Stirring Voice of Hecht Pleases Muscatine Audience
Joshua Hecht bass-baritone charmed Muscatine High School audience in the Muscatine County Civic Music Association concert. He delivered Handel, Verdi, Mendelssohn, Don Giovanni arias and pieces from South Pacific and Fanny with precise diction and natural timbre. Accompanist Eve Hecht supported a program highlighting dramatic vocal skill and artistry.
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Joshua Hecht
Muscatine High School
Muscatine County
Torelli
Monteverdi
Scarlatti
Infelice
Ernani
Dormito Sol
Don Carlo
Giuseppe Verdi
Basso
Fanny
Eve
Hecht
George Feyer
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Penney Associates To Receive Special Christmas Payment
W Allen manager of J C Penney announces a special Christmas payment for store associates. Eligible workers employed on or before October 1 1961 will share on December 1, excluding management in profit sharing or incentive plans. Payment in addition to regular benefits like sick benefits hospital insurance life insurance and retirement plans.
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W. Allen
J. C. Penney
Aick
Penta
Unseasonably Warm Weather Seen Across Area
Unseasonably warm conditions prevailed as December began with the Weather Bureau predicting continuation into mid next week. Skies clouded with fog and drizzle possible tonight, while temperatures rose to 47 degrees Thursday afternoon and fell to 33 overnight. Local thermometers showed 48 at noon. forecast calls for 48 to 34 degrees Saturday.
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Weather Bureau
Tamm
Hur
Five Day Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures
The report tracks temperatures from 50 at Burlington down to 38 at Spencer and minimums from 29 at Mason City to 2 at Waterloo. Towns to run 6 to 12 degrees above normal through next Wednesday with warmer weekend weather and little precipitation expected.
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Burlington
Spencer
Mason City
Waterloo
Fees Collected by Muscatine County Recorder in November
Lucile Freybler county recorder's office reports 716 instruments processed in November. Revenue included 134 from deeds, 180 from real estate mortgages, 263 from chattels, 290.50 from releases and assignments, 16 from marginal releases, 5 from certified copies, 214.50 from miscellaneous, and 47 turned over to the county auditor for transfers of deeds. License revenue totaled 386 from 218 hunting, 29 fishing, 10 non resident hunting, and 139 raping permits.
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Lucile Freybler
Muscatine County
Robbery at Al's Bike Shop on East Fourth Street
Police report a break in at Al's Bike Shop in the 200 block of East Fourth Street. A cash drawer was robbed of 35 to 6 dollars after a window on the west side was broken during the night.
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East Fourth Street
November Rainfall and Temperature Report for Muscatine
The Muscatine monthly weather summary shows November rainfall at 4.34 inches, above the 2.10 inch normal, with a high of 72 and low of 19 degrees and 3.86 inches on Nov. 1. Temperature averaged 4.8 degrees above normal at 39.5, and skies were clear to cloudy with 10 clear, 0 partly cloudy, and 12 cloudy days.
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Muscatine
F. J.bauerbach
Jaycees and Scouts Collect Food for Christmas Basket
Jaycees and Scouts cooperate with Muscatine Junior Chamber in Operation Christmas Basket Saturday. They assemble at 1 p.m. at Leu's Garage 810 East Second to collect and package non-perishable foods for Salvation Army distribution. Grocers will contribute meat later. donations left in front boxes marked Jays.
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Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
Explorer Scouts
Muscatine
Freeman to dedicate new national animal disease lab in Ames
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman visited Ames on December 14 to help dedicate the $16.3 million national animal disease laboratory, the Agriculture Department's latest research center.
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Ames
US Agriculture
Orville Freeman
National Animal Disease Laboratory
Agriculture Department
Awards At Pack 116 Meeting Lincoln School Cubs
Lincoln School Cub Scout Pack 116 held its November meeting with cubmaster Glenn Yorgler leading the flag ceremony. Awards and badges were presented by Mr. Verfiler and Norman Maxwell, including wolf, bear, lion, and denner badges and gold and silver arrows for multiple scouts.
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Lincoln School
Cub Scout Pack NG
Glenn Yorgler
Den 1
Mr. Verfiler
Norman Maxwell
Gebeat
Garry Mathias
Bobby Krueger
Steve Quast
Lyal Krueger
Wolf
Dennis Maswell
Jon Jarrett
Dennis Dye
Bobby Bynum
Craig Reeves
Gold Arrows
Olf
Dennis Maxwell
Silver Arrows
Doll
E Jarrett
Steve Gerth
Dennis Yergler
Ron Noll
Steve Schubick
Steve Reeves
James Middleton
Ler Ziezenhorn
Randy Stepheng
Randy Thompson
Bill Jarret
Steve Gray
Lion
Lee Ziegenhorn
Randy Stephens
Randy Thomason
Denners
John Eden
North English Youth Indicted for Assault with Murder Intent
Aldrich, 23, of North English, accused of beating 16 year old Micy Rosalind Shinn of East North English with a pop bottle last September. He has been indicted on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder. Indictment returned Thursday. Aldrich has been free on bond since Sept. 20.
