Pilot Club Honors All-State High School Music Students
The Pilot Club of Muscatine honored Muscatine High School music students who earned All-State eligibility at a noon luncheon at Hotel Muscatine. Irene Opitz introduced Charles Krech as he outlined the selection process and the students described the effort required for practice and preparation. The program featured musical selections and closed with Christmas music performed by a quartet.
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Muscatine High School
Pilot Club of
Muscatine
Wapello Man Wins 1962 Mercury Auto
Sands of Wapello Baty Sands 119 N Main Wapello has been declared winner of a 1962 model Mercury automobile. Telegram confirmation came Friday morning and delivery with custom options will occur in about 30 days after Tillman Motor Co. displayed the car.
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Wapello
Baty Sands
N. Main
Mercury Automobile
Sands
Tillman Motor Co
Wapallo
Mercury
Wapello Community Programs and Milestone Celebrations
The PWO met at the Wapello Presbyterian church on Wednesday with Irene McDill Vivian Deam and Martha Fisher in charge. A Christmas skit featured Hazel Plumb Dorothy McNeil Erma Parish and Florence Foster. Esther Ricket sang a solo. The Jaycees will collect discarded Christmas trees Sunday to reduce fire hazards as Bath Anniversary and John Russell mark their 95th wedding anniversary on Christmas Eve.
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Irene McDill
Vivian Deam
Martha Fisher
Hazel Plumb
Dorothy McNeil
Mel. Erma Parish
Florence Foster
Esther Ricket
Dottie Hicklin
Wapello Jaycees
Bath
John Russell
W Wapello
Fidssie Walker
Durant Church Plans Christmas Eve Program
Durant church announces a candlelight Christmas Eve service at Gloria Dei Lutheran on December 24th at 10:15 p.m. The service will include the bolt congregation and chairs, end at midnight, with Benediction at Christmas morning. The church will be open all day for silent prayer and thanksgiving.
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Durant
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Bolt
Christ Child
God
Harvest Corn for Mrs Grigg and neighbors at farm
Wapella residents and friends gathered at Mrs. Martha Grigg's farm to pick corn after her husband was killed in a recent combine accident. Helpers included Dick Fletcher and Raymond Schneider among others. Dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sorthy Mus featured several local families.
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Wapella
Martha Grigg
Grigg
Herother
Maude Peters
Dick Fletcher
Raymond Schneider
Lawrence Kerr
Carl Veach
John Hupp
Ralph Schething
Keith Kerr
Ralph Matthews
Durant 4-H Club Met at Larson Home
Durant Do-Bees 4-H Club met at Susan Larson’s home with 17 members present. Leaders and guest Mes Toft attended. Members presented demonstrations on laying out a pattern, centerpieces, and combining colors attractively. Gift exchange followed. Next meeting set for January 27 at Sharon Rehmke’s home.
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Durant
4-H
Larson
Susan Larson
Chrismas
Mes. Toft
Gloria Wirt
Sharon Rehmike
Nas
Shirley Dauleldt
Shirley’ Fischer
Mary Trede
Sharon Rehmke
First Carload Shipment Reaches Monsanto Ammonia Plant
The first carload of ammonia arrived at Monsanto’s new 5000 ton Muscatine terminal from El Dorado Arkansas. Tank cars were moved to the Muscatine facility over switch trucks from a siding serving local plants on Muscatine Island. Further shipments are expected as storage and distribution to customers begin.
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Monsanto Chemical Co
Muscatina
Monsanto Chemical. Co
Muscatine
el Dorado
Ark
Muscatine Island
Durant Children's Christmas Party At Durant Legion
Durant The Durant Legion and Auxiliary held their annual Children's Christmas party at the Durant Legion home with about 70 children. Santa gave gifts and sacks of treats, then Auxiliary led a 26 member meeting. Hymn of the month was Oh Holy Night. Hostesses for the next meeting are Mrs Ray Meinert, Mrs Margaret Mumma, and Mrs Marion Nodurlt. Cookies and coffee followed, then social time.
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Durant
Durant Legion and Auxiliary
Durant Legion
Ray Meinert
Margaret Mumma
Marion Nodurlt
The
Auxiliary
New Address for Mrs. James Wilson and Son Jesse Wilson
Mrs James Wilson receives new address for her son Jesse Wilson in the army Jesse J Wilson Co C 1st BN 3rd Inf Rat ith Plat Ft Carsen Colorado records show a change of address and deployment details including unit and fort designation
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James
Wilson
Jesse
Jesse J. Wilson Co. C
Inf
Rat
Ith Plat
Ft. Carsen
Colorado
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Duncan Home Bureau
Buffalo Prairie
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Ann’s Cafe
Iowa Ave
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Hershey Ave
Grandview
Wapello Man
New Auto
PWO
Theriendship Hall
Presbyterian Church
Goshen Two
Gedar Vaey
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Weldon Barnhart
Cranston
Guy Flater
Roy Merchant
Bill Call
Charles Morgan
LeMaine Hether
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Henry Newman
Commanday
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Robert Harbaugh
P. M., Phillips
Charles Weber
Masonic Temple
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Tam
Connie
Sens Brie
Pat Hamiston
Kenneth Gray
Tawson
David Houtz
Luclla Fry
San Antonio
Tex
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Fry
Kiley
Esther Fry
Germany
Larry Decker
Doug
Las Vegas
Nev
H. E. Hoover
Me. Decker
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Jim Nuss
Burlington Hospital
Florence Edgington
Burlington
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St. Mary’s School
Church of Our Faith
Lord Jesus Christ
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Charles Luedtha
St.” Mary's School
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