Fisher Family Moves Into Green Acres Home
The Lyndon Fisher family, yielding a new home at 1907 Green Acres, shows deep local involvement. Mr. Fisher, a production control manager at Home-oriz e Co, with 19 years at the firm, holds offices in Produc tion and Inventory Control Societies and Scouts. The family participates in Musserville Methodist church activities while children Lindy Randy and Debbie pursue school and youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Fisher
Green Acres
Fisher
The
Home-Orize Co
Western Illinois
American Production and Inventory Control Society
McKinley Boy Scouts
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Debbie
West Junior High
Y Teens
YWCA
Stender in Tokyo on rest leave from Vietnam
Sp 4 Charles H Stender, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nevin Stender of Route 5, phoned home from Tokyo Sunday morning. He is on rest and recuperation leave from Vietnam where he works with the automotive division. His duties include generators and pumps including some from Carver Pump Co in Muscatine. Address: Sp 4 Charles H Stender RA 16886159 Det A-27 Maint Bn 1st Cav Div ArMybol APO San Francisco 96490.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevin Stender
Charles H. Stender
Tokyo
Japan
Stender
Vietnam
Automotive
Carver Pump Company
Muscatine
Cav
APO
San Francisco
Calif
75th Anniversary Noted At First E U B Church
The 75th anniversary of the Evangelical United Brethren church edifice on Sixth Street and Mulberry Avenue was observed with 231 attendees at the 8:45 a.m. service where Bishop Paul W. Milhouse spoke. A noon basket dinner followed, with 150 in attendance, and an afternoon session at 3 p.m. featured Rev. A L Brandstetter as guest speaker along with greetings from pastors and officials, plus a slide history of the church. Officers for 1968 were installed, including Henry Swartzendruber as president and Larry Buster as vice president. The Valley Rosarians hosted a Christmas party earlier, with decor and door prizes. Written greetings from several clergy and organizations were read during the program. Lunch followed the afternoon service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Sixth Street
Mulberry Ave
Paul W. Milhouse
Homebuilders Will Install New Officers
The Homebuilders Association of Muscatine County will hold its meeting, Christmas party and dance at the Elks Lodge Thursday December 14 with a 6:30 social hour and 7 dinner. Don B. Baumgardner will install the 1968 officers and directors at 8 p.m. Named: Lyle J. Lucas president James Noble first vice president Robert Hines second vice president Elmer Reichert third vice president G. Ronald Conkling secretary treasurer Max Crumly past president New directors are Lyle Reinman Omar E. Whitlow Clyde W. Lucas Jr Francis L. Longhurst Jerry J. Sulzberger Gerald Lanfier.
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Homebuilders Association of
Muscatine County
Elks Lodge
Don B. Baumgardner
Lyle J. Lucas
James Noble
Robert Hines
Elmer Reichert
G. Ronald Conkling
Max Crumly
Lyle Reinman
Omar E. Whitlow
Clyde W. Lucas
Francis L. Longhurst
Jerry J. Sulzberger
Gerald Lanfier
Reception Saturday for Librarian Opal Tanner after 25 years
Muscatine readers will honor Miss Opal Tanner head librarian at a public reception Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. The event, sponsored by the library board, celebrates her 25 years of service and upcoming retirement January 1, 1968.
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Muscatine
P. M. Musser
Opal Tanner
Miss Tanner
P.M. Mus
Emma Mahin
Ellen Stocker Seved
Corneiia Rhynsburger
Bess Buster
Austin Hoopes
Iowa Avenue
Third Street
New Labor Contract Accepted at Carver Pump
Members of Local Lodge No. 1499 IA Machinists returned to work after voting Sunday to approve a 30 month contract at Carver Pump Company ending a six day strike. The agreement includes wage increases of 11 10 and 5 cents per hour over the period plus two holidays Good Friday and Dec 24, higher insurance and a new pension plan. Total wage and benefit cost averages 54 cents per hour over 40 months.
