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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1973
Page
8
Nichols workers install an eight inch sower line at the bottom of a 21 foot drench to improve drainage in the town. The point north of the business area sits at the highest town elevation, requiring the deep line. about 25 percent of the system is complete. Workers pumped water from temporary wells until the water table dropped enough. The company owns the largest shovel, with a four yard capacity.
Two afternoons of harness racing slated at West Liberty airfields on Sunday and Monday September 2 and 3. Top Midwest trotting and pacing horses set to compete with events starting 2 p.m. each day. All races will be two heats including pace and trotting events for two year olds and an added pony harness attraction on Sunday. The Monday card features Hawkeye Colt and other heat winners from 1973.
Cadet Arthur J. Wohlers of Montpelier and University of Iowa student joined about 7,200 ROTC cadets at five U.S. installations for leadership training this summer. The Army ROTC program at FL Riley, Kansas, highlighted practical military leadership and ongoing Midwest events feature local horse racing noting strong fields for a two day meet on the West Liberty track under US Trotting Association rules.
Cadet Randolph J. Seger son of Mr and Mrs Robert F Seger Route 2 West Branch received practical work in military leadership at the Army ROTC advanced summer camp at Fort Riley Kansas this summer Seger a student at eval days visit here with relatives Buffalo Prairie firemen responded to a call Aug 22 at the Carl Kraklow farm south of Illinois city where a barn burned down
Westmer schools announce eight new teachers a new superintendent and a junior high principal for the 1973 74 year Dr Donald C Walker from Mahomet Illinois is named superintendent He has degrees from Eastern Illinois University and the University of Illinois and has worked as a teacher and administrator in Ohio and Illinois Joseph B Cobb named junior high and elementary principal at New Boston with degrees from Northeast Missouri State University Charles Prill will lead band at high and junior high Carolyn Aiken to teach instrumental music Frances Barnes Biology and general math teacher Mary Meyhew will teach home economics and family living Barbara Neuges fifth grade at Keithsburg Nancy Koresko fourth grade at Keithsburg Sandra Spence third grade at Keithsburg Carol Colbert fourth grade at Joy Sgt Gregory Brown in address update for San Francisco APO include new address.
Airman Don A. Johnson son of Earl and Mrs. Johnson from Columbus Junction Iowa has been assigned to Chanute AFC Illinois after completing basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. He studied the Air Force mission and human relations and will receive specialized aircraft maintenance training at Chanute. Johnson is a 1973 Columbus Community High School graduate.
September meeting of the Womens Fellowship at Grace United Church of Christ will be at Pearl Kennedy home in East Side Village Lone Tree with a potluck at 12 30 pm Bible verse bell call missions devo tions and lesson. Local visitors include Sho walters from Moline Wiley and Duncan hosts, and families from Manhattan Beach Hiawatha Clinton and Denver. Weather forecast shows showers Thursday then fair on Friday and Saturday with highs in the 60s and nights in upper 50s.
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