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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1963
Page
12
Wilton Community Schools begin the new term Wednesday August 28 with 846 students enrolled, including 274 in the high school and 571 in grade school. Kindergarten through 12th grade numbers are listed by class, with classes shortened to finish activities by 2 15.
Mississippi voters give Paul Johnson Jr. a record Democratic nomination for governor, defeating J. P. Coleman as anti Kennedy sentiment and civil rights opposition shaped the race. Johnson trails federal contempt charges tied to James Meredith unrest and faces Republican Ruth Phillips in November. Coleman had urged Kennedy alignment and drew support from President Kennedy backers. Johnson leads with 958,427 votes from 1,881 precincts. Coleman 235,287 in the runoff era context.
Willis Spratling, husband of former Muscatine resident Margaret Scherif, heads Aerojet General Corp. test division in Sacramento. He directs firings of the Polaris fleet missile, the Minuteman system, and other solid propellant rockets. Born 1924 in Chicago, he grew up in Peoria and has tested rockets since 1949. He and his wife live in Orangevale with three children.
Columbus Junction observes a holiday on September 2 with no school. The first full day of school was August 28. Daily dismissal times are 3 20 p.m. for elementary and 3 40 p.m. for junior high and high school. Bus departures vary by route.
Bureau County Historical Museum in Princeton hosts a Labor Day ceremony near the red covered bridge, marking the centennial program and weekend open house at the courthouse square museum. The society, founded years ago, preserves local artifacts including Lovejoy items and Lincoln memorabilia, funded by memberships and a crafts guild, with six floors of local history and 1962 visitor growth.
New Boston residents will vote on Labor Day for Mayor Alderman and Treasurer. Polls open six to six. New Boston in Mercer county unique for Labor Day city elections.
The first physician in Bureau county, Dr. Nathanial Chamberlain, arrived from Massachusetts in 1839. He settled on Pleasant Street in a one story cottage after moving from his homestead to Pringatan.
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