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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1952
Page
6
An unsuccessful attempt to break into the vault of the State Central Savings Bank of West Point occurred Monday. The burglar gained entry through a rear window and battered the vault dial. West Point lies 11 miles northeast of Fort Madison.
A family project blends dad’s carpentry with moms redecorating. Dad installs seamless wall panels and a crack free ceiling using floating fasteners, paints walls brown and ceiling cream, while Mother sews draperies and adds personalized headboards and boot lamps with parchment shades showing Old West scenes.
West Liberty notes 20 members at RNA meeting with special guests Mrs. Clara Parvin of Long Beach and Mrs. Orville Henderson of Casa Grande. Anna Sullivan chairs and announces Memorial Day graves decoration. Myrtle Reynolds improves in Cedar Rapids. Several families relocate in West Liberty area and new property purchases are recorded, including West Liberty Motor Sales sale to Robert Cory of Milwaukee.
Cone area notes report Royal Neighbors Lodge of Cone entertained at the home of Mrs Neva Maxwell with a long list of attendees. Other items include visits to Muscatine Iowa City and West Branch, a basic training note for Pvt Lester H Babcock, local wedding attendance, and community visits in Conesville and nearby towns. Communion is scheduled at the Evangelical and Reformed church on Sunday July 6.
Rose of Sharon church elected officers during a meeting at Mrs. Everette McCormick home. Elected: Maynard Swartout president Art Feldman vice president Ralph McGinnis secretary Everette McCormick treasurer. Lesson leaders named Mrs Malcolm Keller and Mrs Delbert Bowser. July hostesses listed. Other local notices report improving health and social visits among residents.
A compact 800 square foot five star home shows practical ideas for modern small living. It highlights a wall of glass for garden views, planned storage, and partial partitions to keep spaces open. Privacy is achieved on a small lot with strategic planting and fence enclosure. New materials reduce maintenance and housekeeping, including laminated plastic countertops and factory finished plywood.
Letts Past Matron club members will meet Tuesday July 8 at 1 p m for a picnic dinner at Weed park. Mrs. Harry Gipple and Mrs. J L Hildebrand will be hostesses. The piece also notes several social visits and family events in the area.
The Columbus Junction band will appear July 4 in Muscatine parade with drum major ettes Connie Tisor Sharon Lukins Carolyn Lee Janet Lee and Sandra McGill. Families and friends of the band are invited.
Vern Campbell hit a first inning homer and Jack Litzelfelner added a three run shot in the eighth as Quincy beat the Evansville Braves 8-6. Burlington beat Keokuk 5-4 to cut Evansville’s lead to one game while the Flints sit 3 1/2 games back. Tom Stone and Tom Breisinger held Cedar Rapids to six hits in Waterloo’s 8-4 win as Terre Haute opened a 3-0 edge early.
Wilton Mrs Myrtle Stephens newly appointed Esther Circle leader of WSCS conducted a meeting at the home of Mrs Polly Nelson with officers named including assistant leader secretary treasurer and work committee members. A June World Outlook review and a vocal duet were part of the program. Carpet rags were sewn in the afternoon. Weekend guests included several from Lockport Symerton Manhattan and Atalissa. Local residents hosted visitors and attended meals with families in Wilton. Richard Atwill of Seattle is visiting relatives. Janice Wieder of Rogers Park is visiting her grandmother in Wilton.
Jim Brown and Dan Ramer limited Quad Cities to four hits as the hosts edged closer to victory. Tonight's schedule features Cedar Rapids at Waterloo, Burlington at Keokuk, Terre Haute at Quad Cities and Evansville at Quincy.
Britannica figures show Java covers seven percent of East Indies area yet holds seventy percent of its population. The contrast highlights population concentration in Java amid vast regional size differences.
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