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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1964
Page
5
A dense recap lists admissions births and a long roster of hospital volunteers at Muscatine General Hospital with names and dates. It also covers traffic offenses fines and court actions in Columbus Junction and surrounding towns including stop sign violation speeding and license issues, plus local social notes and upcoming reunions.
Illinois City notes social visits and local events. Mr and Mrs Henry Haas travel via Pilger Nebraska en route to the World’s Fair. Residents Ruth Barrett and others hosted visitors from Muscatine and Rock Island. Birthday acknowledgments for Gary Chard, Kevin Chard, and Dorothy Barlett are listed. Local meetings include the Drury Township Board gathering at Ad Lenser’s home. A cookout at the Gary Chard home featured Carl Chard Lynn and Leonard Matherville residents and Milan guests.
Multiple funeral notices follow for Joan Rev, Mrs Alberto Jon, Mrs Otto Schubick, Effie Mae Allison, and family survivors. Services listed with dates, times, locations, and officiants. Names include Weltz Gremmel, Hilda Gremmel Los Angeles, Sherwood Samuels Phoenix, Chris Gremmel Uvalde, Eva Kramer organist, Memorial Park cemetery, Mallory Cemetery.
The Women’s Fellowship of the Grave United Church of Christ will sell lunch Saturday and evening in the church basement with menu including chicken and hamburger sandwiches, potato salad, baked beans, pie and beverages. Citizens for the Bellerment of Conesville plan a four-stand food event during Conesville Rodeo and Watermelon Days offering chili, hamburgers, hot dogs, pop and coffee. Local volunteers including Goldsberry, Forbes, Wells, McAtee, Ramer, Hesterline and Peterson will assist. Boys of MY expected to help setup and cleanup.
WAPELLO Jim Kelly arrives home from two years in South Vietnam with the International Voluntary Service. En route he visits relatives in Modesto California and a former IVS worker in Nebraska. Mr and Mrs Pete Belzer visit in Colorado. Nettie Hayes resumes teaching in Fort Dodge. Pamela Jack leaves for Cedar Rapids to teach at Washington School after summer with her parents. Hallie Deam visits granddaughter in Morning Sun. Delzell will teach at Mediaplis High this fall.
Oakville school will begin August 31 with two half days. Teacher lineup includes Miss Diana Harper eighth grade and Miss Ollita Mikesh music, plus Mrs Elsie Swanson, Mrs Yung Richers, Mrs Nellie Wilson, Mrs Esther Brown, Mrs Mary Me Keever, Mrs Marguerite O'Brien, Herbert Cleven ger, and Robert Brown. Principal Howard Peterson announced school starts September 14 on standard time. Also notes area residents' travels and State Fair attendance.
Grandview hosts a community potluck honoring Lt. Col Orville Eckberg and his wife Mrs Eckberg as they visit Gladys Paullins and relatives in St Col. Eckberg, recently retired from the Air Force after over two hundred years of service, plans to teach in San Antonio. Attendees include Bennett and Paullins families from Cedar Rapids and Letts, plus residents from Muscatine Winfield West Liberty Iowa City and Grandview.
With the grape harvest at hand, the Internal Revenue Service reminds heads of families they may make up to 200 gallons of wine tax free for immediate family use if they register their intent. Forms are obtainable from the Office of the Supervisor in Charge, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax, Omaha, Nebraska. Duplicate submissions are required at least five days before production begins. If approved, one copy serves as authorization for a twelve month period from July 2 to June 30. Each year requires a new form. The tax-free exemption applies only to family use and not to unmarried individuals not head of a family, married people living apart, or corporations or partnerships producing wine for commercial purposes.
Car stolen from Marty Shearer by two escaped prisoners at Muscatine has been found undamaged. Missing items include a new spare tire and a revolver. Roy Hildebrand has returned from General Hospital to his sister’s home. Mrs. Darrell Gaar and son Jimmy of Aurora Illinois visiting Wayne Heilmier’s home. Gaar to join later. Heilmier to Town City for university orientation and rush week duties.
Conesville reports teachers including Mrs Ed Coffin Mrs Eloise Reese and Mrs Joan Crafton gathered at the home of Mrs. Alton Griffin in Columbus for Thursday afternoon workshops and a tea honoring new faculty members. Overnight visits followed at the home of her grandparents Mr and Mrs Cietient Hankins of Mesa Arizona, with Mr and Mrs Harry Abbott of Liberty Missouri also staying as part of a weeklong visit. Guests from Detroit Michigan stayed with Mr and Mrs Sam Hankins.
Muscatine and area residents gather for family visits and weddings in late August 1954. Couad Cozad and Terry Connell families guest with Cozad and Connell kin in Muscatine and Davenport. Brian Abbott, eight, remains hospitalized at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. John Horn returns home after surgery at Mercy in Iowa City. Council Bluffs visitors Mil-ton Peterson and son Wade stay with Roy and Mildred Braun, sharing a family supper. West Liberty hosts guests of the Brennemans. Col umbus Junction Royal Neighbors host Conesville Camp members at Chautauqua Park on Sept 4. Clarence Cromer of Moscow and his grandson Vinton Cromer of Muscatine attend Lana Lee Doak and Larry Berghius wedding at Circle Pine Church. Lana Lee studied at St Cloud University. Larry will teach at Walnut Grove Minnesota.
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