Chrismons Adorn Grace Lutheran Christmas Tree Project
Grace Lutheran women craft Chrismons from white styrofoam gold beads and foil. The designs symbolize historic Christian icons and emphasize education, inspired by a Danville origin in 1987. Grace church altar guild members and Mrs Herbert Ives lead the effort with other church groups assisting.
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Grace Lutheran Church
P.G. Richards
Alvin Schlutz
Chrismons
Grace Lutheran
Danville
Here
Herbert Ives
Altar
P. G. Richard
Altar Guild
Terrill Young
Alvin Schrute
Lutheran Homes Staff Member Is Recognized
Anna Stoehr, long time staffer at Lutheran Homes, was honored for 25 years of service at a noon ceremony. Rev. L. A. Stumme led the dinner, with gifts from staff and the board. Open house with symbols and holiday display at Grace Lutheran on December 27 from 7 to 9 p.m.
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Lutheran Homes
Anna Stoeht
L. A. Stumme
Miss Stoehr
Johnson
Nebr
Louise Wittig
Lale Frieda Stoehr
Christ
Jesus
Grace Lutheran
Christmas Schedule at St. Mary's Church
Father Clems of St. Mary's church outlines the Christmas schedule with confessions on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and evenings and Friday morning. Christmas Masses at midnight and 6 8 and 10 am. New Year's Day Masses at 6 8 and 10 am. Dispensation from Friday abstinence granted for Dec 24 and 31. School dismisses Wednesday and resumes Jan 3.
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St. Mary's
Clems
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's School
Three Hurt In Collision At The Elms Entrance
Three people were treated and released from Muscatine General Hospital after a two car crash at the entrance to The Elms restaurant on Highway 61-92 about 5 30 p m Monday. Betty D Anderson 43 of 417 West Third street drove the car of George Stephans 6 Rock Island Ill who was also examined and Quentin Fackler 47 Mount Pleasant driver of the second car. Sheriff Oppelt said Anderson halted to turn left and Fackler following failed to brake in time. about 300 damage was reported to each vehicle. Fackler was charged with failure to stop within the assured clear distance ahead. The scene was just outside the city limits.
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Muscatine General Hospital
Elms
Betty D. Anderson
West Third Street
George Stephans
Rock Island
Quentin Fackler
Mount Pleasant
Dick Oppelt
City Airport Improvement Funds Okayed
The federal aviation agency proposed improvements for Muscatine's municipal airport and 75 other airports in Iowa. Iowa's share of proposed construction over five years totals 12.6 million dollars within a 1.28 billion dollar program. The forecast lists new airports in 14 cities and improvements at 76 others, with extensive facility projects across 762 airports and 3,219 other facilities.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Muscatine
Towa
FAA
No Garbage Collection on Saturday Holiday Shifts Friday
City sanitation crews will not collect on Saturday Christmas Day. Superintendent Frank E. Anson Jr. says Friday collections will proceed instead and residents should place rubbish out early. After the year starts, Ward 1 pickups shift from Thursday to Monday with notices to about 150 households due to growth.
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City Sanitation Department
Frank E. Anson, Jr
Anson
Cole Hcations
Chanters Sing On Caroling Tour At Local Homes
The Elks Chanters chorus held its annual caroling tour Monday evening visiting Muscatine General Hospital Benjamin Hershey Memorial Home Julia Elisabeth Home and the Oakwood Home. A gift exchange party followed the performances.
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Elks Chanters Chorus
Muscatine General Hospital
Benjamin Hershey Memorial
Julia Elisabeth
Oakwood
John Rex Named County Auditor Succeeding Shafer
Letts area farmer and former county supervisor John Rex was appointed county auditor, to succeed Mervin Shafer who resigned. Rex will take office Dec 40, while Shafer leaves Dec 25 to enter business in Muscatine. Board split along party lines with Republicans voting for Rex, Democrats opposed. Rex previously served as supervisor and ran for state representative.
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John Rex
Letts
Mervin Shafer
Rex
Shafer
Muscatine
Richard Crawbaugh
Fruitland
Burton Mills
Nichols
LeRoy Taylor
James Stelzner
Elmer
Polk County District Court
Tax Commission
Cedar Township
John Cotein
Conesville
Congressmen and Governor Discuss Iowa Bridge Plans
Three eastern Iowa congressmen and Gov. Harold Hughes met in Des Moines with Iowa Highway Commission officials to discuss river bridges at Muscatine Clinton and Dubuque. They explored an early study including soundings to test river bottom and preliminary design, with costs estimated at about 200000 to 350000 for initial work and a potential 5 to 6 million total project price.
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Iowa
Harold Hughes
Iowa Highway Commission
Des Moines
Muscatine
Clinton
Dubuque
Mississippi
Illinois Highway Department
Governor's Office
John Colver
Stanley Griegg
L. M. Clauson
Highway Commission
Ray Walton
Commission
Missouri River
Sioux City
Muscatine Bridge
Fine drivers for overweight loads in Muscatine court
In Muscatine district court on Monday, two commercial drivers were fined for overweight loads found Sept. 22 at Fruitland township scales. Laurence Van Wormer of DeWitt paid 136.20 dollars plus 17 dollars costs for an extra 4,200 pounds on the second axle beyond the 48,000 limit, while Hubert G. Felty of Toledo, Ohio, was fined 224.20 dollars plus 17 dollars costs for an extra 5,300 pounds on No. 4 axle beyond the 19,000 limit.
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Muscatine District Court
Highway Commission
Fruitland Township
Lowell D. Phelps
Route 1
DeWitt
Hubert G. Felty
Toledo
Ohio
Official roles and duties of local election official described
The text outlines responsibilities including delivering official election supplies to election boards and custody of poll books, issuing dog licenses and cigarette and beer permits, serving as clerk of annual December tax sales, maintaining records, and issuing certificates for real estate redeemed from tax sales.
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Helen Weiershauser
American Legion
Ladies Auxiliary
Olive Gremmel
Myra Brade
Hortense Rowe
Ruby Anderson
Florence Thomas
Dorothy Giessregen
Mabel Leedy
Erma Nesemith
Ruth Roudybush
Glorietta Marshall
Ben She
Clarence Dufe
Wilton
Huxley Miller
Durant
Lord of Lords
Lord
Ieee
Sergeant Deadhead
Summa Sarddiner
Lem Beck - Ee Keaton
Elks Club
Moose Lodge
VFW Post
Board of Supervisors
Cenfer
Wester Drug
East Second Street
James Brown
Chuck and
Mike
Peoria
Upsetters
Sun
Roy
KentUcky
AGE Distilling CO
Frankfort
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