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Marengs
Wi Cary TE. Aledrich
Micy Rosalind Shinn
Aldrich
Russian Engineers Attend Muscatine Girl and Boy Basketball Game
A 29 year old Russian marine engineer Vladimir Vanurin attended Muscatine vs Washington High basketball with six Russians touring the U S under the Experiment in International Living. Vanurin discussed Soviet nuclear testing and praised Western farming tech and schools.
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Muscatine
Washington
Vladimir Vanurin
Leningrad
Towa
Experiment In International Living
Putney
Vanuritt
Svanadze
Washington Pounty
United States
Des Moines
Ross Lawvolf
New York City
Anurin
France
Soviet Union
Vanurin
Berlin
Christmas Party Set By Legion
Ed ward H. Bitter post No. 27 of the American Legion held its regular meeting with Post Commander Joe Montgomery presiding. Plans for the annual Christmas party for children at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22 were announced, with Santa distributing gifts from the Christmas tree and parents or an adult guardian urged to accompany youngsters. Arrangements for transportation for widows and disabled persons were discussed and available by calling the post commander Calvin Rowe or the Legion home. The 1962 membership drive reached the halfway mark as Bud Myers and Ray Wickers led the effort toward the Jan. 1, 1962 quota. A Las Vegas Night fundraiser was planned at the Legion home to support the Muscatine Junior College building fund, and a 1962 calendar depicting Washington crossing the Delaware and proper flag display was to be distributed to public buildings and schools.
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Edward H. Bitter
American Legion
Joe Montgomery
Fred Cox
Santa Claus
Calvin Rowe
Bud Myers
Ray Wickers
Las Vegas
Legion
Legionaires
Muscatine Junior College Building Fund
Washington
Delaware
L M Honor Students Listed at Grandview Community High
Grandview The L M Community High School announces students who achieved a three point average or better in all subjects for the second six weeks. Seniors listed include James Angerer William Heitmeier Richard Lee Fred Schulz Kathryn Weise. Juniors Gwenda Hume Kenneth Moore Mary Lawrence. Sophomores Lois Angerer Shirley Della Fernna Nance Schomberg Kathryn Bartenhagen Diana Calvelage Larry Gage Jerry Lamp Faye Wheeler Linda Wykert. Freshmen Michael Mather David Lamb Betsy McCormac
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Grandview
L-M Community High School
James Angerer
Whiam Heitmeier
Richard Lee
Fred Schulz
Kathryn Weise
Gwenda Hume
Kenneth Moore
Mary Lawrence
Lois Angerer
Shirley Della Fernna
Nance Schomberg
Kathryn Bartenhagen
Diana Calve~lage
Larry Gage
Jerry Lamp
Faye Wheeler
Linda Wykert
Michael] Mather
David Lamb
Betsy McCormac
New Address for Pvt Maynard C Kautz
Pvt Maynard C. Kautz son of Mr and Mrs Edmond B Kautz RR 1 Letts will graduate from Marine school at Camp Pendleton California Dec 15 and will then come home on leave. His new address is Pvt Maynard C. Kautz 1959557 U S M C 2nd 1 T R Co 2nd Bn Ps MCB Camp Pendleton Calif
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Maynard C. Kautz
Edmond B. Kautz
Letts
Marine School
Camp Pendleton
California
Pvt
Calif
Women Bowlers Meet Tuesday at Municipal Light Company
The Muscatine Women sports bowling association will convene at 7 30 p m on December 5 at the municipal light company building on Third street Laura Albrecht of Davenport state women s bowling president will be the guest speaker
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Muscazine Women's Bowling Association
Municipal Light Company
Third Street
Laura Albrecht
Davenport
State Women’s
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Mefistofele
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J.C. Fund
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Technicolor
Hell
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Warren Beatty
Svill
Freeman
Willey
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Bill Ryder
Mike Hart
Den 5
Santa
Den 6
Carol Manley
Darlene Gray
den. Smothers
Ted MeKer
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Cole Grady
Doug Rardleman
Dennis Miggerson
John Hoden
North English
Levan Svanadze
Georgia
Norman Erbe
Stalin Svanadze
Stalin
L-M
Maynard Kautz
Ordon
J.C. Horsley
Alexander Gordon
Gordon
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