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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
8
The Batterson Store finished a 14 week main floor remodeling in April 1968 as part of a three year program of improvements. The project moved women accessories to the right and men’s department to the left, added color matched lingerie, new wall coverings, and light wood in the child and sportswear areas, with bold wallpaper and red stairways.
A sequence of marriage licenses is shown with pairs including Kenneth Lane and Betty Rock, Thomas Wessels and Sheila Richard, Dennis Keldin and Dianne Grage, Jose Ruiz and Sally Schroeder, Gary Snyder and Doris Day, William Calveredge and Judy Fenske, Charles Carlson and Laveda Ford, Craig Oveson and Pamela Davis, Michael Reusswig and Cynthia Pelton, Ricky Krueger and Sharon Richardson, Robert Quinlin and Julianna Doerres, Paul Warnstaff and Darla Kirk, Henry Enriquez and Lupe Robles, James Walters listed as moved from an elevator area in a newly fronted project featuring displays and a center aisle with brick tile flooring and street lights.
A 75 year old note reports Lilly and Hine's monkeys drawing big crowds of youngsters. The paper mentions a house and acreage on Ogilvie Hill for sale with various local names and addresses tied to the notice, including Route 5 and Susan Gail Terrill.
A detailed OCR readout lists many newborns and family entries from Wapello area households. It names daughters and sons with full parent names and street addresses, including Sarah Elizabeth, Pamela Ann, Lana Jo, Gerry Sue, Beth Ann, Paul Francis, Randal Alfred, Joseph Arnold, Brenda Elaine, Mary Jane, Kelly Dean, Darrin Lee, Karyn Ann, Stephanie Jane, Lori Ann, Lean Lynn, Michele Linn, Kimberly Sue, Larry Gilbert, Jeffrey Warren, Raymond Wesley, Teri Lyn, Richie Lee, Christina Mildred, Jennifer Ann, Michael Warren, Renea Annich, Janet Lee, Terry Wayne, Kim Marie, Douglas Wayne, Brenda Dee, Joel Robert, Troy Alan, Gary Allen, Audre Ann, Rebecca Marie, Sheila Marie, Bradley Linn, Edward Marlin, David Scott, Katherine Ann, and many others.
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