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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1969
Page
4
Local club members and their families, licensed citizen band radio operators, will donate a gift collected during a November coffee break. The organization will distribute baskets to needy families this Christmas.
A milestone week at Rock Island Lock No 15 saw 324,323 tons of cargo pass through. Upstream loads totaled 79,775 tons on 19 towboats and 2 barges, including coal and petroleum products. Downstream moved 244,550 tons of grain and miscellaneous freight on 41 towboats and 294 barges, a new southbound peak.
The World Service truck will collect used clothing at United Methodist church Monday. New assistant town marshal Harry Fintey Jr. joins town marshal Robert Wilke. 81 seniors at Columbus Community High School prepared caps and gowns. Baccalaureate set for May 24 and Commencement May 25. A broken water main caused school closures for a day. makeups planned. Mississippi River flow registered 22 200 cfs at Dam 10 and 33 100 cfs at Dam 22. Sailboat Yankee Doodie circumnavigating world passed Lock No. 2 near Quincy. pilot 29, plans to upgrade sails after New Orleans. Towboat Indiana carried 26 000 tons from St Paul to St Louis, setting capstone transport records. Christmas vacation hours shortened. board held Dec 8 meeting. Proposals for a new junior high intramural basketball league discussed. no decision yet. John Bolen Berry hired as night custodian. kindergarten field trip planned to Wapello Sale Barn.
Governor Louie B. Nunn launches a series of student news conferences for high school editors and writers in Frankfort. The aim is to give today’s young people direct, honest answers about the world.
Conesville Den Six met Tuesday at den mother Mrs Phyllis Swailes home with co den mother Mrs Kay Hill. Larry Sailer led the promise and Law of the Pack as boys named favorite Christmas songs. Birthdays for Eddie Milder Mike Murdock and Larry Swailes noted. Plans made for uniforms inspection next week and opening exercises. A good wit project to carol for Christmas and craft recipe holders from tops of spray cans plastic forks clay and artificial flowers. Daintybells song closed. Sonny Diveney served refreshments to 10 members and two den mothers. Next meeting set for Dec 23 at Mrs Kay Hills home.
In Columbus Junction the Half Hour Christmas salad luncheon drew 16 members to the activity room at Columbus Junctions State Bank. Hostess was Mrs. Lynette Thomas. The program Christmas Reflections by Mrs. Cady Helmick included a vocal solo by Mrs. Kenneth Carrell with accompaniment by Mrs. Hope Dunn. Business was led by President Mrs. Lynette Thomas. January 13 hosts will be Mrs. Ardith Ostrem and Mrs. Donnarae Carrell with a program Fashion Reflections by Mrs. Jeanette Masonhalder. Personal notes mention Dr. Kenneth Carrell at a Des Moines medical meeting with Mrs. Carrell and Mrs. Adeline Helmick. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Huston and Tom Huston travel to Des Moines for a bankers meeting today and Friday.
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