Gold Star Mothers tribute lists fallen sons from wars
Muscatine Gold Star Mothers adds members including Mrs. Arthur Bunn whose son Lt Jerry Arthur Bunn was killed in Vietnam in 1969. Others honored include Mrs. Elmer Dunker, Mrs. George Tobias, and Mrs. Fréd Lehermer, noting their sons deaths in World War II and Korea and detailing brief service reminders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Sioux Falls College
Sioux Falls
Shirley
Elmer Dunker
Sgt
Maynard Dunker
Germany
Army Air Force
George Tobias
Raymond J. Schmelzer
Korea
Katherine
Peggy Ann
Fréd Lehermer
Burdette Gregory Crock
Katharina Allbee
Pvt
Clarencé Schlichting
France
Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
Subscriptions and wartime memories in Muscatine paper
Subscription rates in Muscatine detail daily and mail options, including city and distance variations. The piece then recalls Gold Star Mothers and fallen service members from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, listing several families and burials, ending with a note on a Peoria Livestock Show champion carload sold for $42 per hundred by Ralph Danner and Sons of Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Muscatine
Tuscatine
Auscatine
Peoria
Connecticut Packing Co
Ralph Danner and Sons
Route 4
Charge follows accident here
A Muscatine man was charged after his auto was involved in a mishap on Lucas St 50 feet north of Greenwood cemetery at 9 20 p m Thursday. LaVaught Junior LaRue 41 of 2102 Pinefield St was travelling west on Lucas St when it went out of control and went through a hedge and struck a tree inside the cemetery. He was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control. The front end of his auto sustained more than 100 damage. Two car mishap occurred at 11:06 p m Friday on Park Ave and Lake Park Blvd. A 1953 International truck driven by J Allen Moore 17 of 510 Pork St left Park Ave onto Lake Park Blvd when a 1971 Plymouth driven by Barbara Sue Jewett 18 Route 2 Muscatine passed the Moore vehicle. Each vehicle received damage in excess of 100.
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Muscatine
Lucas St
Greenwood Cemetery
LaVaught Junior
LaRue
Pinefield St
Park Ave
Lake Park Blvd
J. Allen Moore
Pork St
Barbara Sue Jewett
Route 2
Muscatiné
Moore
Report Deadline Near for Aliens Address Updates
R C Williams of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service announced that the January address reporting period covers almost all aliens in the United States with few exceptions. Forms to report addresses will be available at post offices and INS offices during January. willful failure to comply may bring serious consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Williams
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Williams
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Administration building planned at Muscatine airport
Work begins next week on a new 30 by 60 foot masonry administration building for Muscatine Municipal Airport. Brossart and Lucas Construction, Muscatine, won the bid at 61 028 after alternates. Architects Pierce King noted a concrete slab on grade with a manager's office, service area, storage for Air Iowa, a lobby, training room, and pilot lounge. demolition of the old terminal starts Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Municipal Airport
Airport Commission
Brossart and Lucas Construction
Muscatine
Edingfield Construction Co
Oquawka
R. A. Martineau
Metro Steel Building Co
Davenport
Pierce King
Air Iowa
Alderman Howe and wife honored at Muscatine Christmas party
City officials hosted Alderman and Mrs Arthur Howe at the Muscatine Christmas party held Friday at Geneva Country Club with Ronald Hansen as MC. Mayor Burns awarded Howe a painting of the Delta Queen. The event, fully funded by city employees, featured decorf, a bouquet drawing, and a year-end term note for Howe. A fuel theft report from Denny Vetter of Standard Oil notes a 100 gallon tank taken overnight, red with four Standard emblems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Howe
Muscatine
Geneva Country Club
Ronald Hansen
Leroy Loger
E. §. (Kelly) Burns
Howe
Ho City
Denny Vetter
Standard Oil Company
Washington St
Handcraft Sale At Muscatine Plaza Continues
Officials of Elks Lodge No. 304 announced today the Easter Seal handcraft sale will continue through Sunday at Muscatine Plaza. The sale features handmade crafts by disabled Illinois residents with full price paid to the creator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Lodge No. 304
Muscatine Plaza
Dust storm threatens Mariner 9 Mars mapping mission
Pasadena California AP reports scientists warn a persistent dust cloud over Mars could doom Mariner 9's 70 percent planet mapping goal. If the storm lasts ten days, the primary three month mission may fail, says Brad Ford Sith of New Mexico State University.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Bradford Sith
New Mexico State University
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Bunn
Vietnam
Pvt. Schmelzer
Pie Gorham
Edgington
Dunker
Leedy
Schlichting
Foster
The
Journal
Muscatine Journal
NGON
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
Ard St
Iowa
Associated Press
Stephen Leroy Edgington
Griefswald Bay
Memorial Park Cemetery
Mabel Leedy
Mulberry Cubs
Mulberry School
Den 2
Adam Burhop
Brian Cantrell
Anthony Anderson
Bill Gay
Dens 1
Tony Harville
Den 1
Deni
Joe D. Bunn
Squanto
Jan Shoppa
Samoset
Greg Kauffman
Pilgrim William Bradford
David Kemper
Davy Crockett
John Fuller
Daniel Boone
Merriweather Lewis
Marty Terrill
William Clark
Paul Harville
Den
Clarence MckKillip
Pearl Harbor
David Leedy
Arizona
C.W. Gorham
Gold Star Mathers
Pie. Eldon K. Gorham
Midway Island
San Diego
Midway
6Th Defense Battalion
Muscatine County
War Department
Gold Star Mothers Organization
Kindness Hairsetters
Julie Welsch
Helen Dauteldt
John Wester
Herbert Ziegenhorn
Catherine Davidge
Béth Piotrowski
Maral
Muscatine Savings and Loan Association
7Th and
Cedar Streets
DIAL
Lumbing Shop Eee Coke Lele
2Nd Street
Uscatine
Mulberry
P.M
Hotel Auscatine
Ralph d. Wittich Funeral Home
VFW
Company
Jesus Christ
Sun
Man
Masonic Temple
Parquet & Dress Circle
Family Circle
Jesus Christ Supersios
Moshnic Temple Auditorium
PF. O
Davénport
Lowe
R. Jack Bauer Productions Inc
Bea
Aia
Saree
Will
Connor
Hitler
Willi
VCO Tey
McKenzie
Ced Sata
Helmut Griem
Ore GP
Rela Eet
Kenway Cleaners
East Fourth Street
Bullitt
Bonnie
Clyde
Gregory Peck
Hal Wallie
Peter Ponda
Warren Oates
Vee Sun
Theatre One
Perracy
Matinees
Batman
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