Sons
Darwin Riessen
Muscatine Tap
Delwyn Franzen
McKee Feed and Grain Co
Hetzler
Muscatine Journal
George
Gayle Kaalberg
Kents Elevator
Virgil Braun
Kent Elevator
Nichols
Bob Wendlandt
Roundy’s Food Market
Harlan Harvey
H. C. Cline Co
Karen Kile
Bob Barclay
West Liberty Fair Board
Muscatine Players Set Season Ticket Deadline Sept 1
Preliminary notes from Muscatine Community Players show season ticket sales running at 2.25 each. Tickets are available at Carlson's Floral, Cook's Mustare, Henderson's Drug, Dee's Beauty Salon, Minton's, or from players. A Sept 8 business meeting will report final sales ahead of the Oct 17 Twilight Walk presentation.
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Muscatine
Municipal Light and Water Office
Mulberry Avenue
Frank Kurriger
Carlson
Cook’s Mustare
Henderson’s Drug
Dee’s Beauty Salon
Minton’s
Dee’s
Iowa towns Durant Mediapolis added as eligible for new post offices
Durant and Mediapolis are among 32 Iowa towns certified as eligible for new post offices. The expansion brings Iowa’s eligible federal post offices and other buildings to 166. This is an early step toward construction, requiring congressional authorization and funding, which has been scarce since 1940.
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Durant
Mediapolis
Iowa
Congress
Servicemen Visit Lone Tree Kin and Relatives
Military members from Lone Tree visit family and friends across several states and return to service. Pvt. Jack and Pvt. Adrian Angelsberg of Fort Riley Kansas spend 14 days with their parents. Pvt. Darel Wieland leaves for Massachusetts to continue army training. Discharge noted for 3/Sgt. Duffey. Various relatives travel in Des Moines, Gary Indiana, Ipswich South Dakota, Mitchell South Dakota, and Estherville Iowa for reunions and visits.
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Lone Tree
Jack
Adrian Angelsberg
Ft .Riley
Kaw
W. L. McLean
A. A
Gee Bey
Germany
Maynard
Duffey
Darel Wieland
Camp A
Des Moines
Robert
Gerald
Jim Yakish
Fay Hoyt
Gary
Ind
Frank Krueger
Donald Krueger
Black Hills
S. D
Ipswich
Paul Dougherty
Mitchell
Zerke
Estherville
Floyd Hirt
Daryl
Kansas City
Daniel Feick
Ethel Reiss
Harry Reiss
Harry Noyes
Big Creek
Calif
Oran Gilbert
Vacation and visiting notes from Muscatine journal
A summary of local social news lists residents on vacation trips and out of town visits. Dr L H Jacques and family visit Kansas City. others travel to Alexandria Minnesota and Cottonwood California. Local residents hosting and guests include Mr and Mrs Fritz Tagge and family, Mary Carol Marx, and the Swailes and Edwards families.
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Waterloo
Kenneth Wolf
Gilbert
State Niversity of
Iowa
L. H. Jacques
Frank Bekker
Kansas City
Alvin Schnoebelen
Alexandria
Minn
Leo Molstad
Cottonwood
Calif
Albert Lenz
Calvin Marx
Mary Carol
Duluth
Fritz Tagge
Marx
Lone Tree School
James Boutz
Karan
Jere
Edna Green
Garold Brinkmeyer
Margaret Ann Burr
Marengo
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Bryant Gas Furnaces
Tom Chelf
Crystal Cafe
Eldon Kile
Bee. Oe
Loon A Onn N
Clarence Toyne
Durant Implement Co
Rath
Harlan Pace
Dubuque Pack
David Pace
Wilson & Co
Donna Grings
Wilton Locker
Roger Ford
Sweetland Sales
Arthur Royal
Muscatine County Farm Insurance Co
Marilyn Johnson
Kenneth Ford
Dean Hafner
Larry Kook
Morrell
Paul Drumm
Gladys Swanson
Billy Peterson
Kew Elevator
Atalissa
Jerry Elder
John Rife
Robert McLaughlin
Dubuque
Billy Hintermeister
Dean Viner
Bill Peterson
Jerry Tammenga
Dubu
Terry Townsley
Townsley
A, Thomas
Craig Townsley
Weber & Huston
Tom Newell
Dorothy O’toole
Weber
Huston
Dorothy Y Toole
Yoder Feeds
Kalona
Don Duncan
Oscar Mayer
Kirk Wilson
Griggs Locker
Suzanne Wilson
Simpson Motors
Dennis Wilson
Virgil Huddick
Richard
Paw. So
Coeberty
Hudachek
Bank
Vern Rath
Ronald J
Ronaig Wright
Glen Ken- Liberty
Ronene Wright Griggs Locker
Hatchery
West Branch
Larry Hetzler
Ba Hetz- Warner
Marion Harbaugh
Baugh
Marlin ‘Eichelberger
Marlin Eichelberger
David Timm
Muscatine Feed & Grain Co
Joe Kennedy
Ronald Streger
Janet Moeller
Jerry Moeller
Carol Peterson
Bob Glason
Durant Imp. 'S
Don Pelzer
Hubert Pelzer
Garry Lee
Dial AM
S&h
Legpite
Egulas
Ais Nae
Aos Sra
GR “Ort SA
U. 5. Baking Company
Ferrel Farms
Virginia
Betty Crocker
Eve R
Parkay
Nash
Swift’s Premium
Merrill Flake
William Swailes
Columbus Junction
Paul Edwards
Wapello
Lyle Arthur
Bill Swailes
RTH & Cypress
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