Christmas Home Decorating Contest Opens in Muscatine
Wednesday is the entry deadline for Muscatine Christmas Home Decorating Contest sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Open to city residents practicing private homes only, with prizes in Religious and Novelty categories including a $50 bond grand prize, $25 bond second prize, and four $5 cash runner-ups per category. Entries may use the printed form in the Journal or mail a host card with name, address, and category. Previous year top prize winners restricted unless decorations are completely changed. Judging by impartial panel on Friday. Final results announced Monday.
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Muscatine
Journal Today
Mail
P.O
OES Nichols Chapter Holds December Meeting at Masonic Hall
Nichols Order of the Eastern Star met at the Masonic Hall with Genevieve Chown presiding in the absence of Worthy Matron Alma Mae McCullough Koopman. Edith Ogren and George Rummelis were listed as Mercy Hospital patients in Iowa City during therapy and ICU care after a heart attack respectively. Committees for the January meeting were named.
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Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Redmen Name New Officers At Musquitine Tribe Meeting
At a Musqutine Tribe 95 Improved Order of Redmen meeting on December 9 officers were elected Sachem Harlan Rowe senior sagamore Emmett Floyd junior sagamore Frank Anson prophet Edward Weber junior collector of wampum F L Tompkins keeper of warm pum Ray Othmer and chief of records Herbert Washburn The tribe voted unanimously to support the $50 000 Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge.
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Redmen
Sachem
Harlan Rowe
Sagamore
Emmett Floyd
Junior Sagamore
Frank Anson, Jr
Edward Weber, Jr
F. L. Tompkins
Ray Othmer
Herbert Washburn
Freedom Foundation
Valley Forge
Eastern Freeway To Open Friday
Boston AP reports nonstop freeway travel from Boston to Providence RI will begin this week as two highway sections completing the line open Friday. Iowa temperatures through next Saturday stay near normal to slightly above in the east with a warm Tuesday followed by colder midweek and a warm finish. Normal highs range from the upper 20s in the north to the mid 30s south with lows from 10 to 20. Precipitation expected 0.25 to 0.50 inch, mostly snow Wednesday and Thursday.
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Boston
Providence
Iowa
VEW Auxiliary Meets Tuesday At Columbus
The VFW Auxiliary will meet Tuesday evening December 14 at 7:30 at Mrs Kathryn Morrison's home. A 50 cent gift exchange will be held. piano students of Mrs Ray Hendrickson took part in a Christmas recital at Restopia on Saturday December 11. Participants included Sally Daily Diane Laithly Patricia Laura and Chery Garrett Fran ses Hoag and others. Several local residents were noted with family visits and trips.
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Columbus Junction
VFW
Kathryn Morrison
Ray Hendrickson
Restopia
Sally Daily
Diane Laithly
Patricia
Laura
Chery Garrett
Fran[ses Hoag
Sue Bausch
Jane Jones
Jeanette Murray
Nancy Rowe
Keith Idle
Scott
Janice Hendrickson
David Swails Expected Home On Navy Leave
David Swails son of Mr and Mrs Donald Swails 124 Walters Street will arrive home December 18 for a two week Christmas leave from the Navy He is stationed at Jacksonville Fla where he attends Aviation Electrician s school After leave he will return to Jacksonville for graduation two more weeks of schooling Also AF LC auxiliary will host a Christmas party Tuesday at 6 30 p m at Sunset Tun with a $1 gift exchange and each guest to bring a wrapped white elephant gift for a prize.
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Anna Jones
Wayland
Glyde Harbison
Moline
Hilda Giffey
Ferrel Weber
Michigan
George Weber
Lyle Weber
Des Moines
Ruth Kaney
Mike Sunderman
Iowa City
Wesley Sunderman
F. D. Smylie
John Smylie
Minneapolis
Smylie
David Swails
Wits
Donald Swailes
Walters St
Navy
Jacksonville
Fla
Aviation Electrician
Snails
Benefit Dance Raises 2625 for Keokuk Armory Blast Victims
Burlington Iowa report notes a benefit dance by the Swing Ezy Club and 45 square dance clubs from Iowa Illinois and Missouri raised 2625 for victims of the Thanksgiving Eve Keokuk armory blast. The gas explosion injured many. 18 were killed. Participants from three states attended the event.
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Burlington
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Keokuk
Armory
Conesville Man Returns From Viet Nam
Sergeant Ronald C. Stewart, son of Mr and Mrs Oliver Stewart of Conesville, returned from a year at Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base Viet Nam. He serves as crew chief in Squadron 328 Field Maint at Richard De Bauer Air Force Base near Belton Missouri. He and his wife and three children live at 103 Melody Lane Belton.
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Conesville
Ronald C. Stewart
Oliver Stewart
Tan Son Nhut
Republic of
Viet Nam
Richard de Bauer
Missouri
Melody Lane
Belton
Missour
New York Campus Projects Planned
Governor Rockefeller announced more than 8.2 million dollars in campus construction at three state run institutions. The plan includes 5.4 million for a physical science building at the State University of Binghamton and 2 million for a parking garage at the Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn.
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New York
Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
State University of Binghamton
Downstate Medical Cener
Brooklyn
Plan Documentary Film on Olympiad at West Branch
West Branch invites Dr. Ray Fielding of UCLA to present the documentary Olympiad Part I at Herbert Hoover Presidential Library auditorium on Saturday December 14 at 7 30 p m. Fielding will discuss film history and techniques before the screening of Leni Riefenstahl 1938 document on the 1936 Berlin Olympics featuring gymnastics aquatic events equestrian sailing rowing field hockey polo bicycling marathon and decathlon with no admission charge as part of the Hoover Library film series.
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West Branch
Ray Fielding
U.C.L.A
State University of Town
Department of Speech and Television
Herbert Hoover
Fielding
Leni Riefenstahl
Berlin
Germany
State Railroad Aid Advocated
Newport Rhode Island AP report quotes Senator Claiborne Pell urging state support for railroads and limiting permanent federal aid. He doubts Southern senators would back permanent aid for a high speed Northeast project serving only a small portion.
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Newport
R.I
Claiborne Pell
R.T
Wapello Plans Christmas High School Concert
Wapello high school vocal department will present a Christmas concert on December 21 at 8:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Directed by Mrs. Marilyn Kilpatrick the program features piano preludes, solos, duets, and choirs including the Girls glee club and Gold Tones with numerous students and accompanists listed.
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Wapello
Wapellos High School
Marilyn Kilpatrick
Christmas Concert Cast and Selections Featured
Wes Gieselman and Shutt join Keith Grim Dick Westland and Marvin Hardy in a solo and choir program. Solo pieces include Holy Night and The Infant Jesus. Mixed chorus backed by Gail Kuntz Ingrid McWilliams and Debbie Bishop performs O Come O Come Emanuel and Sing Ye Noel. Claudia Rickert with Sherri Jennings leads Silent Night and Oh How Beautiful The Sky with a small choir. Other numbers include Go Down Moses Caral Of the Drums Jingle Bells and A Very Merry Christmas.
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Patty Buster
Dianne McCulley
Mary Sue Schmidt
Marvin Hardy
Gail Kuntz
Girls Glee Club
Ingrid McWilliams
Delores Gerdner
Jeanette Isabella
Little Town of
Bethlehem
Moses
Caral
Infant Jesus
Claudia Rickert
Sherri Jennings
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