Miss Muscatine Pageant Tea Set For Dec 29
Jaycees sponsor a Miss Muscatine pageant tea on Thursday December 29 from 2 to 4 pm at the YWCA. Miss Linda Zimmer 1966 Miss Muscatine will discuss her experiences and the 1967 pageant schedule will be detailed. John Axel is general chairman and will attend with chaperones Phyllis Godfrey and Karen Nissen.
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YWCA
Linda Zimmer
Davenport
John Axel
Phyllis Godfrey
Karen Nissen
Eight Counties Criticized By Auditor
DES MOINES AP Eight counties were criticized by State Auditor Lorne Worthington for lagging in investing idle cash in 1965. Bremer Dallas Sioux Davis Sac Louisa Henry and Madison counties missed potential interest earnings ranging from about 333 to 18,600 dollars as programs started late or lapsed, with Sioux and Henry cited for ongoing shortcomings.
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Lorne Worthington
Bremer
Dallas
Sioux
Davis
Sac
Louisa
Henry
Madison
Worthington
Henry County
Sioux County
Villa Park Fire Destroys Large Topps Store
A Wednesday night blaze at the Topps department store in Villa Park near Chicago destroyed the building. Damage was estimated at 1.5 million dollars. About 80 firemen from Villa Park and nearby suburbs fought the fire, which began in a mattress storage area. Two firefighters were injured and treated at Elmhurst Hospital. The store occupied 280 West Addison Road.
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Addison
Lombard
Elmhurst
Elmhurst Hospital
Addison Rd
Hoffa Rehearing Delay Granted by Supreme Court
Court extends time for James R Hoffa to seek Supreme Court review of 1964 jury tampering conviction. Justice Stewart granted a 30 day delay to Feb 4 at Hoffa attorneys request. Hoffa likely free on appeal bond as union contract talks resume mid January after an eight year sentence.
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Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Hoffa
Gifts Dropped to Indians in Grand Canyon Area
Three tons of gifts parachuted into the Grand Canyon gorge for 125 members of an Indian tribe. A C47 transport plane piloted by a volunteer dropped boxes containing housewares tools toys and food. Project Havacare began 22 years ago led by Mrs. Sophie Burden of Wickenburg Arizona with donations from Wickenburg and Phoenix.
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Grand Canyon
Sophie Burden
Wickenburg Ariz
Wickenburg
Phoenix
Arabs Will Drop Bars For Jerusalem Visits
Jordan Sector reports that over 5,000 Israeli Christians will cross the Mandelbaum Gate into Jerusalem for Christmas, the largest number since 1950 under a U N granted crossing. Despite regional tensions, the Arab Christians in Israel will reunite with relatives in the Arab world for the holiday.
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David Lancashire
Jordan Sector
Jordan
Israel
Holy
U.N
Mandelbaum Gate
No Man’s Land
Berlin Wall
Mandel
Christ's Birthplace
Bethlehem
Columbus Methodist Christmas Pageant Tonight in Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction Methodist church hosts a 7 30 p m Christmas pageant with Steve Meeker Bob Alter Mary Masonholder and Sally Vannice as narrators. Many church groups participate. Following the pageant a fellowship hour is planned. Unified Christmas service to follow nationwide schedule changes.
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Columbus Junction
Steve Meeker
Bob Alter
Mary Masonholder
Sally Vannice
Columbus Junction Methodist Church
Rena Partington
Kenneth Grouwinkel
Mary
Guy Enke
Joseph
Janet Greene
Charlene Buser
Ron Greene
Jim Utter
Jeff Greene
Martha Walker
Linda Finke
Jeff Story
John Reaney
David Gobel
Shepards
Mike Massey
Rob Bright
Kings
Mmes
Rollin Smith
Wm. Dunn
Hollis MacConahay
Villagers
Brian Fulton
Brad Hughes
Paul Groben
Steve Powers
Ushers
Kathel Addleman
Cathy Powers
Ann Josten
Betty Grouwinkel
Melodie Hall
The
College and Career Group
Columbus Methodists
Columbus City
Illinois City News Briefs
Donald Nutin of Clinton is spending this week in the Lee Schneider home after discharge from six years service. Art Brown of Sikeston, Missouri visits relatives in the area. Eunice Saasta of Arcadia California leaves after the death of her brother Albert Keller. Local ladies visited Maggie McGreer and William Simpson at Oak Glenn home.
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Illinois
Donald Nutin
Clinton
Lee Schneider
Art Brown
Sikeston
Albert Danner
Eunice Saasta
Arcadia
Calif
Albert Keller
Bessie Terrill
Pearl Dungan
Kathryn Reed
Lillie Keller
Maggie McGreer
William Simpson
Oak Glenn
National Guard Trucks Aid Holiday Mail Haul
Iowa National Guard again lends about 100 trucks to the Post Office Department to move Christmas mail. Trucks are deployed in Burlington Mount Pleasant Davenport Des Moines Muscatine Waterloo Boone Pella Oskaloosa Sioux City Fort Dodge and Dubuque.
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Iowa National Guard
Post Office Department
Burlington
Mount Pleasant
Davenport
Muscatine
Waterloo
Boone
Pella
Oskaloosa
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Dubuque
January Events at Muscatine High School
January activity calendar lists numerous events at Muscatine High School including basketball at Regina Iowa City on Jan 3, wrestling at Burlington Jan 5, parson college game, and Auroran group photos, with multiple debates, dances and meets through Jan 31 across venues in Ottumwa Newton Keokuk and other locales.
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Muscatine High School
Regina
Iowa City
Burlington
Ottumwa
Parson College
Auroran
Newton
Assumption
YWCA
Tipton
Keokuk Junior College
Towa City
Towa
Wesleyan College
University High
Kootkuk
Monmouth
Ill
Centerville Junior College
Jeffer
Alleman
Fort Madison
Rock Island
Fairfield Jhere
Bettendorf
Sophiomo
Grandview Junior College
Washington
Cedar Rapids
William Penn College
Christmas Gift Is Life for 10YearOld in Des Moines
Ralph Gomez Valdez, 10, from Mexico, spent Christmas in a hospital after a perforated appendix required urgent surgery. He arrived with his family two weeks earlier, stayed with his mother’s mother in Des Moines, and is grateful for care. The Hospital Guild will cover part of the costs, and his father found employment in the hospital. The surgeon’s bill carried a note: No charge. Merry Christmas Ralph.
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Yes Moines
Ralph Gomez Valdez
Ralph
Des Moines
Mexico
Julian Zambrano
Jesus
Miguel
Juanita
Zambrano
Clarence Drake
Raymond Blank Memorial Hospital
Hospital Guild
Poll Reflects Democratic Drop in Popularity
New York AP reports the Gallup Poll finds the Democratic party’s appeal at a 26 year low. Republicans remain far in the minority requiring large independent support and some Democratic votes to win a presidential election. Democrats at 44 percent, down nine points since 1964. Republicans 29 percent. independents 27 percent.
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Democratic Party
Gallup
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