Veterinarian Dr. Gingery Honored for 50 Years
Dr. John B. Gingery of Muscatine received a pen and calendar trophy from District No. 15 of the Town Veterinary Medical Association at a Clinton meeting marking half a century in veterinary practice. He began practicing in 1919 after Kansas State Veterinary College graduation. Attendees included Dr. Dale Longlin and colleagues from Muscatine and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Gingery
Muscatine
EA. Ralston
Iowa Veterinary Association
Don B. Gingery
Muleyberry ‘Avenue
Muscatina
Town Veterinary Medical Association
Civ
Clinton
John B. Gingery
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
Kansas State Veterinary
Dale Longlin
West Liberty
James Carey
John Carey
Leonard Larson
Excelsior Medical Clinic Non Surgical Treatment Ad
A vintage ad promotes Excelsior Medical Clinic offering non surgical treatment for glandular inflammation and related male aging issues. It touts past patients from 1000 communities and offers a free book with no obligation from Bacaldor Medical Clinic.
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Excelsior Sipringa
Excelsior
Bacaldor Medical Clinic
Local Scouts Collect Food This Saturday
Muscatine Cub Scouts Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts plus Muscatine Junior Chamber of Commerce members will conduct a house to house food drive Saturday from 1 to 5 p m for the Operation Christmas Basket. Ed Lange says over 100 volunteers will gather canned goods and package foods to be given to Salvation Army for needy families before Christmas. Residents away Saturday can leave food on front porches for pickup.
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Muscatine
Boy Scouts
Explorer Scouts
Chamber of Commerce
Virous
I Project
Ed Lange
Salvation Army
Lange
Marisad
Two Concerts Given Sunday by Local High School Musicians
Two Sunday concerts were held at Muscatine county home and the Lutheran Home, performed by 26 high school musicians from Letts Nichols Grandview and Muscatine. Delbert Hardy led the afternoon county home event while Charles Rech conducted the evening Lutheran Home concert, both sponsored by the Musician Protective Union Local 531.
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Muscatine County
Letts
Nichols
Grandview
Muscating
Musician’ Protective Union
Delbert Hardy
Charles [Rech
Two Injured in City Traffic Accidents on Mulberry Street
Police report a weekend series of crashes injuring two people. In one collision on Mulberry Avenue, 18 year old Axel Douglas and driver Oren Wassinger were involved. Front end damage was estimated at 300 dollars, with McSwiggin’s rear fender damage at 100.
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Sapitta
General Hospital
Douglas
Axel
Padua
Piva
Oren Lessie
Wassinger
Kansas Street
Wasinges
Ftor
Sby
Wa Injueyt Gas Band
Francis
Yuntar al
McSwiggin
Fine Elliott For OMVI Plea Leads to 60 Day License Suspension
Ivan We Buigh, 54, of 112 North Adams Street Oscenla formerly of Muscatine, was fined 300 dollars and costs 16.50 in Muscatine district court for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Elliott pleaded guilty before Judge Nathan Grant on November 14 with sentence deferred. high driver's license changes were suspended for 60 days.
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Ivan, We Buigh
North Adams Street
Oscenla
Muscatine
Muscatine District
Elliott
Nathan Grant
Musgatine Polce Gel
KC Rosary For Manjoine At Wittich Funeral Home
Members of the Knights of Columbus are asked to be at Ralph J Wittich Funeral Home at 7 20 tonight where the rosary will be said for Toe P Manjoine Sr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscating Knights Columbus
Ralph J.wittich
Toe P. Manjoine Sr
Hines Enters University Hospital as Surgical Patient
Robert M. Hines of 317 Roscoe Street entered University Hospitals in Iowa City on November 29 as a surgical patient and is assigned to Ward C4.
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Robert M. Hines
Roscoe Street
University Hospitals
Towa City
Election of Muscatine Cartiers Branch 644 Officers
Members of Muscatine Cartiers of Branch 644 gathered Saturday night for a meeting and banquet at Sunset. George Rarnert was elected president. Joe Hult was named vice president, Charles Satties secretary, Ralph Freese treasurer, Gordon Moss and Robert Whit trustees for three years, Chester King trustee for one year, with 24 members and accompanying wives present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Narmoni Avas
Cartiers
Chester King
Change In Weather Forecast Near Here Today
Clear skies and moderate temperatures prevailed today as the Weather Bureau warned of change. Tonight will bring mostly clouded skies with winds shifting to the northwest and lower temperatures. Sunday saw a high near 63 and a low around 48, with a Tuesday high expected in the 26 to 28 degree range and a 0.23 inch rainfall. Skies were mostly clear this morning and winds came from the south. The five day forecast calls for temperatures 5 to 7 degrees below normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather’ Bureau
MYF Sponsors Candy Table at beer dinner
The MYF of the First Methodist Church sponsors a candy table at the church beer dinner on Tuesday evening December 8. Donations should be marked MYF and brought to the church office or foyer before 4 30 p m. Proceeds support church mission work.
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First Methodist Church
Young Adults Hold Supper at Wilton Grace United Church
The Grace United Church of Christ Young Adults hosted a potluck supper on Friday evening December 2 at Wilton. Mrs. Amos Moh led the event with a group sing and Christmas readings by Rev. Joseph Mayer and Miss Marvel Ringgenberg. Ringgenberg presented Christmas in Other Lands and Rev. Mayer performed Christmas Greens Old Fashioned Sleigh Ride and Cherry Tree Carol for the children. Ms. Mel and Elaine Bland led games. An offering for the Winnipeg Indian Mission in Wisconsin was collected.
