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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1968
Page
10
Oakville gathers for Christmas with a town tree lighting and nativity scene. Local servicemen old and new return home for the holidays, including Marine Rodger Gerst Jr and TBM trainee Reddy. WSCS events, bake sale for charity, and Des Moines grain dealers meeting noted for Oakville residents.
An Open House for Wesley and wife is planned at Oakville Methodist Church Fellowship Hall on December 23 from 7 to 9 PM. Invitations are extended to friends and relatives. Oakville Volunteer Firemen held a drill at the fire hall with 15 members training on pumps and truck operations. Wesley Gerst elected fire chief. Robert Brown named secretary treasurer. Russell Tirmerman steps down as chief. Cody Grooms becomes secretary treasurer.
City records show Neil C. Wicks and H Clare Wicks receive a special warranty deed for part of lot 6 in Elder's First Addition to West Liberty. Vina M. Peterson transfers by quit claim to Alva Peterson a tract in section 13 78 4W.
The American Legion Auxiliary Post 499 held its Christmas party and meeting in Oakville. A potluck dinner featured 12 adults and 2 Junior members, with president Mrs. Donald Hamilton. Santa will arrive December 21 at 2 p.m. to meet local children, as the group packs treat bags funded by local merchants. Plans include a community potluck supper in January. Gift Shop donations to Iowa City include linens, pillow cases, children’s gifts, towels, and wrappings.
Cedar Valley church youth choir will meet Sunday at 6 p m to sing carols, then visit the parsonage in Nichols for refreshments hosted by Rev and Mrs Russell Hart. Bridge club hostess Mrs A E Phelps entertained with eight attendees. Ed Hichelberger and wife returned from the state fair convention at Hotel Fort Des Moines.
Martha A. Diercks widow transfers to Floyd A. Lacy and Inge A. Lacy as joint tenants a warranty deed for lot 5 block 8 Brogans Addition Muscatine. Carl M. Hedges and Dorothy M. Hedges deed to Jerome W. Conway and Rochelle J. Conway as joint tenants a warranty deed for Hess subdivision lot 10 and part of lot 9 in block 22 Muscatine.
Delivered to shut ins in the area. Mrs. Harry Bailey closed with the history of the month’s hymn Angels We Have Heard On High. Christmas carols were sung for the remainder of the afternoon. Mrs. Ruth Mellinger will be the hostess for the January meeting.
Grandview Church posts a weekly schedule with Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m A 6 15 p m senior youth fellowship 6 30 p m evening worship at 7 30 p m Choir practice and mid week Bible study on Wednesday AW day Women’s Organization meeting Thursday Mrs Norman Bean of Ainsworth John Persky Muscatine and Mr and Mrs Ralph Gerling attend a Washington County Christmas party at the home with Prairie Flower School students The Charmanates of Washington performed and Robert Lytle distributed treats
Three youth groups and one adult unit from Columbus United Methodist churches plan a Christmas caroling tour. At 5 p.m. Sunday the Columbus Junction Senior High UMYF will go to Wapella Nursing Home then return to sing for shut-ins in Columbus Junction. The Junior Highs will sing at Restopia and in homes. The Columbus City UMYF will carol in that community. On December 21 at 7 p.m. the United Methodist Adult Fellowship of Columbus City will meet to carol then finish plans for Sunday’s program and fellowship at 7 30 p.m.
Dale Gillett son of Rev and Mrs Frank Gillett has a new address HM3 B 614992 Bly Det 4 Med Sec H and 8 Co 4 FPG New York NY 09502. He left Camp LeJeune NC on November 15 arrived in Marseilles France on November 25 for a Mediterreanean tour of duty.
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