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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1969
Page
4
A long list of households in Columbus Junction and nearby towns outline Christmas visits. Families hosted relatives and friends from Iowa City Des Moines Cedar Falls Muscatine and beyond for holiday meals and gatherings over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The United Methodist church hosts a Tuesday evening program featuring Toy to the World by the congregation, a Visual Message by the nursery department with Ruth Reaney narrating, and carols by nursery and junior high choirs. Rev. Harold Olson gives the benediction.
Sgt. Harold F. Loos and 4FCS at Ramstein Air Base lead Operation Sleighbells aiding Underprivileged Finnish children at Lake Inari 169 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Since June they collect toys food and transport funding including airlift and a Smile overland trip with reindeer. A TV set with accessories is a highlight as Finnish TV plans begin next year. Sgt. Loos, son of Mr and Mrs Leo G Loos of Muscatine Iowa, is a personnel specialist at AFCS Central European regional headquarters and a 1966 Hayes Catholic High School and Muscatine Junior College graduate.
MEMPHIS TENN Marine Private Don E Wathan son of Mr and Mrs Cecil M Wathan of route 2 Muscatine is with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 at Marine Corps Air Station New River Jacksonville NC His squadron is one of nine within Marine Aircraft Group 26 the largest Marine helicopter group in the world Army Private Richard W Lahmon 20 son of Mr and Mrs John M Lahmon and wife Kathy from Tipton is an Army driver assigned Nov 28 to the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam
Son will entertain Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Lee, Swenson and son from Newton, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jamison and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jamison and family, Mrs. Frank Duncan, and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Henson.
Navy Storekeeper Second Class Henry H. Miller Jr. of Muscatine Iowa is back in Newport Rhode Island aboard the destroyer USS Newman K. Perry after over seven months in the Mediterranean. His ship took part in NATO exercises and provided ASW support for a Sixth Fleet carrier group in the region.
Marine Private First Class Danny L. Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Johnson of Muscatine Iowa, was promoted at Camp Pendleton California in the Second Training Regiment. The advancement reflects time in service rank military bearing and mastery of selected subjects.
Navy Storekeeper third class James C. Nyweide of Muscatine has returned to Concord California after an eight month Western Pacific tour aboard the USS Mauna Kea. While with the U S Seventh Fleet the vessel transferred nearly 30 million pounds of ammunition and supplies, covered over 55000 miles of ocean, and aided a distressed merchant vessel the SS Cebu Transport in a rescue and replenishment operation.
The vessel battled 40 to 60 foot seas with 15 to 20 foot waves during Typhoon Dune. Assisted by Mauna Kea and Columbia Banker, the ship was towed to safety.
Marine Lance Corporal Gary W. Meeke, son of Mrs Ruby M Meeke of route 3 Muscatine, is serving with Marine Attack Training Squadron 162 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Arizona. Yuma is the aerial weapons training base for Navy and Marine Corps aircraft squadrons.
Special service member Hintermeister is spending a 14 day leave at his parents residence, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hintermeister, at 111 Laurel Street.
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