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Mel
Elaine Bland
Winneago Indian Mission
Wiscon
Bia
Distribute Surplus Food Commodities This Week
Readable details outline two day distribution in Muscatine County on December 7 and 8 at 108 Chestnut Street for eligible residents. Commodities include dry milk rice corn meal flour fruit and whole eggs. Further distributions planned on a two month cycle with February 8 and 9 slated as the next dates.
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Muscatine
County
Chestnut Street
Hershey’ Avenue
Man admits driving caused fatal Montgomery County crash
Sheriff Chet McCune said Ans Eid and George W Bennett signed a statement naming Wilford Maples of Omaha as the driver of a car that struck Mrs. Raymond Winther and her husband on Highway 71 near Tenville. Mrs. Winther, 36, was killed. Maples, 20, was injured. The third car then ran over Mrs. Winther as she lay on the road, hitting Maples. Bonnell, detained but not identified, was fined $6 for not identifying himself at the scene.
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Whiel
Shoviff
Chet McCune
Rom
George
W. Bennett
Eliott
Raymond ‘Winther
Winther
Wilford Maples
Omaha
Neb
Tenville
Montgomery County
Yan
Fay
Bonnell
McCune
Behinett
Justice of the Peace Court
Villisca
Complete Radiotelegraph Course by Muscatine Radio Club
Sixteen persons in Muscatine and vicinity completed a ten week radiotelegraph code and electronic theory course conducted by the Muscatine Amateur Radio club. Examinations for the novice class license were held Saturday at the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co building. Supervisors were Bob Erickson Jack Richardson and Paul Sandy. Similar courses for novice and general class licenses may be offered at a later date. Contact Forrest Reeves secretary at 408 Locust Street Muscatine to join or learn more.
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Muscatine and Vicinity
Muscatine
Twelve Lights On Salvation Army Tree Fund Appeal
Twelve lights burned today on the Salvation Army Christmas tree as a fund drive aims to raise $2000. Appeal letters were mailed to potential donors to support the Salvation Army Christmas program.
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Salvation Army
Cmas
Couple Plead Not Guilty After Shoplifting Spree
Tes Moines and Beatrice Pill, both 39, of Pella, along with six juveniles, were arrested after a shoplifting spree at a shopping center. The couple posted 100 bond each and pleaded innocent. An 11-year-old girl was arrested for stealing two items, and a 16-year-old girl escaped after being stopped. Police say 30 youths planned the spree at a Knoxville roller skating rink Friday.
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Tes Moines
John David Pillv
Beatrice
Pella
Knox- Inte
Report Farm Research on Atomic Fallout
Washington reports that farm research shows harvesting crops removes about one fourth of radioactive fallout from farmland. A U S Department of Agriculture team in Balisville Maryland found grain near maturity remains usable. Two weeks after Gan variation the harvested grain showed higher radioactivity levels. Experiments used various radioactive isotope concentrations on soybean and rye plots.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture Research Service
Balisville
Department
Y's Men Sell Yule Trees at YMCA Center Iowa
Robert C. Bynum, an early customer, is pictured at the YMCA tree sales center at East Fifth Street Iowa Avenue and Fourth Street. Behind him are Y's Men's members Richard Waltman and Lowell Burgason. Journal photo.
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Robert.c.' Bynum
East
Fifth Street
Y's Men's Club
Ymca
Iowa
Avenue and
Fourth Street
Theiglub
Richard
Waltman
Lowell Burgason
Hunter Sees Rare Old Squaw Duck In Iowa Waters
Howard James of Muscatine bagged a female Old Squaw on the Mississippi near Lock and Dam No. 16 above Muscatine. The bird, rare for Iowa, was identified after James contacted State Historical Museum director Jack Musgrave to mount the specimen. Ducks like the Old Squaw, harlequin and scoters have been reported along the river as rare visitors. Goose season runs until December 16, 1990.
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Howard’ James
Iowa
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Howard James
Leroy
Towa
James
Arlic
Jack Musgrave
State Department of History and Archives
Des Moines
Musgrave
Jamés
Museu
Mississippi
Fire damages barn at Goetzman home on Bleeker Street
Sunday afternoon fire damaged a brick and frame barn at Pan C. Goetzman’s home 417 Bleeker Street before firefighters from No. 2 on Oregon Street and No. 1 on Sycamore Street extinguished the blaze. Smoke was seen near the Bart at 3:52 p.m. by Mrs. Godaman as a Milwaukee road train briefly stalled efforts, and the fire likely smoldered long before.
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Pan C. Goetzman
Bleeker Street
Sycamore Street
Muscatine Debate Team Ties For 2nd Place in Meet
Muscatine high school debaters tied for second with Oskaloosa at the Oktumwa tournament held Saturday. Regis of Cedar Rapids captured first with seven wins and one toss in four rounds. Muscatine and Oskaloosa each had six wins. Fourteen schools entered. Debaters Cherrie Joiner Kathy TeSiake Jeredith Gleaves Pam McRoberts spoke, with Joyce E. Ginsburg guiding forensic efforts.
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Muscatine
Oskaloosa
Oktum~wa
Regis High School of
Cedar Rapids
Muscating
Cherrie Joiner
Kathy ‘TeSiake
Jeredith
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Muscatine, Ja
Journal
Dr. Gingery
Ewlegy
Mannalion
Kangag
Fine Elliott
OMVI
KC Rosary
Penney’s
Elect Rarnert
MYF
Wilton
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Sammy Davis, JR
Peter Lawford
Angie Dickinson
Lrighard
Gesar, Romero
Patrice Wymore
Goetzman’s
Magnus
Oux
Magnus Cleaners
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