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Lodge No. 1499
International Association of Machinists
Carver Pump Company
Con
Christmas Decorations Are Praised in Muscatine
Rev. A L Brandstetter of Los Alamos New Mexico praised Muscatine street decorations during the First Evangelical United Brethren church 75th anniversary celebration held Sunday. He previously led the church from 1935 to 1941 and plans to move after the year to work at Piney Woods Negro College in Jackson Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Piney Woods Negro College
Jackson, Miss
Muscatine Journal Local News Service Source Note
The Muscatine Journal is a daily paper published with Lee Enterprises at 201 E. Ard Street Muscatine Iowa 52761. It is entered as second class matter in the Muscatine post office under the 1879 act and AP retains exclusive rights to publish local news and AP dispatches.
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Muscatine Journal
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
E.ard SG
Muscatine
Muscatine ABE Subscription Rates Announced
Subscriptions for Muscatine paper set at $2.00 monthly delivered by carrier in city. Non Muscatine carrier delivery forty cents weekly. Mail rates: within fifty miles $15.00 yearly, towns with carrier service $12.09, over fifty miles $20.00. All payments in advance. Office hours morning to noon daily. Special delivery for missed papers offered. Dial 353-2331.
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City of
Muscatine
Dla
Three Cars Damaged Injuries in City Accidents
Three cars were damaged and a Muscatine resident was injured in Sunday morning traffic incidents. Francis Fowlie, 59, remains in good condition at Muscatine General Hospital after a 12 35 a m crash at East th Street and Cedar Street. Police report Fowlie lost consciousness and struck Donald Curtis’s car, injuring Curtis who was Northeasterly on East th Street while Fowlie was southeast on Cedar Street. A separate incident damaged the Jerry Fuller home at 1018 Park Avenue when Donald Eggenburg’s car skidded onto the lawn and porch on Parks Avenue. Eggenburg, 21, was fined $20 and costs for failure to control the vehicle.
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Muscatine
Francis Raymond Fowlie
Grant Street
Muscatine General Hospital
East Th Street
Cedar Street
Donald Wesley Curtis
Miles Street
East &Th Street
Fowlie
Curtis
Jerry Fuller
Park Ave
Donald Ross Eggenburg
Grand Ave
Eggenburg
Parks Avenue
Jefferson Street
Masonic Bodies Name Officers for 1968
Washington Chapter RAM No 4 and Webb Council RSM No 18 name 1968 officers. James Fischer high priest Clyde Crow illustrious master and other named officers include Harlan Rowe and Myles Beitz. Appointive officers to be named later.
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Washington
RAM No
Webb Council
James Fischer
Harlan Rowe
King
Clair York
Myles Beitz
Fred C. Busch, Sr
Robert Harbaugh
Clyde Crow
Pearl Phillips
Fred C. Busch Sr
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Farmland Industries
David R. Wright
Kansas City
Missouri
Wright
States
Canada
District of Columbia
Ernest T. Lindsey
James B. Pederson
Kansas
Howard Cowden
Musca
Church
W.S.C
Cochairman
McKinley Pta
Lindy
Community College
Circle K
Ottawa
MYF
Randy
Star Scout
E.U.B. Church
Valley Rosarians
Henry Swartzendruber
Town City
Larry Buster
Walter Niemann
Pearl Huizel
J. D. McPike
J. Arthur Eveland
Floyd Scott
Lloyd Dutro
Fred Richardson
Edward Burns
J Henry Teele
Walter Ross
Mable Bitter Riggs
W. Ray Thompson
C.W. Dehne
Lester Bradford
Sierra Leone
West Africa
Eldon Nolte
Brazil
First Methodist Church
Lutheran Homes
A.L. Brandstetter
Los Alamos
Fenton
First Trust and Savings Bank of
Armstrong
East
West Second Street
Tanner
Mason City Junior College
University of Minnesota
University of Illinois
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Chapter FC
P.E.O
Ethics Study Club
American Association of University Women
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
F.F.F. Wesleyan Service Guild
Community Chest
United Fund
Iowa Library Association
American Library Association
Iowa
Mason City
Carver Pump
the Muscatine Journal
ABE
Merry Christmas
Northwestern Bell
RCA Victor
RCA
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